ARABIAN GULF (April 14, 2020) A
CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, attached to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), April 14, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie)
A U.S. Air Force
B-1B Lancer approaches a
KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel during a 32-hour round-trip sortie on April 30, 2020, to conduct operations over the Pacific. (Senior Airman Cynthia Belío/Air Force)
New York, NY, April 28, 2020--The military's elite flight demonstration squadrons, the Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds, gave a salute to health care workers and others on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus. A total of 12 fighter jets, six of the Air Force's F-16C/D Fighting Falcons and half a dozen F-18 C/D Hornets streaked over New York City, Newark, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island before heading to Trenton, N.J., and Philadelphia. Photo by K.C. Wilsey/FEMA
UNITED STATES (April 28, 2020) The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, honor frontline COVID-19 first responders and essential workers with formation flights over New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia, April 28, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Hicks)
DOVER, DE, UNITED STATES 04.09.2020 - A C-5M Super Galaxy undergoes a major isochronal inspection by 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance personnel at the Isochronal Inspection Dock on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 9, 2020. Personnel wore cloth masks and practiced social distancing as much as possible while performing maintenance on the Super Galaxy to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
An
F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron performs a flight maneuver above RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, April 15, 2020. The 492nd FS conducts daily routine training to provide combat capabilities to the region and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)
PHILIPPINE SEA (April 9, 2020) An
F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) launches from the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rufus Hucks)
EAST CHINA SEA (April 9, 2020) An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Warlords" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 flies alongside two AH-64 Apache helicopters, attached to the "Grim Reapers" of U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 4-2 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Bravo Company, as part of Cooperative Deployment (CODEP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)
A U.S.MH-60S Knighthawk, Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, Navy MQ-4C Triton, five Air Force
B-52 Stratofortresses and six
KC-135 Stratotankers stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, perform an elephant walk April 13, 2020. The parade of aircraft showcases the 36th Wing's readiness and ability to generate combat airpower at a moment's notice to ensure regional stability throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 25, 2020) Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters, assigned to the "Dragon Slayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, fly over the flight deck of the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), not pictured, during a replenishment-at-sea in the Atlantic Ocean, April 25, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Gruss)
Maj. Marc Nichols, 452nd Flight Test Squadron assistant director of operations, conducts a walk-through inspection of an RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely-piloted aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., April 6, 2020. The RQ-4’s mission is to provide a broad spectrum of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)
ARABIAN GULF (April. 16, 2020) A Sailor, assigned to Commander Task Force 56, launches an RQ-20B PUMA Unmanned Aerial System aboard a Mark VI Patrol Boat in the Arabian Gulf, April 16. CTF 56 is responsible for the planning and execution of expeditionary missions including coastal riverine operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kory Alsberry)
The “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 hold an airborne change-of-command ceremony departing from Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, on April 25, 2020.(Seaman Apprentice Rafael Avelar/Navy)
Sailors assigned to the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 conduct a flight deck scrub down on the
Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) during routine maintenance on April 6, 2020, in the Andaman Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brenton Poyser/Navy)
The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” fly over parts of Colorado during an Air Force Salutes flyover, April 18, 2020. The Air Force Salutes campaign honors health care workers, first responders, military members and other essential personnel working on the front lines to combat the coronavirus. (Staff Sgt. Cory W. Bush/Air Force)
