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Scott Thompson – The Frontiers of Flight

Congratulations to Master Sergeant Scott Thompson, who has had three of his photographs included in the exhibition “The Frontiers of Flight.”

 

U.S. Air Force Aircrew, 73d Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, maintain the AC-130J Ghostrider gunship during Northern Strike 24-1, Jan. 25, 2024, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich. Exercise Northern Strike 24-1, Winter Strike, is a premier reserve component training event that provides Joint fires integration training in support of Special Forces full mission profile (FMP) in a contested cold weather environment. Participating U.S. military training units build readiness by conducting joint all-domain, cold-weather operations designed to meet the Department of Defense’s Arctic Strategy objectives. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson)

 

 

U.S. Army Capt. Charles Auer and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Evan Guthrig from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation, Peoria, Ill., begins the checklist before a night mission on CH-47 “Chinook” during Winter Strike 21 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., Jan 28, 2021. Winter Strike 21 is a cold-weather readiness event held as part of the Northern Strike exercise series that offers the Michigan National Guard’s unparalleled facilities as a venue for U.S. and coalition forces to receive advanced All-Domain joint fires training in all weather conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson)

 

A C-130J Super Hercules with Squadron 721 of the Royal Danish Air Force prepares for departure in support of exercise Emerald Warrior 20-1, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., Jan. 21, 2020.
Emerald Warrior 20-1 provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas to prepare special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations, and interagency elements to integrate with and execute full-spectrum special operations in an arctic climate, sharpening U.S. forces’ abilities to operate around the globe. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson)

 

 

“Master Sgt. Scott M. Thompson is the Public Affairs superintendent of the 181st Intelligence Wing, Terre Haute, Indiana. He coordinates plans, advises leaders, oversees procedures, evaluates public affairs programs, directs assignments and provides training to the public affairs office. Master Sgt. Thompson began his military career in February 1991 as a munitions maintenance specialist with the 182nd Fighter Wing in Peoria, Illinois. The unit transitioned from the F-16 Falcon fighter mission to the C-130 Hercules airlift mission in 1995, at which time he cross-trained into the unit’s Visual Information Center as a still photographer. He attended the Joint Still Photography Course at Pensacola Naval Base, Fla., in 1996, where he received top honors for completing the program with a 99.6 percent grade point average. Prior to assuming his current position, he served in a variety of public affairs, multimedia and leadership positions in the Illinois and Michigan Air National Guard. In his civilian capacity, Master Sgt. Thompson is an advertising photographer and director in Chicago and New York specializing in lifestyle, editorial and photojournalism photography and motion, with clientele including Google, Disney and Sony Music. Hehas deployed on a variety of missions, including Joint Task Force Bravo, Operation Deliberate Force, Hurricane Katrina, COVID-19, Mississippi river flooding, and U.S. Border Patrol operations. Additionally, he has provided visual information support to many exercises including Patriot, Vigilant Guard, Northern Strike and Innovative Readiness Training. Prior to his currentposition, the master sergeant was a photojournalist with Michigan Joint Forces Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan.” -The United States Air Force