Military Base Collection (#7)

A UH-60 Black Hawk parked at a military base in Tikrit, Iraq
A UH-60 Black Hawk parked on the maintenance pad at a military base in Tikrit, Iraq

82nd Airborne Division soldiers gather to watch a personnel drop at Fort Bragg
June 18, 2008 - 82nd Airborne Division soldiers gather to watch a personnel drop at Holland Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise

An AH-64D Apache Longbow at a U.S. operating base near Tikrit, Iraq

UH-3H Sea King helicopters based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
June 18, 2008 - Two of the last three Navy UH-3H Sea King helicopters based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on the base flightline. The aircraft are used for search and rescue

A light armored vehicle being towed at a military base in Afghanistan
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, tow a light armored vehicle at Forward Operating Base Payne, Afghanistan

A long line up of B-1B Lancers at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
A long line up of 7th Bomb Wing B-1B Lancers on the ramp at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas

A Hellenic Air Force T-2 Buckeye trainer plane, Kalamata, Greece. Greece being the only counry that still uses them

Crew Chiefs stand beside their UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter

A CV-22 Osprey flies over a C-130 Hercules
April 30, 2007 - A CV-22 Osprey flies over a C-130 Hercules at the air tanker base in New Mexico

A convoy of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles ready for departure
A convoy of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles is lined up in a staging area and ready for departure on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq

An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior hovers over the flight line at Camp Speicher, Iraq

A Portuguese Air Force P-3C Cup Orion at Beja Air Base, Portugal
A Portuguese Air Force P-3C CUP Orion at Beja Air Base, Portugal

High dynamic range image of a pilot in front of a OH-58D Kiowa helicopter at Camp Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq

Israeli Air Force UH-60L Yanshuf helicopters parked on the flight line Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel

Crew hand starting the port engine of the DC-3 Bluebonnet Belle
September 24, 1947 - American Air Force Base at Coral Harbor, Nunavut - Crew of the DC-3 Bluebonnet Belle hand starting the port engine after the starter motor had quit

A U. S. Navy E / A-18G Growler taxis out for takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
A U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growler taxis out for takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, as part of a Red Flag mission

A line of C-130 Hercules taxi at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
November 18, 2009 - A line of C-130 Hercules taxi during a Mobility Air Forces Exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

An F-22 Raptor taxis to the end of runway at Kadena Air Base, Japan
An F-22 from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, taxis to the end of runway for pre-flights before taking off on a training mission at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa

F-16 Fighting Falcons at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
August 15, 2013 - Maintainers from the 8th Fighter Wing prepare F-16 Fighting Falcons for training flights at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea

An explosion of more than 1, 000 pounds of explosives light up the sky
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, January 23, 2005 - More than 1, 000 pounds of explosives light up the sky as ordnancemen destroy everything from small arms, aircraft ammunition and rockets

Three T-38s sit at the end of the runway for preflight checks before they take off on a training mission at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

Wide angle view of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Tikrit, Iraq

Row of Brazilian Air Force A-1B (AMX) aircraft at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil
Row of Brazilian Air Force A-1B (AMX) aircraft parked at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil

An F-16 taxis out to the runway at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 162nd Fighter Wing taxis out to the runway for take off on a training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base airplane boneyard in Arizona
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base boneyard in Arizona

A UH-60L Blackhawk parked on its pad
A UH-60L Blackhawk sits on its pad at the German PRT in Afghanistan

C-130 Hercules aircraft taxi out for a mission during a six-ship sortie
Yokota Air Base, Japan - C-130 Hercules aircraft taxi out for a mission during a six-ship sortie

Two CV-22 Osprey aircraft on the ramp at Kirtland Air Force Base
Two CV-22 Osprey aircraft from the 71st SOS sit on the ramp at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

A T-35C training aircraft prepars for takeoff
San Diego, California, July 15, 2010 - An ROTC midshipman prepares to take a ride in a T-35C training aircraft as part of Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen Aviation Week at Naval Base

Two F-15s parked at the end of runway at Kadena Air Base, Japan
Two F-15s from the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa sit at the end of runway to complete thier pre-flight checks

A pair AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopters prepare for takeoff
Tikrit, Iraq - A pair of AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopters prepare for takeoff

An F-16 pilot onducts preflight checks at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
An F-16 pilot from the 162nd Fighter Wing conducts preflight checks before he taxis out to the runway for a training mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona

U. S. Air Force QF-4 Phantom II on the ramp at Holloman Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force QF-4 Phantom II on the ramp at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

An F-15 Eagle taxis to the end of runway at Kadena Air Base, Japan
An F-15 from the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa taxis to the end of runway to complete its pre-flight checks

A CH-47 Chinook of the Royal Air Force at the landing zone waiting to pick up troops

Two F-15s an an F-22 raptor parked on the runway at Kadena Air Base, Japan
Two F-15s and an F-22 sit at the end of runway to complete their pre-flight checks before taking off on a training mission at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan

An Italian Air Force KC-767A tanker at Pratica di Mare Air Base, Italy
An Italian Air Force KC-767A tanker on the ramp at Pratica di Mare Air Base, Italy

An Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopter at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan
An Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopter on the ramp at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits tethered to the hot cargo pad at Joint Base Balad, Iraq
In the early morning of New Years Eve 2008, an F-16C Fighting Falcon sits tethered to the hot cargo pad at Joint Base Balad, Iraq

An RQ-5 Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle

A B-1B Lancer takes off at an air base in Southwest Asia
January 23, 2010 - A B-1B Lancer takes off at an air base in Southwest Asia

Airmen tests their skills at the shooting range
March 15, 2007 - Airmen test their skills at the Osan Air Base, South Korea, shooting range

U. S. Air Force Airman conducts security at an airbase in Iraq
April 8, 2009 - U.S. Air Force Airman conducts security at an airbase in Iraq during airlift operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) and a RC-135V / W
A US Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) and a RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft sit in static display at the Royal International Air Tattoo

A Portuguese Air Force P-3C Cup Orion
Beja Air Base, Portugal - A Portuguese Air Force P-3C CUP Orion assigned to ESQ-601 received a special paint scheme on the tail fin to celebrate the squadrons 25th anniversary

U. S. Army crew strapped into the medevac hoist of a UH-60L Black Hawk
Staff Sergeant of the U.S. Army sits strapped into the medevac hoist of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter while fellow crew chief sits down, in Kunduz, Afghanistan

F-14A Tomcats on the flight line at NAS Miramar, San Diego, California
F-14A Tomcats of U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 24 on the flight line at NAS Miramar in San Diego, California

A Socata TB-30 Epsilon trainer aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force at Beja, Portugal

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