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Volunteer simulated astronauts from Lajes Field, Azores, are briefed on their role in a Space Shuttle Recovery Exercise at Lajes Field. The exercise partners the 65th Air Base Wing (ABW) and Portuguese Air Force annually

Volunteer simulated astronauts from Lajes Field, Azores, are briefed o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W. Valenca, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force (USAF) firefighters, in JFIRE (Joint Firefighter's Integrated Response Ensemble), with the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Lajes Field, Azores, attach the Jaws of Life to a hydraulic hose as they prepare to rescue a victim trapped inside a vehicle (not shown) during the Emergency Medical Services Rodeo. The rodeo is an opportunity to let the base community view first hand some of the capabilities of Lajes Fields emergency services

US Air Force (USAF) firefighters, in JFIRE (Joint Firefighter's Integr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the Air Force Performing Group, Tops in Blue, perform at Lajes Field, Azores (AZR), during a stopover at Lajes before heading to Baghdad, Iraq (IRQ), for a special performance for deployed troops

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the Air Force Performing Group, Top...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Josie Kemp, USAF Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Israeli Air Force and US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF personnel with the the 65th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), assist Israeli pilots at their F-15 fighter aircraft upon arrival at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal (PRT). The crew is resting at Lajes Field before continuing their trip to Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), to conduct joint training at the upcoming international Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV)

Israeli Air Force and US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF personnel with th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Josie L. Kemp, USAF Release Statu... More

Portuguese Army Soldiers assigned to the Military Working Dog Team, perform a dog attack demonstration for local nationals and base members as part of the Air Base 4 Open House, at Air Base 4, Lajes Field, Azores. Host nation, Air Base 4, welcomed the public and military members to observe the various jobs they facilitate on base

Portuguese Army Soldiers assigned to the Military Working Dog Team, pe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Rusty Findley (center figure in a flight suit), Director, Plans and Programs, Headquarters (HQ), US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany (DEU), inspects members of Team Lajes during a COMBAT PROUD inspection of Lajes Field, Azores (AZR), Portugal (PRT), in which he viewed various base wide self-help projects and beautification initiatives

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Rusty Findley (center fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal (PRT), deploy attack lines during a training exercise. The Lajes Field Fire Department is made up of Portuguese nationals as well as USAF personnel

Two US Air Force (USAF) Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert W. Valenca, USAF Release ... More

U.S. Air Force COL. Stephen Spano, Director, Communications and Information, Headquarters USAFE, visits Post Office personnel to address job issues or concerns personnel at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Sept. 27, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Michelle Michaud) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force COL. Stephen Spano, Director, Communications and Inform...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

160205-O-ZZ999-907 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,

160205-O-ZZ999-907 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,

160205-O-ZZ999-907 NAS Patuxent River (February 5, 2016) An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft made aviation history as it completed the very first F-35 trans-Atlantic Ocean cr... More

Oregon National Guardsman Aleksander Skarlatos is greeted

Oregon National Guardsman Aleksander Skarlatos is greeted

Oregon National Guardsman Aleksander Skarlatos is greeted upon is arrival to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2015. More than 200 Airmen and their families came out to line the streets and thank Skarlatos a... More

A commercial aircraft lands at Lajes Field, Azores,

A commercial aircraft lands at Lajes Field, Azores,

A commercial aircraft lands at Lajes Field, Azores, Feb. 7, 2016. The flightline at Lajes Field is operated by the 65th Air Base Group and shared by the local airport for all passengers coming to the island. Th... More

160205-O-ZZ999-942 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,

160205-O-ZZ999-942 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,

160205-O-ZZ999-942 NAS Patuxent River (February 5, 2016) Italian F-35 pilot Maj. Gian Marco D., made aviation history as he piloted an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft on the... More

COL. Melvin M. Reeves, Commander, U.S. Forces Azores, and 65th Air Base Wing and COL. Jose Antonio Sola da Cruz, Commander Air Base 4, wait for the arrival of Secretary of Defense William Perry

COL. Melvin M. Reeves, Commander, U.S. Forces Azores, and 65th Air Bas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN J. Arrowood Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Members of the Portuguese Air Base 4, US Forces Azores and the 629 Air Mobility Support Squadron (AMSS), Air Mobility Command (AMC), look on as a C-5 from the 312 Airlift Squadron (AS) (AF Reserve) Travis Air Force Base, California, begins to close its nose visor. The C-5 is loaded with Meals-Ready-to-Eat (MRE) and other relief supplies bound for East Timor, as part of a joint U.S.-Portugal humanitarian relief effort

