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A medium-range view of a Boeing E-3B Sentry with the Memorial plaque in the foreground at the YUKLA 27 Memorial Park, dedicated to the 24 Americans and Canadians who lost their lives on board a Boeing E-3B Sentry from the 962nd Airborne Division

A medium-range view of a Boeing E-3B Sentry with the Memorial plaque i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Thomas Coaxum Release Sta... More

An AN/TPN-24 Airfield Surveillance Radar (ARS) antenna, part of the AN/TPN-19 Landing Control Central transportable surveillance radar system that is covered by camouflage netting, in use at the Radar Approach Control Center located at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. An IFOR marked vehicle is parked in the foreground

An AN/TPN-24 Airfield Surveillance Radar (ARS) antenna, part of the AN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rodney E. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

STS082-711-070 - STS-082 - HST, in payload bay with RMS MFR in foreground

STS082-711-070 - STS-082 - HST, in payload bay with RMS MFR in foregro...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR) is still attached to the RMS end effector after the completion of an Extravehicular... More

STS086-301-019 - STS-086 - Survey views of the Mir space station

STS086-301-019 - STS-086 - Survey views of the Mir space station

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views taken of the Mir space station by the crew of the STS-86 orbiter Atlantis include: Soyuz spacecraft docked to the center node (006-9, 020, ... More

STS086-301-026 - STS-086 - Survey views of the Mir space station

STS086-301-026 - STS-086 - Survey views of the Mir space station

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views taken of the Mir space station by the crew of the STS-86 orbiter Atlantis include: Soyuz spacecraft docked to the center node (006-9, 020, ... More

STS086-301-014 - STS-086 - Survey views of the Mir space station

STS086-301-014 - STS-086 - Survey views of the Mir space station

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views taken of the Mir space station by the crew of the STS-86 orbiter Atlantis include: Soyuz spacecraft docked to the center node (006-9, 020, ... More

STS082-399-016 - STS-082 - HST, wide view of payload bay including external airlock and RMS in foreground

STS082-399-016 - STS-082 - HST, wide view of payload bay including ext...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Wide view of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the payload bay including the external airlock and the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm in the foregroun... More

STS082-399-010 - STS-082 - HST, wide view of payload bay including external airlock and RMS in foreground

STS082-399-010 - STS-082 - HST, wide view of payload bay including ext...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Wide view of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the payload bay including the external airlock and the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm in the foregroun... More

STS086-301-016 - STS-086 - Survey views of the Mir space station

STS086-301-016 - STS-086 - Survey views of the Mir space station

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey views taken of the Mir space station by the crew of the STS-86 orbiter Atlantis include: Soyuz spacecraft docked to the center node (006-9, 020, ... More

STS082-399-006 - STS-082 - HST, wide view of payload bay including external airlock and RMS in foreground

STS082-399-006 - STS-082 - HST, wide view of payload bay including ext...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Wide view of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the payload bay including the external airlock and the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm in the foregroun... More

STS082-368-013 - STS-082 - HST, wide view of the telescope in the payload bay with RMS arm in foreground

STS082-368-013 - STS-082 - HST, wide view of the telescope in the payl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Wide view of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on this second servicing mission (HST SM-02) in the payload bay including the external airlock and backdro... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, prepare to rescue a downed pilot (foreground) at LZ Falcon while CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters await to transport them out during a simulated TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. These Marines are rehearsing for a demonstration that will be held the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, prepare to rescue a downed pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)... More

Marine CH-46E Sea Knight (foreground) and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter land on the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) flight deck during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97 taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton. KERNEL BLITZ is a biannual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marine CH-46E Sea Knight (foreground) and CH-53E Super Stallion helico...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nac) Stephen Batiz, USN Release Status: Released to Publ... More

LTCOL Mike Selva (center, left), on-scene commander, briefs BGEN Donald A. Streater (foreground, right), commander of the A-10 recovery operation, on the pararescuemen's progress at the crash site near Gold Dust Peak. LTCOL Selva is assigned to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado and BGEN Streater is assigned 8th Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

LTCOL Mike Selva (center, left), on-scene commander, briefs BGEN Donal...

