visibility Similar

code Related

Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, left, and Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield. The Intruders and one of the Hornets are armed with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs. Each Hornet carries AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on its wing tips; two have AGM-88A HARM anti-radar missiles on their wing pylons

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from Shaw Air Force Base, on a mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, turns slightly in the air and shows off a heavy arsenal. The AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) are seen at the wing tips next is the AIM-9 Sidewinder, an air-to-air missile, followed by the AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-radiation Missile (HARM), an air-to surface tactical missile designed to seek out and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems. SOUTHERN WATCH enforces the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 that establishes a no-fly zone over Southern Iraq below the 32nd parallel

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16D Fighting Falcon aircraft armed with two AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and one AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing (FW) Arizona (AZ), Air National Guard (ANG) flies a mission over Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), during the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). Sponsored by the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), the MC02 experiment explores how Effects Based Operations (EBO) can provide an integrated joint context for conducting rapid, decisive operations (RDO)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Mark Kimball (right), 341st Missile Security Forces Squadron, armed with 5.56 mm M4A1 rifle with a red dot sight, covered by a member of the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 with a M203 40 mm grenade launcher attach, conducts a detailed search of a Minuteman III Launch Facility near Conrad, Mont., after recapturing it from a simulated terrorist cell during an exercise on Sept. 24, 2004. The 341st MSFS works in concert with the 741st MSFS to provide a combined response to any threats to the missiles of the 341st Space Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roger Dey, CIV) (Released)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft armed with two AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and one AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing (FW) Arizona (AZ), Air National Guard (ANG) flies a mission over Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), during the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). Sponsored by the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), the MC02 experiment explores how Effects Based Operations (EBO) can provide an integrated joint context for conducting rapid, decisive operations (RDO)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon 77th Fighter Squadron (FS), 20th Fighter Wing (FW), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), waits its turn to refuel from a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker, 319th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Grand Forks AFB, during a North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Operation NOBLE EAGLE mission. The Falcon is armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, and equipped with 370-gal fuel tanks and an AN/ALQ-184 ECM (electronic countermeasures) and Electronic Warfare (EW) pod

169th Fighter Wing (FW) Aircraft Generations Squadron, McEntire Air National Guard (ANG) Station, South Carolina, personnel loading an AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) and other equipment onto an F-16CJ aircraft deployed at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 169th FW, is deployed in support of Aerospace Expeditionary Force #4, operation Northern Watch. They are the fist ANG F-16 unit equipped with Suppression of Enemy Air and Defenses (SEAD) technology

Armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, iron bombs and on the end of its wings AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), a US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter from the Toledo Air National Guard (ANG), Ohio, takes-on fuel from a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker out of Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, during a sortie in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF), and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Phillip Wells, Crew CHIEF, 93rd Fighter Squadron, signals to the pilot of a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, before launching a mission in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. A GBU-12 500-pound laser guided bomb, an AIM-9N/P Sidewinder Missile and a AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-air Missile are mounted on the wing pylon of the aircraft

Armed F-16Cs of the 36th Fighter Squadron show their hardware as they rise into the sky for an operational mission. From outside in is an AIM 120 AMRAAM, an AIM 9L Sidewinder, and a GBU 24A 2000 pound bomb. The 36th Fighter Squadron performs air interdiction, close air support, and counter-air missions with LANTIRN (Low Altitude and Targeting Infrared for Night) equipped fighters. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996

description

Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Osan Air Base

Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Scene Camera Operator: John K. Mcdowell

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Nothing Found.

label_outline

Tags

show fighter squadron show hardware rise sky mission aim amraam sidewinder l sidewinder gbu pound bomb pound bomb fighter squadron interdiction air interdiction air support counter air counter air missions lantirn low altitude low altitude infrared night fighters airman magazine airman magazine september osan air base air base military operations south korea republic of korea korea high resolution exact date air force base military aircraft propeller driven aircraft jet aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives
date_range

Date

01/09/1996
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 Pound Bomb, Airman Magazine September, L Sidewinder

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Co-Pilot of the RCAF CP-140 Aurora (P-3 Orion) aircraft, 407th Maritime Patrol Squadron, 19th Wing, Comax, British Columbia, looks for signs of submarines after taking off from Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. The CP-140 Aurora (P-3 Orion) aircraft are used on long distance surveillance, interdiction missions and submarine warfare. The aircraft and crew are participating in the Joint exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. The exercise is a joint endeavor including forces from the US, Canada, and Australia

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 78th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, releases a GBU-31 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) over the Eglin AFB, Land Range during a test mission

Twenty four one quarter pound canisters of TNT set and ready for detonation by Marine Scouts from Alfa, Bravo, Charlie and Delta Companies, on the OP-3 range, during the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Re-qualification (LAR-REQUALEX) '98

CPL Donald L. Woolf, a gunner with the light armored infantry detachment aboard the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD-13), cleans the M-242 25mm chain gun on a LAV-25 light armored vehicle in preparation for a beach landing during maritime interdiction operations

A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spencer boatcrew interdicts

U.S. Air Force Capt. Hunter Cox and Maj. Loren Miller,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum,

A UH-1N helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard High Altitude Training Site at Eagle lands near the lake to stands by in the event of a medical emergency during the Navy's search for the missing bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 run across the flight deck of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) after descending a rope from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter during a boarding exercise. SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

In participation with EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant Lee T. Gaudreau with the 320th Special Tactical Squadron, Okinawa, Japan (hometown is Haverhill, Mass.), completes a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump from the HC-130 near the B-16 range at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada.Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Biscoe, AR, March 28, 2008 -- Philip Lightsey, left, and his son Josh, check the water levels around the sandbags which encompass his house. The sandbags are helping to form a protective barrier so that the water level does not rise and get inside of the house. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

A formation of C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to

Topics

show fighter squadron show hardware rise sky mission aim amraam sidewinder l sidewinder gbu pound bomb pound bomb fighter squadron interdiction air interdiction air support counter air counter air missions lantirn low altitude low altitude infrared night fighters airman magazine airman magazine september osan air base air base military operations south korea republic of korea korea high resolution exact date air force base military aircraft propeller driven aircraft jet aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives