visibility Similar

This machine is used to lay down enough concrete to build a landing ramp that can support the landing weight of a US Air Force (USAF) C-5B Galaxy cargo aircraft or an USAF C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft at the Logistical Support Area (LSA) Balad, Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

description

Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Balad Air Base

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV, Usace

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Nothing Found.

label_outline

Tags

machine ramp weight air force usaf galaxy cargo aircraft b galaxy cargo aircraft usaf c globemaster globemaster iii cargo aircraft logistical logistical support area lsa balad balad air base salah din province salah ad din province iraq irq c 5 a galaxy c 5 b galaxy c 5 galaxy operation iraqi freedom military operations us air force high resolution usaf c 17 a globemaster iii cargo aircraft c 5 b galaxy cargo aircraft support jim gordon air force base us national archives railway photo archive
date_range

Date

13/07/2005
create

Source

The U.S. National Archives
link

Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known copyright restrictions

label_outline Explore Usaf C 17 A Globemaster Iii Cargo Aircraft, C 5 B Galaxy Cargo Aircraft, B Galaxy Cargo Aircraft

US Army (USA) Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civilian, Billy Sellin (left, center in uniform), Resident Engineer, Balad Air Base (AB) Resident Office, Gulf Region North (GRN), speaks with several civilian subcontractors about the construction progress of the new medical supply warehouse at the Logistical Support Area (LSA) Balad, Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Cardwell-500 drilling rig mast is lifted onto a support structure atop a 40-K-loader in preparation for loading onto a 60th Marine Air Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The rig will be flown to Semipalatinsk, USSR, where it will be used to drill a satellite h

U.S. Army 1ST LT. Michael Mcdonald, Commander, Headquarters Support Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG), arrives at Smith Range to observe weapons qualification at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Baghdad Province, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. (A3606) (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Huey Kehl) (Released)

The first stage of a Titan IV launch vehicle is offloaded from a C-5B Galaxy aircraft for an official acceptance and dedication ceremony. The launch vehicle was built by Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace

Tech. Sgt. Lee Fletcher, 621st Contingency Response

Crews work into the night to unload sections of a Bailey Bridge from a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Chaklala air base. Two 709th MAS aircraft wre used to deliver the portable bridge, which will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla . The Afghans will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the 621-8 tanker airlift control element (TALCE), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), discuss their upcoming mission, to provide airlift support for Hurricane Charley relief efforts, while on board a USAF C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft in route to Lakeland, Florida (FL). Lakeland Regional Airfield is the center of relief operations in Florida for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The USAF is providing support by transporting tons of equipment, personnel, and supplies via air, expediting the delivery of the much needed supplies

Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr talks with reporters during the rollout ceremony for the first C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The ceremony is being held at the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. facility

US Air Force (USAF) medial members SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kyle Crafton, right, a Flight Medicine Technician and First Lieutenant (1LT) Carla Lewis, a Flight Nurse with the 185th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 137th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Oklahoma Air National Guard (ANG), review and evaluate patients during a flight aboard USAF C-130 aircraft, part of a bilateral exercise with the South African Air Force (SAAF)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Brian Chewning, a loadmaster from the 57th Weapons Squadron, opens the cargo ramp of his C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during a Composite Force Operations (CFO) exercise at Biggs Army Air Field, Texas, on Nov. 17, 2004. The CFO phase of the USAF Mobility Weapons School/ Weapons Instructor Courses employs a realistic scenario requiring the students to plan and execute airdrop, air land and air refueling operations in a dynamic, mature theater. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Matthew Hannen) (Released)

Iraqi civilian construction workers build a wastewater treatment facility at Logistical Support Area (LSA) Anaconda, Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Technicians at the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. facility put the finishing touches on the first C-5B Galaxy aircraft before its rollout ceremony

Topics

machine ramp weight air force usaf galaxy cargo aircraft b galaxy cargo aircraft usaf c globemaster globemaster iii cargo aircraft logistical logistical support area lsa balad balad air base salah din province salah ad din province iraq irq c 5 a galaxy c 5 b galaxy c 5 galaxy operation iraqi freedom military operations us air force high resolution usaf c 17 a globemaster iii cargo aircraft c 5 b galaxy cargo aircraft support jim gordon air force base us national archives railway photo archive