Members of the Portuguese Air Base 4, US Forces Azores and the 629 Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David G. Lobbestael, USAF Release ... More

Straight on medium shot of USAF members from the 629th AMSS (Air Mobility Support Squadron), Air Mobility Command, Lajes Field, Azores, and the Idaho Air National Guard cover a pallet of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) with cargo netting as it will be shipped from Lajes Field to East Timor

Straight on medium shot of USAF members from the 629th AMSS (Air Mobil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Lobbestael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Straight on medium shot of USAF members from the 629 AMSS (Air Mobility Support Squadron), Air Mobility Command, Lajes Field, Azores, and members of the Idaho Air National Guard as they pack MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) for shipment to East Timor

Straight on medium shot of USAF members from the 629 AMSS (Air Mobilit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Lobbestael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Right side profile long shot of a USAF C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft as it rolls down the runway at Lajes Field, Azores, for take off. The C-5, from the 312th Airlift Squadron (AS), Travis AFB, California, is leaving Lajes Field for East Timor with several pallets of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat). The MRE's are part of a joint US-Portugal humanitarian relief effort

Right side profile long shot of a USAF C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft as it...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Lobbestael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force Captain Tony Meyer prepares to leave his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft after landing at Lajes Air Base, Azores. His unit, the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, stopped over on a return leg from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force Captain Tony Meyer prepares to leave his F-16 Fighting Fa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Lajes Air Base Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott W. Johnson, USAF Release Status:... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. Warthog) from the 74th Fighter Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrives at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. They are enroute to the US after supporting CORONET EAST Operations in Kuwait

An A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. Warthog) from the 74th Fighter Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael R. Holzworth, US... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II (aka Warthog) from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrives at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on a return leg enroute to the United States after supporting CORONET EAST Operations

An A-10 Thunderbolt II (aka Warthog) from Pope Air Force Base, North C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott W. Johnson, USAF Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Cummings, 65th Communications Squadron (CS) at Lajes Field, Azores, in a manhole troubleshoots a 2400-pair communications cable to bring up communications systems to the Department of Defense (DoD) school system and other building nearby

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Cummings, 65th Communica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle A. Michaud, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) James Barnes, from the 136th Texas Air National Guard (ANG), inspects the quick disconnects on a C-130 Hercules engine after a rough landing at Lajes Field, Azores

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) James Barnes, from the 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) James Barnes, left, with the 136th Texas Air National Guard (ANG), along with MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Philip Bilsky Jr., inspect the quick disconnects on their C-130H2 Hercules engine at Lajes Field, Azores

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) James Barnes, left, with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Russell Rendon with the 136th Texas Air National Guard (ANG), works inside the nose-dome of his C-130H2 Hercules, at Lajes Field, Azores

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Russell Rendon with the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US President George W. Bush waves as he exits the US Air Force (USAF) VC-25A aircraft Air Force One, after arriving at Lajes Field, Azores, for a one-day emergency summit meeting

US President George W. Bush waves as he exits the US Air Force (USAF) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jennifer Champion, 65th Medical Group, gets assistance from a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Instructor, as she suits up in an authentic NASA spacesuit, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. SRA Champion is one of several medical personnel receiving specialized training from members of the Department of Defense (DOD), Space Flight Support Office. Training is vital to Lajes medical personnel, due to the fact that it is one of the alternate emergency landing sites for the Space Shuttle

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jennifer Champion, 65th Medica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Leticia Flores, 92nd Operational Support Squadron (OSS), Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), a Pianist with the Air Forces Tops in Blue performance group attaches several color scrollers on the front truss so that various colored lights will flash during the show at Lajes Field, Azores. Team members are not only performers they are also responsible for the complete set up and tear down of the stage and all their equipment before and after every show. This is the Tops in Blues final performance on their European tour

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Leticia Flores, 92nd Operation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle A. Michaud, USAF Release Status: Release... More

Israeli Air Force pilots shake hands after arriving to Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal (PRT), in their F-15 fighter aircraft upon arrival. The crew is resting at Lajes Field before continuing their trip to Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), to conduct joint training at the upcoming international US Air Force (USAF) Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV)

Israeli Air Force pilots shake hands after arriving to Lajes Field, Az...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release S... More

