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Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accompany the Bronze Star Award to World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni. Standing with Sciaroni are Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, and United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California, Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT...

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Command Chief Master Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accompany the Bronze Star Award to World War II veteran and fo... More

General Russell E. Dougherty receives the Defense Distinguished Service Medal from GEN Geroge S. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, during his change of command and retirement ceremony. GEN Richard H. Ellis, his successor as commander in chief of the Strategic Air command, looks on

General Russell E. Dougherty receives the Defense Distinguished Servic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dan Dougherty Release Status: Rel... More

Pilot LCOL De Leon Wilson is strapped in a dynamic environment simulator by maintenance technician TECH. SGT Dauris Kelly in preparation for testing of the simulator. Kelly works in the Air Force Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Aerospace Medical Divsion, Air Force Systems Command

Pilot LCOL De Leon Wilson is strapped in a dynamic environment simulat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Facility engineer Bill Lanich, weather equipment technician SSGT Donald Dumrauf and mechanical engineer Jan Servaites (left to right), operating a console, simulate the comparison of radar imagery with television imagery. The technicians work in the Tower Facility in the Avionics Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command

Facility engineer Bill Lanich, weather equipment technician SSGT Donal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

Gordon Dieterle uses a four-inch-thick plexiglas laser-strike target to test the optical focus of a laser in a laser wind channel. The technician works in the Aero Propulsion Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command

Gordon Dieterle uses a four-inch-thick plexiglas laser-strike target t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

General (GEN) Alton D. Slay, commander, Air Force Systems Command, and his entourage tour Space Launch Complex 6 during a visit to the base. Behind them is the mobile service tower (MST)

General (GEN) Alton D. Slay, commander, Air Force Systems Command, and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Gregory C. Merritt Release ... More

A right front view of an E-4 advanced airborne command post (AABNCP) on the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulator for the testing

A right front view of an E-4 advanced airborne command post (AABNCP) o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Ernie Stone Release Status: R... More

Vice President Walter Mondale and BGEN Archer L. Durham, Military Traffic Management Command vice commander, wait for the return of President Jimmy Carter from his European visit

Vice President Walter Mondale and BGEN Archer L. Durham, Military Traf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P... More

Tactical Air Command Requirements Deputy CHIEF of STAFF MGEN Carl H. Cathey speaks to guests at the Olympic torch flame arrival ceremony as first torchbearer Sandy Norris (yellow suit) listens. The flame first ignited in Olympia, Greece, is carried in a series of 52 torchbearers in a 1,000-mile relay run from the base to Lake Placid, New York, to open the XIII Winter Olympics

Tactical Air Command Requirements Deputy CHIEF of STAFF MGEN Carl H. C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Status:... More

Back view of controllers at work in the command section of the Pave Paws radar compound at the Cape Cod Missile Early Warning Station

Back view of controllers at work in the command section of the Pave Pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Otis Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT John T. Franklin Release Status... More

General (GEN) Robert E. Huyser, commander, Military Airlift Command, congratulates CHIEF Warrant Officer James H. Long upon his retirement. Long, who served more than 29 years with the armed forces, is the last warrant officer in the US Air Force

General (GEN) Robert E. Huyser, commander, Military Airlift Command, c...

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: MSGT Deal Toney Release Status: Rel... More

An airman assigned to the 1965th Communications Squadron, Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), checks on the status of phone repair work orders in circular file bin in the job control center

An airman assigned to the 1965th Communications Squadron, Air Force Co...

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

A1C Robert Thomas, radio operator, and SGT Theodore Walker, shift supervisor, search for a particular log entry in the phone patch log book of the Communications Relay Center, Aeronautical Station, 1974th Communications Group, Air Force Communications Command (AFCC)

A1C Robert Thomas, radio operator, and SGT Theodore Walker, shift supe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

SSGT James B. Ziegler, an air traffic controller with the Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), looks through binoculars

SSGT James B. Ziegler, an air traffic controller with the Air Force Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

SRA Bill Yates and AMN Pat Leon, 1835th Electronics Installation Group, Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), make lead end plates for lead sleeves in the background

SRA Bill Yates and AMN Pat Leon, 1835th Electronics Installation Group...

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

SRA James Calkins, an air traffic controller with the 1974th Communications Group of the Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), is reflected in the precision approach radar scope as he directs an aircraft

SRA James Calkins, an air traffic controller with the 1974th Communica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Air Force reservists restored and converted this C-5A Galaxy aircraft fuselage into a cargo loading trainer. The fuselage and a 94th Tactical Airlift Wing C-141 loading simulator, in the background, have prompted the AFRES to set up a command wide aerial port training program

Air Force reservists restored and converted this C-5A Galaxy aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rick Rose Release Status: Release... More

The U.S. Air Force band performs in Europe at the 7350th Air Base Group change of command ceremony at Tempelhof Central Airport. COL Gary E. Spohn relieves COL Vernon L. Frye as commander

The U.S. Air Force band performs in Europe at the 7350th Air Base Grou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Hendrik Pastor Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

Head-on view of an E-4A Advanced Airborne Command Post aircraft parked on the flight line

Head-on view of an E-4A Advanced Airborne Command Post aircraft parked...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Rel... More

Under Secretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldridge Jr. presents the Defense Distinguished Service Medal to GEN James V. Hartinger during the dedication ceremony for the Space Command

Under Secretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldridge Jr. presents the D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Re... More

GEN James V. Hartinger signs his first special order as commander of the recently formed Space Command. Under Secretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldridge Jr. and Air Force Vice-CHIEF of STAFF GEN Jerome E. O'Malley look on

GEN James V. Hartinger signs his first special order as commander of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Re... More

Brig. GEN. Jack W. Sheppard, deputy chief of staff for Personnel, Military Airlift Command, congratulates 1ST LT. Yvonne Beswick (center) and 2nd LT. Gayle Westbrook on being the first female crew to fly a CT-39 mission. The pilots are assigned to the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing

Brig. GEN. Jack W. Sheppard, deputy chief of staff for Personnel, Mili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Members of the 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrive to participate in the Strategic Air command's 14th Annual Olympic Arena Exercise

Members of the 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

Members of the 381st Strategic Missile Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, are welcomed upon their arrival to participate in the Strategic Air Command's 14th annual Olympic Arena Exercise

Members of the 381st Strategic Missile Wing, McConnell Air Force Base,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

SGT. Celestine Gates, a command and control specialist, updates a transparent fighter aircraft status board at the Elmendorf Operations center. The center is participating in exercise Brim Frost '81

SGT. Celestine Gates, a command and control specialist, updates a tran...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Members of the 24th Composite Wing (24th COMPW) go through mobility processing at the Military Airlift Command terminal. The 24th COMPW is going on temporary duty to Honduras to participate in the joint United States/Honduran exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE)

Members of the 24th Composite Wing (24th COMPW) go through mobility pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF Sergeant Riley T. Bandy ... More

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator course pilots a course on a map during classroom training in the fundamental principles of navigation

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Walt Weible Release Status: Released... More

A student at the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator school takes a reading through a simulated sextant port mounted on the ceiling

A student at the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator school t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Walt Weible Release Status: Released... More

A nighttime view of several Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft on the flight line during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD. To the left is a C-135 Stratotanker aircraft, in the center, an E-4 advanced airborne command post aircraft, and to the far right, an EC-135 APOLLO/range instrumentation aircraft (A/RIA)

A nighttime view of several Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits, stand at the back of a van with NBC equipment during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-che...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A member of the Disaster Response Force, wearing a nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suit, uses a radiacmeter to detect "radiation contamination" on another DRF member during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

A member of the Disaster Response Force, wearing a nuclear-biological-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits, "decontaminate" an aircraft by washing it down during Exercise Global Shield at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-che...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A right side view of a C-20A Gulfstream III aircraft parked on the runway apron. The C-20A is intended to replace the C-140 Jetstar aircraft currently assigned to the Military Airlift Command

A right side view of a C-20A Gulfstream III aircraft parked on the run...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Release St... More

A left side view of a Military Airlift Command C-21A Learjet aircraft parked on the flight line

A left side view of a Military Airlift Command C-21A Learjet aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gates-Learjet Release Status: Re... More

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, sprays down the flight line in front of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as a decontamination exercise takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, scrub down a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as they participate in a decontamination exercise during GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

General (GEN) Thomas M. Ryan Jr., commander in chief, Military Airlift Command, presents the Air Force Daedalian Supply Effectiveness Trophy to Colonel (COL) Shelby N. Gordon, commander, 317th Supply Squadron. Looking on is Brigadier General (BGEN) Donald A. Logeais, deputy chief of staff, Military Airlift Command

