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A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is launched by the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing Activities

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NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Space Shuttle

A Delta 144 launch vehicle carrying the NASA/European Space Agency International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE) 3 satellite lifts off from the launch pad

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The NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) is pulled into position beneath the Space Shuttle Endeavour OV-105 (Orbiter Vehicle-105), that is suspended beneath a massive lifting structure at Rockwell International's Air Force Plant 42, Site 1, at Palmdale. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Display of a Scout Satellite Launch Vehicle

A magnetic satellite is taken into space by a Scout standard launch vehicle. This vehicle is launched by the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing Activities

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Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

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14/05/1980
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label_outline Explore Tactical, Tactical Airlift, Vandenberg Air Force Base

US Navy (USN) AIRMAN (AM) Lorne Horit, of Huntsville, Michigan (MI), inspects the stabilizers of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft, assigned to the "Rooks" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron services communications equipment in the battle staff compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Members of the 435th Organizational Maintenance Squadron repair the wing leading edge of a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) C-130 Hercules aircraft damaged by a bird strike. The 37th TAS is participating in its first deployment to Portugal

Exterior view of the Vandenberg Tracking Station complex

An F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing flies alongside Falcon as the planes are en route to Saudi Arabia to take part in Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft in the foreground is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

Photograph of a Rocket being Lifted onto the Launch Structure to be Prepared for Launch at the Wallops Island Launch Area in Virginia

An air-to-air left side view of a 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft in a vertical dive during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

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

Flight deck crew members stand by as an Attack Squadron 95 (VA-95) KA-6D Intruder aircraft is readied for launch from the No. 2 catapult on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Two Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) EA-6B Prowler aircraft are standing by for launch

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Hollensteiner, 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), shows his disappointment after learning that his Rodeo 98 C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft Team was given a negative mark by a Rodeo 98 Umpire during the ground refuel inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

The commanding officer of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 133 (VAQ-133) talks to a visitor at the 1991 Paris Air Show.

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