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

A soldier kneels in the foreground as SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Hafstad and SENIOR AIRMAN Adrian Faison, both structural engineers from the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, prepare to sling load a tractor on a trailer to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The CH-47 will redeploy the equipment from Kumaka back to Camp Stephenson, Timehri Guyana. The 820th, was at Kumaka to renovate the existing regional hospital as part of this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise ...

A soldier kneels in the foreground as SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Hafstad an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A soldier kneels in the foreground as Senior Airman Michael Hafstad and Senior Airman Adrian Faison, both structural engineers ... More

Aerial view of Arlington National Cemetery showing the Memorial Amphitheater (background), and the Mast of the US Maine Corps Memorial visible in the foreground

Aerial view of Arlington National Cemetery showing the Memorial Amphit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A Charleston C-17 makes its final approach to Rinas Airport. Flightline operations continue around the clock at Operation Shining Hope and NATO Operation Allied Force. A French flag is seen waving above the tree line in the foreground

A Charleston C-17 makes its final approach to Rinas Airport. Flightlin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPEALLIED FORCE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cesar Rodriguez Relea... More

Flightline operations continue around the clock at Operation Shining Hope and NATO Operation Allied Force. Maintainers (not shown) continually clean the taxiway from debris and mud falling from vehicles, which also use it. Shown in the frame is a rear view of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, in the background. In the foreground is a right side view of the nose section on a US Army UH-1N Huey helicopter. In the center of the frame are several vehicles to include a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and five-ton trucks

Flightline operations continue around the clock at Operation Shining H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPEALLIED FORCE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cesar Rodriguez Relea... More

Private First Class Valdez (Foreground) from Echo 2/8, 1ST platoon, 1ST squad, carrying an M16A2 5.56mm rifle, provides radio contact for his squad during a jungle patrol. Unidentified Marine in background also carries an M16A2 5.56mm rifle. Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment are part of the U.S. Security Detachment Panama, Marine Forces South. The Marines are providing security during the turn over of the Panama Canal and U.S. bases to the Panamanian government

Private First Class Valdez (Foreground) from Echo 2/8, 1ST platoon, 1S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Howard Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael I. Gonzalez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

An overhead view of a Franco-German MASH site located at the Naval Base in Troger, Croatia. In the foreground is a parked Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 1350 L (4x4) Ambulance and a Transportpanzer 1 (Fuchs) Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Ambulance parked between two temporary shelters

An overhead view of a Franco-German MASH site located at the Naval Bas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Troger Country: Croatia (HRV) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M.E. Licorish Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Jamestown, N. D. , April 26, 2009 -- Flooding in North Dakota, started in March by winter storms, may be far from over. The city of Jamestown is still threatened if too much water is released from dams upstream on the James River or heavy rains come, and buildings are already flooded (foreground building). Michael Raphael/FEMA

Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Jamestown, N. D. , April 26, 2009 -- Floodin...

The original database describes this as: Title: Levee protecting homes from flooding on the James River in North Dakota Production Date: 04/26/2009 Caption: Jamestown, N. D. , April 26, 2009 -- Flooding in N... More

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry instructs a Royal Thai Army Soldier on the proper techniques used to fire the 5.56mm M16A1 assault rifle, with an 40mm M203 grenade launcher attached, during combined live fire exercises held at Thung Song, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000. A box of 40mm practice grenades are pictured in the foreground

Sergeant (SGT) Kevin Wylie (right), USA, 1ST Battalion, 501st Infantry...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thung Song Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stan Parker, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jimmie Rice (Foreground) and SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Colewell review their technical orders ensuring their ability to solve any problem in the Networking Control Center at Moron Air Base, Spain. The 496th Air Base Squadron supports the movement of aircraft to Southeast Asia

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jimmie Rice (Foreground) and SENIOR AIRMAN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Four F16 aircrafts from the 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Station, sit on the ramp at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. A camera can be seen on the right in the foreground. The 169th FW and it's flying squadron, the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS) are deployed to Hill Air Force Base, Utah to participate in Combat Hammer. The 169th FW is one of several units operating in this 'live-fire' weapons testing mission. The 157th FS will fire Highspeed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) and AGM-65G Maverick missiles to test their pilots abilities, their unit tactics, and the effectiveness of missile systems

Four F16 aircrafts from the 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT HAMMER Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT... More

Left side front view medium close-up as US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jason Riter (Foreground), 31st Communications Squadron, performs a preventive maintenance inspection on the radar display indicator. In the background Seargent Mirko Sargentoni, Italian Air Traffic Controller, takes a call from an inbound aircraft. At Aviano Air Base, Italians and Americans work hand in hand managing inbound and outbound traffic for the base

Left side front view medium close-up as US Air Force AIRMAN First Clas...

