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A newly painted F-16 Fighting Falcon stands on display in a hangar awaiting reassignment to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy. With the deactivation of the 526th Fighter Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the 86th Maintenance Squadron repainted the tails of the F-16 aircraft being transferred to Aviano Air Base, Italy

A newly painted F-16 Fighting Falcon stands on display in a hangar awa...

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

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy, fly with a German MiG-29A on a training exercise

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 510th Fighter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Decimomannu State: Sardinia Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Air to air of two F-16 fighers from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy fly in formation with two German Air Force F-4 Phantoms during a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) exercise during a joint training exercise in Decimommanu, Sardina. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air of two F-16 fighers from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano...

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

Sergeant Walter Hogwood, of the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, completes maintenance check on a EE-111 Raven while working the swing shift in support of a combat operation. Operation DENY FLIGHT is the NATO enforcement of the not fly zone over Bosnia

Sergeant Walter Hogwood, of the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cann...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Tana R. Hamilto... More

A US Air Force EF-111 Raven deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, NM, flies over the Alps of Northern Italy while on a mission. The EF-111 Raven is designed to provide electronic countermeasures support for tactical air forces and will detect, sort, identify and nullify different enemy's radar in support of the NATO enforcement of the no fly zone over Bosnia.(Exact date unknown)

A US Air Force EF-111 Raven deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Two U.S. Air Force EF-111 Ravens deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, on a mission. The EF-111 Raven is designed to provide electronic countermeasures support for tactical air forces and will detect, sort, identify and nullify different enemy radar. The Raven is deployed in Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico and is in support of the operation to enforce the no fly zone over Bosnia. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Two U.S. Air Force EF-111 Ravens deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Air Force Captains T. O. Hanford (left), Scott F. O'Grady (center), and Bob Wright (right) speak at a press conference. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion, he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3). CAPT. Hanford made the initial radio contact with CAPT. O'Grady before his rescue and CAPT. Wright was CAPT. O'Grady's lead man the day he was shot down

US Air Force Captains T. O. Hanford (left), Scott F. O'Grady (center),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Life Support Personnel are shown with CAPT. Scott OGradys survival equipment. From left to right is MASTER SGT. Rory W. Uris, TECH. SGT. Slyva Croney and STAFF SGT. Branden Preston. In the fore front is SENIOR MASTER SGT. William B. Lipscomb. CAPT. O'Grady, 555th Fighter Squadron, (not shown), was rescued by a United States Marine Corps Team after being shot down in Bosnia by a Surface to Air missile

Life Support Personnel are shown with CAPT. Scott OGradys survival equ...

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

The heads up display of a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon while the aircraft sits on the tarmac

The heads up display of a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon while t...

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

CPT Robin A. Wiegand, a co-pilot on the EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, reviews air charts as she flies another mission. The Hercules is being used as an Airborne Command and Control Center in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

CPT Robin A. Wiegand, a co-pilot on the EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd...

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

A silhouette of an US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter in the sunset. The Army helicopter, from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, is practicing landings and take-offs from the deck of an amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

A silhouette of an US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter in the sunset. Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter takes off from the flight deck. The Army helicopter, from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, practices landings and take-offs from the deck of the amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

A US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter takes off from the flight deck. Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A cockpit shot of LT. Russell, E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, as he pilots his CH-47D Chinook helicopter. The Army pilot is practicing landings and take-offs from the deck of the amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

A cockpit shot of LT. Russell, E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Avi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Forces weapon loaders load weapons onto a F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 555th Fighter Squadron prior to NATO air strikes on Serbian targets surrounding Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

US Air Forces weapon loaders load weapons onto a F-16C Fighting Falcon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

A US Air Force crew chief prepare an AIM-7 Sidewinder on their F-16 aircraft. Also visible are AIM-9 Sparrow missile and a laser guided bomb for NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs

A US Air Force crew chief prepare an AIM-7 Sidewinder on their F-16 ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Debbie Hernandez ... More

Two US Navy aircraft maintenance personnel perform a 56 day preventive maintenance inspection on a US Navy EA-6B Prowler on the flightline. The aircraft is from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 141 deployed on board the aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the operation

Two US Navy aircraft maintenance personnel perform a 56 day preventive...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

President William Jefferson Clinton greets troops and their family members at Aviano AB, Italy. The President was at Aviano AB to praise the troops on job well done in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

