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US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Doris Wong performs an eye exam for a local patient at the Zamboanga Medical Center. LTC Wong, attached to the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC), Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), is helping to exam more than 250 patients and distributed some 200-pairs of glasses to the local residents of the Republic of Philippine City of Zamboanga. The USNS MERCY is on a scheduled five-month deployment to deliver aid and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zamboanga State: Maidanao Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Erika N. Jones, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Roy Houchin, Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) from the Combined Task Force (CTF), helps AIRMAN (AMN) Alberto Santillan Vazquez, US Navy (USN) VAQ-134, build an electric model plane at the Skills Development Center on Incirlik Air Base (AB), in Turkey

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dennis J. Henry Jr., USAF Release St More

American Red Cross - I thru M - Major Moore (right) Commanding Officer of the A.R.C. Hospital No. 110, Coincy, France, talking with a lieutenant colonel who is making a a visit of inspection

Photographer: American Red Cross, France American Red Cross - I thru M

Museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg (right) and his brother Art Rigg, who built the 1/6th scale model of a Douglas O-6 Observation aircraft and donated it to the Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), in memory of their father, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) H.M. "Hal" Rigg. This is the type of aircraft that Lieutenant (LT) Eugene Hoy Barksdale, namesake of Barksdale AFB, flew on Aug 11, 1926 over McCook Field, Dayton Ohio (OH) testing the airplane for spin characteristics, and attempted to bailout when he could not recover from a flat spin. His parachute became entangled in the wing's brace wires and fell to his death. Barksdale AFB celebrated its 70th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg (right) and his brother Art Rigg, who built the 1/6th scale model of a Douglas O-6 Observat More

Art Rigg, brother of museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg, poses by the 1/6th scale model of a Douglas O-6 Observation aircraft he built and donated to the Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), in memory of their father, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) H.M. "Hal" Rigg. This is the type of aircraft that Lieutenant (LT) Eugene Hoy Barksdale, namesake of Barksdale AFB, flew on Aug 11, 1926 over McCook Field, Dayton Ohio (OH) testing the airplane for spin characteristics, and attempted to bailout when he could not recover from a flat spin. His parachute became entangled in the wing's brace wires and fell to his death. Barksdale AFB celebrated its 70th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Art Rigg, brother of museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg, poses by the 1/6th scale model of a Douglas O-6 Observation aircraft More

Members of a US Army (USA) Honor Guard Team fold an American Flag over the coffin, during a graveside 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

D-Day veteran US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) (Ret) Wayne Chase, 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS), pauses to reflect at the grave of an unknown Soldier in Normandy American Cemetery OMAHA Beach. France (FRA), after a D-Day ceremony. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: American Cemetery, Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to P More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kenneth Mattison (right), Commander, 87th Flying Training Squadron (FTS), Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB), wearing an 87th FTS WWII Heritage Patch, presents Juan Jose Morin Jr. a 87th FTS with a unit coin as Host Pilot Captain (CPT) Bradley J. Brumbaugh watches. Morin is the first candidate for the Pilot of for a Day program implemented at Laughlin AFB. The program provides disabled or terminally ill children and their families a tour of the base experiencing Air Force flying operations firsthand

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jose Mendoza, CIV, USAF Release Status: More

Mrs. Barbara Erickson London, the first World War Two (WWII) Women in the Air Force (WAF), Air Medal recipient talks with US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rein, inside the cockpit of a Air National Guard (ANG) C-130J Hercules, Tactical Transport Aircraft during a Distinguished Visitor flight, conducted as part of the California (CA) Air National Guard (ANG), 146th Airlift Wing's, Ceremony celebrating the arrival of the Wing's first C-130J

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex Koenig, USAF Release More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Dellies speaks with World War II (WWII) veteran US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert Shantz on arrival at Cherbourg, France (FRA). Mr. Shantz, from St. Louis, Missouri, was a member of the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS) during the D-Day Invasion. He was flown by USAF C-17A Globemaster III from the 15th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), to be a part of the 60th Anniversary of D-Day

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

A US Army (USA) Honor Guard removes the flag draped casket, carrying the remains of US Army Air Corps, World War II Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Earle Aber, during a graveside Funeral Service 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: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Meghan E. Geis, USAF Release More

