美国阿拉斯加州埃尔门多夫-理查森联合基地，美国空军第525战斗机中队的 F-22A 战斗机进行飞行前检查。（U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marlon Kellywood, 3rd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor after a training mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2014. The F-22 is designed to project air dominance rapidly and at great distances.）

美国阿拉斯加州埃尔门多夫-理查森联合基地，美国空军第525战斗机中队的 F-22A 战斗机正在起飞进行训练。（A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 525th Fighter Squadron takes-off from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, flightline during a training mission, Aug. 6, 2014. The F-22 is designed to project air dominance rapidly and at great distances.）

美国密歇根州，美国空军第180战斗机联队的 F-16CM 战斗机在“北部打击”(Northern Strike) 演习中从阿尔皮纳战备训练中心起飞，该演习旨在锻炼空地联合作战能力。（A U.S. Air Force F-16 from the 180th Fighter Wing takes off from the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich., Aug. 21, 2014. The 180th Fighter Wing deployed to the CRTC to participate Operation Northern Strike, a joint exercise led by the National Guard that demonstrates the combined power of the air and ground forces.）

希腊苏达湾空军基地，美国空军第480战斗机中队的 F-16CM 战斗机准备滑出停机区前往起飞跑道。（An U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft pilot from the 480th Fighter Squadron waits to taxi to the flightline Aug. 18, 2014, during a training event between the U.S. and Hellenic air forces.）

希腊苏达湾空军基地，美国空军第480战斗机中队的 F-16CM 带弹起飞。（An U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft pilot launches his jet Aug. 18, 2014, at Souda Bay, Greece, during a training event between Greece and the U.S. The training included 22 aircraft launches a day.）

希腊苏达湾空军基地，美国空军第480战斗机中队的 F-16CM 在跑道上滑行准备起飞。（An U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft pilot taxis to the flightline Aug. 18, 2014, at Souda Bay, Greece, during a two-week training event between Greece and the U.S. The training allows the NATO partners to fly together during peacetime to strengthen their joint military capability.）

美国新泽西州大西洋县蛋港镇，大西洋城航空展中，美国空军雷鸟飞行表演队的 F-16CM 进行飞行前检查。（Team members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team conduct pre-flight checks of Thunderbird 6 at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, on Aug. 13, 2014.）

美国新泽西州大西洋县蛋港镇，美国空军雷鸟飞行表演队的柯蒂斯·多尔蒂驾驶 F-16CM 准备起飞参加大西洋城航空展飞行表演。（U.S. Air Force Maj. Curtis Dougherty of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team prepares for takeoff at the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, N.J., on Aug. 13, 2014.）

日本冲绳东部海域，华盛顿号航空母舰前沿部署期间，舰载机联队的飞行员登上战机座舱准备出动。（WATERS EAST OF OKINAWA (July 28, 2014) Pilots prepare for flight on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.）

日本冲绳东部海域，美国海军VAQ-141电子攻击中队一架 EA-18G 电子战机在挂载滑梭准备从前沿部署中的华盛顿号航空母舰上起飞。（WATERS EAST OF OKINAWA (July 31, 2014) Sailors aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) prepare to launch an EA-18G Growler from the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron from the ship's flight deck. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.）