U.S. Air Force: Pictures provide rare glimpse into life in the skies

This stunning set of photographs illustrate the difficult but often inspiring work undertaken by the U.S. Air Force. Each photograph was taken by a member of the Air Force during training in America, South Korea and Afghanistan. From spectacular views aboard an aircraft to intimate moments shared between the airmen, the pictures provide a snapshot into the daily life of those magnificent men and women in their flying machines.

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  1. Various aircrafts demonstrate an
  2. A C-130J Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, performs an engine-running offload at Geronimo Landing Zone on Fort Polk, Louisiana (Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres/USAF/Rex Features)
  3. 139th Airlift Wing Sound of Speed Airshow and Open House practice at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph, Missouri (Sheldon Thompson/USAF/Rex Features)
  4. Airman Basic Rebecca Perez briefly closes her eyes during a field training exercise at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland (Val Gempis/USAF/Rex Features)
  5. A C-17 Globemaster III drops U.S. Army Soldiers over Sicily Drop Zone during Large Package Week at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Large Package Week is a Joint Army and Air Force training e
  6. Loadmaster Senior Airman Dylan Strom enjoys the spectacular view during a civic leaders and clergy flight. Clergy and leaders from the local Minneapolis– Saint Paul area participated in an orientation
  7. Staff Sgt. Salvatore DiGiacomo wears the explosive ordnance operational equipment in New York City (Jeremy Lock/USAF/ Rex Features)
  8. A C-5 Galaxy with the 107th Airlift Wing, shoots live flares during a night formation training mission (Ray Lloyd/USAF/Rex Features)
  9. Staff Sgt. Ernest Andrews participates in Combat Skills Training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey, in preparation of an upcoming deployment. The exercise is used to provide Airmen the s
  10. Afghan air force Sgt. Razeg, a gunner, fires an M-240 weapon from an Mi-17 Helicopter during a mission from Kabul, Afghanistan. The flight was a

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