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Installation Commander, and Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Claudio Totteri, (Italian Army), Assistant Military Attach of the Embassy of Italy render a salute during the Italian Wreath Laying Ceremony, in memory of WWII Italian Prisoners of War (POW) interred at the Fort Meade Cemetery

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Ronald Roone More

D-Day veterans US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) (Ret) Wayne Chase and USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) (Ret) Robert Shantz, 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS), show their respects during a wreath laying ceremony at Montebourg, France (RA). 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

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Yvonne Bateman, left, Dorothy Lucas, center and Betty Shipley, who all served as World War II Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) attend a private reception and preview screening of the film "Above and Beyond: 100 Years of Women in Aviation." They were present at 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

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

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

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

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left), USA, Installation Commander, and Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Claudio Totteri, (Italian Army), Assistant Military Attach of the Embassy of Italy, prepare to lay a wreath during the Italian Wreath Laying Ceremony, in memory of WWII Italian Prisoners of War (POW) interred at the Fort Meade Cemetery. In the background are Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Earl L. Ware (left), USA, and Warrant Officer Manuel Saetti, Italian Embassy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Ronald Roone More

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Fort Meade Installation Commander, and Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Claudio Totteri (Italian Army), Assistant Military Attach of the Embassy of Italy, Washington D.C., stand at attention during the Wreath Laying Ceremony honoring WWII Italian Prisoners of War (POWs) buried at the Fort Meade Cemetery. In the background are Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Earl L. Ware (left), USA, and Warrant Officer Manuel Saetti, Italian Embassy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Ronald Roone More

Medal of Honor Recipient, Colonel (COL) Lewis Millet, USA, (Retired) a veteran of WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam signs a poster for Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Melinda S. Woodhurst, USA, Commander, National Training Command (NTC), Support Battalion, at Fort Irwin, CA

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS Scene Camera Operator: Muriel Marcum More

The Commander of US Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR) Admiral (ADM) Harry Ulrich, presents the Medal of Honor to ired Croatian Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Stecko Herceg on behalf of US Navy CHIEF Watertender (CW) Peter Tomich on the flight deck of the USN Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). Peter Tomich, a US citizen of Croatian heritage, gave his life to save his shipmates aboard the USS UTAH during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. This is the last Medal of Honor from the 20th century to be presented to a next-of-kin.Croatia (May 182006) -- U.S. Navy Admiral Harry UlrichCommanderU.S. Naval Forces Europepresents the Medal of Honor to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Commander of US Naval Forces Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR) Admiral (ADM) Harry Ulrich, presents the Medal of Honor to retired Croati More

The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Wall of the Missing located in Honolulu, Hawaii (HI), with the Color enhanced name of World War II (WW II) Medal of Honor, Posthumous Recipient, Peter Tomich, CHIEF Water Tender, US Navy (USN). The Tomich Family was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions aboard the battleship USS UTAH on December 7, 1941, during the surprise Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. The Award Presentation Ceremony was held May 18, 2006. Retired Croatian Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Srecko Herceg Tonic, accepted the Award on behalf of the Tomich Family

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR Jane Campbell, USN Release Status: Released to P More

United States Marine Corps Captain (CPT) Harold William Bauer. Official Portrait. By November of 1942, Captain Bauer was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded the Medal of Honor

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status More

Official Portrait of US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Gregory"Pappy"Boyington, Commander, Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214)"Black Sheep"taken at Marine Corps Headquarter, Washington D.C., October 4, 1945. LTC Boyington was awarded the Medal of Honor and is an Ace Pilot credited with 28 kills

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Frank C. Drury. Official Portrait

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Miami State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Gilbert Percy. Official Portrait

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Corporal Joyal Release Status: Released to Public C More

United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kenneth A. Walsh. Official Portrait

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: El Toro Marine Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Scott Mitchell of the 9th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), helps pilot Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Howard D. Neally in and goes over the pre-flight check list of the F-117 Stealth Fighter aircraft, at Kunsan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea (ROK)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alan Port, USAF Release Status: Re More

Close up of Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Randy Petyak, USAF, Commander, 25tht Fighter Wing, Osan AB, Korea as he sits in the cockpit of his USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during an exercise at Osan AB