General (GEN) Thomas M. Ryan Jr., commander in chief, Military Airlift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel... More

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes as members of the 93rd Bombardment Wing load bombs aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A maintenance standardization and evaluation team inspector observes a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status:... More

COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, sits in a 1ST Helicopter Squadron UH-1N Iroquois helicopter as he is transported from the crash site of his Grumman AA-1B aircraft near Andrews Air Force Base. Harvey was piloting the plane at the time of the accident and sustained minor injuries

COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, sits in a 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brandywine State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Publ... More

The wing of a Grumman AA-1B aircraft, owned by COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, lies in the undergrowth following a crash near Andrews Air Force Base. Harvey was piloting the plane when the accident occurred and sustained minor injuries

The wing of a Grumman AA-1B aircraft, owned by COL Edwin L. Harvey, He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brandywine State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Rescue workers approach the wreckage of a Grumman AA-1B aircraft owned by COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command. Harvey was piloting the plane at the time of the crash, which occurred near Andrews Air Force Base, and sustained minor injuries

Rescue workers approach the wreckage of a Grumman AA-1B aircraft owned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brandywine State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Publ... More

COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, retrieves his belongings as he prepares to leave the crash site of his Grumman AA-1B aircraft near Andrews Air Force Base. Harvey who was piloting the plane and sustained minor injuries, is being accompanied by members of the 1ST Helicopter Squadron

COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command, retrieves his...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brandywine State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Publ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Vernetta Brown and SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Zimmerman, information systems radio operators with the 1930th Information Systems Squadron, operate scope pattern consoles on the global command and control system. The system provides communication between ground support and all DOD/civilian aircraft in the Pacific region

SENIOR AIRMAN Vernetta Brown and SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Zimmerman, inform...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James T. Pearson Release S... More

Representing the theme of RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 are the official seal, a pilot's helmet, gloves, passport, and jacket. Reconnaissance pilots, photo interpreters and maintenance crews from the US Air Force, Air National Guard, Navy and Marines, Royal Australian Air Force and the United Kingdom are competing in the event sponsored by the Tactical Air Command

Representing the theme of RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 are the official...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

A security policeman stands guard with an M16 rifle equipped with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher while a munitions convoy delivers weapons to a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A security policeman stands guard with an M16 rifle equipped with an M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Phil Schmitten Release Status... More

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches the tail of a KC-135 Strato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jose Hernandez Release Status... More

A munitions maintenance crew secures AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles to a pylon under the left wing of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A munitions maintenance crew secures AGM-86B air-launched cruise missi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Phil Schmitten Release Status... More

SGT. Jeffrey Pritchard guards the Joint Task Force-Alaska Alternate Command Post, based at Elmendorf Air Force Base. The command post is available for use by the JTFA commander and battle staff during exercise incorporating units of the Air Force, Army, N

SGT. Jeffrey Pritchard guards the Joint Task Force-Alaska Alternate Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '87 Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Michael J. Haggertyunclass Release Status... More

Participating in the change of command ceremonies for the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) and the Space Command are, from left to right: General (GEN) and Mrs. John L. Piotrowski, new commander of the Space Command; General (GEN) Paul D. Manson, CHIEF of Defense Staff, Canada; Admiral (ADM) and Mrs. William J. Crowe, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and General (GEN) Robert T. Herres, former commander of the US Space Command and NORAD

Participating in the change of command ceremonies for the North Americ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dan Solis Release Status: Released t... More

General (GEN) Duane H. Cassidy, commander in chief, Military Airlift Command, right, talks with Tom Edwards, director of Air Force Entertainment, about Bob Hope's High Flying Birthday Extravaganza,"a television show celebrating the 84th birthday of comedian Bob Hope

General (GEN) Duane H. Cassidy, commander in chief, Military Airlift C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Casey Release Status: Re... More

Members of the 315th Military Airlift Wing (Reserve) stand at attention during a review by General (GEN) Duane H. Cassidy, commander in chief, Military Airlift Command; and Secretary of the Air Force Edward C. Aldridge Jr. The men are participating in the ninth annual international airlift competition Airlift Rodeo'87

