Saturday, June 11, 2011

F-16C Fighting Falcon

Capt. Steve Boatright, an F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot, fires an AIM-9M Sidewinder heat-seeking missile at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico. Captain Boatright is assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The squadron recently deployed to Tyndall AFB, Fla., to fly air-to-air weapons testing missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Ammons)

F-16C Fighting Falcon

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 428th Fighter Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., takes off for a training mission during exercise cooperative cope thunder here July 19. Cope thunder is the largest multilateral air combat training exercise in the Pacific and simulates the wartime conditions pilots would face in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

F-16C Fighting Falcon

An F-16C Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., heads out for a mission over the Nevada Test and Training Ranges during Red Flag 04-3 here Aug 20. More than 100 aircraft and 2,500 participants are involved in this exercise. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the U.S. Air Force and its allies. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)

F-16C Fighting Falcon

A pair of F-16C Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., head out for a mission over Nevada's test and training ranges during Red Flag 04-3 here Aug 20. More than 100 aircraft and 2,500 participants are involved in this exercise. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the U.S. Air Force and its allies. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gruenwald)

F-16C Fighting Falcon

An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 522nd Fighter Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., releases an AGM-154 joint standoff weapon over the Utah Test and Training Range. The mission was part of an air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program mission commonly referred to as Combat Hammer. The squadron is deployed to Hill AFB, Utah. (Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Ammons)

CT-114 Tutor

Snowbirds maintenance Crew Chief Sgt Marlene Shillingford performs “A checks” on a CT-114 Tutor aircraft. (Photo: CF Photo by OCdt Timothy Templeman)