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AS16-118-18886 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Distant view from the Translunar Coast of the SIVB (Third stage [IVB] of Saturn Launch vehicle) stage after Lunar Module (LM) ejection

AS16-118-18886 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - Distant view fr...

The original database describes this as: Description: Distant view from the Translunar Coast (TLC) of the SIVB (Third stage [IVB] of Saturn Launch vehicle) stage after Lunar Module (LM) ejection. Original film... More

Personnel check on an advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) after a ground ejection test is performed at the Pacific Missile Test Center. AN F-14A Tomcat aircraft is in the background

Personnel check on an advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Washington Release Stat... More

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the statio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... More

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the statio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... 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

After the ACES II ejection seat and canopy is reinstalled, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Mathias, (left), USAF, and A1C Eric Linder, 31st Maintenance Squadron - Egress, Aviano Air Base, Italy perform a 5-8 pre-installation inspection on an aircraft canopy. They are performing a thorough inspection on the equipment, performing an operational check of the integrity of all components and explosives in case of an ejection initiated by an aircraft malfunction

After the ACES II ejection seat and canopy is reinstalled, AIRMAN Firs...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Louis Rivers, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Lopez, left, an aircrew egress systems craftsman, with the 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), steadies a hoisted ejection seat while SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Christopher "Beau" Mosley, an aircrew egress systems journeyman, refers to the Technical Order (TO) manual while they install a canopy unto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Lopez, left, an airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Isaac G.L. Freeman, USAF Rele... More

SOLID CORE STATOR VANE - TRAILING EDGE EJECTION CORE STATOR VANE AND COMBINATION PROBE - END WALL SURVEY PROBE

SOLID CORE STATOR VANE - TRAILING EDGE EJECTION CORE STATOR VANE AND C...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 7/23/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

S03-23-165 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape suit (EES) on middeck

S03-23-165 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Fullerton dons anti-gravity (anti-g) suit lower torso (161), ejection escape suit (EES), life preserver unit (LPU), on forward port side middeck a... More

S03-23-163 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape suit (EES) on middeck

S03-23-163 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Fullerton dons anti-gravity (anti-g) suit lower torso (161), ejection escape suit (EES), life preserver unit (LPU), on forward port side middeck a... More

Sergeant (SGT) James L. Thomspon, aircraft maintenance technician assigned to the 56th Engineering Maintenance Squadron, makes a routine inspection of an ejection seat

Sergeant (SGT) James L. Thomspon, aircraft maintenance technician assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Charles T. Kohlenberg Release Stat... More

A close-up view of an inertial reel initiator, a component of the ACESII ejection seat

A close-up view of an inertial reel initiator, a component of the ACES...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: Relea... More

Keith Parson, a technician with Systems Research Laboratories, Inc., tests circuits on Advanced Dynamic Anthropomorphic Manikin (ADAM), a creation that represents the latest advancements in Air Force technology being employed in impact and ejection testing. ADAM rides a rocket-propelled Multi-Axis Seat Ejection (MASE) device from which the manikin is ejected in an effort to predict and prevent injuries to pilots ejecting from aircraft.

Keith Parson, a technician with Systems Research Laboratories, Inc., t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico(NM) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Alvina Mitchell Release Status:... More

Aviation Structural Mechanic E (Safety Equipment) AIRMAN Frank Herbert, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic E (Safety Equipment) 1ST Class Darrell Kuntz perform corrosion control maintenance on the SJU-5A ejection seat in an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft. Both men are from Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), embarked aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during WestPac '93

Aviation Structural Mechanic E (Safety Equipment) AIRMAN Frank Herbert...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Harold J. Walsh Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Linder, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, performs a 5-8 pre-installation inspection on an ACES II ejection seat after it was pulled from an aircraft. A1C Linder is performing a thorough inspection on the equipment, performing an operational check of the integrity of all components and explosives in case of an ejection initiated by an aircraft malfunction

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Linder, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Louis Rivers, USAF Release St... More

