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The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flying Tigers was re-designated the 43rd Airlift Wing, the Operations Group Commander, Colonel Gordon Ettenson, wanted a distinctive marking to replace the shark teeth of the Flying Tigers that were being removed. A World War II veteran of the then 43rd Bomb Group who attended the reactivation of the 43rd designation carried with him a leather-covered flight log from the 43rd Bomb Group, circa 1943. Embossed in leather front was a rough depiction of a gryphon (or griffin). Dave Davenport, a photographer with the Pope Air Force Base Visual Information Support Center, reworked the logo into the design applied to the 43rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flying Tigers was re-designated the 43rd Airlift Wing, the Op More

COL. John Craig, 347th Operations Group Commander, hands over the newly activated 70th OA/A-10 Thunderbolt II Attack Squadron flag to LT. COL. Lawrence Folfs as Dr. Sheila Widnall, secretary of the Air Force, looks on. Doctor Widnall participated in the activation by uncasing the unit flag

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Photographer Unknown Release Status: Rel More

MASTER SGT. Randy Foster, the 428th Fighter Squadron First Sergeant; Lieutenant Commander Charles McGee, the 428th Fighter Squadron commander; Colonel Gale Larson, the 27th Operations Group Commander; and MASTER SGT. Robert Parker, (left to right) all from the 27th Fighter Wing, roll up the squadron flag in a ceremony to activate the 428th Fighter Squadron

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rodney Wells Release Status: Rel More

US Air Force Colonel Kurt Cichowski, 49th Operations Group Commander, oversees the departure of F-117A Nighthawk aircrafts from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, in support of Operation DESERT STRIKE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STRIKE Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper More

Nose art on the KC-135R carrying the name of COL. Cary Walgamott, 100th Operations Group Commander

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Brad Fallin Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Honorable Charles Cragin, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (left) meets with Lieutenant Colonel Tom Larson, 119th Fighter Wing Operations Group Commander (center) and Larson's father Brigadier General (retired) Duane "Pappy" Larson (right). Cragin participated in the 119th Fighter Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard's change of command ceremony, in Fargo, North Dakota

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Paula K. Johnson, USAF Release Status: Relea More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Colonel Mark Schultz (2nd from right), and Lieutenant Colonel Steve Kinne(far right), talk to the host nation security forces chief about the local criminal element, during field training exercises, Sunday, March 5, 2000. COL Schultz is the Operations Group Commander with 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks, North Dakota and LTC Kinne is assigned to 319th Medical Squadron, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Both are deployed to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey for the Phoenix Readiness Combat Course

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Colonel Mark Schultz gives an operations brief to the initial deployed troops to the field training exercise, Sunday, March 5, 2000. COL Schultz is the Operations Group Commander with 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and is deployed to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey, as Commander of the Phoenix Readiness Combat Course

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Colonel Mark Schultz (l), and Lieutenant Colonel Steve Kinne, talk with Red Cross representatives about the logistics of humanitarian relief, during a field training exercise, Sunday, March 5, 2000. COL Shultz is the Operations Group Commander with 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks, North Dakota. LTC Kinne is assigned to 319th Medical Squadron, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Both are deployed to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey for the Phoenix Readiness Combat Course

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT More

Left side profile close-up shot as US Air Force Colonel Mark Schultz radios security forces about a suspected car bomb in a local village, during a field training exercise, Monday, March 6, 2000. COL Schultz is the Operations Group Commander with 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and is deployed to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey, as Commander for the Phoenix Readiness Combat Course

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT More

US Air Force Colonel Micheal Beard, 52nd Operations Group Commander, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, presents a unit patch to Slovak Air Force Colonel Juraj Baranek, the 33rd Air Base Commander at Malacky Air Base, Slovakia. More than 200 U.S. Airmen (Not shown) from Spangdahlem's 23rd Fighter Squadron are in Slovakia supporting the first American fighter training deployment to what was once part of the Soviet Union. The two-week training exercise, named Lion's Claw, is allowing U.S. pilots in Europe to expand their training

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LION'S CLAW Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Esperanza Berrios, USAF Release Status: Release More

