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The 82nd Airborne troops, Fort Bragg, North Carolina prepare their parachutes at RAF Alconbury, England for the jump during Operation Overlord. The 2nd Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina, 37th Airlift Squadron (ALS) Rhein-Main AB, Germany and the 41st Airlift Squadron (ALS) Pope AFB, North Carolina deployed to airlift the 82nd and 101st Airborne troops into France to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings

The 82nd Airborne troops, Fort Bragg, North Carolina prepare their par...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OVERLORD Base: Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT Russ Pollanen Release Statu... More

Rwandan Police Force soldiers stand guard on the flight line as supplies and equipment for the international relief effort is offloaded from a 3rd Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Denver, C-5 Galaxy at Kigali airport

Rwandan Police Force soldiers stand guard on the flight line as suppli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Marvin Krause Release Status: Released to Public... More

A group of U.S. Army soldiers are briefed on the flight line, at the rear of a 41st Airlift Squadron's C-130 Hercules at Entebbe International Airport. The Pope AFB, North Carolina based aircraft and soldiers are supporting the humanitarian relief effort for the refugees of the Rwandan civil war in Goma, Zaire

A group of U.S. Army soldiers are briefed on the flight line, at the r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A 10K forklift off loads equipment from a C-141 Starlifter. The aircraft, from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C., is delivering relief cargo bound for Goma, Zaire to help the Rwandan refugees

A 10K forklift off loads equipment from a C-141 Starlifter. The aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A view of a pilot in the cockpit of a C-141 Starlifter. The unidentified pilot is a captain from the 14th Airlift Squadron

A view of a pilot in the cockpit of a C-141 Starlifter. The unidentifi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Ethiopian troops assigned to the United Nations peacekeeping force board a Dover AFB, Denver based, 436th/512th Airlift Wing, C-5 Galaxy at Addis Ababa International Airport. The United Nation's force will police the civil war-torn country of Rwanda

Ethiopian troops assigned to the United Nations peacekeeping force boa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark Borosch Release Status: Released to P... More

Crewmembers from the 39th, 40th, and 314th Airlift Squadrons, Little Rock Field, Little Rock, AR, exit their C-130

Crewmembers from the 39th, 40th, and 314th Airlift Squadrons, Little R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD/MAINTAIN DEMOCRACY Base: Mcdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Four security policemen from the 60th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in full combat garb, board a C-5A Galaxy aircraft. They are, top to bottom, Sergeant (SGT) Eugene D. Warrick, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Curtis L. Steidinger, A1C Michael T. Johnson, and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Clifton Weidel

Four security policemen from the 60th Military Airlift Wing, dressed i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Irene Cameron Release Status: R... More

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft takes off for deployment. The aircraft will airlift US Army soldiers and cargo to the training area near L'viv, Ukraine, for humanitarian and peacekeeping exercises with the Ukrainian Army

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft takes off for deployment. The a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACE SHIELD '95 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Greg Suhay ... More

A C-17 Globemaster II is towed to a parking spot at the 41st Air Show at Le Bourget Airport as the crowds watch. The Globemaster is attached to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C

A C-17 Globemaster II is towed to a parking spot at the 41st Air Show ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Paris Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

The C-5 Galaxy from the Air Force Reserve Command's, 433rd Airlift Wing, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas on the parking ramp at Salina Airport, Kan. The C-5 is participating in Patriot Express '95 a 4th Air Force, Air Force Reserve exercise

The C-5 Galaxy from the Air Force Reserve Command's, 433rd Airlift Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT EXPRESS '95 Base: Salina Airport State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

A C-17A Globemaster III, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, on the parking ramp of Rhein Main AB, Germany, waits to be uploaded with supplies and equipment. The C-17A will fly to Tuzla AB, Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

A C-17A Globemaster III, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charlesto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ken Bergmann Releas... More

A 40th Airlift Squadron (AS) C-130H starts engines on the snow covered flight line at this United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) base. The 40th AS is assigned to the 7th Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and is deployed to Ramstein to support Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard from 4 Dec. 1996 to 23 Jan. 1997. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A 40th Airlift Squadron (AS) C-130H starts engines on the snow covered...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVORJOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera O... More

A C-130H Hercules from the 50th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany arrives at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia to deliver supplies and to act as an air ambulance to medically evacuate five patients who sustained injuries during Operation Joint Endeavor

