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A1C Myca Romes (left) and SPT Luke Closson (right) collect A-10 debris on the snow covered slope with rakes. This rubble was deemed not critical to the accident investigation and will be airlifted off the mountainside to be properly disposed of

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.2,

[Assignment: 48-DPA-1-14-08_SOI_K_CA_USGS] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Malibu area of southern California [for tours, meetings focusing on landslide research, field instruments, webcams, and other tools being used by the] U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) [to predict dangerous mudslides.] [48-DPA-1-14-08_SOI_K_CA_USGS_IOD_9448.JPG]

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1LT Eric Soto, a member of the Accident Investigation Board for the A-10 crash checks the debris field for clues why the aircraft crashed. A UH-1N helicopter belonging to the Army's High Altitude Training School can be seen in the background

A severely damaged Grumman AA-1B aircraft, owned by COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, lies on its roof following a crash near Andrews Air Force Base. Harvey was piloting the plane at the time of the accident and sustained minor injuries

Members of the 1ST Helicopter Squadron pilot a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter as they transport COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, from the crash site of his Grumman AA-1B aircraft near Andrews Air Force Base. Harvey was piloting the plane at the time of the accident and sustained minor injuries

The wing of a Grumman AA-1B aircraft, owned by COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, lies in the undergrowth following a crash near Andrews Air Force Base. Harvey was piloting the plane when the accident occurred and sustained minor injuries

MSGT Mark Ledford, the A-10 representative, looks through an A-10 debris pile at the lower debris field

A C-5A Galaxy aircraft makes a low-altitude run near the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). Researchers at INEL are investigating the wind vortices created by the passage of an aircraft and the effects that those disturbances would have on low-altitude parachute drops

A worker makes a notation as a C-130 Hercules aircraft passes overhead. Researchers at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory are investigating the wind vortices created by the passage of an aircraft and the effects that those disturbances would have on low-altitude parachute drops

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-10A Extender aircraft with the Emergency Egress Slide Rafts deployed from the crew doors on the main deck, is parked on the tarmac at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), following a mechanical incident that occurred on the flight line

Members of the 1ST Helicopter Squadron look down on the crash site of a Grumman AA-1B aircraft, owned and operated by COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command. The accident occurred near Andrews Air Force Base

Due to the high winds at the upper helicopter landing site, MSGT Mark Ledford (left), the A-10 representative, and 1LT Eric J. Soto, Accident Investigation Board member, carefully descend from the lower debris field to another landing site where the winds are calmer and a pickup by a helicopter is possible

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Gold Dust Peak

State: Colorado (CO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards

Release Status: Released to Public

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15/08/1997
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An aerial view of a portion of the base, showing the main runway and hangar area. The 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE), and the 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron, USAFE, are based at Upper Heyford

Due to increased security, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Derek Brockington, 786th Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, checks the identification card of a 86th Airlift Wing member before he enters the Southside Post Office. Security measures have increased at all military installations worldwide due to the terrorist attacks in the United States

A deck-hand from USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) prepares to shoot a line to a Peruvian navy vessel during a training operation off the coast of Peru. Reuben James was en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Due to high seas, the shot line evolution pictured here was cancelled. Reuben James will be conducting bilateral operations with the Chilean navy

Technical Sergeant Bill Dimsdale, and MASTER Sergeant Bill Allen, crew chiefs, for the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), troubleshoot a secondary fuel pump pressure switch on engine number three at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano AB, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

[Assignment: OS_2003_1201_19] Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY LECTURE SERIES WITH ECONOMIST DE SOTO [40_CFD_OS_2003_1201_19_080.jpg]

Explosive Ordnance Disposal members conduct a subsurface search with their Schontadt Magnetic influence Detectors on the upper debris field of the A-10 crash site

Members of the A-10 recovery team take a short break during their search for the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs that were carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak

GENERAL AVIATION ICING ACCIDENT, NASA Technology Images

LGEN Frank F. Ledford, USA (uncovered)

Members of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and US Army (USA) Soldiers, Alpha Company (A CO) 2-6 Infantry Division (ID), apprehend Imam Adris Omar at the Monther Al Shawi Mosque, in the Salhiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Due to prior statements against Coalition Forces, Imam Adris Omar is in violation of Coalition Provisional Authority's public notice regarding public incitement to violence and disorder dated June 5, 2003. The notice states: anyone making a prohibited pronouncement in public place will be subject to immediate detention by Coalition Provisional Authority security forces

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due winds helicopter site msgt mark ledford msgt mark ledford representative eric lt eric j soto accident investigation board member accident investigation board member debris field debris field pickup gold dust peak crash site colorado staff sergeant high resolution gold dust peak a 10 representative ssgt david us national archives