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Johnny Saldivar, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Howard D. Neally give his F-117 Stealth Fighter aircraft a pre-flight inspection at Kunsan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea (ROK)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alan Port, USAF Release Status: Re More

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II flown by USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Eddy "K9" Kostelnik, 66th Weapons Squadron (WS), Air Warfare Center (AWC), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), provides aerial cover for a simulated rescue attempt of a downed pilot. The demonstration takes place once a quarter at Point Bravo, Nevada as a part of the CAPSTONE firepower demonstration of the Air Forces' full array of war fighting capabilities

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAPSTONE Base: Point Bravo State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene More

LTC Slicker, commander, 310th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 315th Tactical Airlift Wing, talks with UC-123K Provider aircraft pilot CPT J. Greene. The aircraft, being inactivated, is named "Patches" for the more than 1,000 hit-hole patches that it received during the Vietnam conflict

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: PHAN Rang Air Base Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

LCOL Bernasconi, a recently returning prisoners of war, greets members of his family upon his arrival at Travis Air Force Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

LCOL Daniel James Doughty (Captured 2 Apr 67) at the microphones talks to people who came out to greet the returning POWs on their nighttime arrival at Scott. LCOL Doughty was released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SG More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Lewis Wiley Shattuck (Captured 11 Jul 66) salutes the American Flag upon his arrival on the C-141 Starlifter from Clark Air Base, Philippines. In the background MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James await the next returnee to deplane. LCOL Shattuck was in the first group of POWs released on 12 Feb 73 by the North Vietnamese government in Hanoi

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL James Quincy Collins Jr. talks with escorts and other POWs in the passenger lounge after his arrival from Clark Air Base, Philippines. LCOL Collins was captured on 2 Sep 65 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Former POW and U.S. LCOL George Grigsby McKnight at the microphone, thanks the crowd and press upon arriving on a flight from Clark Air Base. LCOL McKnight was captured on 6 Nov 65 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Alan Leslie Brunstrom with his wife, Helen and daughter Kathy. LCOL Brunstrom was captured on 22 Apr 66 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ Richard Eugene Bolstad (Captured 6 Nov 65) at the microphone salutes the people who came to greet his return. GEN Paul Carlton, Commander, Military Airlift Command stands to the left and the Honor Guard to the right. MAJ Bolstad and LCOL Doughty were released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SS More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force COL Robinson Risner, (Captured 16 Sep 65) and U.S. Marine LCOL John H. Dunn (Captured 7 Dec 65) answer questions at a press conference. COL Risner and LCOL Dunn was released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: COL Cox Release Status: Rele More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL George Robert Hall salutes and is welcomed to the states by MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and BGEN Ralph Saunders upon his arrival on the C-141 Starlifter. LCOL Hall was captured by the North Vietnamese on 27 Sep 65 and was released in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force COL David Burnett Hatcher shakes hands with COL Raymond G. Lawry, Deputy Site Commander, Joint Homecoming Reception Center, waiting is COL John W. Ord, Clark Hospital Commander and LGEN William G. Moore, Commander 13th Air Force is on far left. LCOL Hatcher was captured on 30 May 66 and was released in Hanoi by the North Vietnamese on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT H.G. Lee Release Status More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Richard P. Keirn (Captured 24 Jul 65) shakes hands with COL Raymond G. Lawry, Deputy Site Commander, Joint Homecoming Reception Center prior to boarding the plane that will return him to the United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Sp-5 Logan L. Mcminn Release More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Daniel James Doughty (Captured 2 Apr 67) walks to a waiting bus, pass the honor guard, after the nighttime arrival at Scott. LCOL Doughty was released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SS More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ Wesley Duane Schierman (Captured 28 Aug 65) hugs his wife, as son and daughter wait, on his arrival. In foreground fellow ex-POW, LCOL Richard Paul Keirn (Captured 24 Jul 65) walks away from the greeting party. Both MAJ Schierman and LCOL Keirn were released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ Richard Eugene Bolstad (Captured 6 Nov 65) is greeted on his arrival, via C-141 Starlifter, by GEN Paul Carlton, Commander, Military Airlift Command. LCOL Daniel James Doughty (Captured 2 Apr 67) at the microphones talks to the people who cames out to greet the returning former POWs on their nighttime arrival at Scott. MAJ Bolstad and LCOL Doughty were released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SS More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL George Grigsby McKnight is greeted by a loved one on the ramp. LCOL McKnight was captured on 6 Nov 65 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Armand Jesse Myers looks through a book on Vietnam prisoners of war in the hospital lounge. LCOL Myers was captured on 1 Jun 66 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele More

