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A soldier assigned to the 11th Brigade, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, from Fort Bliss, Texas, hurriedly runs an fiber optic cable from a Patriot missile launcher to its support communications trailer in preparation for a tactical Patriot missile launch at a site on McGregor Range near El Paso, Texas. The live firings were a real time opportunity for units involved in ROVING SANDS '97 to demonstrate their skills. 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 Sergeant Mike Milwee, an air conditioning and heating technician assigned to the 225th Combat Communications Squadron, Martin Air National Guard Station, Gadson, Alabama, removes rocks prior to setting up living quarters for his unit. The 225th arrived today at Logan Heights in El Paso, Texas, when operational, will provide communications links for FORSCOM (Forces Command) during 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
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Conductor Sergeant Michael Czarnecki of the 1150th Transportation Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ensures the boxcars are securely fastened before moving away from the unloading ramp at Roswell, New Mexico, during 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
A soldier with the Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 35th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), Fort Lewis, Washington, gives an exuberant thumbs up after the last of his units vehicles arrives at their desert location on the Fort Bliss, Texas, range. The 35th ADA deployed to the Fort Bliss Range and will provide Patriot Missile defense against enemy fighter strikes and simulated SCUD missile launches during 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
A member of the 1ST 147th Aviation Battalion, United States Army, unloads military vehicles from train cars at Biggs Army Airfield, El Paso, Texas. The vehicles will be used in support of helicopter operations during 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
STAFF Sergeant Barrish, 31st Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade, Alpha Battery 1-1, Fort Bliss, Texas, directs the loading of a Patriot Missile onto its launcher on McGregor Test Range, New Mexico. The Patriot Missile will be used for air defense from numerous aircraft during 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
A soldier with the Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 35th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), Fort Lewis, Washington, prepares concealment for his units command post as he tries to position a support pole under a camouflage net. The 35th ADA deployed to the Fort Bliss range and will provide Patriot Missile defense against enemy fighter strikes and simulated SCUD missile launches during 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
Aviation Warfare Systems Operator CHIEF PETTY Officer (AWC) Paul Schenk (left) and Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Secound Class (AW2) Steve Ayers (right), Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter crew chiefs, go through their final checks before taking off on a familiarization flight for exercise ROVING SANDS '97. The mission will include a search for Scud missile sites in the Alamogordo Bombing Range. The airmen and the helicopter are from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, are participating in exercise ROVING SANDS as part of the Red force. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a...
STAFF Sergeant Pedro Carrillo (left) of the 390th Transportation Company and Sergeant Arnald A. de Jonge of the Dutch Army chain down a plank so vehicles can pass from one boxcar to the next smoothly and without harm. The military vehicles are being transported from Roswell, New Mexico, to their final destination at Fort Bliss, Texas, in support of 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
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Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS
Base: Roswell
State: New Mexico (NM)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Benjamin M. Andera, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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