President William Jefferson Clinton greets troops and their family mem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Robert Stuart Release... More

Two F-15E Eagles are ready for take-off from the runway at Aviano Air Base, Italy. They are returning to the 48th Wing, 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England, after completing their mission with the 4190th Wing (P) during Operation Decisive Edge in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

Two F-15E Eagles are ready for take-off from the runway at Aviano Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVORDECISIVE EDGE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Russ Pol... More

MASTER Sergeant Michele Helms (right), 16th Air Force, Logistics, Aviano Air Base, Italy discusses the airfield survey checklist with MASTER SGT. Ed. LaRosa, 616th Regional Planning Flight Services at Timisoara Air Base. They are members of the airfield survey team who, at the request of Romanian officials, will determine if the Romanian bases meet US and NATO standards for use in operations and exercises

MASTER Sergeant Michele Helms (right), 16th Air Force, Logistics, Avia...

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

First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks to the men and women of Aviano Air Base, Italy. Standing behind her is her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, along with the First Lady of Italy, Mrs. Donatella Zingone Dini, and her daughter. Mrs. Clinton is on a 10-day tour that includes stops in Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Greece and Turkey

First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks to the men and women of Avi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Regina Height Releas... More

U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds taxi past Italian Frece Tri colori T-birds MB339/A PAN aircraft in preparation for their air demonstration on the 3rd and 7th of July

U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds taxi past Italian Frece Tri colori T-bird...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALI SU AVIANO '96 AIR SHOW Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hil... More

Italian medical personnel carry critical victims to awaiting ambulances as part of a base wide disaster response exercise in preparation for a possible mishap

Italian medical personnel carry critical victims to awaiting ambulance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALI SU AVIANO '96 AIR SHOW Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hil... More

FA-18 Hornet assigned to the All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA (AW)-224), Beaufort Marine Station, South Carolina, prior to receiving an in-air refueling from a KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 305th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, over the Strait of Gibraltar, in the Mediterranean Sea. The FA-18's are deploying to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia

FA-18 Hornet assigned to the All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Strait Of Gibraltar Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kaminsky, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

FA-18 Hornet assigned to the All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA (AW)-224), Beaufort Marine Station, South Carolina, prior to receiving an in air refueling from a KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 305th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, over the Strait of Gibraltar, in the Mediterranean Sea. The FA-18's are deploying to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia

FA-18 Hornet assigned to the All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Strait Of Gibraltar Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kaminsky, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Deployed to Aviano Air Base, Captain Sam Morgan, 355th Fighter Squadron"Fighting Falcons", A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, Eielson AFB, Arkansas, straps in with the assitance of STAFF Sergeant Douglas Crank, A-10 crew chief, prior to a Forward Air Control mission in support of Operation DELIBERATE GUARD.  DELIBERATE GUARD supports the Stabilization Force (SFOR) Operation JOINT GUARD with enforcement of a U.N. mandated no-fly zone over the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Deployed to Aviano Air Base, Captain Sam Morgan, 355th Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE GUARD Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera ... More

US Air Force Lieutenant General David L. Vesely, (brown jacket) USAF Assistant Vice CHIEF of STAFF, gets a briefing from Brigadier General Timothy A. Peppe, Commander of the 31st Fighter Wing, on future construction plans for Aviano 2000. USAF Lieutenant Colonel Shriver, Commander of Tendopoli TDY facilities at Aviano Air Base, Italy stands to the right of BGEN Peppe

US Air Force Lieutenant General David L. Vesely, (brown jacket) USAF A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James D. Green Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A thirsty US Air Force F-16 Falcon from Aviano Air Base, Italy, moves into pre-contact to receive fuel from a McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, KC-10 Extender, while deployed to a forward location in the European theatre. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil

A thirsty US Air Force F-16 Falcon from Aviano Air Base, Italy, moves ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Air Force F-16 pilot from Aviano Air Base, Italy, watches the directional lights on the belly as he moves in to receive fuel from a McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, KC-10 Extender, while deployed to a forward location in the European theatre. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil

A US Air Force F-16 pilot from Aviano Air Base, Italy, watches the dir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

U.S. Air Force SRA Kevin Butler, strains to help align plywood used in the foundation for additional tents to be constructed, April 1,1999. Butler of Ogden, Utah, is deployed from the 86th Material Maintenance Squadron, Sembach Air Base, Germany, to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