Members of the 315th Military Airlift Wing (Reserve) stand at attentio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dave Mcleod Release Status: R... More

First Lieutenant (1LT) Borman questions the driver of an overturned vehicle while investigating an"accident"during the accident/incident phase of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87. The competition offers security police squadrons from Military Airlift Command the op

First Lieutenant (1LT) Borman questions the driver of an overturned ve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

A member of the US military searches through files maintained by Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO), 363rd Combat Support Group during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, a phase of BRIGHT STAR'87. The US Central Command exercise represents a Joi

A member of the US military searches through files maintained by Perso...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Simons, USAF Release Status: Released... More

An AIRMAN from the 3rd Combat Communications group uses rocks to form the squadron's emblem during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, a phase of BRIGHT STAR'87. The US Central Command exercise represents a Joint Chiefs of STAFF effort to evaluate procedures used t

An AIRMAN from the 3rd Combat Communications group uses rocks to form ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Simons, USAF Release Status: Released... More

Sergeant (SGT) Daniel Jeffries, 33rd Aviation Maintenance Unit, checks Jordanian fuel operations during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, a phase of BRIGHT STAR'87. The US Central Command exercise represents a Joint Chiefs of STAFF effort to evaluate procedures u

Sergeant (SGT) Daniel Jeffries, 33rd Aviation Maintenance Unit, checks...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Simons, USAF Release Status: Released... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jason Burr, ground radio operator with the 3rd Combat Control Group, operates the SB-3614 tactical switchboard during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, a phase of BRIGHT STAR'87. The US Central Command exercise represents a Joint Chiefs o

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jason Burr, ground radio operator with the 3r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Simons, USAF Release Status: Released... More

Members of the 75th Military Airlift Squadron load a Secret Service Cadillac onto a 75th Military Airlift Squadron C-5A Galaxy aircraft during VOLANT SILVER, a joint Military Airlift Command/Secret Service operation coordinating vehicle transportation and Secret Service protection for Pope John Paul II while he visits the United States

Members of the 75th Military Airlift Squadron load a Secret Service Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SILVER Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT), Jim P. Rost, 75th Military Airlift Squadron, guides a Secret Service Cadillac onto a Military Airlift Command C-5A aircraft during VOLANT SILVER, a joint Military Airlift Command/Secret Service operation coordinating vehicle transportation and Secret Service protection for Pope John Paul II while he visits the United States

Technical Sergeant (TSGT), Jim P. Rost, 75th Military Airlift Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SILVER Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

General (GEN) Alfred G. Hansen, commander, Air Force Logistics Command, enlists a group of people into the Air Force as part of a ceremony during the"Festival of Flight,"an Air Force 40th anniversary celebration

General (GEN) Alfred G. Hansen, commander, Air Force Logistics Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Fehringer Release Statu... More

TSGT Peter P. Kabelka, 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, talks on the radio with the air traffic control tower as he and MSGT Gary S. Forgione, line chief, 509th OMS, right, wait for the fog to lift at the "Hammerhead" end of the runway. The 509th OMS is participating in the Strategic Air Command bomb competition Proud Shield

TSGT Peter P. Kabelka, 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, talk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Colonel (COL) Thad A. Wolfe, commander, 509th Bombardment Wing, attends the crew briefing during the introduction of the Strategic Air Command bomb competition Proud Shield

Colonel (COL) Thad A. Wolfe, commander, 509th Bombardment Wing, attend...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Cassey Release Status: R... More

A member of the 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron makes a note after loading an FB-111A aircraft with bombs during the Strategic Air Command bomb competition Proud Shield

A member of the 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron makes a note...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Cassey Release Status: R... More

A close-up of the commemorative patch for Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A close-up of the commemorative patch for Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rose S. Reynolds Release Stat... More

A starboard bow view of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) moving through Cobra Pass during its transit of the Panama Canal while en route to its home port of Baltimore. The COMFORT, along with the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), is operated for the Navy by the Military Sealift Command

A starboard bow view of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) movin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Panama Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Matthew S. Gildow, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A starboard bow view of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) passing through Gaillard Cut. The ship is transiting the Panama Canal en route to its home port of Baltimore. The COMFORT, along with the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), is operated for the Navy by the Military Sealift Command

A starboard bow view of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) passi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Panama Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT M. Gildow, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

The hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) enters the Pedro Miguel Locks during its transit through the Panama Canal en route to its home port of Baltimore. The COMFORT, along with the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), is operated for the Navy by the Military Sealift Command

The hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) enters the Pedro Miguel Locks...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Panama Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Matt Gildow, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

GEN Robert D. Russ, left, Commander in CHIEF, Tactical Air Command, passes the unit colors of the 12th Air Force (12th AF) to LGEN Peter T. Kempt during the 12th AF change of command. Kempf is relieving LGEN Merrill A. McPeak as Commander of the 12th AF

GEN Robert D. Russ, left, Commander in CHIEF, Tactical Air Command, pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sam Shore Release Status: Release... More

A pilot performs a pre-flight check on his AH-1 HueyCobra helicopter during combined Army-Air Force live exercises (CALFEX IV) at the Yukon Command Training Site

A pilot performs a pre-flight check on his AH-1 HueyCobra helicopter d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ed Boyce, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

SENIOR MASTER SGT. Bruce Rogers, Air Force Space Command, aims his .45-caliber revolver during handgun competition, part of exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air Force security police on duty at more than 455 worldwide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifle, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security

SENIOR MASTER SGT. Bruce Rogers, Air Force Space Command, aims his .45...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

STAFF SGT. William Dance and his dog, Bennie, represent the Air Training Command in the military working dog event, part of exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air force security police on duty at more than 455 worldwide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifle, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security

STAFF SGT. William Dance and his dog, Bennie, represent the Air Traini...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Representatives of the 5th Bombardment Wing from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota (ND), cheer as they are awarded the Fairchild Trophy as the overall winner of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombing and navigation competition Proud Shield 88. Presenti

Representatives of the 5th Bombardment Wing from Minot Air Force Base,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Fehringer, USAF Release S... More

A maintenance technician conducts a preflight cockpit check of an A-10A Thunderbolt aircraft during Gunsmoke '89, the Tactical Air Command's biennial air-to-ground tactical fighter gunnery competition. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A maintenance technician conducts a preflight cockpit check of an A-10...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '89 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: U... More

Pararescue specialists check their gear before boarding their MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for a mission during Jaguar Bite '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Command

Pararescue specialists check their gear before boarding their MH-60G P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

An instructor and students go over material at the Military Airlift Command's Airlift Training Center. The center provides initial training for pilots, navigators and flight engineers and also provides courses for C-141 Starlifter and C-5 Galaxy aircraft

An instructor and students go over material at the Military Airlift Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN Magazine, June 1988 Release Stat... More

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft lands on base following a bombing mission during the Strategic Air Command exercise Giant Warrior '89

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft lands on base following a bombing miss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GIANT WARRIOR '89 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

An aerial view of a portion of the base. The 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE), has its headquarters on the base; the 513th Airborne Command and Control Wing, USAFE, is also based at Mildenhall

An aerial view of a portion of the base. The 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

CPT John Leone poses for a photograph prior to a base alert exercise. Leone is part of the Strategic Air Command deterrent force that keep bomber and tanker aircraft flying during alert missions

CPT John Leone poses for a photograph prior to a base alert exercise. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Carswell Air Force Base State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Haggerty Release Status: Rel... More

Air Force volunteers prepare a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber for painting as the aircraft undergoes the final stages of its restoration. The World War II vintage bomber, nicknamed "Homesick Angel," is being restored for permanent display at the front gate of the Strategic Air Command headquarters

Air Force volunteers prepare a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber for paintin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AIRMAN 1ST Class Keith Brown Release S... More

A competitor crawls through the mud under barbed wire on the combat endurance course during Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A competitor crawls through the mud under barbed wire on the combat en...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Canadian Forces loadmasters position ramps in their C-130 Hercules transport aircraft as their teammates back a truck into position for the engine running, on/off load phase. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

Canadian Forces loadmasters position ramps in their C-130 Hercules tra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Flags and wind socks wave from the top of a Japan Air Self Defense Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft after arriving for Airlift Rodeo '90, an airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

Flags and wind socks wave from the top of a Japan Air Self Defense For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

An Airlift Rodeo '90 competitor crosses a rope bridge during the combat endurance phase. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

