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A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14), Tophatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), conducts a mission over e Persian Gulf region. The Hornet is armed wi an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on e wingtip and a couple of GBU-12 500-pound bombs, plus an AGM-65 Maverick missile on e pylon. Tucked under e intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also under e fuselage, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-14 is currently embarked aboard e USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of...

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14), Tophatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, ... More

An air to air left side view of an Attack Squadron 12 (VA-12) A-7E Corsair II aircraft armed with an AGM 45 Shrike and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air to air left side view of an Attack Squadron 12 (VA-12) A-7E Cor...

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

An Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II aircraft is launched from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The aircraft is armed with six Mark 82 500-pound bombs, two Mark 82 retarded delivery bombs and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II aircraft is launched fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A munitions crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile aboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the Strike Command Tactical Bombing Competition. No live ordnance will be dropped during the competition. Dummy bombs will be used to hit the targets and scoring will be based on ground observation and gun camera film

A munitions crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile aboard an F-16 Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lossiemouth Country: Scotland (SCT) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don C. Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A right side view of an F-5E Tiger II aircraft parked on the flight line. An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is mounted on its wingtip launcher

A right side view of an F-5E Tiger II aircraft parked on the flight li...

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

Members of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing remove an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile from a trailer. The men are loading the missile on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during chemical warfare training, part of exercise SIDEWINDER II

Members of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing remove an AIM-9 Sidewinder mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SIDEWINDER II Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

Crewman aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during flight deck operations

Crewman aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) load an AIM-9 S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) A.E. Rochells Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Right front view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft upon its arrival from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, on the wing tip. The F-16, assigned to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, will be used during Exercise CORNET COLT

Right front view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft upon its arrival ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORNET COLT Base: Flesland Air Base Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A close-up view of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School. Another F-16 banks to the left in the background

A close-up view of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing of an F-16 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status:... More

The left wing pylon of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft loaded with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, top, and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile during an open house

The left wing pylon of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft loaded with an AIM-9 S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.... More

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 314 are serviced on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft in the foreground is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing tip and a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb on the wing pylon

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 314 are...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Salman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A left side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft shortly after taking off during the joint US Japanese Exercise COPE NORTH '86-3. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile under the left wing

A left side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft shortly after taking off du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '86-3 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt James Ferguson Release Status: Rele... More

An air-to-air left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 419th Tactical Fighter Wing, US Air Force Reserve, in flight over the Great Salt Lake. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Great Salt Lake State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Catapult and arresting gear crew members give the "thumbs up" signal prior to launching a Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-54A Phoenix and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. In the foreground is the integrated catapult control system station

Catapult and arresting gear crew members give the "thumbs up" signal p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left front view of an A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 137th Tactical Fighter Wing during Exercise Amalgam Brave '87, an air defense training exercise. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the fuselage and an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod on the left wing

An air-to-air left front view of an A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 13...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM BRAVE '87 Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ed Boyce Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Maintenance technicians work on an A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Group during Exercise AMALGAM BRAVE'87, an air defense training exercise. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the fuselage

Maintenance technicians work on an A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 132...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM BRAVE Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft taxis to the flight line as it prepares to depart for Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is equipped with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft taxis to the flight line ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. David Nolan Release S... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Gary Ross of the 53rd Fightrer Squadron disarms an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-15C Eagle aircraft that has just returned from a mission during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

SENIOR AIRMAN Gary Ross of the 53rd Fightrer Squadron disarms an AIM-9...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Janel Schroeder Release ... More

A left front view of a 307th Fighter Squadron (307th FS) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft as the pilot performs a preflight check prior to a mission. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

A left front view of a 307th Fighter Squadron (307th FS) F-16C Fightin...

