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Northern Lights above RED FLAG

The lights along the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shine under the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights March 18, 2015. Eielson is home to RED FLAG-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. forces, provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)
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Operation Inherent Resolve

Airman 1st Class Marshawn Fry, a member of the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, waits to begin preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker June 7, 2015, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The KC-135 fleet at Al Udeid AB flew more than 14,700 sorties in 2015 accumulating 103,419 combat hours in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel.
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Push it

A C-5M Super Galaxy sits on the flightline as Airmen clear snow Feb. 17, 2015, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Winter Storm Octavia dumped a total of four inches of snow on the base and throughout the local area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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Rare Supermoon rises over Southwest Asia

A member of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing security forces stands on a flightline near a guard tower at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Nov. 14, 2016. Behind the Airman a rare supermoon rises in the sky. The moon has not been closer to the Earth since Jan. 26, 1948. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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Ready to go

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron idles on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 3, 2023. The B-52 has been the backbone of America’s strategic bomber force for more than 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)
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Reaper in waiting

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the 361 Expeditionary Attack Squadron flightline at an undisclosed location Aug. 6, 2022. The MQ-9 is an unmanned aircraft capable of remote-controlled or autonomous flight. The 361 EAS operates the aircraft in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Bentley)
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Red Flag-Alaska 16-2

An F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, gains speed as it takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 6, 2016, during Red Flag-Alaska 16-2. Red Flag-Alaska missions are conducted over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, more than 67,000 square miles of airspace that includes one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing 510 different types of targets and 45 threat simulators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)
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Roundel Gasium Exercise at Travis Air Force Base

Staff Sgt. Cameron DiMatteo, 22nd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, walks inside a C-5M Super Galaxy during a base exercise Nov. 18, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Airmen at Travis AFB participate in readiness exercises to ensure they can operate in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)
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Snow blankets Dover AFB

An aircraft maintainer stands on the flightline in front of a snow-covered C-5M Super Galaxy Jan. 6, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Aircraft maintenance operations continued to keep the mission moving even though 1.4 inches of snow blanketed the flightline and aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)
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Sun sets over Dover AFB flight line

The sun sets over Dover Air Force Base, Del., as Airmen work on the flightline Aug. 12, 2020. The 436th Airlift Wing generates global strategic airlift with both C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
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Sunset flight line

An HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 130th Rescue Squadron, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., sits on the flight line as the sun sets at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 18, 2021. The HC-130J’s mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander-directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all-weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling and forward area ground refueling missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)
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Taking a closer look

Staff Sgt. William Jones, 121st Air Refueling Wing crew chief, inspects a turbofan on a KC-135 Stratotanker after landing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2024. Crew chiefs inspect the KC-135 before takeoff and after landing to ensure it is mission-ready and capable of providing aerial refueling anywhere, anytime. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Ivy Thomas)
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Thunderbolt sunset

A U.S. Air Force Reserve Command A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 924th Fighter Group, sits on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2022. The 924th FG is the only unit-equipped formal training unit in AFRC with 28 A-10s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devlin Bishop)
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Training to protect others

Airmen from the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron repair sections of the runway Aug. 27, 2014, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The improvements will provide a safe environment to sustain current flying operations and secure future mission capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Connor Estes)
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Travis logs 2,555 days without major FOD incident

Airmen from the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., perform a foreign object debris walk on the flightline July 29, 2015. Because of the Airmen’s efforts to keep the flightline free of FOD, Travis AFB has gone 2,555 days without major damage to an aircraft – helping to ensure mission readiness and lower maintenance costs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Wright)
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U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons

During Beverly Sunrise 17-07, an annual wing-wide readiness exercise planned months in advance, 18 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadron, line the runway during an elephant walk at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2017. BS 17-07 is a simulated deployment to test the readiness of the 35th Fighter Wing. The exercise assesses the 35th FW's ability to meet deployment and wartime taskings to better prepare for real-world scenarios throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Under the lights

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 354th Fighter Wing, sits on the flightline on March 25, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 354th FW mission is “To prepare aviation forces for combat, deploy Airmen in support of global operations and enable the staging of forces.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
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