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A 374th Tactical Airlift Wing loadmaster coordinates with the pilot as drop time approaches

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

A loadmaster removes restraining straps from the airdrop bundles. The airdrop will provide personnel stationed at McMurdo Station and South Pole, Antarctica, with fresh produce and supplies

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A loadmaster removes restraining straps from the airdrop bundles. The airdrop will provide personnel stationed at McMurdo Station and South Pole, Antarctica, with fresh produce and supplies

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A loadmaster prepares to load equipment on a C-141B aircraft while wearing a new chemical warfare ensemble

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Sta More

A loadmaster moves blocks into position for loading cargo aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Ocean Venture '82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Camp Santiago State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: More

TSGT Ron Swider performs his job as a loadmaster while on active duty with the Air National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kulis State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Richard Mckee Release Status: Released to Public Co More

The loadmaster of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft guides a portable electric generator into the cargo hold of the aircraft. The generator is being airlifted to Kauai to provide power to areas left without electricity by Hurricane Iwa

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hilo State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

TSGT Carl Padgett, a reservist with the 701st Tactical Airlift Squadron, serves as a loadmaster during the airlift of relief supplies to the victims of an earthquake in North Yemen

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pisa Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

STAFF Sergeant R. L. Townsend, a loadmaster with the 773rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, supervises the off-loading of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TARA" (BIG PINE)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: Puerto Lempira Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: R More

A loadmaster checks the extraction equipment that will be used aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

SGT. Mary Eiche, loadmaster, discusses meal serving procedures with a medical technician during the first overseas flight by an all-female Air Force flight crew. The women are flying a mission from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft

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

AIRMAN 1ST Class Naomi J. Williams, loadmaster, 7th Military Airlift Squadron, secures the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era aboard a C-141B Starlifter for the flight to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. A hearse will take him from Andrews to the Capitol, where he will lie in state prior to internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT D. Sutherland Release Status: More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Naomi J. Williams, loadmaster, 7th Military Airlift WIng, conducts a briefing for passengers aboard the C-141B Starlifter aircraft that will transport the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. The Unknown will be taken from Andrews to the Capitol, where he will lie in state prior to internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT D. Sutherland Release Status: More

Technical Sergeant Mark A. Smith, chief loadmaster for special operations, 437th Military Airlift Wing, prepares cargo for loading aboard an aircraft. January 84 AIRMAN Magazine

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Phil Schmitten Release More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Don Collins, a 356th Tactical Airlift Squadron loadmaster, uses a headset to talk with a pilot on the flight line during Exercise RED FLAG

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED FLAG Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Donna More

MASTER SGT. Edward Barnes, loadmaster from the 6th Military Airlift Squadron, directs the loading of one of 11 pallets of supplies onto a waiting truck during Ethiopian relief operations. The supplies will be moved to a distribution center and given to the needy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Khartoum Country: Sudan (SDN) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James R. Pearson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Carl McNeil, loadmaster, watches as personnel secure the casket of Major (MAJ) Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft following a departure ceremony on the flight line. Nicholson was shot and killed while on duty in East Berlin

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Porfirio Esparra, a loadmaster with the 910th Tactical Airlift Group, left, and Captain (CPT) Ronald Ware, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Group (Airborne), scan the drop zone prior to dropping in pararescuemen during a rescue mission near the Galapagos Islands

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Cornwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sergeant (SGT) Leroy McKenzie, loadmaster aboard the C-141B Starlifer aircraft that brought former TWA hostages to the base, talks to a reporter. The 39 US citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

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

A loadmaster directs the loading of pallets aboard a 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, C-130E Hercules aircraft during an airdrop exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Daniel C. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

A loadmaster guides a loader up to the ramp of a 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, C-130E Hercules aircraft during an airdrop exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A 316th Aerial Port Squadron loadmaster prepares cargo for unloading from a 68th Military Airlift Squadron C-5 Galaxy aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Richard Hudes, a loadmaster assigned to the 438th Military Airlift Wing, inspects cargo before loading it onto an aircraft during Exercise CABANAS '86

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CABANAS '86 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat More

