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WHENUAPAI AIR SHOW 2009

WHENUAPAI AIR BASE, New Zealand -- Capt. Brett Lent, C-17 pilot, 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, gives an overview to members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force fire team upon arrival here March 18 to participate in the Whenuapai Air Show. This is the first time since 1981 that a U.S. jet has participated in the annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

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Chinese general greets Hickam Airmen

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Lt. Gen. Jiang Jianzeng, Nanjing Military Region Air Force commander, People's Liberation Army Air Force, accompanied by Col. Giovanni Tuck, 15th Airlift Wing commander, expresses appreciation to members of the 535th Airlift Squadron for the C-17 static display July 14, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Hickam Airmen conduct 4-ship C-17 airdrop training

C-17 Globemaster IIIs participate in a four-ship, airdrop training mission Aug. 13 over the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The C-17s are assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The 535th AS aircrews conducted the multi-element training to maintain currency and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Wake Island evacuates

060828-F-9701L-005 The second wave of 188 Wake Island evacuees board a C-17 Globemaster III, from Hickam Air Force Base, prior to Super Typhoon Ioke reaching the tiny U.S. territory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Andrew Leonhard)

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C-17 pilot greets Chinese during relief mission

CHENGDU SHUANGLIU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, People?s Republic of China ? Major Anthony Davis, a C-17 pilot assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squadron, presents Senior Captain GUAN Youfei, Deputy Director of the Chinese Ministry of Defense's Foreign Affairs Office, with gifts of traditional Hawaiian chocolates and an American Flag patch at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in China on May 17, 2008. Major Davis was the aircraft commander of one of the C-17s, which carried nearly 100,000 pounds of relief supplies. Also pictured is Brig. Gen. Charles W. Hooper, U.S. Defense Attache. The United States Pacific Command support of earthquake relief efforts was authorized by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in support of the U.S. Department of State. (US Air Force photo )

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Hickam Airmen conduct 4-ship C-17 airdrop training

A C-17 Globemaster III releases a practice pallet during a four-ship, airdrop training mission Aug. 13 over the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The C-17 is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. 535th AS aircrews conducted the multi-element training to maintain currency and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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C-130s on the flightline

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron sit on the flightline before a six-ship sortie. The squadron is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific region. They provide C-130 aircrews to conduct theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Crew chief guides in F-22

A 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief guides an F-22A Raptor into its final parking spot during an arrival ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska in August 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Elmendorf F-22s fly over Alaskan mountain range

F-22s from the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. As the largest and principal unit within 11th Air Force, the 3rd Wing trains and equips an Air Expeditionary Force lead wing comprised of more than 6,600 Airmen and F-15C/D, E-3B, C-17, F-22A and C-12 aircraft. It provides air supremacy, surveillance, worldwide airlift, and agile combat support forces to project global power and global reach. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA -- An F-15 from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada takes off in full after-burners during Northern Edge '08.

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA -- An F-15 from Kadena Air Force Base, Japan taxis as an F-22 takes off for Northern Edge '08. The F-22 is assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron here.

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F-16 training mission over South Korea

KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- Pilots from the 35th Fighter Squadron conduct a training mission over the South Korean peninsula Jan 30. Pilots assigned to the 35th FS utilize training missions to simulate actual conditions they may face in combat and keep their war-fighting skills honed. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt Quinton T. Burris)

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F-16s painted in new Agressor scheme

Three F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron assigned to Eielson Air Force Base fly together in formation over parts of the Pacific Alaska Range Complex prior to a combat training mission March 20, 2008 in preparation for the first Red Flag-Alaska exercise. This training exercise allows the pilots to practice in flight fighting and maneuvering capabilities that will be used against the participants in the Red Flag-Alaska exercise to simulate the capabilities of enemy aircraft.(U.S Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler)

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F-22 Raptor and Russian bomber

Two F-22 Raptors from 11th Air Force, 3rd Wing, based at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska intercepted a pair of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers on November 22, 2007. Both "Bears" belong to the 326th Heavy Bomber Air Division and are operated from Ukrainka air base. The intercept was a first for the Raptor. (US Air Force photo)

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F-22 Raptor intercepts Russian bomber

Two F-22 Raptors from 11th Air Force, 3rd Wing, based at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska intercepted a pair of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers on November 22, 2007. Both "Bears" belong to the 326th Heavy Bomber Air Division and are operated from Ukrainka air base. The intercept was a first for the Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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F-22s arrive at Elmendorf

The first of 40 F-22A Raptors taxi in to park during an arrival ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska in August 2007. The aircraft, which is flown and maintained by the active duty Air Force's 90th Fighter Squadron and Air Force Reserve?s 302nd Fighter Squadron, was the first to be permanently based outside of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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First F-22 arrives at Elmendorf

The first of 40 F-22A Raptors lands during an arrival ceremony at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska in August 2007. The aircraft, which is flown and maintained by the active duty Air Force's 90th Fighter Squadron and Air Force Reserve?s 302nd Fighter Squadron, was the first to be permanently based outside of the continental United States. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Loading pallets on a C-17

060912-F-2034C-002 Members from the 15th Civil Engineering Squadron load pallets of equipment on a C-17 Globemaster III at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii Sept. 12, 2006. The C-17 is taking a 53-person team comprised of CE, Defense Department employees and contractors to assess damage left by Super Typhoon Ioke after it struck Wake Island Aug. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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PACAF brings humanitarian assistance to Burma

Senior Airman Daniel Mortensen, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan works with a Burmese soldier to unload relief supplies from a C-130 at the Rangoon International Airport, Burma, on May 12, 2008. The shipment of water, mosquito nets and blankets was the first U.S. military flight in support of relief efforts to Burma following Tropical Cyclone Nagris that swept through the country earlier that month. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

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PACAF C-17 delivers relief supplies to China

CHENGDU SHUANGLIU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, People's Republic of China (May 18, 2008) Members of the Chinese media gather around a C-17 Globemaster III from the 15th Airlift Wing at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The United States Pacific Command support of earthquake relief efforts was authorized by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in support of the U.S. Department of State. (US Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

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PACAF C-130 brings relief to Burma

Burma service members form a line to carry water supplies off an Air Force C-130 at the Yangon International airport (Rangoon) on May 12, 2008. The plane, which is from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, carried water, food and medical supplies to provide relief to Burma after it was struck by Cyclone Nargis on May 2, 2008. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

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