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F-35 and F-16 aerial BROLL
U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Staci Kasischke / 56th Fighter Wing / DVIDS · 2016-05-10 · Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, United States.
Archival F-35A and F-16 formation flight footage. Public domain in the United States, as designated by DVIDS; subject to DVIDS public-use limitations and non-endorsement requirements.
Primary source record ↗Sunset flights over Luke
U.S. Air Force / Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder / DVIDS · 2020-07-13 · Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, United States.
An F-35A of the 63rd Fighter Squadron taking flight on an evening mission. Public domain in the United States, as designated by DVIDS; subject to DVIDS public-use limitations and non-endorsement requirements.
Primary source record ↗F-35 test pilot currency flight
F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF / Dane Wiedmann / DVIDS · March 2025 (source date discrepancy noted) · Near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, United States.
F-35B formation flying during a test-pilot currency flight. Public domain in the United States, as designated by DVIDS; subject to DVIDS public-use limitations and non-endorsement requirements.
Primary source record ↗F-35 Lightning II in the Clouds
U.S. Air National Guard / Senior Airman Addie Peterson / DVIDS · 2025-06-23 · Rural Wisconsin, United States.
F-35 formation flight over Wisconsin on a mission in collaboration with the 148th Fighter Wing. Public domain in the United States, as designated by DVIDS; subject to DVIDS public-use limitations and non-endorsement requirements.
Primary source record ↗F-35A Lightning II heritage
U.S. Air Force / Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem / DVIDS · 2025-08-28 · Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, United States.
F-35A aircraft on the Tyndall flight line. Public domain in the United States, as designated by DVIDS; subject to DVIDS public-use limitations and non-endorsement requirements.
Primary source record ↗USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts flight operations
U.S. Navy / MC2 Maxwell Orlosky / DVIDS · 2025-01-24 · Atlantic Ocean.
USS Gerald R. Ford during a routine Atlantic underway. Public domain in the United States, as designated by DVIDS; subject to DVIDS public-use limitations and non-endorsement requirements.
Primary source record ↗M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank
U.S. Army / Erick Ritterby / 3rd Infantry Division / DVIDS · 2016-12-08 · Fort Stewart, Georgia, United States.
Archival aerial view of an M1A2 Abrams crew conducting Table VI gunnery. Public domain in the United States, as designated by DVIDS; subject to DVIDS public-use limitations and non-endorsement requirements.
Primary source record ↗M1 Abrams Tanks Conduct Live Fire in Poland
U.S. Army / Sgt. Devin Klecan / V Corps / DVIDS · 2025-02-27 · Mielno Tank Range, Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland.
Abrams tanks during a proficiency live-fire training exercise, viewed through another tank driver-view system. Public domain in the United States, as designated by DVIDS; subject to DVIDS public-use limitations and non-endorsement requirements.
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