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: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release Status: R... More

Marine Corps LCPL Leander Pickens arms an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on a Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) F/A-18C Hornet just before launch from the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). GEORGE WASHINGTON and VFA-86 are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

Marine Corps LCPL Leander Pickens arms an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Brian Fleske Release Status: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey McConnell a Munitions Handler assigned to the 177th Fighter Wing (FW) Iowa Air National Guard (ANG), inspects a AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, attached to his USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, on the flight line a Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (NJ), after a Combat Air Patrol (CAP) mission in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey McConnell a Munitions ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Egg Harbor Township State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41), Black Aces, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and an AGM-65 Maverick missile on the pylon. Tucked under the intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also under the fuselage, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-41 is currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Tabor, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile loaded on the wing of his aircraft during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The pilot is assigned to the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE ELITE '81 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

LT. CMDR. John Leenhouts Florida....An air-to-air right side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

LT. CMDR. John Leenhouts Florida....An air-to-air right side view of a...

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

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off during a base mobility exercise. An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is mounted on the right wingtip

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off during a base mobility exer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lynn Polley Release Status: Releas... More

An air-to-air right side view of an A-7E Corsair II aircraft during an in-flight refueling operations. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air right side view of an A-7E Corsair II aircraft during an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dan O'Sullivan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-7E Corsair II aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets

Ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-7E Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EL DORADO Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Lee Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

An air-to-air left view of a 36th Tactical Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. In October, this aircraft and three other 36th TFW Eagles will be deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to compete in Exercise WILLIAM TELL '86

An air-to-air left view of a 36th Tactical Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Weapons load team members from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-15 Eagle aircraft as Canadian load judge Sergeant (SGT) Mike Lowe looks on. The competition is part of the air-to-air weapons meet WILLIAM TELL '86

Weapons load team members from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing load an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Members of a munitions crew from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing mount an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during NOMAD THRUST, a chemical warfare exercise designed to test the wing's readiness in case of enemy attack

Members of a munitions crew from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing mount ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

Members of a munitions crew from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing lift an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile from a rack during Nomad Thrust, a chemical warfare exercise designed to test the wing's readiness in case of enemy attack

Members of a munitions crew from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing lift a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

An aviation ordnanceman checks an electrical connection on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile while a chief petty officer looks on aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

An aviation ordnanceman checks an electrical connection on an AIM-9 Si...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

Aviation ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7)

Aviation ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Cleveland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sergeant (SGT) Daniel R. Pirrie, crew chief, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Chris Boyer, 17th Combat Munitions Unit, remove the guidance control section of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during Exercise CORONET WARRIOR II

Sergeant (SGT) Daniel R. Pirrie, crew chief, and AIRMAN First Class (A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET WARRIOR II Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

A right side view of a Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, preparing for takeoff

A right side view of a Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) F-14A Tomcat aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Grove Release Status: Releas... More

An overhead view from the ship's island of, from left: Linkless-Ammunition-Loading Systems (LALS), 500-lb. bombs, AIM-7 Sparrow missiles and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). A refueling hose extends from the LINCOLN as carrier conducts underway replenishment operations

An overhead view from the ship's island of, from left: Linkless-Ammuni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies a patrol off of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its outboard wing pylon, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on its inboard wing pylon and an AIM-54C Phoenix missile beneath its fuselage

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies a patrol off...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

The pilot of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft climbs out of its cockpit after the aircraft was moved into a parking spot on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip

The pilot of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft climbs out of its cockpit afte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Two A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) fall in behind an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a training flight following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft at right is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its starboard fuselage pylon. VA-46 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

Two A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) fall in behi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a training flight following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its port fuselage pylon. VA-72 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft receives fuel from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A plane handler guides an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it taxis toward one of the catapults aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, top, and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile beneath its wing. The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A plane handler guides an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it taxis toward one...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN 71) Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. ... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Dan Focht places a cover on the nose of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on the wing pylon of a 53rd Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft. The aircraft has just completed a mission during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

AIRMAN 1ST Class Dan Focht places a cover on the nose of an AIM-9 Side...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Chris Putman Release St... More