Ex-POW and unidentified U.S. Air Force LCOL waves to the crowd of well wishers prior to boarding the C-141 Starlifter for the flight to the United States. Standing to the right is 13th Air Force Commander, LGEN William G. Moore Jr., COL John W. Ord, Commander, Clark Hospital and COL Raymond G. Lawry, Deputy Site Commander, Joint Homecoming Reception Center

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele More

Former POW and U.S. Marine LCOL Edison Wainright Miller (Captured 13 Oct 67) is greeted by MGEN John Gonge, Commander 22nd Air Force and BGEN William Deitrich, 22nd AF Vice CO on his arrival from Clark Air Base. LCOL Miller was released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL George Grigsby McKnight has his teeth checked by a dentist at the Grant Medical Center. LCOL McKnight was captured on 6 Nov 65 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Alan Leslie Brunstrom. LCOL Brunstrom was captured on 22 Apr 66 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

Ex-POWs are greeted upon arriving from Hanoi, North Vietnam, by (Left to Right) Unidentified Air Force CMSGT greets unidentified ex-POW, LGEN William G. Moore Jr., Commander 13th Air Force greets Air Force LCOL Lewis Wiley Shattuck, (Captured 11 Jul 66) and Admiral Noel Gaylor, Commander Pacific Command greets U.S. Air Force MAJ Norman Alexander McDaniel (Captured 20 Jul 66)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Eddie P. Boaz Release S More

Ex-POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Donald G. Waltman (Captured 19 Sep 66) shakes the hand of Mrs. B. H. Russell, a Red Cross volunteer. She was one of the many well wishers who came say goodbye as LCOL Waltman leaves for United States. LCOL Waltman was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Deal Toney Release Stat More

VISIT - LEFT TO RIGHT SEATED - DONALD E LAYCOCK WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE WPAFB - LIEUTENANT COLONEL HARRY L STAUBS AFSCLO NASA - LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT J ERHART ASD - ROBERT ALEXOVICH NASA -

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/17/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) William E. Gonzalez, Department of Radiology, explains X-rays to a patient at Tripler Army Medical Center

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Richard Kido Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

MGEN Jack K. Gambell presents the Legion of Merit to LTC Wilford K. Abbott, former prisoner of war, at the ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Barnett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

MGEN Jack K. Gambell presents the Legion of Merit to LTC Wilford K. Abbott, former prisoner of war, at the ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Barnett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Photojournalist SSGT J. Scott Crist and Motion Picture Cameraman SMSGT Bill Baker, left to right, aboard a helicopter, accomplish aerial photography of the aircraft storage area. The camera team is assigned to the 1361st Photographic Squadron

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: LTC Jack Oswald Release Status: More

2LT Herbert Winkeller and LTC John W. Meservey, left to right, check over their F-4D Phantom II aircraft before leading the first flight of F-4's from the base. The 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, "Panther Pack," was deactivated on June 30, 1975

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ronald G. Gimbert Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

LTC Palmer McGrew II, U.S. Army, and MSGT Willie Collins, U.S. Air Force, sit at their operations positions in the Washington terminal of the Washington-Moscow direct communications link

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: R.D. Ward Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LTC Benjamin Russell, U.S. Army, and MAJ William Stubbs, U.S. Army, operate the Conference Management Table (CMT) in the Emergency Conference Room (ECR) of the National Military Command Center (NMCC)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: R.D. Ward Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Left to right, SPC Joseph E. Calvert, an operating room (OR) specialist; LTC Arthur W. Larsen, chief general surgeon; SPC Vicki S. Flynn, an OR specialist; and LTC Harvey J. Sugarman, a general surgeon, performing a gall bladder operation at Womack Army Hospital

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC 5 Greg Leary Release Status: Released More

CPT John M. Kearney, a dental officer, performs oral surgery on LTC Arnold J. Muth, command advisor, 416th Engineering Division, in the dental clinic at the medical department activity (MEDDAC) health services complex. Lauryn B. Class, a civilian dental assistant, assists Dr. (CPT) Kearney