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

The South Korean submarine CHOI MOO SUN (foreground), takes in her lines from the South Korean CHEONG HAE JIN (ARS 21) and the Japanese submarine SS579 AKISHIO gets underway for the at-sea portion of Exercise PACIFIC REACH 2000

The South Korean submarine CHOI MOO SUN (foreground), takes in her lin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC REACH 2000 Base: Mv Kendrick Country: Singapore (SGP) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Terry Cosgrove, USN Release Status:... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Javier N. Mendez (Foreground), 363rd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, marshals in a vehicle that will be searched as part of the daily security measures at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on October 23rd, 2000. A1C Mendez is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Javier N. Mendez (Foreground), 363rd E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

An M923 5 ton truck, Water Buffalo, foreground and other heavy equipment intended for the Indian earthquake relief effort is in-line to be off loaded from a C-17 Globemaster at Ahmedabad international airport, India

An M923 5 ton truck, Water Buffalo, foreground and other heavy equipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmedabad Country: India (IND) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stan Parker Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Daryl Hardeman (foreground), and US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Simeon Diaz, members of 607th Combat Communications Squadron, stand on patrol at a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) site during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Daryl Hardeman (foreground), and US Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Scottie T. Mccord, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Charles Bolden (foreground right) receives a briefing from USMC Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) J. J. Boccino, inside the Operations Center, onboard the USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Charles Bolden (foreground...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Uss Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force Scene Camera O... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground, right), U.S. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), greets Ahmad Bader Mahmood Razouqi (left), Deputy CHIEF of Mission at the Embassy of Kuwait, in the Pentagon, Room 3E928, Washington, D.C., Apr. 17, 2001. Sheikh Mohamed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (right), Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mohamed Al-Adsani (background), a representative of the Kuwaiti Delegation, are also present. OSD Package No. 010417-D-9880W-001 to 014 (PHOTO by Robert D. Ward) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground, right), U.S. Secretary o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward, CIV Release Status: Rel... More

Royal Thai Navy (RTN) PETTY Officer Second Class (PO2), Bunkurd Wannoo (foreground), and US Navy (USN) Sonar Technician Surface (STG2) Steven Richardson, prepare to deploy a Tactical Towed Array Sonar, (TACTAS), onboard the USS CURTS (FFG 38) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise 2001

Royal Thai Navy (RTN) PETTY Officer Second Class (PO2), Bunkurd Wannoo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING Base: Uss Curts (FFG 38) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Kevin H. Tierney, USN Release S... More

During the Change of Command Ceremony for Post Commander at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Commander US Army Reserves Lieutenant General (LGEN) Thomas J. Plewes passed the Colors to Incoming Commander Colonel (COL) David Lowery. Outgoing Commander COL James Snyder and Command Sergeant Major (SGM) Richard Long are pictured in the foreground (left-to-right)

During the Change of Command Ceremony for Post Commander at Fort Dix, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS Scene Camera Operator: Keith Dillon, C... More

Jeff Lemm (foreground), Research Animal Coordinator for the San Diego Zoo, uses a global positioning system receiver to plot precise points, while conducting wildlife preservation research at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. From the US Navy (USN) "ALL HANDS" Magazine, August 2001 Issue

Jeff Lemm (foreground), Research Animal Coordinator for the San Diego ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bob Houlihan, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Katie Comer (foreground) a Geologist with the San Diego Zoo uses a range finder to read the slope of the beach, as Tandora Grants, acts as a reference point, while conducting wildlife preservation research at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. From the US Navy (USN) "ALL HANDS" Magazine, August 2001 Issue

Katie Comer (foreground) a Geologist with the San Diego Zoo uses a ran...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bob Houlihan, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department in full gear roll out the fire hose in respond to a simulated aircraft accident during a MAJOR ACCIDENT RESPONSE EXERCISE (MARE) at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. In the foreground is the remains of an A-10 canopy. The MARE drills are held quarterly and keep base personnel ready to respond to such emergencies as air crashes, ammunition accidents and fuel spills

