10 photos from strategypage.com from 7 September 2014 year
US Air Force captain Eric Stuxbury (Erica Stooksbury), a pilot of the Globemaster III C-17 transport aircraft of the eight hundred and sixteenth expeditionary transport squadron, controls the lighting of the C-17 cockpit devices over Iraq in the 30 of August 2014 in the year after the humanitarian operation to drop cargo Amirli in Iraq. Two C-17 aircraft dropped 79 containers with fresh drinking water for a total of 7513 liters. Two C-130 Hercules dropped 30 containers containing 3032 gallons of fresh drinking water and 7056 ready-to-eat rations. US President Barack Obama has approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to Iraq, as well as targeted air strikes to protect US personnel from extremists, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The operation is led by the US Central Command. (Photo by Senior Sergeant Vernon Young Jr. (Vernon Young Jr.), US Air Force)
2. Tornado in Utah
The Tornado GR4 aircraft leaves Hill Airbase to take part in the March 6 2014 exercises. The Tornado Royal Air Force Training Squadron from Losemut in Northern Scotland was seconded to Hill Air Base for three weeks and was used by the Utah training ground for the use of various weapons. Tornado is a double, all-weather, advanced, little high-altitude combat platform and is in service with the British Royal Air Force for thirty-one years. (Photo by Alex R. Lloyd (Alex R. Lloyd), USAF)
3. The fire!
The American soldiers of the Alpha 2 battery battalion of the 77 battalion of the field artillery 4, a the main Afghanistan Soldiers and their unit sighting shooting. (Photo by specialist Ariel Solomon, US Army)
4. Approach
The foreman of the 3 th article of the US Navy boatswain team Jennifer Sahley directs the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter during the landing on the deck of the USS Ross destroyer (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean 16 of the August 2014 of the year. The US Navy missile destroyers took part in the European phased exercise program in the Black Sea with national fleet partners to promote peace and stability in the region. (Photo by 2 Mass Communications Specialist John Herman, US Navy)
5. Red flag raptor
F-22 Raptor The United States Air Force is flying above the clouds during the RED FLAG-Alaska 14 20th August 2014 exercise at Eilson Air Base, Alaska. F-22, assigned to the 90 th Fighter Squadron of the combined base Elmendorf-Richardson (Alaska), has a sophisticated sensor set that allows the pilot to monitor, detect, fire and destroy airborne threats before being detected. (Photo by Senior Sergeant Jim Araos, USAF)
6. Ready to strike at ISIL
The US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker Air Tanker over Iraq 21 August 2014 performs refueling of the United States Navy F / A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the 213 9th Squadron. US President Barack Obama has approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to Iraq, as well as targeted air strikes to protect US personnel from extremists, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The operation is led by the US Central Command. (Photo by Senior Sergeant Shawn Nickel, USAF)
7. BUFF in South Dakota
The heavy bomber B-52 Stratofortress takes off on August 14, 2014 during an exercise to integrate weapons used outside the air defense zone, Ellsworth Air Base (South Dakota). B-52 and B-1B bombers took part in the weekly exercises, working out simulated combat scenarios at the Powder River Training Complex, South Dakota, to help prepare for real unforeseen circumstances. B-52 assigned to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. (Photo by senior private aviation Anania Tekurio, USAF)
8. Birds of prey in the South China Sea
South China Sea (August 24th, 2014). The MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor, assigned to the 163th reinforced mid-range naval squadron of convertiplanes, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) landing ship. Mackin Island, the flagship of the eponymous amphibious combat ready group, is deployed together with the 11th Marine Corps Expeditionary Force to promote peace and freedom in the open sea, providing security and stability in the area of operations of the 7th American fleet. (Photo by 2nd Class Mass Media Specialist Christopher Lindahl, United States Navy)
9. "Eyes in the sky" return
Persian Gulf (21 of August 2014 of the year) E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to Asam-Bears of the 124 th early warning radar squadron, lands on the flight deck of the USS aircraft carrier George HW Bush (CVN 77). The aircraft carrier George W. Bush supports maritime security operations in the US 5 fleet. (Photo of third-rate mass communications specialist Margaret Keith, US Navy)
10. Refuel and set sail
The A-10 Thunderbolt II USAF attack aircraft from the 303 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, departs from the KC-135 Stratotanker air tanker over Eastern Afghanistan on the 16 August August 2014. The A-10's excellent maneuverability at low speeds and low altitudes made it one of the most used aircraft of direct air support for the entire Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Vernon Young Jr. (Vernon Young Jr.), US Air Force)
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