Hawgsmoke 2004
Hawgsmoke 2004
Operation Noble Eagle
Stormy competition
Stormy competition
A final look
Raptor
Raptor
Freedom falcon
Freedom falcon
Time to taxi
Ready, aim...
Combat Archer
One billionth
One billionth
ALEXANDRIA, La. -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft fires its 30mm GAU-8A seven barrel gatling gun on targets at Clairborne Bombing and Gunnery Range in support of Hawgsmoke 2004, a biannual A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. Severe weather canceled the competition April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Conception) Download Full ImageALEXANDRIA, La. -- A-10 Thunderbolt IIs sit on the ramp here for Hawgsmoke 2004, a biannual A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. Officials canceled the competition April 30 because of severe weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Nugent) Download Full ImageELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Maj. Tom O'Berg sprints to an F-15 Eagle standing alert here. The 12th Fighter Squadron stands alert as part of Operation Noble Eagle, the defense of North American airspace. Within minutes of receiving a call reporting unidentified aircraft approaching U.S. airspace, he and other pilots will taxi their aircraft out of the combat alert cell and fly over Alaska's Chugach mountain range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Wagers) Download Full ImageALEXANDRIA, La. -- Dozens of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs here for Hawgsmoke 2004 lined up on the ramp at England Air Park. The biannual bombing and tactical gunnery competition was canceled by severe weather April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Jackson) Download Full ImageALEXANDRIA, La. -- Maintainers check an A-10 Thunderbolt II upon its arrival here for Hawgsmoke 2004, a biannual A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. Severe weather canceled the competition April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sherri Savant) Download Full ImageSOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 379th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at a forward-deployed location is guided in after completing a mission supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky) Download Full ImageOVER EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The F/A-22 Raptor moves into operational testing, flying the first two-ship mission here April 29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Robertson) Download Full ImageEDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Glenn Lesher performs preflight launch checks on F/A-22 Raptor 11. The "OT" on the tail designates the Raptor as an operational test vehicle. An April 29 mission tested two Raptors for the first time in the sky over Edwards. Sergeant Lesher is a 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Derk Blanset) Download Full ImageOVER IRAQ -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies through the sky here April 28 on a mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The F-16 is assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Glenn Wilkewitz)
Download Full ImageOVER IRAQ -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies through the sky here April 28 on a mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The F-16 is assigned to the Michigan Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Glenn Wilkewitz)
Download Full ImageEIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Fighter Squadron waits to taxi to its parking spot during an operational readiness inspection here April 28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang) Download Full ImageOVER TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Capt. Nai Koh fires an AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeking missile from an F-16C Fighting Falcon, at an MQM-107E Streaker sub-scale aerial target drone April 20 during a Combat Archer mission. Captain Koh is an F-16 pilot with the Republic of Singapore air force and is assigned to the 428th Fighter Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Ammons) Download Full ImageOVER TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Major Pete Davey flies in formation with an MQM-107E Streaker sub-scale aerial target drone here April 20 during a Combat Archer exercise. MQM-107E sub-scale aerial target drones are assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron here and are used as targets during Combat Archer missions. Major Davey is an F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot with the 428th Fighter Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Ammons) Download Full ImageSOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker on April 21 following an aerial refueling. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II) Download Full ImageSOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, banks right after refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker on April 21 following an aerial refueling. The F-16 received the 1 billionth pound of fuel from Combined Forces Air Component Command refuelers since Jan. 30, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II) Download Full Image | 
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