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Airplanes - Materials - Castor Bean Culture, Dade City, Florida. The oil which is made from the beans is used as a lubricant for airplane engines since high altitude does not freeze it. The industry is practically new in this country as a result of war needs. Several tons of castor seeds were supplied by the British government in order to get the industry properly started here. From Geo. H. Walker

Airplanes - Materials - Castor Bean Culture, Dade City, Florida. The o...

Date Taken: 6/5/1918 Photographer: Geo. H. Walker Airplanes - Materials

AS07-05-1617 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Tibet highlands

AS07-05-1617 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Tibet highlands

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7, the great lake-studded highlands of Tibet, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 24th revolution of the earth. Photographed from an alt... More

An inert 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb strikes its target after being launched from an F-4C Phantom II aircraft flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet. A tripod-mounted laser on the ground "illuminated" the target, providing a reflected energy source for the weapon`s guidance system. The test is being conducted by the Arament Development and Test Center.

An inert 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb strikes its target after being ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

SSGT Horton assists an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft pilot in an altitude chamber during training. The pilot is assigned to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

SSGT Horton assists an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft pilot in an altitude c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Re... More

The NATO Defense Satellite Communications System II satellite is moved into a altitude chamber for testing

The NATO Defense Satellite Communications System II satellite is moved...

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

Aerial view of the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) taken from a 25,000-foot altitude

Aerial view of the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) taken from a 25,...

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

A C-130E Hercules aircraft makes a low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) drop during Exercise Team Spirit '85

A C-130E Hercules aircraft makes a low altitude parachute extraction s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Vail, Kurt/Tech. Sgt. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A C-130 Hercules aircraft uses the low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) to deliver supplies to Yoju airstrip during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

A C-130 Hercules aircraft uses the low altitude parachute extraction s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public... More

A member of a US Air Force combat control team performs a high altitude low opening (HALO) jump using a canopy parachute during a joint Army/US Air Force Reserve combat control team medical exercise

A member of a US Air Force combat control team performs a high altitud...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Bullis Army Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Rel... More

A High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) parajumper the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron descends over a landing zone during tactical air control training

A High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) parajumper the 21st Tactical Air S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hans H. Deffener Releas... More

A close-up view of Mark 5 bombs and a low altitude navigation targeting infrared for night (LANTIRN) pod on an F-15E Eagle aircraft

A close-up view of Mark 5 bombs and a low altitude navigation targetin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Jeffrey S.... More

1LT Eric Soto, a member of the Accident Investigation Board for the A-10 crash checks the debris field for clues why the aircraft crashed. A UH-1N helicopter belonging to the Army's High Altitude Training School can be seen in the background

1LT Eric Soto, a member of the Accident Investigation Board for the A-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An underside view of an F-16D Falcon. The tail flash shows a "WEREWOLVE" , the mascot for the 69th Fighter Squadron. Visible on the underside is an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, fuel tanks and a LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared, Night) system

An underside view of an F-16D Falcon. The tail flash shows a "WEREWOLV...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

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

As the sun rises in the east, another day begins at the Army's High Al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An F-14B Tomcat outfitted with a Low Altitude Navigation Target Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod, one of the Navys newest targeting systems, (mounted bottom, left) launches from the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) (pictured) are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0104758 or search 980210N0507F001)

An F-14B Tomcat outfitted with a Low Altitude Navigation Target Infrar...

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

Straight on rear view medium close-up shot as US Air Force members of the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia jump out of a HC-130 troop door during a high altitude low opening exercise during Exercise Desert Rescue VII near Naval Air Station Fallon, Navada. Members of the 41st Rescue Squadron are participating in a muti-service rescue exercise to prepare for themselves for when a real situation may occur

Straight on rear view medium close-up shot as US Air Force members of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." target rockets being prepared for launch on the E-1 range at Camp Lejeune's Onslow Beach area during a 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion missile targeting exercise. Marines from the 2nd LAAD Battalion, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, were using the versatile rockets as fast-moving targets, firing Stinger missiles at them from the Avenger system mounted atop High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)

US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." target rockets being prepared for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jose A. Rubio, Usmc... More

Marines of 2d Low Altitude Arial Defence (LAAD) Battalion (Alpha Battery) went on a motivated 3 mile "Mud Run". The Marines were able to get down and dirty while at the same time boost morale within the group. Members will later spend lots of time getting their 5.56mm Colt M16A2 Assault Rifles clean

