A formation of U.S. Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft including an F-15 Eagle from the 131st Fighter Squadron, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., an RMAF SU-30MKM Flanker, a USAF F-22 Raptor from the 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, an RMAF MIG-29N Fulcrum, an BAE Hawk, and an RMAF F/A-18 Hornet fly over Penang, Malaysia, during Cope Taufan 14, June 18, 2014. Cope Taufan is a biennial large force employment exercise taking place June 9 to 20 designed to improve U.S. and Malaysian combined readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., performed air refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England June 11, 2014, over Cornwall, England. Whiteman AFB is participating in familiarization training operations while deployed to RAF Fairford. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christine Griffiths/Released)140920-N-BX824-117 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 20, 2014) An EA-18G Growler from the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is currently participating in Valiant Shield, U.S.-only exercise integrating an estimated 18,000 Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps personnel, more than 200 aircraft and 19 surface ships, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo R. Guzman/Released)U.S. Navy Seaman Daniel Alt clears the launch path of an E-2C Hawkeye after attaching it to a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 26, 2014. Alt is an aviation boatswain’s mate airman and the Hawkeye is assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off at dawn from Baghram Airfield, Feb. 11, 2014 (U.S. Air Force photo by Sr. Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn)140211-N-GW139-075 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 11, 2014) Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) 2nd Class Daniel Russell, left, from Kansas City, Mo., assigned to The Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC 30), watches Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Nicholas Casamassa, from Logan, Utah, assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 1, jump from a C2-A Greyhound during a jump requalification. The requalification consisted of static line and free fall parachute jumps conducted by EODTEU-1. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Eric Coffer/Released)The Blue Angels, Marine Corps’ C-130 Hercules, affectionately known as “Fat Albert,” flies over the Silent Drill Platoon at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 4.140320-N-KL846-342 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 20, 2014) An MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 approaches for a landing aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is off the coast of Southern California undergoing amphibious warfare certifications in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released)U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, assist in the efforts of containing the Cocos Fire in San Marcos, Calif., May 15, 2014. 3rd MAW partnered with the Calif. Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to conduct aerial firefighting against several wildfires ablaze in San Diego County. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Corporal Tyler C. Gregory, 3rd MAW COMCAM/RELEASED)Combined military and civilian efforts consisting of various U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and CAL Fire aircraft provide aerial support to extinguish the Las Pulgas Wildfire within the area of Marine Corps Airstation Camp Pendleton, Calif., 16 May, 2014. The Las Pulgas Wildfire on Camp Pendleton has burned more than 15,000 acres and is the largest fire in San Diego County history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Tabitha Castellano/MCIW-MCB CamPen COMCAM/Released)Aviation mechanics conduct maintenance on an F/A-18F Superhornet from the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron of (VFA) 102 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin K. Kittleson/RELEASED)140611-N-PJ969-208 ARABIAN SEA (June 11, 2014) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Clayton Jackson, from Minneapolis, guides an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 during a night vertical replenishment aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58). Philippine Sea is deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Abe McNatt/Released)Paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an airborne operation July 8 at Nurmsi, Estonia. Approximately 600 paratroopers from the brigade are in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as part Operation Atlantic Resolve to demonstrate commitment to NATO obligations and sustain interoperability with allied forces. (Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), U.S. Army Reserve)140718-N-SH953-353 OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (July 18, 2014) Cmdr. Tom Frosch, flight leader and commanding officer of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, leads the Diamond formation in the Diamond Roll maneuver during the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 68 demonstrations at 34 locations across the U.S. in 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald/Released)An F-16C Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an in-air refueling mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, July 22, 2014. 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 high-performance weapon system for the U.S. and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr. /Released)U.S. Sailors prepare for flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the East China Sea July 28, 2014. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Everett Allen, U.S. Navy/Released)An U.S. fighter jet refuels from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)The “Great Wall of Fire” is displayed during the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) sponsored 2014 Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 4, 2014. The air show showcases civilian performances and the aerial prowess of the armed forces but also, their appreciation of the civilian community’s support and dedication to the troops. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trever Statz/Released)U.S. Air Force Capts. Matthew Upchurch, left, and Jennifer Nolta, both C-5M Super Galaxy pilots with the 9th Airlift Squadron, take off from Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2014. The Airmen transported more than 266,000 pounds of cargo as part of retrograde operations in Afghanistan. U.S. and international forces in 2013 began the process of drawing down assets in Afghanistan ahead of the eventual transition to handing over Afghan security to Afghan forces. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Bowcock, U.S. Air Force/Released)Thunderbirds pilots perform the Arrowhead Loop during the Wings and Waves Air Show at Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 12, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)UH-60M Black Hawk flight crews with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and the 10th CAB, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a personnel movement mission through the Salang Pass in Afghanistan Jan. 15, 2014. The Black Hawks reached elevations of over 15,000 feet above sea level as they traveled through the pass.
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