A C-130H Hercules from the 50th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ken Bergmann Release ... More

In the falling snow at Rhein Main Air Base, Germany a 437th Airlift Wing's C-17 Globemaster, is uploaded with baggage pallets on a K-loader by members of the 626th Air Mobility Support Squadron. The aircraft are deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina to fly resupply mission into Bosnia and Hungary in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

In the falling snow at Rhein Main Air Base, Germany a 437th Airlift Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael J. Bouquett... More

The 437th Airlift Wing's C-17 Globemaster aircraft sit in the falling snow on a ramp at Rhein Main Air Base, Germany. The aircraft are deployed to fly resupply mission into Bosnia and Hungary in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

The 437th Airlift Wing's C-17 Globemaster aircraft sit in the falling ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Michael J. Boquett... More

An Air Force survey team walks across the tarmac at Timisoara Air Base beside a C-130 from the USAF Reserve 911th Airlift Wing, 785th Airlift Squadron, Pittsburgh, PA. The team, at the request of Romanian officials, will determine if the Romanian bases meet US and NATO standards for use in operations and exercises

An Air Force survey team walks across the tarmac at Timisoara Air Base...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Timisoara Air Base State: Timisoara Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A C-17A aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina has its cargo fueled at an air field in Jordan, during preparation for the upcoming Air Power Expeditionary Force operation

A C-17A aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul R. Caron Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An aerial view of a C-17 Globemaster III, 17th Airlift Squadron, 433rd Air Wing, flying over the South Carolina Coast

An aerial view of a C-17 Globemaster III, 17th Airlift Squadron, 433rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John K. Mcdowell Releas... More

A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, SC, lifts off the runway heading to Bosnia. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996

A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Dara Carter, a loadmaster from the 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base California takes one of the last bags from the ramp at the rear of a C-130 in support of the relocation of Operation Southern Watch

SENIOR AIRMAN Dara Carter, a loadmaster from the 21st Airlift Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOCUS Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David W. Richards Re... More

A HH-60G Pavehawk Helicopter and personnel assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, are off-loaded from a C-5 Galaxy, assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, at the Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait, in support of Operation DESERT FOCUS. The members of the 48th Rescue Squadron are deployed to Kuwait to respond in the event any US airmen are downed in the region

A HH-60G Pavehawk Helicopter and personnel assigned to the 48th Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOCUS Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminsky, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A USAF 14th Airlift Squadron (ALS) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits parked on the tarmac at the International Airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 14th ALS is conducting transport missions in support of force participating in Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

A USAF 14th Airlift Squadron (ALS) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richard... More

STAFF Sergeant William E. Pace, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, conducts a after landing visual check of a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft after it has landed at Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation Joint Guard. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

STAFF Sergeant William E. Pace, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF Relea... More

CAPT. Richard K. Wells (foreground) and CAPT. Clifford T. Puckett (background) both members of the 61st Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, start the combat entry checklist that will prepare their C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to enter Bosnian airspace. The flying unit is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of OPERATION JOINT GUARD

CAPT. Richard K. Wells (foreground) and CAPT. Clifford T. Puckett (bac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT.... More

STAFF Sergeant Thomas Mazzone, loadmaster for the 2nd Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina (left) looks on as SPECIALIST First Class Brad Beauchamp, a jumpmaster for A Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, checks over his equipment during a night time, equipment jump with oxygen at 25,000 feet above Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station, Puerto Rico

STAFF Sergeant Thomas Mazzone, loadmaster for the 2nd Airlift Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Howard H. Blair Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

United States Air Force Captain Mike Irwin, a Pilot with the 50th Airlift Squadron out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, flies a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Captain Irwin and his crew will be delivering personnel, equipment and supplies (not shown) to Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in support of Operation Joint Guard

United States Air Force Captain Mike Irwin, a Pilot with the 50th Airl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul R. Caron Release S... More

An M1 Abrams Tank from the HHC 3-69 Armory, Fort Stewart, Georgia, drive into the cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, during night operations for Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1. The vehicle was airlifted to McCall airfield, North Carolina. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-99-01499 or search 980128-F-8006R-003)

An M1 Abrams Tank from the HHC 3-69 Armory, Fort Stewart, Georgia, dri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Rodeo 98 C-130H Hercules Team members, 195th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), 516th Regiment, pose for a group photograph after completing a simulated airdrop mission over McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), while participating in the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) Rodeo 98 C-130H Hercules Team m...