Members of the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department in full ge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MAJOR ACCIDENT RESPONSE EXERCISE (MARE) Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF... More

U.S. President George W. Bush (foreground) answers a question about Osama bin Laden during a media opportunity held after meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (background) and the National Security team at the Pentagon on Sept. 17, 2001. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Cedric H. Rudisill) (Released)

U.S. President George W. Bush (foreground) answers a question about Os...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF Release S... More

A port bow view of the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), entering the harbor at Yokosuka, Japan. A Japanese, Maritime Safety Agency (MSA), MIHASHI CLASS, Small Patrol Vessel, ASHITAKI (PS 07) is underway in the foreground off the port bow, and several Japanese MSA Coastal Patrol Craft (PC) are escorting the KITTY HAWK into harbor

A port bow view of the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), enteri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Lee Mccaskill, USN Release Status: Released ... More

A port bow view of the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), entering the harbor at Yokosuka, Japan. A Japanese, Maritime Safety Agency (MSA), MIHASHI CLASS, Small Patrol Vessel, ASHITAKI (PS 07) is underway in the foreground

A port bow view of the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), enteri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Lee Mccaskill, USN Release Status: Released ... More

Major General (MGEN) James T. Jackson (foreground), US Army (USA), Commander, USA Military District of Washington (MDW), looks on as USA Soldiers assigned to the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" fold a large (28x30 foot) American Flag, after lowering it from the damaged west wall of the Pentagon Building in Washington D.C. The flag has hung on the wall since the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Major General (MGEN) James T. Jackson (foreground), US Army (USA), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW Scene Camera Operator: Angela M... More

Major General (MGEN) James T. Jackson (foreground right), US Army (USA), Commander, USA Military District of Washington (MDW), and Colonel (COL) James F. Laufengurg, USA, Commander, 3rd United States Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" render salutes as USA soldiers remove a large (28x30 foot) American Flag from the damaged west wall of the Pentagon Building in Washington, D. C. The flag has hung on the wall since the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Major General (MGEN) James T. Jackson (foreground right), US Army (USA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW Scene Camera Operator: Angela M... More

A 10K-AT all terrain forklift pushes (bumps) a cargo sled into position at the ramp of a C-141C Starlifter (foreground shadow) from Christchurch, New Zealand. It is parked on the Ross Ice Shelf near McMurdo Station in Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

A 10K-AT all terrain forklift pushes (bumps) a cargo sled into positio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kim M. Allain, USAF Release Sta... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Latoya Payton (background), Technical Sergeant Randy Taylor and A1C, Brent Elliott (foreground) inspect flight equipment inside the life support section for the 2nd Operations Support Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA

AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Latoya Payton (background), Technical Sergea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kimberly A. Warren, USAF Rele... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Moses Johnson (foreground), 35th Operation Support Squadron (OSS) and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Craig Westphal 13th Fighter Squadron (FS) check their mobility folders during a pre-deployment briefing in support of Beverly Sunrise a yearly base exercise held at Misawa Air Base, Japan to test the wings ability to successfully deploy in support of contingencies

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Moses Johnson (foreground), 35th Operation S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James R. Hart Jr., US... More

Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Katsuhiko Iwasaki, commander of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces (JASDF) Air Defense Command (ADC), flies back seat in an F-15D Eagle (foreground), piloted by Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Matthew Molloy, from the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), near a United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, during Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1

Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Katsuhiko Iwasaki, commander of the Japanes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Ope... More

An USN Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RIB), (foreground) and a harbor patrol craft speed past each other while patrolling the waters at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

An USN Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RIB), (foreground) and a harbor pat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL S. D. Martin, Usmc Release Status: Released ... More

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (third for left), Commander, of US Central Command, renders a salute during a Memorial Ceremony, held in observance of the September 11th Tragedies. An unidentified US Army (USA) soldier stands in the foreground

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (third for left), Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ke... More

STS112-312-006 - STS-112 - MS Wolf and Sellers during EVA 3

STS112-312-006 - STS-112 - MS Wolf and Sellers during EVA 3

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of STS-112 Mission specialist Dave Wolf (foreground - red stripe on suit) stands on a Portable Foot Restraint (PFR) attached to the S1 truss during... More

