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The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) International Honor Guard participates in opening ceremonies for REFORGER/AUTUMN FORGE '83. A NATO E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft is in the background

The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) International Honor Guard...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER/AUTUMN FORGE '83 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera O... More

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) James G. Roche addresses members of the 552nd Air Control Wing (ACW) and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) crews during a troop call at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. SECAF Roche traveled to Tinker specifically to thank the AWACS community and NATO crews for the long hours and hard work they've put in for homeland security. The NATO AWACS crews, composed of twelve participating nations, deployed to the United States the first week of October 2001, from their home base in Geilenkirchen, Germany for Operation EAGLE ASSIST in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. They brought seven E-3A Sentry aircraft...

Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) James G. Roche addresses members of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) James G. Roche addresses members of the 552nd Air Control Wing (ACW) and members of the North... More

FOB Aktion provides AWACS support to Ukrainian crisis

FOB Aktion provides AWACS support to Ukrainian crisis

Lt. Col. Panos "Dragon" Drakopoulos, Forward Operating Base Aktion commander, marshals in a NATO AWACS May 20, 2014, at the E-3A Component’s FOB in Greece. With the runway closure at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen... More

A participant from the 9th annual Glider Flight Youth

A participant from the 9th annual Glider Flight Youth

A participant from the 9th annual Glider Flight Youth Camp poses for a photo July 8, 2014, while sitting in the flight deck of an E-3A during a visit to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.

First Lt Jessica Trawick in action while evaluator

First Lt Jessica Trawick in action while evaluator

First Lt Jessica Trawick in action while evaluator Capt. Wilhem Berthold looks over her shoulder. (Photo by Capt. André Bongers)

Andreas Lamp, an electronic-warfare operator, discusses

Andreas Lamp, an electronic-warfare operator, discusses

Andreas Lamp, an electronic-warfare operator, discusses the capabilities of the ‘Jamkite’ with Capt. Per Sigurd Dvergsdal April 2, 2014, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st Air Refueling Wing is pushed back to the flight line at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 12, 2019. Approximately 50 members from the 121st were i... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Gilbert, a boom

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Gilbert, a boom

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Gilbert, a boom operator with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, operates the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission with NATO AWACS aircraft over Northern Europe... More

Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft on static display in support of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT) Seminar held at Langley Air Force, Virginia. The SACLANT Seminar was attended by 100 delegates from 18 countries, the purpose was to bring NATO leaders together to discuss issues from a Maritime and North American perspective and give leaders a hands on opportunity

Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft on static display...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J... More

E-3A Component personnel pose for a group photo prior

E-3A Component personnel pose for a group photo prior

E-3A Component personnel pose for a group photo prior to the launch of E-3A tail-number 455 on May 8, 2014, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Andrea Hohenforst)

Personnel from Forward Operating Base Konya, Turkey,

Personnel from Forward Operating Base Konya, Turkey,

Personnel from Forward Operating Base Konya, Turkey, tow a NATO AWACS into position.

A NATO AWACS from the E-3A Component takes off Nov.

A NATO AWACS from the E-3A Component takes off Nov.

A NATO AWACS from the E-3A Component takes off Nov. 20, 2013, from Forward Operating Location Ørland, Norway. Three E-3As and 93 Component members, along with two KC-135s and 27 airmen from the Ohio Air Nationa... More

A Swedish JAS-39 Gripen prepares to take on fuel from

A Swedish JAS-39 Gripen prepares to take on fuel from

A Swedish JAS-39 Gripen prepares to take on fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker during the Arctic Challenge exercise Sept. 20, 2013, over Norway. Sweden and other members of the Nordic Defense Coope... More

Approximately 50 Airmen from the 121st ARW traveled

Approximately 50 Airmen from the 121st ARW traveled

Approximately 50 Airmen from the 121st ARW traveled to Geilenkirchen, Germany for two weeks to fulfill the Air National Guard refueling mission supporting the NATO E-3A AWACS component. (Air National Guard phot... More

Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft on static display in support of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT) Seminar held at Langley Air Force, Virginia. The SACLANT Seminar was attended by 100 delegates from 18 countries, the purpose was to bring NATO leaders together to discuss issues from a Maritime and North American perspective and give leaders a hands on opportunity

Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft on static display...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brad Walker (foreground left) Surveillance Operator assigned aboard a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft, is congratulated by USAF Major General (MGEN) Gary Winterberger, AWACS Component Commander, for accomplishments on missions flown in support of Operation EAGLE ASSIST. Also pictured is USAF General (GEN) Joseph W. Ralston, Supreme Allied Commander Europe; and The Honorable Nicholas Burns, US Ambassador to NATO

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brad Walker (foreground left...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGLE ASSIST Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Chadwick J. Eirin... More

The crewmember of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft are congratulated by NATO General Council member for accomplishments on missions flown in support of Operation EAGLE ASSIST. NATO members include Italian Navy Admiral (ADM) Venturoni (right), Chairman, NATO Military Committee; The Honorable Nicholas Burns, US Ambassador to NATO; and British Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary-General

The crewmember of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) E-3A Sen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGLE ASSIST Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Chadwick J. Eirin... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and Norwegian Minister of Defense Mrs. Kristin Krohn Devold, applaud the audience during an awards ceremony for the NATO E-3A AWACS Component at Geinlenkirchen Air Base, Germany, on June 7, 2002. During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the effort the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Stefan Miller) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stefan Miller, Nato Release... More

Quality assurance, US Air Force Photo

Quality assurance, US Air Force Photo

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Biery, a quality assurance inspector for the E-3A Component Logistics Wing, overlooks maintenance personnel and crew chiefs as they prepare an AWACS for takeoff March 14, 2013, a... More

Maintenance personnel from the E-3A Component take

Maintenance personnel from the E-3A Component take

Maintenance personnel from the E-3A Component take a close look at the rotodome on a NATO AWACS while deployed to Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va., for COMPTUEX.

A NATO AWACS takes-off Aug. 4, 2014, at Forward Operating

A NATO AWACS takes-off Aug. 4, 2014, at Forward Operating

A NATO AWACS takes-off Aug. 4, 2014, at Forward Operating Base Trapani, Italy, to fly a mission as part of the Alliance’s efforts to monitor the crisis in Ukraine.

NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System

NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System

NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) LX-N 90443 practices approaches under supervision of the 424th Air Base Squadron Control Tower on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 6, 2015. The E-3A... More

Approximately 50 Airmen from the 121st ARW traveled

Approximately 50 Airmen from the 121st ARW traveled

Approximately 50 Airmen from the 121st ARW traveled to Geilenkirchen, Germany for two weeks to fulfill the Air National Guard refueling mission supporting the NATO E-3A AWACS component. (Air National Guard phot... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, addresses an assembly of NATO E-3A AWACS Component personnel June 7, 2002, at Geinlenkirchen Air Base, Germany. During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the effort the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. He also awarded the Component the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their contributions. (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Stefan Miller) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, addresses ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stefan Miller, Nato Release... More

NATO international civilians at E-3A Component exemplify diversity and professionalism

NATO international civilians at E-3A Component exemplify diversity and...

An E-3A aircraft technician works on an engine while deployed to Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force.

Several NATO AWACS sit on the fligtline at Forward

Several NATO AWACS sit on the fligtline at Forward

Several NATO AWACS sit on the fligtline at Forward Operating Base Konya, Turkey, after the runway closure at the E-3A Component’s main operating base in Germany.

Tech. Sgt. Pete Demkow, the Aerial Port Operations

Tech. Sgt. Pete Demkow, the Aerial Port Operations

Tech. Sgt. Pete Demkow, the Aerial Port Operations section chief, adjusts a tow strap prior to loading cargo Aug. 1, 2014, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.

View from the "empty" flight deck. (Photo by Capt.

View from the "empty" flight deck. (Photo by Capt.