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: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) (select) William Welser, III, Rodeo 98 Commander, watches a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxi in to a parking ramp after its arrival at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) (select) William Welser, III,...

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: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF Release S... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 43rd Airlift Wing (AW), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), C-130 Hercules taxies in after landing at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) 43rd Airlift Wing (AW), Pope Air Force Base (AFB...

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: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN uses hand paddles to signal to a 24th Wing (WG), Howard Air Force Base (AFB), Panama (PAN), C-27 Spartan pilot to taxi his aircraft to a stop after landing at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN uses hand paddles to signal to a 24th Win...

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: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

The tail sections of several C-130 Hercules aircraft and one C-160 Transall aircraft (right), from the US and international Rodeo 98 Teams, that are parked and maintained on Foxtrot Ramp at US Air Force (USAF) McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), while participating in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

The tail sections of several C-130 Hercules aircraft and one C-160 Tra...

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: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF Release S... More

The US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 Welcoming Team, including Major General (MGEN) (select) William Welser, III (center), Rodeo 98 Commander, greets 43rd Airlift Wing (AW) Rodeo 98 Team members, from Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), after their arrival at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

The US Air Force (USAF) Rodeo 98 Welcoming Team, including Major Gener...

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: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF Release S... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-141B Starlifter, 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), lands at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) C-141B Starlifter, 305th Air Mobility Wing (AMW)...

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: SRA Jeffrey Allen, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Shawn McDonald, pilot, KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 931st Air Refueling Group (ARG), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), Kansas (KS), checks the mission folder while in flight on a refueling mission during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Shawn McDonald, pilot, KC-135 Strato...

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: TSGT Billy Johnson, USAF Release St... More

Snow-covered Mount Ranier provides a scenic backdrop as a US Air Force (USAF) Europe (USAFE) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxies in after arriving to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Snow-covered Mount Ranier provides a scenic backdrop as a US Air Force...

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: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) 437th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), Rodeo 98 Team members run towards the cargo bay of their C-141B Starlifter aircraft to begin downloading equipment during the Engine Running Onload/Offload (ERO) competition, which is part of the over all USAF AMC sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) 437th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Charleston Air F...

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: SRA Jeffrey Allen, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) Engine Mechanic STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Fennel and SSGT Jerrymar Copeland, 446th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), remove an engine cover from their C-141B Starlifter aircraft in preparation for an inspection by Rodeo 98 Umpires during basic post-flight maintenance inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) Engine Mechanic STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Fennel ...

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: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF Release S... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft airdrops Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo over the designated heavy drop zone (DZ) target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA). (SUBSTANDARD)

A US Air Force (USAF) 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Ba...

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: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force load a 463L pallet of supplies on a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The cargo is supplies for the National Science Foundation (NSF) who for five to fifteen months study Antarctic life at frigid South Pole. The airlift of personnel and cargo to Antarctica is known as Operation DEEP FREEZE '98

Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force load a 463L pallet of suppl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, J... More

C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters from the 14 Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, upload pallets of US Army support equipment in support of Task Force Hawk. TFH is the US Army's contingent operation currently building up in Albania as part of NATO's air offensive campaign in Yugoslavia. The 14th Airlift Wing is part of the 437th Air Expeditionary Unit that is base out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This is mission in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope

C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters from the 14 Airlift Squadron, Charles...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 17th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, arriving from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, offloads U. S. Army Task Force Hawk equipment at Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania, the base camp for members of Operation Sustain Hope. A left side front view of an eight-wheeled K-loader is seen at the rear entrance of the C-17. Sustain Hope is a combined NATO and joint U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) in Albania and Macedonia displaced by the current unrest in the region of Kosovo, Yugoslavia

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 17th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chris Steffen Release Status: Rel... More

Interior cockpit shot as SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Libby Quinlan, an air transportation manager assigned to the 721st Air Mobility Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, and Lieutenant's James Beyer and Erin Markwith, pilots assigned to the 17th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, radio ahead for information at the destination of their C-17A Globemaster III, which is bound for Hoedspruit AFB, South Africa, to take part in "Operation Atlas Response." The C-17A is the first of several flights that will arrive throughout the following weeks bringing helicopters and military personnel (equipment and personnel not shown) to assist with search and rescue and ...

