Photo by Nicholas Pilch | 60th Air Mobility Wing | 08.11.2022
A retired U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy rests as a supermoon rises from the horizon at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 11, 2022. The 60th Maintenance Group is carefully scrapping this C-5, but not before salvageable parts are stripped and repurposed by programs like Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)...
Photo by Master Sgt. Cody Ramirez | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.27.2021
The Super Pink Moon sets over Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 27, 2021. Throughout the evening of April 26 and the morning of April 27 the moon was an average 6 to 8 percent closer to the distance of Earth than a typical full moon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Cody H. Ramirez)...
Photo by Master Sgt. Cody Ramirez | 1st Special Operations Wing | 04.27.2021
The "Super Pink Moon" sets over Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 27, 2021. Throughout the evening of April 26 and the morning of April 27 the moon was an average 6 to 8 percent closer to the distance of Earth than a typical full moon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Cody H. Ramirez)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dalton Williams | Space Launch Delta 45 | 04.08.2020
A "supermoon" at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, April 8, 2020. A supermoon is a moon that is in its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Dalton Williams)...
Photo by Senior Airman Ashley Boster | Minot Air Force Base | 03.20.2019
The moon shines brightly during the Vernal Equinox at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 20, 2019. This will be the last supermoon of 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Boster)...
Photo by Senior Airman Ashley Boster | Minot Air Force Base | 03.20.2019
Senior Airman Malcolm Blair, 5th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, observes the supermoon during the Vernal Equinox at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, March 20, 2019. Air traffic controllers monitor the flightline to ensure the safety of aircraft and crews. Photo blurred for OPSEC purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Boster)...
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot | 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 02.19.2019
A fresh blanket of snow and frigid subzero temperatures surround the air traffic control tower at the Sioux City, Iowa, airport, home of the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, as a supermoon sets just before sunrise Feb. 19, 2019. The February supermoon is the second of three in 2019. A supermoon happens when a full moon is also at its closest orbit to Earth. The effect makes......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan | 23rd Wing | 01.31.2018
A super blue blood moon sets over an HC-130J Combat King II in the early morning sky, Jan. 31, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. A super blue blood moon is a combination of three lunar events; a coincidence which has not occurred since 1866. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)...