Air Force on Deck

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Fillingham watches as Tech. Sgt. Patrick Ledbetter (left, brown flight suit) and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Halaszynski (right, blue vest) attach a tow bar to an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron embarked aboard amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15) on March 27, 2011. Based out of RAF Lakenheath, England, a detachment from the 56th is aboard Ponce in order to provide combat search and rescue support for coalition forces flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the coalition effort to bring humanitarian relief to the Libyan people. Ponce is part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller)

Air Force on Deck

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Embarked aboard amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD 15), U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick Ledbetter pre-flights the engine on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron on March 27, 2011. Based out of RAF Lakenheath, England, a detachment from the 56th is aboard Ponce in order to provide combat search and rescue support for coalition forces flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the coalition effort to bring humanitarian relief to the Libyan people. Ponce is part of Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller)

Seymour Johnson jets depart RAF Lakenheath

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - An F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., prepares to depart RAF Lakenheath on March 26, 2011. They were returning from a regular deployment to Southwest Asia.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tiffany M. Deuel)

Seymour Johnson jets depart RAF Lakenheath

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - An F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., undergoes de-arming prior to take-off at RAF Lakenheath on March 26, 2011. They were returning from a regular deployment to Southwest Asia.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tiffany M. Deuel)

Beware of approaching aircraft

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- When crossing the taxiway, motorists must obey the stop sign and yield to approaching aircraft and vehicles traveling on the taxiway itself. Aircraft must be given a space of 300 feet front and rear before proceeding. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Dobrydney)

Helicopter movement by moonlight

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Staff Sgt. Benjamin Halaszynski, 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication/navigation mission systems technician, secures an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to the cargo floor of a C-17 Globemaster III on Nov. 22. Two helicopters were loaded on the C-17, each requiring anchoring at 18 points before the aircraft could take off. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Dobrydney)