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 Greg Davis started his career in aerial photography a few years ago as a civilian and part-owner of Focal Plane Imagery. Later, he took his interest in aircraft further and joined the Air Force. After passing through rigorous flight training and completing the demanding USAF survival school, he became a qualified aircrew member. Since then, he has logged hundreds of flight hours in US and foreign aircraft. He has also documented large-scale operations, such as Southern Watch and Allied Force, where he flew over thirty combat missions. Davis is currently expanding his photojournalism knowledge and refining his skills at the prestigious military photojournalism program at the Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University, New York.
“Almost all of my best aerial photography was shot from an F-16. One of my favorite experiences in the Viper was with the New Mexico ANG during a Southern Watch flight. My pilot, Capt. Thomas Wheeler, put the jet through its paces as we roared upside down spitting out flares with the Iraq/Kuwait border as our backdrop. Awesome!” While in Kuwait, Davis shot an F-117 and two F-16s representing all three bases in New Mexico.
“The flight marked the first time that aircraft from all three major USAF and ANG bases in New Mexico deployed and flew combat missions together.” Davis was the first combat photographer to fly a combat mission in a fighter from the Kuwaiti theater of operations since the end of the Gulf War.
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