SOLID CORE STATOR VANE - TRAILING EDGE EJECTION CORE STATOR VANE AND COMBINATION PROBE - END WALL SURVEY PROBE

SOLID CORE STATOR VANE - TRAILING EDGE EJECTION CORE STATOR VANE AND C...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 7/23/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

An ARO Inc. test facility craftsman, makes an adjustment on a half-scale model of an aircraft ejection seat prior to a wind tunnel test at the Arnold Engineering Development Center

An ARO Inc. test facility craftsman, makes an adjustment on a half-sca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arnold Air Force Station State: Tennessee (TN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phil Taruer Release Status: Releas... More

A midshipman pulls the face curtain that will launch a simulated ejection seat up the track of an ejection seat trainer. Ejection seat training is part of a one-week aviation training program for students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)

A midshipman pulls the face curtain that will launch a simulated eject...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry C. Mitchell Release S... More

Artwork: "Ejection Position" Artist: Marbury Brown

Artwork: "Ejection Position" Artist: Marbury Brown

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 artist's concept of the ejection and implatation of an Artillery-Delivered Sensor

An artist's concept of the ejection and implatation of an Artillery-De...

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

Technical Sergeant Santos Navarette (right) and AIRMAN Timothy M. Garczynski, aerospace physiology specialists, test an ejection seat trainer after a malfunctioning trigger has been repaired

Technical Sergeant Santos Navarette (right) and AIRMAN Timothy M. Garc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Kohlenberg Release Status: Release... More

Damaged seal segments are displayed after a launch of the Small Missile (unofficially often labelled the"Midgetman") in the Canister Assembly Launch Test Program (CAL TIP). CAL TIP tests the pre-ignition steam ejection of the missile, which is retained a

Damaged seal segments are displayed after a launch of the Small Missil...

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: A1C Richard C. SEAMAN, USAF Rele... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gary L. Hicks, F-4E Phantom II aircraft crew chief, 336th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pulls the ejection seat safety pins on an F-4E aircraft prior to its departure for a"bandit"mission during Exercise AMALGAM CHIEF'88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gary L. Hicks, F-4E Phantom II aircraft crew chi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Re... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tom W. Vessie and Sergeant Mike W. Briery, both members of the 57th Component Repair Squadron, secure the cable of a Cobra crane to the ACESII ejection seat of an F-15C Eagle aircraft. The crane is being used to remove the seat from t

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tom W. Vessie and Sergeant Mike W. Briery, both me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: Relea... More

A view of the rear ejection seat in the cockpit of a Swiss-made Pilatus PC-9 aircraft that is undergoing evaluation by a U.S. Army test board

A view of the rear ejection seat in the cockpit of a Swiss-made Pilatu...

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 Ken Hammond Release Status: R... More

US Marie Corps (USMC) Marines deployed to the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2), Death Jesters, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), maintenance department, repair the rear ejection seat in an EA-6B Prowler aircraft at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Prowler is carrying two (visible) AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS) pods and an external fuel tank

US Marie Corps (USMC) Marines deployed to the Marine Tactical Electron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeants (TSGT) Tom Ricks (left) and Daniel Lewis perform a data integrity check with USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Washington III (center) on an ACES II (ejection seat) drogue parachute. The Survival Equipment Shop, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), pack the drogue parachutes and pilots parachutes into USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons in Hangar 1. The drogue parachute is designed to pull the chair away from the pilot after ejection. The red shirt is worn in the 31st MXS for morale purposes

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeants (TSGT) Tom Ricks (left) and Da...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

S04-24-154 - STS-004 - Commander Mattingly floats above ejection seat (S1) while looking out W2

S04-24-154 - STS-004 - Commander Mattingly floats above ejection seat ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Mattingly floats above commanders ejection seat (S1) while he looks out forward flight deck window W2. Clouded Earth's surface appears in wind... More

An interior view of the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft shows the RSSK-1A Rigid Seat Survival Kit, which secures a life raft and survival equipment to a jet crewman's ejection seat system. The cockpit is on display at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