U.S. Air Force SRA Kevin Butler, strains to help align plywood used in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stan Parker Release Sta... More

A1C Stephen Bancher (driving) and SSGT Michael Hawkins, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy, prepare to load a GBU-12 Laser Guided bomb on a cart for transport on April 4, 1999. A1C Bacher and SSGT Hawkins are supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

A1C Stephen Bancher (driving) and SSGT Michael Hawkins, 510th Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release S... More

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs position an engine for installation in an F-16 Fighting Falcon on April 7, 1999. Members of the 23rd Fighter Squadron, Spandahelm Air Base, Germany, are deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs position an engine for installation in an F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stan Parker Release Sta... More

SSGT Mark Nogel, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, loads an AGM-65 Maverick Missile on an A-10 Thunderbolt on Friday, April 10, 1999. The nose of the AGM-65 has a camera that the pilot (not shown) uses to guide the missile to the target. Seen at the left of the frame, are the nose sections of three MK 82 Low-drag General purpose Bombs. SSGT Nogel is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

SSGT Mark Nogel, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release S... More

AMN Jerry Herron (left) and SRA Jason Chaffin, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, prepare to reload the 30mm cannon of an A-10 Thunderbolt with armor piercing ammunition on Friday, April 10, 1999. SRA Chaffin and AMN Herron are deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

AMN Jerry Herron (left) and SRA Jason Chaffin, 81st Fighter Squadron, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release S... More

SSGT Steve Wolberg, SSGT Jim Gorman, and A1C Scott Baron, Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona 43rd ECS, prepare to pull an engine from a C-130 in support of Air Expeditionarny Force at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 10, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

SSGT Steve Wolberg, SSGT Jim Gorman, and A1C Scott Baron, Davis Montha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Scott Nichols Release S... More

US Air Force Special Operations helicopter pilot, Captain Bill Denehen lectures to JROTC at Brentwood High School, NY on 11 May 00. On 2 May 99, while assigned with the 55th Special Operations Squadron, CPT Denehen and his crew courageously penetrated one of the most sophisticated air defense networks in the world to rescue an F-16C pilot (Not shown) trapped deep inside of Serbia. This was the first mission in history where a special operations rescue force penetrated and successfully defeated an active integrated air defense system of a determined military. During Operation Allied Force, Denehen's special Ops helicopter was pre-positioned deep inside Bosnia-Herzegovina. The rescue force ...

US Air Force Special Operations helicopter pilot, Captain Bill Denehen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Special Operations helicopter pilot, Captain Bill Denehen lectures to JROTC at Brentwood High School, NY on 11 May... More

US Army Seargent First Class James Brown, Medical Platoon, 501st Forward Support Company, Vicenza Army Base, Italy applies camouflage at Aviano Air Base ramp before deploying on a coalition airborne assault exercise in "VENETO RESCUE 2000". Veneto Rescue is a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) that simulates the extraction of American citizens and designated third-country nationals from a fictitious, politically troubled country

US Army Seargent First Class James Brown, Medical Platoon, 501st Forwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VENETO RESCUE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia Castillo, USAF R... More

Italian Air Force Lieutenant Nanni Adrea (Pointing at map), briefs the two crews of the Italian CSAR( Combat Search And Rescue) crews that are simulating extraction of NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) evacuees during Exercise VENETO RESCUE on June 6th, 2000

Italian Air Force Lieutenant Nanni Adrea (Pointing at map), briefs the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VENETO RESCUE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Rel... More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Gidcumb, 31st Civil Engineering Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, practice on Explosive Removal Tactics. Members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight train regularly to stay proficient. In the foreground of the image, a robotic EOD device is seen. This mission is in direct support of Operation Joint Guard

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Gidcumb, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne Jenkins, USAF Re... More

US Army Soldiers from the Delta Battery, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Southern European Task Force, Camp Darby, Italy, prepare a Howitzer weapon for a drop zone mission at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The Delta Battery unit participates in monthly exercises to ensure accuracy in air drop of heavy equipment

US Army Soldiers from the Delta Battery, 319th Airborne Field Artiller...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Techincal Sergeant Leonardo Castro acts out the part of the aggressor towards SENIOR AIRMAN Scott W. Titkemeier, 31st Security Forces while "Allan" reacts and lunges toward the "criminal." The K-9 unit at Aviano Air Base, Italy exercise and preform training with the dogs daily to keep them proficient

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force Techincal Sergeant Leonardo Ca...