Interior cockpit shot as SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Libby Quinlan, an air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Interior cockpit shot as Senior Master Sergeant Libby Quinlan, an air transportation manager assigned to the 721st Air Mobility... More

Straight on rear view medium close-up as AIRMAN First Class Andre Raymundo, a crew chief assigned to the 436th Aircraft Generation Squadron, marshalls a C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft from 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to its parking spot at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, during "Operation Atlas Response." The C-5 is delivering cargo pallets personnel, and two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters (equipment and personnel not shown) from the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The personnel and helicopters are the first American HH-60's delivered to aid in the distribution of relief supplies and rescue stranded flood victims (not shown) in ...

Straight on rear view medium close-up as AIRMAN First Class Andre Raym...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on rear view medium close-up as Airman First Class Andre Raymundo, a crew chief assigned to the 436th Aircraft Generat... More

Straight on rear view medium shot as SENIOR AIRMAN Carrie Cole, a videographer from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, documents the arrival of a C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft from 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, as AIRMAN First Class, Andre Raymundo, a crew chief assigned to the 436th Aircraft Generation Squadron, marshalls it to a parking spot at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, during "Operation Atlas Response." The C-5 is delivering cargo pallets, personnel, and two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters (pallets, personnel and helicopters not shown) from the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The ...

Straight on rear view medium shot as SENIOR AIRMAN Carrie Cole, a vide...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on rear view medium shot as Senior Airman Carrie Cole, a videographer from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charlesto... More

Interior, left side rear view, medium shot, as USAF STAFF Sergeant Brian Smart, a C-130 loadmaster with the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, directs the pilot as he backs the aircraft from its parking spot at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, in South Africa. The 37th Airlift Squadron is deployed to South Africa to support operation Atlas Response which is providing humanitarian relief to the flood victims (not shown) of Southern Mozambique

Interior, left side rear view, medium shot, as USAF STAFF Sergeant Bri...

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

Two US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS) from Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, equipped with Keen Sage photographic reconnaissance equipment, taxi in at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, following a mission flow in support of Operation ATLAS RESPONSE. The Operation is a Humanitarian Aid Operation directed by the US European Command (USEUCOM) to help the people of Mozambique, after severe flooding displaced over a million people from their homes

Two US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th A...

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: SSGT Robert A. Talenti, USA... More

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft crewmember practice loading casualties in a simulated combat zone, during Advanced Airlift Tactics Training at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri. From AIRMAN Magazine, Aug 2000 Article "Surviving the Heavy Hunters"

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft crewmember practice loading cas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rosecrans Ang Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan Release Status: Released ... More

Medium long shot, right rear view, 105mm towed howitzer M119A1, on a flatbed "K" loader at the rear of a C-130E, Hercules. Aircraft has "USAFE" on vertical stabilizer. Not shown: Howitzer is to be dropped at Bunker Hill Drop Zone, Grafenwohr, Germany, in Exercise Lion Drop 12, 9 August 2000. The 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, dropped members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 1/508th Infantry (Airborne Battalion Combat Team), from Vicenza, Italy

Medium long shot, right rear view, 105mm towed howitzer M119A1, on a f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

Straight on medium shot from a high angle looking down as US Army troops from the 1ST of the 508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, jump from a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as they drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop 12 on 09 August 2000

Straight on medium shot from a high angle looking down as US Army troo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

Straight on medium shot from a high angle looking down as US Army troops from of the 1ST of the 508th Infantry Airborne Combat Team (ABCT), 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Vicenza, Italy, jump from a C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as they drop into Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwohr, Germany for Lion Drop 12 on 09 August 2000

Straight on medium shot from a high angle looking down as US Army troo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LION DROP 12 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

Members of the US Air Force 86th Airlift Wing Honor Guard carry the remains of fallen sailors from USS COLE (DDG 67) from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on October 13, 2000. The sailors were caught in the explosion during the bombing of Cole in the Yemen port city of Aden

Members of the US Air Force 86th Airlift Wing Honor Guard carry the re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jerry King, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Navy Seabees help members of the 136th Airlift Wing (AW), Fort Worth, Texas, load a bulldozer onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Gulfport Guard Combat Training Center, Mississippi. Members of the 136th AW are deployed to Gulfport, Mississippi, participating in exercise IGX-5. IGX-5 is an ORI (Operational Readiness Exercise) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force to a forward operating location. The exercise, which lasts just under a week, is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel

US Navy Seabees help members of the 136th Airlift Wing (AW), Fort Wort...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IGX-5 Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey All... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Brown of the 37th Airlift Squadron, explains the AN/ALE-47 chaff/flare dispensing system onboard a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany to other maintenance personnel

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Brown of the 37th Airlift Squadron, ex...