Marines of 2d Low Altitude Arial Defence (LAAD) Battalion (Alpha Batte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2d LAAD Scene Camera Operator: ... More

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, two U.S. Air Force Pararescue jumpmasters check the drop zone prior to conducting static and high altitude low opening (HALO) jumps from a 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia based HC-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, two U.S. Air Force Pararescue jumpma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comm... More

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, AirForce members from the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis AFB perform High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump from a HC-130 near the B-16 range at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, AirForce members from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, Elite U.S. Air Force Pararescue personnel relax before conducting static and high altitude low opening (HALO) jumps from a 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia based HC-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, Elite U.S. Air Force Pararescue pers...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comm... More

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, wearing his Oxygen mask due to the high altitude and open aircraft, looks over his pre-drop checklist before dropping his cargo of Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs). Air Force C-17s delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17s carried over 35,000 HDRs packaged in 84 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, each lled with 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a rst of its kind, high altitude airdrop. This is the rst operational TRIAD delivery from C-17 aircraft and the...

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, wearing his Oxygen mask ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, wearing his Oxygen mask due to the high altitude and open aircraft, looks over his... More

As seen through a Night Vision scope, an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III co-pilot inspects a circuit panel in the cockpit while enroute to deliver the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR's). Air Force C-17s delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17s carried over 35,000 HDRs packaged in 84 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, each filled with 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from C-17 aircraft and the first combat airdrop...

As seen through a Night Vision scope, an Air Force C-17 Globemaster II...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: As seen through a Night Vision scope, an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III co-pilot inspects a circuit panel in the cockpit while e... More

A frosty nose shot of an F-15E Strike Eagle, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The Strike Eagle is considered the most advanced two-seat tactical fighter aircraft in the world. A large array of avionics and electronic systems make the F-15E able to fight at low altitude, day or night, in severe weather. The Strike Eagle has a primary function as an air to ground attack aircraft but is capable of air-to-air battle

A frosty nose shot of an F-15E Strike Eagle, 492nd Fighter Squadron (F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Harper... More

Michigan Air National Guard (MIANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Mazure (left) and SSGT Ron Davenport (right), 107th Fighter Squadron (FS), Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Michigan (MI), run a test on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft Pitot tube, which is used to record air speed, temperature, altitude, and elevation, at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), At Ta Mim Province, Iraq (IRQ), while deployed to conduct an Armed Reconnaissance mission during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Michigan Air National Guard (MIANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Mazure ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Glenn Wilkewitz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Barry F. Bryant, Range Safety Officer, Alpha Company, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (2LAAD) Squadron, uses a hand-held radio to communicate with control, during the Battalion Fire Exercise (BNFEX), at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC)

US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Barry F. Bryant, Range S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL David J. Callaway,... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces roup (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), lands during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training over the Yukon Training Area in Alaska (AK) during Exercise NORTHERN EDE 04. NORTHERN EDE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast uardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National...

A US Army (USA) Soldier from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachmen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) Soldier from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST... More

Six U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters, 18th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on final check at the end of the runway as they prepare for take off for routine training on Sept. 20, 2004. Using the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system pods, the 18th FS Blue Foxes employ the F-16 Fighting Falcon, day and night, in offensive counter air, interdiction, and close air support roles. (U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

Six U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters, 18th Fighter Squadr...

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

Three US Army (USA) 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) Soldiers participate in a low altitude static line training jump over Maniago, Pordenone Province, Italy (ITA), where over 350 Sky Soldiers are jumping in chalks of eight from USA UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopters to practice jumping out at low altitudes to prevent detection by enemy forces. (SUBSTANDARD)

Three US Army (USA) 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) Soldiers particip...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maniago State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bryan Harris (foreground), Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) AIRMAN, walks away from a US Army (USA) 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter after participating in a 173rd ABN BDE low altitude static line training jump over Maniago, Pordenone Province, Italy (ITA), where over 350 Sky Soldiers will jump in chalks of eight from UH-60 helicopters to practice jumping out at low altitudes to prevent detection by enemy forces

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bryan Harris (foreground), T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maniago State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A U.S. Air Force CAPT. Michael Hiatt, Pilot, F-15C Eagle, 71st Fighter Squadron, 1ST Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va., piloted by , pushes through the clouds over Virginia en route to low altitude training, Jun. 8, 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force CAPT. Michael Hiatt, Pilot, F-15C Eagle, 71st Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ech SGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

