Media Gallery

U.S. and Polish F-16 aircraft wait at the end of the runway for final departure orders before the first mission of Aviation Detachment rotation 13-2, May 13, 2013. [USAF photo by Tech. Sgt. Kenya Shiloh]

Lieutenant Hamza Gümüşsoy

F-16 A Block 15 - MLU

F-16A Block 15 MLU

Maj. Matthew Johnston, (left) 58th FS, instructor pilot, shakes hands with Col.Stephen Jost, 33rd OG commander upon arriving at Eglin AFB with the advanced F-35 Lighting II JSF, May 6, 2013. [USAF photo by SSgt. Nicholas Egebrecht]

An advanced F-35 Lighting II JSF taxis on Eglin AFB arriving to the AETC F-35 schoolhouse on May 6, 2013. The F-35’s arrival will be a major training effort at the schoolhouse, and allow all military branches to train on the newest platform. [USAF photo by SSgt. Nicholas Egebrecht]

USAF F-16C Block 32 #87-0267 from 64 AGRS seen in its new Blizzard paint scheme is seen coming into land at Nellis AFB on May 2, 2013. [Photo by Bruce Smith]

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HAF 346M (Retirement sqn patch) [Stamatis ALS collection]

Lockheed Martin test pilot Al Norman was at the controls for the first flight of F-35A AF-29 (serial number 10-5017). The flight occurred on April 27, 2013 with takeoff and landing at NAS Fort Worth JRB. [Photo by Carl Richards]

USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0357 from 13 FS drops flairs during a training exercise over Misawa AB on February 13, 2013. [Photo by Jake Melampy]

USAF F-16C block 50 #91-0357 from 13 FS drops flairs during a training exercise over Misawa AB on February 13, 2013. [Photo by Jake Melampy]

Two F-16C block 50 #91-0357 & #92-3895 from 13 FS execute a training mission over Misawa AB on February 13, 2013. [Photo by Jake Melampy]

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open doors in Tel Nof Israel 15/04/2013

USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0349 from 176 FS, Wisconsin ANG, on a routine training mission in the skies over Northern Wisconsin on April 23, 2013. [ANG photo by 1st Lt. Stephen Montgomery]

Lt. Col. Matthew 'Pipper' Bradley, 83rd FWS operations director, stands in front of a F-15 Eagle (A-model). He has been selected as Thunderbird No. 1. [USAF photo by MSgt. J Scott Wilcox]

USAF F-16C block 52 #91-0370 assigned to the 157th EFS at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, return from flying a mission on May 10, 2012. Personnel are deployed from McEntire JNGB in support of OEF. [USAF photo by TSgt. Caycee Cook]

The oldest flying F-22 Raptor, tail number 4007, successfully completed its 1,000th sortie on April 19, 2013. The F-22 CTF celebrated the milestone with a James Bond themed plane-side ceremony, referring to the aircraft’s tail number ending in "007". [Lockheed Martin photo by David Henry]

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388th TFW 4-Unit patch of the 1980's prior to the 16th TFS deactivation.

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388th TFW 3-Unit patch of the 1980's after the 16th TFS deactivation.

Lockheed Martin test pilot Al Norman was at the controls for the first flight of F-35A AF-27 (#10-5015). The flight occurred on 22 April 2013 with takeoff and landing at NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas. [Photo by Carl Richards]

USAF F-16C block 50 #94-0045 from 55th FS prepare to taxi out for take-off at Shaw AFB on April 15, 2013. [USAF photo by SrA Tabatha Zarrella]

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!84th TFG 1988 Jan On my enlistment tour of the flightline. Matthew Mckee

USAF F-16C block 52 #93-0535 from 157 FS return to McEntire JNGB from a four-month AEF deployment at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. [USAF photo]

USAF F-16C block 52 #92-3899 from 157 FS return to McEntire JNGB from a four-month AEF deployment at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. [USAF photo]

USAF F-16C block 52 #92-3911 from 157 FS return to McEntire JNGB from a four-month AEF deployment at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on August 23, 2012. [USAF photo]