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Even before the sun has a chance to rise above Gold Dust Peak, an A-10 recovery team member is lowered to the mountainside by a hoist cable from the CH-47 assigned to

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 carefully traverse the summit of Gold Dust Peak, using safety lines, as they search the area for aircraft wreckage. Pieces from the A-10 can be seen strewn among the rocks

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

A1C Myca Romes (left) checks in members of the A-10 recovery team after their return from Gold Dust Peak to ensure that all members of the search team is accounted for

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

SRA Jamie Periz (left), MSGT Rick Weaver (center), SSGT Michael Rago (far right), and other members of the A-10 recovery team walk back to their base of operations after a day of searching for remnants of 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

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

BGEN Don Streater, commander of the A-10 recovery team conducts a live interview with ABC's Good Morning America regarding the status of the recovery efforts near Gold Dust Peak. CPT Robyn Chumley (far left), Public Affairs officer, takes notes on the questions asked and answers given so that an outbrief can be conducted with the general after the telecast

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

Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to begin their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to begin their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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, 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

The high profile search operation for the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak attracts representatives from various media. Here cameramen from a national news organization and the Air Force Combat Camera capture scenes of the initial search operation by the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California as the men climb into the Zodiac boat

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

Electrical Technician Talmadge Jones, Jr. fields questions from ABC and NBC camera crews as Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 technicians from San Diego, California prepare for their initial search operation for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near 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

With Gold Dust Peak in the background, Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California prepare the Zodiac boat to begin their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

Air Force CPT Robyn Chumley (left) explains a point to NBC News correspondent Roger O'Neal during the initial search of New York Lake for the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near 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

Electrician Technician Talmadge Jones, Jr. (left) sets up the monitors that will show the findings of their search for the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak. Engineman CHIEF Jeffry Carruth (right) performs an operational check of the Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV) which will be used by the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California to search the lakes around 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

Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (left), member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California, reviews, on a computer system, the results of the search effort for the four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

With Gold Dust Peak in the background, members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to gather data during their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (left) and LCDR Jeff Danshaw (right), members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California, look at the results of the search effort for the four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

With Gold Dust Peak in the background, members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to gather data during their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

Engineman CHIEF Jeffry Carruth (left) and Boatswain Mate Second Class Melvis Selerino (right), both from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, prepare their Zodiac boat for the initial search operations for remnants of the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near 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

With Gold Dust Peak in the background, members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to gather data during their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to begin their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

With Gold Dust Peak in the background, members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California on the Zodiac boat gather data during their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

Aviation Ordnanceman CHIEF George Wilson (left) and Storekeeper First Class Alan Beaty (right) load their outboard motor into the Zodiac boat on New York Lake where the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California will search for remnants of the four 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near 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

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California prepare their Zodiac boat as they begin their search operations for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. As the crew prepares to launch their boat, an NBC cameraman (left) captures the activity

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

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California watch from the shore as their team members search the lake from their Zodiac boat for the four missing 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 technicians from San Diego, California prepare to tie up the Zodiac boat at the Navy base camp after their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to gather data during their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched

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

Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (left), member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, reviews, on a computer system, the results of the search effort for the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak. In the foreground is part of the sensing equipment being used

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

Electrician Talmadge Jones, Jr. (left), LCDR Jeff Danshaw (second from left), and Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (second from right), members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California, look at the results of the search effort for the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs as Boatswain Mate Second Class Melvis Selerino (right) looks on. The bombs were 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

The A-10 recovery team members traverese the rocky and hazardous terrain near the top of 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 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

1LT Fred Lacey rappels down the "rescue chute," the only snow covered portion of Gold Dust Peak and the quickest descent route to the helicopter pickup area. 1LT Lacey, a member of the A-10 recovery team, descends after assessing the recovery effort by PRC, a civilian contractor tasked with cleaning the 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

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

Found near the top of Gold Dust Peak was the captain's insignia (center of image) from Craig Button's flight suit, a reminder that an Air Force member lost his life on the mountainside

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

Electrician Technician Talmadge Jones, Jr. (left) ponders his fate as Boatswain Mate Second Class Melvis Selerino (center), members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, attempts to start the outboard motor on the Zodiac boat as Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole looks on. The several previous attempts plus the altitude change apparently flooded the motor but was eventually started and the team proceeded to search the lake, one of six in the vicinity of the A-10 crash site on Gold Dust Peak