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

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany drops Moroccan Army Paratroopers during a static line drop on Ben Guerir Airfield, Morocco, part of Operation BLUE SANDS 2001

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BLUE SANDS 2001 Base: Ben Guerir Airfield Country: Morocco (MAR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Bradley C. Church, USAF Release ... More

A Canadian Air Force C-130 aircraft arrives at Alexandria airport, Louisiana, to participate in JRTC 01-06. The Canadian aircraft from 2nd Air Movement Squadron in Trenton, Ontario, are working alongside US Air Force C-130s from the 2nd Airlift Squadron from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, to deliver personnel and supplies to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana

A Canadian Air Force C-130 aircraft arrives at Alexandria airport, Lou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JRTC 01-06 Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary H... More

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft arrives at Alexandria airport, Louisiana, to participate in JRTC 01-06. The US Air Force C-130s from the 2nd Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, are working alongside Canadian aircraft from the 2nd Air Movement Squadron in Trenton, Ontario, to deliver personnel and supplies to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft arrives at Alexandria airport, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JRTC 01-06 Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary H... More

Members of the 48th Transportation Squadron unload supplies and equipment from a C-17 aircraft on the RAF Lakenheath flightline returning from the Air Expeditionary Force 4 deployment. The pallets were loaded onto the new 60K 'Tunner.' Named after Lieutenant General William H. Tunner, commander of the Combined Airlift Task Force, which provided supplies to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift. The $1.5 million Tunner is the military's latest "K Loader," the primary piece of equipment used to load and download cargo from aircraft. The Tunner is capable of holding up to 60,000 pounds or 6 pallet positions of cargo or rolling stock. It can reach speeds up to 24 miles per hour, and can ...

Members of the 48th Transportation Squadron unload supplies and equipm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the 48th Transportation Squadron unload supplies and equipment from a C-17 aircraft on the RAF Lakenheath flightline... More

ROLL OUT!  C-130's Hercules of the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air base, Germany, known as the Blue-Tailed Fly's , sit ready on the active taxiway at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for a training drop in support of the 5th Southern European Task Force (SETAF)

ROLL OUT! C-130's Hercules of the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air bas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Lieutenant Colonel John Lipinski, Commander of the 37th Airlift Squadron, watches over Amy McAdams as she looks out of the open cargo bay ramp of a C-130 Hercules during a Spouse Orientation Day flight

Lieutenant Colonel John Lipinski, Commander of the 37th Airlift Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Bradle... More

AIRMAN First Class Eric Brewster, USAF, (standing), prepares to load cargo aboard the K-Loader driven by SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Magee, USAF, from a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft. Both are with the 723rd Air Mobility Support Squadron, whose primary mission is to support the airlift mission at Ramstein Air Base, Germany

AIRMAN First Class Eric Brewster, USAF, (standing), prepares to load c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamel... More

An Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Major (MAJ), 728th Airlift Squadron (728th AS) pilots a C-17A Globemaster III over Antarctica terrain during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001-2002

An Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Major (MAJ), 728th Airlift Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001-2002 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michele A. Desrochers, Afrc Release Status: Relea... More

Major General Thomas P. Maguire, USAF, newly installed Adjutant General of the New York State Guard and Colonel Dana B. Demand, 105th Airlift Wings newly installed Commander pose in front of the 105th Air Wing's new static display aircraft: the O-2A Skymaster. The 105th Air Wing flew the O-2A prior to converting to the C-5A Galaxy. The 105th Air Wing is the only Air Guard unit to fly the C5A Galaxy

Major General Thomas P. Maguire, USAF, newly installed Adjutant Genera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stewart Field State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG/AMC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Guill... More