U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, John Palmer (right), is receives a briefing on the ongoing Breakwater Repair project at Lajes Field, by U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 65th Civil Engineering Squadron, Lajes Field, Azores, on September 10, 2004. Conducting the briefing are U.S. Air Force CAPT. Joel Bolina (foreground left) and Major Michael Harner (background left). (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Michelle Michaud) (Released)

U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, John Palmer (right), is receives a briefi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Polish air traffic controller 1ST LT. Krzysztof Jaworski (left), and counterpart TECH. SGT. Juan Amador (right),, 65th Operational Support Squadron, Lajes Air Base, Azores, control airspace at Lask Polish Air Base, Poland on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Justin D. Pyle) (RELEASED)

Polish air traffic controller 1ST LT. Krzysztof Jaworski (left), and c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lask Air Base State: Lodzkie Country: Poland (POL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Justin Pyle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

U.S. Air Force CAPT. David Brazeau, a physical therapist from the 65th Medical Group, applies manual therapy on 65th Logistic Readiness Squadron TECH. SGT. Michele McCullough-Cruz's ankle and foot joints in order to increase his motion during treatment at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Nov. 4, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT, Michelle Michaud) (Released)

U.S. Air Force CAPT. David Brazeau, a physical therapist from the 65th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

160205-O-ZZ999-923 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,

160205-O-ZZ999-923 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,

160205-O-ZZ999-923 NAS Patuxent River (February 5, 2016) A member of the Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) stands at the ready as Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) aircraft AL-1 — the first F-35 Ligh... More

Newly recruited firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer

Newly recruited firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer

Newly recruited firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron support a fire hose for their classmates while they combat a structural fire at their training facility on Lajes Field, Azores, Feb. 6, 2016. T... More

160205-O-ZZ999-941 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,

160205-O-ZZ999-941 NAS Patuxent River (February 5,

160205-O-ZZ999-941 NAS Patuxent River (February 5, 2016) Italian F-35 Lightning II pilot, Major Gian Marco D., is congratulated for making aviation history by piloting an Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare... More

SGT. Mary Eiche, load-master, serves coffee to passengers while in flight aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

SGT. Mary Eiche, load-master, serves coffee to passengers while in fli...

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

CAPT. Guiliana Sangiorgio (wearing glasses), aircraft commander, thanks members of her crew after completing a flight from Germany. They are the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women flew to fly an overseas mission. The women flew a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft from McGuire to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

CAPT. Guiliana Sangiorgio (wearing glasses), aircraft commander, thank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea... More

Sergeant Mary Eiche, load master, secures baggage aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft prior to takeoff. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

Sergeant Mary Eiche, load master, secures baggage aboard a C-141 MEDEV...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release St... More

SGT. Mary Eiche, load master, checks the operation of oxygen masks aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft prior to takeoff. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

SGT. Mary Eiche, load master, checks the operation of oxygen masks abo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Relea... More

S40-74-002 - STS-040 - Earth observations

S40-74-002 - STS-040 - Earth observations

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-40 earth observations. View of Pico, Faial, and Sao Jorge islands, Azores. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FR... More

Next Generation Radar (DOPLER) site, about 20 miles from Lajes Field, Azores

Next Generation Radar (DOPLER) site, about 20 miles from Lajes Field, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Santa Barbara Ridge State: Terceira Island Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lemuel Casillas Release Status: Released to P... More

Coastline in the Azores, 3 July 1999

Coastline in the Azores, 3 July 1999

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Melissa Sanscrainte, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Air Force Captain Vincent Cyran prepares to exit his F-16CJ aircraft upon landing at Lajes Air Base, Azores. His unit, the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, is on a return leg from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force Captain Vincent Cyran prepares to exit his F-16CJ aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Lajes Air Base Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael R. Holzworth, USAF Release Stat... More

STAFF Sergeant Eric Watts, USAF, (right), 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron) Transient Alert crewchief, helps A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot Captain Chris Thompson, USAF, unstrap from the aircraft at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The A-10 and pilot are part of a group enroute to the US after supporting CORONET EAST Operations in Kuwait

STAFF Sergeant Eric Watts, USAF, (right), 65th OSS (Operations Support...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael R. Holzworth, US... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Tim Watson, USAF, 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron) Transient Alert crewchief, marshals an A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. Warthog) to it's parking spot at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The A-10 and pilot are part of a group enroute to the US after supporting CORONET EAST Operations in Kuwait