S112E05142 - STS-112 - S1 truss on ISS with Canadarm2 in foreground

S112E05142 - STS-112 - S1 truss on ISS with Canadarm2 in foreground

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A view of the Starboard One (S1) Truss, newly installed on the International Space Station (ISS). The image shows the S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA) ... More

Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Keith Blucher (foreground) and Corporal Matt Rider, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Keith Blucher (foreground) and Corporal Matt R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Russell Garthwaite (foreground), USAF, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Mueller, USAF, both members of the 48th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight (EOD), 48th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight (EOD), 48th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, pack an MK3 and an MK7 shaped charge containers with plastic explosives at the RAF Feltwell, range. EOD personnel must deal with live explosive at least once month to maintain their proficiency

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Russell Garthwaite (foreground), USAF, and A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Feltwell State: East Anglia Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna E. Hensley, USA... More

An armada of naval sea power underway in the Caribbean Sea during the 43rd annual UNITAS exercises include the Colombian Navy (Armada De La Repbulica) ALMIRANTE PADILLA CLASS (Type FS 1500) CORVETTE; FSG Almirante Padilla (CM 51) (foreground); the Mexican Navy (ARMADA REPUBLICA MEXICANA) ALLENDE CLASS: ARM MARINNO ABASOLO (F 212); the Colombian Navy FSG CALDAS (CM 52); THE US Navy (USN) Guided Missile Frigate USS DOYLE (FFG 39) and the USN Guided Missile Cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG 48). UNITAS is the largest multi-national naval exercise conducted with naval forces from the Caribbean Sea, South and Central America and the USN. The exercises focus on building multinational coalition while...

An armada of naval sea power underway in the Caribbean Sea during the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An armada of naval sea power underway in the Caribbean Sea during the 43rd annual UNITAS exercises include the Colombian Navy (A... More

US Air Force CHIEF-of-STAFF, General (GEN) John P. Jumper (foreground), testifies during the US House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, at Caption Hill, Washington, District of Columbia (DC). Secretary of the Air Force, The Honorable James G. Roche is pictured in the background

US Air Force CHIEF-of-STAFF, General (GEN) John P. Jumper (foreground)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Matt E. Sansoucie (foreground), Aerospace Propulsion Journeyman assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron (BS), 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), performs maintenance on the engine of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Benjamin C. Gathercole, 23rd BS, 5th BW, looks on. Both Airmen are deployed to an undisclosed operating location in support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Matt E. Sansoucie (foreground)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Greg Kobashigawa, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant Craig Harrington (foreground), a C-130 Hercules aircraft Flight Engineer assigned to the 321st Air Expeditionary Group (AGE) West Virginia (WV), Air National Guard (ANG) mans his crew position aboard the aircraft during a mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant Craig Harrington (foreground), a C...

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

Republic of Greece Ambassador to the US, The Honorable Alexandros Philon (background left) and Republic of Greece, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yeoryios Papandreou meet with US Deputy Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Paul Wolfowitz (foreground), during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon in Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

Republic of Greece Ambassador to the US, The Honorable Alexandros Phil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: R. D. Ward, CIV Release Status: Release... More

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands in dusty conditions near the wreckage of an abandoned vehicle at Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEODM. . Along with the harsh conditions, much of Bagram Air Base remains filled with reminders of past military conflicts like this old piece of Soviet military hardware in the foreground

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands in dusty conditions nea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Arlo K. Abrah... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen offload palletized equipment from the cargo compartment of a USAF C-5A Galaxy aircraft, while deployed at Moron Air Base (AB), Spain, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Pictured are USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Gilbert (foreground), USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) David Dries (center) and USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Bailey

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen offload palletized equipment from the cargo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sarah Webb-Frost, USAF... More

Republic of Georgia President Eduard Shevardnadze (foreground left), speaks with US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Charles R. Holland, Commander in CHIEF, US Special Operations Command (SOC), during a meeting held at Tbilisi, Georgia, during the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). The CPX is a culmination of 10 weeks of staff training for Republic of Georgia Army Officers. GTEP conducted by the US Army European Command is designed to enhance the capability of selected Georgian military units to provide security and stability to the citizens of Georgia and the region

