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US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Jeff Penfield, Commanding Officer (CO), Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115), Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), watches as a USN Ordnanceman sets the MAU-169/B Paveway II Computer Control Group attached on a MK-83 1,000-pound bomb (unit call a GBU-16) during a pre-flight inspection on his USN F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft on board the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Jeff Penfield, Commanding Officer (CO), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Phillip A. Mcdaniel, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Operation Gunsmoke '81 judges observe a ground crewman as he loads a bomb onto an aircraft during pre-flight preparations

Operation Gunsmoke '81 judges observe a ground crewman as he loads a b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

A right front view of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft as pre-flight operations take place during Exercise Coronet Brave

A right front view of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft as pre-flight operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BRAVE Base: Raf Finningley Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release... More

Royal Jordanian Air Force 2LT Mohammed Hameid and CPT Tim McGilvra perform a pre-flight inspection of a T-37 aircraft prior to flying a training mission

Royal Jordanian Air Force 2LT Mohammed Hameid and CPT Tim McGilvra per...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Williams Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Robert C. Simons Release Status:... More

A right side view of a Marine Light Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) AV-8B Harrier aircraft with a camouflage paint scheme during pre-flight operations. The Harrier is equipped with two napalm bombs on its right wing

A right side view of a Marine Light Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) AV-8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Robert Bennett Release Status: R... More

Royal Thai Air Force F-5E Tiger II aircraft undergo pre-flight maintenance on the flight line during the joint Exercise COPE THUNDER '84

Royal Thai Air Force F-5E Tiger II aircraft undergo pre-flight mainten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Daniel C. Perez Relea... More

Lieutenant J. Muir of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) performs a pre-flight check on his A-7E Corsair II aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Lieutenant J. Muir of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) performs a pre-flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tracy Lee Didas Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Flight crews attend a pre-flight briefing at 0001 hours. Three hours later, Two B1-B Lancers will start a non-stop around the world sortie, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will also determine the (unofficial) world record in this weight category

Flight crews attend a pre-flight briefing at 0001 hours. Three hours l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Keith Boone, Pilot, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), performs pre-flight preparations in the Aircraft Commander's seat on the flight deck of a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft while participating in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Keith Boone, Pilot, 97th Air Mobilit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

Left side profile medium close-up shot as USAF Major Kevin Killpack a HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter pilot, from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, does his pre-flight checks prior to lift off to a live fire exercise at near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. This mission is in direct support of Exercise Desert Rescue

Left side profile medium close-up shot as USAF Major Kevin Killpack a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force SRA Jason Harayda of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, performs a foreign object damage check before the pre-flight maintenance inspection at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, combat ...

Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force SRA Jason Harayda of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force SRA Jason Harayda of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base... More

Right side rear view, extreme long shot from a low angle, looking up as US Air Force C-130 Hercules C-130's from Pope AFB drop members from the 82nd Airborne during the Rodeo 2000 opening ceremony at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat tactics and air ...

Right side rear view, extreme long shot from a low angle, looking up a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Right side rear view, extreme long shot from a low angle, looking up as US Air Force C-130 Hercules C-130's from Pope AFB drop ... More

Right side front view medium shot as US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson Jr. (Standing left), Commander of Air Mobility Command and MAJ General Silas R. Johnson, Jr., Commander of Air Mobility Warfare Center, salute the competitors of Rodeo 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 opening ceremony at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations ...

Right side front view medium shot as US Air Force General Charles T. R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Right side front view medium shot as US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson Jr. (Standing left), Commander of Air Mobility C... More

Right side profile medium close-up as US Air Force SSGT Lew Holston of the 6 Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, presents the squadron's flag during the Rodeo 2000 opening ceremony at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics ...

Right side profile medium close-up as US Air Force SSGT Lew Holston of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Right side profile medium close-up as US Air Force SSGT Lew Holston of the 6 Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, present... More

Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Corey Williams of the 305 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire AFB New Jersey, removes water from a gas tank of a McGuire AFB C-141 Starlifter on May 9, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition at Pope AFB. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, cargo loading, ...

Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Corey Will...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force Senior Airman Corey Williams of the 305 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire AFB... More

Straight on medium close-up shot of US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Andrew Silkworth of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, after the engine running onload/offload event on May 10, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat ...

