visibility Similar

The mine countermeasure ship USS GUARDIAN (MCM-5) is loaded above the submerged aft section of the Dutch heavy lift ship MIGHTY SERVANT I for transport back to the United States

A starboard bow view of the tanker USNS GUS W. DARNELL (T-AOT 1121) underway

The heavy lift vessel Blue Marlin passes under the

The chemical tanker Carla Maersk sits at anchor off

An elevated port bow view of the Maritime Prepositioning Ship SS PFC. WILLIAM B. BAUGH (T-AK-3001) at anchor

United States Coast Guard photo - LAW ENFORCEMENT

The chemical tanker Carla Maersk sits at anchor off

160913-N-EN247-078 BREMERTON, Washington (Sept. 13,

Coast Guard crews escort the 674-foot Curacao-flagged

code Related

Following the Panama Canal's route to the Pacific Ocean, A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Delaware Air National Guard and two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft escorts from the North Dakota Air National Guard fly past the Bridge of the Americas that spans the Panama canal. This photograph is part of the November 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Adios Amigos"

A C-130 aircraft from the North Carolina Air National Guard, performes a mission out of Howard Air Force Base, Panama. This photograph is part of the November 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Adios Amigos"

The Air Force turned over picturesque Howard Air Force Base - with its terracotta-roofed homes - to Panama in September 1999. Built 57 years ago in the midst of a tropical jungle, it was the bastion of US air power in the region. This photograph is part of the November 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Adios Amigos"

The Air Force turned over picturesque Howard Air Force Base - with its terracotta-roofed homes - to Panama in September 1999. Built 57 years ago in the midst of a tropical jungle, it was the bastion of US air power in the region. This photograph is part of the November 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Adios Amigos"

The Air Force turned over picturesque Howard Air Force Base - with its terracotta-roofed homes - to Panama in September 1999. Built 57 years ago in the midst of a tropical jungle, it was the bastion of US air power in the region. This photograph is part of the November 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Adios Amigos"

Crew members man the rails aboard the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD 987) as the ship leaves the Miraflores Locks during its transit of the Panama Canal. The O'BANNON is taking part in Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations

An aerial view of the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal. At center, a US Navy Lafayette class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine waits in one lock while a container ship enters the other

The merchant vessel MISSISSIPPI 89, left, and the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD 987) move through the Miraflores Locks as they transit the Panama Canal. The O'BANNON is participating in Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South Amercian nations

Two PB Mark III patrol boats idle beside a tug boat while escorting the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SAND LANCE (SSN 660) through the Miraflores Locks as it transits the Panama Canal during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations

A container ship passes through the Panama Canal's Miraflores Locks, less than 3 miles from Howard Air Force Base, Panama. More than 13,100 ships traveled the canal in 1998. This photograph is part of the November 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Adios Amigos"

description

Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Panama Canal

Country: Panama (PAN)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gary Coppage, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

label_outline

Tags

container ship container ship panama canal panama canal miraflores locks miraflores locks howard howard air force base airman magazine article airman magazine article adios amigos adios amigos air force staff sergeant us air force high resolution ssgt gary coppage ships air force base us national archives
date_range

Date

01/11/1999
place

Location

create

Source

The U.S. National Archives
link

Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known copyright restrictions

label_outline Explore Adios Amigos, Adios, Amigos

Contractors from C.J. Mahan working for the U.S. Army

A tug boat follows behind the British patrol submarine HMS OCELOT (S-17) as it approaches the Miraflores Locks during its transit of the Panama Canal

Aerial starboard view of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG 39), background, and the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SCAMP (SSN 588) going west through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean during the joint US/South American Exercise UNITAS XXV

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Eddy Frank, armed with an M16 rifle, defends the alert facility at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. TSGT Frank, like other base sentries, belongs to the Reserve's 482nd Security Forces Squadron. The 482nd is protecting Homestead AFB and have been named the Reserves best Security Forces Unit in 1999. 6 of the 10 Reserve team members who won the Royal Air Force's Strickland Trophy military skills cup hailed from Homestead. The 482nd also won the Spirit award at the ACC Contending Warrior '98, for the highest morale, leadership and enthusiasm. This image was used in the December 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article ' Guardians at the Gate"

200915-N-QI061-0348 PANAMA CANAL (September 15, 2020)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Troy Drasher assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea makes final adjustments on the TER-9A Triple Ejector Rack mounted under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The rack is loaded with MK-82 500-pound general-purpose bombs. The image is from the June 2000, AIRMAN Magazine article "A Year to Remember"

A crewman stands by with a mooring line aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine ex-USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) upon its arrival at US Naval Station Rodman. The NAUTILUS is being towed to its original home port at Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut

201108-N-XL376-1070 PANAMA CANAL (November 8, 2020)

200915-N-QI061-0482 PANAMA CANAL (September 15, 2020)

Jerry White, center, an attorney representing the American

Aerial port quarter view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine ex-USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) being towed through the Gatun Locks. The NAUTILUS is en route to its original home port at Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, where it will become a memorial at the Submarine Force Library and Museum

Members of the parties in interest, including the American

Topics

container ship container ship panama canal panama canal miraflores locks miraflores locks howard howard air force base airman magazine article airman magazine article adios amigos adios amigos air force staff sergeant us air force high resolution ssgt gary coppage ships air force base us national archives