Technical Sergeant Ted Kiburz, USAF, loadmaster, 14th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston AFB, Charleston, South Carolina, directs a 10th Mountain Division, Bravo Company 1-87 Infantry, Fort Drum, New York, M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) driver onto the deck of the C-17A Globemaster III. The unit is deploying to a forward deployment at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Technical Sergeant Ted Kiburz, USAF, loadmaster, 14th Airlift Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Aerial port personnel use a 40K-loader to load Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery (TRIAD) containers filled with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) onboard a C-17A Globemaster III, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, at Ramstein AB, Germany. The humanitarian supplies are destined for airdrop over eastern Afghanistan as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Aerial port personnel use a 40K-loader to load Tri-Wall Aerial Deliver...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Passengers board a C-141C Starlifter for departure from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. All are civilian workers who will spend four to fourteen months on the ice. Military airlift is provided in support of operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

Passengers board a C-141C Starlifter for departure from Christchurch, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camer... More

A C-141C Starlifter rolls down the runway for departure from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Military airlift provides transport of passengers and cargo in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

A C-141C Starlifter rolls down the runway for departure from Christchu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camer... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Coleman, US Air Force (USAF), loadmaster, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, directs a K-loader to the ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily. Air Force members deployed to NAS Sigonella in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Coleman, US Air Force (USAF), loadmaster, 17th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

A Lockheed LC-130H, nick named "The City of Albany," from the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, is parked on the ramp at Christchurch, New Zealand between deployments to the "ICE" in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001 to Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole

A Lockheed LC-130H, nick named "The City of Albany," from the 109th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camer... More

Members of the 731st Airlift Squadron, Air Force Reserve, Peterson AFB, Colorado, push cargo onto a "K-Loader" after another mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, from Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

Members of the 731st Airlift Squadron, Air Force Reserve, Peterson AFB...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

With the communications cord in hand, CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Dwaine Dodd, USAF, loadmaster, 701st Airlift Squadron, Air Force Reserve, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, exits his C-17 Globemaster III, after completing another mission, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily

With the communications cord in hand, CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Dwaine Dod...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Members of the 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, help guide a truck full of cargo onto a C-17A Globemaster III on the flightline at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, South Carolina...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Comma... More

Two members of the 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, go over their Technical Orders (TO) before their C-17A Globemaster III is loaded with cargo on the flightline at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two members of the 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, South Caro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Comma... More

A C-17A Globemaster III, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, South Carolina departs Kodiak, Alaska, after delivering members of the 114th Combat Communications Squadron (CBCS), and the Ballistic Missile Range Safety Technology (BMRST) system for Operation NORTHEN EDGE

A C-17A Globemaster III, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, Sout...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHEN EDGE Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene C... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bob Purzitza, 133rd Airlift Wing (AW), Minnesota (MN), Air National Guard (ANG), marshals in one of the Wings the C-130H Hercules aircraft, on the flight line ST. Paul International Airport (IAP)/Air Reserve Station (ARS), MN

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bob Purzitza, 133rd Airlift ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Devona Maher, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) George Nunn, 37th Airlift Wing (AW) uses a ladder to perform an intake and exhaust inspection on a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) George Nunn, 37th Airlif...

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 Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS) prepare to load an aircraft engine onto a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron (A...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 913th Airlift Wing (AW), drops a Container Delivery System (CDS) bundle over a drop zone at Lakehurst, Naval Air Engineering Station (NAES), New Jersey (NJ), during Exercise PHOENIX READINESS 2002

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 913th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX READINESS 2002 Base: Lakehurst Naes State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Mike Shreves (Pilot) and USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Cory Irwin, (Co-Pilot), both assigned to the 76th Airlift Squadron (AS) performs a preflight inspection inside the cockpit of their USAF C-21 Lear Jet aircraft prior to taking off for a mission at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Mike Shreves (Pilot) and USAF First ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT P. J. Farlin, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Members of the 172nd Airlift Group (AG) from Mississippi Air National Guard (ANG), board a US Air Force (USAF) C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany

Members of the 172nd Airlift Group (AG) from Mississippi Air National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin B. Moore, USAF Release Status: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) members with the 436th and 512th Airlift Wing (AW) load aircrew gear into a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft at Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware, using a commercial baggage conveyer belt

US Air Force (USAF) members with the 436th and 512th Airlift Wing (AW)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: CIV Will... More

On the flightdeck of a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III, retired USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) James C. Binnicker is briefed by USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Josh Swanson, Jet Mechanic, South Carolina Guardsman assigned to the 437th Airlift Squadron, Rhein Main Air Base (AB), on the aircrafts systems