Straight on medium close-up shot of US Air Force AIRMAN First Class An...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium close-up shot of US Air Force Airman First Class Andrew Silkworth of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire A... More

Straight on medium close-up shot as US Air Force First Lieutenant Albert Allard (Left), MASTER Sergeant Julian Hamlin (Center), and STAFF Sergeantt James Natson (Right) of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey after winning the KC-10 Extender maintenance pre-flight (KC-10 not shown) event at the awards ceremony on May 11, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition at Pope AFB. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as ...

Straight on medium close-up shot as US Air Force First Lieutenant Albe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium close-up shot as US Air Force First Lieutenant Albert Allard (Left), Master Sergeant Julian Hamlin (Center),... More

Stunt pilot, Sean Tucker perform a pre-flight check in the cockpit of his Pitts Challenger aircraft during the Airfest 2000 air show held at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA)

Stunt pilot, Sean Tucker perform a pre-flight check in the cockpit of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 452 AIR WING Scene Camera Opera... More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force members of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, exit their KC-10 Extender after returning from Rodeo 2000 on May 13, 2000. The 605 AGS won Best Overall KC-10 Maintenance and Best Pre-flight KC-10 Maintenance. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations competed in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (100 teams, 2,500 personnel, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, ...

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force members of the 605 Aircraft Ge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as US Air Force members of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, ex... More

United States Air Force Captain Jose Pinedo of the 510th Fighter Squadron pre-flight checks an F-16C engine air intake in preparation for deployment to Kuwait, 3 August 2000, Aviano Air Base, Italy

United States Air Force Captain Jose Pinedo of the 510th Fighter Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tiffanni R. Spann, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), Cliff James, USAF, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft pilot assigned to the 117TH Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham, AL performs the pre-flight check in the cockpit, at Le Tube AB 125, Istres, France before flying a mission over the Balkans in support of Operation JOINT FORGE. As the 1998 National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina transitioned to a slightly smaller follow on force. Simultaneously, Operation JOINT GUARD ended and Operation JOINT FORGE began

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), Cliff James, USAF, a KC-135 Stratotanker air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Le Tube Air Base 125 State: Istres Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF ... More

In the early morning hours Northrop Grumman contractors and members of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, from Edwards Air Force Base, California, pre-flight the RQ-4A Global Hawk aircraft prior to takeoff at RAAF Base Edinburgh, Adelaide, Australia in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST 01. Able to cover more than 40,000 square miles, the jet powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) RQ-4A Global Hawk has a wing span of 116 feet, equal to a Boeing 737, able to fly up to 65,000 feet and loiter for more than 24 hours. The Global Hawk deployed to Australia from April to June 2001, flying more than a dozen missions. This Global Hawk completed its biggest challenge to date the non-stop...

In the early morning hours Northrop Grumman contractors and members of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: In the early morning hours Northrop Grumman contractors and members of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, from Edwards Air F... More

JSC2001-E-19299 (25 June 2001)--- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, responds to a query during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC). JSC2001E19299

JSC2001-E-19299 (25 June 2001)--- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104...

JSC2001-E-19299 (25 June 2001)--- Astronaut Steven W. Lindsey, STS-104 mission commander, responds to a query during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Co-pilot, Major Jason Wood, USAF, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, looks over pre-flight procedures to ensure his KC-135 Stratotanker is prepared to fly on a training mission

Co-pilot, Major Jason Wood, USAF, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, looks ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rasheen A. Douglas, USAF Relea... More

Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class (AD3) Wendy Day (left) and AD3 Julian Sevilla, HC-4 Helicopter Combat Support Squadron, U.S. Naval Air Station, Cigonella, Sicily, wipe off excess fluids from rotor hub of a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter, parked on the NATO pad, Aviano Air Base, Italy, during a pre-flight inspection

Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class (AD3) Wendy Day (left) and AD3 Juli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Louis Rivers, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

The KC-135R Stratotanker pilot from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, checks his emergency oxygen mask during pre-flight checks before deploying in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

The KC-135R Stratotanker pilot from the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Co... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Keith Kigler, F-16D Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot assigned to of the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), goes over some cockpit pre-flight information with Dr Renzo Tondo, President of the Friiuli-Venezia-Giula region of Aviano, Italy, as he prepares for a flight with Dr Tondo during his personal tour of Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Keith Kigler, F-16D Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stephen Schester, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Deployed to Sardinia, US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Mike Worden, the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) Commander is assisted with his pre-flight start up by AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Joshua Stephens, a Crew CHIEF with the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS)