An aerial view looking west of the naval air facility from an altitude of 10,000 feet. (SUBSTANDARD)

An aerial view looking west of the naval air facility from an altitude...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: El Centro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Howard J. Burgess, USN Release Status: Relea... More

Cargo riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare cargo for the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drops over Fort Irwin during exercise Gallant Eagle '82

Cargo riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare cargo for the Lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Crewmen watch from the cargo opening of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drop takes place over Clear Creek during Exercise Brim Frost '83

Crewmen watch from the cargo opening of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '83 Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Kimberly Kuck Release Status: Released to ... More

A high altitude view of the Soviet air base on the Japanese Northern Territories island of Etorofu

A high altitude view of the Soviet air base on the Japanese Northern T...

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

A view of two SPS-65 low altitude radar antennas for the Mark 91 Fire Control System on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71)

A view of two SPS-65 low altitude radar antennas for the Mark 91 Fire ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tracy Lee Didas Release Statu... More

A close-up view of an SPS-65 low altitude radar antenna for the Mark 91 Fire Control System. To the right is the SLQ-17A(V) countermeasure antenna

A close-up view of an SPS-65 low altitude radar antenna for the Mark 9...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tracy Lee Didas Release Statu... More

An NKC-135A Stratotanker aircraft gains altitude after departing from Hickam Field during RimPac '90

An NKC-135A Stratotanker aircraft gains altitude after departing from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '90 State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: ... More

Member of the US Army (USA) Parachute Demonstration Team, The Golden Knights, wait as their aircraft climbs to altitude before jumping during the Armed Forces Day Joint-Service Open House, held at Andrews Air Force (AFB), Maryland (MD)

Member of the US Army (USA) Parachute Demonstration Team, The Golden K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Chester Simpson, CIV Release... More

F-16s from the 36th Fighter Squadron and A-10s from the 25th Fighter Squadron, both with the 51st Fighter Wing, fly over their home base. The 36th Fighter Squadron performs air interdiction, close air support and counter-air missions with LANTIRN (Low Altitude and Targeting Infrared for Night) equipped fighters. The 25th FS defends South Korean and U.S. ground forces against invading North Korean armored units

F-16s from the 36th Fighter Squadron and A-10s from the 25th Fighter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A US Army, UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Detachment One, Army Aviation High Altitude Training Site Eagle, takes off from Vail, Colorado, in route to an A-10 crash sit, 6 July 1997

A US Army, UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Detachment One, Army Aviatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vail State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

CW03 John Ogburn, an instructor pilot from the Colorado Army National Guard's HIgh Altitude Training Squadron at the Eagle County Airport, tows out a UH-1 helicopter. The morning's reconnaissance flight will provide the first look at the A-10 crash site near Gold Dust Peak

CW03 John Ogburn, an instructor pilot from the Colorado Army National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An Army UH-1N from the High Altitude Training Site checks out the cloud covered slopes after the unexpected thick cloud bank engulfed the area, halting the A-10 recovery operations for over two hours

An Army UH-1N from the High Altitude Training Site checks out the clou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas... More

A UH-1N helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's High Altitude Training Site at Eagle sits at one of the pick up and drop off zones in support of the A-10 recovery effort

A UH-1N helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's High Altitu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas... More

Official Portrait of Sergeant Major Bunnell, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion

Official Portrait of Sergeant Major Bunnell, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: R... More

Stinger missile away. With a lot of loud nose and exitement, the Marines of 2d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion show off their capabilities at this quarters FireEx held at Onslow Beach, North Carolina. The Avenger air defense weapon system is mounted on a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Chassis. The gunner's seat is sandwiched between two Stinger missile pods, each holding four missiles, and an MP-3 .50 caliber machine gun sits on a turrent below the right pod

Stinger missile away. With a lot of loud nose and exitement, the Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Leujune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2D MAW Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Br... More

Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, make preparations for a missile targeting exercise over an impact area on the E-1 range at Camp Lejeune's Onslow Beach area. Using the versatile US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." rockets as fast-moving targets, the Marines fired Stinger missiles at them from the Avenger system mounted atop their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)

Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, statio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Timothy A. Pope, Us... More

A US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." target rocket lifts from its launchpad, toward an impact area on the E-1 range at Camp Lejeune's Onslow Beach area during a 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion missile targeting exercise. Marines from the 2nd LAAD Battalion, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, were using the versatile rockets as fast-moving targets, firing Stinger missiles at them from the Avenger system mounted atop High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)

A US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." target rocket lifts from its la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Timothy A. Pope, Us... More

Pararescueman, US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Louis Haack, Pararescue Supervisor of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California stands in the read troop door a MC-130 Combat Shadow aircraft. SMSGT Haack is wearing a full HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) parachute load, demonstrating the amount of equipment that the Pararescueman need to carry and be expert in. The HALO jump system is used when troops are needed to parachute into remote or hostile areas where flying an aircraft is too dangerous or vulnerable to being shot down. The 129th Rescue Wing is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard, their mission...

Pararescueman, US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Louis Haack, Parare...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Pararescueman, US Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Louis Haack, Pararescue Supervisor of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air ... More

US Air Force First Lieutenant Ed Markie (center) a flight navigator, tries to explain some things to Moroccan Army Soldier about the High Altitude Low Open (HALO) drop, and the drop zone on Ben Guerir Air Field, Morocco, during Operation BLUE SANDS 2001

US Air Force First Lieutenant Ed Markie (center) a flight navigator, t...

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

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant (SSgt) Lee T. Gaudreau with the 320th Special Tactical Squadron, Okinawa, Japan (hometown is Haverhill, Mass.) completes a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jumped from a HC-130 near the B-16 range at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. SSgt Michael Sandoval with the 320th Special Tactical Squadron, Kadena (hometown is San Antonio, Texas) lends SSgt Gaudreau a helping hand packing up his parachute and gear.Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant (SSgt) Lee T. Gaudrea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DERERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC), Continental Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV), scale target, (Su-25 Frogfoot) on a trailer mounted launcher. Used by the USMC 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD) as a target for the FIM-92 Stinger, Man Portable Air Defense (MANPADS) ground-to-air missile, Marine Corps Base (MCB) 29 Palms, California

A US Marine Corps (USMC), Continental Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ma... More

In a maze of boxes, an Air Force member builds a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS). Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17s carried over 35,000 HDRs packaged in 84 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, each filled with 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from C-17 aircraft and the first combat airdrop mission performed by a C-17

In a maze of boxes, an Air Force member builds a Tri-Wall Aerial Deliv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), perform a high altitude low opening (HALO) parachute jump over Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Doug Kestranek, a Pararescueman assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), prepares his equipment for a high altitude low opening (HALO) jump over Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Doug Kestranek, a Pararescu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), perform a high altitude low opening (HALO) parachute jump over Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Oper... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Williams (left), a GUNNER with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense (3rd LAAD), uses a high-pressure spray to clean parts, while performing preventive maintenance on a power generator at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Williams (left), a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Lambert, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company (Force Recon Co), Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), floats down during HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) military free fall training at Schofield Barracks in Oahu, HI

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Lambert, 4th Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Force Reconnaissance Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nicholas J. ... More

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Daniel Olivas, Operations Sergeant, Special Forces Operations (SFO), Detachment 144, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), departs the aircraft during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The Soldiers jumped from a USA UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) flown by pilots of Alpha Company (A CO), 4th Battalion, 123 Aviation Regiment (4/123 AVN), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It...

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Daniel Olivas, Operations Sergeant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Daniel Olivas, Operations Sergeant, Special Forces Operations (SFO), Detachment 144, Alpha C... More

US Army (USA) 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) Soldiers sit in a field watching a USA 173rd ABN BDE UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter take off carrying eight USA 173rd ABN BDE Soldiers to participate in a low altitude static line training jump over Maniago, Pordenone Province, Italy (ITA), where over 350 Sky Soldiers will jump in chalks of eight from UH-60 helicopters to practice jumping out at low altitudes to prevent detection by enemy forces. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Army (USA) 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) Soldiers sit in a field...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maniago State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Danish pilot Claus"MIR"Rasmussen flies a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft mounted with a Danish Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infra-Red for Night pods and AIM 9M Sidewinder missiles, flies over Mount Whitney and Owens Lakebed in Calif., on Jan. 27, 2005.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Bobbi C. Zapka) (Released)

Danish pilot Claus"MIR"Rasmussen flies a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bobbi C. Zapka Release Status: Rele... More

Airplanes - Materials - Castor Bean Culture, Dade City, Florida. Field of castor beans. The oil which is made from the beans is used as a lubricant for airplane engines since high altitude does not freeze it. The industry is practically new in this country as a result of war needs. Several tons of castor seeds were supplied by the British government in order to get the industry properly started here. From Geo. H. Walker

Airplanes - Materials - Castor Bean Culture, Dade City, Florida. Field...