An interior view of the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft shows th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Carl Johnson, 57th Component Repair Squadron, operates the controls of a Cobra crane which is being used to remove an ACESII ejection seat from an F-15C Eagle aircraft

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Carl Johnson, 57th Component Repair Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: Relea... More

San Antonio Air Logistics Center. Mike Grost, chief investigator at the Life Support Equipment Investigation Laboratory, right, and colleague James Dugan use a mannequin to test a modification in a parachute harness. Grost analyzes flight gear, clothing, life support equipment and aircraft parts to determine the cause of aircraft ejection mishaps and plane accidents in the interest of preventing future tragedies

San Antonio Air Logistics Center. Mike Grost, chief investigator at th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Releas... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Linder, (left), USAF, and A1C Mike Mathias, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron - Egress, Aviano Air Base, Italy, perform a 5-8 pre-installation inspection on an ACES II ejection seat. They are performing a thorough inspection on the equipment, performing an operational check of the integrity of all components and explosives in case of an ejection initiated by an aircraft malfunction

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Linder, (left), USAF, and A1C Mike Mathi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Louis Rivers, USAF Release St... More

After dark, a Titan II, rocket carrying a US Navy (USN) Windsat Radiometer and US Air Force (USAF) Solar Mass Ejection Imager, lifts off from the Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California

After dark, a Titan II, rocket carrying a US Navy (USN) Windsat Radiom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Force Space Command Scen... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James P. Baxter, Combat Visual Information Specialists, gives the thumbs up to the ejection seat trainers, as he participate in the water survival-training course, at the Aviation Survival Training Center, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James P. Baxter, Combat V...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ronoldson G Slim, USMC Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Joshua J. Sprouse, assigned to the Flight Equipment Shop of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Five Three Three (VMFA-533), work to repair an aircraft ejection seat, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Joshua J. Sprouse, assigned to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Hewitt, USMC Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Shannon Valverde, Aircrew Life Support Apprentice, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), inspects an Advanced Concept Ejection System parachute, inside the cockpit of a F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, at Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN (AMN) Shannon Valverde, Aircrew Life Suppor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Stacey Jeanpaul, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

S03-31-290 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton in ejection escape suit (EES) on aft flight deck

S03-31-290 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton in ejection escape suit (EES) o...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Fullerton, wearing communications kit assembly (ASSY) mini headset (HDST), holds flexible hose attached to his ejection escape suit (EES) vent hos... More

A candidate straps himself into an ejection seat trainer at the Aviation Officer Candidate School

A candidate straps himself into an ejection seat trainer at the Aviati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jim Bryant Release Status: R... More

CDR Klaus Pflueger checks LT J.G. Winfried Frank out on the ejection seat of an F-104G Starfighter aircraft during training conducted by the 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron. The officers are West German navy pilots

CDR Klaus Pflueger checks LT J.G. Winfried Frank out on the ejection s...

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: MSGT Paul N. Hayashi Release Status: Rele... More

A Martin Baker MK-GR7-7 ejection seat is displayed at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

A Martin Baker MK-GR7-7 ejection seat is displayed at the station's Av...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... More

Advanced Dynamic Anthropomorphic Manikin (ADAM) represents the latest advancements in Air Force technology being employed in impact and ejection testing. Designed by Systems Research Laboratories, Inc., ADAM rides a rocket-propelled Multi-Axis Seat Ejection (MASE) device from which the manikin is ejected in an effort to predict and prevent injuries to pilots ejecting from aircraft.

Advanced Dynamic Anthropomorphic Manikin (ADAM) represents the latest ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico(NM) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Alvina Mitchell Release Status:... More

SSGT James Rutske (left) and SRA Kelly Roy, Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists, evaluate an x-ray image of an ejection seat initiator

