visibility Similar

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Palmore (right), Provincial

Marines and their families stand by as Marine All-Weather

Members tested their preparedness during a simulated

Alaskan National Guard 1st Lt. John Sutter, Kandahar

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant John Gonzalez, 136TH Security Forces Squadron, Fort Worth, Texas wears Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (M.I.L.E.S) gear on his vest and helmet as he checks identification at main entry control point of the Mississippi National Guard Combat Training Center during INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5 (IGX-5). The exercise is designed to evaluate the readiness of military units to deploy and operate in a forward location

Security policemen stand ready with riot gear at open house festivities. The air base is operating under extremely tight security because of political demonstrations outside the main gate and terrorist threats

U.S. Army Maj. John Spangberg, a civil affairs officer

Students are greeted by Airmen assigned to the 254th

AFC Leadership Demonstrates IVAS Capability

code Related

A member of the 3rd Security Police Group checks a driver's identification card at a flight line entry control point. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

Two airmen scan the surrounding area from a hilltop observation post. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

A civilian bus is checked over before being allowed to enter the front gate. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

Security personnel guard a closed pedestrian gate to the base. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

Vehicles are checked over before being allowed to enter the front gate. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

SRA Charles Hawman watches over a portion of the base from a hillside. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

A U.S. Air Force major watches as a Filipino general signs for several cases of ordnance. The ordnance is being provided to help the Filipino government put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

An infantryman observes Armed Forces of the Philippines

A member of a U.S. Air Force security team mans the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) parked on the edge of a road. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

A security policeman checks a Filipino worker's identity card at an internal base checkpoint. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

description

Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Clark Air Base

State: Luzon

Country: Philippines (PHL)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

label_outline

Tags

security policeman checks security policeman checks filipino worker filipino worker identity card identity card checkpoint base checkpoint state effect government fights filipino government fights coup attempt coup attempt rebel factions rebel factions nation forces clark air base philippines clark air base luzon philippines luzon island staff sergeant philippines high resolution ssgt val gempis air force base us national archives
date_range

Date

01/12/1989
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 Filipino Government Fights, Coup Attempt, Identity

A Garrison Flag, the largest authorized for the military, from the US Army Band at Fort Myers, Virginia, is delivered to the Pentagon as a backdrop for US President George W. Bushs visit to the impact site. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew it into the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers...

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano erupts for the first time in over 600 years

An aerial view of the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76) lying on its port side during search and rescue (SAR) operations. The ship was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Danielle Schwamb assists USAF Major (MAJ) Jay Hallenbeck with his flight gear before he starts his second flight today. Both are with the 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Bold Tigers, 366th Fighter Wing (FW), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID). The Bold Tigers are attempting to break the record for most sorties flown by one squadron over a three-day period, they will attempt to fly 96 sorties per day

During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar 35, inside a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III, members of a joint honor guard prepare to carry the remains believed to be of unaccounted-for Americans, recovered in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea. The remains will be taken to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command's Central Identification Laboratory (JPAC CIL) where they will attempt to positively identify the remains so they can be returned to their families

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division attach their parachute static lines to the anchor cable aboard a C-130E Hercules aircraft of the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing during exercise Rebel Hog '92-1. Rebel Hog is an operational readiness inspection for the 317th TAW. The photograph was taken using night vision equipment.

An airman armed with an M-16 rifle watches for aggerssor forces during the air base ground defense Exercise FOAL EAGLE '89

MAJ Tom Bowersox, head of logistics for the U.S. Army Chemical Activity located on the atoll, directs the unloading of chemical munitions from a Military Sealift Command ship during Operation Steel Box. The munitions will be taken to the U.S. Army Chemical Activity on the atoll for storage and disposal

As a surrendering "enemy" is captured at Lemieux Army Training Range, SENIOR AIRMAN William Englebert (foreground) and another security policeman from the 564th Missile Squadron sit behind the brush to stay out of view and ready to return fire with their M-16 rifles in case the surrender is an enemy trick

Members of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron check on a wounded Afghan rebel before he is taken aboard an aircraft for a flight to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

Erlinda Gale, wife of an airman at Clark Air Base, Philippines, receives a bowl of soup from a volunteer at the Military Airlift Command terminal during Operation Fiery Vigil. McChord is a stopover for hundreds of U.S. Air Force and Navy personnel, civilian employees and their dependents being evacuated from the Philippines after fallen ash from the erruption of Mount Pinatubo collapsed buildings and disrupted operations on military bases.

US Marines Corps (USMC) members from Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Crash Fire Rescue, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, stand-by in case a fire breaks out or rekindles as other members of their team attempt to save or salvage what they can from the disaster

Topics

security policeman checks security policeman checks filipino worker filipino worker identity card identity card checkpoint base checkpoint state effect government fights filipino government fights coup attempt coup attempt rebel factions rebel factions nation forces clark air base philippines clark air base luzon philippines luzon island staff sergeant philippines high resolution ssgt val gempis air force base us national archives