PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2024) Lt. Craig Darling, from Johnstown, N.Y., assigned to Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 117, stands by as an E-2D Hawkeye, prepares to perform a touch and go on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman.
UGE 15: EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON
A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon flies over Alaska during exercise Arctic Defender 24 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 8, 2024. Pacific Skies is a combination of several exercises in the Indo-Pacific theater in which German, French and Spanish air forces participate with U.S. forces.
U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Shelimar Rivera Rosado.
UGE 14: HIP
UGE 13: OSPREY
UGE 12: THUNDERBOLT II
UGE 11: HIND
UGE 10: TORNADO
UGE 9: APACHE
Last Apache A-model The final Apache A-model in the U.S. Army, Apache 451, was ‘retired’ on July 15, 2012. It was then taken to the Boeing facility in Mesa, Ariz., and reconfigured into an AH-64D Apache Longbow.
Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Spires, 36th Inf. Div., Public Affairs Office.
UGE 8: FROGFOOT
UGE 7: JAGUAR
UGE 6: U-2 DRAGON LADY
A U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron flies over RAF Fairford during the Royal International Air Tattoo, July 19, 2025. The U-2 is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that supports global intelligence missions.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam Enbal.
UGE 5: FITTER
UGE 4: SPITFIRE
UGE 3: COBRA
PACIFIC OCEAN (August 27, 2023) An AH-1Z Cobra helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 conducts flight operations as the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) transits the Pacific Ocean, August 27.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Cavenaile.
UGE 2: B-52 STRATOFORTRESS
A B-52 Stratofortress arrives at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., after completing its ferry flight on Dec. 8, 2025, marking a significant step in the ongoing B-52 Radar Modernization Program. This upgrade, including the installation of a new AESA radar, enhances the bomber’s navigation and targeting capabilities, extending its service life through 2050 and beyond.
