Defense On the Ground 2016 Aviation Week Photo Contest Finalists
Top Gun
Miguel Suarez Gijon, SpainThe legendary Top Gun-style picture.
Cue the Top Gun anthem
Scott Stephens, Meridian, MississippiNavy instructor and student call it a day during weekend ops staged out of Key Field Airport in Meridian, Mississippi.
Green Hornets Passing Through
Scott Stephens, Meridian, MississippiA pair of 20th SOS Ospreys drops by for a top-off at Key Field Airport in Meridian, Mississippi, on Nov. 5, 2015.
Staged For Fhe Weekend
Scott Stephens, Meridian, MississippiA pair of T-45 Goshawks snooze under a low ceiling at at Key Field Airport in Meridian, Mississippi, on Dec. 13, 2015.
Fligh Test
Alain Ernoult, St. Remy l’Honore, FranceRafale waits for its next mission.
Strike Eagle Does Everything, Including Moonwalking
Yissachar Ruas, Bet Shemesh, IsraelIsrael Air Force Boeing F-15I Strike Eagle moonwalks back from a night sortie.
Full House
David Bowman, Newport News, VirginiaNASA Langley Research Center's hangar sheltered F-22 Raptors when Tropical Storm Hermine approached area.
Strike Eagle Diamond
Yissachar Ruas, Bet Shemesh, IsraelIsrael Air Force Boeing F-15I Strike Eagle is framed by a diamond reflection after taking cover from a rare thunderstorm at Hatzerim AB, Israel.
Scooter Sundown, Lion Cub Dawn
Yissachar Ruas, Bet Shemesh, IsraelIsrael Air Force Douglas A-4 Skyhawk sits on the tarmac after its final operational mission while its replacement, the Leonardo M-346 Master, is landing in the sunset at Hatzerim AB, Israel.
Night Hawk
Rob Day, Swanmore, Hampshire, EnglandBAE Systems Hawk T1 from 736 Naval Air Squadron is illuminated by a passing airport crash truck while displayed at Nightshoot XX on March 17 at RAF Northolt in West London.
Stars Of The Boneyard
Yissachar Ruas, Bet Shemesh, IsraelIsrael Air Force Douglas A-4 Skyhawk rests in the Negev Desert in Israel after a 48-year military combat career.
BuAF Su-25
Ognyan Stefanov, Sofia, BulgariaBulgarian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 waits on the new runway at Bezmer, Bulgaria, minutes before sunset.
BuAF Pilot And MiG-29
Ognyan Stefanov, Sofia, BulgariaBulgarian Air Force pilot prepare for a training mission with a fully armed Mikoyan MiG-29 at Graf Ignatievo AB, Bulgaria.
Eagle's Beak
Evan Peers, Pollock Pines, CaliforniaThe Oregon Air National Guard's 75th anniversary jet takes center stage during the Oregon International Airshow fireworks display.
The 'Ace Maker' Ready For Demo
Gregory Colyer, San Rafael, CaliforniaGregory 'Wired' Colyer, the 'Ace Maker,' is ready to demonstrate his Shooting Star.
Black & White Hunter
Jaime Ramirez, Santa Paula, California1960s-era Mk.58 Hawker Hunter.
Embraer KC-390 Sunset I
David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, BrazilEmbraer KC-390 prototype on the ramp after a day of flight testing from Campo Grande Air Force Base, Brazil.
Ready To Carry Almost Anything
James Erlandson, Bay Village, OhioU.S. Air Force Lockheed C-5 Galaxy on display at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Light Painted Inlets
John Waszak, Racine, WisconsinU.S. Air Force KC-135 on the general aviation ramp in Milwaukee.
Fake Afterburner
John Waszak, Racine, WisconsinSunlight paints the afterburner on a Boeing F/A-18 on the general aviation ramp at Milwaukee
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