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

Naval Explosive Ordnance DIsposal Mobile Unit 7 technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea (left) and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes (right) suit up in preparation for a swim in ponds west of New York Lake as they search for remnants of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

Aviation Ordnance CHIEF George Wilson (center, background) watch as Naval Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit 7 technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes, using face mask and snorkel, search in one of the ponds west of New York Lake for remnants of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

Aviation Ordnance CHIEF George Wilson (lower left) watch as Naval Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit 7 technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea (foreground) and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes, using face mask and snorkel, search in one of the ponds west of New York Lake for remnants of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea (left) and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes (right) remove their swim fins after completing their search of one of the ponds west of New York Lake for four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. The men are part of the Navy's Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California assisting in the A-10 recovery effort

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

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians Signalman First Class Gary Hakes (right), wearing wet suit, face mask and snorkel, complete their search of the ponds west of New York Lake for four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. The men are part of the Navy's Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California assisting in the A-10 recovery effort

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

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea (left) and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes (right) walk from one of the ponds west of New York Lake after completing their search for the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. The men are part of the Navy's Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California assisting in the A-10 recovery effort

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

Aviation Ordnance CHIEF George Wilson (lower left) and another Navy member (in background) assist as Naval Explosive Ordnance technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea (foreground) and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes, using face mask and snorkel, swim in one of the ponds west of New York Lake in search of remnants of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

A close-up view of some of the equipment the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 technicians from San Diego, California, will use during their swim of ponds west of New York Lake in search of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 technician Signalman First Class Joel Blea (center) gets some assistance suiting up from Aviation Ordnance CHIEF George Wilson as Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes looks on. Blea and Hakes prepare to search the ponds west of New York Lake for any remnants of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes (left), and Signalman First Class Joel Blea (right), wearing wet suit, face mask and snorkel, complete their search of one of the ponds west of New York Lake for four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. The men are part of the Navy's Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California assisting in the A-10 recovery effort

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 member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego searches a pond west of New York Lake for remnants of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

Naval Explosive Disposal Mobile Unit 7 technician Signalman First Class Joel Blea surfaces with a vintage "Squirt" bottle found while searching for remnants of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes takes a drink of water from his hydration system after completing a search of one of the ponds west of New York Lake for the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. In the background another member of the A-10 recovery team drinks water from a bottle

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

Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea (foreground) and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes prepare to swim in one of the ponds west of New York Lake in search of remnants of four 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: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Release More

A UH-1N helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard High Altitude Training Site at Eagle lands near the lake to stands by in the event of a medical emergency during the Navy's search for the missing 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

Electrician Technician Second Class Talmadge Jones, Jr. gets underway in the Zodiac boat during the search 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

Electrician Technician Second Class Talmadge Jones, Jr. signals to Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Bradley Bunde (right) as they place markers on the lake surface. Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (center) watches personnel in a second Zodiac boat during the search effort 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

A diver's knife is strapped onto Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne's leg as he prepares to search the lake for remnants of the 500 pound bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. Payne is a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California

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 cruise the lake in a Zodiac boat during their search 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

Aboard the Zodiac boat, technicians and support personnel assigned to the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California perform a status check on the diving equipment prior to the underwater search 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

Electrician Technician Second Class Talmadge Jones, Jr. gets underway in the Zodiac boat during the search 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

A close-up view of a hose being tightened onto an oxygen tank that may be used in the event of a medical emergency during a search for the missing bombs by members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California. The unit is part of the A-10 recovery effort near 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 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

Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole uses a global positioning system unit to locate the search area 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

After completing a dive, Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne rests with the aid of supplemental oxygen as Dive MASTER Medical Surgeon Commander Leland J. Morrison looks on. Both are members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobil Unit 7 from San Diego, California. The high altitude of the lakes in the Rockies places extra stress on the divers searching 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

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

LCDR Jeff Danshaw (second from left) checks his watch as divers search the lake for the 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. The high altitude of the lake limits the time divers can safely be submerged. LDCR Danshaw and other members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California are part of the A-10 recovery effort

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

Dive MASTER Medical Surgeon Commander Leland J. Morrison (left) is assisted by Hospital Corpsman Second Class Dean Delfavero (right) who attaches a hose to one of the oxygen tanks that may be needed in the event of a medical emergency during a search for the missing bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. Both are members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California tasked with the A-10 recovery effort

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

Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, begins the suiting up process in preparation for the search of the lake for the missing 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

