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Pararescuemen SSGT Ishmael Antonio (center), assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is assisted through the floor opening of a CH-47 helicopter by one of the crewmembers just prior to being lowered to the A-10 crash site. The CH-47, which increases productivity of the A-10 recovery effort, belongs to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Pararescuemen SSGT Ishmael Antonio (center) and SMSGT Paul Miller (right), both assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, practice hoisting procedures prior to taking off for the A-10 crash site near Gold Dust Peak in a CH-47. The helicopter, belonging to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, will increase productivity of the A-10 recovery effort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

Pararescueman SSGT Keith Severance, assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is lowered from a CH-47 to the A-10 crash site. The CH-47, which increases productivity of the A-10 recovery effort, belongs to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

An Army CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard prepares to land at the lower landing zone to drop off A-10 recovery team members

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

An Army CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, prepares to pick up members of the A-10 recovery team who have been searching the slopes for debris from the crashed aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

An A-10 recovery team member is suspended by a hoist cable from a CH-47 helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard as he receives a familiarization training. The use of the hoist will enable recovery team members to search in areas inaccessible by foot

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

An A-10 recovery team member is suspended by a hoist cable from a CH-47 helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard as he receives a familiarization training. The use of the hoist will enable recovery team members to search in areas inaccessible by foot

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

SGT Don R. Gable, a flight engineer on the CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, enjoys the view from the rear ramp of the CH-47 after completing hoisting operations at the A-10 crash site

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

SSG Rene Torres, a flight engineer with Detachment 1, Members of the A-10 crash recovery team walk to their transportation, a CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, that will take them to Gold Dust Peak and the A-10 crash site

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

CW3 Kris Hunt, a CH-47 standardization pilot from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, returns to base after completing hoisting operations at the A-10 crash site

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

SSG Rene Torres, a flight engineer with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, with fire extinguisher in hand, checks engine startup on his CH-47 helicopter prior to its trip to Gold Dust Peak and the A-10 crash site

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

CW5 Mike Billow, a CH-47 standardization pilot from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, returns to base after completing hoisting operations at the A-10 crash site

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

On the tarmac, with their helicopter behind them, CH-47 helicopter crew members (left to right) SGT Scott Ellis, SSG Rene Torres, CW3 Kurt Hunt, SGT Don R. Gable, SGt Ken Torres, and CW5 MIke Billow, all assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, conduct an outbrief on their mission in support of the A-10 recovery effort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

A member of the A-10 recovery team is lowered by cable from the CH-47 helicopter to the crash site. The helicopter, assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, increases the productivity of the recovery

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

SSG Rene Torres, a flight engineer with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, with fire extinguisher in hand, checks engine startup on his CH-47 helicopter prior to its trip to Gold Dust Peak and the A-10 crash site

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

A pararescueman hangs by a hoist cable from a CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, as he is transported from the upper rock face to the lower A-10 debris field. Pararescueman MSGT Rick Weaver stands on the snow covered slope to guide his team member in

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

CPT Luke Closson, Executive Officer to BGEN Donald A. Streater, commander of the A-10 recovery effort, scans the ground below for any A-10 debris that may have impacted the Negro Basin area. CPT Closson is in a CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Pararescueman MSGT Rick Weaver stands by as a CH-47 helicopter lands on the west side of Lake Charles along East Brush Creek. The helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, is assisting in the A-10 recovery efforts

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

Pararescueman MSGT Rick Weaver stands by as a CH-47 helicopter lands on the Eest side of Lake Charles along East Brush Creek. The helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, is assisting in the A-10 recovery efforts

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

Members of the A-10 recovery team exit from the CH-47 helicopter, assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard and begin their search along East Brush Creek for the four 500 pound, Mark 82 bombs from the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

As the CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, lowers A-10 recovery team members at the 13,500 foot level, an unexpected thick cloud bank engulfed Gold Dust Peak and the surrounding areas forcing the operation to halt for over two hours

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

A CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard lowers an A-10 recovery team member at the 13,500 foot level

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

CHIEF Warrant Officer Kriz Hunt, a CH-47 helicopter pilot assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, returns to base after setting down on the "Hook" landing zone

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Members of the A-10 recovery team are transported to the "Hook" landing zone by a CH-47 helicopter assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard. From there the search team members will face an 800 foot climb and traverse about 2,000 feet over snow and boulder fields

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Army SGT Brett E. Juchtzer, a flight engineer on the CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, leans out from the helicopter to check the landing on the "Hook landing zone

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Army SGT Brett E. Juchtzer, a flight engineer on the CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, leans out from the helicopter to check the landing on the "Hook" landing zone

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

After being dropped off at the "Hook" landing zone by a CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, the A-10 recovery team members face an 800 foot climb and a 2,000 foot traverse to the debris fields

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

CH-47 helicopter pilots assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, are seen at the controls of the helicopter as they return to base after landing at the "Hook" landing zone

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Members of the A-10 recovery team exit the CH-47 helicopter after returning from searching the Gold Dust Peak area where the A-10 crashed. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

SGT Don Gable, a CH-47 flight engineer assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, looks back at Gold Dust Peak during the return flight to Eagle Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

A-10 recovery team members approach the rear of the CH-47 for their ride home after searching all day for remnants of the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

Army SGT Bosmans, a CH-47 flight engineer assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, watches as A-10 recovery team members aboard the helicopter to begin another day of searching for remnants of the aircraft that crashed near Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

A-10 recovery team members tie themselves in to the safety lines after being lowered to the crash site from a CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Pararescueman SRA Paul Simpson is lowered from a CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, to the A-10 crash site

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

A CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, lifts off after dropping off members of the A-10 recovery team

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Members of the A-10 recovery team exit the CH-47 helicopter after returning from searching the Gold Dust Peak area where the A-10 crashed. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist SRA Kelly Roy sits in a CH-47 helicopter as he prepares to be lowered to the upper debris field of the A-10 crash site. The CH-47 is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

SSGT John J. Holland, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, is lowered to the upper debris field of the A-10 crash site through the hatch in a CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

SSGT James Rutske, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, is lowered to the A-10 crash site area from a CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

A CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, drops off the Navy's Zodiac boat. The Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California will search the lake, one of six near the crash site, for remnants of the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

A CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, starts its approach over New York Lake to drop off the Navy's Zodiac boat. The Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California will search the lake, one of six near the crash site, for remnants of the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

A CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, with its floor hatch open, hovers near the peak to begin hoisting operation of personnel from PRC, a civilian contractor tasked with the cleanup and restoration of the crash site, who are assessing the recovery effort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

Combat Camera photographer SSGT David W. Richards is lowered to the top of Gold Dust Peak by a CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, to document the A-10 recovery effort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas More

On 2 April 1997 a US Air Force A-10A crashed just below the summit of Gold Dust Peak near Eagle Colorado. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, approaches the landing zone of the Navy's staging area. Soon the Navy will begin searching Lake Charles for any signs of the four Mark 82 bombs. Lake Charles is just one of the six lakes that are contained in the exclusion zone and is the fourth that will be searched by these (Not Shown) Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians. To date nothing of relevance has been located, 7 September 1997

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lake Charles State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. David W. Richards, USAF Release Status: R More

A CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard starts its approach to drop off supplies, hanging from the hoist cable, to the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal team members at Lake Charles. Lake Charles, one of six lakes near the A-10 crash site at Gold Dust Peak, is the fourth lake being searched by the Navy team

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lake Charles State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

A CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard starts its approach to drop off a Zodiac boat, hanging underneath the helicopter, to the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal team members at Lake Charles. Lake Charles, one of six lakes near the A-10 crash site at Gold Dust Peak, is the fourth lake being searched by the Navy team

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lake Charles State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released More

A CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard drops off a Zodiac boat for the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California. Mobile Unit 7 members will search the lake for the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Relea More

Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California arrive by CH-47 helicopter (in the background) to search the last of six lakes for remnants of the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs that were carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Relea More

A CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard brings in a Zodiac boat slung under its fuselage for the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California. Mobile Unit 7 members will search the lake for the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Relea More

A flight engineer (left) on the Ch-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, monitors a Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 technician from San Diego, California, as he prepares to attach a hoist cable to the Zodiac boat. The boat and members of Mobile Unit 7 completed a search of one of the lakes near Gold Dust Peak for remnants of the 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed nearby

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Relea More

A flight engineer on the CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard keeps an eye on the Mark V Zodiac boat being airlifted that was used to search the lakes and ponds for the 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Relea More

As the CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard flies off after dropping off the Mark V Zodiac boat, a Navy pickup truck with a boat trailer pulls up to transport the boat which was used to search lakes and ponds for the 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub More

Equipment Operator Second Class Scott Moneypenny, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California is hoisted up by a CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard. The Zodiac boat used to search the lake for the 500 pound bombs is already attached to the CH-47 by cables. The missing bombs were carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Relea More

An aircrew member from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), secures a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the tarmac at the Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), at the Bird International Airport on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rel More

An aircrew member from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), secures a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the tarmac at the Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), at the Bird International Airport on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rel More

Two CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation and a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 cargo aircraft from the Tennessee ANG, 118th Air Wing (AW), from Nashville, sit on the tarmac at the Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Henry St. Clair, a crewmember with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, of the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), looks out of the gunners hatch of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), headquartered on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Ron D. Bosmans a crewmember from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG) and Captain (CPT) Jonathan A. Bergeron, a logistician from US Army South (USARSO), board a CH-47 Chinook at the Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV More

A row of CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, sit on the tarmac at the Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

Aerial view of Antigua's shores from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Jeremy S. Espil, a crewmember with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, of the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), looks out of the gunners hatch of an airborne CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), headquartered on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG) secure the aircraft for a flight in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Jeremy S. Espil, a crewmember with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, of the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), looks out of the rear open cargo ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Aerial view of Antigua's shores from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Jeremy S. Espil, a crewmember with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, of the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), looks out of the gunners hatch a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, as Jose M. Saez, a Videographer from US Army South (USARSO), shoots video though the same hatch during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Henry St. Clair, left and Sergeant (SGT) Jeremy S. Espil, crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG) and USA SGT Weakland, sit in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Co-pilot CHIEF Warrant Officer (CWO2) Baumann, in the cockpit of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, of the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Jeremy S. Espil, a crewmember with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, of the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), looks out of the gunners hatch of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), headquartered on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG) perform periodic maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook, at the Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michelle A. Sosa, CIV More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Robert Dashiell, left and SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Scott Ellis, crewmembers on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), prepare to board their aircraft for a mission in support of the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rel More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Robert Dashiell, left and SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Scott Ellis, from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), hookup a pair of M-149 400-gallon "Water Buffalos" to a hovering CH-47 Chinook helicopter, at the V.C. Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Robert Dashiell, top and SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Scott Ellis, from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), hookup a pair of M-149 400-gallon "Water Buffalos" to a hovering CH-47 Chinook helicopter, at the V.C. Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Scott Ellis, from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), checks the load cable to a pair of M-149 400-gallon "Water Buffalos" to a hovering CH-47 Chinook helicopter, at the V.C. Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Robert Dashiell, from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), watches a CH-47 Chinook helicopter sling-load a pair of M-149 400-gallon "Water Buffalos" into the sky at the V.C. Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

US Army (USA) crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), performs everyday maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the V.C. Bird International Airport, in support of the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

A Hyster Materials Handling forklift sits nearby as a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), takes off from Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rel More

US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), takes off from Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

Crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG) perform periodic maintenance on their CH-47 Chinook helicopters, at the Bird International Airport, while soldiers from various countries are briefed, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rel More

US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), lands at Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rel More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Stan Smith with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), safety briefs soldiers and police from the islands of Barbados, St. Kitts, Antigua and Barbuda, all part of the 1ST Caribbean Battalion, at the Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rel More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Robert Dashiell, left and SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Scott Ellis, from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), hookup a pair of M-149 400-gallon "Water Buffalos" to a hovering CH-47 Chinook helicopter, at the V.C. Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

US Army (USA) crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), performs maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the V.C. Bird International Airport, in support of the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Henry St. Claire from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), stands outside his CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the V.C. Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Robert Dashiell, left and SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Scott Ellis, crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), hookup a pair of M-149 400-gallon "Water Buffalos" to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, at the V.C. Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele More

Troops from the 1ST Caribbean Battalion disembark from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), as it lands on the island of Barbuda, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Re More

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), lands on the island of Barbuda, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Re More

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), takes off from Barbuda after deploying troops from the 1ST Caribbean Battalion, in support of the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Re More

Crew members assigned to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), make room for cots on board, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Re More

Captain (CPT) Carmen Plaud, with the 369th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), 65th Regional Support Command (RSC), from Puerto Rico, talks to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), lands at forward base camp on the island of St. Kitts during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Nevis (KNA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

CH-47 Chinook helicopter crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG) take a break in the back of their aircraft on the island of Barbuda, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Kaye Richey, CIV Release Status: Re More

Soldiers from Delta Company (D CO), 1ST Caribbean Battalion, consisting of Soldiers from 14 Caribbean countries, move toward an awaiting Nevada Army National Guard (NVARNG) CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Detachment 1 (DET 1), G Company (G CO), 140th Aviation, Reno, Nevada (NV), in Barbuda for airlift to St. Kitts during the modular training for Exercise TRADEWINDS 2002. TRADEWINDS 02, held in Antigua-Barbuda is a multi-phased, joint field training ise providing participating nations with an opportunity to assemble a multinational force promoting interoperability, improve collective readiness, enhance regional engagement, and foster professional relationships on a regional basis. The...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Soldiers from Delta Company (D CO), 1ST Caribbean Battalion, consisting of Soldiers from 14 Caribbean countries, move toward an More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation lands, delivering food and supplies to a training camp, near a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) M-997 ambulance, in support of Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antigua

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: Miguel A. Negron, CIV Release Status: Released to Publi More

Nevada Army National Guard's (NVARNG) 72nd Military Police Company (MPC) Sergeant (SGT) Erin Evans searches a child at an evacuation site near the Earnest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). The 72nd MPC helped evacuate about 14,000 survivors by helicopters and ambulances from the area near the Convention Center. (A3598)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 72nd Military Police Co Scene Camera Operat More

Nevada Army National Guard's (NVARNG) 72nd Military Police Company (MPC) troops patrol near the Earnest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), and assist more than 4,000 people in evacuating the immediate area. (A3598)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 72nd Military Police Co Scene Camera Operat More