A C-130E Hercules aircraft loadmaster from the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron tells members of the Italian 5th Paratrooper Battalion that the drop zone is one minute away during Exercise BLUETAIL, an Italian paratrooper drop being conducted by the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BLUETAIL Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Gregory L. May, loadmaster, 75th Military Airlift Squadron, helps unload Canadian helicopters and equipment from a C-5A Galaxy at Ben Gurion Airport. The 60th Military Airlift Wing aircraft airlifted elements of a Canadian helicopter squadron from Edmonton, Canada, to Israel for duty with Multinational Force and Observers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tel Aviv Country: Israel (ISR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

Staff Sgt. Tammy R. Fleming, loadmaster, 75th Military Airlift Squadron, stands by with a winch while unloading Canadian helicopters from a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy at Ben Gurion Airport. The aircraft airlifted elements of a Canadian helicopter squadron from Edmonton, Canada, to Israel for duty with the Multinational Force and Observers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tel Aviv Country: Israel (ISR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt. Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

Loadmaster Duane Martin, 15th Military Airlift Squadron, stacks a bale of hay in a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Operation Haylift. The hay will be airlifted to drought-stricken farmers in the Southeastern United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HAYLIFT Base: Grand Junction State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt. Rober More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Clyde C. Scaff, loadmaster, 57th Military Airlift Squadron, explains the interior features of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft to visitors at an international air show

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Abbotsford State: British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Robert C. Marshall Release Status: Released to Public More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Bill Kenedy, loadmaster, 57th Military Airlift Squadron, talks to children inside of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft at an international air show

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Abbotsford State: British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Robert C. Marshall Release Status: Released to Public More

A 357th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) loadmaster directs the lowering of a C-130H Hercules aircraft cargo door onto supporting wooden blocks. The 357th TAS has airlifted medical supplies and equipment from the United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David R. Casey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit More

A loadmaster prepares to push a cargo pallet out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an operational readiness inspection

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kwang-Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Glen Justiss Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert A. Moore, a 63rd Military Airlift Wing loadmaster, unstraps a cargo pallet which has just been unloaded from an aircraft during Exercise IMMEDIATE FALCON'86

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IMMEDIATE FALCON Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came More

Flight engineer Sergeant (SGT) Wolfgang Botin and Loadmaster MCPL Dean Burns make a final check of the outside of their Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 435th(T) Transportation Squadron and is on a resupply mission to 30 radar stations under US Air Force control on the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line which runs approximately 3,600 miles, from Alaska, across Northern Canada to Greenland

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forbisher Bay Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald L. Wetterman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

SGT. Dave Brown, a loadmaster from the 63rd Military Airlift Wing, prepares to drop a weather buoy from a troop door of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during a supply drop for U.S. scientists at McMurdo Station and the South Pole

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

A US Navy (USN) CH-46 Sea Knight, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11), Gunbearers, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), hovers over the rear deck of the (USN) Wichita Class of Replenishment Oilers the USS KANSAS CITY (AOR 3) as a deckhand hands up the sling hook the Loadmaster for a load of 5-inch projectiles during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) while underway on the Pacific Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN K. Mcelreath, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) CH-46 Sea Knight, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11), Gunbearers, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) holds his position over the rear deck of the (USN) Wichita Class of Replenishment Oilers the USS KANSAS CITY (AOR 3) as a deckhand clears the area. The Loadmaster secures the sling hook for a load of 5-inch projectiles as the Pilot waits for the all clear from the Aircraft Handler during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) while underway on the Pacific Ocean

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN K. Mcelreath, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster watches Jordanian paratroopers jump from a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during exercise Shadow Hawk '87, a phase of Bright Star '87. The U.S. Central Command exercise represents a Joint Chiefs of STAFF

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK '87BRIGHT STAR '87 Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Scott Stewart Release Status: Released to P More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Debra Jane Anderson, C-141B Starlifter aircraft loadmaster, reads a US Air Force technician manual while sitting on a loading ramp in an aircraft

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

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SSGT) Bobby Boyd, loadmaster, directs the delivery of a Titan IV launch vehicle for its official acceptance and dedication by the Air Force. The launch vehicle was built by Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lee E. Schading, USAF Release Status: Rel More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Phil Tojek, loadmaster, 95th Tactical Airlift Squadron, directs the offloading of pallets from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The squadron is delivering supplies to missions in the Caribbean and South America

