Military Base Collection (#9)

Maintenance crew work on an AH-64D Apache Longbow at night on a military base in Iraq

An OH-58D Kiowa helicopter takes off from COB Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom

OH-58D Kiowa helicopters on the flight line at COB Speicher, Iraq
OH-58D Kiowa helicopters on the flight line at COB Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom

A Humvee is parked at the re-transmitting site at the Mountain Warfare Training Center
June 19, 2010 - A U.S. Marine Corps Humvee is parked at the re-transmitting site at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in California during exercise Javelin Thrust 2010

An F-16C Thunderbird taxis to the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
An F-16C Thunderbird of the United States Air Force air demonstration squadron taxis to the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

COB Speicher, Iraq - An Iraqi Airforce T-6 Texan trainer aircraft at sunset
COB Speicher, Iraq - An Iraqi Air Force T-6 Texan trainer aircraft at sunset

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter flies past the tower on Camp Speicher
Tikrit, Iraq - A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter flies past the tower on Camp Speicher

A British Armed Forces Snatch Land Rover parked next to other military vehicles
A British Armed Forces Snatch Land Rover patrol vehicle parked next to other military vehicles

Front view of an AH-64D Apache helicopter
Front view of an AH-64D Apache Longbow on the flight line, Tikrit, Iraq

An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior pilot stands beside his aircraft

Italian Air Force HH-139A on the ramp ready for another SAR or CSAR mission

An F-22 Raptor prepares for take-off
May 5, 2009 - An F-22 Raptor prepares for take-off during Combat Hammer at Hill Air Force Base, Utah

Israeli Air Force C-130 Karnaf aircraft at Nevatim Airbase, Israel

High dynamic range image of an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter at COB Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Front view of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter armed with two 7.62mm M240B machine guns on the doors

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails through the Meditteranean Sea
January 14, 2010- Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) sails through the Meditteranean Sea

Pilot standing in a Socata TB-30 Epsilon trainer aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force, Beja, Portugal

A special forces CV-22 Osprey with rotor lights on, Iraq
A special forces CV-22 Osprey with rotor lights on, preparing to take off on a mission over Northern Iraq

Rear view of a UH-60L Black Hawk medevac helicopter
A UH-60L Black Hawk medevac helicopter parked on its pad at the German PRT in Northern Afghanistan

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

An OH-58D Kiowa helicopter during sunset

U. S. Air Force F-22A Raptor parked in its shelter at Holloman Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor parked in its shelter at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

Front view of a UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopter, Tikrit, Iraq

COB Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq - A T-6 Texan trainer aircraft of the Iraqi Air Force

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Speicher, Iraq
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the maintenance pad at Camp Speicher, Iraq

Soldiers fire the howitzers on their M109A6 Paladins
March 13, 2007 - Soldiers fire the howitzers on their M109A6 Paladins during the first-ever firing of the Modular Artillery Charge System in the combat zone by an entire Paladin battery on Camp Taji

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

Pre-flight inspection of a C-130 Hercules
Balad Air Base, Iraq, December 4, 2004 - A loadmaster conducts an engine start up and pre flight inspection on his C-130 Hercules prior to taking off during Operation Iraqi Freedom

U. S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles taxi in after arriving to Nellis Air Force Base
February 20, 2009 - U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles taxi in after arriving to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

A U. S. Marine fires a mortar round during combat operations in Afghanistan
October 19, 2010 - A U.S. Marine fires a mortar round during combat operations at Forward Operating Base Nolay, Afghanistan

Italian Army CH-47C Chinook helicopter in flight over Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission

A line of UH-60L Yanshuf helicopters at Hatzerim Air Force Base, Israel

Field maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook, Tikrit, Iraq

Two M1114 Humvee vehicles at Camp Taji, Iraq
August 9, 2008 - Two M1114 Humvee vehicles are turned in to the redistribution property assistance team (RPAT) at Camp Taji, Iraq

A Boeing 707 Re em of the Israeli Air Force parked at Nevatim Air Force Base, Israel

U. S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft sit in the sun shelters
U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft sit in the sun shelters at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona

A line of F-15I Ra am of the Israeli Air Force at Hatzerim Air Force Base
A line of F-15I Ra am of the Israeli Air Force on display at Hatzerim Air Force Base, Israel

A UH-60 Black Hawk taxis out for a mission over northern Iraq

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Balad Air Base, Iraq
February 16, 2007 - An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Balad Air Base, Iraq

The tEODor heavy-duty bomb disposal robot
German Army explosive ordnance disposal team demonstrates the capabilities of the tEODor heavy-duty EOD robot at a U.S. manned camp in Northern Afghanistan

A loadmaster sits on the rear ramp of his C-17 Globemaster III
A United States Air Force Loadmaster sits on the rear ramp of his C-17 Globemaster III as another C-17 gets into position to move onto the runway

V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan
January 15, 2011 - V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft arrive at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan as an augment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

An F-16 pilot taxis his aircraft at an airbase in Arizona
An F-16 pilot from the 162nd Fighter Wing taxis his aircraft out for another training mission in Tucson, Arizona

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
A UH-60 Blackhawk finishes refueling and prepares to taxi away to continue its mission, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona

U. S. Army UH-60L Loadmaster confirms pre-fliight check on his aircraft
A U.S. Army UH-60L Loadmaster confirms pre-fliight check is done on his Blackhawk helicopter for a flight over Kunduz, Afghanistan

Maintenance crew works on servicing the OH-58 Kiowa before its next mission
The 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment maintenance crew works on servicing the OH-58D Kiowa helicopter before its next mission

A MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle landing on the runway at COB Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom

U. S. Army soldiers prepare to move a Patriot Air Defense Missile System
July 25, 2009 - U.S. Army soldiers prepare to move a Patriot Air Defense Missile System to a different location on an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia

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