Republic of Georgia President Eduard Shevardnadze (foreground left), s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tbilisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground left) and Commander in CHIEF U.S. Joint Forces Command, U.S. Army General William F. Kernan tour through the Joint Training Analysis and Simulation Center (JTASC) in Suffolk, Va., July 29, 2002. Secretary Rumsfeld is touring JTASC to be briefed on Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Lisa M. Zunzanyika) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Suffolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lisa Zunzanyika, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground left) and Commander in CHIEF U.S. Joint Forces Command, U.S. Army General William F. Kernan upon the Secretary's arrival at the Joint Training Analysis and Simulation Center (JTASC) in Suffolk, VA. Secretary Rumsfeld is touring JTASC to be briefed on Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Lisa M. Zunzanyika) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Suffolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lisa Zunzanyika, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) J. R. Foster, (foreground) gives USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Linda Valinho a lesson in frappacino making inside Crossroads Cafe, at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey. The Crossroads is sponsored by Incirlik AB and deployed Chapels and is staffed completely by volunteers. It provides an alcohol free and smoke-free environment for base personnel and their dependents to meet, talk, play games or just watch television on Friday and Saturday nights

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) J. R. Foster, (foregroun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Flanked by Cable News Network (CNN) production crew David Allbritton (foreground left) and Alexandra Quade (foreground right), CNN senior Pentagon correspondent Mr. Jamie McIntyre prepares to interview US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Patrick Driscoll, F-15C Eagle aircraft Pilot assigned to the 25th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), during CNNs the first ever live satellite feed from Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey

Flanked by Cable News Network (CNN) production crew David Allbritton (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Len Arsenault (foreground) and USAF SSGT Hewitt Cox, both Military Working Dog Handlers, 39th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), leave with their dogs Borsky and Tarra, after conducting a routine search for explosives, inside the morale tent at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, while deployed in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Len Arsenault (foreground) a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release St... More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Coy Barker (foreground), Airborne Parachute Rigger, 24th Quarter MASTER, Detachment Aerial Delivery, readies his 5.56mm M16A1 rifle, as he participates in a squad tactics and combat procedures task-training exercise at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Coy Barker (foreground), Airbo...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Robert Rucinski (foreground) 438th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Flight (ECEF), pulls power cable to a secondary distribution center (SDC) to facilitate the move of the base power plant while deployed at an undisclosed forward location supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The 438 ECEF Power Production section operates and maintains prime power generators providing all of the electrical needs for a 1000 man tent city

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Robert Rucinski (foregro...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Scott M. Pomager (foreground), a Forward Observer assigned to the Marine Liaison Element, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), fires his M9 9mm service pistols, during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Scott M. Pomager (foregro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Aurora Y. Vartola (foreground), 2-502nd Aviation Regiment, 29th Support Group, 21st Theater Support Command, is assisted by USA Soldiers of the 6/6th Cavalry, 11th Aviation Regiment, 5th Corp, as he removes a cradle from the blade of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, in order to prepare the aircraft for shipment on the pier in Antwerp, Belgium

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Aurora Y. Vartola (foreground...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Antwerp Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: Melvin G. Tarpley, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Thomas (foreground left), First Sergeant, Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 (MWSS-373), stack lumber to be used in the construction of the hard shell tents at AL Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Thomas (foreground left)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S.... More

US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (foreground left), Commander, US Central Command (CENTCOM) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), are escorted by security personnel after arriving at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks (foreground left), Commander,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Henry S. Lopez, USMC Release Status: ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 3rd Battalion (BN) 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8) on the Unit Deployment Program (UDP), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), prepare to heavy equipment off unload a D-7 Dozer off of the Austal Westpac Express, an Australian High Speed Vehicle (HSV). In the foreground is a Caterpillar D7E Track-type Tractor. Marines from the 3/8 on the Unit Deployment Program from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune North Carolina (NC), prepare for the MARINE INTEROPERABILITY EXERCISE (MIX) held on the island of the Philippines. MIX is a bilateral training exercise involving the Marines of 3/8 and the Philippine Marine Corps

