Ground Crew Collection (page 8)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers cargo to USS Mobile Bay
February 16, 2013 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers cargo to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during a vertical replenishment

An SH-60F Seahawk embarked aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
An SH-60F Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 11 (HS-11), embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an AV-8B Harrier
Atlantic Ocean, January 10, 2005 - Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an AV-8B Harrier to turn right on the flight deck of USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

Sailors perform pre-flight checks on a T-45C Goshawk
Atlantic Ocean, February 1, 2013 - Sailors perform pre-flight checks on a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush

A BQM-74E drone is prepared for launch from the flight deck of USS Underwood
Caribbean Sea, September 21, 2012 - A team from NAVAIR Norfolk Detachment prepare a BQM-74E drone for launch from the flight deck of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood

Sailors attempt to attach a cargo pennant to an SA-330J Puma helicopter aboard USS Denver
Pacific Ocean, February 7, 2010 - Aviation Boatswainas Mate Airman directs an SA-330J Puma helicopter onto the flight deck of amphibious transport dock USS Denver as two Sailors attempt to attach a

An MH-60S Sea Hawk lands on the flight deck of USS Bonhomme Richard
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, September 7, 2013 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard

Logistics specialists stand by as an MH-60S Sea Hawk delivers supplies
Pacific Ocean, September 8, 2012 - Logistics specialists stand by as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers stores to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C

A crew chief watches a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard USS Makin Island
November 25, 2011 - A crew chief watches a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter as it starts up its engine aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island under way in the Pacific Ocean

Ground crew conducts maintenance on a Romanian Air Force MiG-21C assigned to Escadrilla 711 Aviatie Lupta at Camp Turzii Air Base, Romania

T-45C Goshawk training aircraft on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman
Atlantic Ocean, November 6, 2012 - T-45C Goshawk training aircraft prepare to launch off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman

F-16 pilots work with crew chiefs on preflight checks at Luke Air Force Base
F-16s pilots work with crew chiefs on end of runway checks before taking off on a training mission from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona

Air department Sailors test the sprinkler system on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise
Atlantic Ocean, April 18, 2010 - Air department Sailors test the sprinkler system on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) during sea trials

An MH-60S Sea Hawk lands on the flight deck of USS Nimitz
North Arabian Sea, July 18, 2013 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

An Army AH-64D Apache helicopter prepares to land aboard USS Ponce
November 11, 2012 - An Army AH-64D Apache helicopter prepares to land aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce during an exercise

Sailors monitor an E2-C Hawkeye on the flight deck of USS Nimitz
Pacific Ocean, August 6, 2012 - Sailors monitor an E2-C Hawkeye during a communications check on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Logistics Specialists hook cargo onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter
Pacific Ocean, September 8, 2012 - Logistics Specialists hook cargo onto an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C

An aviation boatswains mate prepares an F / A-18E Super Hornet to launch
Pacific Ocean, June 17, 2012 - An aviation boatswains mate prepares an F/A-18E Super Hornet to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during flight operations

F / A-18F Super Hornets on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt
F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 11 (VFA-11), on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

F-35B Lighnting II variants land aboard the flight deck of USS Wasp
Atlantic Ocean, October 15, 2011 - Aviation Boatswains Mate maneuvers BF-04 (front) a variant of the Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Lighting II after a vertical landing, as BF-02 (back)

A V-22 Osprey aircraft prepares to land aboard the USS Bataan in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean, July 8, 2008 - A V-22 Osprey aircraft conducts landing qualifications aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5)

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to take off from USS Iwo Jima
Atlantic Ocean, December 1, 2011 - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter takes off from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima

Ordnancemen push ordnance across the flight deck of USS Nimitz
Red Sea, September 3, 2013 - Aviation Ordnancemen push ordnance across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

Sailors exercise in the hangar bay aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arabian Sea, August 27, 2012 - Sailors exercise in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Aviation Boatswains Mate confirms an aircrafts weight
January 17, 2013 - Aviation Boatswains Mate confirms an aircrafts weight while fellow Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an aircraft on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis

Airman directs an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft on the flight deck of USS Peleliu
February 7, 2012 - A U.S. Navy aviation boatswains mate directs an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during Iron Fist 2012 in the Pacific Ocean

A shooter signlas the launch of a T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft
A T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 2 is cleared by a flight deck shooter to launch from steam-powered bow catapult number two during afternoon training flight operations

Aviation Boatswains Mate Airman fuels an aircraft
Pacific Ocean, January 28, 2007 - Aviation Boatswains Mate Airman fuels an aircraft prior to launch aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74). S

An EA-6B Prowler is guided onto a catapult aboard USS Harry S. Truman
An EA-6B Prowler assigned to VAQ-130 is guided onto catapult 1 aboard USS Harry S. Truman. Truman is operating in the 5th fleet area of responsibility

