U.S Air Force in Europe
| F-16 Fighting
Falcons fly Combat Air Patrol missions >> |
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| A pair of F-16
Fighting Falcons from the 510th Fighter Squadron,
Aviano AB, Italy, fly in formation during a
Combat Air Patrol (CAP) mission. Planes flying
the CAP missions provide air cover for NATO
Operation Allied Force strike missions in
Yugoslavia. |
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<< Close-up
of A-10 Thunderbolt II |
| A
U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies in
formation moments before dropping away from a
refueling tanker. The A-10 is headed for a strike
on targets in Yugoslavia in support of NATO
Operation Allied Force on Thursday, April 22,
1999. The A-10 is assigned to the 52nd Fighter
Wing, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air
Base, Germany, but is flying missions from its
deployed location at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The
military objective is to attack further Serbian
people and reduce the ability of the Serbian
military forces to deter NATO invading
Yugoslavia. Fourteen NATO countries are currently
contributing to Operation Allied Force. |
| A-10 Weapons upload
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| Weapons
loaders with the 40th Air Expeditionary Group at
Gioia del Colle Air Base, Italy, load a CBU 87
bomb onto the wing of an A-10. The 40th is
composed of A-10 aircraft and personnel deployed
from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and Pope Air
Force Base, N.C. |
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<< Spanish
F-18 and U.S. Air Force F-16 |
| A Spanish F-18
and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon wait for
the signal to take off in support of NATO's
Operation Allied Force. |
| B-2 refueling
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| A
U.S. Air Force B-2 aircraft slides into place for
aerial refueling over the Atlantic Ocean during
an April mission in support of NATO Operation
Allied Force. |
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<< B-2 Spirit
is prepared for combat mission |
| An aircrew
performs an engine warm-up of a B-2 Spirit
stealth bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman
Air Force Base, Mo., prior to departure on
Friday, April 23, 1999, on an Operation Allied
Force combat mission. |
| B-52H
Stratofortress at Royal Air Force Fairford
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| A B-52H
Stratofortress touches down at Royal Air Force
Fairford, England. The Sratofortress is deployed
to England as part of the 2nd Air Expeditionary
Group supporting NATO Operation Allied Force. |
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