SENIOR AIRMAN Tim Watson, USAF, 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael R. Holzworth, US... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft on the runway at Lajes Field, Azores

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft on the runway at L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

A Texas Air National Guard (ANG) crew with the 136th Texas Air National Guard (ANG), opens the nose-dome of their C-130H2 Hercules for inspection, at Lajes Field, Azores

A Texas Air National Guard (ANG) crew with the 136th Texas Air Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Kevin Row, with the 136th Texas Air National Guard (ANG), inspects the wing of his C-130H2 Hercules for inspection, at Lajes Field, Azores

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Kevin Row, with the 136th Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US President George W. Bush (left) talks with the Portuguese Prime Minster Durao Barroso, during a one-day emergency summit meeting to discuss the possibilities of war in Iraq, held at Lajes Field, Azores

US President George W. Bush (left) talks with the Portuguese Prime Min...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

A US Air Force (USAF) VC-25A aircraft Air Force One, tail number 2800, taxies on the runway after landing at Lajes Field, Azores

A US Air Force (USAF) VC-25A aircraft Air Force One, tail number 2800,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jennifer Champion, 65th Medical Group, gets assistance from a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Instructor, as she suits up in an authentic NASA spacesuit, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. SRA Champion is one of several medical personnel receiving specialized training from members of the Department of Defense (DOD), Space Flight Support Office. Training is vital to Lajes medical personnel, due to the fact that it is one of the alternate emergency landing sites for the Space Shuttle

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jennifer Champion, 65th Medica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A demolition crew tears down the remainders of the original Lajes Field (FLD), Azores, control tower. The project will take several days making way for a parking lot for the new tower, in the background. The original tower built in 1950 stayed in service until 1994 when the new modernized control tower came online

A demolition crew tears down the remainders of the original Lajes Fiel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Guido Melo, CIV, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) firefighters, in JFIRE (Joint Firefighters Integrated Response Ensemble), with the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Lajes Field, Azores, attach hydraulic hoses to the Jaws of Life in preparation to rescue a victim trapped inside a vehicle (not shown) during the Emergency Medical Services Rodeo. The rodeo is an opportunity to let the base community view first hand some of the capabilities of Lajes Fields emergency services

US Air Force (USAF) firefighters, in JFIRE (Joint Firefighters Integra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter from Air Combat Command's (ACC) Viper East F-16 Demonstration Team, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), tests a BAK-12 arresting cable at Lajes Field, Azores. This test is vital due to the fact that the airfield was operating under a waiver that was within days of expiring. The Viper East team stepped up to ensured that Lajes Field would continue to service the expeditionary forces and move the iron to the fight

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter from Air Combat Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) T.J. Burke, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Training Squadron-253 (VMGRT-235), Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), points out how things work within his KC-130 flightdeck to Heidi Fillmore during Community Appreciation Day (CAD) at Lajes Field, Azores. CAD is an opportunity for the base to open its doors to local nationals allowing them to tour static display's and view aircraft aerial demonstrations

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) T.J. Burke, Marine Aeria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mario de Souza (left, back to camera), 65th Operational Support Squadron, uses hand signals to help guide The Pride of Scotia, a New York Air National Guard (NYANG) 139th Airlift Squadron (AS), 109th Airlift Wing (AW) LC-130H Hercules cargo aircraft with retractable ski-wheels, as it taxies out to take off from Lajes Field, Azores (AZR), Portugal (PRT), on its way back to Stratton Air National Guard Base (ANGB)/Schenectady County Airport in Scotia, New York (NY), after participating in the 2004 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England (ENG) where the aircrew won the prize for the best kept military aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mario de Souza (left, ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W Valenca, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Joseph Leslie, a physical therapy technician from the 65th Medical Group, helps CAPT. Wayne Taylor, from 65th Operations Squadron, exercise his injured shoulder at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Nov. 4, 2004.(USAF PHOTO By STAFF SGT. Michelle Michaud) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Joseph Leslie, a physical therapy technician...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Members of 65th Operations Support Squadron along with

Members of 65th Operations Support Squadron along with

Members of 65th Operations Support Squadron along with Portuguese Army members from Regimento de Guarnicao 1, assist Maria de Lurdes sort through salvageable items from her house. Airmen from the 65th Operation... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, right, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, speak to Airmen from the 65th Air Base Group at Lajes... More

Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron tests a fire hose before combatting a structural fire at their training facility on Lajes Field, Azores, Feb. 6, 2016. The training was designed to prepare new... More

CAPT. Barbara Akins serves as co-pilot during the landing of a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft at Lajes Field, Azores. She is part of the first all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

CAPT. Barbara Akins serves as co-pilot during the landing of a C-141 M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Sta... More

STAFF SGT. Denise Meunier checks the flight engineer's panel while en route to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. They are returning to Andrews after flying the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

STAFF SGT. Denise Meunier checks the flight engineer's panel while en ...