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

Right side profile medium close-up shot as US Air Force Technical Sergeant Vincent Marler, 31st Operations Support Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy reviews emergency actions check lists for air traffic controllers

Right side profile medium close-up shot as US Air Force Technical Serg...

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

Left side front view medium shot as Turkish maintenance troops of the T-22 Maintenance Group prepare a Turkish F-16C for launch. Pilots and maintainers from Balikesir, Turkey are deployed to Aviano in support of the NATO operation Joint Forge

Left side front view medium shot as Turkish maintenance troops of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne Jenkins, USAF Re... More

United States Air Force Captain Jose Pinedo (left) and Airmen First Class Alan Phelan (right) of the 510th Fighter Squadron perform an F-16C pre-flight check in preparation for a deployment to Kuwait, 3 August 2000, Aviano Air Base, Italy

United States Air Force Captain Jose Pinedo (left) and Airmen First Cl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tiffanni R. Spann, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Delia A. Castillo, 31st Communications Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, hands out candy to a Bosnian refugee at Camp Kozina, Slovenia. SRA Castillo is a member of H.E.A.R.T., Humanitarian Essential Aid Relief Team. H.E.A.R.T. aids Eastern European refugees and other displaced personal, through assessment of needs and collection and distribution of resources

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Delia A. Castillo, 31st Communications Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Kozina Country: Slovenia (SVN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

From left to right, SENIOR AIRMAN William Watros, Fuels Journeyman and Technical Sergeant Cal Garlock both from the 124th Logistics Squadron, Air National Guard Idaho, oversee the re-fuelling operation of a Hellenic Mirage 2000. The Hellinic unit is at Aviano Air Base to train with the 510th Fighter Squadron. The Mirages provide valuable dissimilar training allowing 510th Fighter pilots the opportunity to train against other types of aircraft. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-01811 or search 000816-F-4728F-010)

From left to right, SENIOR AIRMAN William Watros, Fuels Journeyman and...

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

Straight on medium shot as MASTER Sergeant Spyros Siakoulas, an aircraft mechanic of the Hellenic (Greek) Air Force, 114th Composite Group, 331st Tactical Fighter Wing, Greece, performs a post-flight inspection of the main gear oleo strut of a Mirage 2000 Fighter. The Hellenic unit is at Aviano Air Base, to train with the 510th Fighter Squadron. The Mirages provide valuable dissimilar training allowing 510th Fighter pilots the opportunity to train against other types of aircraft

Straight on medium shot as MASTER Sergeant Spyros Siakoulas, an aircra...

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

MASTER Sergeant Spyros Siakoulas, aircraft mechanic from the Hellinic Air Force, 114th Composite Group, 331st Tactical Fighter Wing, Greece, performs a post-flight inspection of the nose-gear oleo strut of a Mirage 2000 Fighter. The Hellinic unit is at Aviano Air Base, to train with the 510th Fighter Squadron. The Mirages provide valuable dissimilar training allowing 510th Fighter pilots the opportunity to train against other types of aircraft. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-01807 or search 000816-F-4728F-005)

MASTER Sergeant Spyros Siakoulas, aircraft mechanic from the Hellinic ...

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

Closest to camera, from left to right, SENIOR AIRMAN William Watros, a Fuels journeyman and Technical Sergeant Cal Garlock of the 124th Logistics Squadron, Air National Guard from Idaho, prepare to re-fuel a Hellenic (Greek) Mirage 2000 (not shown). The Hellenic unit is at Aviano Air Base, to train with the 510th Fighter Squadron. The Mirages provide valuable dissimilar training allowing 510th Fighter pilots the opportunity to train against other types of aircraft

Closest to camera, from left to right, SENIOR AIRMAN William Watros, a...

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

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Fred Carson, Independent Duty Medical Technician, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, connects a break line. The 603rd is deployed to Bovbjerg, Denmark, in support of an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry exercise "TFW" and a NATO Air Meet. TFW and NATO Air Meet are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combined training environment. (Duplicate image, also see DF-SD-01-07639 or 000823-F-5891C-001)

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Fred Carson, Independent Duty Medical ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO AIR MEETTACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY EXERCISE Base: Boubjerg Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia A. Cas... More

US Air Force members of the 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, put together space heaters in tents at Bovbjerg, Denmark. The 603rd is deployed to Denmark in support of an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry exercise "TFW" and a NATO Air Meet. TFW and NATO Air Meet are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combine training environment

