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AN air-to-air right side view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard

AN air-to-air right side view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bob Kay Release Status: Released t... More

Crew members aboard an EC-130E Hercules aircraft prepare to operate their consoles before takeoff during exercise Border Star '81

Crew members aboard an EC-130E Hercules aircraft prepare to operate th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

An air-to-air front view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H Hercules aircraft flying a low-level route over the German countryside. The EC-130H "Compass Call" aircraft is based at Sembach Air Base. Its mission is to provide electronic countermeasures (ECM) to reduce the enemy's capability to wage war

An air-to-air front view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Systems operators determine targets to be jammed by EC-130H Hercules aircraft. The EC-130Hs, which are flying under the project name of Compass Call, are modified to confuse and disrupt enemy command and control operations by using a highly sophisticated

Systems operators determine targets to be jammed by EC-130H Hercules a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, works in the battle staff compartment aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLORY TRIP 143GB Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

CPT Lance Plummer, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, runs a preflight check on the airborne launch control system 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

CPT Lance Plummer, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comm...

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

An EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, taxis to a parking spot on the flightline. The Hercules is being used as an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

An EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadro...

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

Members of the EC-130E Hercules Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center team monitor information on their computerized consoles. The Hercules, from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., is being used in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

Members of the EC-130E Hercules Airborne Battlefield Command and Contr...

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

An EC-135 Looking Glass aircraft taxis past other variations of the C-135 aircraft as it prepares for departure during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

An EC-135 Looking Glass aircraft taxis past other variations of the C-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska is scrapped for salvage after sitting on the ramp at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina for nearly one year. All American Salvage, a civilian contractor from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was contracted to salvage the aircraft, which was damaged in a landing accident on September 02, 1997

A USAF EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 55th Wing at Offut...

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, Civilian Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Angela Stanton, 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (ANG) marshals an EC-130E Command Solo/ Rivet Rider, aircraft onto the ramp at Harrisburg International Airport (IAP), Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA). The aircraft and crew are returned home after a mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Angela Stanton, 193rd Special ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David Hawkins, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force EC-1 ECM training aircraft, lands during Exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Quinton T. Burris) (RELEASED)

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force EC-1 ECM training aircraft, lands durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

The Third Annual Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA)

The Third Annual Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA)

The Third Annual Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) Conference, co-hosted by Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensor (PEO IEW&S) and Communications-Electronics Research, Developmen... More

AN air-to-air right front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is assigned to the 193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard

AN air-to-air right front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft. The air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bob Kay Release Status: Released ... More

AN air-to-air front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is assigned to the 193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard

AN air-to-air front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Bob Kay Release Status: Released to ... More

Artwork: "Power Plant & EC-135's/Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana". Artist: Stowe Myers. (US Air Force Art Collection)

Artwork: "Power Plant & EC-135's/Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana". Art...

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

An air-to-air left side view of an EC-130Q Hercules aircraft flown by Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 4 (VQ-4), Naval Air Training Center, Patuxent River, Marylan. The squadron is part of the TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) system

An air-to-air left side view of an EC-130Q Hercules aircraft flown by ...

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

SSGT Donald Anderson, boom operator for emergency refueling operations, stands by prior to a flight in an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named Looking Glass. The aircraft acts as the backup command and control post for the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) underground command center. Its crew would assume all functions in the event that SAC's underground center was destroyed by enemy attack. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

SSGT Donald Anderson, boom operator for emergency refueling operations...

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

An air-to-air right side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft preparing to refuel a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H Hercules aircraft at approximately 12,000 feet. The EC-130H "Compass Call" aircraft is based at Sembach Air Base, Germany. Its mission is to provide Electronic CounterMeasures (ECM) to reduce the enemy's capability to wage war

An air-to-air right side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft prepar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

An air-to-air left side view of a 28th Bombardment Wing B-1B aircraft, foreground, a 28th Bombardment Wing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft and a 4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft in formation over Mount Rushmore

An air-to-air left side view of a 28th Bombardment Wing B-1B aircraft,...

