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An air-to-air left side view of a CH-54 Skyhook helicopter of the 2348th Transportation Co., Mississippi Nationa Guard, transporting a damaged Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk aircraft to Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The aircraft was struck by lighting while parked on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C James S. Smorto Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A CH-54 Skyhook helicopter from the 2348th Transportation Co., Mississippi National Guard, that will be used to airlift a damaged Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. The aircraft was struck by lighting while parked on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C James S. Smorto Release Status: Re More

A winch hook from a CH-54 Skyhook helicopter of the 2348th Transportation Co., Mississippi National Guard, is attached to a damaged Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. The aircraft was struck by lightning while parked on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C James S. Smorto Release Status: Re More

Personnel from the 2348th Transportation Co., Mississippi National Guard, prepare a damaged Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk aircraft for airlift by a CH-54 Skyhook helicopter. The aircraft was struck by lighting while parked on the flight line

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C James S. Smorto Release Status: Re More

The ScanEagle (UAV) uses a Skyhook recovery system after a flight demonstration at Indian Springs Auxiliary Field, N.V., on Dec. 18, 2004. The recovery platform is unique because the UAV catches a rope hanging from a 50-foot high pole. The patented system allows ScanEagle to be runway independent and operate from forward fields, mobile vehicles or small ships. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J.Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indian Springs, Nv. State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin Gruenwald, USAF Release Status: More

A Boeing ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is ready for launch during a demonstration at Indian Springs Auxiliary Field, N.V., on Dec. 18, 2004. The U.S. military uses the four-foot-long UAV as a forward observer to monitor enemy concentrations, vehicle and personnel movement, buildings and terrain in Iraq. In the background is a Scaneagle UAV Skyhook system used for retrieval, with the UAV catching a rope hanging from a 50-foot high pole. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J.Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indian Springs, Nv. State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin Gruenwald, USAF Release Status: More

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the"Scan Eagle"lands in the skyhook for recovery on the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navy Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 18, 2006. The"Scan Eagle"is designed to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data, battle damage assessment and communications relay in support of the Global War On Terrorism. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saipan (LHA 2) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick W. Mullen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr More

Skyhook

A CH-54 Skyhook helicopter from the 2348th Transportation Co., Mississippi National Guard, that will be used to airlift a damaged Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. The aircraft was struck by lighting while parked on the flight line

A winch hook from a CH-54 Skyhook helicopter of the 2348th Transportation Co., Mississippi National Guard, is attached to a damaged Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. The aircraft was struck by lightning while parked on the flight line

Personnel from the 2348th Transportation Co., Mississippi National Guard, prepare a damaged Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawk aircraft for airlift by a CH-54 Skyhook helicopter. The aircraft was struck by lighting while parked on the flight line

An Insitu Integrater Block 2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

An Insitu Integrater Block 2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Manuel E. Camacho, a UAV maintainer

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron

An Insitu Integrater Block 2 Unmanned Aerial Vehivle

An Insitu Integrater Block 2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kirk N. Humes, a UAV maintainer

U.S. Marines Cpl. Manuel E. Camacho, left, and Sgt.