View from the "empty" flight deck. (Photo by Capt. A. Bongers)

E-3A tail-number 455 takes-off May 8, 2014, from NATO

E-3A tail-number 455 takes-off May 8, 2014, from NATO

E-3A tail-number 455 takes-off May 8, 2014, from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Andrea Hohenforst) via DVIDS

Senior Master Sgt. Corena L. Grey-Kannegaard was issued

Senior Master Sgt. Corena L. Grey-Kannegaard was issued

Senior Master Sgt. Corena L. Grey-Kannegaard was issued the E-3A Component’s 20,000th identification card Aug. 9, 2013, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.

Two Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripens fly above Bodø

Two Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripens fly above Bodø

Two Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripens fly above Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013. The aircraft are on station in support of the Arctic Challenge exercise 2013 (ACE-13). ACE-13 is a combined exercise... More

NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System

NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System

NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) LX-N 90443 flies above Chièvres Air Base as it practices approaches under supervision of the 424th Air Base Squadron Control Tower on Chièvres Air Ba... More

Col. Frank Samuelson (third from the right), Lt. Col

Col. Frank Samuelson (third from the right), Lt. Col

Col. Frank Samuelson (third from the right), Lt. Col Uwe Schulz (third from the left) and other key personnel in the runway restoration project cut a ribbon Sept. 22, 2014, during a ceremony to mark the complet... More

2017 Allied Command Operations Military Member of the Year Awards

2017 Allied Command Operations Military Member of the Year Awards

upreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, and Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL), Command Sergeant Major Davor Petek, present U.S. Air Force Captain Amanda Zenner with the ACO M... More

Children from the Caritas Heimverbund Kreis Heinsberg

Children from the Caritas Heimverbund Kreis Heinsberg

Children from the Caritas Heimverbund Kreis Heinsberg watch a demonstration by the Civil Guard and their specially trained working dogs during a visit to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, Dec. 18, 2014. The... More

An E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)

An E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)

An E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st Air Refueling Wing over Northern Europe on Nov. 14, 2019. Three 121st KC-135s, their air crews and... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Krista Guillotte, a boom

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Krista Guillotte, a boom

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Krista Guillotte, a boom operator with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, prepares for flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 12, 2019. Approxim... More

A NATO crew trains on an E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system(AWACS) aircraft simulator

A NATO crew trains on an E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control syst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nato Air Base, Geilenkirchen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

The pilot and co-pilot of an E-3A AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft work on flight procedures in a simulator

The pilot and co-pilot of an E-3A AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nato Air Base, Geilenkirchen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), shakes hands with U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Luis Martinez, following an awards ceremony for the NATO E-3A AWACS Component at Geinlenkirchen Air Base, Germany, on June 7, 2002. During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the efforts the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Stefan Miller) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stefan Miller, Nato Release... More

NATO AWACS participates in one of Europe’s largest air show

NATO AWACS participates in one of Europe’s largest air show

A NATO AWACS from the E-3A Component sits on the flightline after arrival Aug. 2, 2013, at Kecskemét, Hungary. The Component was in Kecskemét to participate in the 10th International Air Show and Military Displ... More

More than 350 children and their teachers pose for

More than 350 children and their teachers pose for

More than 350 children and their teachers pose for a group photo with Maj. Gen. Andrew Mueller, E-3A Component commander, Dec. 6, 2013, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. (Photo by Andrea Hohenforst)

Component, Tri-border community makes donation to local animal shelter

Component, Tri-border community makes donation to local animal shelter

Melissa Busta presents a check to Arjen Hilhorst. Busta raised 1,500 euros and gathered four car loads of items for the Dierenbescherming Limburg.

