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Major Clark Burtch, of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, points out the area in which his flight of F-15 Eagles will be flying in during a pre-flight brief for a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 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

Major Clark Burtch, 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, conducts a preflight brief for a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, while Captain Kurt Becker is in the background taking notes. 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

STAFF Sargeant Jim Harr, 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, helps a pilot strap into an F-15 Eagle. The pilot is ready for a familiarization flight in order to become better acquainted with the terrain 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

F-15 Eagles, of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, during a pre-flight inspection prior to a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 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

Crew chiefs of the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, conduct an end-of-runway inspection of their 77th Fighter Squadron's F-16 Fighting Falcons prior to a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 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

Major General James T. Hill, Deputy CHIEF of STAFF of the United States Army Forces Command, and Roving Sands '97 Exercise Commander Forward, speaks on the accomplishments of the troops involved in ROVING SANDS during an interview with the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron. 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

AIRMAN Jason Bass, Crew CHIEF for the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, launches his F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, for a local airspace orientation flight in preparation 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

Members of the 147th Aviation Battalion of Madison, Wisconsin, congregate in front of a C-5 Galaxy from Dover, Delaware, and prepare to download six UH-60 Blackhawk Army helicopters that will take part in 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

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 188th Fighter Squadron, 150th Fighter Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, wait to take off on a mission during ROVING SANDS '97 as a Southwest Airlines passenger jet taxis across the active runway. 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

Major Mike Pantoni and Captain Jeff Gustafson, of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, during a pre-flight brief time hack for a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. 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

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Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS

Base: Kirtland Air Force Base

State: New Mexico (NM)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris Steffen, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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major mike pantoni major mike pantoni captain jeff gustafson captain jeff gustafson fighter squadron tyndall afb tyndall afb pre flight hack time hack sands mission kirtland kirtland afb new mexico effort exercise soil environment command control procedures control procedures systems theater missile defense air forces missile defense us air force air force base us air force captain us air force major state kirtland air force base states soil air missile defense sra chris steffen united states of america us national archives