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 3rd Battalion (BN) 8th Marines (MA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Austal Westpac Express Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew J. An... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Julian Rey (foreground) repairs a computer circuit board while USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Angela Touchet system checks computer software. Both are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Communication Squadron (ECS), at Al Udeid AB Qatar, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Julian Rey (foreground) repair...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Army (USA) Private Second Class (PVT2) Rudyard Urian (foreground), Air Defense Command, Control, Computer, Communications Maintainer/Operator, takes status reports while USA STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Gary Jensen, Patriot Launcher Section CHIEF, coordinates statistics of personnel and equipment. Both members are assigned to both assigned to Delta/Battery, 3rd Battalion-43rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Regiment, at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar

US Army (USA) Private Second Class (PVT2) Rudyard Urian (foreground), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Daniel Smith (foreground) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Force Services Support Group (FSSG), unpack a Chemical Biological Protective Shelter (CBPS), from its M1113 Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV) at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The CBPS is a highly mobile chemically protected shelter system designed for emergency medical use in forward battle areas

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Daniel Smith (foreg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Fernando Rosete (foreground), Maintenance Controller, 2nd Space Launch Squadron, explains the layout of the Titan II booster system to SENIOR Enlisted personnel during a tour given as part of the CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) three-day visit at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA). Pictured to SSGT Rosetes left are CMSAF Gerald Murray, USAF Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMST) Micheal Morey, 20th Air Force, and USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Rosen, First Sergeant, 30th Space Wing

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Fernando Rosete (foreground)...

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 Jennifer C Wallis, USAF Rel... More

Quarter starboard stern view of the US Navy (USN) TICONDEROGA CLASS: GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER (AGEIS), USS PRINCETON (CG 59) underway in the Harbor at San Diego, California (CA), with ships personnel manning the rails as it departs for a deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A Rigid Hull Inflatable (RHI) port security unit harbor patrol craft is underway in the foreground

Quarter starboard stern view of the US Navy (USN) TICONDEROGA CLASS: G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Juan Eduardo Diaz, USN Release Status: Relea... More

British Prime Minister Tony Blair (foreground left), and Portuguese Prime Minster Durao Barroso (center) arrive at Lajes Field, Azores, for a one-day emergency summit meeting to discuss the possibilities of war in Iraq. A British Airways Boeing 777 Chartered Commercial Airliner is visible in the Background

British Prime Minister Tony Blair (foreground left), and Portuguese Pr...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Duntay Echols (foreground), ensures that a M9 9mm handgun is clear of ammunition prior to issuing the weapon to A1C Tyrone Jackson, both Airmen are assigned to the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Duntay Echols (foreground...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman. USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), prepares to taxi out for the next combat sortie. The 157th EFS deployed from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing (FW). In the foreground a load of iron bombs wait to be loaded

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 157th Expeditionary Figh...

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

As night falls at Tague Air Base (AB), Korea, an MC-130H Combat Talon II sits in the foreground as the maintenance crew from the 1ST Special Operation Squadron (1ST SOS), Kadena AB, Okinawa, finish their day. The 1ST SOS is taking part in RECEPTION STAGING ONWARD MOVEMENT and INTEGRATION (RSO&I), and FOAL EAGLE which are joint and combined exercises for soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. They gather in Korea to work hand-in -hand with their South Korean counterparts for the purpose of showing the resolve of US forces to defend the Republic of Korea (ROK). It also gives the war fighters and planners an opportunity to operate in a joint (interservice) and combined (multinational)...

As night falls at Tague Air Base (AB), Korea, an MC-130H Combat Talon ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: As night falls at Tague Air Base (AB), Korea, an MC-130H Combat Talon II sits in the foreground as the maintenance crew from the... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, watch as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter lifts off near the Division Rear (DREAR) Theater of Operations Command (TOC) Administrative Office Tent, located at Udayri Range, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is parked foreground left

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, watch ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Udayri Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A view inside tent city located at Udayri Range in Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. A row of portable latrines are visible in the foreground

A view inside tent city located at Udayri Range in Kuwait, during Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Udayri Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Republic of South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Young-Kwan Yoon (foreground left), talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld during a meeting at the Pentagon on March 29, 2003. OSD Package No. A07D-00539 (DOD PHOTO by Robert D. Ward) (Released)

Republic of South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Young-Kwan Yoon ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward, CIV Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Dan Munter (foreground), F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft Pilot from the 77th Fighter Squadron (FS), 363rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), goes over his aircraft logbook with his Crew CHIEF, USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jerry Taylor, prior to a mission at a forward deployed location, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Dan Munter (foreground), F-16CJ Figh...