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

Members of the 6919th Electronic Security Squadron determine targets to be jammed by EC-130H Hercules aircraft. The EC-130Hs, which are flying under the project name of Compass Call, is modified to confuse and disrupt enemy command and control operations

Members of the 6919th Electronic Security Squadron determine targets t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

LTCDR Peter Rush tests the equipment in the EC-135 Looking Glass command and control aircraft prior to take-off during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

LTCDR Peter Rush tests the equipment in the EC-135 Looking Glass comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Carter, USAF, (left), watches as members of the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW) sign EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783 after a decommissioning ceremony. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's. TSGT Carter is the last assistant crewchief to work on 7783 during its 30 years of service to the 193rd SOW

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Carter, USAF, (left), watches as members...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Op... More

Light enhanced photography showing a navigators point of view, onboard a Pennsylvania Air Nation Guard (ANG) EC-130J Hercules " Command Solo" aircraft, fly a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography showing a navigators point of view, onboard...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Aaron Ansarov, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Steve Wolbert, Hydraulics Mechanic, 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron (EECS) inspects a propeller on an EC-130 Hercules aircraft engine, following a mission at a forward deployed location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Steve Wolbert, Hydraulic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kevin A. Camara, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A left side view of a US Air Force (USAF) EC-130E Command Solo aircraft Number 63-7828 from the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (ANG) on the flight line at Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA). The Command Solo aircraft is being decommissioned after having acquired the highest number of flying hours in the fleet and will surpass 28,000 flying hours on its final flight. The 193rd SOW will transition to the new EC-130J Command Solo II aircraft

A left side view of a US Air Force (USAF) EC-130E Command Solo aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David Hawkins, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

AN air-to-air right front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is assigned to the 193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard

AN air-to-air right front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft. The air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bob Kay Release Status: Released t... More

High angle left front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft of the 193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, in-flight

High angle left front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft of the 193rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Frank Garzelnick Release Status: Rel... More

SSGT Patrick J. Melico inspects a bearing sump on an EC-135 engine. SSGT Melico is a member of the 513th Field Maintenance Squadron

SSGT Patrick J. Melico inspects a bearing sump on an EC-135 engine. SS...

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

A member of the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron operates a console in an EC-130E Hercules airborne battlefield command and control center aircraft during exercise Team Spirit '86

A member of the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron operates a c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt. Danny Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A 41st Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130 Hercules aircraft takes off during Exercise Gallant Eagle '86

A 41st Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130 Hercules aircraft takes off d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

An air-to-air front view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H Hercules aircraft flying over the German countryside. The EC-130H"Compass Call"aircraft is based at Sembach Air Base. Its mission is to provide electronic countermeasures (ECM) to reduce the enemy's capability to wage war

An air-to-air front view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

MAJ Barry Obie, pilot, left, and 1LT Andrea Tart, co-pilot, both of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, fly their EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

MAJ Barry Obie, pilot, left, and 1LT Andrea Tart, co-pilot, both of th...

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

A member of the EC-130E Hercules Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center team inputs information into a computerized console as the aircraft flies another mission. The Hercules, from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is supporting the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

A member of the EC-130E Hercules Airborne Battlefield Command and Cont...

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

Members of the EC-130E Hercules Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center team monitor information on their computerized consoles. The Hercules, from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., is being used in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

Members of the EC-130E Hercules Airborne Battlefield Command and Contr...

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

An US Air Force maintenance technician checks the cockpit controls of a EC-130E Hercules as the aircraft is pre-flighted for a mission. The Hercules, from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS), is being used as an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

An US Air Force maintenance technician checks the cockpit controls of ...

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

MAJ Stephen M. King, a navigator for an EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, flies another mission. The Hercules is being used as an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

MAJ Stephen M. King, a navigator for an EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd...

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

STAFF SGT. Al Lucas, 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., directs an EC-130E Hercules to a parking spot on the flightline. The Hercules is being used as an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

STAFF SGT. Al Lucas, 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS)...

