Air Force Sniper
May 22nd, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alyssa Gomez, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron, peers down the scope of her M24 Sniper Weapon System May 11, 2012, at the Nevada Test and Training Range. Gomez graduated a 19-day sniper course at Fort Bliss, TX. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes)
KC-10 Extender
May 14th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A KC-10 Extender refuels another KC-10 during a training mission over the Atlantic Ocean on May 3, 2012. The two aircraft were conducting aerial refueling operations to maintain proficiency for worldwide duties. Both aircraft are from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (Tech. Sgt. Edward Gyokeres/Air Force)
Cadet Wave
May 4th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey waives to Air Force Cadets before lunch at the Air Force Academy, Apr. 30, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
Cadets Attempt Jump Record
April 6th, 2012 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
Cadets with the Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team form up while attempting to break the largest formation collegiate record with a 46-person formation above Gila Bend, Ariz. The formation involved nine sophomores, 22 juniors and 15 seniors. One of the team members was 25-year-old Cadet 1st Class Shawn Johnson, who was making his 901st jump. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force Academy)
Ready to Refuel
March 30th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
A U.S. Airman with the 199th Fighter Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii flies an F-22 Raptor aircraft, March 27, 2012, during a refueling mission over the Hawaiian Islands. During this refueling mission, Air Force Academy cadets on spring break received a familiarization flight to give the cadets a better understanding of the Air Force’s global reach capabilities. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth, U.S. Air Force/Released)
Anatolian Falcon 2012
March 9th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
KONYA, Turkey – Staff Sgt. Mike Radcliff, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the exhaust of an F-16 Fighting Falcon after a mission during Exercise Anatolian Falcon 2012. The U.S. and Turkish air forces are flying together during the exercise in an effort to strengthen relationships and ensure regional peace and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
Rear View U-2
March 2nd, 2012 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
In this photo taken Feb. 16, 2012, a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane pilot Major Colby drives a chase car to guide a U-2 spy plane attempting to land during a training flight at the U.S. airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, South Korea. U-2 pilots in chase cars _ at Osan they are white Pontiac G8s _ race down the runway at speeds of more than 120 miles per hour (200 kph) to meet each landing. They guide the pilot down, radioing in the plane’s altitude as it comes to a full stall with about two feet (less than a meter) to go and essentially drops down to the ground. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
HALO Exercise
February 25th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
A U.S. Air Force jumpmaster practicing a high-altitude, low-opening jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft lands on the ground during a joint operational access exercise (JOAX) at Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 9, 2012. A JOAX is a joint airdrop exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between U.S. Army and Air Force personnel, allowing both services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melissa Goslin)
Incoming
February 25th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Johnson, from San Antonio, Texas, who is a lead engineer for the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team, Task Force Spartan, flings a snowball during an epic snowball fight with Paratroopers of the 509th Infantry Regiment on Forward Operating Base Gardez Feb. 20. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar, 7th MPAD)
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
February 24th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, conducts a mass airdrop of paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, out of Vicenza, Italy, Feb. 10, 2012. More than 300 paratroopers were dropped to commemorate 70 years of combat airlift abilities for the 37th AS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)