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Sergeant John C. Peters, crew chief of Co. C, 268th Attack Helicopter Bn., Fort Lewis, Washington, dismantles the tail rotor of an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter. The helicopter is being prepared for an airlift during an emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE)

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: MSGT Gene D. Tackett Release Status More

A member of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) inspects the tail rotor assembly on an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter aboard the amphibious transport dock USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12) during Operation INTENSE LOOK

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM C. Pedrick Release S More

A member of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) inspects the tail rotor on an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter aboard the amphibious transport dock USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12) during Operation INTENSE LOOK

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM C. Pedrick Release S More

PVT. Keith Stone, Co., A, 4th Bn., Aviation Training Brigade, checks the tail rotor assembly on an OH-58A Kiowa helicopter as part of his training as a helicopter mechanic at Yano Hall

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Rucker State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC. 5 Frank Madarang Release Status: Released t More

An aircraft maintenance technician checks the tail rotor of an HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter during Exercise PATRIOT COYOTE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT COYOTE State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt R. Reynolds Releas More

AIRMAN First Class (AIC) Raymond Boen, 655th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, services the tail rotor of a UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

A technician from the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron works on a US Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) tail rotor during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt John Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Army SPECIALIST 4 Mike Price of the 158th Aviation Battalion adjusts the tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter unloaded from the cargo ship LYRA for Exercise SHADOW HAWK. Shadow Hawk is the segment of the multiservice Exercise BRIGHT STAR '87 that tests joint Jordan-US operations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BIRGHT STARSHADOW HAWK Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to More

Army SPECIALIST 4 Mike Price of the 158th Aviation Battalion adjusts the tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter unloaded from the cargo ship LYRA for Exercise SHADOW HAWK. Shadow Hawk is the segment of the multiservice Exercise BRIGHT STAR '87 that tests joint Jordan-US operations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BIRGHT STARSHADOW HAWK Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to More

Two USAF ground crewmen at the tail rotor of a UH-1 Huey helicopter are silhouetted against the sky. 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

Crewmen work on the tail rotor of a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-3H Sea King Helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAR Jeff Morgan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crewman hoses down the tail rotor of an SH-3D Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Bryant Release Status: Relea More

Flight deck crew members work on the tail rotor of a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 17 (HS-17) SH-3H Sea King helicopter aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) as a rainbow forms on the horizon

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tracy Lee Didas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew chiefs with the 616th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work on the tail rotor of a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter. The HH-3E is being relocated to the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force, Arizona in preparation for the 71st ARS deactiviated on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over the 71st ARS Alaskan rescue missions

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

SSGT Richard M. Sweat, crew chief, and SGT Craig B. Boyd, assistant crew chief, 616th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work on the tail rotor of a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter. The HH-3E is being relocated to the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force, Arizona in preparation for the 71st ARS deactiviated on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over the 71st ARS Alaskan rescue missions

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

Crew chiefs work on the tail rotor of a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter as the HH-3E stops over en route to its final destination at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The helicopter is one of two from the 71st ARS that was relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Colorado(CO) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Maintenance crew members work on the tail rotor of a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter aboard the combat stores hip USS SAN DIEGO (AFS-6). The helicopter will be used during vertical replenishment operations between the SAN DIEGO and the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7). Supplies will later be transferred ashore for use by Marines taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Flight deck crewmen on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) work to secure the tail rotor assembly of a SH-3H Sea King helicopter of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 5 (HS-5) during TEAMWORK '92

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Country: Norwegian Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Patrick Cashin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

Marines check the alignment and synchronization of a helicopter's tail rotor on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA-5)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Salois Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator 3rd Class Steven Prought checks the tail rotor of a Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 33 (HSL-33) SH-2F Seasprite helicopter on the flight deck of the frigate USS FANNING (FF-1076) during exercise Eager Sentry 92-4

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER SENTRY 92-4 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sharie Derrickson Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

SGT. Dalrymple and PFC. Enlow from the 325th Delta Company, 10th Mountain Division, perform maintenance on the tail rotor of a UH-60 Blackhawk in Hangar Bay 3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ken Riley Release Status: Released to Publ More

Royal Navy and U.S. Army personnel work on a damaged Royal Navy Sea King Mk4 helicopter to prepare it for loading on the Russian Antonev AN-124-100 "Ruslan" (NATO code name "Condor") in the background. The Sea King sheared its tail rotor as a result of a hard landing on the Fort Bragg, N.C. reservation while participating in Exercise PURPLE STAR (Combined Joint Task Force 96 individual commands used their own code names for the exercise). The U.S. Army units used Exercise "ROYAL DRAGON"; U.S. Air Force units used Exercise "BIG DROP III" as their code name, while the 17,000 British forces involved used Exercise "PURPLE STAR."

