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Edwards AFB Air Show

Edwards AFB is the main Air Force flight test center for the U.S. with a rich aviation history behind it.  This was their first open house event in  3 years.

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Fall into line

A line of C-130 Hercules taxi during a Mobility Air Forces Exercise on Nov. 18, 2009, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Approximately 40 C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-130s from Air Force bases around the U. S. flew about 400 Soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., for airdrops on the Nevada Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephanie Rubi)

Blow hard

Inside the diffuser section of the16-foot supersonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., Dr. Richard Roberts checks out the turbine blades during a site visit Oct. 6, 2009. Dr. Roberts is the project manager of the von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility and the Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility located at Arnold Engineering Development Center on Arnold AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Prowling the Pacific

Two F-22 Raptors fly over the Pacific Ocean during a theater security mission March 9, 2009, as part of a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Raptors are deployed from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

Taking the scenic route

A CV-22 Osprey aircraft from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., flies Jan. 31, 2009, over Florida's Emerald Coast. While over the water, the crew practiced using a hoist, which is used to rescue stranded people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

From dirt to runway, the RED HORSE way

Airman 1st Class Davis Smith carries a guide used in airfield construction Sept. 9, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan. He is part of a team preparing the area for a runway that will allow C-17 Globemaster IIIs to deliver cargo and people directly to FOB Dwyer. Airman Smith is assigned to the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)

Eagle eye welder

Senior Airman Nathan Schroeder welds a crack on a landing gear cover Feb. 24, 2009, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The cover protects hydraulic lines on the landing gear from damage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua J. Seybert)

We'll smoke them out

An Airman in the Advanced Contingency Skills Training Course at the Air Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., practices a patrolling and tactics response during training. The training prepares Airmen for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)


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