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cartagena Country: Colombia (COL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Larry Newville, loadmaster, 95th Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a local resident unload supplies from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The squadron is delivering supplies to the hospital and other missions in the Caribbean and South A

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Lucia Country: Virgin Islands, U.K. (VGB) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Debra Jane Anderson, C-141B Starlifter aircraft loadmaster, loads an aircraft engine

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

Sergeant (SGT) Horace E. Booker, loadmaster, 17th Military Airlift Squadron, attaches static lines onto parachute cables inside a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The parachutes will be used in a container delivery system airdrop at Ice Station Zebra, 60 mile

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jesse M. Villalobos Release St More

MSGT Phil Dunn, an Air Force Reserve loadmaster with the 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS), waits near a C-5A Galaxy aircraft for other members of his flight crew prior to a flight to Canada. The U.S. is providing airlift support for Canadian troops that are part of a United Nations-sponsored peacekeeping force that will monitor the cease-fire between Iran and Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Relea More

A loadmaster parks an ambulance, a gift from Seattle, Wash., to its sister city of Limbe, Cameroon, in a C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 9th Military Airlift Squadron, 436th Military Airlift Wing. The 70 tons of humanitarian aid supplies loaded aboard the a

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Cameroon (CMR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A loadmaster climbs onto a pallet of humanitarian aid supplies destined for the West African nations of Chad and Cameroon. In all, 70 tons of supplies, including an ambulance, will be flown to the two nations aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 9th Mil

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Rel More

Sergeant Stephen J. Tkach III, a loadmaster with the 4th Military Airlift Squadron, directs the winching of an M-270 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) onto a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The loading of the MLRS onto the plane represents the first time that such artillery equipment has been placed aboard a Starlifter. The MLRS is assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, XVIII Airborne Corps

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT H.H. Deffner Release Status: More

STAFF Sergeant Johnny Maldonado directs the winching of an M-270 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as Sergeant Stephen J. Tkach III, a loadmaster with the 4th Military Airlift Squadron, watches. The loading of the MLRS onto the plane represents the first time that such artillery equipment has been placed aboard a Starlifter. The MLRS is assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, XVIII Airborne Corps

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT H.H. Deffner Release Status: More

SGT Mark E. Ransom, 22nd Military Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and SGT Bret Hartman, his Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) counterpart, confer in the hold of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft during operation Election District. The C-5 is taking on a contingent of Royal Australian Engineers who will construct facilities for the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) peacekeeping forces monitoring the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

TSGT D.K. Kottwick, loadmaster, 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron, helps members of Co. C, 3rd Bn., 325th Inf., Airborne Combat Team out the door as they drop from their C-130E Hercules aircraft. The squadron is supporting an Army training and evaluation program (ARTEP) mission

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT F. Lee Corkran Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

A C-141 aircraft loadmaster takes the straps off of a pallet of food stuff that was delivered to Mogadishu for distribution to the Somali people. In background Somalis take bags of flour from a truck. Exact Date Shot Unknown

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

Artwork: "C-130 Loadmaster". Artist: Lawrence M. Salk. U.S. Air Force Art Collection

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

TECH. SGT. Michael B. Hughey, a loadmaster with the 707th Military Airlift Squadron, looks out the open side door of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after a cargo drop

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Chuck Reger Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

MASTER Sergeant Noboyyoshi Yoshisako, loadmaster of the Japan Air Self Defense Force C-130 crew, prepares for a drop during AIRLIFT RODEO '90. AIRLIFT RODEO is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: S More

A Navy journalist conducts an interview with Lance CPL. Rick Elliott, a Marine reservist on active duty as an aircraft loadmaster with Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), during Operation Desert Shield

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

SRA Paul Stoner, the loadmaster aboard a 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron (345th TAS) C-130 Hercules aircraft, prepares the aircraft for a personnel air drop during a "Tac Trainer" mission. The 345th TAS deployed to South Korea from Yokota Air Base, Japan to conduct terrain-following navigation and tactical air drop training missions

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SMSGT Doug Moss, the loadmaster aboard a 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron (21st TAS) C-130 Hercules aircraft, stands by to release a container delivery system box during a "Tac Trainer" mission. The 21st TAS deployed to South Korea from Clark Air Base, Philippines, to conduct terrain-following navigation and tactical air drop training missions