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

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; view of the bow section of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) where it rests on the ocean floor. Note the forward messenger buoy cavity and escape trunk access hatches. The SCORPION sank with the loss of its 99 man crew on 22 May 1968 by what is believed to have been the accidental explosion of one of its own torpedoes. The wreckage was located 31 October 1968 by a towed sled with magnetometers, sonar and still cameras

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; view of the bow ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

Rear view long shot as US Air Force Technical Sergeant Jeff McCoy of the 65th Operational Support Squadron marshall's an AV-8B Harrier of Marine squadron VMA 223 from Ewa Oahu, Hawaii at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The marines were transitioning Lajes enroute to Greece

Rear view long shot as US Air Force Technical Sergeant Jeff McCoy of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Lobbestael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

AIRMAN First Class Shane Borza, USAF, (center), and SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Panning, USAF, 65th Security Forces Flightline Patrol, brief Captain (CAPT) Robert Hettland, USAF, pilot, (left), on flightline security operations. CAPT Hettland just arrived at Lajes Air Field, Azores, Portugal, from the Middle East as part of CORONET EAST and is on the return leg to the US

AIRMAN First Class Shane Borza, USAF, (center), and SENIOR AIRMAN Mich...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott W. Johnson, USAF ... More

F-15's taxi after landing at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The aircraft are from the 58th Fighter Squadron at Elgin Air Force Base, Florida. The F-15s and pilots are part of a group enroute to the US after supporting CORONET EAST Operations in Kuwait

F-15's taxi after landing at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael R. Holzworth, USAF Release Status: Released to Public C... More

STAFF Sergeant Eric Watts, USAF, 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron) Transient Alert crewchief inspects a flap on the wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. Warthog) that just landed at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The aircraft stopped at Lajes enroute to the US after returning from supporting CORONET EAST Operations

STAFF Sergeant Eric Watts, USAF, 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott W. Johnson, USAF ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Cummings, 65th Communications Squadron (CS) at Lajes Field, Azores, in a manhole troubleshoots a 2400-pair communications cable to bring up communications systems to the Department of Defense (DoD) school system and other building nearby

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Cummings, 65th Communica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle A. Michaud, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ronald Hill and Russell Rendon, with the 136th Texas Air National Guard (ANG), work inside the nose-dome of their C-130H2 Hercules, at Lajes Field, Azores

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ronald Hill and Russell ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

International Leaders conduct a joint press briefing following a one-day emergency summit meeting at Lajes Field, Azores, to discuss the possibilities of war in Iraq. Pictures left-to-right are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President George W. Bush and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso

International Leaders conduct a joint press briefing following a one-d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

US Air Force (USAF) Fire fighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal (PRT), comfort a mother as she tries to locate her missing daughter during a Mass Casualty Exercise (MCX)

US Air Force (USAF) Fire fighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: CIV Theodore Mcginley, USAF Release Status: Released... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 65th Communications Squadron (CS), carry their patient (training aid dummy) as they race to compete with several other squadrons during a Warrior Day, Mass Casualty Exercise held at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 65th Communications Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: Theodore Mcginley, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Schaub (right) and USAF Captain (CPT) David Graham, Air Combat Command's Viper East F-16 Demonstration Team, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), autograph pictures for people during the Lajes Field, Azores, Community Appreciation Day (CAD). CAD is an opportunity for the base to open its doors to local nationals allowing them to tour static display's and view aircraft aerial demonstrations

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Schaub (right) and USAF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, John Palmer (right), prepares for a documented interview with U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Renee Kirkland, 65th Air Base Wing, Public Affairs, and STAFF SGT. Marty Rush, Det. 6, Air Force News, during his visit at Lajes Field, Azores on September 10, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Michelle Michaud) (Released)

U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, John Palmer (right), prepares for a docum...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Air Force COL. Stephen Spano, Director, Communications and Information, Headquarters USAFE, address communication and informatin issues with Global High Frequency personnel at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Sept. 27, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Michelle Michaud) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force COL. Stephen Spano, Director, Communications and Inform...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

