菲律宾吕宋岛克拉克空军基地，雷霆对抗 90-2 联合空中作战演习中，美国空军第14战术战斗机中队的 F-16C 战斗机机群准备出动。（A line of 14th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft prepare for takeoff during Exercise Cope Thunder 90-2.）

1990年2月20日，加利福尼亚州帕姆代尔，一架美国空军SR-71A高空侦察机因液压泄露紧急降落后被拖离跑道。（A head-on view of an SR-71A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft as it is towed from the runway after an emergency landing. The aircraft was on a test flight from Palmdale, California, when it developed a hydraulic leak.）

1990年11月4日，波斯湾，美国海军VFA-74中队的两架F/A-18C“大黄蜂”舰载战斗攻击机掠过正在向右急转的萨拉托加号航空母舰。时值“沙漠盾牌”行动进行中，旨在向海湾地区紧急增兵，阻止伊拉克进一步入侵沙特，并迫使其从科威特撤军。空中力量以其特有的机动快速而在此次行动中备受重用。（Aerial view two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74) in flight above the Forrestal Class, Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation Desert Shield. The SARATOGA is making a hard turn to starboard and is in the background.）