Photo by Ray Bahner | U.S. Air Force Academy | 12.13.2025
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- A civilian squadron of pilots perform a missing man formation during the Wreaths Across America ceremony on Dec 13, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wreaths Across America honors and remember our nation's fallen service members while recognizing the profound sacrifices made by their families. The organization strives to......
Photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 06.28.2024
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot lands after conducting a missing man formation flyover in remembrance of Capt. Brock McArdle, a F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2024. The missing man formation is a military tradition which dates back to World War II and is one of the highest forms of paying respects to fallen......
Photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 06.28.2024
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilots conduct a missing man formation flyover in remembrance of Capt. Brock McArdle, a F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2024. The missing man formation is a military tradition which dates back to World War II and is one of the highest forms of paying respects to fallen service members.......
Photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 06.28.2024
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilots conduct a missing man formation flyover in remembrance of Capt. Brock McArdle, a F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2024. The missing man formation is a military tradition which dates back to World War II and is one of the highest forms of paying respects to fallen service members.......
Photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 06.28.2024
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilots conduct a missing man formation flyover in remembrance of Capt. Brock McArdle, a F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2024. The missing man formation is a military tradition which dates back to World War II and is one of the highest forms of paying respects to fallen service members.......
Photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 06.28.2024
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilots conduct a missing man formation flyover in remembrance of Capt. Brock McArdle, a F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 28, 2024. The missing man formation is a military tradition which dates back to World War II and is one of the highest forms of paying respects to fallen service members.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Mercedes Taylor | 144th Fighter Wing | 06.30.2023
Three U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft conduct a missing man formation to honor U.S. Air Force Col. Ernest De Soto, a pilot killed in 1969 during the Vietnam War, during his funeral June 30, 2023, at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, Calif. De Soto’s remains were discovered in 1995, but it took the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) more than 20 years to recover, identify and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Mercedes Taylor | 144th Fighter Wing | 06.30.2023
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle flies ahead during a missing man formation to honor U.S. Air Force Col. Ernest De Soto, a pilot killed in a 1969 Vietnam War plane crash, during his funeral June 30, 2023, at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, Calif. De Soto’s remains were discovered in 1995, but were later recovered, identified, and returned to his family more than 20 years later. (U.S. Air......