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

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground), and U.S. Air Force GEN. Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speak to members of the press during a Pentagon town hall meeting on April 17, 2003. OSD Package No. A07D-00566 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld (foreground), and U.S. A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matthew Davidson (foreground), 86th Communications Squadron (CS), uses a meter to check gas levels, before performing telephone line repair work, inside a manhole at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matthew Davidson (foregro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Felicia R. Haecker, USAF Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Antonio Council (foreground), Scout Sniper, Headquarters and Service Company (H&S CO), 1ST Battalion, 24th Marines (1/24), Detroit, Michigan (MI), practices firing the 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle just outside of An-Numaniyah Airfield (a.k.a. Three Rivers), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Antonio Council (foregrou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Nu' Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Juan Carlos Ochoa (foreground center) and other Airmen assigned to the 6th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), hold up welcome home signs provided by a local American Broadcasting Company (ABC) affiliate action news station, to show support for personnel arriving at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), following a deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Juan Carlos Ochoa (foreground ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas Fargo (foreground right), Commander, US Pacific Command, and US Ambassador to Thailand, The Honorable Darryl Johnson (center), walk with US Army (USA) Soldiers across the newly constructed bridge project at Tambol Ban Laeng Province, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003. The bridge project was constructed by the US Army (USA) 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, Foreign Internal Defense -Unconventional Warfare (FID-UW) Unit

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas Fargo (foreground right), Commander...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason Weatherby (foreground), S/Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, checks bearing with a Thai Royal Marine before setting up a gun emplacement at Pong Nam Ran, Thailand, during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2003

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason Weatherby (foreground), S/...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Sergeant (1SGT) James McCook, receives the Units guidon from Captain (CPT) Christopher DeAntonie, In-coming Commanding Officer, Charlie/Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, during a Change of Command Ceremony, held at the University located in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Companys Executive Officer, First Lieutenant (1LT) Christopher McIntosh, stands foreground right

US Marine Corps (USMC) First Sergeant (1SGT) James McCook, receives th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Christopher DeAntonie (foreground left), In-coming Commanding Officer, Charlie/Company, 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, receives the Units guidon from First Lieutenant (1LT) Christopher McIntosh, Executive Officer, Charlie/Company, during a Change of Command Ceremony, held at the University located in the city of An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Christopher DeAntonie (foreground...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT)Daniel L. Murray (foreground), 332nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) glides in on final approach to the drop-zone, during a training parachute jumping over Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT)Daniel L. Murray (foregro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Velez, USAF Rele... More

President George Bush, foreground center, with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, behind him, during visit to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Thousand Oaks, California. Visit highlighted the federal budget commitment to National Park system maintenance

President George Bush, foreground center, with National Park Service D...

Photographs Documenting the Secretary's Activities, and Agency Officials, Events, Programs, and Managed Sites

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron Three Seven One (MWSS-371) calls the unit to attention before General (GEN) William L. Nyland (foreground left), Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, talks to them at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter (foreground) assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Eight (HMM-268) sits with engines running on the flight line at Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. An unidentified Mi-8 Hip helicopter is visible in the background

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter (foreground) ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and Major (MAJ) Mark "Meat" MacLean, F-15C Strike Eagle flight instructor pilots assigned to the 1ST Fighter Squadron (FS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow radar-guided missiles at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members from the Australian Military (foreground) give water to Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

Members from the Australian Military (foreground) give water to Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nicholas J. Rid... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose (foreground) and LCPL Matthew Hogan, both assigned to Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines, get their Simunition gear checked by USMC Corporal (CPL) Douglas C. Martin, Alpha/Company, 1ST Battalion 7th Marines, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training course, at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California (CA). Simunition rounds are simulated ammunition that fire a paint projectile and is used for training. The gear includes facemask and eye protection

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ryan J. Rose (foreground)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher R. Rye, USMC Release Sta... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Jeff M. Klemmer (foreground) a member of the All Marine Cross Country Team, participates in the men's 4k race during the Winter Armed Forces Cross-Country Championship held at Indianapolis, Indiana (IN)

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Jeff M. Klemmer (foreg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indianapolis State: Indiana (IN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jason M. Carter, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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