A rear view of a parked E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft. The E-3A is the first aircraft system that NATO has owned and operated

A rear view of a parked E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control syste...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nato Air Base, Geilenkirchen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

A NATO crew trains on an E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system(AWACS) aircraft simulator

A NATO crew trains on an E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control syst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nato Air Base, Geilenkirchen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

A front view of a parked E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system(AWACS) aircraft. The E-3A is the first aircraft system that NATO has owned and operated

A front view of a parked E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control syst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nato Air Base, Geilenkirchen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Todd Howard, USAF, eases the refueling boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker into an E-3 Sentry AWACS receptacle during an aerial refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. A1C Howard, a boom operator with the 349th Air Refueling Squadron, deployed with about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. The McConnell active duty personnel join the primarily Air National Guard flying and maintenance operations here. The group flies aerial refueling missions in support of NATO Operation JOINT FORGE, refueling US and NATO aircraft, ...

AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Todd Howard, USAF, eases the refueling boom of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Airman 1st Class (A1C) Todd Howard, USAF, eases the refueling boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker into an E-3 Sentry AWACS receptacl... More

Norwegian Air Force Colonel (COL) Roy Olsen (left), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) deployed detachment commander escorts Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) James G. Roche on a tour of the NATO ramp at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. SECAF Roche traveled to Tinker specifically to thank the AWACS community and NATO crews for the long hours and hard work they've put in for homeland security. The NATO AWACS crews, composed of twelve participating nations, deployed to the United States the first week of October 2001, from their home base in Geilenkirchen, Germany for Operation EAGLE ASSIST in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. They brought seven...

Norwegian Air Force Colonel (COL) Roy Olsen (left), North Atlantic Tre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Norwegian Air Force Colonel (COL) Roy Olsen (left), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne Warning and Control Syste... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, takes time out to greet personnel assigned to the NATO E-3A AWACS Component at Geinlenkirchen Air Base, Germany, on June 7, 2002. During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the efforts the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. He also awarded the Component the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their contributions. (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Stefan Miller) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, takes time...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stefan Miller, Nato Release... More

A US Air Force (USAF) E-3 Sentry, Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), lands at US Naval Support Activity Souda Bay. AWACS provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed by commanders of US and NATO air defense forces and is considered to be the premier air battle command and control aircraft in the world today

A US Air Force (USAF) E-3 Sentry, Airborne Warning and Control System ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, USN, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Air Force (USAF) Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMSGT) Kenneth J. McQuiston (left), 52nd Fighter Wing (FW), Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, recites the CHIEF's Creed to five USAF CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) selectees during the CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Induction ceremony. The new CMSGTs are from left to right: S) Mike Dortch, NATO AWACS, E-3A Component, Training Wing, Geilenkirchen AB, Germany, S) Todd W. Barnes, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Spangdahlem AB, Germany, S) Roger A. Schwenneker, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), Spangdahlem AB, Germany, S) Edwin A. Blake, 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron (CMS), Spangdahlem AB, Germany, and...

US Air Force (USAF) Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMSGT) Kenneth J. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMSGT) Kenneth J. McQuiston (left), 52nd Fighter Wing (FW), Spangdahlem Air ... More

Lt. Col. Mehment Eravşar receives the flag from Maj.

Lt. Col. Mehment Eravşar receives the flag from Maj.

Lt. Col. Mehment Eravşar receives the flag from Maj. Gen. Andrew Mueller, which symbolizes accepting the command of FOB Konya. (Photo by Hay Janssen)

The crashed vehicle first had to be stabilized so the

The crashed vehicle first had to be stabilized so the

The crashed vehicle first had to be stabilized so the simulated casualties could be rescued without further risk. (Photo by Andrea Hohenforst)

FOB Trapani re-opens combined facility, offers full-crew support

FOB Trapani re-opens combined facility, offers full-crew support

Members of the E-3A Component pose for a photo Nov. 7, 2013, as Lt. Col. Gabriele Gualazzini prepares to cut a ribbon symbolizing the official re-opening of the Combined Facility at Forward Operating Base Trapani, Italy.

Gen. Frank Gorenc (right), Allied Air Command and US

Gen. Frank Gorenc (right), Allied Air Command and US

Gen. Frank Gorenc (right), Allied Air Command and US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa commander, lands an E-3A aircraft on a training simulator March 24 during a visit at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. Gore... More

The E-3A Component Commander, Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Mueller,

The E-3A Component Commander, Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Mueller,

The E-3A Component Commander, Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Mueller, gives a certificate of apprection to Lt. Col. Gero Ronneberger on April 28, 2014, in recognition of more than 20 years at the Component.

AAR over Norway - Norway. Public domain image

AAR over Norway - Norway. Public domain image

A NATO AWACS approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Ohio Air National Guard for air-to-air refueling Aug. 19, 2014, some where over Norway. The tanker and AWACS are deployed to FOL Ørland.

End of an era - Two men shaking hands in front of a canadian national support unit sign

End of an era - Two men shaking hands in front of a canadian national ...

The Canadian Senior National Representative, Lt. Col. Douglas J. Fairley, handed over the Canadian National Support Unit building to the E-3A Component Commander, Maj. Gen. Andrew Mueller Aug. 28, 2014. This sy... More

Chief Master Sgt. Rudi Slot, the deployed logistics

Chief Master Sgt. Rudi Slot, the deployed logistics

Chief Master Sgt. Rudi Slot, the deployed logistics officer, talks with his quality assurance inspector, Master Sgt. Patrick Doyle.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for flight at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 12, 2019. Approximately 50 members from the 12... More

A Royal Air Force crew chief looks over the flightline

A Royal Air Force crew chief looks over the flightline

A Royal Air Force crew chief looks over the flightline from the back of a British Merlin MK3 helicopter after taking off Aug. 21, 2013, from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. Three British Merlin MK3 helico... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for flight at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 11, 2019. Approximately 40 members from the 12... More

U.S. Air Force Colonel Todd Standifer, KC-135 pilot

U.S. Air Force Colonel Todd Standifer, KC-135 pilot

U.S. Air Force Colonel Todd Standifer, KC-135 pilot with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, performs pre-flight checks before embarking on a refueling training mission on Nov. 14, 2019 in Geilenkirchen, Germany. App... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for flight at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 12, 2019. Approximately 50 members from the 12... More

An air-to-air top front view of a NATO E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft

An air-to-air top front view of a NATO E-3A Airborne Warning and Contr...

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

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (left), presents a Joint Meritorious Unit Award to U.S. Air Force MAJ. GEN. Gary Winterberge, NATO E-3A AWACS Component Commander, during an awards ceremony at Geinlenkirchen Air Base, Germany, on June 7, 2002. During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the effort the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Stefan Miller) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (left), p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stefan Miller, Nato Release... More

E-3As on the ramp - A couple of airplanes sitting on top of an airport tarmac

E-3As on the ramp - A couple of airplanes sitting on top of an airport...

Several NATO AWACS sit on the E-3A Component flightline at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Jan. 28, 2010. While 17 E-3A aircraft are assigned to the Component, normally only a certain number are in Gei... More

E-3A Component personnel use an iPhone application

E-3A Component personnel use an iPhone application

E-3A Component personnel use an iPhone application to track the arrival of a TNT aircraft Nov. 18, 2014, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing, conducts a pre-flight check prior to take-off at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. Conlee was statio... More

Component pilot takes modified AWACS up in the air for first time

Component pilot takes modified AWACS up in the air for first time

On April 29, Lt. Col. Max Desmetz was the first pilot from the E-3A Component to conduct a test flight with the modified E-3A AWACS, also known as N-1. The flight took 5.45 hours and was flown from Boeing Field... More

Maj. Alfredo Laboy II addresses members of the E-3A

Maj. Alfredo Laboy II addresses members of the E-3A

Maj. Alfredo Laboy II addresses members of the E-3A Component after assuming command of the NATO AWACS Supply Squadron July 25, 2013, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Mueller shakes hands with members

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Mueller shakes hands with members

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Mueller shakes hands with members of ROTO 48, the last E-3A aircrew to deploy to Mazar-e Sharif, upon their return from Afghanistan Sept. 25, 2014, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. (Photo by ... More

With intense focus, Staff Sgt. Kevin Gimenez, an Arizona

With intense focus, Staff Sgt. Kevin Gimenez, an Arizona

With intense focus, Staff Sgt. Kevin Gimenez, an Arizona Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, refuels a NATO E-3A Sentry over northern Germany during a training mission Nov. 16. Airmen from the... More

A reflection of the Saint Martin Church of Chièvres

A reflection of the Saint Martin Church of Chièvres

A reflection of the Saint Martin Church of Chièvres is visible on a window of the Control Tower as NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) LX-N 90443 flies above Chièvres Air Base as it pra... More

A view of the NATO airborne warning and control system (AWACS) patch on display with caps of various air forces of the multinational NATO unit

A view of the NATO airborne warning and control system (AWACS) patch o...

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

A side view of the sophisticated radar system on an E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The system provides surveillance data over large expanses of land and sea

A side view of the sophisticated radar system on an E-3A Sentry Airbor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nato Air Base, Geilenkirchen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Pub... More

RNLAF Director of Operations visits component’s Dutch Detachment

RNLAF Director of Operations visits component’s Dutch Detachment

Air Commodore Dennis Luyt, Director of Operations of the Netherlands Air force, visited the Dutch Detachment on Aug. 23, 2013, at the E-3A Component. After an office call with Deputy Commander Colonel René Moer... More

Chief reaches aviation milestone

Chief reaches aviation milestone

Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gerber (right) celebrates reaching 12,000 flying hours on May 4, 2015. As a flight engineer, Chief Gerber has flown 10,000 hours for the E-3A Component and another 2,000 hours for the ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for flight at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 11, 2019. Approximately 40 members from the 12... More

Denmark air force Capt. Martin Ustrup, right, NATO

Denmark air force Capt. Martin Ustrup, right, NATO

Denmark air force Capt. Martin Ustrup, right, NATO E-3A Component E-3 Sentry weapons controller, uses a simulated screen to explain the systems of the airborne warning and control system (AWACS) to Denmark Maj.... More

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the

Maj. Mike Conlee, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot for the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing, flies over German to conduct air-to-air refueling with NATO AWACS Dec. 3, 2014. Conlee was stationed at ... More

An F-15C Eagle pilot watches the boom on a KC-135R

An F-15C Eagle pilot watches the boom on a KC-135R

An F-15C Eagle pilot watches the boom on a KC-135R Stratotanker as he takes on fuel Sept. 20, 2013, over Norway during the Arctic Challenge exercise. The F-15C was a part of the Red aggressor force during the d... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michelle Fischer, a pilot with

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michelle Fischer, a pilot with

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michelle Fischer, a pilot with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, prepares for flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 12, 2019. Approximately 50 members... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michelle Lucius, crew chief

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michelle Lucius, crew chief

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michelle Lucius, crew chief with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, performs pre-flight activities on a KC-135 Stratotanker at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 12, 2019. Appro... More

A NATO E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft is refueled in flight. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A NATO E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft...

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

An E-3A Sentry early Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft receives more than 6,000 gallons of fuel over the Adriatic Sea before continuing its patrol around the Balkan region. The E-3s this one based at Geilenkirchen, Germany fly around the clock, as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, in support of ongoing NATO led Stabilization Force (SFOR) in the Balkans. This E-3 was refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, temporarily based with the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located at Istres French air base, is charged with aerial refueling operations for US and NATO aircraft patrolling the Balkan region

An E-3A Sentry early Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Paul Svetlovics, Weapons Controller, assigned aboard a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft, is congratulated by USAF General (GEN) Joseph W. Ralston, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, for accomplishments on missions flown in support of Operation EAGLE ASSIST. Also pictured is Italian Navy Admiral (ADM) Venturoni (center), Chairman, NATO Military Committee; The Honorable Nicholas Burns, US Ambassador to NATO; and British Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary-General

