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A B-52H Stratofortress pilot, assigned to the 5th Bomb

A B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber conducts a low

A rear view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from the 2nd Bomb Wing, dropping Mark 82 high-drag bombs as part of a flight training mission during a Strategic Air Command Exercise Busy Brewer

A B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing,

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing,

A B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber conducts a low

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft lands on base following a bombing mission during the Strategic Air Command exercise Giant Warrior '89

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 5th Bombardment Wing, Air Combat Command, stands on the flight line

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing,

Bombs are loaded aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Strategic Air Command as Arc Light, part of Operation Linebacker, gets underway

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Base: Andersen Air Base

State: Guam (GU)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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15/12/1972
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label_outline Explore Linebacker, Stratofortress Aircraft, B 52 Stratofortress Aircraft

Straight on medium shot of US Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Elder, Platoon Sergeant, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marines, lands safely with his MC5 Freefall Square Parachute after completing a 9-thousand foot combat jump from a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft (Not shown) during Force Reconnaissance Exercises at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shane Cronin videos members of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) unloading cargo from a JASDF C-130 Hercules during Exercise COPE NORTH at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam

AIRMAN 1ST Class Darryl Hawkins of the 857th Security Police Squadron scans the perimeter of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft alert area through the sight of an M16 rifle equipped with an M203 grenade launcher

An F-111 aircraft arrives on base for participation in the Strategic Air Command bombing/navigation competition Proud Shield '88

A KC-10A Extender aircraft from the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron levels out after takeoff during Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from HMH-463 Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, that was disassembled so it could be transported to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, waits to be put back together during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001 at Anderson Air Force Base. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Donald Nesbitt (left), 325th Bomb Squadron B-2 Bomber Pilot, from Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), is interviewed by Mr. Jon Anderson (right), a radio host with News Talk Radio K57, Guam, while he is TDY to Andersen AFB, Guam (GU), participating in Exercise CORONET BUGLE 49, which is part of Air Combat Commands (ACC) ongoing Global Power mission

Members of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, participate in the decontamination of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

The left wing tip a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft shows damage caused by a high explosive shell fired from a battle damage infliction gun. The aircraft will be repaired by members of a combat logistics support squadron during Exercise NIGHT TRAIN/GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Lance Corporal (LCpl) Micheal Schrum, A-gunner, and LCpl Kenneth Konopka, gunner, from 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, India Company, set up M224 60mm morters in preperation for an airfield seizure during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. KOA THUNDER is an exercise involving elements of 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW), and 3rd Marine Division, where Marines conduct an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). The Aviation Support Element (ASE) from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will be tested on command and control of several different missions, to include Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personal (TRAP), airfield seizures, and a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO)

Technicians use sanders to prepare aircraft parts for painting. Aircraft inspections and repairs are made quickly and more efficiently due to the implementation of the Strategic Air Command's Readiness Oriented Logistics System, a program which consolidat

A replica of a Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft flies during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

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