An air to air right side view of a US Navy F-14D Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 31, Naval Air Station Miramar, Calif., equipped with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile as it flies a close air support mission during the annual air defense exercise

An air to air right side view of a US Navy F-14D Tomcat from Fighter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA And... More

An F-16 Falcon with the refueling boom attached, can be seen through the boom operator's window of a KC-10. MASTER SGT. Robert Morales, 709th Air Refueling Squadron is the boom operator. The F-16 is returning from a bombing run. Visible under the wings (left to right) is an AMI pod for training, a SUE rack, two fuel tanks, a TUR rack and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An F-16 Falcon with the refueling boom attached, can be seen through t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Washington, 36th Fighter Squadron, prepares an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile for transport to his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the 51st Operations Group's weapons-load-crew-of-the-quarter contest at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Washington, 36th Fighter Squadron, pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT George F. Thompson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robby Gallegos, Aircraft Armament SPECIALIST, attaches forward fins to a AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the flight line at 4 Wing Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, during Exercise MAPLE FLAG 2002

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robby Gallegos, Aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Canadian Forces Base, Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Derrick C. Goode, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 57th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), upload an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto the wing pylon of a USAF F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV) in participation for the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). Sponsored by the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), the MC02 experiment explores how Effects Based Operations (EBO) can provide an integrated joint context for conducting rapid, decisive operations (RDO)

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 57th Aircraft Generation Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W. Valenca, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shawn Hoffer, Squadron Load Crew Member 31st Maintenance Squadron preps a practice Paveway II Computer Control Group on a GBU (Guided-Bomb Unit) mounted on an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the next team as part of the Weapon's Load Team of the Year competition. In the background USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joe Champion, Weapons Load Team Member, finishes working on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shawn Hoffer, Squadron Load ...

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: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matthew Ackerman, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), checks an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile attached to an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon at a forward deployed location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Behind him is an AGM-88 High-speed Antiradiation Missile (HARM)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matthew Ackerman, 379th E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Jan Marc "Juice" Jouas, Commander, 354th Fighter Wing (FW), checks an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on his F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, before conducting his Fini Flight (last flight), as a member of the 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Jan Marc "Juice" Jouas, Commander, 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Scott Maw, an F-15C Eagle aircraft Pilot assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron (FS), 1ST Fighter Wing, checks the condition of an AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, during the walk around inspection of his aircraft, during Phase One of the Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE), on the flight line at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Scott Maw, an F-15C Eagle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORE Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ve... More

An air to air left side view of an Attack Squadron 12 (VA-12) A-7E Corsair II aircraft armed with an AGM 45 Shrike and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air to air left side view of an Attack Squadron 12 (VA-12) A-7E Cor...

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

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft with a glide bomb mounted on the outboard wing pylon, AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip, and an AN/ALQ-119 electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod on the fuselage centerline. A spin-control parachute is attached to the aircraft`s tail section

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft wit...

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

A member of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing removes an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile from a trailer. The man is loading the missile on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during chemical warfare training, part of exercise SIDEWINDER II

A member of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing removes an AIM-9 Sidewinder ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SIDEWINDER II Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

A ground crewman signals the pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for takeoff during Exercise AIR WARRIOR. The F-16 is assigned to the 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron. An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is visible on the aircraft's right wingtip. Mark-84 bombs are attached to the wing pylons

A ground crewman signals the pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing weapons crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto the wing pylon of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the air-to-air weapons meet William Tell '84

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing weapons crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '84 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A member of a munitions maintenance crew checks an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on the wing tip of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise COPE THUNDER 83-7

A member of a munitions maintenance crew checks an AIM-9 Sidewinder mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER 83-7 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Daniel C. Perez ... More

Crew members from the 8th Aircraft Generation Squadron carry an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile to an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise COPE THUNDER '86-1