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

The airborne command post battle staff prepare for departure in an EC-135 Looking Glass command and control aircraft during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

The airborne command post battle staff prepare for departure in an EC-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A US Air Force EC-130 Hercules receives fuel from the boom of a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135 Stratotanker, from Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, while on a mission in support of Operation Allied Force

A US Air Force EC-130 Hercules receives fuel from the boom of a 100th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Rele... More

US Military personnel assigned to the 4th Psychological Operations Group (POG), 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air Nation Guard (ANG) broadcast television and radio programming from onboard an ANG EC-130J Hercules " Command Solo" aircraft, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Military personnel assigned to the 4th Psychological Operations Gro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) Aaron Ansarov, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stand in formation during the Rollout Ceremony of the EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft, held inside the Fuel Cell Hangar at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pa., September 10, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Matt Schwartz) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Wing, P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matt Schwartz, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

Fog encases the flight line as a Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd Special Operations Wing EC-130J Commando Solo psychological and information operations aircraft is prepared for a mission on Oct. 1, 2004, at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pa. (U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Matt Schwartz) (Released)

Fog encases the flight line as a Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg Iap State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matt Schwartz, USAF Release Status: R... More

A high angle view of an EC-135H aircraft in flight

A high angle view of an EC-135H aircraft in flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Dennis A. Guyitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

BGEN Peter W. Odgers uses a model of the EC-135N Stratolifter aircraft to demonstrate the aircraft's crash. All 21 people on board were killed. The cause was ruled as mechanical failure

BGEN Peter W. Odgers uses a model of the EC-135N Stratolifter aircraft...

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

The Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) holds a press conference to release their findings on the May crash of an EC-135N Stratolifter aircraft, which killed all 21 people on board. The cause was ruled as mechanical failure

The Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) holds a press conference to relea...

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

The air crew of an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft, background, which functions as the backup command and control post of Strategic Air Command (SAC), poses for a group photograph prior to a mission. In the event that SAC's underground command center was destroyed by enemy attack, the crew of the flying command center, code-named Looking Glass, would assume all functions from the air. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

The air crew of an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft, background, which fun...

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

An air crew member monitors equipment in the air launch control center (ALCC) EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft

An air crew member monitors equipment in the air launch control center...

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 Micheal E. Best Release Sta... More

Captain (CPT) Charles Taylor, copilot, working from the cockpit of an EC-130H Hercules aircraft, prepares to link up his plane with a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for refueling at an altitude of approximately 12,000 feet. Taylor is with the 66th Electronic Combat Wing. The EC-130H"Compass Call"aircraft is based at Sembach Air Base, Germany. Its mission is to provide electronic countermeasures (ECM) to reduce the enemy's capability to wage war

Captain (CPT) Charles Taylor, copilot, working from the cockpit of an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Maintenance personnel work on the rear of an EC-135 Looking Glass aircraft. The Strategic Air Command always has one of the three Looking Glass command-and-control aircraft airborne

Maintenance personnel work on the rear of an EC-135 Looking Glass airc...

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: A1C Scott Koenig Release Status: Relea... More

An EC-130H Hercules aircraft, flying under the project name Compass Call, lands on base. The aircraft is modified to confuse and disrupt enemy command and control operations by using a highly sophisticated electronic jamming system. In the event of war, t

An EC-130H Hercules aircraft, flying under the project name Compass Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

An EC-130E Volant Solo aircraft of the 193rd Special Operations Group (Pennsylvania Air National Guard) taxis on the runway. The unit's primary mission is to broadcast tactical psychological operations messages over radio frequencies and standard television channels during contingencies or engagements

An EC-130E Volant Solo aircraft of the 193rd Special Operations Group ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. John Mcdowell Release Status: Released ... More

A US Air Force EC-130 Hercules receives fuel from a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing, USAF KC-135 Stratotanker, from Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, while on a mission in support of Operation Allied Force

A US Air Force EC-130 Hercules receives fuel from a 100th Air Expediti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Rele... More

On the flight line, SENIOR AIRMAN Kevin Tully lies in wait with his M-16 fully prepared to protect the EC-130's that sit behind him during the 193rd Special Operations Wing's Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) excercise

On the flight line, SENIOR AIRMAN Kevin Tully lies in wait with his M-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND OPERATE (ATSO) Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

A US Air Force (USAF) EC-130H Hercules "Compass Call" aircraft, assigned to the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), takes off from a forward-deployed operating base in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) EC-130H Hercules "Compass Call" aircraft, assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert J. Horstman, USAF Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matt Auble, a Crew CHIEF assigned to the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron (EECS) marshals an EC-130 Hercules aircraft into position at a forward deployed location, following a mission flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matt Auble, a Crew CHIEF ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kevin A. Camara, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

