Not just Chilean
Not just Chilean
Pretty as a picture
Pretty as a picture
Pretty as a picture
Pretty as a picture
Total force uses first GBU-38 in combat
Total force uses first GBU-38 in combat
WAF Band still making music
Reserve pilots not reserved when protecting ground troops
Reserve pilots not reserved when protecting ground troops
Showing his AGE
Airmen brace for new fitness test
Airmen brace for new fitness test
Airmen brace for new fitness test
IQUIQUE, Chile -- Senior Airman Jeremiah Hanna-Cruz lowers himself during rope training as Airman 1st Class Larry Trejos (left) and Chilean air force Airman Marco Godoy watch. The Airmen are participating in Salitre 2004, a multinational air combat training exercise among Chile, Argentina, Brazil and the United States. More than 100 U.S. active-duty and Air National Guard Airmen are participating in the two-week exercise that runs through Oct. 8 at Los Condores Air Base here. Airmen Hanna-Cruz and Trejos are assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr) Download Full Image
IQUIQUE, Chile -- Airman 1st Class Larry Trejos (left) and Argentinean air force Master Sgt. Omar Daniel Grosso help Chilean air force Tech. Sgt. Juana Rivas properly adjust an oxygen mask Oct. 1 at Los Condores Air Base here. The Airmen are participating in Salitre 2004, a two-week multinational air combat training exercise among Chile, Argentina, Brazil and the United States. More than 100 U.S. active-duty and Air National Guard Airmen are participating in the exercise. Airman Trejos is assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr) Download Full Image
WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Artist Mickey Harris' painting of the Memphis Belle was unveiled during a ceremony in the Pentagon on Jan. 6. The painting of the historical Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was dedicated to the Air Force Art Program on behalf of the Memphis Belle Memorial Association and the Memphis Belle War Memorial Foundation. The Memphis Belle belonged to the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) during World War II and was the first bomber to complete 25 combat missions before returning to the United States. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi) Download Full Image
WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper (right) looks on as retired Air Force Reserve Col. Robert K. Morgan speaks at a ceremony in the Pentagon on Jan. 6. During the ceremony, a painting of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress piloted by Morgan, was dedicated to the Air Force Art Program on behalf of the Memphis Belle Memorial Association and the Memphis Belle War Memorial Foundation. The Memphis Belle belonged to the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) during World War II and was the first bomber to complete 25 combat missions before returning to the United States. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi) Download Full Image
WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Artist Mickey Harris (left) looks on as retired Air Force Reserve Col. Robert K. Morgan signs lithographs of Harris' painting of the Memphis Belle after it was unveiled during a ceremony in the Pentagon on Jan. 6. The painting of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was dedicated to the Air Force Art Program on behalf of the Memphis Belle Memorial Association and the Memphis Belle War Memorial Foundation. Morgan piloted the Memphis Belle during World War II. It was the first bomber to complete 25 combat missions before returning to the United States. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi) Download Full Image
WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper (left) looks on as artist Mickey Harris (center) and Brent W. Perkins, executive director of the Memphis Belle War Memorial Foundation, unveil Harris' painting of the Memphis Belle during a ceremony in the Pentagon on Jan. 6. The painting of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was dedicated to the Air Force Art Program on behalf of the Memphis Belle Memorial Association and the foundation. The Memphis Belle belonged to the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) during World War II and was the first bomber to complete 25 combat missions before returning to the United States. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi) Download Full Image
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman William Russell (left) and Tech. Sgt. Mark Worley detach a GBU-38 from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at a forward-deployed location. Airman Russell is a weapons loader, and Sergeant Worley is a load crew chief. They are from the Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mae-Li Allison) Download Full Image
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Mark Worley unloads a GBU-38 from an F-16 Fighting Falcon at a forward-deployed location. He is a load crew chief from the Alabama Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mae-Li Allison) Download Full Image
DALLAS -- About 800 people at the Texas State Fair here listened to the music of the former U.S. Air Force Women in the Air Force Band. The band, in existence from 1951 to 1961, performed during a reunion of 54 members of the 235 women who comprised the only female band in Air Force history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez) Download Full Image
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Maj. Charlie tells the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group commander about how he and the flight leader for "S-Flight 3" crossed over to provide aerial cover for a U.S. military convoy under attack recently. Major Charlie is a pilot with the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, and he is from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. (Full names are omitted for security reasons. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey) Download Full Image
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- "S-Flight 3" flight lead Capt. Brian (right) talks about a mission's events with his wingman, Maj. Charlie (far left) and Tech. Sgt. Randolph Dandry. The 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron team provided aerial cover for a U.S. military convoy under attack recently. Sergeant Dandry is a crew chief with the 81st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. They are all deployed from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. (The aircrew's full names are omitted for security reasons. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey) Download Full Image
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Curtis Stone replaces a steering mechanism in a weapons jammer used to load bombs and missiles onto A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. Aerospace ground equipment technicians here maintain the equipment used to support the aircraft. Sergeant Stone is assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Lindsey) Download Full Image
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Staff Sgts. Rodolfo (left) and Mary Anne Reyes have made working out a family affair. Five-year-old Reanna shows her warrior spirit by doing push-ups with her mom during daily workouts at home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed) Download Full Image
ROYAL AIR FORCE MENWITH HILL, England -- A group of people here participate in a circuit training session which includes step aerobics, weights, stretching, sit-ups, push-ups, boxing and skipping. Many units across the Air Force have adopted circuit training workouts as one way to help prepare Airmen for the physical fitness test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lock) Download Full Image
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here participate in an evening "fun run" to keep fit and escape the daytime heat. Airmen worldwide are on a similar track in preparing for the new Air Force fitness test that replaces cycle ergometry with running, push-ups and sit-ups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung) Download Full Image
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