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Close-up of an F-16CJ of the 78th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, SC.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multirole fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack.
It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations

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An F-16C Fighting Falcon with the Air Force's Thunderbirds does a fly-by for the crowd during the LaComina Airshow on June 11, 2000, in Pordenone, Italy.
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, performs precision aerial maneuvers demonstrating the capabilities of Air Force high performance aircraft to people throughout the world. The squadron exhibits the professional qualities the Air Force develops in the people who fly, maintain and support these aircraft.
The Thunderbirds squadron is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots (including six demonstration pilots), four support officers, three civilians and more than 130 enlisted personnel performing in 25 career fields.
A Thunderbirds air demonstration is a mix of formation flying and solo routines. The four-aircraft diamond formation demonstrates the training and precision of Air Force pilots, while the solo aircraft highlight the maximum capabilities of the F-16.
The pilots perform approximately 30 maneuvers in a demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mitch Fuqua)

The KC-135 Stratotanker's principal mission is air refueling.
This asset greatly enhances the U. S. Air Force's capability to accomplish its mission of Global Engagement. It also provides aerial refueling support to U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and allied aircraft. Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights up to 322,500 pounds (146,285 kilograms).
Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the tanker's flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method. A special shuttlecock-shaped drogue, attached to and trailed behind the flying boom, may be used to refuel aircraft fitted with probes.
An operator stationed in the rear of the plane controls the boom. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of passengers and cargo.
Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms) of cargo.

F-16C flys a combat mission during Allied Force

F-15A/B over southern Oregon

A C-130E Hercules of the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, stands ready at Aviano Air Base, Italy to fly an Army airborne unit into Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Rapid Resolve II.
The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas.
In its personnel carrier role, the C-130 can accommodate 92 combat troops or 64 fully-equipped paratroops on side-facing seats.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron D. Allmon II)

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An F-16C from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fires an AGM-88 HARM (high-speed antiradiation missile).
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multirole fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the
United States and allied nations.
In an air combat role, the F-16's maneuverability and combat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat, stay, fight and return) exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter.
In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point.
An all-weather capability allows it to accurately deliver ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Derek Harris)

56th Fighter Wing F-16C over Lake Powell.

Steve Zapka, an aerial photographer with the Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., audiovisual services center, steadies a high-speed film camera in the rear of an F-15 Eagle from the 445th Flight Test Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by George Rolhmaller)

The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission.
The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas.
C-130s operate throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command (stateside based), theater commands, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command, fulfilling a wide range of operational missions in both peace and war situations.
Basic and specialized versions of the aircraft airframe perform a diverse number of roles, including airlift support, Arctic ice resupply, aeromedical missions, aerial spray missions, fire-fighting duties for the U.S. Forest Service and natural disaster relief missions. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt Dave Nolan)

The F-16C flagship of the 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies in the skies over northern Germany.
Spangdahlem includes to two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons. It's also home to the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Blake R. Borsic)

In final preparations for first flight, the Lockheed Martin X-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) runs its engine in full afterburner as the LM JSF team validates performance predictions of the Pratt & Whitney JSF F119-611 engine.
LM test pilot Tom Morgenfeld executed dynamic accelerations and decelerations, military power (maximum non-afterburner power) and full power (with afterburner) settings while the team verified that electrical, hydraulic, avionics and all other subsystems performed properly under engine-powered operations.
The testing took place at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Palmdale, Calif. (photo by Peter A. Torres/ Marty Wolin)

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An MV-22 Osprey prepares to launch from the USS Saipan in the Atlantic Ocean. Maintainers from Edwards Air Force, Calif., deployed onboard the Navy ship for recent Osprey sea trials. (Air Force photo)

13th Fighter Squadron F-16, Misawa Air Base, Japan

56th Fighter Wing F-16C over Lake Powell.

F-15 at sunset.

F-16C Fighting Falcon fires AMRAAM missile.

C-17 in Tanzania.

107th ARW KC-135R refuels F-16D.

A KC-135R Stratotanker of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Air Refueling Wing from Niagara Falls, NY, refuels a 414th Combat Training Squadron "Aggressor" F-16D over the Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, range during a Red Flag training exercise.
Red Flag is designed to provide aircrews from the United States, allied nations and coalition forces with superior combat training.
More than 37 units comprised of 122 aircraft and more than 2,000 people from around the world participated in the demanding combat exercise recently.
The KC-135's principal mission is air refueling. This asset greatly enhances the U. S. Air Force's capability to accomplish its mission of Global Engagement.
It also provides aerial refueling support to U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and allied aircraft. The F-16 is a compact, multirole fighter aircraft.
It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations.

C-17 cockpit during "Spirit of the Airborne" airdrop.

Maj. Bruce Bowers (left) and Maj.
Al Swartzmiller, C-17 Pilots, 315 Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. check their map while flying an airdrop mission on August 15, 2000.
The pilots are dropping paratroopers from a C-17 Globemaster III as part of a demonstration during the "Spirit of the Airborne" dedication ceremony.

A-10 Thunderbolt II over Germany.

The flagship of the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany flies over the Mosel River in central Germany.
Spangdahlem is home to the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 aircraft, and two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, which fly the F-16.

Tornado low level.