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Paul Svetlovics, Weapons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGLE ASSIST Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Chadwick J. Eirin... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (center), shakes hands with personnel assigned to the NATO E-3A AWACS Component at Geinlenkirchen Air Base, Germany, on June 7, 2002. During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the efforts the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. He also awarded the Component the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their contributions.  (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Stefan Miller) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (center),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stefan Miller, Nato Release... More

Senior Master Sgt. Corena L. Grey-Kannegaard and her

Senior Master Sgt. Corena L. Grey-Kannegaard and her

Senior Master Sgt. Corena L. Grey-Kannegaard and her sponsor, Master Sgt. Orenzy Turner, pose for a photo with Maj. Gen. Andrew Mueller, E-3A Component commander, Aug. 9, 2013, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen.

Component members mourn alongside Dutch colleagues

Component members mourn alongside Dutch colleagues

The first Dutch victims of the accident involving Malaysian Air Flight 17 returned home July 23, 2014. In light to this, the Dutch Prime Minister declared the day as a Dutch National Day of Mourning. To honor ... More

The Flight Deck crew trains from FOL Ørland. These

The Flight Deck crew trains from FOL Ørland. These

The Flight Deck crew trains from FOL Ørland. These special pilot sorties focus on flight deck training only. This includes air-to-air refuelling, approaches at different airfields and simulated emergency proced... More

A NATO AWACS can be seen in the background as the U.S.

A NATO AWACS can be seen in the background as the U.S.

A NATO AWACS can be seen in the background as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds take-off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The E-3A Component was in Las Vegas to participate in Exercise Red Flag 15-2. (Photo by Chie... More

A NATO E-3A Sentry takes off from NATO Air Base

A NATO E-3A Sentry takes off from NATO Air Base

A NATO E-3A Sentry takes off from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, Nov. 13 while an Arizona Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker prepares for launch. Both aircraft rendezvoused over northern Germany duri... More

The impressive E-3A in the empty desert of Tucson.

The impressive E-3A in the empty desert of Tucson.

The impressive E-3A in the empty desert of Tucson. (Photo by Capt. A. Bongers)

Joern Hansen and Juan Carlos Lopez-Perales, both Senior

Joern Hansen and Juan Carlos Lopez-Perales, both Senior

Joern Hansen and Juan Carlos Lopez-Perales, both Senior Technicans (Radar), remove RADAR components from lower lobe of A0449.

A NATO E-3 Sentry from Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base

A NATO E-3 Sentry from Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base

A NATO E-3 Sentry from Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, to receive fuel over Germany, July 17, 2020.... More

The NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System

The NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System

The NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) LX-N 90443 climbs in the air after performing a touch-and-go landing under supervision of the 424th Air Base Squadron Control Tower on Chièvres A... More

A NATO EC-3A "AWACS" parked on the ramp at sunrise at Volt Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Camp Douglas, Wis

A NATO EC-3A "AWACS" parked on the ramp at sunrise at Volt Field Comba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Douglas State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jeff Rohloff Release Status: Released to... More

An E-3A Sentry early Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft receives more than 6,000 gallons of fuel over the Adriatic Sea before continuing its patrol around the Balkan region. The E-3s this one based at Geilenkirchen, Germany fly around the clock, as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, in support of ongoing NATO led Stabilization Force (SFOR) in the Balkans. This E-3 was refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, temporarily based with the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located at Istres French air base, is charged with aerial refueling operations for US and NATO aircraft patrolling the Balkan region

An E-3A Sentry early Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Release ... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (center), takes time out to greet personnel assigned to the NATO E-3A AWACS Component at Geinlenkirchen Air Base, Germany, on June 7, 2002. During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the efforts the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. He also awarded the Component the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their contributions. Accompanying the Secretary is Norwegian Minister of Defense Mrs. Kristin Krohn Devold (right). (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Stefan Miller) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (center),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base State: Nordrhein-Westphalen Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stefan Miller, Nato Release... More

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