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Major (MAJ) Thomas Schmitt, left, a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft commander assigned to Air Transport Wing 61 of the Luftwaffe, and a weather technician check a satellite-transmitted weather map. Schmitt is a member of the Air Force Officers Exchange Program, established to give officers an understanding of the military operations of participating countries

Major (MAJ) Thomas Schmitt, left, a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft commander assigned to Air Transport Wing 61 of the Luftwaffe, First Lieutenant (1LT) Gerd Becker, a German air force C-160 Transall aircraft navigator; and Senior Cadet Uwe Dorn-Vogler, a C-160 co-pilot; review a mission flight plan. Schmitt is a member of the Air Force Officers Exchange Program, established to give officers an understanding of the military operations of participating countries

Major (MAJ) Thomas Schmitt, left, a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft commander assigned to Air Transport Wing 61 of the Luftwaffe, compares notes with Second Lieutenant (2LT) Andreus Dolze, a German air force C-160 Transall aircraft pilot. Schmitt is a member of the Air Force Officers Exchange Program, established to give officers an understanding of the military operations of participating countries

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Tom Clayton (pilot) and USAF Major (MAJ) Dave Deames, both assigned to the 300th Air Lift Squadron (AS), pilot their USAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, towards the extended refueling probe of a USAF Ohio Air National Guard (OHANG) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), during a refueling mission near Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

U.S. Air Force 22nd Air Refueling Wing Commander COL. Cathy C. Clothier (2nd from right), and Command CHIEF MASTER SGT. John R. Harris (right), welcome the Air Mobility Command Inspector General team for an Operational Readiness Inspection at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Jan. 22, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Maurice Hessel) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MAJ. Pat Dabrowski (left) and CAPT. Harmon Lewis (right), C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, weapons officer instructors, 29th Weapons Squadron, discuss a mission planning assignment during a Composite Force Operations exercise at Biggs Army Air Field, TX, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Matthew Hannen) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Erwin F. Lessel III, left, Commander of the 86th Airlift Wing (AW), at USAF Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, informs STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Troy Ballard, with the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), that he has been promoted to Technical Sergeant (TSGT) under the Stripes To Exceptional Performer program

U.S. Air Force GEN. Richard B. Myers (center), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speaks to Airmen, while COL. Joseph Reheiser (right), 314th Airlift Wing Commander, looks on during his visit at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., on Feb. 3, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Natashia Burch) (Released)

U. S. Air Force MAJ. Rod Simpson (left), instructor reviews a flight plan with U.S. Air Force CAPT. Erin Staine-Pyne (center), and CAPT Ross (right), students, C-130 Hercules weapons officers, 29th Weapons Squadron, during a Composite Force Operations exercise at Biggs Army Airfield, TX, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Matthew Hannen) (Released)

Major (MAJ) Thomas Schmitt, right, a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft commander assigned to Air Transport Wing 61 of the Luftwaffe, talks with Colonel (COL) Dieter Kellein, commander of the wing, on the flight line. Schmitt is a member of the Air Force Officers Exchange Program, established to give officers an understanding of the military operations of participating countries

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Penzie Air Base

Country: West Germany (FRG)

Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Fernando Serna

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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28/03/1986
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Major (MAJ) Bill "Doc" Christmas, USAF, Flight Surgeon, 932nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron (AMDS), Scott AFB, Illinois, an augmented member of the Air Force Reserve Pipe Band, plays the Great Highland bag pipes during an exhibition given by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. The team spent three weeks at Moron AB, Spain practicing for this years circuit of air shows providing a show for our troops deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.

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F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter attack aircraft, on static display in support of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT) Seminar held at Langley AFB, Virginia. The SACLANT Seminar was attended by 100 delegates from 18 countries, the purpose was to bring NATO leaders together to discuss issues from a Maritime and North American perspective and give leaders a hands on opportunity

A NATO E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, West Germany, prepares to refuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during a training mission. The plane is one of eighteen such aircraft providing surveillance for member nations as directed by NATO's Airborne Early Warning Force commander

Pilot MAJ Bob Aboe and co-pilot 1LT John Burda of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prepare for a flight in an EC-135C Stratolifter advanced airborne command post aircraft (AABNCP).

During a ceremony at defense forces headquarters MAJ. GEN. Shaikh Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, minister of defense, presents GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, with a sword in recognition of his role in the Allied success during Operation Desert Storm.

Paratroopers from D Battery, 319th Field Artillery, land at the drop zone during NATO Exercise ARDENT GROUND '87. Members of the Allied Command Europe Mobile Force from Belgium, the Netherlands, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in the live artillery/air exercise being staged on Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire

Three crewmen aboard minesweeping boat 51 (MSB-51) look toward the water just after dropping a float during exercises conducted by Mine Countermeasures Task Group 1-81 (MCMTG 1-81). The task group, consisting of navy units from seven NATO countries, was formed to increase their mine countermeasures capabilities

An AH-64 Apache flown by pilots from 3rd Battalion,

Two members of the 1ST Inf. Div., right, stand beside a C-141 Starlifter aircraft as MGEN Edward Partain, left, commander of the 1ST Inf. Div., talks with Luxembourg Army MAJ Alex Fischbach. The 1ST Inf. Div. is en route to Karlsruhe, West Germany, for pa

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major maj schmitt thomas schmitt hercules aircraft commander hercules aircraft commander transport air transport luftwaffe talks colonel dieter kellein dieter kellein flight line member officers exchange program air force officers exchange program operations countries c 130 hercules air force c 130 staff sergeant west germany germany images c 130 high resolution air force c 130 hercules aircraft commander penzie air base ssgt fernando serna air force base us national archives