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A World War II-era M46 photoflash bomb found on the beach at Passage Key Island, Fla., on Oct. 13, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Paul Hohn) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Passage Key Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT.Paul Hohn Release Status: Released to More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), check each anothers parachutes before loading onto four US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft as part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

The Colors of the Royal Air Force march past a flight made up of members from Squadron 512, Royal Air Force Regiment, RAF Honington, United Kingdom, as part of a ceremony on Sept. 18, 2004, to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. During World War II the German Luftwaffe began its attack against the United Kingdom on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against Britain's shipping industry and conducting fighter sweeps over the southern coast of England in what would become known as the Battle of Britain. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Christopher Walkenhorst) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the Base Honor Guard Team, raises the Colors during the start of the Dedication Ceremony, for the new 11th Air Force World War Two (WWII) Memorial Wall, at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), built in honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice here in Alaska (AK) at that time

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Howie Chandler, Commander, 11th Air Force (11thAF), speaks during the Dedication Ceremony, for the new 11th Air Force World War Two (WWII) Memorial Wall, at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK). The wall was built in honor of all those US Military and Canadian Armed Forces personel who paid the ultimate sacrifice here in Alaska (AK), during that time

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S More

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), flies along a portion of the coastline of the Normandy Province in France. During World War II (WW II) this area was designated OMAHA BEACH and it was one of five invasion beachheads used by Allied forces on D-Day

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF of STAFF (CS) General (GEN) John P. Jumper and his wife Ellen, center, greet retired Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Yvonne Bateman, who served as a World War II Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during a private reception prior to the preview screening of the film "Above and Beyond: 100 Years of Women in Aviation." All were attending the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, in the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released t More

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, sits at the Meet a Hero table during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF Release S More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (right) signs copies of the original orders, that sent him and his crew of the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, into the skies over Japan to drop the first atomic bomb during World War II, for US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Robert Faulk, Joint STAFF, at the Pentagon. BGEN Tibbetts is visiting the Pentagon to autograph copies of his book "The Return of the Enola Gay." BGEN Tibbets spent several days in the Washington, D.C., area attending events leading up to the December 17th Centennial of Flight celebration

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets with actor Clint Eastwood on Aug. 8, 2005, in Arlington, Va. during the filming of the World War II epic movie 'Flags of Our Fathers,"which centers on the Battle of Iwo Jima. The 1945 battle will forever be remembered because it was a turning point in World War II and a lasting image of the U.S. servicemen raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USA Release Status: Relea More

A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump is part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited the C-17s in six passes. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base More

A 25th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II ascends

A 25th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II ascends the skies April 9, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 25th FS follows the United States Forces-Korea’s health More

US Air Force (USAF) Structural Maintainers prepare to paint a World War II (WWII) era P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft Static Display, outside the 9th Air Force Headquarters Building at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC). Pictured left-to-right: SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Derek Hendrix, SRA Joshua Joslin, and AIRMAN (AMN) Jeffery Targ

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Josef E. Cole III, USAF Relea More

US Air Force (USAF) Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMST) Vickie C. Mauldin, US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), stands on the shoreline of Normandy, France at the area designates as Utah Beach during the World War Two (WWII) Allied invasion of France

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Richard C. Smeeth, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Y.H. Kim, Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team carries a flower wreath and escorts World War II (WWII) Veteran Mr. Byram Bates, during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the WWII Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Boquette, USAF Release Status: More

A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump is part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited the C-17s in six passes. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base More

Korean War Veteran Mr. Glbert Lyons (left) passes the Olympic flame to World War Two (WWII) Veteran, US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) (Retired) Frank E. Herrelko Sr., during his leg of the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay in Washington, D.C

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub More

A group of life-size mannequins fitted with World War Two (WWII) area flight gear are displayed near a restored Army Air Corps B-25J Mitchell aircraft bubbed the Executive Sweet, during an Air Show at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Anne Mccormick, USAF Release More