Hull Technician CHIEF Charles Carpenter (left) delivers a dive briefing to members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California as Hospital Corpsman Second Class Dean Delfavero (right) looks on. The men are part of the A-10 recovery team looking 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

Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, begins the suiting up process, as other members assist, in preparation for the search of the lake for the missing 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 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

Dive MASTER Medical Surgeon Commander Leland J. Morrison inspects equipment that he may need in case of a medical emergency when members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California search the lakes for the missing 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

Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, is assisted by another team member as he suits up in preparation for the search of the lake for the missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. A UH-1N helicopter from the Army National Guard's High Altitude Training Site in Eagle can be seen in the background

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

Aboard the Zodiac boat, technicians and support personnel assigned to the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California perform a status check on the diving equipment prior to the underwater search 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

Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne slips into the lake to search for the 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. In the Zodiac boat are other members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California

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

Equipment Operator Second Class Joe Moneypenny prepares to enter the lake to recover the Zodiac boat dropped off by a CH-7 helicopter. EO2 Moneypenny and other members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, are tasked with searching several lakes for the 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried on 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

Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Bradley Bunde (center)places a marker on the lake surface during their search 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

Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Bradley Bunde (top) and Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (bottom) place a marker on the lake surface during their search 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

Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobil Unit 7 from San Diego, California in the Zodiac boat lay out markers on the lake surface as divers search 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

Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Bradley Bunde (left) and Electrician Technician First Class Ray Cole (right) prepare to place a marker on the lake surface during their search 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

Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, is assisted by another team member as he suits up in preparation for the search of the lake for the missing 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

After completing a dive, Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, rests with the aid of supplemental oxygen. The high altitude of the lakes in the Rockies places extra stress on the divers searching 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

A CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard returns to Eagle County Airport with a Mark V Zodiac boat suspended by cables. The boat was used by Navy personnel to search the lakes around Gold Dust Peak for the missing bombs from the A-10 that crashed

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 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

A CH-47 from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard returns to Eagle County Airport with a Mark V Zodiac boat suspended by cables. The boat was used by Navy personnel to search the lakes around Gold Dust Peak for the missing bombs from the A-10 that crashed

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

While a UH-1N helicopter sits on the ground (left), a CH-47 (upper right) from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard returns with a Mark V Zodiac boat suspended by cables. The boat was used by Navy personnel to search the lakes around Gold Dust Peak for the missing bombs from the A-10 that crashed

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

BGEN Donald A. Streater, A-10 recovery effort commander, conducts a final briefing to assure the public that the missing Mark 82 bombs are not in the vicinity of Gold Dust Peak crash site and to state that the Air Force has ceased the search operation

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

BGEN Donald A. Streater, A-10 recovery effort commander, conducts a final briefing to assure the public that the missing Mark 82 bombs are not in the vicinity of Gold Dust Peak crash site and to state that the Air Force has ceased the search operation

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

BGEN Donald A. Streater, A-10 recovery effort commander, conducts a final briefing to assure the public that the missing Mark 82 bombs are not in the vicinity of Gold Dust Peak crash site and to state that the Air Force has ceased the search operation

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

The top of Glacier Peak (10,568 feet tall) is seen sticking out above the clouds from a US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop exercise, which is part of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta More

A C-37 aircraft, used to transport the Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters, sits on the ramp at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, with a red carpet in front of it. Pikes Peak is visible in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex Lloyd, USAF Release Status More

A C-22 aircraft sits on the ramp at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Pikes Peak can be seen in the background. (Substandard image)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex Lloyd, USAF Release Status More

(Left to right) US Air Force Brigadier General Mike Drennan, Commander, 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, US Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre, USAF General Richard Myers, Commander in CHIEF, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Mr. Money and US Navy Vice Admiral Herb Browne, Deputy Commander in CHIEF/CHIEF of STAFF, US Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO, gather on the Peterson flight line for a group photo with Pikes Peak in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex Lloyd, USAF Release Status More

A Boeing 707 aircraft with a US Air Force designation of VC-137, from Pacific Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, taxis on the Peterson AFB, Colorado, flight line with Pikes Peak in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex Lloyd, USAF Release Status More

President William Jefferson Clinton is aboard Air Force One (VC-25) after landing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, with Pikes Peak in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex Lloyd, USAF Release Status More

ASTRA PEAK PESTICIDE SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Coast Guard Strike Team members go aboard the Astra Peak to determine the extent of the pesticide spill on board. The team also inspected the No. 3 hold where a fire broke out. Photo by PA3 Cameron Hardy