Members of the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS), 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Station deployed to Hill Air Force Base, Utah to participate in COMBAT HAMMER. Back Row: Major Hudson, Major Sams, First Lieutenant Noble Jr., Colonel Rush (169th Operations Group Commander), Major Hall, Captain Bridgers, Major Ronan, Major Motlong, Captain Miller, Colonel Noble (169th Fighter Wing Commander; Front Row: Captain Winstead, Lieutenant Colonel Pennington (157th Fighter Squadron Commander), Captain Gentile, First Lieutenant Gantt, Major Williams. The 157th Fighter Squadron (FS), is one of several units operating in this 'live-fire' weapons ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS), 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air Nati More

US Air Force CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Carey Castle (left) and his son, US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Nathan Castle (right) pause for a photo with the 20th Operations Group Commander, US Air Force Colonel Michael Ely as they prepare to launch an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft, which is visible in the background, from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The father/son team are both F-16 Crewchiefs and had the opportunity to launch the jet together before CMSGT Castle retires

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Greg L. Davis, USAF Release St More

Members of the 25th Fighter Squadron hold up their congratulatory trophy presented by Colonel Lawrence L. Wells, 51st Operations Group Commander, during the 51st Operations Group weapons-load-crew-of-the-quarter contest at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea

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

Standing in front of an F-15 Eagle, Lieutenant Colonel Richard "Bear" Gibbs II, USAF, (left), 363rd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron poses with his 3000th hour flying certificate, presented by Colonel Blair Hansen, 363rd Operations Group commander. The presentation occurred at Prince Sultan Air Base during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator More

Colonel (COL) Mike Ehrlich (second from right) the 48th Fighter Wing Vice Commander and COL. Benjamin Hensley (third from left) the 48th Operations Group Commander greet returning wing members at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The men and women of the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) 4-lead wing completed a historic first-ever deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week. Lakenheath's 48th Fighter Wing served as the AEF4-lead wing contributing leadership and the bulk of all deployed forces over the past 90 days. The AEF enforced the United Nations No-Fly/No-Drive Zone over southern Iraq, an air occupation that has continued since the end of Operation DESERT STORM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Colonel (Col) Mike Ehrlich (second from right) the 48th Fighter Wing Vice Commander and Col. Benjamin Hensley (third from left) More

Colonel (COL) Kousaku Shouda, Commander of Headquarters Southwestern Composite Air Division, Naha, Japan, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) shakes hands with United States Forces Japan (USFJ) Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 Director COL Frank Gorenc, 18th Operations Group Commander (OGC), Kadena Air Base, Japan. COL Donald Weckhorst, 605th Air Operations Group Commander, Yokota Air Base, salutes the commander and COL Masato Watanabe, 83rd Air Wing Vice Commander, Naha, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came More

Lieutenant Colonel Steven Hadley, USAF, (center), 16th Special Operations Wing (Deployed) Operations Group Commander, talks with General Eric K. Shinseki, USA, (left), about the special operations mission at a forward deployed operating location. General Shinseki made an unscheduled stop at the location to discuss issues affecting the military service members deployed there as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

Colonel (COL) Anthony Mauer, 100th Air Refueling Wing Operations Group Commander (ARWOGC) and Aircraft Commander (AC), assists Captain (CAPT) Devin Shanks, his co-pilot, with his emergency "Quick Don" oxygen mask before flying a refueling mission, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Borgas International Airport Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Op More

Colonel (COL) William Coutts, USAF, Operations Group Commander (OG/CC), 388th Fighter Wing (FW), and MSNBC and NBC News Political Correspondent, Norah O'Donnell pose for photo. Ms ODonnell took an F-16D Fighting Falcon ride provided by Hill AFB as part of the support of the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Utah

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gregg R. Wixom, CIV, USAF Release Status: Re More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Scott Chestnut (left), 305th Operations Group Commander, greets First Lieutenant (1LT) Elizabeth Chock, 305th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), as she disembarks from a USAF KC-10 Extender aircraft at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ). 1LT Chock and members of her Unit are returning home following a 60-day deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera More