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U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen hook a cargo pendant to a hovering MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, during a vertical replenishment operation onboard the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 off the coast of Australia's Queensland Region on June 27, 2005. Talisman Sabre is a U.S. Pacific Command exercise designed to train the U.S. Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian joint operation staff as a designated joint task force. The exercise will focus on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate AIRMAN Joshua LeGrand) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen hook a cargo pendant to a hovering MH-6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Joshua Legrand, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A left side view of an SH-2F Seasprite helicopter that crashed in San Diego Harbor. The helicopter is assigned to Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 33 (HSL-33)

A left side view of an SH-2F Seasprite helicopter that crashed in San ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Janine M. Tillinger Relea... More

An air to air right side view of a 20th Special Operations Squadron UH-1N Iroquois helicopter participating in exercise J-Catch, a rotary wing and fixed wing tactics development and capability evaluation

An air to air right side view of a 20th Special Operations Squadron UH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Frank J. Garzelnick Jr. Release Status: R... More

Lieutenant Commander Gregory Netzorg, left, a pilot, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1ST Class (AM1) Garland Hatley in the cockpit of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the combat stores ship USS SAN JOSE (AFS 7)

Lieutenant Commander Gregory Netzorg, left, a pilot, and Aviation Stru...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS San Jose (AFS 7) Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bob Weissleder Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A left side view of five AH-1G Cobra gunship helicopters in flight as a combined armament live fire exercise takes place during BRIGHT STAR '82. BRIGHT STAR involves troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman

A left side view of five AH-1G Cobra gunship helicopters in flight as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland ... More

A UH-1H Iroquois of the 24th Combat Aviation Battalion is offloaded from the cargo hold of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The helicopters is one of seven that were airlifted from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, to participate in exercises at Fort Irwin, California

A UH-1H Iroquois of the 24th Combat Aviation Battalion is offloaded fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Marshall Release Status: Re... More

Marines carry the casket of LT. Mark Adam Lange from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter after its arrival aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). LT. Lange was killed when his A-6 aircraft was shot down during a bombing raid over Lebanon

Marines carry the casket of LT. Mark Adam Lange from a CH-46 Sea Knigh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Little Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Private First Class 101st Aviation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, secures the tail rotors of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the conclusion of Exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. The helicopter will be disassembeld, washed, and loaded aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft for shipment back to the US

Private First Class 101st Aviation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Ronald J. Cavalier Release Status: ... More

Flight deck crewmen stand by after an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter lands aboard the amphibious transport dock USS SHREVEPORT (LPD 12) during Operation INTENSE LOOK

Flight deck crewmen stand by after an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Gulf Of Suez Scene Camera Operator: PHCM C. Pedrick Release Status: Rele... More

Crew members assist in refueling a Helicopter Anti-submarine Warfare Support Squadron 7 (HS-7) SH-3H Sea King helicopter hovering over the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Exact Date Shot Unknown

Crew members assist in refueling a Helicopter Anti-submarine Warfare S...

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

An SH-3H Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 (HS-7) prepares to land during flight operations aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

An SH-3H Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN David Carreras Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of Co. A, 4th Bn, Aviation Training Brigade, replace the main rotor blade assembly on a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during helicopter mechanic training at Yano Hall

Members of Co. A, 4th Bn, Aviation Training Brigade, replace the main ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Rucker State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC. 5 Frank M. Madarang Release Status: Release... More

Private (PVT) Joray Kaua, Company A, 4th Battalion, Aviation Training Brigade, adjusts the fitting clamp on the exhaust system of an OH-58A Kiowa helicopter as part of his training as a helicopter mechanic

Private (PVT) Joray Kaua, Company A, 4th Battalion, Aviation Training ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Rucker State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Frank M. Madarang, USA Release Status: Rele... More

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is silhouetted by the sun as it lifts off from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is silhouetted by the sun as it lifts off fro...

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

Aviation refueling crewmen refuel an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during flight operations

Aviation refueling crewmen refuel an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter aboard...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

UH-60A Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopters of the 17th Combat Aviation Company, 25th Aviation Brigade, take off after airlifting troops of the 1ST Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, to a landing zone during bilateral training Exercise ORIENT SHIELD

UH-60A Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopters of the 17th Combat Aviation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release... More

A 320th General Support Aviation Co. maintenance technician takes a break on top of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an international disaster relief effort following the eruption of a volcano. A British helicopter is on the flight line in the background

A 320th General Support Aviation Co. maintenance technician takes a br...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Palanquero Air Force Base Country: Colombia (COL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Edward Boyce Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A member of the 210th Combat Aviation Battalion discusses helicopter maintenance with a member of the Colombian air force during relief efforts for victims of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano eruption. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter is in the background

A member of the 210th Combat Aviation Battalion discusses helicopter m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Colombia (COL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Cornwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A right front view of an SH-2F Sea Sprite helicopter of Light Anti-submarine Squadron 34 (HSL-34) taking off from the stern of the guided missile cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG 48) during deck landing qualifications

A right front view of an SH-2F Sea Sprite helicopter of Light Anti-sub...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Yorktown (CG 48) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of a pararescue team leave an HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter to begin a search and rescue mission during Exercise Patriot Coyote

Members of a pararescue team leave an HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT COYOTE State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Staff Sgt. Steve Mcgill ... More

A Thai pararescuemen rappels from a hovering Sikorsky S-58T helicopter while while participating in a search and rescue operation during Exercise COBRA GOLD'87

A Thai pararescuemen rappels from a hovering Sikorsky S-58T helicopter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Rele... More

A member of the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum (AAHM) rigs his 16 mm motion picture camera to a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter in order to record recovery operations of an OA-10 PBY Catalina flying boat. The historic aircraft, which will be airlifted by an Alaska Army National Guard CH-54B Tahre, was abandoned by the Air Force after engine trouble forced it down at Dago Lake on September 30, 1947. Members of the AAHM plan to restore the aircraft and have it flying again sometime in the early 1990s

A member of the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum (AAHM) rigs his 16 mm ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: King Salmon State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin L. Bishop Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An Alaska Army National Guard CH-54B Tahre is escorted by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as the flying crane airlifts an OA-10 PBY Catalina flying boat during a recovery operation. The historic aircraft was abandoned by the Air Force after engine trouble forced it down at Dago Lake on September 30, 1947. Members of the Alaskan Aviation Heritage Museum, initiators of the recovery operation, plan to restore the aircraft and have it flying again sometime in the early 1990s

An Alaska Army National Guard CH-54B Tahre is escorted by a UH-60 Blac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: King Salmon State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin L. Bishop Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Persian Gulf. Aviation machinist's mates service an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH 3)

Persian Gulf. Aviation machinist's mates service an RH-53D Sea Stalli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HML/A-167) comes in to land aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) off the coast of Puerto Rico during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88

A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A plane director aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) signals to a helicopter on the ship's flight deck during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88

A plane director aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A crewman aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the Army's 214th Aviation Regiment surveys a portion of the more than one million acres burned by widespread forest fires in Yellowstone National Park. The helicopter and its crew are part of the joint milit

A crewman aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the Army's 214th Aviati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Soldiers of the 4th Bn., 87th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), move out of a landing zone as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Co. A, 53rd Aviation Bn., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), takes off behind them during the joint Australian/U.S. exercise Kangaroo '89

Soldiers of the 4th Bn., 87th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), move out o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '89 Base: Katherine Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) practice rope-descending techniques from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter positioned at the edge of the stern elevator of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopter is from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th MEU. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) practice rope...

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

Soldiers from the 1ST Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, stand by as an AH-64A Apache helicopter is pulled up the ramp onto a 439th Military Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft during Exercise Market Square III

Soldiers from the 1ST Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, stan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARKET SQUARE III Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Op... More

STAFF SGT. Jim Kemplin, left, of the 1352nd Audiovisual Squadron videotapes the crew chief of a Co. A, 1ST Bn., 228th Aviation Regt., UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter as he signs for fuel during operations in support of Operation Just Cause

STAFF SGT. Jim Kemplin, left, of the 1352nd Audiovisual Squadron video...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Ken Hammond Release Status: Releas... More

Accompanied by an instructor, an undergraduate helicopter training student pilots his UH-1H Iroquois helicopter during a training flight near Fort Rucker. As the center of Army aviation, Fort Rucker produces hundreds of aviation course graduates each year. While the majority of these students are soldiers, approximately 50 are Air Force personnel

Accompanied by an instructor, an undergraduate helicopter training stu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Alabama(AL) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael J. Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A helicopter crewman helps a soldier carry a fuel hose into a field beside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Operation Just Cause. Both soldiers are from 1ST Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment

A helicopter crewman helps a soldier carry a fuel hose into a field be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Base: David Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

STAFF SGT. Jim Kemplin of the 1352nd Audiovisual Squadron heads for the open door of a Co. A, 1ST Bn., 228th Aviation Regt., UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter after videotaping support operations near Howard Air Force Base during Operation Just Cause

STAFF SGT. Jim Kemplin of the 1352nd Audiovisual Squadron heads for th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Villagers watch a 53rd Aviation Battalion UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter as it prepares to land with a delivery of supplies. Military personnel from the United States and other nations are providing such services to the islands of Upolu and Savaii as part of disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Cyclone Ofa

Villagers watch a 53rd Aviation Battalion UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Western Samoa (ESM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James M. Bowman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of 4th Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), are, transported over the Thai countryside aboard UH-1H Iroquois helicopters from the 53rd Aviation Battalion during the combined Thai/U.S. exercise Cobra Gold '90

Members of 4th Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), are, transporte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 Base: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Aviation Technician 3rd Class Tom Schmitt checks the rigging of the AQS-14 minehunting system as its sonar device is towed by a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during operations off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The system is being used to locate inert mines planted by U.S. forces as part of a minehunting exercise during Operation Desert Shield

Aviation Technician 3rd Class Tom Schmitt checks the rigging of the AQ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Flight deck crewmen use an MD-3A tow tractor to move a Marine Corps AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11) during Operation Desert Storm

Flight deck crewmen use an MD-3A tow tractor to move a Marine Corps AH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Marines from Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) refuel a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at the Jubail Naval Airport during Operation Desert Storm.

Marines from Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) refuel a Marine Medium ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. H. Gray Release Status: Released to ... More

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division inspect an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind-D assault helicopter abandoned during Operation Desert Storm.

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division inspect an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean Wagner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Navy aviators taking part in the Naval Aviation Water Survival Training Program (NAWSTP) are lowered underwater in the multi-placed underwater egress device, a machine which simulates a downed and flooded helicopter

Navy aviators taking part in the Naval Aviation Water Survival Trainin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT R. Paul Borthwick Release S... More

A UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter lifts off as the 82nd Aviation Brigade relocates in the desert during Operation Desert Shield.

A UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter lifts off as the 82nd Aviat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Kern Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Members of the Army National Guard from five states combined to form a Round Out Unit specializing in Aviation Depot Maintenance. The Army National Guard team trained soldiers from the 4th Aviation, Fort Carson, Colorado, on the techniques of shrink wrapping helicopters. The wrapping protects the helicopters from corrosion during shipping

Members of the Army National Guard from five states combined to form a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNISOM II Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Mossman Release Status: Released to Publi... More

The aircrew members from the US Army, A Company, 7th Battalion, 1ST Aviation Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Katterbach, Germany, performs a preflight inspection on the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter before their mission at Camp Able Sentry II

The aircrew members from the US Army, A Company, 7th Battalion, 1ST Av...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMSE Base: Camp Able Sentry State: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Russ Pollanen Rele... More

The aircrew members from the US Army's, A Company, 7th Battalion, 1ST Aviation Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Katterbach Germany, performing a preflight inspection on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with United Nation's designations prior to their mission at Camp Able Sentry II

The aircrew members from the US Army's, A Company, 7th Battalion, 1ST ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Camp Able Sentry State: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Russ Pollanen Rel... More

Aviation Boatswain Mate (aircraft handling) First Class (ABH1) Ralph Johnson signals to a Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra helicopter he is clear for flight after the helo lifted off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS ESSEX (LHD-2) during Marine assault exercises off the beach of Camp Pendleton, Calif

Aviation Boatswain Mate (aircraft handling) First Class (ABH1) Ralph J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Bm2 Michael J. Rodriguez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Members from Alpha Company, 2/228th Aviation Battalion "Winged Warriors," Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and C-5 loadmasters from 349th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Air Mobility Wing, download one of several UH-1-H "Iroquois" from the forward cargo ramp of the "City of Vallejo"

Members from Alpha Company, 2/228th Aviation Battalion "Winged Warrior...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

A US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter makes an approach to the flight deck during deck landing qualifications. 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 makes an approach to the flight de...

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

Aviation Boatswains Mate Third Class Curtis Rowe directs a Marine helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 toward the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) flight deck during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97 taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton. KERNEL BLITZ is a biannual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Aviation Boatswains Mate Third Class Curtis Rowe directs a Marine heli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nac) Stephen Batiz, USN Release Status: Released to Publ... More

An Army CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard prepares to land at the lower landing zone to drop off A-10 recovery team members

An Army CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation,...

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

An Army CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, prepares to pick up members of the A-10 recovery team who have been searching the slopes for debris from the crashed aircraft

An Army CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation,...

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

Army National Guard, STAFF SGT. Gregory L. Stalker, a CH-47 Chinook flight engineer from Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation, Davenport, Iowa, watches as a load of construction materials are lowered from the helicopter to the site at Malali. The 106th is participating, as part of Combined Task Force Falcon in this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

Army National Guard, STAFF SGT. Gregory L. Stalker, a CH-47 Chinook fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malali Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. G. M. Kobashigawa Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

SSG Rene Torres, a flight engineer with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, with fire extinguisher in hand, checks engine startup on his CH-47 helicopter prior to its trip to Gold Dust Peak and the A-10 crash site

SSG Rene Torres, a flight engineer with Detachment 1, Company G, 140th...

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

After being dropped off at the "Hook" landing zone by a CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, the A-10 recovery team members face an 800 foot climb and a 2,000 foot traverse to the debris fields

After being dropped off at the "Hook" landing zone by a CH-47 helicopt...

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

While a UH-1N helicopter sits on the ground (left), a CH-47 (upper right) from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard returns with a Mark V Zodiac boat suspended by cables. The boat was used by Navy personnel to search the lakes around Gold Dust Peak for the missing bombs from the A-10 that crashed

While a UH-1N helicopter sits on the ground (left), a CH-47 (upper rig...

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

An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter from Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Davenport, Iowa sits on the ramp at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, Guyana. The plane is prepared for loading on a C-5 and then transported back to its home base in the United States. The Chinook was in Guyana to support New Horizon '97, the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter from De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Cheddi Jagan Intl Airport State: Temehri Country: French Guiana (GUF) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. G.M... More

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Edgar Corley performs an ordnance systems check on an SH-60B Seahawk from Anti-Submarine Helicopter Squadron Eleven (HS-11) aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and HS-11 are conducting operations in support of Operation Southern Watch

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Edgar Corley performs an ordnance syste...

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

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator 1ST Class James Stephens mans a .50-caliber machine gun during a training mission aboard an SH-60 Sea Hawk Anti-submarine helicopter launched from the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator 1ST Class James Stephens mans...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Christopher G. Ware Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Navy Aviation Electrician Third Class (Air Crew) Carlotta A. Gallo, from Helicopter Squadron HC-5 "Providers," during preflight procedures on board the Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship, USNS KILAUEA (T-AE 26), in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up

US Navy Aviation Electrician Third Class (Air Crew) Carlotta A. Gallo,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Kilauea (T-AE 26) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Aw) Gloria J. Barry, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

A vertical reenlistment poster depicting a nondescript background and in the foreground a head-on view of an UH-60Q MEDEVAC helicopter. Across the top of the field,"UNITED STATES ARMY, AIR AMBULANCE DETACHMENT, NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER AND FORT IRWIN."In the lower left corner is a circular seal depicting an American Eagle over a red cross on a white field and encircling the rim is,"U.S. ARMY AIR AMBULANCE DETACHMENT FORT IRWIN, UT ALII VIVANT (That Others May Live)."

A vertical reenlistment poster depicting a nondescript background and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Michael Grif... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers attending the Military District of Washington (MDW), 12th Aviation Battalion, Air Assault School, repel from a helicopter during training conducted at Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

US Army (USA) Soldiers attending the Military District of Washington (...

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

US Army Captain P. Lain Hancock, Commander of C Company, 1ST Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1ST Cavalry Division, Texas, looks down from the cockpit of his AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter. CPT Hancock is pictured during a refueling and reloading stop at the Dalton/Henson Range Complex at Fort Hood, Texas, during an annual aerial gunnery exercise. (Duplicate image, see also DASD0306784 or search 990915A4980V030)

US Army Captain P. Lain Hancock, Commander of C Company, 1ST Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Christopher J. Varville, CIV Release Status: Released... More

Medium shot. A local man waits for the signal from STAFF Sergeant Greg Sanford, an Aerial GUNNER assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron at Keflavik, Iceland, to help unload tents for the people in the town of Machanga, South of Beira, Mozambique. To date, Joint Special Operations Task Force aircraft, participating in Operation Atlas Response, have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations

Medium shot. A local man waits for the signal from STAFF Sergeant Greg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Mechanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries Release St... More

On the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), Aviation Storekeeper AIRMAN (AKA) Robert Ibarra from San Antonio, Texas and Storekeeper Third Class (SK) Dasilva Leandro from Rio de Janiro, Brazil, hook empty cargo nets to a CH-46 "Sea Knight" helicopter during a vertical replenishment at sea (VERTREP)

On the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), Aviation Storekeeper AIRMAN (AKA) Rober...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Winston C. Pitman, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Aviation Ordnanceman (AO2) Trace and Aviation Ordnanceman (AO3) Ray Lomba of attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five (EOD MU5) prepare to jump from a helicopter with 40 pounds of C-4 explosives

Aviation Ordnanceman (AO2) Trace and Aviation Ordnanceman (AO3) Ray Lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Alex Witte, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator Second Class Brett Ekert prepares to fire a M2-40 20mm mounted rifle from a SH-60F Carrier-Based LAMPS Antisubmarine Warfare Helicopter, from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Seven (HS-7), "Dusty Dogs", which is based on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) while supporting Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of OSW. OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator Second Class Brett Ekert prepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Christopher B. Stoltz, USN Release Status: Rele... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Christopher Halcomb directs the landing of a CH-53 E Sea Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of USS Essex (LHD 2) for Deck Landing Qualifications (DLQs) during Blue-Green Workups. Testing their rapid response, Blue-Green Workups are a series of training exercises designed to solidify the working relationship of Sailors and Marines during an Amphibious Ready Group deployment

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Christopher Halcomb directs the la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Third Class Tracey Hoff from Windthorst, Texas, washes the side of an SH-60H Seahawk from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Seven (HS-7), "Dusty Dogs", on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as part of a routine maintenance to prevent corrosion build up on the aircraft. The saltry enviornment of the Arabian Gulf puts a lot of stress on aircraft as salt breaks down the integrity of the paints used to protect the aircraft. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq

Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Third Class Tracey Hoff from Windtho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 H. Dwain Willis, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from A Company 3-158th Aviation Battalion, Giebelstadt, Germany, come in for a landing to bring in more security troops and supplies near 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 exercise involves over 34 aircraft and 1,100 ...

Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from A Company 3-158th Aviation Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from A Company 3-158th Aviation Battalion, Giebelstadt, Germany, come in for a landing to bring... More

An aerial photograph of Marbo Annex on the island of Guam taken from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-463, Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Marbo Annex was used as a landing zone during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

An aerial photograph of Marbo Annex on the island of Guam taken from a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

After a successful "rescue" by Special Forces from Operational Detachment Alpha 954, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, West Virginia Army National Guard of "captive" aircrew members, an MH-47E Chinook helicopter is brought in to evacuate them from the "terrorist" camp. The MH-47E is crewed by Company "B," 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operation Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The event is part of exercise WHITETAIL 2001

After a successful "rescue" by Special Forces from Operational Detachm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Whitetail 2001 State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Pagel, USAF ... More

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1ST Class of Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14, Chargers, performs daily maintenance on the rear rotary blades of his SH-60 Seahawk helicopter. Inspecting for items like damaged or missing parts and corrosion prior to takeoff ensures in-flight problems are kept to a minimum

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1ST Class of Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PH3 John E. Wo... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Robert Dashiell, left and SPECIALIST First Class (SFC) Scott Ellis, from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), hookup a pair of M-149 400-gallon "Water Buffalos" to a hovering CH-47 Chinook helicopter, at the V.C. Bird International Airport, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Robert Dashiell, left and SPECIALIST Firs...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele... More

US Army (USA) crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), performs maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the V.C. Bird International Airport, in support of the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX), on the island of Antiqua

US Army (USA) crewmembers from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Rele... More

Crew members assigned to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard (ANG), make room for cots on board, during the Tradewinds 2002 Field Training Exercise (FTX)

Crew members assigned to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Joseph Bonet, CIV Release Status: Re... More

A view inside the cockpit of a US Army (USA) CH-47 "Chinook" helicopter from B/Company, 159th Aviation Battalion, showing the Pilot and Co-pilot manning their positions during a mission in Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A view inside the cockpit of a US Army (USA) CH-47 "Chinook" helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Damon Howe 7-101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Aviation Battalion, mans the door gunners position aboard a USA CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, during a mission over the mountains of Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Damon Howe 7-101st Airborne Division (A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Released to Publ... More

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron772 (HMH-772) attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) Aviation Combat Element (ACE) lands on a field, providing troop transportation and close air support during a long-range raid

At Fort Benning, Georgia, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed... More

Soldiers move board a Swiss Air Force AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the Heritage Drop Zone near Klina, Kosovo, after an airborne assault, in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN II

Soldiers move board a Swiss Air Force AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN II Base: Heritage Drop Zone State: Kosovo Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ryan C. Creel, USA Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache and AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters from the 101st Aviation Battalion, sit at sunrise on the flight line Udaire Airfield, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache and AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

The wreckage of a US Army (USA) OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter assigned to V Corps, 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment, at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shell, in Central Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The wreckage of a US Army (USA) OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, prepare to rearm a USA AH-64 Apache helicopter, as the aircraft lands following a mission flown to destroy numerous surface-to-air threats located in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Helicopter Pilot is lifted out of the pool in a simulated helicopter rescue at the Aviation Survival Training Center (ASTC) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC). Pilots are required to qualify in aviation water survival training every four years

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Helicopter Pilot is lifted out of the pool in...

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 MAW Scene Camera Operator: C... More

A US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk), Alpha Company (A CO), 4th Battalion, 123 Aviation Regiment (4/123 AVN), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), lands at a Yukon Territory drop zone (DZ) during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training as a part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It 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 Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National Guard units are participating in...

A US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk), Alpha Company (A CO), 4t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk), Alpha Company (A CO), 4th Battalion, 123 Aviation Regiment (4/123 AVN), Fort Wainw... More

A US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter, Alpha Company (A CO), 4th Battalion, 123 Aviation Regiment (4/123 AVN), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK), approaches a Yukon Territory drop zone (DZ) during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training as a part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It 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 Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National Guard units are...

A US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter, Alpha Company...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Army (USA) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter, Alpha Company (A CO), 4th Battalion, 123 Aviation Regiment (4/123 AVN),... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), take a break in the shade as a USMC AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 (HMM-226) (Reinforced), the aviation combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), provides overhead cover near the village of Zamburay, Afghanistan during Operation Thunder Road. The Operation is the last combat operation undertaken by the MEU during its four-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Battalion Landing Team ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zamburay State: Oruzgan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC ... More

A Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG) 2nd Battalion (BN), 135th Aviation Regiment (2/135th) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) utility helicopter lifts a sling loaded Container Express (CONEX) pallet of medical supplies to be transported to New Amsterdam, Berbice District, Guyana (GUY), from Camp Stephenson, Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD) District, GUY, as part of a Operation NEW HORIZONS 2004. This operation is a four-month joint service training exercise being held in Guyana by elements of the US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and the Guyana Defense Force (GDF), and it involves combined teams of US and GDF military personnel working on several construction projects and two Medical...

A Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG) 2nd Battalion (BN), 135th Avia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG) 2nd Battalion (BN), 135th Aviation Regiment (2/135th) UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) utili... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Structural Mechanic First Class (AM1) John Kimble, assigned to the Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Six (HC-6), uses the firemans carry to evacuate USN Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Jeremy Farmer, during urban assault and combat Search And Rescue (SAR) training with USN SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) team members at Fort Knox, Kentucky (KY). AM1 Kimble is armed with a 5.56 mm M4 carbine

US Navy (USN) Aviation Structural Mechanic First Class (AM1) John Kimb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw/Sw) Steven Harbour, Usn Release Status: Rel... More

US Navy (USN) SENIOR CHIEF Aviation Structural Mechanic (AMCS) Ray Adams (right), Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11), receives supplies aboard a US Navy (USN) MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter for delivery to the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Helicopters assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) are conducting humanitarian operations in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia

US Navy (USN) SENIOR CHIEF Aviation Structural Mechanic (AMCS) Ray Ada...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jordon R. Beesley, Usn Release Status: Release... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Machinist's Mate AIRMAN (AD) Gillies, right, aboard the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), speaks with the pilots of his MH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter, while flying water and relief supplies to Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia (IDN), in support of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE

US Navy (USN) Aviation Machinist's Mate AIRMAN (AD) Gillies, right, ab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Major Command Shown: CVN-72 Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, Usn Release... More

STAFF SGT. Chris A. Boschert, a CH-47 crew chief from B Company, 7/158th Aviation Company, Kansas City, MO, monitors pre-flight checks prior to his helicopter's participation in HUMVEE sling load training, conducted by the U.S. Army Reserves 401st Chemical Company from Boston, MS, at Fort McCoy Airfield. This is one of many activities in support of Operation Red Dragon, a joint civilian-military exercise to test coordinated response to a simulated nuclear and chemical bomb attack at Fort McCoy, WI, from 23 June 2005, to 24 June 2005. (PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Brian D. Lehnhardt)(Released)

STAFF SGT. Chris A. Boschert, a CH-47 crew chief from B Company, 7/158...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR S... More

CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) Josh De Land, a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter pilot assigned to the 1-114th Aviation Battalion (ABN), Arkansas Army National Guard (ARARNG), waits for clearance to takeoff on a mission in support of Exercise PATRIOT 05, from Volk Field, Wisconsin (WI). (A3603)

CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2) Josh De Land, a UH-1 Iroquois helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brian E. Christiansen, USAF Release Status:... More

An AH-1 Iroquois helicopter assigned to the 1-114th Aviation Battalion (ABN), Arkansas Army National Guard (ARARNG), lifts-off from Volk Field, Wisconsin (WI), on a mission in support of Exercise PATRIOT 05. (A3603)

An AH-1 Iroquois helicopter assigned to the 1-114th Aviation Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brian E. Christiansen, USAF Release Status:... More

US Army (USA) National Guardsman SPECIALIST (SPC) Shawn Turner, from 1ST Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, Mobile, Alabama (AL), loads a bag of ice on board USA UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Mississippi (MS), in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort

US Army (USA) National Guardsman SPECIALIST (SPC) Shawn Turner, from 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jerry Morris... More

A US Maine Cops (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight, Maine Medium Helicopte Squadon 262 (Reinfoced) (HMM-262), Aviation Combat Element (ACE), 31st Maine Expeditionay Unit (MEU), Maine Cops Ai Station (MCAS) New Rive, Noth Caolina (NC), and a US Navy (USN) Landing Caft Ai Cushion (LCAC), Assault Caft Unit 5 (ACU-5) Detachment Westen Pacific, Maine Cops Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, Califonia (CA), conduct a simultaneous landing of toops and amoed vehicles duing an Amphibious Landing Execise (PHIBLEX) at Tenate beach. The annual bilateal Republic of the Philippines and United States execise is designed to impove inteopeability, incease eadiness and continue pofessional...

A US Maine Cops (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight, Maine Medium Helicopte Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced) (HMM-262), Aviation Combat Elemen... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallions helicopters assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) (Reinforced) prepare to lift off from the flight deck of the USN Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2) to survey damage caused by a landslide on the Island of Leyte, Philippines, as part of the relief effort being conducted at the request of the Philippine government

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallions helicopters assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Marvin E. Thompson Jr, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator AIRMAN (AWAN) Courtney Luckerson, assigned to the Blackhawks (Black Hawk) of Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15 (HM-15), prepares to connect a marker float onto a sweep wire on the MK-103 Mechanical Minesweeping System, during an aerial mine sweeping mission, onboard a US Marine Corps (USMC) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, conducted over the Arabian Sea

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator AIRMAN (AWAN) Courtney...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael J. Sandberg, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Army (USA) Task Force (TF) No Mercy (TFNM), Bravo Company (B Co), 1ST Battalion (BN), 207th Aviation Regiment (1/207th AVN), 101st Airborne Division (ABN) UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopter prepares to land to pick-up USA 1ST Brigade, 1ST Armored Division (AD), Soldiers who are participating in an air assault combat patrol in Tall Afar, Ninawa Province (Al-Jazeera Desert area), Iraq (IRQ), conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Task Force (TF) No Mercy (TFNM), Bravo Company (B Co),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tall Afar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Army (USA) UH-60L Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter from Alpha Company, 78th Aviation Battalion, takes off from the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), during a joint training evolution conducted with the ship underway in the Western Pacific Ocean

US Army (USA) UH-60L Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter from Alpha Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: Josn (Sw) Marc Rockwell-Pate Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A U.S. Army UH-60"Blackhawk"from 2nd Aviation Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, lands on the flight deck of the USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG-54) during Deck Landing Qualifications (DLQ), 50 miles off the coast of Korea on March 27, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Christopher Kaufmann) (Released)

A U.S. Army UH-60"Blackhawk"from 2nd Aviation Battalion, 2nd Infantry ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE Base: USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: USNFK Scene Camera O... More

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