Crew members from the 8th Aircraft Generation Squadron carry an AIM-9 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '86-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Steven M. Turner ... More

A Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and an AIM-54 Phoenix missile prepares to be launched from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

A Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft armed with an AI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Ground crewmen of the 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) arm an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile prior to a flight to El Libertador Air Base, Venezuela. Aircraft and personnel of the 430th TFS are deploying for a two-week training exercise with members of Group 16 of the Venezuelan air force

Ground crewmen of the 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) arm an F-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rose S. Reynolds Release Status: Re... More

Members of the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto the pylon of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the chemical warfare Exercise NOMAD THRUST 88

Members of the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to load an AIM-9...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST 88 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A Navy officer helps Marine ordnancemen lift an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile off of an Aero 21 weapons skid on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89

A Navy officer helps Marine ordnancemen lift an AIM-9 Sidewinder missi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A sailor stands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) near an AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopter is assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

A sailor stands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Flight deck crewmen help hoist a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb onto the wing pylon of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield. The Hornet also has an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on its wing tip

Flight deck crewmen help hoist a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb onto ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Five A-7E Corsair aircraft of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) pass over the Saudi desert while returning to the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in the Red Sea following a strike on targets in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Each aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its fuselage cheek-position point

Five A-7E Corsair aircraft of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) pass over the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. John Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-720 A-7E Corsair aircraft sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is carrying five Mark 20 Rockeye II anti-tank cluster bombs on its wing pylons and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each fuselage pylon

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-720 A-7E Corsair aircraft sits on the flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Paul A. Hawthorne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft banks to the left while en route to its target during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is carrying six Mark 20 Rockeye II anti-tank cluster bombs on its outboard wing pylons and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each of its fuselage pylons. VA-72 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft banks to the left ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Aircraft handlers wait to move a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft across the flight deck of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outer portion of its wing pylon, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the lower portion of the pylon and an AIM-54C Phoenix missile beneath its fuselage

Aircraft handlers wait to move a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

An air-to-air view of two Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on a combat patrol off of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Storm. Each aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outer portion of its wing pylon, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inner portion and an AIM-54 Phoenix missile beneath its fuselage

An air-to-air view of two Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) breaks away after receiving fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a combat air patrol following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outboard portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inboard portion. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) breaks away ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) is refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on patrol during the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces following Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outside portion of its wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the bottom of the pylon. VF-14 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USDS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) is refueled ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Aviation ordnancemen load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto the wing tip of a Strike Fighter Squadron 303 (VFA-303) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Aviation ordnancemen load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto the wing ti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Dave Fraker Release Status:... More

An armament technician of the Dutch air force repairs the guidance system of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

An armament technician of the Dutch air force repairs the guidance sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Villafranca Air Base Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gary Coppage Release Status: Release... More

An armament technician of the Dutch air force repairs the guidance system of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

An armament technician of the Dutch air force repairs the guidance sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Villafranca Air Base Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gary Coppage Release Status: Release... More

Servicing equipment is positioned beside a Strike Fighter Squadron 127 (VFA-127) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft as it stands on the flight line. The aircraft, armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, is painted in a camouflage paint scheme for use in an aggressor role

Servicing equipment is positioned beside a Strike Fighter Squadron 127...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce R. Trombecky Release Statu... More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125) F/A-18D Hornet aircraft flies out to the Strike Warfare Center B-16 range to take part in pilot transitional training. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

A Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125) F/A-18D Hornet aircraft flies ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce R. Trombecky Release Statu... More

Aviation Ordnancemen load an Aim-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F/A-18C Hornet for a standard combat load on the Flight Deck of the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER (IKE) is currently operating in the Northern Adriatic

