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Donatello, Desert Ninja, adorns the nose of a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, during Operation Desert Shield.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

SSGT John Koekenberg, Detachment 3, 1361st Audiovisual Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, operates a video camera used in conjunction with an Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS) television van to cover the events of Air Fete '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR FETE '80 Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherla More

An Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS) television van is offloaded from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The van will be used by Detachment 3, 1361st Audiovisual Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Release More

An Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS) television van, painted in a camouflage scheme, enters the main gate. The van will be used by Detachment 3, 1361st Audiovisual Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany

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

SMSGT Ralph Kelly, Detachment 3, 1361st Audiovisual Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, operates a video camera used in conjunction with an Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS) television van to cover the events of Air Fete '80

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR FETE '80 Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherla More

A camera crew from Detachment 3, 1361st Audiovisual Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, video tapes the Red Arrows Flight Demonstration Service (AAVS) television van, not visible, is used to monitor what is being recorded

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public C More

A camera crew from Detachment 3, 1361st Audiovisual Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, video tapes the Red Arrows Flight Demonstration Team during Air Fete '80. AN Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS) television van, not visible, is used to monitor what is being recorded

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR FETTE '80 Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherl More

Members of the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing dressed in chemical warfare gear offload a simulated nuclear cargo from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the chemical warfare exercise Salty Mace. The C-130 is from the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, west Germany

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SALTY MACE Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Charles Gentry Release More

Members of the 105th Tennessee Air National Guard prepare a C-130 Hercules aircraft for the transport of personnel to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, during Exercise Crisex '81

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISEX '81 Base: Almeria Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public More

A mass parachute drop from a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, takes place during Exercise Crisex '81

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISEX '81 Base: Garrucha Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public More

CMSGT of the Air Force A. L. "Bud" Andrews, dressed as Santa Claus, listens to four-year-old Brian J. Hatlelid tell him what he wants for Christmas. Brian's father, Joseph M., is a captain and pilot with the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron at Rhein-Main Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wiesbaden Hospital Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jose Lopez, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

MASTER SGT. Patrick H. Nugent Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany....An aerial view of the Airlift Memorial. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO (RELEASED)

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

MASTER SGT. Patrick H. Nugent Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany....An aerial view of the Airlift Memorial. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO (RELEASED)

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

SSGT J. Jackson, 435th Combat Mobility Branch, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, goes over the equipment loading plan with CPT George Kauffman from the 32nd Combat Mobility Hospital during Exercise Reforger '81. A German C-160 aircraft can be seen in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Stuttgart Army Air Field Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson R More

CAPT. Barbara Akins serves as co-pilot during the landing of a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft at Lajes Field, Azores. She is part of the first all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Sta More

STAFF SGT. Denise Meunier checks the flight engineer's panel while en route to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. They are returning to Andrews after flying the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

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

TECH. SGT. Donna Wertz, flight engineer, makes notes while in flight aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany w

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

SGT. Mary Eiche, a load master aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft, smiles as the plane approaches McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. on the final leg of the flight crew to fly an over-seas mission. The women flew the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

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

CAPT. Guiliana Sangiorgio, right, flight commander for the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission, receives a final briefing from MAJ. Babiano, flight nurse, prior to departure. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release St More

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot of a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft, plots a map while en route to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. They are returning to Andrews after flying the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

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

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot, left; and CAPT. Barbara Akin, first pilot, help load the aircrew's baggage aboard their aircraft. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea More

A1C Bernadette Botti performs her load master duties while in flight aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

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

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot, deplanes from a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft at the completion of a flight from Germany. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women flew the C-141 from McGuire to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Bernadette Botti, left, and SGT. Mary Eiche share a joke while waiting for their C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to be refueled. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. They are returning to Andrews after flying the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release More

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot, left; CAPT. Barbara Akin, first pilot, center; and CAPT. Guiliana Sangiorgio, flight commander; make final preparations for the first overseas flight by an Air Force all-female flight crew. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea More

CPT Barbara Akins, first pilot, takes time for a meal while in flight aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

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

Members of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission pose for German and American reporters and photographers. They flew a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., to Rhein-Main with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public More

TECH. SGT. Donna Wertz, center, and other members of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission, discuss the flight with reporters prior to their departure. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea More

SGT. Mary Eiche, load-master, serves coffee to passengers while in flight aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

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

CAPT. Guiliana Sangiorgio (wearing glasses), aircraft commander, thanks members of her crew after completing a flight from Germany. They are the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women flew to fly an overseas mission. The women flew a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft from McGuire to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea More

Sergeant Mary Eiche, load master, secures baggage aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft prior to takeoff. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release St More

SGT. Mary Eiche, load master, checks the operation of oxygen masks aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft prior to takeoff. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea More