Deployed to Sardinia, US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Mik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Performing a buddy preflight for the actual pilots, US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Marty Schulting (right), Pilot, 394th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri, checks a pre-flight inspection point on the B-2 Spirit bomber. USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Alfred Dodd, Crewchief, Gold Flight, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), briefs him on the status of his bomber, the "Spirit of Alaska", prior to its take off for a combat mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Performing a buddy preflight for the actual pilots, US Air Force (USAF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Spencer, 319th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), checks the intake blades as part of a pre-flight inspection on a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker for a refueling mission. The 319th EARS conducts combat and combat-support air refueling and airlift missions across US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Spencer, 319th Expeditionary ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Shannon Ledgewood (background), Supervisor, Physiological Support Division, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), performs a pre-flight physical on USAF Major (MAJ) John Long, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, assigned to the 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Shannon Ledgewood (backg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Inside his US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Eric Rosebrock, Flight Engineer, 86th Airlift Wing (AW), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, assigned to the 458th Air Expeditionary Group, performs a pre-flight check on his helmet and oxygen mask prior to taking off from Mihail Kogalniceanu AB, Romania, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Inside his US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, USAF STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jon Nicolussi, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Curtis Bodart, Production Superintendent, assigned to the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), communicates with crewchiefs via radio during a pre-flight inspection on an RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft.  The Rivet Joint is stationed at this forward-deployed operating base located in the Mediterranean region in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Curtis Bodart, Production S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert J. Horstman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michale Varney, a weapons load team chief for the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), performs a pre-flight operational check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, during an Air Warrior training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michale Varney, a weapons lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lak... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melody Boates, Flight Engineer, 41st Rescue Squadron (RS), 347th Operations Group (OG), 347th Rescue Wing (RW), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), deployed to the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERS), Balad Air Base (AB), Salah ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), conducts a pre-flight inspection of the rear rotor blades of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melody Boates, Flight Eng...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Prentice Colter, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

040818-F-0703J-001 (Aug. 18, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) CAPT. Tom Yeager, Pilot, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), performs pre-flight check on his HA/LP-PPB Oxygen mask onboard a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle fighter during the Excalibur exercise.  The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions.  U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Basic Stacey Jeanpaul (RELEASED)

040818-F-0703J-001 (Aug. 18, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) CAPT. Tom Yeager...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: AB Stacey Jeanpaul, USAF Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A view from the Tactical Coordinators (TACOC) position aboard a US Navy (USN) S-3B Viking aircraft assigned to Sea Control Squadron Three Zero (VS-30), showing the Pilot and Co-Pilot manning their positions during a pre-flight check as the aircraft taxies into launch position on the flight deck aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). Aircraft assigned to embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW 17), are conducting operations in the 5th Fleet Area Of Responsibility (AOR) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF)

A view from the Tactical Coordinators (TACOC) position aboard a US Nav...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joshua Karsten, Usn Release Status: Released to Pu... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Eldon Arnaud, Crew CHIEF, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq, conducts a thorough pre-flight inspection on his F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter on Sept. 23, 2004.  He and the aircraft deployed to Iraq from the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, UT, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Rob Jensen) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Eldon Arnaud, Crew CHIEF, 332nd Air Ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Jensen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chiefs from the 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, pre-flight their aircraft before a mission during Phase 1 of an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) at Richmond International Airport, Sandston, Va., on Jan. 9, 2005. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Carlos Claudio) (Released)

F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chiefs from the 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Richmond International Airport State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Carlos Claudio, USAF Rel... More

151027-N-EH855-157 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2015) Lt.

151027-N-EH855-157 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2015) Lt.