SSGT James Rutske (left) and SRA Kelly Roy, Explosive Ordnance Disposa...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Steve Kitis, Survival Equipment Journeyman, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), inspects an Advanced Concept Ejection Systems (ACES) II canopy parachute, at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Steve Kitis, Survival Equipm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Nichole Adamowicz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Lopez, left, an aircrew egress systems craftsman, with the 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), steadies a hoisted ejection seat while SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Christopher "Beau" Mosley, an aircrew egress systems journeyman, refers to the Technical Order (TO) manual while they install a canopy unto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Lopez, left, an airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Isaac G.L. Freeman, USAF Rele... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Heindl, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Survivor Equipment Fabrication Flight, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, perform the long folding process on an Aces II ejection seat recovery canopy parachute. When completed it is stuffed into the parachute container. The EMS survivor equipment shop meets the needs of over 220 aircrew members and relocated to a $1,700,000 state of the art maintenance facility from two condemned World War II huts

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

Midshipman, Cindy Mason prepares to pull down the face curtain that will launch the ejection seat up the track of the ejection seat trainer. Ejection seat training is a part of a one-week aviation training program for students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)

Midshipman, Cindy Mason prepares to pull down the face curtain that wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry C. Mitchell Release S... More

A sailor checks to see that a candidate is securely strapped into an ejection seat simulator at Aviation Officer Candidate School

A sailor checks to see that a candidate is securely strapped into an e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Jim Bryant Release Status: R... More

An air-to-air left underside view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft with eight CBU-58 bombs mounted on multiple stores ejection racks (MSER) and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wingtips

An air-to-air left underside view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft...

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

An air-to-air left underside view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft with eight CBU-58 bombs mounted on multiple stores ejection racks (MSER) and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wingtips

An air-to-air left underside view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft...

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

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the statio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... More

Captain (CAPT) Chris Kirby (right), USAF, Pilot, 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, demonstrates ejection procedures to Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, at the Operation Support Squadron's (OSS) F-15E Strike Eagle flight simulator. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, USAF, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle

Captain (CAPT) Chris Kirby (right), USAF, Pilot, 493rd Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer First Class (PO1) Mike Calkins and PETTY Officer Third Class (PO3) Sean Gagnow arm an ejection seat on a USN EA-6 Prowler while PO3 Jack Hanson Observes during Exercise RED FLAG 2002, at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer First Class (PO1) Mike Calkins and PETTY O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RED FLAG 2002 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Sho... More

US Marie Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Allen Hughes, Ejection Seat Mechanic, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2), Death Jesters, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), signals his ground crew from the rear cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marie Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Allen Hughes, Ejection Sea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Yvonne Watkins of Trier Germany (DEU), and AIRMAN (AMN) White split Class 05-09 in order to better work and help them learn the proper way to jump and land after an ejection from an aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Yvonne Watkins of Trier G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CIV Cheryl Gonzales, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Weston Byrd prepares an Advanced Concept Ejection Seat (ACES II) for inspection at the 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS) Egress Shop on Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA). The 31st MXS Egress Section is responsible for maintaining, inspecting and testing of F-16 ACES II and canopies. Tests the system components and performs functional checks of egress subsystems and related egress explosive components. Egress provides F-16 aircrews with the "Last Chance for Life."

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Weston Byrd prepares an A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

54th Maintenance Squadron egress system specialists

54th Maintenance Squadron egress system specialists

54th Maintenance Squadron egress system specialists remove a canopy from an F-16 Fighting Falcon on March 13, 2017 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Egress system specialists ensure that pilots can safely eject ... More

AS16-118-18882 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - The SIVB (Third stage [IVB] of Saturn Launch vehicle) stage after Lunar Module (LM) ejection. Lunar Module (LM) thrusters.

AS16-118-18882 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - The SIVB (Third...

The original database describes this as: Description: The SIVB (Third stage [IVB] of Saturn Launch vehicle) stage after Lunar Module (LM) ejection. Lunar Module (LM) thrusters. Original film magazine was label... More

Training chief, MAJ Cliff Cunningham, instructs U-2 aircraft pilot MAJ Thomas F. Evans during seat ejection training. The ejection is being practiced in a tree egress method

Training chief, MAJ Cliff Cunningham, instructs U-2 aircraft pilot MAJ...