Aviation Ordnancemen load an Aim-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F/A-18C ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Shawn Eklund, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Richard A. Todd, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron "All Weather" 232 (VMFA-232) signals thumbs up after arming a AIM-9 Sidewinder missile attached to the wing pylon of a USMC F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, on the line at Korat AB, Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER '02. Cope Tiger is an annual, multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Richard A. Todd, Marine Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera O... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), Diamondbacks, Naval Air Station (NAS) Atsugi, Japan (JPN), launches off the flight deck of the USN aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) on the Philippine Sea. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and carrying BDU-48/Bs (10-pound practice bombs) on the pylon

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: VFA-102 Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jonathan Chandler, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A munitions crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

A munitions crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-16 Fighti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

An ordnance crew member checks an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile attached to a Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to the plane's launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

An ordnance crew member checks an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and an AIM-9 S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: Walsworth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

First Lieutenant Bryan Reich, 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron, observes ground crewmen as they use a J-4 load truck to load an AGM-65 Maverick missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise AIR WARRIOR. Also visible on the wingtip is an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

First Lieutenant Bryan Reich, 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron, observes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Three members of the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron rush to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-15 Eagle aircraft during weapons loading competition for the air-to-air weapons meet WILLIAM TELL '84

Three members of the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron rush to load an AI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '84 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

An air-to-air right underside view of a 50th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip

An air-to-air right underside view of a 50th Tactical Fighter Wing F-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and two Mark 82 500-pound bombs is catapulted from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43)

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and t...

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

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Albert E. Rivard of the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron removes the pins from an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on a 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle aircraft during COMMANDO WEST IX, a joint US and Thailand training exercise

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Albert E. Rivard of the 18th Equipment Maint...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST IX Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael Harrington... More

A pilot examines an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on a 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15D Eagle as Air Marshall Gunn looks on during a preflight inspection prior to a familiarization flight. The US and Thailand are participating in COMMANDO WEST IX, a joint training exercise

A pilot examines an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on a 67th Tactical Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST IX Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael Harrington... More

An air-to-air right side view of an RF-5C Tiger II aircraft. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air right side view of an RF-5C Tiger II aircraft. The airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

An air-to-air right underside view of a 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft banking to the left during exercise Team Spirit '86. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air right underside view of a 497th Tactical Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Ordnancemen mount an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto a Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) F-14A Tomcat aircraft parked on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

Ordnancemen mount an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto a Fighter Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, bottom, and an Air National Guard F-4D Phantom II aircraft of the 148th Fighter Interceptor Group, armed with AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, over West Germany. The F-16C is also equipped with an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, ar...

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

Crewmen service an AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) prior to the ship's entry into the Persian Gulf. The helicopter is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right weapons pylon

Crewmen service an AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Cleveland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aviation ordnanceman attaches a connector cable to an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An aviation ordnanceman attaches a connector cable to an AIM-9 Sidewin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael Flynn, USN Release ... More

An air-to-air left underside view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip

An air-to-air left underside view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR John Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

At a base in Southeast Asia a crew chief fills out the aircraft forms of F-16 Falcon assigned to 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon Air Base, Spain. In the background munitions loading crews put a MK-20 Rockeye anti-armor bomb on the inboard station, an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is on the outboard station of the F-16 during Operation DESERT STORM. Exact Date Shot Unknown

At a base in Southeast Asia a crew chief fills out the aircraft forms ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

An air-to-air view of a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on a combat patrol off of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outer portion of its wing pylon, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inner portion and an AIM-54 Phoenix missile beneath its fuselage

An air-to-air view of a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft heads for its target in Iraq with a load of eight Mark 82 500-pound bombs during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is also armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its fuselage cheek-position point. VA-72 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in the Red Sea

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft heads for its targ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) extends its refueling probe after falling in behind an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to refuel while on a combat air patrol following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outboard portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inboard portion. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) extends its ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a combat air patrol following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outboard portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inboard portion. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) receives fue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air, right side view of two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) in formation during flight operations from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) in the Persian Gulf. The aircraft in the foreground is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip

An air-to-air, right side view of two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Str...

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

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