The Buckley Air Force Base Honor Guard fold the flag at the funeral of World War II flying ace, retired COL. John Smith Stewart at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., on Oct. 8. 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Anika Williams) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Logan National Cemetery State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anika K Williams Release S More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Brian Hood, 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, explains the process of mid-air refueling for two US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) Battle of the Bulge, Veterans aboard a USAF KC-10A Extender aircraft at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Scott H. Spitzer, CIV USAF Release More

The Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Honor Guard, await the arrival of the remains of repatriated American warriors from the Korean War and World War II, in front of Base Operations at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Mysti Bicoy, CIV.) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Contractor/Mysti Bicoy Release Status: R More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, addresses a crowd at the National Mall, in the District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony paying tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)r Force) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall, Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald More

Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in

Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory in World War II, May 8, 2015. More More

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk search and rescue helicopter, attempts to remove birds by flying low prior to an unexploded World War II-era M46 photoflash bomb being detonated at Passage Key Island, Fla., on Oct. 13, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chad Chisholm) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Passage Key Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chad Chisholm Release Status: Release More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class James Armer, 355th Communications Squadron, uses a digital video recorder to document activities as Airmen assigned to the 355th Civil Engineering Squadron digging a hole to properly dispose of a World War Two bomb, unearthed at a construction site on September 10, 2004, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re More

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, land on the Charleston Air Force Base runway after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump was part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited from C-17s in six passes, 50 jumpers at a time. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, land on the Charleston Air Force Base runway after jump More

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), perform a final equipment check aboard a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), on their way to the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), take a morning run on Utah Beach exactly 60 years after the landings of D-Day in 1944. The 3-mile run is to honor all those who gave their lives during the Normandy Invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 48th Component Repair Squadron (CRS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), scrub a Supermarine Spitfire Mk V aircraft static display located at the Battle of Britain Memorial Park, on Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Twice a year, members of the 48TH FW volunteered to help clean all the static displays on RAF Lakenheath

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: Releas More

The US Air Force (USAF) 48th Fighter Wing (FW) Honor Guard marches during a Battle of Britain ceremony as they pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the battle. During World War II (WWII) the Luftwaffe, Germany's Air Force, began its attack on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against British shipping and fighter sweeps over Britain's southern coast in what would become known as The Battle of Britain

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst More

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, displays his photo from WWII at the Meet a Hero table during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF Release S More

A replica of the P-40E Tomahawk used during WWII by the Flying Tigers, founders of the 14th Air Force, is mounted near the Command Post for the viewing pleasure of the public. On the plaque: "This aircraft is dedicated to all the Past, Present, and Future Flying Tigers, those who blazed a path of glory in the China Skies in World War II, and those who blaze a path of glory into space." A ceremonial event was held for the unveiling of the war fighter at the 30th Space Wing Headquarters at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on April 17, 2001

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator: More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Maria Gunther, videographer with the 835th Communications Squadron (CS), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), interviews US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Brad Newnum, Battery Commander, 529th Military Police Company (MP CO), Heidelberg, DEU, prior to a practice ceremony for the 60th Anniversary D-Day ceremony at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France (FRA)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Gary Patterson, Airborne Instructor, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), on board a USAF C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, checks for the drop zone (DZ) "Iron Mike" during the re-enactment of the D-Day parachute drop. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Amfreville State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft take off in formation during the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel More

Retired World War II Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) listen as Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Warfighting Integration, Lieutenant General (LGEN) Leslie F. Keene, introduces the preview screening of the film "Above and Beyond: 100 Years of Women in Aviation." All were attending the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, in the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released t More

Surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders paid tribute to the U.S. Navy and USS HORNET (CVA 8) during a wreath laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial. The HORNET was the aircraft carrier from which all the Doolittle flyers flew from during the famous WWII raid. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Madelyn Waychoff) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Oak Harbor State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON Scene Camera Oper More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), relax before loading onto four US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft. They will be part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

Honorary guests await the start of the Dedication Ceremony for the new 11th Air Force World War Two (WWII) Memorial Wall, at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), built in honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice here in Alaska (AK) at that time. Seated foreground right-to-left: Mr. Bill Hambleton; his wife, Mrs. Mary Hambleton; and US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Howie Chandler, Commander, 11th Air Force, (11thAF)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S More