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

An Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) before it is dropped into a "Catcher's Mitt" during a ground ejection test from the wing of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft at the Pacific Missile Test Center

An Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) before it is drop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Mark Washington Release... More

AIRMAN Timothy M. Garczynski (left) aerospace physiology specialist, explains the functions of various controls of an ejection seat trainer to AIRMAN First Class Brian M. Brelje

AIRMAN Timothy M. Garczynski (left) aerospace physiology specialist, e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Kohlenberg Release Status: Release... More

A Stencel A-7 ejection seat is displayed at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

A Stencel A-7 ejection seat is displayed at the station's Aviation Phy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... More

A close-up view of missile and pad damage after a launch of the Small Missile (unofficially often labelled the"Midgetman") in the Canister Assembly Launch Test Program (CAL TIP). CAL TIP tests the pre-ignition steam ejection of the missile, which is reta

A close-up view of missile and pad damage after a launch of the Small ...

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: A1C Richard C. SEAMAN, USAF Rele... More

An overall view of missile and pad damage after a launch of the Small Missile (unofficially often labelled the"Midgetman") in the Canister Assembly Launch Test Program (CAL TIP). CAL TIP tests the pre-ignition steam ejection of the missile, which is reta

An overall view of missile and pad damage after a launch of the Small ...

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: A1C Richard C. SEAMAN, USAF Rele... More

A view of the simulator at Test Pad No. 1 after it has been raised for a canister-assisted launch test program (CALTP) missile launch. The canister-assisted launch method for the MGM-134A Small ICBM (SICBM) entails the missile's ejection from the canister by steam pressure prior to the ignition of its propellant stages

A view of the simulator at Test Pad No. 1 after it has been raised for...

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: SRA Michael Davenport Release St... More

SGT Mark Briery and SRA Tom Vessie of the 57th Component Repair Squadron consult technical data while working on an aircraft ejection seat in the squadron's egress shop. The shop maintains ejection equipment for 104 aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown

SGT Mark Briery and SRA Tom Vessie of the 57th Component Repair Squadr...

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

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ronald D. McCormick observes and Sergeant (SGT) Mike W. Briery consults a manual as SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tom W. Vessie facilitates the removal of an ACESII ejection seat from an F-15C Eagle aircraft by a Cobra crane. The men are memb

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Ronald D. McCormick observes and Sergeant (SGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: Relea... More

Aircraft Operations Assistant Tim Pye (right), Royal Air Force Aerobatic team "Red Arrows" (right), briefs Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Kevin W. Oatley, 310th Airlift Squadron (AS), MacDill AFB, Florida, on safety issues for seat and body positioning, inner cock pit communications, and ejection system procedures prior to his incentive flight. The team spent three weeks at Moron AB, Spain practicing for this years circuit of air shows providing a show for our troops deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Aircraft Operations Assistant Tim Pye (right), Royal Air Force Aerobat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

Aircraft Operations Assistant, Air Commodore Tim Pye (left), Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows (right), briefs Colonel (COL) Tim Stewart, USAF, Vice Commander, 155th Air Reserve Wing (ARW), Nebraska Air National Guard, (NEANG), on seat safety, body positioning, inter cockpit communications, and ejection system procedures prior to his incentive flight. The team spent three weeks at Moron AB, Spain practicing for this years circuit of air shows providing a show for our troops deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Aircraft Operations Assistant, Air Commodore Tim Pye (left), Royal Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Daniel Lewis, Survival Equipment Journeyman, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), modifies a torso harness for an ejection seat application using a Consew 206RB sewing machine, at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Daniel Lewis, Survival Equip...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Nichole Adamowicz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Lanham, left in front, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joseph Bolin, left rear and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Wilhelm Stratmann, all assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), perform periodic maintenance on a stabilization and pitch control assembly for an ejection seat, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Lanham, left in f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release... More

US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Matthew Kauffman, 111th Fighter Wing (FW), loads a BDU-33 25-pound practice bomb onto a multiple ejection rack of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, while conducting training at Fort Drum, Pennsylvania

US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Matthew Kauffman, 111...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Robert Bunch, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 20th Engineering Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), download a triple ejection pack from an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter after a simulated arrival during an on-going Phase One exercise at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 20th Engineering Maintenance Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joseph Duff, Survival Equipment Maintenance Craftsman, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), packs a parachute into an ACES II ejection seat. The 49th EMS responsibilities include maintenance of aerospace ground equipment, structural repair, fabrication, corrosion prevention, aircraft inspection and crash recovery

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joseph Duff, Survival Equipm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Jessica Struble, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

AS16-118-18881 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - The SIVB (Third stage [IVB] of Saturn Launch vehicle) stage after Lunar Module (LM) ejection

AS16-118-18881 - Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Mission image - The SIVB (Third...