US Air Force members of the 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Bas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRYNATO AIR MEET Base: Bovbjerg Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia A. Castillo, US... More

Members of the 31st Commmunications Squadron Advanced Echelon (ADVON) team, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, re-position a satellite dish in preparation for setting up network and DSN support. The team is one of several that are getting assets in place in support of Exercise IRON CLAW, at Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia. The exercise will allow the 510th Fighter Squadron (not shown) to test a new scoring system on the bombing range. About 250 Air Force personnel from Aviano Air Base, Italy, are supporting the exercise

Members of the 31st Commmunications Squadron Advanced Echelon (ADVON) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Keith Gedick (center), Non Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), 31st Transportation Squadron demonstrates how to conduct an ohms of resistance check, during the 3-5 level upgrade training class, at Aviano AB, Italy. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0315136 or search 000914F4581B003)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Keith Gedick (center), Non C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ann-Marie Boom, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force Colonel Stephen Spencer, Vice Commander, 31st Fighter Wing (FW), Aviano Air Base, Italy, welcomes Under Secretary of the Air Force (USECAF), the Honorable Carol DiBattiste. COL Spencer is flanked by (L-R) Aviano Airport Commander, Italian Air Force Colonel Messandro Tudini and USAF Captain Stuart Wolthuis, 31st FW Protocal Office. The USECAF made a visit to meet with Air Force personnel and tour the Aviano 2000 project

US Air Force Colonel Stephen Spencer, Vice Commander, 31st Fighter Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James D. Green, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A US Army member of the Southern Europe Task Force, Vicenza, Italy, trains in drop zone "Juliet" located 15 miles from Aviano Air Base, Italy. US Army, Air Force, and Italian Army troops jumped from C-130 Hercules aircrafts deployed from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as part of a monthly jump training to maintain proficiency

A US Army member of the Southern Europe Task Force, Vicenza, Italy, tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James D. Green, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class James Carlson, right, of the 31st Supply Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, issues USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Richard Shimer essential chemical warfare gear while processing through the mobility line during a week long Wing Operational Readiness, Phase 1 exercise. The exercise is designed to prepare Aviano Air Base personnel for worldwide deployments. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06277 or search 001024-F-7253S-002)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class James Carlson, right, of the 31st Supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Elizabeth M Slade, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrive at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco, in support of exercise AFRICAN EAGLE. African Eagle is a biannual exercise designed to practice dissimilar air to air training with the Royal Moroccan Air Force

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's from the 555th Fighter Squadron, A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE Base: Sidi Slimane Air Base Country: Morocco (MAR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia A. Castillo, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Albert Garcia, Air Traffic Controller Supervisor, Operation Support Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, assists Sergeant Jebara Mohamed, Air Traffic Controller, airfield operations, Royal Moroccan Air Force, Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco. SGT Garcia is deployed to Morocco in support of Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE a biannual exercise designed to practice dissimilar air to air training with the Royal Moroccan Air Force

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Albert Garcia, Air Traffic Controller Supe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE Base: Sidi Slimane Air Base Country: Morocco (MAR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia A. Castillo, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SAR) Steven Hudson, a Crew CHIEF with the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft into position, on the flight line at Zaragoza AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SAR) Steven Hudson, a Crew CHIEF wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Flying day and night sorties from Aviano Air Base, the F-16 Falcon aircrews had to locate and authenticate the survivors, and coordinate their pickup with the 83rd Combat Search And Rescue Squadron (CSAR)

Flying day and night sorties from Aviano Air Base, the F-16 Falcon air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede Release Stat... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Rick Sapone, 31st Fighter Wing survival instructor from Aviano Air Base, Italy, takes a final inventory of his pack prior to the start of a joint NATO search and rescue exercise in Rimini, Italy. SSGT Sapone, the noncomissioned officer in charge of survival, evasion, resistance & escape (S.E.R.E.) training, instructs pilots proper survival techniques

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Rick Sapone, 31st Fighter Wing survival in...

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

Posting of the colors during the 31st Fighter Wing Change of command at Aviano Air Base, Italy. US Air Force Brigadier General Donald J. Hoffman is assuming command of the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy. Flying the only permanently assigned US Air Force fighter aircraft in NATO's Southern Region, the wing conducts and supports air combat operations and maintains munitions for NATO and national authorities. The general also commands the 31st Air Expeditionary Wing, comprised of all USAF expeditionary forces stationed at or deployed to Aviano for Operation Deliberate Guardian missions over the former Yugoslavia. In that role, he coordinates the operations of American, British, ...

