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A US Air Force (USAF) MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), flies over the Ranger Memorial at Point du Hoc, France. Point du Hoc is the site of the legendary assault by US Army Rangers on D-Day

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pointe Du Hoc State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), flies along a portion of the coastline of the Normandy Province in France. During World War II (WW II) this area was designated OMAHA BEACH and it was one of five invasion beachheads used by Allied forces on D-Day

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

Crew members load life rafts aboard an AC-130H Hercules aircraft while preparing for a training flight. They are assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Johnson And SGT Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Co More

LT Robbie Albright dons his life vest and prepares for an AC-130H Hercules aircraft training flight. The officer is assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Johnson And SGT Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Co More

Crew members unload and reload a 105mm cannon in an AC-130H Hercules aircraft during a training flight. They are assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Johnson And SGT Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Co More

Two crew members are positioned at the open ramp of an AC-130H Hercules aircraft during a training flight. Another AC-130H is in the background. The airmen are assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Johnson And SGT Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Co More

A left front view of an AC-130H Hercules aircraft on a training flight. The aircraft is assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Johnson And SGT Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Co More

A close-up view of the 20mm Gattling guns of an AC-130H Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Johnson And SGT Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Co More

A front view of the Headquarters Building, 16th Special Operations Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Johnson And SGT Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Co More

A left rear view of an AC-130A Hercules aircraft taking off. Five remaining AC-130A's of the 16th Special Operations Squadron are being redeployed from Thailand to the United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William L. Poorman Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A left rear view of an AC-130A Hercules aircraft taking off. Five remaining AC-130As of the 16th Special Operations Squadron are being redeployed from Thailand to the United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. William L. Poorman Release Status: Released to Public C More

A left front view of an AC-130A Hercules aircraft as it taxis out. Five remaining AC-130A's of the 16th Special Operations Squadron are being redeployed from Thailand to the United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William L. Poorman Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

A ground crewman directs an AC-130A Hercules aircraft to taxi out. Five remaining AC-130A's of the 16th Special Operations Squadron are being redeployed from Thailand to the United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William L. Poorman Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

AN airman performs maintenance on an AC-130A Hercules aircraft before takeoff. Five remaining AC-130A Hercules aircraft of the 16th Special Operations Squadron are being redeployed from Thailand to the United States

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William L. Poorman Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

CAPT. Flo Chesnick, a nurse with the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, fires an M-60 machine gun during the Fourth Annual STAFF Soldiers Cup, a survival test hosted by the 7th Special Operations Squadron

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

Nurses from the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron compete in the Fourth Annual STAFF Soldiers Cup, a survival test hosted by the 7th Special Operations Squadron

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

Nurses from the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron compete in the Fourth Annual STAFF Soldiers Cup, a survival test hosted by the 7th Special Operations Squadron

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

Nurses from the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron compete in the Fourth Annual STAFF Soldiers Cup, a survival test hosted by the 7th Special Operations Squadron

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army special Forces and Navy SEALs for unconventional warfare operations. Combat controllers jump from an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during a Fulton recovery mission

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. AN aircrew flies an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during a Fulton recovery mission

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. Airmen set up a Fulton recovery apparatus for launch

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. A front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th SOS during a Fulton recovery mission

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALs for unconventional warfare operations. Front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th SOS during a Fulton recovery mission

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

An air-to-air front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) during a Fulton recovery mission. The 7th SOS conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team members for unconventional warfare operations

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. Airmen retrieve a practice sandbag into an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during a Fulton recovery mission

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALs for unconventional warfare operations. A controller coordinates with an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft by radio as the aircraft approaches a Fulton recovery balloon

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and navy SEALs for unconventional warfare operations. Close-up left front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th SOS during a Fulton recovery mission

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. A crewman retrieves an upper lift line through an overhead escape hatch of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during a Fulton recovery

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. High angle left front view of an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft of the 7th SOS during a Fulton recovery mission

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. A navigator, aboard an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft, cuts the pigtail on a lift line during a Fulton recovery mission

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALs for unconventional warfare operations. Combat controllers prepare to jump from an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during a Fulton recovery mission

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

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. A Fulton recovery balloon breaks away from an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during an interception

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

A CH-3E Sea King helicopter assigned to the 302nd Special Operations Squadron, Air Force Reserve, hovers above the MGM Grand Hotel to search for people trapped by an early morning fire

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

AN air-to-air left side view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft banking to the right while flying low-level maneuvers over the Arizona desert. The aircraft is assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released More

AN air-to-air front view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft banking to the right over the Arizona desert. The aircraft is assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released More

AN air-to-air front view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft flying low-level maneuvers over the Arizona desert. The aircraft is assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released More

AN air-to-air left side view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft flying low-level maneuvers over the Arizona desert. The aircraft is assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released More

AN air-to-air view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft flying low-level maneuvers over the Arizona desert. The aircraft is assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released More

AN air-to-air left side view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft flying low-level maneuvers over the Arizona desert. The aircraft is assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released More

CPT Michael Martin, MSGT James Connett, TSGT Daniel Jaramillo and MSGT William Reynolds, left to right, watch the tragic scene. The crew, 302nd Special Operations Squadron, are taking part in a CH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter mission to rescue guests from the blazing MGM Grand Hotel

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Frank Reid Release Status: Released to Public C More

LTC Raymond Turczynski Jr., commander of the 1ST Special Operations Squadron, left, is welcomed by other officers after the ceremony. The squadron has just transferred its headquarters from Kadena Air Base, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Dail Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

COL Thomas G. McInerney, commander, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, gives a welcoming speech as members of the 1ST Special Operations Squadron listen. The men are standing in front of their MC-130E Hercules aircraft. The squadron has just transferred from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to Clark Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Dial Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Members of the 1ST Special Operations Squadron stand in front of their MC-130E Hercules aircraft while listening to a welcoming speech. The Squadron has just transferred from Kadena Air Base, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Dail Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Commander of the Philippine Air Force COL Ricardo T. Madaba walks to his seat after welcoming members of the 1ST Special Operations Squadron. The men, standing in front of their MC-130E Hercules aircraft, have just transferred from Kadena Air Base, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Dail Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More