The original database describes this as: Description: The SIVB (Third stage [IVB] of Saturn Launch vehicle) stage after Lunar Module (LM) ejection. On command from the Mission Control Center in Houston, the sp... More

A female midshipman tightens the torso harness on an ejection seat trainer. Ejection seat training is part of a one-week aviation training program for students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)

A female midshipman tightens the torso harness on an ejection seat tra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry C. Mitchell Release S... More

Personnel check on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft after an advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) is ejected during a ground ejection test at the Pacific Missile Test Center

Personnel check on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft after an advanced medium r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Washington Release Stat... More

Engineers C. L. Smith and Air Force CPT Walter West examine a half-scale F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft forebody, ejection seat and instrumented aircrew mannequin, used to measure aerodynamic forces on the human body during emergency ejection at speeds up to 900 miles per hour

Engineers C. L. Smith and Air Force CPT Walter West examine a half-sca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arnold Engineering Dev Center State: Tennessee (TN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Arnold Engineering & Dev. Cent... More

An air-to-air right side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The F-16 is equipped with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and 370-gallon fuel tanks on each wing. Also visible on the right wing is a multiple stores ejection rack

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

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

AIRMAN Timothy M. Garczynski, aerospace physiology specialist, tests an ejection seat trainer after a malfunctioning trigger has been repaired

AIRMAN Timothy M. Garczynski, aerospace physiology specialist, tests a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Kohlenberg Release Status: Release... More

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the statio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... More

An RSSK-8 Rigid Seat Survival Kit, which secures a life raft and survival equipment to a jet crewman's ejection seat system, is displayed at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

An RSSK-8 Rigid Seat Survival Kit, which secures a life raft and survi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... More

Sergeant (SGT) James W. Atherton and AIRMAN (AMN) Rodney L. Thomas remove the back rest pad from an ACESII ejection seat. Both men are members of the 57th Component Repair Squadron

Sergeant (SGT) James W. Atherton and AIRMAN (AMN) Rodney L. Thomas rem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: Relea... More

GYSGT Vince Jones and LCPL Carl A. Forester install an ejection seat in a Marine Attack Squadron 332 (VMA-332) A-6E Intruder aircraft

GYSGT Vince Jones and LCPL Carl A. Forester install an ejection seat i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Damon E. Brooks Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Crew CHIEF A1C Edward Pogue assists F-15 Pilot, CPT Tim Coulon in snapping his ejection seat harness prior to an aerial mission. Both men are assigned to the 553rd Fighter Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base and are supporting the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise

Crew CHIEF A1C Edward Pogue assists F-15 Pilot, CPT Tim Coulon in snap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

U.S. Marine Corps CPT Theodore S. Johnson, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Three One Four (VMFA-314), straps into the ejection seat of an F/A-18C Hornet during start-up and launch procedures for his next flight aboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked air wing nine (CVW-9) are operating in the Persian Gulf, enforcing UN sanction against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

U.S. Marine Corps CPT Theodore S. Johnson, assigned to Strike Fighter ...

