2013's Most Gorgeous US Air Force Images
Senior Airman Jodi Martinez fires at opposing forces during an Ability to Survive and Operate exercise at North Auxiliary Air Field, S.C. Martinez is a photographer assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 1st CTCS acquires still and motion imagery in support of classified and unclassified air, sea and ground military operations. Combat Camera held the exercise to train them to function outside the wire as a combat documentation specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Goslin)
U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons Head Coach Troy Calhoun leads the team into the stadium to play conference rival Wyoming at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Cowboys defeated Air Force 56-23. (Department of Defense photo/Mike Kaplan)
Senior Airman Justin Gordon completes a static line jump at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Gordon participated in the training to maintain his qualifications and also reenlisted prior to the jump. He's the assistant NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training with the 52nd Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo)
Utah Air National Guard Airmen conduct air refueling operations with a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash., over southern Idaho. The Airmen are assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing at Salt Lake City Air National Guard Base, Utah, and support air operations across the western United States. (Department of Defense photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)
Aircrew members admire their MC-130E Combat Talon I in flight one last time during its final flight before retirement. The last five MC-130s in the Air Force belong to the 919th Special Operations Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., present a giant American flag for nearly 50,000 fans at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals. Scott AFB Airmen have been involved in numerous community sporting events, but this was the first time they presented the flag at the opening day of the season. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
The Thunderbirds diamond formation performs the echelon pass in review maneuver during a training sortie over a range in Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
F-16 Fighting Falcons demonstrate an ‘Elephant Walk’ as they taxi down the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The Elephant Walk was a demonstration of U.S. and South Korean air force capabilities and strength. The F-16s are from the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons at Kunsan AB; the 4th FS at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; and the 38th Fighter Group from the South Korean air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
Capt. Shahn Rashid stands inside the Advanced Electro Optical System. The system is a 3.67 meter telescope space surveillance system specifically designed to improve the means of collecting, and the quality of, space data at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex facility in Hawaii. Primarily intended for Department of Defense space surveillance missions, the telescope is also used by scientific and academic astronomy communities from across the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
Members of the 191st Air Refueling Squadron conduct air refueling operations with a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash. Airmen from the 191st ARS routinely support air operations across the western United States from their home station in Salt Lake City, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)
Capt. Candice Adams Ismirle waits to receive a radiation treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. After about two years in remission, Ismirle recently learned her cancer had returned. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Scalf)
An aircrew member boards a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Thirteen C-17s participated in the exercise, which included airdrops, aerial refueling and low-level tactical training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Goslin)
The cockpit section of a C-141 Starlifter sits dissected and strapped to the ground of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group's "Boneyard." The C-141 remained in service for more than 40 years until the Air Force withdrew them from service in 2006 and replaced them with the C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
Senior Airman Larry Webster scans for potential threats using night vision goggles after completing a cargo airdrop in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Webster is a loadmaster assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
Maintainers prepare F-16 Fighting Falcons for training flights at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The Airmen are assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Armando A. Schwier-Morales)
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Gravett walks along the top of a C-17 Globemaster III as he does a routine maintenance check at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The first C-17 to enter the Air Force’s inventory arrived at Charleston Air Force Base in June 1993. Gravett is a crew chief with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at JB Charleston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Lt. Col. Benjamin Bishop completes preflight checks before his first sortie in an F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Bishop, the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron director of operations, was among the first pilots to begin the official training that began in January. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Airman 1st Class Christian Mejia and Staff Sergeant Duron Arnold, 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team members, perform a security check around a disabled C-130 Hercules aircraft at Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar Province, Afghanistan, June 6, 2013. Mejia and Duron are forward deployed from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan.
A small sea of fire retardant foam was unintentionally released in an aircraft hangar, temporarily covering a small portion of the flightline at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The non-hazardous foam is similar to dish soap, which eventually dissolved into liquid. Firefighters from the 60th Air Mobility Wing helped control the dispersion by using powerful fans and covering drains. No people or aircraft were harmed in the incident. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Wright)
Airman 1st Class Wynthom Thomas communicates with pilots after landing Yokota Air Base, Japan. Seven C-130 Hercules flew in formation practicing airlift tactics and procedures. Thomas is a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota AB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)
Staff Sgt. Robert Wilson (right) commands his Troll, his military working dog, to release Staff Sgt. Lucas Medelez during a demonstration at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Wilson and Medelez are military working dog handlers assigned to the 366th Security Forces Squadron at Mountain Home AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)
Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing prepare a C-130J Hercules for a flight at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 19th Wing’s responsibilities range from supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters, to airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Scalf)
Six C-130 Hercules line up before flying a sortie during a readiness week at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374th Airlift Wing uses C-130s to support combatant commanders in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cody H. Ramirez)
Rows of F-4 Phantoms and T-38 Talons line the grounds of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, also known as the "Boneyard," at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
Airman 1st Class Christopher Garrison performs liquid oxygen servicing at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. Liquid oxygen is primarily used for aviator breathing. Garrison is an F-16C Fighting Falcon crew chief assigned to the 177th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron with the New Jersey Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)
An F-22 Raptor backs away from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a training mission over central New Mexico. The Raptor is assigned to the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and the KC-135 is from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
Nathan Lancaster paints an oil pan for aircraft maintenance at the 403rd Maintenance Squadron fabrication shop at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Lancaster, a sheet metal technician, and his team use an average of 15 to 20 quarts of paint a week for materials and aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Mensch exits a SC.7 Skyvan with a low profile parachute over the Edwards Farm drop zone, near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The parachute is intended to replace the BA-22 parachute, which is currently configured for use in the AC-130 Gunship. Mensch is a parachute test jumper assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron. (Courtesy photo)
Firefighters from the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron extinguish a fire during a fire training exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Two teams worked in unison to push the fire back without it reigniting behind them. The training exercise was one component of a base-wide operational readiness exercise.(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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