Line-up of Brazilian Air Force F-5EM at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an MV-22 Osprey as it launches from the flight deck
Pacific Ocean, April 23, 2013 - Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an MV-22 Osprey as it launches from the flight deck of the the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit

Shooters give the signal to launch an F / A-18E Super Hornet
Pacific Ocean, September 3, 2012 - Shooters give the signal to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during flight operations

An aviation boatswains mate directs an F-35B Lightning II aboard USS Wasp
Atlantic Ocean, October 3, 2011 - An aviation boatswains mate directs an F-35B Lightning II after it completes the first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea aboard the amphibious assault ship

U. S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis Monthan Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft on the ramp at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, taking part in the Hawgsmoke exercise

Flight Deck Officer monitors the movement of flight deck personnel from the nose
Pacific Ocean, November 3, 2005 - Flight Deck Officer monitors the movement of flight deck personnel from the nose of an F/A-18C Hornet aboard aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk

Soldiers fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto amphibious transport
Pacific Ocean, February 10, 2010 - A visit, board, search and seizure team member fast ropes from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD-9)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lowers pallets of supplies onto USS Bonhomme Richard
South China Sea, February 8, 2013 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lowers pallets of supplies during a vertical replenishment on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers supplies to USS Mobile Bay
Arabian Sea, November 27, 2012 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers supplies to the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay during a vertical replenishment

Maintenance personel work on an F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-16 Fighting Falcon maintenance personnel from the 162nd Fighter Wing work on an aircraft between missions in Tucson, Arizona

An MiG-29 jet fighter of the Bulgarian Air Force, Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria

An F-14D Tomcat in launch position on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt
North Arabian Gulf, October 17, 2005 - An F-14D Tomcat of VF-31 Tomcatters (Carrier Air Wing 8) in launch position on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt in support of Operation Enduring Freedom

Firemen confirm a simulated fire is extinguished on the flight deck of USS Chosin
July 14, 2012 - U.S. Navy Damage Controlman Firemen confirm a simulated fire is extinguished during a helicopter crash and salvage drill on the flight deck of the guided missile cruiser USS Chosin

An AV-8B Harrier prepares to takeoff from USS Peleliu
Pacific Ocean, February 10, 2011 - An AV-8B Harrier prepares to take-off from the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during training exercises off the coast of Southern California

Aviation fuel technician attaches a fuel line to an AV-8B Harrier
November 5, 2009 - Aviation fuel technician attaches a fuel line to an AV-8B Harrier from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 at Auxiliary Airfield 2 in Yuma, Arizona

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from USNS Bridge
Pacific Ocean, September 19, 2012 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter picks up supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10)

A flight deck director signals the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye to spread his wings
Pacific Ocean, February 4, 2007 - A flight deck director signals the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye to spread his wings prior to launching from the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John

An MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of USS Peleliu
Pacific Ocean, February 14, 2011 - Aviation boatswains mates observe as an MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during flight operations

Airman signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard USS Momsen
Gulf of Oman, February 8, 2012 - Boatswainas Mate signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen

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"Ground Crew: Unsung Heroes of the Skies" From assisting fast jet flood relief efforts to refuelling and re-arming Spitfire fighters during World War II, ground crews have always played a crucial role in aviation. In times of crisis, like the RAF Fast Jet assisting flood relief efforts from the air, these dedicated individuals ensure that aircraft are ready for action. They work tirelessly behind the scenes to maintain and prepare Chipmunk aircrafts of the G. U. A. S (Glasgow University Air Squadron) or McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom 67-0223. Even during wartime, their importance cannot be overstated. As depicted in an unknown creator's photograph from Malta in 1942 (1944), R. A. F and can be seen refuelling and re-arming Spitfire fighters amidst bomb-shattered hangars. Their bravery and resilience shine through as they clear up wreckage inside those devastated structures. Their expertise extends beyond combat situations too. The Leigh Light, a powerful carbon arc searchlight used for spotting U-boats, showcases their versatility and adaptability in different roles within aviation. The challenges faced by they are not limited to just maintenance tasks but also include logistical feats such as manhandling a French Spad fighter through snow-covered terrain to reach safety inside a hangar. Their contributions extend beyond individual missions; they play pivotal roles in historical events as well. A black-and-white photo captures British 12, 000-lb armor-piercing earthquake bombs being loaded into Lancaster bombers during World War II - weapons that would ultimately sink the German battleship Tirpitz. Whether it is Tripolitania or Sidi Barrani during c1942-1943 (1945), R. A. F Ground Crews continue to demonstrate unwavering dedication even under challenging circumstances.