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Chemical Warfare instructor STAFF SGT. Kevin Buckalew, 16th Signal Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas, helps remove a protective chemical suit from Private Shawn Harris, a 31st Romeo radio operator with the 16th Signal Battalion. The training was part of Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

SSG Lewis, 31st Air Defense Artillery, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), Fort Bliss, Texas, exhausted, kneels and rests after conducting chemical warfare and decontamination drills. His battery, part of the headquarters unit of the deployed Patriot missiles, is participating in the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise

SPC Cohen (right) and PV2 Ritchie, 31st Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade, HHB S1, Fort Bliss, Texas man the entry control point during a simulated security threat. The 31st ADA's Patriot missile batteries are providing air defense for this, during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise

As the safety inspector for the White Force, Lieutenant Colonel Robinson (Army Reserve), inspects and briefs soldiers STAFF Sergeant Flores and Sergeant Dischristina, in the proper line of safety. Both are from the 31st Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas, the main Patriot Missile providers for ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

US Army, Second Lieutenant (2LT) Sison (foreground) and SPECIALIST (SPC) Hooper (background), S2 (Intelligence Office) Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bliss, Texas, prepare intelligence and battle reports for the 31st ADA Patriot missile batteries. The Patriot batteries jump (movement of troops) many times during training Exercise ROVING SANDS '97, 18 April 1997. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-99-00859 or search 970418-F-6655M-108)

A soldier assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 32nd Battalion, 31st Brigade, reaches for his gas mask after a simulated aerial chemical attack against their camp on McGregor Range, Fort Bliss, Texas. The chemical attacks are executed by Russian helicopters operated by members of Optec Threat Support Activity at Biggs Army Airfield in suport of ROVING SANDS 1997. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

A soldier with the Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 35th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), Fort Lewis, Washington, gives an exuberant thumbs up after the last of his units vehicles arrives at their desert location on the Fort Bliss, Texas, range. The 35th ADA deployed to the Fort Bliss Range and will provide Patriot Missile defense against enemy fighter strikes and simulated SCUD missile launches during ROVING SANDS 97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

California Air National Guard (CAANG) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark Ellis, Engineer, 144th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 144th Fighter Wing (FW), Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Fresno, California (CA), finishes sweeping the area, dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture level-3 (MOPP-3) gear, after the all clear signal was given during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) conducted by the 144th FW

Soldiers assigned to the 11th Brigade, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, from Fort Bliss, Texas, hook up power cables to a mobile generator in preparation for a tactical Patriot missile launch at a site on McGregor Range near El Paso, Texas. The live firings were a real time opportunity for units involved in ROVING SANDS '97 to demonstrate their skills. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

After the all clear is given and his chemical protective suit is taken off, Sergeant Williams of the 31st Brigade, 343rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA), Fort Bliss, Texas, fills out an after action report for his Battery. Correct response and procedure will aid in the proper training for the soldiers of the 31st Brigade during ROVING SANDS '97; a joint service exercise designed to improve air defense capabilities

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Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS

Base: Mcgregor Range

State: New Mexico (NM)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Captain Pat Ryan, an F-15 Eagle pilot from the 159th Fighter Group, New Orleans, LA, fills out the aircraft forms after returning from a mission in support of Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

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Soldiers assigned to 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense

After the all clear and no longer wearing his chemical protective suit, SSG Williams, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 32nd Battalion, 31st Brigade, fills out an after action report on the simulated chemical warfare attack. His brigade area was a target for a chemical attack during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise

Maj. Josh Howard, senior fires observer controller

SPC. Travis Morrell, A Battery 1ST Battalion 188th Air Defense Artillery, operates the gunner's station of an Avenger. 1-188th ADA is a North Dakota National Guard unit based in Grand Forks, N.D. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Jonathan Haugen) (Released)

Sgt. Jessie Bacon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th

US Army MIM-104 Patriot Missile M-109 launcher trailers, from Alpha Battery, 1ST Battalion, 1ST Air Defense Artillery, 31st ADA Brigade, Fort Bliss, Texas, are setup to receive launcher canisters, Base Camp McGregor Missile Range. The Patriot missiles will be used for air defense during Exercise ROVING SANDS '97, 18 April 1997.(Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-01-04270 or search 970418-F-6655M-101)

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery

A U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk Multi-role helicopter (front) and an SH-60F (LAMPS III) Anti-submarine Warfare helicopter (back), both assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4,"Black Knights"), move into position to transfer ordnance between the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) and the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship USNS FLINT (T-AE 32) during an ammuntion offload procedure on April 6, 2007, while both ships are underway in the South China Sea participating in surge deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Aaron Burden) (Released)

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U.S. Marines gather on a beach during an amphibious assault in support of the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

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