SSGT Denise Meunier, flight engineer, gives last minute instructions to A1C Bernadette Botti, left, load-master, prior to takeoff. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Sta More

Load masters SGT Mary Eiche, foreground, and A1C Bernadette Botti prepare hot in-flight meals aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

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

First LT. Terri Ollinger, co-pilot, assembles a map in the passenger section of a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft as crew members SGT. Mary Eiche, left, and TECH. SGT. Donna Wertz look on. The women are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea More

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

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

Mayor Lummer, senator for Internal Affairs Berlin (left center), rides back to Rhein-Main Air Base from Templehof Air Base in a C-130 Hercules aircraft for the dedication ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Rhein-Main Community Choir practices for the dedication of the Luftbrucke Memorial. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

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

Americans who were held hostage aboard the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro depart from the base aboard a 438th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The aircraft stopped at Rhein-Main for refueling while en route to the U.S

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Pat Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

Vice President George Bush and his wife, Barbara, put on Rhein-Main baseball caps presented to them by Colonel (COL) Bruce Fister, commander, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing. They are stopping over at the base prior to beginning a visit to four Middle Eastern nations

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

Colonel (COL) Bruce Fister, commander, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, presents Rhein-Main baseball caps to Vice President George Bush and his wife, Barbara. They are stopping over at the base prior to beginning a visit to four Middle Eastern nations

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

An officer stands by at the rear of an ambulance positioned beside the ramp of a Military Airlift Command aircraft that has just delivered 25 Afghan civilians to Rhein-Main. The patients will be transported by ambulance to the US Air Force Regional Medical Center at Weisbaden where they will receive specialized medical treatment following injuries incurred as a result of Afghanistan's civil war. They will later be evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical assistance

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

Colonel (COL) Darrell Clark, vice commander, 435th Tactical Air Wing, congratulates the participants of the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

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

Medals to be awarded during the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

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

Special Olympians display the medal he won during the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

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

Melissa Gantreau, center, explains the obstacle course to Larita Williams as Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Cathy Sweeney looks on during the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

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

Melissa Gantreau celebrates during the awards ceremony of the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

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

Doug Hershberger celebrates the medal he won as "hugger" applaud him during the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

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

A child is guided through an obstacle course by his "hugger" during the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

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

Doug Hershberger displays the medal he won during the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

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

An interior view of the cockpit of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron. The aircraft is in flight to Moran Air Base, Spain, from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany during Exercise FLINTLOCK'87, a joint Special Op

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

An interior view of the cockpit of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron. The aircraft is in flight to Moran Air Base, Spain, from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany during Exercise FLINTLOCK'87, a joint Special Op

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

An interior view of the cockpit of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron. The aircraft is in flight to Moron Air Base, Spain, from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany during Exercise FLINTLOCK '87, a joint Special Oper

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK '87 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

A KC-10A Extender aircraft currently assigned to the 34th Strategic Wing at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, prepares to refuel a 7th Special Operations Squadron, 435th Tactical Air Wing MC-130E Hercules aircraft from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, during a

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

A 7th Special Operations Squadron 435th Tactical Air Wing MC-130E Hercules aircraft from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, refuels from a KC-10A Extender aircraft currently assigned to the 34th Strategic Wing at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain. Two other Hercul

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

Members of the 435th Security Police Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, and German fire department personnel shore up a weakened dam complex with sandbags at the ESWE Waterworks plant along the swollen Rhine River. The river, which reached its highest level

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 435th Security Police Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, and German Fire Department personnel shore up a weakened dam complex with sandbags at the ESWE Waterworks plant along the swollen Rhine River. The river, which reached its highest level

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 435th Security Police Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, and German Fire Department personnel shore up a weakened dam complex with sandbags at the ESWE Waterworks plant along the swollen Rhine River. The river, which reached its highest level i

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

Members of the 435th Security Police Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, and German Fire Department personnel shore up a weakened dam complex with sandbags at the ESWE Waterworks plant along the swollen Rhine River. The river, which reached its highest level

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CPT Kymberle McElwee, mission crew director, gets acquainted with Rangeen and Dost Mohammad, Afghan refugees who are being transported to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The two are being evacuated from Pakistan for specialized treatment as part of a medical assistance program for Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters conducted by the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

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

CPT Maureen Scullion and Abdullah Abadi, interpreter, reassure Abdul Hamid as he prepares for his flight from Pakistan to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Hamid is one of many Afghan mujaheddin fighters being transported from the country for specialized treatment as part of a medical assistance program conducted by the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan(PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

Abdullah Abadi, interpreter, watches from the rear of a medical bus as SRA Scott Millard and his dog, Debbie, check baggage for contraband as it is unloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The baggage belongs to Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters who have been transported to Rhein-Main for specialized medical treatment as part of a medical assistance program being conducted by the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