An Airlift Rodeo '90 competitor crosses a rope bridge during the comba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A combat control team competitor runs toward the drop zone establishment area during Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A combat control team competitor runs toward the drop zone establishme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Japan Air Self Defense Force C-130 crew members plan their AIRLIFT RODEO '90 low-level route prior to a competition airdrop. AIRLIFT RODEO is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

Japan Air Self Defense Force C-130 crew members plan their AIRLIFT ROD...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Op... More

The members of the welcoming committee of Airlift Rodeo '90 greet the Belgian team in front of their C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

The members of the welcoming committee of Airlift Rodeo '90 greet the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

An Airlift Rodeo '90 umpire, left, watches a competitor carry his gear during the combat leadership event, a competition involving climbing walls, storming mock buildings and running over rough terrain with various obstacles. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

An Airlift Rodeo '90 umpire, left, watches a competitor carry his gear...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Competitors assist a team member over an obstacle on the combat endurance course during Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

Competitors assist a team member over an obstacle on the combat endura...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Two members of the French team wave after arriving for Airlift Rodeo '90, an airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

Two members of the French team wave after arriving for Airlift Rodeo '...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

General John T. Chain, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, speaks at the dedication ceremony for a B-17 bomber nicknamed the "Homesick Angel." The aircraft, which sustained extensive damage when used to stage a crash landing in the movie "12 O'Clock High," has undergone restoration and painting and will now be permanently displayed at Headquarters, Strategic Air Command

General John T. Chain, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, spea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: Rel... More

Bob Price, Director of the Tactical Air Command's Training Systems Center, sits at the controls of an F-15E Eagle aircraft ejection seat trainer

Bob Price, Director of the Tactical Air Command's Training Systems Cen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Donald Sutherland Release Status: R... More

Military personnel equipped with M-17 gas masks man their stations in the command post during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise

Military personnel equipped with M-17 gas masks man their stations in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT ... More

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron services communications equipment at radio maintenance station No. 2 aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

2LT Carl Struck and 1LT Mike Ferris of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, work together at a Minuteman status console during the 1991 Strategic Air Command Missile Combat Competition, Olympic Arena '91.

2LT Carl Struck and 1LT Mike Ferris of the 321st Strategic Missile Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Stat... More

GEN Lee Butler, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command (SAC), addresses in audience of SAC commanders and guests at a symposium during the 1991 Strategic Air Command Missile Combat Competition, Olympic Arena '91.

GEN Lee Butler, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command (SAC), addre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Stat... More

Lance CPL. Reiko Rexilius of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-AW-242), Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11), El Toro, California, does a preflight inspection on an F/A-18D Hornet fighter attack aircraft during Cope Thunder North, an exercise that tests aircrews' skills in strike, support, air defense and combat rescue roles. Units from the Canadian Forces, the U.S. Marine Corps, Alaska Air National Guard, Strategic Air Command and other Pacific Air Forces units are participating.

Lance CPL. Reiko Rexilius of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER NORTH Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Evacuees from the Philippines arrive at the Military Airlift Command terminal for help in obtaining flight tickets on commercial airlines for the final stage of their journey. The evacuees were transported from Subic Bay Naval Station and Clark Air Base following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that came alive on June 10 for the first time in over 600 years. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil

Evacuees from the Philippines arrive at the Military Airlift Command t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington(WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

An E-4B advanced airborne command post aircraft (AABNCP) of the 1ST Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, sits on the flight line.

An E-4B advanced airborne command post aircraft (AABNCP) of the 1ST Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

Members of the 2nd Munitions Maintenance Squadron secure a BDU-50 high-drag bomb onto the lift of an MJ-1B bomb loader during Proud Shield'92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

Members of the 2nd Munitions Maintenance Squadron secure a BDU-50 high...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Stewart Release Status:... More

An airborne missile combat crew commander turns the missile launch key on a KC-135 Pacer Link aircraft (tail No. 8052). Personnel assigned to the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron and the 1850th Communications Squadron are flying the last Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launch for the Strategic Air Command. The mission has been designated "Glory Trip 147GM-1."

An airborne missile combat crew commander turns the missile launch key...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Scott Stewart Release Status: Re... More

CAPT. Lyle Cary from the 438th Security Police Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., runs toward his position on the firing range while participating in phase III of the combat handgun event during Defender Challenge '92, an Air Mobility Command competition

CAPT. Lyle Cary from the 438th Security Police Squadron at McGuire Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '92 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

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