US Air Force Colonel (COL) William "Bill" Smith, USAF, present a salute to honor veterans of World War II during the American Memorial Day in France ceremony at the Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. COL Smith is the commander of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. He and more than 30 other Air Force members from the group joined representatives of the Navy, Army, and French military, along with French and American veterans' organizations at the ceremony. Fifty-two wreaths placed to honor the 861 American military veterans buried at Rhone who fought in southern France during World War II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Draguignan State: Provence-Aples-Cote D'Azur Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, More

Mr. Fred Boswell, a World War Two (WWII) Veteran, stationed with the US Army Air Force's, 78th Fighter Group, at Royal Air Force (RAF) Duxford, United Kingdom (UK), is interviewed by US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Stacia C. Tieman, Public Affairs Journeyman, 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), for an up-coming article on the rededication of the American Air Museum In Britain

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge State: Cambridgeshire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Release More

A World War II-era M46 photoflash bomb is detonated on the beach of Passage Key Island, Fla., on Oct 13, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chad Chisholm) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Passage Key Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chad Chisholm Release Status: Release More

One of the four US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagles, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK) begins to break away for the Missing Man formation flyover Utah Beach. The formation is part of the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Allied invasion of Europe in WW II (WWII) at the landing site memorial near St Marie du Mont, France (FRA)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets with U.S. Marine Corps personnel on Aug. 8, 2005, in Arlington, Va. during the filming of the World War II epic movie 'Flags of Our Fathers,"which centers on the Battle of Iwo Jima. The 1945 battle will forever be remembered because it was a turning point in World War II and a lasting image of U.S. servicemen raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USA Release Status: Relea More

A U.S. Coast Guard a rigid-hull inflatable boat, transports members of the MacDill Explosive Demolition team, after setting detonation charges to a World War II-era M46 photoflash bomb, from the beach at Passage Key Island, Fla., on Oct. 13, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chad Chisholm) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Passage Key Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chad Chisholm Release Status: Release More

US Air Force (USAF) Jon D. Carlson, assigned to the 119th Mission Support Flight (MSF), congratulates his Grandfather retired US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Anthony "Tony" Richard, 12th Cavalry Regiment, a World War II (WWII) veteran. PFC Tony Richard is 90-years-old and has recieved the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat when he served in the Pacific campaigns

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hector Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David More

A parade made up of US Army (USA) Airborne Rangers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), Civil Officials of Montebourg, France, and US Air Force (USAF) aircrews from Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), march to lay a wreath at a 15th century watch tower devastated by thirteen days of fighting during World War II (WWII). This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Montebourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

US Air Force First Lieutenant Mitchell assigned to the 452 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, March ARB, California gets a book autographed by Mrs. Margaret Weiss while attending a meeting for Women in Aviation at the Museum at March ARB, CA. Mrs. Weiss, a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, ferried US aircraft during World War II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), relax before loading onto four US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft. They will be part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

Members of a US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) Joint Color Guard march into position during the Funeral Service for US Army Air Corps, World War II Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Earle Aber, held at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial at Cambridge, England, United Kingdom (UK)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge American Cemetery State: Cambridgeshire Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Meghan E. Geis, USAF Release Status: R More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft (left), flies in formation with a restored World War Two (WWII) era P-51 Mustang aircraft over the Arizona desert during a USAF Heritage Conference 2002 training flight. The conference brings together civilian Heritage pilots and USAF Demonstration Team pilots to discuss safety and practice formation flying in a non-air show environment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, USAF Release More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets with actor Clint Eastwood on Aug. 8, 2005, in Arlington, Va. during the filming of the World War II epic movie 'Flags of Our Fathers,"which centers on the Battle of Iwo Jima. The 1945 battle will forever be remembered because it was a turning point in World War II and a lasting image of the U.S. servicemen raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USA Release Status: Relea More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 48th Component Repair Squadron (CRS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), scrub a Supermarine Spitfire Mk V aircraft static display located at the Battle of Britain Memorial Park, on Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Twice a year, members of the 48TH FW volunteered to help clean all the static displays on RAF Lakenheath

