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A view of the large computer Simulation Center with many personnel at work. They are challenged by the desert environment and integration with a variety of other U.S. and multi-national services, participating in the largest air defense exercise in the free world

Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Jonathon Elmore, of Stillwater, monitors unit activity using a laptop computer in the 1ST Battalion, 171st Field Artillery's Tactical Operation Center (TOC) at the New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), Convention Center. (A3570)

North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) David May, Communications SPECIALIST, 145th Communications Flight (CF), 145th Airlift Wing (AW), Charlotte, North Carolina (NC), uses a laptop computer to update a helpdesk ticket while participating in Patriot Exercise 2005. This annual war-fighting capabilities exercise is the largest held in the United States and involves US Air Force (USAF) and US Army (USA) Active, Reserve, and Guard units, as well as Canadian, United Kingdom, and Dutch military units

Fighter pilots from various nations conduct a debrief after a raining mission inside a ready room at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A lone US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), with a point and shoot camera tries to capture a spectacular sunset in the desert during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force Special Operations Command competitor, SENIOR AIRMAN Daniel Dance, clings to the bars of the Tarzan Wall obstacle during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on October 30th, 2000. DEFENDER CHALLENGE is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness events, base defense and policing skills over six days

U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists with the

A digital display terminal shows the location of an aircraft taking part in Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) system training, a technologically advanced system which digitally records combat maneuvers

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator demonstrates

A close-up view of a computer monitor display that shows the grid for special operations forces, coalition forces, and fire control. Challenged by the desert environment and technical integration with a variety of other U.S. and multinational services for 10 days, personnel are participating in the largest air defense exercise in the free world

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Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95

Base: Fort Bliss

State: Texas (TX)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Lance Cheung

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

07/05/1995
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Location

Fort Bliss ,  31.81357, -106.41224
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The U.S. National Archives
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https://catalog.archives.gov/
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label_outline Explore Operations Forces, Desert Environment, Lance Cheung

A close-up of two C-5s on the flight line, soon to be on their way to Mogadishu, Somalia

Maj. Gen. Blake C. Ortner, the commander of Task Force

Passing rain clouds, during sunrise, frame a C-5B Galaxy that is parked on one of Malmstrom Air Force Base's taxiways. The C-5 was used to transport personnel and equipment for the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment

Iraqi Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense and

A close-up view of the Mark 45 5-inch 54-caliber gun aboard the guided missile destroyer ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51). The vessel, one of the few ships that has ever been named for a living person, is traveling down river for sea trials off the coast of Maine

A maintenance repair specialist from the 374th Field Maintenance Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, repairs a generator in the aerospace ground equipment shop. The squadron is responsible for the maintenance and repair of generators, air compressors, and stands used in servicing a variety of aircraft

A map comparing Soviet and U.S. ballistic missile submarine force levels throughout the world

Straight on, close-up of US Army Sergeant First Class James Graves, who is competing in the Skeet venue in the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia, on September 19th, 2000

Spanish Navy Sailors from the Santa Maria Class Frigate FFG CANARIAS (F 86), board leave a ship after a vessel, board, search and seizure training during Exercise UNITAS Pacific Phase in the Pacific Ocean on July 30, 2006. This year's exercise, which is hosted by Chile, includes navies from Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Spain and the U.S. It is designed to train each navy in a variety of maritime scenarios, with each operating as a component of the multinational force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Johansen Laurel) (Released)

A close-up view showing a US Marine Corps (USMC) M2HB.50 caliber machine gun (mounted atop a vehicle) being fired as Marines assigned to 2/3 Weapons Company participate in a mechanized raid training exercise on the range at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (KOR), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) and the KOR, and is designed to familiarize each Unit with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit

A front close-up view of a Soviet MiG-29UB Fulcrum trainer aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show

U.S. and Philippine armed services personnel from the U.S. Air Defense Working Group, Clark Air Force Base, inspect the U.S. Air Force space track dish antenna at San Miguel. They are visiting local defense facilities

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close up close up view computer display grid operations operations forces coalition coalition forces fire control fire control desert environment desert environment integration variety personnel defense exercise air defense exercise world texas air forces air defense high resolution fort bliss staff sgt lance cheung us national archives