A-10/OA-10 THUNDERBOLT II "Warthog"

Thunder and lighting 1st Lt. Dale Stark fires an AGM-65 Maverick missile from an Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex during live-fire training. Lieutenant Stark is an A-10 pilot from the 355th Fighter Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

Members from the 355th FS are tasked to provide mission ready A-10s and a search and rescue capability, in Alaska and deployed sites worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert Wieland)

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FORT POLK, La. -- A Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) drops several flares after destroying a ground target during a live-fire engagement as part of Air Warrior II here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Otero)

Download full High Resolution Image. The newly designed C-model A-10 Thunderbolt II was flown for the first time here. The aircraft, modified with precision engagement technology, can now accept more high-value target missions.

Lockheed U-2 "Dragon Lady"

Lockheed U-2 "Dragon Lady" - The U-2S is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft. Long and narrow wings give the U-2 glider-like characteristics and allow it to quickly lift heavy sensor payloads to unmatched altitudes, keeping them there for extended periods of time. The U-2 is capable of gathering a variety of imagery products, including multi-spectral electro-optic, infrared, and synthetic aperture radar in addition to the high-resolution, broad-area synoptic coverage provided by a traditional “wet film” optical bar camera.

Routinely flown at altitudes over 70,000 feet, the U-2 pilot must wear a full pressure suit similar to those worn by astronauts.

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B-1B LANCER

Bomber power, INDIAN SPRINGS AIR FORCE AUXILIARY FIELD, Nev. - A B-1 Lancer performs a fly-by during a firepower demonstration here recently. The bomber is from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. B-1 Lancer (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca)

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Red Flag-Alaska strengthens coalition forces A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., takes off April 6 from Eielson AFB, Alaska, for a Red Flag-Alaska 07-1 orientation flight. Red Flag-Alaska enables aircrews to practice large-scale combat missions. The exercises are conducted on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex, with air operations flown out of Eielson and nearby Elmendorf AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Justin Weaver.
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