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Sheridan State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Eric Lundahl Release Status: Released to Publi More

Participating in the ground breaking ceremony for the new Civil Air Patrol (CAP) building are (from left to right) CAP COL John H. Felix, CPT Jim Kline, USAF BGEN Carl S. Miller, CAP COL William K. Baker, Percy Mirikitani, CAP LTC Robert G. Alderman, State Rep. Charles M. Campbell and State Senator Joseph T. Kuroda

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: TSGT Ron Farmer Release Status: Released More

LTC Joan Olmstead meets with CPT Susan Rogers, center, 1LT Kathleen Rambo prior to the graduation ceremony for their undergraduate pilot training class. Rogers and Rambo are part of a group of 10 female officers who are the first women to graduate from the course

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Williams Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer Release Status: Re More

Pilot LCOL De Leon Wilson is strapped in a dynamic environment simulator by maintenance technician TECH. SGT Dauris Kelly in preparation for testing of the simulator. Kelly works in the Air Force Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Aerospace Medical Divsion, Air Force Systems Command

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub More

General (GEN) John W. Robert, commander, Air Training Command, accepts the Air University command flag from Lieutenant General (LTC) Raymond B. Furlong, commander, Air University during a change of command ceremony. The Air University is merging into the Air Training Command

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Leonard Morrisey, an HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter pilot from the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, examines a poster found at the compound as the remains of the victims of the Jonestown tragedy are loaded aboard the helicopter

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jonestown Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Jose L. Sanchez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

CPT Gabriel Trimblay and LTC John E. Paulson rush to their aircraft at the sound of the alert klaxon

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mike Pendrak Release Status: Relea More

LTC Mead, the new commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 28 addresses the men of his new command

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Fitzgerald-CPL Bryan Release St More

Change of command ceremony for LTC Gene A. Brown (left), commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 333 (VMFA-333). Brown receives the squadron colors from the adjutant and prepares to pass the colors to his relief, MAJ Klaas Vanesselstyn

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT J. K. Gillespie Release Status: Re More

Change of command ceremony for LTC Gene A. Brown (right), commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 333 (VMFA-333), who is relieved by MAJ Klaas Vanesselstyn

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT J. K. Gillespie Release Status: Re More

MAJ Thomas C. McClay receives the Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 32 Colors as he relieves LTC Frederick F. Harshbarger of command

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jaye D. Eagen Release Status: More

Change of command ceremony for LTC Delbert M. Bassett (left), commanding officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, who is relieved by MAJ Junior D. Littlejohn. Littlejohn receives the squadron colors from Bassett

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC John Release Status: Released to Pu More

Change of command ceremony for LTC Delbert M. Bassett (left), commanding officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, who is relieved by MAJ Junior D. Littlejohn. Littlejohn receives the squadron colors from Bassett

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC John Release Status: Released to Pu More

Change of command ceremony for LTC Rabun N. Patrick Jr. (saluting), commanding officer, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 451 (VMFA-451), who is relieved by MAJ Charles R. Geiger

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC John Release Status: Released to Pu More

LTC Rabun N. Patrick Jr., commanding officer, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 451 (VMFA-451), gives his farewell speech during his change of command ceremony. He is relieved by MAJ Charles R. Geiger

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Talkiewicz Release Status: Released More

Change of command ceremony for LTC Delbert M. Bassett (right), commanding officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, who is relieved by MAJ Junior D. Littlejohn. The two Marines salute as the colors pass in review

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC John Release Status: Released to Pu More

Change of command ceremony for LTC Frederick J. Schober (center), commanding officer, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 (VMFA-251), who is relieved by MAJ Patrick J. Jones. After receiving the squadron colors from Schober, Jones gives the colors to the adjutant (lieutenant)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Talkiewicz Release Status: Released More

LCOL Charles Daniels and LGEN John H. Miller, commanding general of the Marine Corps Development and Education Command, display a T-shirt designed for Marines to wear at the annual Marine Corps Marathon

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL W.C. Prados Release Status: More

COL P. L. Cacace, commanding officer, 36th Marine Amphibious unit, discusses the beach landing and the field exercise with one of his staff, a lieutenant colonel, prior to the start of the operation