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

As part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant Roy S. Bunting, crew chief with the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, Fort Smith, Arkansas, prepares the cockpit and ejection seat of a F-16C Fighting Falcon for its next launch

As part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant Roy S. Bunting, crew ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sc... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Joshua J. Sprouse, assigned to the Flight Equipment Shop of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Five Three Three (VMFA-533), work to repair an aircraft ejection seat, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Joshua J. Sprouse, assigned to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Hewitt, USMC Release Sta... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Timothy R. McGregor, assigned to the Flight Equipment Shop of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Five Three Three (VMFA-533), work to repair an aircraft ejection seat, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (CA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Timothy R. McGregor, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Hewitt, USMC Release Sta... More

SOLID CORE STATOR VANE - TRAILING EDGE EJECTION CORE STATOR VANE AND COMBINATION PROBE - END WALL SURVEY PROBE

SOLID CORE STATOR VANE - TRAILING EDGE EJECTION CORE STATOR VANE AND C...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 7/23/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

An aircraft ejection seat, with a scale model mannequin, undergoes a wind tunnel test

An aircraft ejection seat, with a scale model mannequin, undergoes a w...

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

S03-23-166 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape suit (EES) on middeck

S03-23-166 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Fullerton dons anti-gravity (anti-g) suit lower torso (161), ejection escape suit (EES), life preserver unit (LPU), and leather safety flying boot... More

S03-23-162 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape suit (EES) on middeck

S03-23-162 - STS-003 - Pilot Fullerton dons anti-g and ejection escape...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Fullerton dons anti-gravity (anti-g) suit lower torso (161), ejection escape suit (EES), life preserver unit (LPU), on forward port side middeck a... More

The 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron life support officer explains the ejection seat to a Thai pilot prior to his familiarization flight in an F-15 Eagle aircraft. The US and Thailand are participating in COMMANDO WEST IX, a joint US and Thailand training exercise

The 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron life support officer explains the e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST IX Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Edgardo Martinez R... More

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the station's Aviation Physiology Training Unit

A student practices on the dynamic ejection seat trainer at the statio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 D. Mcclure Release Status: Re... More

A view of the simulator at Test Pad No. 1 as it is raised for a canister-assisted launch test program (CALTP) missile launch. The canister-assisted launch method for the MGM-134A Small ICBM (SICBM) entails the missile's ejection from the canister by steam pressure prior to the ignition of its propellant stages

A view of the simulator at Test Pad No. 1 as it is raised for a canist...

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: SRA Michael Davenport Release St... More

SSGT Ronald McCormick of the 57th Component Repair Squadron supervises Air Force personnel as they disconnect an F-15C Eagle aircraft's ejection seat in the squadron's egress shop. The shop maintains ejection equipment for 104 aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown

SSGT Ronald McCormick of the 57th Component Repair Squadron supervises...

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

A technician tests circuits on Advanced Dynamic Anthropomorphic Manikin (ADAM), a creation that represents the latest advancements in Air Force technology being employed in impact and ejection testing. Designed by Systems Research Laboratories, Inc., ADAM rides a rocket-propelled Multi-Axis Seat Ejection (MASE) device from which the manikin is ejected in an effort to predict and prevent injuries to pilots ejecting from aircraft.

A technician tests circuits on Advanced Dynamic Anthropomorphic Maniki...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico(NM) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Alvina Mitchell Release Status:... More

Aviation Structural Mechanic E (Safety Equipment) AIRMAN Frank Herbert, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic E (Safety Equipment) 1ST Class Darrell Kuntz perform corrosion control maintenance on the SJU-5A ejection seat in an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft. Both men are from Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), embarked aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during WestPac '93

Aviation Structural Mechanic E (Safety Equipment) AIRMAN Frank Herbert...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Harold J. Walsh Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Machinist Electrician Third Class Shane Martinez, Miami, Florida, conducts a release check of an ejection seat for an EA-6B electronic counter measures Prowler

Aviation Machinist Electrician Third Class Shane Martinez, Miami, Flor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Linder, (left), USAF, and A1C Mike Mathias, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron - Egress, Aviano Air Base, Italy, perform a 5-8 pre-installation inspection on an ACES II ejection seat. They are performing a thorough inspection on the equipment, performing an operational check of the integrity of all components and explosives in case of an ejection initiated by an aircraft malfunction

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Linder, (left), USAF, and A1C Mike Mathi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Louis Rivers, USAF Release St... More

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