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Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, is assisted by another team member as he suits up in preparation for the search of the lake for the missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. A UH-1N helicopter from the Army National Guard's High Altitude Training Site in Eagle can be seen in the background

Engineman SENIOR CHIEF Charles Payne, a member of the Naval Explosive ...

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

Interior, right side profile, close-up shot as USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Marshall W. Deny of the 9th Special Operation Squadron, looks out the troop door window of a HC-130 aircraft, prior to a static line high altitude low opening exercise over a drop zone near Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nevada. Members of the 9th Special Operation Squadron, are participating in a multi-service rescue exercise to prepare for themselves for when a real situation may occur

Interior, right side profile, close-up shot as USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Mars...

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

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 of the 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

US Air Force Major General Kenneth Hess, Third Air Force Commander, Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, United Kingdom, receives a briefing from 2nd Lieutenant Chad Campbell, an Avionics Flight Commander from the 48th Component Repair Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, about the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod used on the F-15E Strike Eagle. MGEN Hess was visiting RAF Lakenheath for a familiarization of the bases' mission

US Air Force Major General Kenneth Hess, Third Air Force Commander, Ro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: Release... More

Lieutenant Colonel Grant Davis, USA, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, prepares his parachute prior to boarding an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Phitsanulok, Thailand. U.S. 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

Lieutenant Colonel Grant Davis, USA, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Le...

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, Technical Sergeant Brian Oswald (Hometown: San Anselimo, California), a pararescueman assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, gives the "thumbs up" call to other pararescue personnel just prior to conducting a high altitude low opening (HALO) jump on board a HC-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force, Georgia. 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, Technical Sergeant Brian O...

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

1ST Combat Camera videographer STAFF Sergeant H. Chris Scrivener (Hometown: San Antonio, Texas) documents elite U.S. Air Force Pararescue personnel conducting final checks prior to conducting high altitude low opening (HALO) jump from a 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia based HC-130 Hercules transport aircraft during EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX. 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

1ST Combat Camera videographer STAFF Sergeant H. Chris Scrivener (Home...

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

Air Force members buildup Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Systems (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

Air Force members buildup Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Systems (TRIADS). A...

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

Members of the Air Force build 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

Members of the Air Force build Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS...

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

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

A Member of the US Army fills a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs). 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

A Member of the US Army fills a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIAD...

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

Members of the US Air Force and Army fill Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) boxes with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR). 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

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster writes a message on the outside of a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) enroute to the drop zone. 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-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...

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster writes a message on the o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster writes a message on the outside of a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loade... More

During a five day training course, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, for the Heliborne Company, Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jonathan M. Walsh, Company "F" of 2nd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment, from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), sights in a PAS-18 thermal imaging scope on a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Rifle during a daylight rehearsal for a night time raid

During a five day training course, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEY Scene Camera Operator: SGT ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescueman assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), and Airmen from the 820th Security Forces Group (SFG), rest aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft, as they prepare to conduct high altitude low opening (HALO) and static line parachute jumps over Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescueman 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) STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) David Hutton and Chris Anson, 4th Force Reconnaissance Company (Force Recon Co), Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (HI), float down during HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) military free fall training at Schofield Barracks in Oahu, HI

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) David Hutton and Chris Anso...

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 Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (2LAAD) Squadron, fire a FIM-92 Stinger, Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) missile, during the Battalion Fire Exercise (BNFEX), at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Low Alti...

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

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), search for the drop zone during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training over the Yukon Training Area in Alaska (AK), during 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....

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment...

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

Mount St. Helens emits a plume of steam and ash from an area of new crevasses in the crater glacier south of the 1980-86 lava dome. The event lasted approximately 25 minutes and created a pale-gray cloud that reached an altitude of almost 10,000-ft. The image taken at an altitude of 27,000-ft aboard a US Navy (USN) P-3C Orion aircraft Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1), Screaming Eagles, Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington (WA)

Mount St. Helens emits a plume of steam and ash from an area of new cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mount Saint Helens State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Scott Taylor, Usn Release Status: R... More

Mount St. Helens emits a plume of steam and ash from an area of new crevasses in the crater glacier south of the 1980-86 lava dome. The event lasted approximately 25 minutes and created a pale-gray cloud that reached an altitude of almost 10,000-ft. The image taken at an altitude of 27,000-ft aboard a US Navy (USN) P-3C Orion aircraft Patrol Squadron 1 (VP-1), Screaming Eagles, Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Washington (WA)

Mount St. Helens emits a plume of steam and ash from an area of new cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mount Saint Helens State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Scott Taylor, Usn Release Status: R... More

Eight US Army (USA) 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) Soldiers load into a USA UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter as they participate 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

Eight US Army (USA) 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) Soldiers load int...