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: Releas More

Columbus Dispatch Reporter Mike Harden interviews retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul Tibbets in Columbus, Ohio. BGEN Tibbets founded the 509th Composite Group in the 1940s and piloted the B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tia C. Schroeder, US More

A new AIRMAN's Memorial under construction in the Heritage Park on Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK). The park, dedicated on July 20, 2000, includes five static aircraft, a POW/MIA memorial, a World War II (WWII) era replica of a hangar, a memorial to Carl Ben Eielson, and a new AIRMAN's Memorial due to open late this year

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status: More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kelli England (left), 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) cleans a propeller on a mock up World War Two (WII) B-24J as part of a team assigned to clean up the Barksdales Material Heritage on Display at the 8th Air Force Museum, located at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Relea More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videographer, 52nd Communications Squadron (CS), Spangdahlem Air base (AB), Germany (DEU), videotapes USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during the airdrop outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA), on 5 Jun 2004. SMSGT Duke is in France to document activities for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

Refueling lifeline of US, NATO air ops

A 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to offload fuel to Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, which are flying in formation behind the tanker. The 100th ARW arrived at Royal Air Force More

U.S. Air Force World War II Tuskegee Airmen retired LT. COL. Nasby Wynn, (right), Henry C. L. Bohler (left), CHIEF Warrant Officer George Abercrombie (2nd from left), and U.S. Air Force COL. Lloyd Stark autograph a wing spar for a Vans RV9A aircraft at MacDill Aeronautical Academy, T.R. Robinson High School, Tampa, Fla. on Oct. 22, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chad Chisholm) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tampa State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chad Chisholm Release Status: Released to Public C More

Actor, Ian Bailey (center), who played Private David Webster in the HBO World War II mini-series "Band of Brothers", is given a tour of an aircraft by US Air Force (USAF) personnel at an undisclosed location. Ian Bailey is part of a United Service Organizations (USO) tour visiting deployed troops overseas

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Tech SGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

The US Air Force (USAF) Base Honor Guard presents the Colors during the start of the Dedication Ceremony for the new 11th Air Force World War Two (WWII) Memorial Wall, at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), built in honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice here in Alaska (AK) at that time

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S More

Two World War II (WW II) era aircraft, a P-38J Lightning pursuit (fighter) aircraft and a P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft, take off in formation, with the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) seen in the background, during the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel More

Left to right: U.S. Army, STAFF SGT. Steven Robles, U.S. Marine Corps SGT. Anthony Riley, and U.S. Navy, Cryptologic Technician 3rd Class, Vincent Nguyen, stand at the tail end of a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft, with the remains of repatriated American warriors from the Korean War and World War II at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Mysti Bicoy, CIV.) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Contractor/Mysti Bicoy Release Status: R More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Andrew Lebeau (left), an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, take photos as STAFF SGT. Dustin Prowell, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Journeyman, points out the features on a World War Two bomb discovered, September 10, 2004, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ. The bomb was found on a construction site on Base. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re More

Mississippi Air National Guard 172nd Airlift Wing personnel unload a horse stable, that was the home of the Band of Brothers during WWII, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., on Dec. 10, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Connie Reed) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dobbins Arb State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Connie Reed, USAF Release Status: Released t More

Left to right: U.S. Army, STAFF SGT. Steven Robles, U.S. Marine Corps SGT. Anthony Riley, and U.S. Navy, Cryptologic Technician 3rd Class, Vincent Nguyen, Joint Honor Guard, standing at the tail end of a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft, with the remains of repatriated American warriors from the Korean War and World War II at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Mysti Bicoy, CIV.) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Contractor/Mysti Bicoy Release Status: R More

