This An-12 started its career as an An-12P with the Soviet Air Force as CCCP-11906 in 1962/1963. It was sold to AFL/Krasnoyar as CCCP-11906 in Feb' 83, served later Aeroflot as RA-11906 from May'93 and was then transferred for an overhaul to Norilsk Avn Enterprises in 1995. It was damaged on a heavy landing at Syktyvkar on 5 Nov'97, but was repaired. Continued with Aeroflot and was leased to this Avial NV from Aug'04. It was last noted as stored at Princess Olga Pskov Int'l Airport in mid-2012. The aircraft was scrapped by Jul'14.

Former US Army UH-1V serial 67-17200 seen flying over Kandahar. The Department of State - Air Wing also does armed missions. This Huey was registered to the US Department of State on 8 Feb 2008 as N325SD (not visibly carried), and cancelled 5 Nov 2022.

This former US Army Huey (ex 67-17339) was registered to the US Department of State on 11 Feb 2008 as N367SD (not visibly carried), and still current as such by 2023. Operated in this striking color scheme. The DOSAW secretively operates over Afghanistan in, among other missions, anti-drug sorties.

This An-26B most probably flew for Navigator Airlines and was owned by Armtranscont (Armenian Trans Continental). It made a logistic flight to the dirt strip of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan.

This An-26B most probably flew for Navigator Airlines and was owned by Armtranscont (Armenian Trans Continental).

Seen taking off from the dirt strip of Tarin Kowt, this Antey-2 Ltd owned An-26. The aircraft was operated by South Airlines and carried still the colors of its former operator, Tiramavia. No titles were visible.

Former US Army serial 67-17321 seen in a striking colorscheme over Afghanistan. It was registered to the US Department of State on 11 Feb 2008 as N366SD (not visibly carried), and still current as such by 2023. The Department of State - Air Wing had secretive missions in Afghanistan, including anti-drugs missions.

This Kiowa was delivered to the US Army as an OH-58A with serial 72-21225. The helicopter was converted to OH-58D with serial 88-00312 and again converted to OH-58D(I) Kiowa Warrior with serial 95-00013. It is seen here just for take-off from deployment base Kandahar when serving B/2-17th CAV. The Warrior was placed into storage with the 309th AMARG on 8 May 2015 and sold as scrap to HVF West at Tucson (AZ) on 10 August 2017.

Dirt strip landings are cool!

A neat KC-135E of the New Hampshire ANG taxying towards the runway of Mildenhall.

A walk around the fences of Mildenhall with your camera always yield some nice photo opportunities of temporary deployed Stratotankers.

A walk around the fences of Mildenhall with your camera always yield some nice photo opportunities of temporary deployed Stratotankers.

A fine USAF VIP Jetstar seen while landing at the Hall.

A walk around the fences of Mildenhall always yield some nice photo opportunities of temporary deployed Stratotankers. This KC showed its telescoping refueling boom.

A flying green forest turning towards the runway of Mildenhall.

The crew of this Utah Air National Guard KC-135E are pushing their throttles towards full power at the Mildenhall runway. The air boost in the wingtanks spray some fuel over the runway.

This unmarked Huron belonged to the inventory of MCAS Miramar (CA) at the time of the picture.

The US Customs and Border Protection is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and as such a cabinet department of the US federal government with responsibilities in public security comparable to the ministry of interior of other countries. DHS missions involve among others anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs. DHS was created in November 2002 in response to 9/11 and is the youngest US cabinet department. DHS operates many aircraft like this FLIR equipped Citation II. Has US Customs and Border Protection titles and US Department of Homeland Security badge on the tail.