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SRA Paul Stoner, the loadmaster aboard a 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron (345th TAS) C-130 Hercules aircraft, checks a container delivery system box during a "Tac Trainer" mission. The 345th TAS deployed to South Korea from Yokota Air Base, Japan to conduct terrain-following navigation and tactical air drop training missions

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

STAFF SGT. Tony Thompson, the loadmaster aboard a 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron (21st TAS) C-130 Hercules aircraft, removes a tie-down from a container delivery system box during a "Tac Trainer" mission. The 21st TAS deployed to South Korea from Clark Air Base, Philippines, to conduct terrain-following navigation and tactical air drop training missions

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Santa Clause (CPT Mike D'Albertis, 605th Military Airlift Support Squadron) and SSGT Tony Thompson, loadmaster with the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, watch as a Christmas Drop container is parachuted toward its destination. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian airdrop effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

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

SSGT Tony Thompson, loadmaster with the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, watches as a Christmas Drop container floats toward its destination. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

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

Santa Clause (CAPT. Mike d'Albertis, 605th Military Airlift Support Squadron) and STAFF SGT. Tony Thompson, loadmaster with the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, watch as a Christmas Drop container is parachuted toward its destination. The annual airdrop is a humanitarian effort providing aid to needy islanders throughout Micronesia during the holiday season

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CHRISTMAS DROP Country: Micronesia Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

The loadmaster of a 317th Tactical Airlift Wing (TAW) C-130E Hercules checks the door of his aircraft prior to an airdrop by 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers during exercise Rebel Hog '92-1. Rebel Hog is an operational readiness inspection for the 317th TAW. The photograph was taken using night vision equipment.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REBEL HOG '92-1 State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chuck Reger Rel More

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Janet Stanke, loadmaster for Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 55 (VR-55), locks the passenger seats into floor tracks during preflight preparations aboard a C-9B Skytrain II transport aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: George Champagne Release Status: More

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Janet Stanke, loadmaster for Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 55 (VR-55), checks the radio during preflight preparations aboard a C-9B Skytrain II transport aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: George Champagne Release Status: More

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Janet Stanke, loadmaster for Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 55 (VR-55), inspects side restraints in the cargo bay during preflight preparations aboard a C-9B Skytrain II transport aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: George Champagne Release Status: More

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Janet Stanke, loadmaster for Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 55 (VR-55), calculates weight and balance figures to give to the pilots of a C-9B Skytrain II transport aircraft during preflight preparations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: George Champagne Release Status: More

TECH. SGT. Michael Schoenberger, loadmaster with the 179th Airlift Group, Ohio Air National Guard, assists a jump master from the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps as troops prepare to parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a training exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Fernando Serna Release Statu More

Left side rear view of a US Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane on the ground with its rear cargo ramp lowered. A loadmaster assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas directs rapid runway repair equipment from the back of the aircraft at the Hoddur Airstrip in Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Hoddur Airstrip Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SGT M. Preston Release Status: Released to More

Shot looking into the rear cargo bay of a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 179th Airlift Group, Ohio Air National Guard, Mansfield, Ohio. TSGT David Weidner a loadmaster assigned to the 164 Airlift Squadron (left) helps other air cargo personnel load pallets if soy meal onto his aircraft at Mombasa, Kenya, prior to an Operation Provide Relief missioin into Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public Co More

MASTER SGT. Wilfredo Jones, a loadmaster from the 310th Airlift Squadron, watches an engine start-up and speaks to a C-27 Spartan pilot through a head-set and communication cord to the aircraft. A C-27 is parked in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Dave Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

Boatswain's Mate First Class (Surface Warfare) James B. Odell, (right), reaches through the concertina wire to shake hands with members of the Pakistani Army. PETTY Officer Odell is a loadmaster on an Air Cushioned Landing Craft (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5), Swift Intruders. The ACU-5 from Camp Pendleton, CA, deployed on board the USS MOUNT RUSHMORE is part of the operation. The Pakistani Army is part of the United Nation's Forces in Somalia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t More

MASTER SGT. Robert Chunn, a loadmaster with the 40th Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., rigs relief bundles in a C-130 Hercules for an air-drop mission near Gorazda, Bosnia-Herzegovina. This mission was part of Operation Provide Promise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Dave Nolan More