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Technical Sergeant Michael Sauter, Cyber Operations,

Army Reserve Sgt. Daniela Guerra, culinary management

Medium shot, front view, SENIOR AIRMAN Stacy Sites, USAF, 89th Transportation Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, works on the sandbag detail during a deployment at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. During the deployment, wing personnel will be evaluated on Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) skills, humanitarian scenarios and base defense. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06369 or search 000405-F-0352L-006)

U.S. Army Capt. Ryan A McMahon, a medical officer assigned

A1C Calvin W. Padgett from the 10th Security Police Squadron, and SSGT Joseph Kraus Jr. from the 363rd Security Police Squadron, check flight line passes at the entry point during Exercise Salty Bee

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Melissa M. King, an intensive-care

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Will White, a student assigned

U. S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Trever Hensley (left), Munitions Apprentice Course Instructor, 363rd Training Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX, explains to AIRMAN 1ST Class Joshua Harder how to hook up the spine chain to secure MK 82 bombs to a 40-foot trailer in accordance with Technical Order (T.O.) 11-1-38 on Sept. 1, 2004. The MK 82's are the free-fall, non-guided general-purpose 500 lbs bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sandy Wassenmiller) (Released)

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MASTER Sgt. Chester Davis, 16th Special Operations Squadron, sets up a GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile launcher

MASTER Sgt. James Hamilton, 16th Special Operations Squadron, checks the ignition switch for a GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile launcher

A GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile is fired from its launcher

A GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile launcher is ignited

An A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft maneuvers away from the launch site of a GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile

US Air Force (USAF), SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Kevin Stickley (left) and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Roberto Muniz, Weapon Loaders, 93rd Fighter Squadron, makes adjustments on a GBU-12 500-pound laser guided bomb attached to the wing pylon of a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

A GTR-18 missile, better known as a "Smokey SAM," launches

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Dennis Webb, with the 157th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Wisconsin Air National Guard (ANG) and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Sinko, 22nd Maintenance Squadron (MS), McConnell Air Reserve Base (ARB) rig the rudder power control on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft at Moron Air Base, Spain

Captain Wendell "Smokey" Bauman of the 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron climbs aboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise AIR WARRIOR

MASTER Sgt. Chester Davis, 16th Special Operations Squadron, sets up a GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile launcher

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Eglin Air Force Base

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Sgt. Kay Pellum

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/07/1986
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A view from the helicopter deck looking aft at the aft missile launcher on the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) immediately after time firing of a missile

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Diarra Morris, from the 2nd Range Operations Squadron (ROS), sets up a computer in the Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO) tent during Exercise Northstar 05-04 at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

Army Sergeant Gerry D. Latham, a member of the "Opposing Forces," briefs pilots on a Soviet SA-7 surface-to-air missile launcher during Exercise AIR WARRIOR. The Soviet machine guns displayed on the table are, left to right, an RPD 7.62 mm light machine gun, an RPK 7.62 mm light machine gun, an RP-46 7.62 mm company machine gun and a PK 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun

(left to center), The Director of Transportation and

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Intermediate Fast Attack Vehicle (IFAV) with a mounted TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided) missile launcher. The IFAV is from the Mobile Assault Platoon 3 (MAP 3), 2nd Battalion (BN) 4th Marine Regiment (MAR REGT), provides cover for advancing Marines on Combat Range 1 during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Fuji, Japan (JPN)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Melissa Bateman, 321st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), is joyfully reunited with her husband, Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Tom Bateman, sons Zach and Josh, and daughter Courtney, as she returns home at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), following a deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Aboard the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), Signalman Third Class (SM3) Curtis Belk from Chester, South Carolina, communicates semaphore with the USNS MOUNT BAKER (TAE 34), in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 2000

A Smokey SAM, also known as a GTR-18, travels through

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ronnie Lock, a Security Police (SP) assigned to the 310th Space Group (SG), aims his 5.56mm M16A1 rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear from the kneeling position during the Security Forces Tactics competition conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

U.S. Air Force Jet Engine Mechanics assigned to the 20th Component Maintenance Squadron, prepare to test an F110 jet engine in the engine test cell at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on September 9, 2004. Pictured left-to-right: SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Hay; MASTER SGT. Kenneth Carr; and AIRMAN 1ST Class Jonathan Alicea. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Paul Holcomb) (Released)

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