151027-N-EH855-157 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2015) Lt. Cmdr. Stanton Hanley performs a pre-flight check on an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 on the flight deck o... More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Bim-Merle, Company C,

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Bim-Merle, Company C,

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Bim-Merle, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., watches for ground traffic from the right seat of a C-12 Huron during Saber Gu... More

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 8th Special

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 8th Special

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 8th Special Operations Squadron checks the functionality of a CV-22 Osprey’s machine gun Feb. 27, 2017 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The aircraft flew in support of Emerald W... More

Washington, D.C. Field trips for the "flying nun" pre-flight class, including inspection tours of hangars at the Washington National Airport. Here, Sister Aquinas is explaining engine structure to her students

Washington, D.C. Field trips for the "flying nun" pre-flight class, in...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Glenn at the Cape, NASA Mercury project

Glenn at the Cape, NASA Mercury project

(February 27, 1964) Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. in his silver Mercury spacesuit during pre- flight training activities at Cape Canaveral. On February 20, 1962 Glenn lifted off into space aboard his Mercury Atla... More

Front view of an A-7 Corsair II aircraft on the flight line, as a member of the 127th Tactical Fighter Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, performs a pre-flight check during Exercise CORONET PACKER

Front view of an A-7 Corsair II aircraft on the flight line, as a memb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET PACKER Base: Gioia Del Colle Air Base Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Pearson Release Status:... More

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) undergoes a pre-flight check aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike-fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Bonham Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Co-pilot LT Gregory Gibson, of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14), lowers his visor while performing a pre-flight inspection on his MD-53E Sea Dragon helicopter. Today's mission involves deploying a Mark 105 electro-magnetic influencing device in the waters off Atlantic Beach, N.C., as part of exercise Ocean Venture '92

Co-pilot LT Gregory Gibson, of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

STAFF SGT. Tim Patchell from the 436th Air Wing, Dover AFB, Del., conducts a pre-flight check on his aircraft at Moi International Airport. U.S. military cargo aircraft fly daily relief missions to Goma, Zaire to help the Rwandan refugees

STAFF SGT. Tim Patchell from the 436th Air Wing, Dover AFB, Del., cond...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Two 82nd Airborne Division personnel pre-flight for their parachute jump. The paratroopers will jump from a C-130 Hercules over the Holland drop zone at Fort Bragg, NC, for the exercise

Two 82nd Airborne Division personnel pre-flight for their parachute ju...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BIG DROP II Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A crewmember does the paperwork for his pre-flight check at the navigation station during the 21st AF STANEVAL. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A crewmember does the paperwork for his pre-flight check at the naviga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Jon K. Scudder Release Statu... More

Crewmembers conduct pre-flight checks inside the aircraft during the 21st AF STANEVAL. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Crewmembers conduct pre-flight checks inside the aircraft during the 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Jon K. Scudder Release Statu... More

A US Air Force F-15E Eagle fighter pilot from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England, does a pre-flight check on his aircraft and the air to surface missile prior to NATO air strikes on Serbian targets surrounding Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

A US Air Force F-15E Eagle fighter pilot from the 494th Fighter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Debbie Hernan... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Frank Alleven, F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Air National Guard (ANG), Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, reviews a checklist during a pre-flight inspection at Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Frank Alleven, F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sce... More

Doing a pre-flight inspection is part of the training US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Will Wiggins, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Gets from Kelly Flight Training Center instructor Tony Martin. This photograph was used in the article "Dreams into Wings", AIRMAN Magazine, September 1999 issue

Doing a pre-flight inspection is part of the training US Air Force STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Re... More

On his final flight, 7th Air Force Commander, LGEN Joseph Hurd looks over an F-15 Eagle's maintenance record with crew chief SSGT Richard Heinenger during the pre-flight inspection

On his final flight, 7th Air Force Commander, LGEN Joseph Hurd looks o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Prentes Tramble Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Straight on medium portrait shot as US Air Force SRA Jason Harayda and SSGT Leslie Reynolds of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, Mcguire Air Force Base, New Jersey, perform a fire bottle hose inspection before the pre-flight maintenance inspection at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo ...

Straight on medium portrait shot as US Air Force SRA Jason Harayda and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium portrait shot as US Air Force SRA Jason Harayda and SSGT Leslie Reynolds of the 605 Aircraft Generation Squa... More

Staright on medium close-up shot from left to right as US Air Force SSGT Lew Holston, LTC Dan Weekes, and MAJ Phil Iannuzzi of the 305 Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, prepare the 6 Airlift Squadron's flag before the Rodeo 2000 opening ceremony at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, ...

Staright on medium close-up shot from left to right as US Air Force SS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Staright on medium close-up shot from left to right as US Air Force SSGT Lew Holston, LTC Dan Weekes, and MAJ Phil Iannuzzi of ... More

Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force LTC Dan Weekes of the 305 Operations Support Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, briefs McGuire's competitors before the Rodeo 2000 opening ceremony at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat ...

Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force LTC Dan Weekes of the 30...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force LTC Dan Weekes of the 305 Operations Support Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, b... More

Right side profile medium close-up shot as US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Dougherty of the 305 Security Forces Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, tests the MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engaging System) 2000 on an M60 before the combat tactics event on May 9, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition at Pope AFB. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army ...

Right side profile medium close-up shot as US Air Force AIRMAN First C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Right side profile medium close-up shot as US Air Force Airman First Class Brian Dougherty of the 305 Security Forces Squadron,... More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Dan Reed Jr. of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, competes in the inverted climb portion in the combat endurance course on May 11, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, air drops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, ...

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Dan Reed Jr. o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Master Sergeant Dan Reed Jr. of the 305 Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, ... More

Left side rear view medium close-up shot as US Air Force Captain Bill Harkins of the 32 Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, prepares to depart from Pope AFB, NC after Rodeo 2000 on May 13, 2000. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations competed in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (100 teams, 2,500 personnel, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, US Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat ...

Left side rear view medium close-up shot as US Air Force Captain Bill ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side rear view medium close-up shot as US Air Force Captain Bill Harkins of the 32 Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, Ne... More

STAFF Sergeant John Chasse, 92d Aircraft Generation Squadron speaks to the aircraft commander during pre-flight checks for the first 92d Air Refueling Wing launch at March Air Reserve Base, California. The 92d Air Refueling Wing has relocated operations due to runway repairs at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington

STAFF Sergeant John Chasse, 92d Aircraft Generation Squadron speaks to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: STAF... More

Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, performs his pre-flight walk around the aircraft, with crewchief AIRMAN 1ST Class Fausto Olivo, USAF, before taking off on a refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. CAPT Ramrakha and about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel are deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. The McConnell active duty personnel join the primarily Air National Guard flying and maintenance operations here. The group flies aerial refueling missions in support of NATO Operation JOINT FORGE, refueling US and NATO aircraft, ...

Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, pe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, performs his pre-flight walk around the aircraft, with crew... More

Air Force B-1B Lancer pilots from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing pre-flight their aircraft to ensure it is ready for the next mission during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. B-1B bombers have dropped over 3.8 million pounds of weapons and over 60 percent of all Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to date. The B-1B has flown over 120 sorties for an overall sortie rate of 93 percent Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Air Force B-1B Lancer pilots from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing pre-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene ... More

JSC2002-E-05100 (15 February 2002) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-109 payload commander, responds to a query during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC). jsc2002e05100

JSC2002-E-05100 (15 February 2002) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, ST...

JSC2002-E-05100 (15 February 2002) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-109 payload commander, responds to a query during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2002-E-05104 (15 February 2002) --- The STS-109 crewmembers are photographed during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC). From the left are astronauts Michael J. Massimino, James H. Newman, Richard M. Linnehan, John M. Grunsfeld, Nancy J. Currie, Duane G. Carey, and Scott D. Altman. Altman and Carey are mission commander and pilot, respectively. Grunsfeld is payload commander and Currie, Linnehan, Newman and Massimino are mission specialists. jsc2002e05104

JSC2002-E-05104 (15 February 2002) --- The STS-109 crewmembers are pho...

JSC2002-E-05104 (15 February 2002) --- The STS-109 crewmembers are photographed during a pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC). From the left are astronauts Michael J. Massimino, James H. Ne... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dave Van Nostrand (foreground) and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Strayer, both assigned to the 970th Expeditionary Air Borne Control Squadron, perform pre-flight inspection on the communications system aboard a USAF E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, while deployed at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dave Van Nostrand (foregroun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scottie T. Mccord, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) William "Bill" Jankowski, Pilot (B-52G), 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), pre-flight checks his equipment in preparation for mission during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) William "Bill" Jankowski...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Janice H. Cannon, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Jeffrey, Aircraft Commander (left), 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND) performs pre-flight checks to his B-52H Stratofortress bomber prior to a mission against Iraqi targets, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Jeffrey, Aircraft Commander (left), 23...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Cesar Rodriguez, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christopher Fines, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 555th Fighter Squadron, services the environmental cooling system, during the pre-flight inspection on a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christopher Fines, 31st Airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Left to right are US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Francis Rurka, CAPT Clint Henderson, First Lieutenant (1LT) Joe Bassett, CAPT Scott Frederick and CAPT Philip Stein, pilots from the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS), attending a pre-flight briefing in support of an Air Warrior exercise at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV)