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE STARROYAL DRAGONBIG DROP III Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (U More

MASTER SGT. Eric Carr, Flight Engineer from the 41st Rescue Squadron, examines the tail rotor on his HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter looking for paddle delamination and any insecure boot fittings

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: TECH. SGT. John K. Mcdowell Release St More

As the sun rises in the east, another day begins at the Army's High Altitude Training Site for the A-10 recovery operation as UH-1N helicopter, depicted here with the tail rotor jutting into the morning sky, waits for her crew

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

US Navy Lieutenant Bart Marsh, a helicopter pilot with Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 37 (HSL-37) aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57), inspects the tail rotor of his SH-60B Seahawk helicopter prior to flight ops in the early morning off the coast of Ecuador. The ship and crew are en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Reuben James will be conducting bilateral operations with the Chilean navy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chris Desmond, USN Release Status: Released to More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Joe Martin, 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, reconnects the tail-rotor on one of the first two American HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters that will participate in "Operation Atlas Response" on Mar. 7, 2000. The helicopters are reassembled after their delivery to Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, and will aid in the distribution of relief supplies and rescue stranded flood victims (Not Shown) in neighboring Mozambique. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-00912 or search 000307-F-5772H-504)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries,USAF R More

Left side front view medium close-up from the chest up as AIRMAN First Class Joe Martin, assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, reconnects the tail-rotor on one of the first two American HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, that will participate in "Operation Atlas Response." The helicopters will be re-assembled after their delivery to Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, and will aid in the distribution of relief supplies and rescue stranded flood victims (relief supplies and flood victims not shown) in neighboring Mozambique. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-03139 or search 000307-F-5772H-504)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries Releas More

Right side front view facial close-up shot as US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Joe Martin, 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, reconnects the tail-rotor on one of the first two American HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, that will participate in "Operation Atlas Response" on Mar. 7, 2000. The helicopters are reassembled after their delivery to Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, and will aid in the distribution of relief supplies and rescue stranded flood victims (Not shown) in neighboring Mozambique

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF More

AIRMAN (AN) Dimitri Roberts from Chicago, Illinois, inspects a helicopter's tail rotor aboard USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), while underway in the Western Pacific

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 William R. Goodwin, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) Kelli Binderim, USA, 4th Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana, performs a maintenance check on the tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Emma Tatum, CI More

CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) Kelli Binderim, USA, 4th Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana, performs a maintenance check on the tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Emma Tatum, CI More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Rodney Harris Bravo Company, 5-158 Aviation Regiment, climbs the tail section on a USA UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter, to inspect the open tail rotor during the aircrafts scheduled 500-flying hours phase down for maintenance conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stephen Schester, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Rodney Harris Bravo Company, 5-158 Aviation Regiment, performs maintenance on the tail rotor of a USA UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter, during the aircrafts scheduled 500-flying hours phase down for maintenance conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stephen Schester, USAF Releas More

US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk pilot CHIEF Warrant Officer (CW2) Rick Cote, with Bravo Company 158/Aviation Regiment, inspects the tail rotor prior to deploying to Miroslawiec, Poland in support of the joint American-Polish exercise "Victory Strike III."

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lakisha Croley, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brian Regal, Crewchief, 33rd Rescue Squadron (RQS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, deployed to Osan AB, Korea, in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE, performs an inspection of the tail rotor of a USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Doug McDonnell, 85th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), loosens the tail rotor on a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in preparation for redeployment at Lungi, Sierra Leone, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Paul Gehrig, an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter Flight Engineer at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), checks out the tail rotor on his aircraft prior to a local training mission over the Nevada ranges

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevi More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper from the 5th Battalion (BN), 101st Airborne Division (ABN DIV), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (KY), performs final checks on the tail rotor of his UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter in preparation for the Heroes of the Heartland Air Show, at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Arkansas (AR)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Vanessa Valentine, USAF Relea More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Zachary Reed assigned to the Sea Elks of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Six (HMM-166) inspects the tail rotor of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter for routine maintenance aboard the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kerryl Cacho, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) David Smith, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (6/101st CAB), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in the open cargo area of a USA CH-47D Chinook Cargo helicopter and catches a strong breeze from the wash of the tail rotor as he and his crew prepare for a mission from Forward Operation Base (FOB) Summerall, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Alfred Johnson, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

U.S. Army SPC. Jack Dutton, Arkansas Army National Guard, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, performs maintenance on a tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Nov. 9, 2006, during Task Force Mustang in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (A3606) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Erwin Orbe, USA More

Two U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, perform maintenance on a tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Nov. 9, 2006, during Task Force Mustang in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (A3606) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Erwin Orbe, USA More

U.S. Army SPC. Jack Hendon, Arkansas Army National Guard, assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, performs maintenance on a tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Nov. 9, 2006, during Task Force Mustang in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (A3606) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Erwin Orbe, USA More