US Air Force (USAF) 1ST Lieutenant (1LT) Kenneth Raszinski (left) and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nathan Showers, both with the 374th Air Wing (AW) Honor Guard, Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan (JPN), folds a flag that belonged to Ippei Saeki, a Japanese Soldier who died fighting Americans during World War II. The flag was brought to the US after the war. Today, 59 years later, Colonel (COL) Mark Schissler, commander of the 374th AW returned the flag to the brother of Mr. Saeki during a solemn ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

Actor Ian Bailey (center), who played Private David Webster in the HBO World War II mini-series "Band of Brothers", is given a tour of an aircraft by US Air Force (USAF) personnel at an undisclosed location. Ian Bailey is part of a United Service Organizations (USO) tour visiting deployed troops overseas

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Tech SGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets talks about his experience flying the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, that delivered the first atomic bomb during World War II. BGEN Tibbets spoke to a gathering prior to autographing copies of his book "The Return of the Enola Gay," at a book-signing event in the Pentagon Concourse

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: More

Emeral Drummon, a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, US Air Force Colonel Anne Hamilton, Commander of the 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, March ARB, California, Eileen Ferguson, and Bea St. Clare Thurston, both WASP during World War II, pose for a photograph during a meeting for Women in Aviation at the Museum at March ARB, CA

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re More

With the parachute static lines from previous jumpers hugging the side of the 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina, C-17 Globemaster IIIs slip stream, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, prepares to jump over Charleston Air Force Base. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II veterans who did this on D-Day, those who jumped in Korea, Vietnam and to this day. We do this to honor them."

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 82nd Airborne Scene Came More

Japanese World War II Veteran Mr. Iwashita, President of the Zero Fighter Pilots Association and US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Nichols, a member of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team, pay respects to fallen soldiers during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Release More

Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) Doctor James G. Roche (right) visits with World War II era Airmen at the newly opened World War II Memorial in Washington, District of Columbia (DC). The sponsored group were with members of the Air Force Escape and Evasion Society

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub More

The Buckley Air Force Base Honor Guard firing line during a funeral for World War II flying ace, retired COL. John Smith Stewart at the Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., on Oct. 8. 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Anika Williams) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Logan National Cemetery State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anika K Williams Release S More

Major General Kenneth W. Hess is followed by outgoing 100th Air Refueling Wing Commander Colonel Bruce E. Burda and incoming 100th Air Refueling Wing Commander Colonel Donald Lustig during RAF Mildenhall's Wing Change of Command Ceremony. The 100th Air Refueling Wing traces its lineage to World War II and the 100th Bomb Group. Today it's responsible for host management of RAF Mildenhall, providing the European theater, NATO, US, and allied forces with air refueling support. The Wing's honors include six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, one award with valor, two Distinguished Unit Citations, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm and seven WWII campaign streamers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release More

A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump is part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited the C-17s in six passes. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base More

Richard Macon, a Captain (CPT) with the US Air Force (USAF) Tuskegee Airmen speaks about is experience as the first black Prisoner Of War (POW) during World War II after a military luncheon for the Tuskegee Airmen, during the 33rd Annual National Convention, held at the Hilton Qwest Convention Center Omaha, Nebraska (NE). (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Francisco V. Govea II, USAF Release Status: Releas More

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) LT. GEN. William J. Lennox Jr., (left), Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, and U.S. Air Force (USAF) LT. General John W. Rosa (right), Superintendent USAF Academy, pose for a photograph with World War II veterans Stan Wojtosik and Frank Luckmann during a ceremony honoring the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during half-time of the Army-Air Force football game at Michie Stadium, West Point, N.Y., on Nov. 6, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Frank J. Demaro Jr.) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frank J. Demaro Jr., USAF Release Status: Re More

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper (right), a World War II veteran, enjoys the air show during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF Release S More

Many veterans gathered at a Battle of Britain ceremony at Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, United Kingdom, to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the battle. During World War II (WWII) the Luftwaffe, Germany's Air Force, began its attack on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against British shipping and fighter sweeps over Britain's southern coast in what would become known as The Battle of Britain