Left to right are US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Francis Rurka, CA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lak... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Timothy Hoover, with the 727th Air Mobility Squadron (AMS), Quality Assurance (QA), conducts a follow up pre-flight inspection on a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Timothy Hoover, with the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Stacia M. Willis, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Skylar Hester, a pilot for the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS), performs pre-flight inspection during an Air Warrior training exercise held at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Skylar Hester, a pilot for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lak... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Glen W. Moorhead, Commander, 16th Air Force (AF), performs a pre-flight inspection on the landing gear of a USAF F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter prior to take-off at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy. USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Sylvester Rickards III, Dedicated Crewchief, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) stands by

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Glen W. Moorhead, Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lakisha Croley, USAF Release ... More

Armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) or Slammers, a US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle fighter from the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England (ENG), begins to taxi after a ground crew completes a ground pre-flight inspection

Armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF assigned to the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, during Air Warrior II, an Air Combat Command (ACC) exercise, at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA)

A US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF assigned to the 27th Aircraft Mainten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsg... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Pilot, Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1, the Roadrunners), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), performs a pre-flight check while sitting in the cockpit of an HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter prior to conducting a Search and Rescue (SAR) training mission

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Pilot, Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1, th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: VMR-1 Scene Camera Operator: LC... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Jeff Mustin, 80th Fighter Squadron (FS), goes over a pre-flight check list before boarding his F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Jeff Mustin, 80th Fighter Squadron (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael R. Holzworth, USAF Release... More

The US Air Force (USAF) FA-/22 Raptor assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) sits ominously on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), as Major (MAJ) Michael Hernandez, a Raptor pilot discusses pre-flight operations with SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Douglass, a Raptor Crew CHIEF

The US Air Force (USAF) FA-/22 Raptor assigned to the 422nd Test and E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Unknown ... More

The US Air Force (USAF) FA-/22 Raptor assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) sits ominously on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), as Major (MAJ) Michael Hernandez, a Raptor pilot discusses pre-flight operations with SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Douglass, a Raptor Crew CHIEF

The US Air Force (USAF) FA-/22 Raptor assigned to the 422nd Test and E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Unknown ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 139th Airlift Squadron (AS), 109th Airlift Wing (AW), crew chief performs the final pre-flight check of The Pride of Scotia, a New York Air National Guard (NYANG) 139th Airlift Squadron (AS), 109th Airlift Wing (AW) LC-130H Hercules cargo aircraft with retractable ski-wheels, as it prepares to take off from Lajes Field, Azores (AZR), Portugal (PRT), on its way back to Stratton Air National Guard Base (ANGB)/Schenectady County Airport in Scotia, New York (NY), after participating in the 2004 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England (ENG) where the aircrew won the prize for the best kept military aircraft

A US Air Force (USAF) 139th Airlift Squadron (AS), 109th Airlift Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W Valenca, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Eldon Arnaud, Crew CHIEF, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq, finishes all of the pre-flight paperwork for his F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter on Sept. 23, 2004.  He and the aircraft deployed to Iraq from the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, UT, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Rob Jensen) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Eldon Arnaud, Crew CHIEF, 332nd Air Ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Jensen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Air Force weapons loaders, from the 95th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Fla., conduct pre-flight inspection of their F-15 Eagle aircraft during exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall AFB on Nov. 8, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Lisa M. Zunzanyika) (Released)

U.S. Air Force weapons loaders, from the 95th Aircraft Maintenance Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lisa M. Zunzanyika, USAF Release ... More

U.S. Air Force 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Pilkington, conducts a pre-flight check on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief SENIOR AIRMAN Rob...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Major Richard Mooney (left), a flight doctor with the 354th Medical Operations Squadron, watches as MAJ. Bryan White (left seat), and 1ST LT. Ben Jones (right seat), consult with MAJ. Douglas Bradbury (right), and SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Binkley (center), a boom operator, during a pre-flight check in the cockpit of their KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Feb 10, 2005. The crew members are from the 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

Major Richard Mooney (left), a flight doctor with the 354th Medical Op...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