Date Taken: 6/5/1918 Photographer: Geo. H. Walker Airplanes - Materials

Photograph of Donald Slaton Suited up in Space Gear Preparing to Enter Altitude Chamber

Photograph of Donald Slaton Suited up in Space Gear Preparing to Enter...

Original caption: Astronaut Donald Slayton, suited up in space gear prepares to enter altitude chamber in Hanger S. Slayton and Mercury spacecraft go through many high altitude runs in the preparation chamber.... More

A view of a Talos surface-to-air missile, gaining altitude after being fired from the guided missile cruiser USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CG-5)

A view of a Talos surface-to-air missile, gaining altitude after being...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of a Talos surface-to-air missile, gaining altitude after being fired from the guided missile cruiser USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CG-5)

A view of a Talos surface-to-air missile, gaining altitude after being...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of a Talos surface-to-air missile, gaining altitude after being fired from the guided missile cruiser USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CG-5)

A view of a Talos surface-to-air missile, gaining altitude after being...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial view of the base taken at an altitude of approximately 10,000 feet

An aerial view of the base taken at an altitude of approximately 10,00...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Rel... More

A Combat Control Team member from the First Special Operations Wing descends to the ground by HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) parachute

A Combat Control Team member from the First Special Operations Wing de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rodney Prouty Release Status: Released to... More

Aerial view of the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) taken from a 25,000-foot altitude

Aerial view of the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) taken from a 25,...

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

A right front view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft airdropping cargo using the low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) during a training exercise

A right front view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft airdropping cargo usin...

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

A view of the Mark 35 Septar boat (7722) with a camera and radar configuration for the high altitude anti-radiation missile (HARM)

A view of the Mark 35 Septar boat (7722) with a camera and radar confi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Point Hueneme Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Chris Holmes Release Status: Rele... More

A left side view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drop takes place during exercise Bright Star '83

A left side view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as a Low Altitude Parach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Joint Service Audiovisual Team Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft of the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron uses a low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) to deliver supplies at Templehof Central Airport

C-130E Hercules cargo aircraft of the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A Colorado Army National Guard High Altitude Training Squadron UH-1N helicopter is on final approach to the "ouch" pad, the drop off point where members of the A-10 recovery begin their search and recovery efforts

A Colorado Army National Guard High Altitude Training Squadron UH-1N h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Releas... More

LCDR Jeff Danshaw (second from left) checks his watch as divers search the lake for the 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. The high altitude of the lake limits the time divers can safely be submerged. LDCR Danshaw and other members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California are part of the A-10 recovery effort

LCDR Jeff Danshaw (second from left) checks his watch as divers search...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Relea... More

A Stinger missile fires from an Avenger system toward a US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." target rocket over an impact area on the E-1 range at Camp Lejeune's Onslow Beach area. Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, used the versatile rockets as fast-moving targets, honing their air defense skills with the Avenger which was mounted atop their High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)

A Stinger missile fires from an Avenger system toward a US Army remote...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Timothy A. Pope, Us... More

A US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." target rocket, being prepared for launch on the E-1 range at Camp Lejeune's Onslow Beach area during a 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion missile targeting exercise on. Marines from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, were using the versatile rockets as fast-moving targets, firing Stinger missiles at them from the Avenger system mounted atop High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)

A US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." target rocket, being prepared f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jose A. Rubio, Usmc... More

Moroccan Army paratroopers hurry to board a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ben Guerir AirField, Morocco. Morocco Army Soldier trained in High Altitude Low Open (HALO) drops during Operation BULE SANDS 2001

Moroccan Army paratroopers hurry to board a US Air Force C-130 Hercule...

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

Members from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, and Thailand Airborne soldiers jump from the ramp of an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD. US and Thai forces are participating in a combined Army High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump in preparation for the opening ceremony activities at this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD. COBRA GOLD is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

Members from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, several U.S. Air Force Pararescue personnel perform a high altitude low opening (HALO) jump from a 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia based HC-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, several U.S. Air Force Par...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Members of the US Air Force and Army fill Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs). US Air Force C-17A Globemaster IIIs delivered HDRs in support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. Eighty-four TRIAD boxes, each measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, filled with 420 HDRs will be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III. In a three way first the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

Members of the US Air Force and Army fill Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) enroute to the drop zone. Air Force C-17's delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried over 35,000 HDRs packaged in 84 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, each filled with 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from C-17 aircraft and the first combat airdrop mission performed by a C-17. In addition to the humanitarian efforts,...

Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily R... More

Colonel (COL) Patrick O'Reilly, (left), project manager, Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) project office, watches as COL Tommie Newberry presents an award to Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Mark Arn, (center), Product Manager, THAAD/PATRIOT Launcher. The ceremony took place at Patriot Hall US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) building, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Colonel (COL) Patrick O'Reilly, (left), project manager, Theater High ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Redstone Arsenal State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NETCOM-SE Scene Camera Operator: Harold ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Williams (left), a GUNNER with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense (3rd LAAD), and LCPL Ceaser Lopez, Electrical Equipment Repair SPECIALIST, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 (MTACS-38), performs preventive maintenance on a power generator at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Williams (left), a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert D. Mathis, with the 6th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) Tactical Air Controller Party (TAC-P) with Air Ground Operation School (AGOS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), checks MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Knipes oxygen gear, during a High Altitude, Low Opening (HALO) training mission over NV

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert D. Mathis, with the 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 66th PJS, 6CTS Scene Camera Operator... More

A U.S. C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wa., continues to gain altitude after it takes off at Michigan Air National Guard (MIARNG) Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., on Oct. 16, 2004, in support of Exercise Crisis Look 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

A U.S. C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Sturkol, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Sanchez (center), Parachute Rigger, 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE), inspects a reserve parachute in preparation for a 173rd ABN BDE low altitude static line training jump over Maniago, Pordenone Province, Italy (ITA), where over 350 Sky Soldiers will jump in chalks of eight from USA UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopters to practice jumping out at low altitudes to prevent detection by enemy forces

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Sanchez (center), Parachute Rigger, 173rd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maniago State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A high altitude photograph of the metropolitan area taken from an aircraft flying a mission for the Earth Observations Division of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center

A high altitude photograph of the metropolitan area taken from an airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P... More

A view of a Talos surface-to-air missile, gaining altitude after being fired from the guided missile cruiser USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CG-5)

A view of a Talos surface-to-air missile, gaining altitude after being...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft, with its wings swept back, makes a low altitude turn above two Virginia Class nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers that are underway

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft, with its wings swept back, makes a low altitu...

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

A crew member of the 436th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, dressed in chemical warfare gear, removes the altitude direction indicator from the cockpit of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test

A crew member of the 436th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, dressed in c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dwight A. Jackson Release Status: ... More

A Combat Control Team member from the 1ST Special Operations Wing just after landing in a high altitude low opening (HALO) parachute

A Combat Control Team member from the 1ST Special Operations Wing just...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rodney Prouty Release Status: Released to... More

Combat Control Team member TSGT Doc Strange, from the 1ST Special Operations Wing, packs his parachute after a HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) jump

Combat Control Team member TSGT Doc Strange, from the 1ST Special Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rodney Prouty Release Status: Released to... More

A low altitude view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft over the runway during exercise Bright Star '82

A low altitude view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft over the runway...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frank Garzelnick Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An H-46 Sea Knight helicopter makes a low altitude approach during practice search and rescue operations

An H-46 Sea Knight helicopter makes a low altitude approach during pra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 P. M. Callaghan Relea... More

Right front view of a Soviet-built SA-6 Gainful low-to-medium altitude surface-to-air missile system. The missiles are traversed to the rear of the launcher vehicle

Right front view of a Soviet-built SA-6 Gainful low-to-medium altitude...

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

A C-130 Hercules aircraft releases a drogue chute as members of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron execute a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drop during a training flight. Eight air crews and two aircraft are deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Clark Air Base for the exercise

A C-130 Hercules aircraft releases a drogue chute as members of the 34...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Theodore J. Koniares Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) F-14A Tomcat aircraft gains altitude after being launched from the No. 1 catapult aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)

A Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) F-14A Tomcat aircraft gains altitude a...

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

An overview of a section of the Combat Service Support Detachment 10 (CSSD-10) base, with the 2nd and 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD) base camp in the background during Operation DESERT STORM

An overview of a section of the Combat Service Support Detachment 10 (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. D. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A BGM-109 Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) gains altitude after being fired at an Iraqi shore target by the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during Operation Desert Storm

A BGM-109 Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) gains altitude after bei...

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

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