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

A view down the Autobahn near Frankfurt, Germany showing the offramp for Rhein Main (U.S.) Air Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown

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

Co-pilot 1ST LT. Stan Jaicks, 41st Military Airlift Squadron, explains to former hostage Mithileshwar Singh the route that their C-141B Starlifter aircraft is taking to reach Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, from Damascus, Syria. Singh, an Indian citize

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

A flight nurse from the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron shows former hostage Mithileshwar Singh to a seat for the flight to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany. Singh, an Indian citizen with permanent resident alien status in the United States, was rele

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Damascus Country: Syrian Arab Republic (SYR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT F. Lee Corkran Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

A hand-sketched illustration by Artist: Craig Randall. Artwork:"Die Luftbrucke - Rhein Main". US Air Force Art Collection

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

Amza "Sam" Selmani, a meat cutter at Rhein-Main for 15 years, proudly displays a choice cut from a side of beef

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

SGT John M. Snyder, a meat cutter at Rhein-Main takes a break from his work

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

Amza "Sam" Selmani, a meat cutter at Rhein-Main for 15 years, sharpens his knife before beginning work

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

An underside view of a C-130E Hercules aircraft preparing to land at Rhein-Main Air Base. The C-130 is part of a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron deployment in support of an Army training and evaluation program (ARTEP) mission

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo More

Air Force ambulances and security personnel wait for clearance to approach the hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft that is parked on the civilian side of Frankfurt International Airport. The Soviet-built aircraft, which was not granted permission to land on the military side of the airport at Rhein-Main Air Base, was hijacked by two teenage Czechoslovakians who were later apprehended. No one was injured in the incident

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

German and American security personnel at Rhein-Main Air Base apprehend two teenage Czechoslovakians who hijacked a Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft, seen at left. No one was injured in the incident

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

German security personnel speak with the pilot of the hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft at Rhein-Main Air Base after the plane was permitted to use the military ramp to cross over to the international side of Frankfurt International Airport. The Soviet built aircraft was hijacked by two teenage Czechoslovakians who were later apprehended. No one was injured in the incident

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

German and American security personnel at Rhein-Main Air Base apprehend two teenage Czechoslovakians who hijacked a Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft, seen at left. No one was injured in the incident

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

COL. John Handy, commander, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, introduces President George H.W. Bush upon his arrival on base. Bush is visiting Rhein-Main following the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium

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

President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush wave to the crowd as they prepare to depart from the base aboard Air Force One, a VC-137 Stratoliner aircraft. Bush was visiting Rhein-Main following the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium

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

President George H.W. Bush addresses the crowd upon his arrival on base. Bush is visiting Rhein-Main following the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium

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

President George H.W. Bush addresses the crowd upon his arrival on base as COL. John Handy, commander, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, right, and other officers stand by. Bush is visiting Rhein-Main following the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium

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

MAJ. GEN. Richard T. Travis, European Command surgeon general, answers questions for an Associated Press correspondent regarding the arrival of members of the U.S. Army Burn Team from the Institute for Surgical Research. The team is at Rhein Main during a refueling stopover en route to the Soviet city of Ufa in Bashkiria to treat the victims of a gas line explosion which occurred near Ufa and enveloped two passenger trains bound for a Black Sea resort area

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

Members of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron check on a wounded Afghan rebel before he is taken aboard an aircraft for a flight to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. F. Lee Corkran Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

CAPT. Carol Theiss of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron helps a patient with his meal during a medical evacuation flight from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a 17th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

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

COL. Robert Gilmore, center left, Commander, 7100th Combat Support Wing Hospital, and others check on a wounded Afghan rebel before he is taken aboard an aircraft for a flight to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. F. Lee Corkran Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

A child wounded in Afghanistan's civil war wears stickers bearing the insignia of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on her shirt during a medical evacuation flight from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a 17th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

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

A child wounded in Afghanistan's civil war shows off her new coloring book during a medical evacuation flight from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a 17th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

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

COL James Desantis, right, of the 7100th Combat Support Wing Hospital talks with CPT Carol Theiss and CPT Carlos Padilla of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during a medical evacuation flight from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a 17th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

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

CPT Gail Coryer, left, and SSGT Saadig N. Muhammad of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron talk with a patient during a medical evacuation flight from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a 17th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

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

CPT Gail Coryer, left, and SSGT Saadig N. Muhammad of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron talk with a patient during a medical evacuation flight from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a 17th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment

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

MAJ Robert Shea, left, of Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, and his family ride a trolley at the end of a tour of a salt mine. The salt mine tour is one of the activities found near the Armed Forces Recreation Center at Berchtesgaden

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Berchtesgaden Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Donald Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combin More