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Cod State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Giddens Release Status: Released to Public More

MAJ William J. Fields and LTC Thomas Fields (left to right) discuss testing of a laser-guided bomb, which is loaded on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft. Both officers are graduates of Air Force Institute of Technology, Air University, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

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: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Release More

Major Chuck Colman, right, WC-130 Hercules aircraft commander, offers retired Lieutenant Colonel O'Hair a co-pilot's view of hurricane hunting in the 1980s. O'Hair was a member of the first aircrew to penetrate a hurricane four decades ago. AIRMAN Magazine-December 1984

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT W. D. Broadman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Chaplain LTC William Barr, USAF, with his mannequin named Willie, entertains guests. Bi-monthly Aerospace Audio Visual Service PHOTO Contest, B&W Entry, Jul. 1980

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

LTC Whitterberger, commander, 527th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, introduces SGT Caren Calvin to GEN Lew Allen Jr., Air Force chief of staff. SGT Calvin was selected as one of the outstanding airmen of 1980

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT White Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Galyess presents a symbolic key to Colonel Watts, commander, 63rd Military Airlift Wing, during a ceremony marking the delivery of the first C-141B Starlifter aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Robert C. Marshall Release Stat More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jerry F. Bonin, squadron operations officer of the 815th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, plots the course of Hurricane Allen on a map

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ernest H. Sealing Release Sta More

During a change of command ceremony, COL Joe B. Whitt, outgoing commander, 600th Tactical Control Group, receives a unit flag from BGEN Babcock, commander, 601st Tactical Control Wing, to pass to LTC Ted D. Kerr as he assumes command of the 600th Tactical Control Group from COL Whitt

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hessisch-Oldendorf Air Station Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Paul G. Robinson Release Status: Released to Publi More

LTC O'Kane poses with a baby Koala bear, aboard an F-15 Eagle aircraft. O'Kane is a pilot from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, involved in exercise Pacific Consort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC CONSORT Base: Raaf Williamstown Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bertram Mau Release Status: Rel More

COL Bailes, Air Commodore Simmons, and LTC O'Kane, respectively, hold a baby kangaroo, wombat, and Koala bear during exercise Pacific Consort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC CONSORT Base: Raaf Williamstown Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bertram Mau Release Status: Rel More

A portrait of British Air Force LTC Martin, a leader of 10 paratroopers, aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft, in flight. 82nd Airborne Division and British paratroopers will participate in an annual Market Garden (1944 Arnhem Drop) memorial service on Sept. 21

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arnhem State: Gelderland Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

LTC Floyd Abney briefs his element prior to their early morning takeoff during exercise Thunderhog II '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERHOG II '80 Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More

LTC Floyd Abney briefs his element prior to their early morning takeoff during exercise Thunderhog II '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERHOG II '80 Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More

LTC James W. Vanscyoc, 150th Tactical Fighter Group, New Mexico Air National Guard, is helped into his anti-exposure suit before departure at the conclusion of exercise Bright Star '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '80 Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to More

Former hostages Allan B. Golacinski, Clair Barnes, LTC David Roeder and COL Thomas Shaffer, left to right, arrive at the base for their departure to the United States. The 52 hostages were hospitalized for a few days after their release from Iran

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dave Shaffer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

CPT Ron Stanfill, FB-111A aircraft weapons officer, and LTC Ernie Perkins, squadron commander, left to right, make a preflight check of their aircraft during exercise Brim Frost '81. The pilots, simulating aggressors, are assigned to the 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat More

Former hostages LTC David Roeder and COL Thomas Shaffer, left to right, arrive at the base for their departure to the United States. The 52 hostages were hospitalized for a few days after their release from Iran

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dave Shaffer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

M.C. Kennedy and Air Force LTC Leland Holland, left to right, on the steps of the VC-137 Freedom One aircraft wave to the crowd before boarding. The men are two of the 52 former hostages departing for the United States after their release from Iran

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Dennis A. Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Base dentist LTC Charles Harrold allows children to look in his mouth during the Dental Awareness Month. The dentist is promoting a "Get to Know Your Dentist" program at the Anderson Grade School on the base

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 Jerry D. Bordelon Release Status: R More