2012年4月18日，路易斯安那州巴克斯代尔空军基地，美国空军第96轰炸机中队（96th BS）的B-52H"同温层堡垒"战略轰炸机完成8小时的飞行训练返回基地。（Crew members from the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., return from an 8-hour training flight on a B-52H Stratofortress, April 18. The training allows the air crew to practice numerous capabilities for the B-52H, including nuclear and conventional missions, rapid global strike capabilities and the ability to reach hardened targets anytime, anywhere.）

2012年4月18日，马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站，美国海军F-35C"闪电"II联合攻击战斗机CF-01和CF-02试验机编队起飞，前往大西洋海域进行飞行测试。飞行员是埃里克·布斯(Eric Buus)和马修·泰勒(Matthew Taylor)，F-35C是美国海军新一代舰载战斗攻击机，相比F-35A和F-35B其拥有更大的机翼面积和增强的起落架，以承受航空母舰上弹射起飞和拦阻索降落时苛刻的使用环境。（PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (April 18, 2012) Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor take off in F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 for a formation test flight in the Atlantic test range. The test flights included a formation takeoff and landing, and structural loads testing on CF-2. The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River prior to delivery to the fleet. ）

2012年4月18日，大西洋，美国海军F-35C"闪电"II联合攻击战斗机CF-01和CF-02试验机编队进行低速起落架试飞，飞行员是埃里克·布斯(Eric Buus)和马修·泰勒(Matthew Taylor)，这两架F-35C由马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞，试飞项目包括编队起飞和降落，CF-02结构载荷。F-35C是美国海军新一代舰载战斗攻击机，相比F-35A和F-35B其拥有更大的机翼面积和增强的起落架，以承受航空母舰上弹射起飞和拦阻索降落的苛刻的使用环境。（CF-01 Flight 134/CF-02 Flight 88. First C-model formation flight with Lt Col Matt Taylor as the pilot of CF-02 and CDR Eric Buus as the pilot of CF-01. 18 April 2012.First F-35C Formation Flight.For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft launch together and conduct formation flying at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., April 18, 2012.）

2012年4月18日，大西洋，美国海军F-35C"闪电"II联合攻击战斗机CF-01和CF-02试验机编队试飞，飞行员是埃里克·布斯(Eric Buus)和马修·泰勒(Matthew Taylor)，这两架F-35C由马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞，试飞项目包括编队起飞和降落，CF-02结构载荷，F-35C是美国海军新一代舰载战斗攻击机，相比F-35A和F-35B其拥有更大的机翼面积和增强的起落架，以承受航空母舰上弹射起飞和拦阻索降落的苛刻的使用环境。（ATLANTIC TEST RANGE (April 18, 2012) Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 on a formation test flight in the Atlantic test range. The test flights included a formation takeoff and landing, and structural loads testing on CF-2. The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River prior to delivery to the fleet. ）

2012年4月18日，大西洋，美国海军F-35C"闪电"II联合攻击战斗机CF-01和CF-02试验机编队试飞，飞行员是埃里克·布斯(Eric Buus)和马修·泰勒(Matthew Taylor)，这两架F-35C由马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站起飞，试飞项目包括编队起飞和降落，CF-02结构载荷，F-35C是美国海军新一代舰载战斗攻击机，相比F-35A和F-35B其拥有更大的机翼面积和增强的起落架，以承受航空母舰上弹射起飞和拦阻索降落的苛刻的使用环境。（ATLANTIC TEST RANGE (April 18, 2012) Cmdr. Eric Buus and Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matthew Taylor fly F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 on a formation test flight in the Atlantic test range. The test flights included a formation takeoff and landing, and structural loads testing on CF-2. The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River prior to delivery to the fleet.）

2013年4月18日，新墨西哥白沙，"雷鸣天使'2013"联合战斗搜救演习中，美国空军第355战斗机联队（355th FW）的 A-10C“雷电”II 攻击机在前沿加油点加油，该机驻扎于亚利桑那州戴维斯－蒙森空军基地，可提供近距离空中支援（CAS），空中遮断（AI），前进空中控制（FAC），战斗搜索与救援（CSAR）等任务。（Senior Airman Casey Kubick (left) and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Roof refuel an A-10 Thunderbolt II using a forward area refueling point April 18, 2013, in White Sands, N.M., during exercise Angel Thunder 2013. Angel Thunder is the largest joint service, multinational, interagency combat search and rescue exercise designed to train personnel recovery assets using a variety of scenarios to simulate deployment conditions and contingencies. Kubick and Roof are with the 755th Logistics Readiness Squadron.）

2013年4月21日，太平洋，美国海军F/A-18E“超级大黄蜂”战斗攻击机使用加油吊舱为EA-6B“徘徊者”电子战机空中加油，其中F/A-18E属于VFA-41战斗攻击机中队，EA-6B则隶属于 VAQ-133“魔法师”电子攻击中队，这两个中队都驻扎在斯坦尼斯号航空母舰（CVN-74），随舰进行为期八个月的海外部署。（PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20, 2013) An EA-6B Prowler from the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 and an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 perform a refueling exercise during an air power demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.）

2013年4月21日，太平洋，美国海军一架EA-6B“徘徊者”电子战机和二架F/A-18F“超级大黄蜂”战斗攻击机编队飞行，其中 EA-6B 隶属于 VAQ-133“魔法师”电子攻击中队，F/A-18F则属于VFA-41战斗攻击机中队，这两个中队都驻扎在斯坦尼斯号航空母舰（CVN-74），随舰进行为期八个月的海外部署。（PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20, 2013) An EA-6B Prowler from the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 and two F/A-18F Super Hornets from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 fly over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.）

2013年4月21日，太平洋，美国海军一架EA-6B“徘徊者”电子战机和二架F/A-18F“超级大黄蜂”战斗攻击机编队飞行，其中 EA-6B 隶属于 VAQ-133“魔法师”电子攻击中队，F/A-18F则属于VFA-41战斗攻击机中队，这两个中队都驻扎在斯坦尼斯号航空母舰（CVN-74），随舰进行为期八个月的海外部署。（PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20, 2013) An EA-6B Prowler from the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 and two F/A-18F Super Hornets from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 fly over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.）

2013年4月21日，西亚，美国空军空中机动司令部（AMC）第386空中远征联队的C-130E"大力神"战术运输机正在起飞，这架C-130E来自德克萨斯州空中国民警卫队（ANG）第136空运联队（136th AW），当执行联邦任务时即归属AMC指挥。这种运输机主要执行战术空运任务，能够从粗糙的土跑道上起降，是空投部队和装备进入敌对地区的主要交通工具。（An Air Mobility Command C-130 Hercules deployed from the Texas Air National Guard lifts off April 21, 2013, from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas.）