The US Air Force (USAF) EC-130J Commando Solo as the aircraft sits on the flight line at Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA), home of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG), 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW). The Commando Solo has a one of a kind broadcasting mission in the entire US Air Force. The 193rd SOW recently received its first J Model EC-130 replacing the E Model, an aircraft that flew in Vietnam War

The US Air Force (USAF) EC-130J Commando Solo as the aircraft sits on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matt Schwartz, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

The distinctive tail of the US Air Force (USAF) EC-130J Commando Solo as the aircraft sits on the flight line at Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA), home of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG), 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW). The Commando Solo has a one of a kind broadcasting mission in the entire US Air Force. The 193rd SOW recently received its first J Model EC-130 replacing the E Model, an aircraft that flew in Vietnam War

The distinctive tail of the US Air Force (USAF) EC-130J Commando Solo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matt Schwartz, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A US Air Force (USAF) EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft assigned to the 193rd Maintenance Group (MXG), 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG), sits ready for its first crewmember flight on the tarmac at Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA)

A US Air Force (USAF) EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft assigned to the 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matt Schwartz, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

Fog encases three Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd Special Operations Wing EC-130J Commando Solo psychological and information operations aircraft, parked on the flight line at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pa., on Oct. 1, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Matt Schwartz) (Released)

Fog encases three Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd Special Operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg Iap State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matt Schwartz, USAF Release Status: R... More

An air-to-air left side view of an EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft flown by the 10th Airborne Command Control Squadron, RAF Mildenhall

An air-to-air left side view of an EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft flown ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Major (MAJ) Andrew J. Courtice, seated, and Dick Gieselhart both of the Aeronautical Systems Division (ASD), check out systems aboard the new EC-18B "in house" simulator. The simulator will be used to train pilots from the ASD's 4950th Test Wing to fly worldwide in support of government projects

Major (MAJ) Andrew J. Courtice, seated, and Dick Gieselhart both of th...

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

An air-to-air left side view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H Hercules aircraft banking to the right after reaching the end of the Sembach Air Base flight line during a low approach over the runway. The EC-130H"Compass Call"aircraft is based at Sembach Air Base. Its mission is to provide electronic countermeasures (ECM) to reduce the enemy's capability to wage war

An air-to-air left side view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Air Force EC-130E Hercules aircraft is serviced at the station's airfield during exercise Ocean Venture '88

An Air Force EC-130E Hercules aircraft is serviced at the station's ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron services communications equipment in the battle staff compartment of 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

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron takes notes 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 tak...

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

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, is observed by other oficers as he works in the battle staff compartment aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comman...

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

Pilot MAJ Bob Aboe and co-pilot 1LT John Burda of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prepare for a flight in an EC-135C Stratolifter advanced airborne command post aircraft (AABNCP).

Pilot MAJ Bob Aboe and co-pilot 1LT John Burda of the 2nd Airborne Com...

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

An U.S. Air Force EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, prepares for another mission on the flightline. The aircraft is being used as an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

An U.S. Air Force EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and ...

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

STAFF SGT. Gary R. Coefield, a flight engineer for an EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., tracks flight data on another mission. The Hercules is being used as an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center in support the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

STAFF SGT. Gary R. Coefield, a flight engineer for an EC-130E Hercules...

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

An EC-135 Looking Glass command and control aircraft taxis down a runway during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

An EC-135 Looking Glass command and control aircraft taxis down a runw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Major General Reed Ernst, Deputy Commander Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Reserve Mobility and past commander of the 193rd Special Operations Wing signs the EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783 after a decommissioning ceremony as Colonel (ret) Nickolas Bereschak past commander of the 193rd Tactical Electronics Warfare Group watches. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's

Major General Reed Ernst, Deputy Commander Special Operations Command ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Op... More

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) James Bankes (foreground), USAF, electronics technician, 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PANG), on the EC-130E Commando Solo, makes adjustments to the broadcast signal while wearing his helmet and mask in NBC configuration, accomplishing his periodic chemical warfare defense training. The 193rd SOW is currently flying Commando Solo missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) James Bankes (foreground), USAF, electro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard Scene Camera Operator:... More

