HomeNewsPhotos

 

USAFWC & NELLIS AFB PHOTOS

 

Clear Filters | 41 - 60 of 134 results

Nellis F-15’s ‘odometer’ hits 10,000 flight hours

Aircraft 83-3014, an F-15 Eagle, sits on the flightline after reaching 10,000 flight hours during a sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25, 2017. The aircraft is the first F-15 assigned to a Nellis AFB unit to hit the 10,000 hour milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Details Download

Nellis F-15’s ‘odometer’ hits 10,000 flight hours

Maj. Cody Clark, 433rd Weapons Squadron F-15 pilot, is greeted by Airman 1st Class Thatcher Gore, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Eagle Maintenance Unit crew chief, after a sortie in which aircraft 83-3014 hit 10,000 flight hours at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25, 2017. Although the Air Force’s F-15 fleet is more than 30 years old, only a handful of the C/D/E aircraft are believed to be in the 10,000 hour club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Details Download

Nellis F-15’s ‘odometer’ hits 10,000 flight hours

Airman 1st Class Thatcher Gore, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Eagle Maintenance Unit crew chief, performs a postflight check on an F-15 Eagle after the aircraft hit 10,000 flight hours during a sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 25, 2017. To get the aircraft to 10,000 flight hours, more than 100,000 maintenance hours have been put in by maintenance professionals like Gore for the last 30 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

Airmen from the 57th Maintenance Group, Lightning Aircraft Maintenance Unit, load an F-35A Lightning II during the 57th Wing’s third quarter weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 7. Lightning AMU is responsible for the aircraft maintenance of the F-35A Lightning II at Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

Airmen from the Raptor Aircraft Maintenance Unit look over their checklist to load an F-22 Raptor during the 57th Wing’s third quarter weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 7. Raptor AMU is responsible for the maintenance of the F-22s on Nellis AFB.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

An Airman from the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secures a weapons cart during the 57th Wing’s third quarter weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 7. During the competition, load crew members are evaluated on a written test, dress and appearance inspection, composite tool kit inspection, and the weapons load. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

Aircraft that will be used during the 57th Wing’s third quarter weapons load crew competition sit on the flightline before the competition begins at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 7. Load crews were chosen for their outstanding duty performance and exceptional loading ability during the friendly competition between F-15, F-16, F-22, F-35 and A-10 crews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

An Airman assigned to the Raptor Aircraft Maintenance Unit checks a loaded munition on an F-22 Raptor during the 57th Wing’s third quarter weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 7. The quarterly competition highlights Airmen for their loading skill and duty performance.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

Senior Airman Jake Taeschler, 57th Maintenance Group, evaluates the loading of an F-15 Eagle during the quarterly weapons load competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 07, 2016. In addition to recognizing superior performers, load crew competitions also help keep weapons loaders’ skills sharp and ready for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

An Airman checks munitions during the third quarter load competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 07, 2016. Crews are inspected on their dress and appearance, orderliness of their tool boxes, the weapons load, and a written test to determine the 57th Maintenance Group’s best weapons load crew of the quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

Tech. Sgt. Daryl Speaks, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons expeditor, checks the panels of an A-10 Thunderbolt II during the 57th Wing’s third quarter weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 7. The load crew competition is a quarterly event held at Nellis AFB to highlight the exceptional Airmen of the 57th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

Testing skills: third quarter load competition

Staff Sgt. Johnathan Fulbright, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loads munitions onto an F-15 Eagle during the 57th Wing’s third quarter weapons load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 7. The competition provides weapons loaders throughout the 57th Maintenance Group the opportunity to display their warfighting skills to their peers and superiors.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
Details Download

USAFWS: Deliberate Strike Night

Maj. Charles Schellbach, 509th Weapons Squadron KC-135 pilot, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., flies during Deliberate Strike Night over the Nevada Test and Training Range, June 16, 2016. With the purpose of DSN being to show the full-spectrum capabilities of the approximately 60 Air Force and U.S. Navy assets that are participating, planning such a complex exercise is no simple task. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Details Download

USAFWS: Deliberate Strike Night

Maj. Justin Hargrove, 509th Weapons Squadron KC-135 pilot, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., wears the coveted United States Weapons School Graduate Patch during Deliberate Strike Night at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 16, 2016. At the conclusion of nearly 400 hours of graduate level academics and combat training missions, the Weapons School course comes climaxes with a week-long exercise known as Advanced Integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Details Download

USAFWS: Deliberate Strike Night

Two B-2 Sprit’s, assigned to the 325th Weapons Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, taxi down the runway as they prepare to takeoff during Deliberate Strike Night at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 16, 2016. Since the focus of DSN is on 5th Generation Stealth assets with 4th Generation Conventional assets one of the main players during the night is the B-2 Spirit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Details Download

USAFWS: Deliberate Strike Night

A B-1 Lancer, assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off during Deliberate Strike Night at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 16, 2016. Composed of six different missions, Advanced Integration contains one of the most dynamic pertaining to fourth and fifth Generation airframes, a night exercise known as Deliberate Strike Night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Details Download

USAFWS: Deliberate Strike Night

Maj. Charles Schellbach, 509th Weapons Squadron KC-135 pilot, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash,, throttles the engines of a KC-135 Stratotanker up during Deliberate Strike Night at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 16, 2016. Advanced Integration itself is composed of six different vulnerability periods, one of the most dynamic when it pertains to 4th and 5th Generation airframes is a night exercise known as Deliberate Strike Night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Details Download

USAFWS: Deliberate Strike Night

A KC-135, assigned to the 509th Weapons Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., preforms aerial refueling on an F-22 Raptor, assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., over the Nevada Test and Training Range during the United States Air Force Weapons School’s Deliberate Strike Night, June 16, 2016. DSN is part of the final seven day Advanced Integration portion of the Weapons School curriculum; testing stealth and conventional airframes abilities to conduct attacks during the hours after the sun sets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Details Download

USAFWS: Deliberate Strike Night

An F-15 Strike Eagle, assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is refueled in-air during Deliberate Strike Night over the Nevada Test and Training Range, June 16, 2016. With approximately 60 airframes working together serve to accomplish DSN focus of Air Force low-observable and conventional platforms deliberately targeting an adversary’s simulated IADS in an antiaccess, area denial scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Details Download

USAFWS: Deliberate Strike Night

An F-22 Raptor, assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies as it is refueled in-air during Deliberate Strike Night over the Nevada Test and Training Range, June 16, 2016. DSN fits into the bigger picture of the Advanced Integration portion of the weapons school curriculum by testing stealth and conventional airframes abilities to conduct attacks during the hours after the sun sets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Details Download