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst More

U.S. Air Force members of the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, wait for a service to begin at St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmonds as part of a ceremony on Sept. 18, 2004, to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. During World War II the German Luftwaffe began its attack against the United Kingdom on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against Britain's shipping industry and conducting fighter sweeps over the southern coast of England in what would become known as the Battle of Britain. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Christopher Walkenhorst) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bury St. Edmonds State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Release Status: Released t More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Howie Chandler, Commander, 11th Air Force (11thAF), salutes after placing a flower wreath during the Dedication Ceremony, for the new 11th Air Force World War Two (WWII) Memorial Wall, at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK). The wall was built in honor of all those US Military and Canadian Armed Forces personel who paid the ultimate sacrifice here in Alaska (AK), during that time

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S More

A Buckley Air Force Base Honor Guard bugler plays taps at the funeral for World War II flying ace, retired COL. John Smith Stewart at the Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., on Oct. 8. 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Anika Williams) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Logan National Cemetery State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anika K Williams Release S More

Medium profile shots of USAF Brigadier General Paul J. Fletcher, Commander 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (Left), pins on the Purple Heart awarded to Paul Calkin for wounds received during WWII. The event took place at Little Rock AFB, AR on April 17, 2000

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA William Rafter, USAF Release More

The Commemorative Air Force's (formerly the Confederate Air Force)"TORA TORA TORA" Group re-enacts the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, against Pearl Harbor at the Nebraska Guard Airfest Airshow on April 29, 2001, in Lincoln, Nebraska

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Vernon Moore, USAF Release St More

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on June 2, 2001

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

A Japanese Zero aircraft flies overhead during Tora! Tora! Tora!, a recreation of the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on 2 June 2001

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on June 2, 2001

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Hickam Air Force Base Honor Guard members raise the colors for the opening of the December 7th, 1941 Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Brian Debusk, USAF Release Status: R More

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on June 2, 2001

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

Veterans from the 11th Bomb Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii salute as Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Berton places a lay on a Dec 7, 1941 Memorial during the Pearl Harbor rememberance day ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Adrian Cadiz, USAF Release Status: More

U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor survivor, retired CAPT. Jack Evans stands in front of the original flagpole on Hickam Air Force Base (AFB), which stood during the 1941 attack as the American flag remained flying even though torn by bullets and shrapnel. Evans was taking part on Dec. 3, 2006, in a joint U.S. Navy/National Park Service ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Daniel A Barker, USN Release Status: Release More

Larry Kelley prepares "Panchito," a World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber for the start of day two of Airpower over Hampton Roads, at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginias (VA), annual air show

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT B More

U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor survivor, retired CAPT. Jack Evans stands in front of Hale Makai Barracks at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB), which shows bullet and shrapnel damage sustained during the 1941 attack. Evans was taking part on Dec. 3, 2006, in a joint U.S. Navy/National Park Service ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Daniel A. Barker) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Daniel A Barker, USN Release Status: Release More

The old US Air Force (USAF) base theater on Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) was torn down due to structural problems. This building was originally built in 1941, on what was Tyndall Field

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: CIV St More

Members of the 15th Medical Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, place a wreath at the Dec 7, 1941 memorial on Dec 7, 2000 in rememberance of Pearl Harbor

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher Campbell, USAF Release S More

Photograph of a B-26 Martin Marauder Giving Cover to the Landing Craft on the Beaches of France

Original caption: One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the 9th AF is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the beaches below. These hard-hitti More

U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik personnel conduct a disestablishment ceremony officially ending its 45 years of operations in support of the defense of Iceland on Sept. 8, 2006. The United States has had a military presence in Iceland since 1941, and a formal defense agreement with that nation since 1951. The Navy assumed the responsibility of running the air station from the U.S. Air Force in 1961. The base acted as a platform for several operational capabilities throughout World War II, the Cold War and in the modern era. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Daniel E. Richardson) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Daniel E. Richardson, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

Aerial Photograph of Franklin Roosevelt's Inauguration in 1941

Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - World War II and Korean War

9th Air Force Havocs Operating from Bases in France Use the Newly Developed Pathfinder Radar

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