A US Air Force (USAF) EC-130E Command Solo aircraft Number 63-7828 from the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (ANG) is marshaled on the flight line at Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA). The Command Solo aircraft is being decommissioned after having acquired the highest number of flying hours in the fleet and will surpass 28,000 flying hours on its final flight. The 193rd SOW will transition to the new EC-130J Command Solo II aircraft. The aircraft bears the signature of many of its former and present crew chiefs in honor of its retirement

A US Air Force (USAF) EC-130E Command Solo aircraft Number 63-7828 fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David Hawkins, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

A US Air Force (USAF) EC-130E Command Solo aircraft Number 63-7828 from the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (ANG) is marshaled on the flight line at Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA). The Command Solo aircraft is being decommissioned after having acquired the highest number of flying hours in the fleet and will surpass 28,000 flying hours on its final flight. The 193rd SOW will transition to the new EC-130J Command Solo II aircraft. The aircraft bears the signature of many of its former and present crew chiefs in honor of its retirement

A US Air Force (USAF) EC-130E Command Solo aircraft Number 63-7828 fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David Hawkins, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

The morning sun shines through the fog and obscures the distinct tail of a Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd Special Operations Wing EC-130J Commando Solo psychological and information operations aircraft parked on the tarmac at Harrisburg International Airport, in Middletown, Pa., on Oct. 1, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Matt Schwartz) (Released)

The morning sun shines through the fog and obscures the distinct tail ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg Iap State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matt Schwartz, USAF Release Status: R... More

High angle left front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft of the 193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, in-flight

High angle left front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft of the 193rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Frank Garzelnick Release Status: Rel... More

AN air-to-air left front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is assigned to the 193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard

AN air-to-air left front view of an EC-130 Hercules aircraft. The airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bob Kay Release Status: Released t... More

An air-to-air right side view of an EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft flown by the 10th Air Command Control Squadron, RAF Mildenhall

An air-to-air right side view of an EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft flown...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A right side view of an EC-130H Hercules aircraft making a low-level pass during Air Fete '84

A right side view of an EC-130H Hercules aircraft making a low-level p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR FETE '84 Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Jose Lopez ... More

Two plane captains work on the underside of an EC-2 Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft radar dome aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)

Two plane captains work on the underside of an EC-2 Hawkeye airborne e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Glenn Jochum Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Technical Sgt. Ken Clover, 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, sets the frequency position on a communication monitor inside an EC-130E Hercules airborne battlefield command and control center aircraft during exercise Team Spirit '86

Technical Sgt. Ken Clover, 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt. Danny Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron man their stations in an EC-130E Hercules airborne battlefield command control center aircraft during exercise Team Spirit '86

Members of the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron man their sta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt. Danny Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Air crew members monitor equipment in the air launch control center (ALCC) EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft

Air crew members monitor equipment in the air launch control center (A...

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 Michael E. Best Release Sta... More

An air-to-air overhead view of a 4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron EC-135 Stratolifted aircraft over Mount Rushmore

An air-to-air overhead view of a 4th Airborne Command and Control Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Michael Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public ... More

An air-to-air front view of an EC-130H Hercules aircraft. The aircraft, flying under the project name of Compass Call, is modified to confuse and disrupt enemy command and control operations by using a highly sophisticated electronic jamming system. In th

An air-to-air front view of an EC-130H Hercules aircraft. The aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

An EC-135 Pacer Link aircraft (tail No. 8052) from the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron sits on the ramp prior to flying the final Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launch for the Strategic Air Command. The mission has been designated "Glory Trip 147GM-1"

An EC-135 Pacer Link aircraft (tail No. 8052) from the 2nd Airborne Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLORY TRIP 147GM-1 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

The new EC-130H Compass Call Block 30 Aircraft, 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron (ECS), arrives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on 11 March 1997. The Compass Call (CC) aircraft jams hostile communications, radar, and other electromagnetic systems in support of Commander In CHIEF (CINC) objectives. Employed as a standoff electronic attack (EA) system, CC generally operates outside the range of known ground threats