On the flightdeck of a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III, reti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Marie Cassetty, USAF Releas... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 701st Airlift Squadron (AS), onto an apron at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 701st Airli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Paul Riley, an aircrew member with the 165th Airlift Wing (AW), at Savannah International Airport, Georgia, gives a thumbs up while boarding USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft on his way to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Paul Riley, an aircrew memb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Savannah International Airport State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Majo... More

Members of the 130th Airlift Wing (AW), West Virginia Air National Guard (ANG), Charleston, West Virginia, say goodbye to their families, friends and coworkers from the top-hatch of their C-130H2 Hercules aircraft before their overseas deployment

Members of the 130th Airlift Wing (AW), West Virginia Air National Gua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Show... More

Members of the 130th Airlift Wing (AW), West Virginia Air National Guard (ANG), Charleston, West Virginia, say goodbye to their families, friends and coworkers from the top-hatch of their C-130H2 Hercules aircraft before their overseas deployment

Members of the 130th Airlift Wing (AW), West Virginia Air National Gua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Show... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Spencer (left), 319th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Baker, Maintenance Crewchief, perform a pre-flight inspection of a KC-135R Stratotanker before a refueling mission. The 319th EARS conducts combat and combat-support air refueling and airlift missions across US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Spencer (left), 319th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen offload from a C-17A Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing (AW), at a forward deployed location, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen offload from a C-17A Globemaster III from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Bucher, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Abigail Albert, 75th Airlift Squadron performs pre-flight checks in the cockpit of her C-9 Nightingale aircraft before taking off for a medical evacuation flight at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Abigail Albert, 75th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Felicia R. Haecker, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Abigail Albert, 75th Airlift Squadron performs pre-flight checks in the cockpit of her C-9 Nightingale aircraft before taking off for a medical evacuation flight at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Abigail Albert, 75th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III, 437th/315th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), taxies to its parking spot at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III, 437th/315th Airlift Wing,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Sarafovo, Burgas State: Bourgas Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), loaded with personnel and supplies lands in Lungi, Sierra Leone (SLE). The 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), is currently in SLE to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) in Liberia (LBR)

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from the 37th Airl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ryan Dornan, 786th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) "Ravens", 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), is armed with a 5.56mm M4 carbine as he provides security for a USAF C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron, on the flight line at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia, Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ryan Dornan, 786th Security ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Rele... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft crew member assigned to the 137th Airlift Wing (AW), Oklahoma Air National Guard (ANG), wave the Oklahoma Stat Flag from the escape hatch atop his aircraft, as group crew personnel directs the aircraft to park after arriving home from a tour in Iraq, at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base (ABGB), Oklahoma (OK)

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft crew member assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Will Rogers Ang Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMS Kevin Tucker, USAF Release Status: ... More

Family members, friends and well wishers gather with balloons and signs, to greet US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 137th Airlift Wing (AW), Oklahoma Air National Guard (ANG), who are returning home from Iraq, at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base (ABGB), Oklahoma (OK)

Family members, friends and well wishers gather with balloons and sign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Will Rogers Ang Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMS Kevin Tucker, USAF Release Status: ... More

After marshalling out the last C-9A Nightingale aircraft (number 71-0879) at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Gentry Koepp, Crewchief, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), salutes the pilot, USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jeff Dunn, Commander, 75th Airlift Squadron (AS). This is the last Nightingale, as an Aeromedical Evacuation aircraft, in the squadron and it is heading to Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL), for transferred to the Air Force Reserves. Ramstein is keeping one C-9A aircraft for transporting high-ranking government and Department of Defense officials

After marshalling out the last C-9A Nightingale aircraft (number 71-08...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jon H... More

Spectators, friends and family greet US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft and personnel with the 317th Airlift Group (AG) at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas (TX), after their long separation due to the units deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Spectators, friends and family greet US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercule...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ryan A. Summers, USAF Release Status: ... More

The US Air Force (USAF) 10th Airlift Squadron (AS), is reactivated at McCord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

The US Air Force (USAF) 10th Airlift Squadron (AS), is reactivated at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: CIV ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Erwin F. Lessel III (right), Commander, 86th Airlift Wing (AW), and USAF Colonel (COL) Parker Plumb, Commander, 86th Maintenance Group (MXG), compare verbal notes after visually inspecting a USAF C-130 Hercules at the first Aircraft Appearance Competition, part of the Combat Flightline program

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Erwin F. Lessel III (righ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Edwar... More

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