An F-16, Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from Luke AFB, Ariz, after landing at Lajes Field, Azores, on Oct. 21, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Josie Kemp) (RELEASED

An F-16, Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from Luke AFB, Ariz, after l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field, Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN 1ST Class Josie Kemp Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Joseph Leslie, a physical therapy technician from the 65th Medical Group, watches as STAFF. SGT. Anita Sommers, from the 65th Mission Support Group, cringes in pain as an electrode pushes anti-inflammatory medication through her leg at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Nov. 4, 2004. (USAF PHOTO By STAFF SGT. Michelle Michaud) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Joseph Leslie, a physical therapy technician...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

S01-08-251 - STS-001 - Earth observations taken during STS-1 mission

S01-08-251 - STS-001 - Earth observations taken during STS-1 mission

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-1 mission from the space shuttle Challenger including: Best view of Ilah Das Flores, Azores. Subject Terms: EAR... More

SSGT Denise Meunier, flight engineer, gives last minute instructions to A1C Bernadette Botti, left, load-master, prior to takeoff. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

SSGT Denise Meunier, flight engineer, gives last minute instructions t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Sta... More

Load masters SGT Mary Eiche, foreground, and A1C Bernadette Botti prepare hot in-flight meals aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

Load masters SGT Mary Eiche, foreground, and A1C Bernadette Botti prep...

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

SSGT. Denise Meuniere, flight engineer, and AIRMAN 1ST Class Bernadette Botti, right, close the crew entrance door prior to takeoff. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Maine Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

SSGT. Denise Meuniere, flight engineer, and AIRMAN 1ST Class Bernadett...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Sta... More

Brig. GEN. Lindner Costa, Portuguese Commander Azores Air Zone, greets Secretary of Defense William Perry. Secretary of Defense Portugal, Antonio Vitorino, looks on

Brig. GEN. Lindner Costa, Portuguese Commander Azores Air Zone, greets...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN J. Arrowood Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Judith Fedder (left), Commander, Lajes Field, Terceira Azores, greets USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Donald Hinkson, Commander, 52nd Communications Squadron, during the inspection for the Installation Excellence Award (IEA) Program conducted at Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Judith Fedder (left), Commander, Laj...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: ... More

A Texas Air National Guard (ANG) crew with the 136th Texas Air National Guard (ANG), opens the nose-dome of their C-130H2 Hercules for inspection, at Lajes Field, Azores

A Texas Air National Guard (ANG) crew with the 136th Texas Air Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

International Leaders conduct a joint press briefing following a one-day emergency summit meeting at Lajes Field, Azores, to discuss the possibilities of war in Iraq. Pictures left-to-right are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President George W. Bush and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso

International Leaders conduct a joint press briefing following a one-d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

US President George W. Bush pictured during a one-day emergency summit meeting to discuss the possibilities of war in Iraq, held at Lajes Field, Azores

US President George W. Bush pictured during a one-day emergency summit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Brian Thomas, 65th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, removes a bag from a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle, for the pilots from the 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID). The Eagle stopped off at Lajes FLD for maintenance checks, before heading on to a deployed location

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Brian Thomas, 65th Opera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W. Valenca, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 65th Medical Group (MG), Lajes Field, Azores, carry a stretcher with a simulated astronaut to an ambulance for transport to the base hospital during a Space Shuttle Recovery Exercise at Lajes Field. The exercise partners the 65th Air Base Wing (ABW) and Portuguese Air Force annually

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 65th Medical Group (MG), Lajes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W. Valenca, USAF Release ... More

Agent Marcos Dias, Angra Explosive Ordnance Device Team, wears a bomb suit as he sets up a water canon to blow up a suspicious package that was discovered during exercise Lajes Lightning 04-3, an exercise geared towards evaluating Anti-Terrorism force protection procedures at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal

Agent Marcos Dias, Angra Explosive Ordnance Device Team, wears a bomb ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: Theodore Mcginley, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 139th Airlift Squadron (AS), 109th Airlift Wing (AW), crew chief performs the final pre-flight check of The Pride of Scotia, a New York Air National Guard (NYANG) 139th Airlift Squadron (AS), 109th Airlift Wing (AW) LC-130H Hercules cargo aircraft with retractable ski-wheels, as it prepares to take off from Lajes Field, Azores (AZR), Portugal (PRT), on its way back to Stratton Air National Guard Base (ANGB)/Schenectady County Airport in Scotia, New York (NY), after participating in the 2004 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England (ENG) where the aircrew won the prize for the best kept military aircraft