The new EC-130H Compass Call Block 30 Aircraft, 43rd Electronic Combat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: A... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Carter, USAF, (left) and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Ronald Keeney, USAF, stand by the EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783 along all the signatures of unit members after a decommissioning ceremony. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's. MSGT Keeney is the last crewchief and TSGT Carter is the last assistant crewchief to work on 7783 during its 30 years of service to the 193rd Special Operations Wing

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Carter, USAF, (left) and MASTER Sergeant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Op... More

Lieutenant General Maxwell Bailey, USAF, Commander Air Force Special Operations, Command adds his signature to the EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783 after it's decommissioning ceremony. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's

Lieutenant General Maxwell Bailey, USAF, Commander Air Force Special O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Op... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Marlin Haldeman (center), USAF, electronics technician, 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PANG), on the EC-130E Commando Solo, makes adjustments to the broadcast signal during a training mission at home station. The 193rd SOW is currently flying Commando Solo missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Marlin Haldeman (center), USAF, electro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard Scene Camera Operator:... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) James Skiff, Assistant Air Force Adjutant General for the State of Pennsylvania and Lisa Baker, Deputy CHIEF-of-STAFF for the Governor of Pennsylvania, greet USAF Lieutenant (LT) Dawn Junk, a EC-130E Command Solo/ Rivet Rider, aircraft Pilot assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (ANG) after LT Bakers return to Harrisburg International Airport (IAP), Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA), from his most recent deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) James Skiff, Assistant Air Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David Hawkins, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) James Skiff, Assistant Air Force Adjutant General for the State of Pennsylvania and Lisa Baker, Deputy CHIEF-of-STAFF for the Governor of Pennsylvania, greet USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), Jim Astro, a EC-130E Command Solo/ Rivet Rider, aircraft Navigator assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (ANG) after LCT Astros return to Harrisburg International Airport (IAP), Middletown, Pennsylvania (PA), from his most recent deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) James Skiff, Assistant Air Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David Hawkins, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

A view of satellite communications antennas which link the communications site and EC-135 airborne command and control aircraft. The site is manned by the 3rd Combat Communications Group during exercise Busy Prairie II

A view of satellite communications antennas which link the communicati...

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

Weather officers CPT Ivan Friend, left, and CPT Alan Haberecht, along with engineer CPT George Auten pose for a photograph aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named Looking Glass. The aircraft acts as the backup command and control post for the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) underground command center. Its crew would assume all functions in the event that SAC's underground center was destroyed by enemy attack. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

Weather officers CPT Ivan Friend, left, and CPT Alan Haberecht, along ...

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

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Kenneth Hiller, flight engineer, Captain (CPT) Griffin Drees, flight evaluator, both from the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, and Major (MAJ) John Ferrell, pilot, 66th Electronic Combat Wing, watch the horizon from the cockpit of an EC-130H Hercules aircraft for a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft that is to refuel them. The EC-130H"Compass Call"aircraft is based at Sembach Air Base, Germany. Its mission is to provide electronic countermeasures (ECM) to reduce the enemy's capability to wage war

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Kenneth Hiller, flight engineer, Captain (CP...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right front view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H Hercules aircraft banking left over German countryside. The EC-130H"Compass Call"aircraft is based at Sembach Air Base. Its mission is to provide electronic countermeasures (ECM) to reduce the enemy's capability to wage war

An air-to-air right front view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left front view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-130H Hercules aircraft flying a low-level route over the German countryside. The EC-130H"Compass Call"aircraft is based at Sembach Air Base. Its mission is to provide electronic countermeasures (ECM) to reduce the enemy's capability to wage war

An air-to-air left front view of a 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron EC-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Air to air right side view of a 28th Aerial Refueling Squadron KC-135R refueling a 4th Air Command and Control Squadron EC-135 during a mission out of Ellsoworth AFB, South Dakota where they are based. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air right side view of a 28th Aerial Refueling Squadron KC-135R...

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

An EC-30H Compass Call aircraft of the 66th Electronic Combat Wing returning from OPERATION DESERT STORM approaches Hangar 1. The EC-130H is used in tactical and strategic communications jamming missions.

An EC-30H Compass Call aircraft of the 66th Electronic Combat Wing ret...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Casey Release Statu... More

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