Posting of the colors during the 31st Fighter Wing Change of command a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Posting of the colors during the 31st Fighter Wing Change of command at Aviano Air Base, Italy. US Air Force Brigadier General ... More

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Chris Ringland, a C-130 Hercules aircraft loadmaster from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, reconfigures the aircraft to seat paratroopers from the 173d Airborne Brigade, Southern European Task Force (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy, prior to boarding the aircraft in support of the multinational training exercise VENETO RESCUE 01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of operation is known as a non-combatant ...

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Chris Ringland, a C-130 Hercules aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Technical Sergeant Chris Ringland, a C-130 Hercules aircraft loadmaster from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein A... More

US Marines from 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team forward deployed to Naples, Italy, from the Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion, Norfolk, Virginia, stand ready in full riot gear protecting the entry control point to the American embassy in the exercise country "Anglia" in support of the multinational training exercise VENETO RESCUE '01, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of operation is known as a non-combatant evacuation operation or NEO. This ...

US Marines from 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team forward deploye...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marines from 2nd Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team forward deployed to Naples, Italy, from the Marine Corps Security Forces... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Sherri Barter, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, performs Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) on oil samples with an atomic emmission spectrometer which helps detect possible impending engine problems at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. The 555th Fighter Squadron deployed to Slovakia with 220 personnel from Aviano, Air Base, Italy to take part in weapons training

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Sherri Barter, 31st Maintenance Squadron, A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

STAFF Sergeant Mack Alf and SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Freeman, from the 31st Munitions Squadron Camp Darby, Italy, puts an engine into a 6K forklift. 31st Munitions Squadron is a 129-person, Geographically Separated Unit (GSU), assigned to the 31st Logistics Group, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, Italy. The 31st Munitions Squadron (31 MUNS) operates on US Army installation, Camp Darby, Italy, which is located approximately 280 miles southwest of Aviano AB. 31st MUNS are responsible for USAFE's largest and most dispersed conventional munitions stockpile, providing a unique capability to globally distribute munitions using air, sea, over-the-road and rail transportation

STAFF Sergeant Mack Alf and SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Freeman, from the 31s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Camp Darby, Italy Base: Camp Darby, Livorno State: Toscana Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: 31st Fighter Wing... More

STAFF Sergeant Phillip Altpeter, a Fuels SPECIALIST in the Aerospace Fuels Lab with the 31st Supply Squadron's POL (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants) Flight, Aviano Air Base, Italy, checks the results of a ball on cylinder analysis through a microsocpe to determine lubrication properties of the fuel

STAFF Sergeant Phillip Altpeter, a Fuels SPECIALIST in the Aerospace F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rele... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Bracero, 31st SFS, Aviano AB, Italy, applies camo just prior to deploying to the field on day 4 of his Ground Combat Skills training, a week long training regiment consisting of 3 days of classroom work and 2 days in the field. Trainees receive instruction on land navigation, combat patrolling and field craft skills.USAF PHOTO by TSgt Dave Ahlschwede

AIRMAN 1ST Class Bracero, 31st SFS, Aviano AB, Italy, applies camo jus...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

The Honorable William Graves, Governor of Kansas, is greeted by MASTER Sergeant Rick Gaddy, Superintendent of the 31st Services Squadron Contingency Dormitory, during his visit to Aviano Air Base, Italy. Graves was here to visit the 184th Medical Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, Topeka, Kansas, deployed to Aviano for annual training. Guardsmen work side by side with the 31st Medical Group supporting the men and woman of the Aviano AB community

The Honorable William Graves, Governor of Kansas, is greeted by MASTER...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Staci Clapper, USAF Release S... More

Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company assault a suspect vehicle while conducting Special Tactics Assault Team (STAT) training during simulated hostage rescue operations. STAT is a highly trained, volunteer security force unit designed to act during high-risk operations. High-risk operations include resource recovery, anti-sniper actions, barricaded suspect apprehension, hostage rescue, counter-terrorist operations, and special event operations. The week long course involved joint training with the Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company, Italian Air Force personnel and USAF personnel assigned to the 31ST Security Forces Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy

Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company assault a suspe...