STAFF SGT. Chris A. Boschert, a CH-47 crew chief from B Company, 7/158th Aviation Company, Kansas City, MO, monitors pre-flight checks prior to his helicopter's participation in HUMVEE sling load training, conducted by the U.S. Army Reserves 401st Chemical Company from Boston, MS, at Fort McCoy Airfield.  This is one of many activities in support of Operation Red Dragon, a joint civilian-military exercise to test coordinated response to a simulated nuclear and chemical bomb attack at Fort McCoy, WI, from 23 June 2005, to 24 June 2005.  (PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Brian D. Lehnhardt)(Released)

STAFF SGT. Chris A. Boschert, a CH-47 crew chief from B Company, 7/158...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR S... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Robert Urvina, Bravo Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Command Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), performs a pre-flight inspection on the rear rotor of a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit, Salah ad Din Province, Iraq, on May 7, 2006, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  (U.S. Army photo by SPEC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Robert Urvina, Bravo Company, 6th Battalion, 101s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Teddy Wade, USA Release Status: Released to Public ... More

U.S. Army SGT. James Svoboda (left) and SPEC. John Wojciehowski, Bravo Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Command Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), perform a pre-flight inspection on a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit, Salah ad Din Province, Iraq, on May 7, 2006, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  (U.S. Army photo by SPEC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. James Svoboda (left) and SPEC. John Wojciehowski, Bravo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Teddy Wade, USA Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (right) posed for pictures in front of the Tsar Cannon at the Kremlin in Moscow June 22, 2012 as part of their traditional pre-flight ceremonial activities. The trio will fly to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan July 2 for final preparations for their launch July 15 to the International Space Station in their Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft.  Credit: NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2012e096288

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Ex...

Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (center) and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko (right) posed for pictures in fr... More

Tech. Sgt. James White, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft

Tech. Sgt. James White, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft

Tech. Sgt. James White, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 340th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, checks the nose wheel linear actuator on a KC-135 Stratotanker as part of a pre-flight inspection Oct.... More

Capt. Taylor Rigollet, center, gives a pre-flight briefing

Capt. Taylor Rigollet, center, gives a pre-flight briefing

Capt. Taylor Rigollet, center, gives a pre-flight briefing to aircrew members on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Readiness Week Oct. 8, 2013. Readiness Week focuses on Yokota's professional a... More

Staff Sgt. Derek Watson, a special missions aviator

Staff Sgt. Derek Watson, a special missions aviator

Staff Sgt. Derek Watson, a special missions aviator with the 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2, inspects a 30mm cannon of an AC-130J Ghostrider during a pre-flight inspection at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Fe... More

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Pre-flight check-up. Here, flight service mechanics are making a pre-flight check-up on a "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Pre-flight check-up. Here...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A maintenance crewmen from the Eighth Tactical Fighter Wing makes a pre-flight check, before the shakedown flight of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft that was recently transferred from another unit

A maintenance crewmen from the Eighth Tactical Fighter Wing makes a pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Fred D. Josey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A left rear view of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft as pre-flight operations take place during Exercise Coronet Brave

A left rear view of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft as pre-flight operatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BRAVE Base: Raf Finningley Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release... More

A pilot completes a pre-flight check of his F-15 Eagle aircraft during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise, held at Chitose Air Base, is designed to prepare pilots for air-to-air combat

A pilot completes a pre-flight check of his F-15 Eagle aircraft during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Artwork: "Pre-Flight Processing". Artist: Unknown. Catalog Number: D.21.26.46. US Army Art Collection

Artwork: "Pre-Flight Processing". Artist: Unknown. Catalog Number: D.2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Right front view of three A-7D Corsair II aircraft assigned to the 156th Tactical Fighter Group, Munez Air National Guard Base, as they undergo pre-flight maintenance during Operation OCEAN VENTURE '84

Right front view of three A-7D Corsair II aircraft assigned to the 156...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Re... More

Strike-fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) personnel perform a pre-flight safety check on an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)

Strike-fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) personnel perform a pre-flight saf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Bonham Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force F-15E Eagle fighter pilot from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England, walks under the tail section of his aircraft as he does a pre-flight check prior to NATO air strikes on Serbian targets surrounding Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

A US Air Force F-15E Eagle fighter pilot from the 494th Fighter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Debbie Hernan... More

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