A US Air Force (USAF) 139th Airlift Squadron (AS), 109th Airlift Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W Valenca, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR MASTER SGT. Karen Thomas, 65th Air Base Wing, Lajes Field, Azores squeezes a ball to keep the blood flowing during a blood drive sponsored by the Lajes's Air Force Sergeants Association at the Portuguese Angra hospital, Azores, Portugal, on Oct. 20, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Josie Kemp) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR MASTER SGT. Karen Thomas, 65th Air Base Wing, La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field, Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Josie Kemp, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

U.S. Air Force 65th Civil Engineering Squadron AIRMAN 1ST Class Kenneth Nadel and AIRMAN 1ST Class David Lugo, play a game of air hockey at the Sun and Sand Hut, Lajes Field, Azores, on Dec. 10, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Michelle Michaud) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 65th Civil Engineering Squadron AIRMAN 1ST Class Kennet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone shakes

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone shakes

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone shakes Tech. Sgt. Amanda McCullough, 86th Airlift Wing protocol, upon his arrival to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24. 2015. Stone, along with childhood friends... More

Portugese General Sernando Luis Pinheiro Demoro Carzaiho, commander, Azores Air Command, thanks Captain (CPT) Allenback of the 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron and Brigidier General (BGEN) Richard T. Drury, commander, US Forces Azores, for a tour of the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during Exercise CORONET HOOF

Portugese General Sernando Luis Pinheiro Demoro Carzaiho, commander, A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET HOOF Base: Lasjes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Earl Catchings Jr. Release Status: Release... More

A1C Bernadette Botti performs her load master duties while in flight aboard a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft. She is part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores

A1C Bernadette Botti performs her load master duties while in flight a...

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

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; a view of the detached sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SCORPION (SSN-589) laying on the ocean floor. The starboard fairwater plane is visible protruding from the sail. Masts are visible extending from the top of the sail (located at the lower portion of the photograph). A large segment of the after section of the sail including the deck access hatch is missing. Various articles from the operations compartment are scattered in this vicinity. The SCORPION was lost on 22 May 1968 with its entire crew

Depth 10,000 feet, 400 miles southwest of the Azores; a view of the de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

Straight on medium shot of USAF members of the 629th AMSS (Air Mobility Support Squadron), Air Mobility Command, Lajes Field, Azores, the Idaho Air National Guard, and the Lajes Field Fire Department pack MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) for shipment from Lajes Field to East Timor

Straight on medium shot of USAF members of the 629th AMSS (Air Mobilit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Lobbestael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Right side profile medium shot of the nose section on a USAF C-5 Galaxy cargo plane as the nose entrance is lowered into the closed position. Members of the Portuguese Air Base 4 and USAF members of the 629th AMSS (Air Mobility Support Squadron), Air Mobility Command, Lajes Field, Azores, stand in the background and watch as the C-5, from the 312th Airlift Squadron (AS), Travis AFB, California, is about to depart Lajes Field for East Timor with several pallets of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat). The MRE's are part of a joint US-Portugal humanitarian relief effort

Right side profile medium shot of the nose section on a USAF C-5 Galax...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Lobbestael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Rear view medium shot as US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Mike Wine of the 65th Operational Support Squadron marshall's an AV-8B Harrier of Marine squadron VMA 223 from Ewa Oahu, Hawaii at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The marines were transitioning Lajes enroute to Greece

Rear view medium shot as US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Mike Wine of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Lobbestael, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Amanda Medlin, Dental Technician, 65th Medical Group, cleans a patients teeth, inside the dental facility at Lajes Field, Terceira Azores, Portugal

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Amanda Medlin, Dental Techni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) DeeDee Vasquez, Headquarters US Air Forces in Europe (HQ USAFE), Ramstein, Air Base (AB), Germany, tour director for the Air Forces Tops in Blue performance group aides USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Amber Grimes, 94th Services Squadron (SVS), Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base (AFRB), Georgia (GA), assemble programs for the show at Lajes Field, Azores. Team members are not only performers they are also responsible for the complete set up and tear down of the stage and all their equipment before and after every show. This is the Tops in Blues final performance on their European tour

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) DeeDee Vasquez, Headquarters US Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle A. Michaud, USAF Release Status: Release... More

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