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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Francia Bienvenue, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Francia Bienvenue, 633rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Francia Bienvenue, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology journeyman, secures an oxygen mask for a U.S. Navy sailor before an altitude chamber-traini... More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, inhabit

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, inhabit

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, inhabit Artic Tents at a tent city located in Grouse Meadows training area during Mountain Training Exercise 1-17 in the vicinity of the Marine Corps Mountain Wa... More

Sergeant Wesley Ferguson, assistant team leader, Company

Sergeant Wesley Ferguson, assistant team leader, Company

Sergeant Wesley Ferguson, assistant team leader, Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, provides security for his team during a simulated casualty evacuation aboard Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash, April 10, 2... More

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

STS060-09-035 - STS-060 - Aurora Australis or Southern Lights as seen from STS-60 Shuttle Discovery

STS060-09-035 - STS-060 - Aurora Australis or Southern Lights as seen ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The STS-60 crew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery observed the display of the Aurora Australis or Southern Lights. The multi-hued shafts of light, extendin... 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

Marines with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, gather on a flight line prior to being inserted into remote locations for a three-day reconnaissance and surveillance patrol aboard Joint Base Lewis-McChord... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force recently conducted training aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 18 to Sept. 17, 2014.... 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

STS060-09-034 - STS-060 - Aurora Australis or Southern Lights as seen from STS-60 Shuttle Discovery

STS060-09-034 - STS-060 - Aurora Australis or Southern Lights as seen ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The STS-60 crew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery observed the display of the Aurora Australis or Southern Lights. The multi-hued shafts of light, extendin... 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

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette relieved his post as commanding

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette relieved his post as commanding

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette relieved his post as commanding officer of 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion to Maj. Scott E. Cobb during a ceremony at the battalion headquarters Aug. 31. Burdette, a native of T... More

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette, commanding officer of 2nd

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette, commanding officer of 2nd

Lt. Col. Joel A. Burdette, commanding officer of 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, locks on to an unmanned aerial target with his PL-87 Stinger Missile on Onslow Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeun... More

Airplanes - Materials - Castor Bean Culture, Dade City, Florida. Close view of castor plan showing the arrangement of the seeds. The castor 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. Close...

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

A U.S. Air Force C-130B Hercules aircraft passes low over a drop zone in South Vietnam to deliver a pallet of supplies to ground forces in a forward area. The low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES) is successfully being used to resupply forward area sites where it is impossible for an aircraft to land

A U.S. Air Force C-130B Hercules aircraft passes low over a drop zone ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saigon Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

AS07-03-1547 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Saturn IVB booster and high altitude clouds during docking maneuvers

AS07-03-1547 - Apollo 7 - Apollo 7 Mission, Saturn IVB booster and hig...

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7, View out Command Module window at high altitude clouds and the expended Saturn IVB stage photographed during transposition and docking maneuvers.... More

AS12-55-8232 - Apollo 12 - Apollo 12 Mission image - Trans Earth Injection (TEI) of the eastern 3/4 of the Moon

AS12-55-8232 - Apollo 12 - Apollo 12 Mission image - Trans Earth Inje...

The original database describes this as: Description: Dark high altitude,small scale images taken after Transearth Injection (TEI) of the eastern 3/4 of the Moon. Images were taken from the Command Module of t... 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, d...

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 Combat Control Team member from the 1ST Special Operations Wing, descends to the ground by HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) parachute

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

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 view of a radar configuration aboard the ex-USS SAVAGE, used for the High Altitude Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Project at the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) range

A view of a radar configuration aboard the ex-USS SAVAGE, used for the...

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: PH3 Shirley Bueltel Release ... More

MiG-25/Foxbat high altitude supersonic interceptor aircraft. (PHOTO courtesy of Soviet Military Power Magazine, PHOTO #27, Page 33, bottom right)

MiG-25/Foxbat high altitude supersonic interceptor aircraft. (PHOTO co...

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

An air-to-air right rear view of an F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft on the first flight with both the navigation and targeting pods of the LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation, Targeting Infrared, Night) system installed. The targeting pod is under the right side of the air intake and the navigation pod is on the left

An air-to-air right rear view of an F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft on ...

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

An air-to-air view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying Low Altitude Navigation, Targeting Infrared Night (LANTIRN) pods on the fuselage. The aircraft is also carrying an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pod, AGM-65 Maverick missiles on wing pylons, and AIM-90 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips

An air-to-air view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying Low A...

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

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 Photographic Files

A paratrooper of the 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry lands after a high altitude, low opening (HALO) practice jump from 10,000 feet. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A paratrooper of the 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry lands after a high ...

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

Third Battalion, 325th Infantry paratroopers prepare for a high altitude, low opening (HALO) jump from a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E Hercules aircraft during a training mission. They are at 10,000 feet over Aviano Air Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Third Battalion, 325th Infantry paratroopers prepare for a high altitu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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