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

In MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System), and his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle at the ready, SENIOR AIRMAN Joseph Mattox, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, takes cover by an abandoned building while members of his fire team advance to clear the building. As part of Ground Combat Skills (GCS) training, the mission scenario is to move in and occupy a mock village, restore order and allow for peaceful elections. GCS is a weeklong training regiment consisting of three days of classroom work and two days in the field where trainees receive instruction on land navigation, combat patrolling and field craft skills

In MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System), and his Colt 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Dearl R. Stevens, a crew chief, 555th Fighter Squadron, marshals an F-16CG Fighting Falcon during Exercise LOCAL SALTY NATION, Aviano Air Base, Italy

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Dearl R. Stevens, a crew chief, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camer... More

A head-on view of an M939 A2, 5-ton truck aboard a rail car waiting to be off-loaded by personnel from the 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, at a rail yard in Herning, Denmark

A head-on view of an M939 A2, 5-ton truck aboard a rail car waiting to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Herning Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede Release Status: Released to Public C... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Rafael Marrero-Rivera, from the 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, carefully utilizes a compass to align a SATCOM satellite transmitter/receiver during set up at the initial site in Lemvig, Denmark TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2001

SENIOR AIRMAN Rafael Marrero-Rivera, from the 603rd Air Control Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2001 Base: Lemvig Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: T... More

Weather specialist, SENIOR AIRMAN Casey Gibbons, USAF, 31st Operations Support Squadron, Weather Flight, Aviano Air Base, Italy, completes a visual inspection of the sky and checks recent precipitation levels from the rain gauge

Weather specialist, SENIOR AIRMAN Casey Gibbons, USAF, 31st Operations...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL CAPTURE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Op... More

Technical Sergeant John Myers, USAF, 31st Security Forces, Aviano Air Base, Italy, follows Force Protection Charlie (FP CON Charlie) measures, checking personnel identifications of all inbound traffic. The base is now operating in FP CON Charlie in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001

Technical Sergeant John Myers, USAF, 31st Security Forces, Aviano Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release St... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, (left), USAF, and SSGT Christopher Haider, 39th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), conventional maintenance crewchiefs, and SSGT Jason Harre, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, conventional maintenance crewchief, Aviano Air Base, Italy, position MK-82 bombs on the munitions handling unit trailer for transport. The airmen are deployed to Incirlik in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, (left), USAF, and SSGT Christo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

STAFF Sergeant Jason Fountaine, USAF, an Aviation Sensors Journeyman, 31st Maintenance Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, performs routine maintenance on an 8mm Airborne Video Recorder, used to capture mission results, including information from the Heads-Up-Display (HUD)

STAFF Sergeant Jason Fountaine, USAF, an Aviation Sensors Journeyman, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release St... More

During a routine maintenance inspection, STAFF Sergeant Corey Dutton, USAF, an Aviation Sensors Journeyman, 31st Maintenance Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, replaces the shroud window that covers the video lens in the targeting pod

During a routine maintenance inspection, STAFF Sergeant Corey Dutton, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release St... More

A new "One plus One" dormitory goes up in the Aviano Air Base flightline area as Aviano 2000, a $535 million dollar NATO/USAF construction project, progress. This dormitory project consists of four 3-story buildings totaling over 148,000 square feet. These modern facilities will provide lodging for 408 enlisted personnel. The floor plan is based on the US Air Forces new 1+1 concept that provides individual sleeping quarters with a shared kitchen and bathroom. This construction initiative is greatly increasing the Aviano community "Quality of Life" as many new facilities are brought on line

A new "One plus One" dormitory goes up in the Aviano Air Base flightli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Rele... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Andy Tomalo, USAF, 31st Transportation Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, uses a hydraulic lift to raise a privately owned vehicle (POV) prior to performing a safety inspection. All vehicles must pass a yearly inspection in order to register them on the base

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Andy Tomalo, USAF, 31st Transportation Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Rele... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Cynthia Conteras, USAF, an Entry Controller, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, directs a vehicle over the Under Carriage Surveillance System (UCSS) at the Entry Control Point (ECP) to Aviano AB. The UCSS is an advanced camera system used to detect suspicious devices under vehicles. It is in use during the heightened awareness of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM continues

SENIOR AIRMAN Cynthia Conteras, USAF, an Entry Controller, 31st Securi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera ... More

Representative David L. Hobson, from Ohio, addresses a gathering of Aviano airmen. Rep Hobson led a five-person congressional delegation to learn more about the ongoing NATO construction project Aviano 2000 and other construction requirements at Aviano Air Base

Representative David L. Hobson, from Ohio, addresses a gathering of Av...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant George Fust, USAF, welcomes Congressman Robert E. Cramer, (center), Alabama, arriving at Aviano Air Base in the UH-60 Black Hawk. Representative David L. Hobson, Ohio, and his wife, standing to the right watch the proceedings. The delegation arrived to discuss the ongoing NATO construction project Aviano 2000 at the base

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant George Fust, USAF, welcomes Congressman ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Richard Hogan, Independent Duty Medical Technician, 31st Medical Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy, gives a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 351st Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 100th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, his annual influenza vaccination, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Richard Hogan, Independent Duty Medical Technici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Borgas International Airport Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Op... More

Using remote miniature video cameras members of the 31st Security Forces, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy perform Vehicle under-carriage inspections during the heightened force protection levels following the terrorist attacks on the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Only mission essential personnel were allowed on the base. All other facilities, to include the Base Exchange, Commissary, and Health and Wellness Center were closed

Using remote miniature video cameras members of the 31st Security Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release St... More

Sergeant (SGT) John Felton, (left), USA, and SPECIALIST (SPC) Martin Newberry, USA, 24th Aerial Delivery Support Detachment, prepare a Towed Howitzer (105mm) M119 A1/A2 to be picked up by a crane and onto a pallet

Sergeant (SGT) John Felton, (left), USA, and SPECIALIST (SPC) Martin N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A. Kuhta, USAF Release S... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Fagan, USAF, Computer Systems Apprentice, 31st Communications Squadron (CS), Aviano AB, Italy, inspects his computer for viruses and operational ability. Members of the 31st CS participated in a weeklong exercise to test their trouble-shooting and technical skills

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Fagan, USAF, Computer Systems Apprent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A. Kuhta, USAF Release S... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brandon Lindsay, USAF, historian, 31st Fighter Wing (FW), Aviano AB, Italy, consults a reference book as he researches aircraft images for an article. MSGT Lindsay is the sole military historian at Aviano, responsible for researching and writing annual reports and articles on American and Italian military activities over the years

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Brandon Lindsay, USAF, historian, 31st Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A. Kuhta, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Bliefnick, a SPECIALIST with the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy documents the changing of the Heads Up Display electronic unit, on a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, on the flight line at Zaragoza AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Bliefnick, a SPECIAL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB Italy, undergo routine maintenance, on the flight line at Zaragoza AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB Italy, delivers a burst from its 20mm cannon, during a strafing run over the Bardenas Range near Zaragoza AB, Spain. The aircraft carries an AIM-9 sidewinder test missile

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB Italy, delivers a burst from its 20mm cannon, during a strafing run over the Bardenas Range near Zaragoza AB, Spain

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB Italy, and two Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet aircraft fly a wing-to-wing formation over Zaragoza AB, Spain

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB Italy, and two Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet aircraft in flight near Zaragoza AB, Spain

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 510th F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

At the Air Mobility Command (AMC) terminal at Aviano Air Base, pets are handled carefully in shipping cages for their return to the states by SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Troy Lowe, from Detachment 3, 721st Air Mobility Operations Group (MOG)

At the Air Mobility Command (AMC) terminal at Aviano Air Base, pets ar...

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

A judge observes, while US Air Force (USAF) team members from the 603rd Air Control Squadron (ACS), Aviano Air Base, Italy, apply a bandage to a mock victim as part of the self aid and buddy care competition, part of exercise Combat Challenge

A judge observes, while US Air Force (USAF) team members from the 603r...

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

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 31st Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) don their Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) gear during the Nuclear Surety Inspection (NSI) Exercise at Aviano AB, Italy

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 31st Civil Engineering S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 31st Dental Squadron, perform oral surgery on patient, inside the Hospital at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy. Pictured left is Dr. Kyle Odom; USAF AIRMAN (AMN) Charles Crimson (right) and USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Irene Banda (patient)

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 31st Dental Squadron, pe...

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

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Osorio Ricardo (left) and USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Johnny Raguay, both assigned to the Vehicle Maintenance Flight, 31st Transportation Squadron work together to remove a generator from a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle inside the maintenance shop at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Osorio Ricardo (left) and USAF...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Sexton, 31st Communications Squadron (CS) operates a backhoe during a cable reconstruction project at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Sexton, 31st Comm...

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

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