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A GBU-15 (PW) is hoisted up under the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft for mating during tests

A GBU-15 (PW) is hoisted up under the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

An air-to-air right underside view of an 8th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4D Phantom II aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with a GBU-12D 500-pound laser-guided bomb, an AN/ALQ-119 electronic countermeasures pod, a Pave Spike laser designator, and a 20 mm gun pod

An air-to-air right underside view of an 8th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Curt Eddings Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

(Left to Right) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Thomas Moore and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class John Mcartor assemble the nose section of an GBU-16 laser guided bomb. The USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and her embarked air wing are currently operating in the Persian Gulf in support of operation Southern Watch enforcing the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq

(Left to Right) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Thomas Moore and Aviati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Heather Humphreys Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

(Left to Right) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Kathy Higingbotham, AIRMAN Apprentice Jon Mitchell, and Aviation Ordnanceman Thomas Moore inspect the guidance system assembly on a laser guided GBU-16 bomb. All three are assigned to the weapons department aboard the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz and her embarked air wing are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of operation Southern Watch enforcing the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq

(Left to Right) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Kathy Higingbotham, AIR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Heather Humphreys Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joshua Maines and SRA John Strength refrag a trailer with GBU12 laser guided bombs during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness (IRRE/CERE) exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The quarterly exercise tests the 51st Fighter Wing's ability to respond to combat situations

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joshua Maines and SRA John Strength refrag a trail...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

Munitions personnel from the 48th Operations Group, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, transport a GBU-24 Paveway III laser guided bomb with an MJ-1 Missile/Bomb lifter, or "Jammer."

Munitions personnel from the 48th Operations Group, 48th Tactical Figh...

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: SRA Joanna E. R... More

Members from the 48th Operations Group, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, transport a GBU-24 Paveway III laser guided bomb with an MJ-1 Missile/Bomb lifter, also referred to as a "Jammer."

Members from the 48th Operations Group, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, tr...

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: SRA Joanna E. R... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bob Broderick, USAF, Commander, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Margarethe Via, USAF, crewchief, 555th, preflights the Paveway II (CCG MAU-169) control unit on a Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) 500-pound munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The 555th deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey as part of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bob Broderick, USAF, Commander, 555th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Task Force - ONW Sce... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepares to fly its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The F-15 is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Two crewchiefs stand before their F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, at the aircrafts parking spot at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Visible is part of the aircrafts load, a rack of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, and an AIM 9 Sidewinder Missile

Two crewchiefs stand before their F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expedi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, taxies to its parking spot on return to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from their first bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

An Air Force load crew from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare GBU-32, a 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to be loaded on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on ...

An Air Force load crew from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force load crew from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare GBU-32, a 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) ... More

A member of the US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) 332nd Air Expeditionary Group, ground crew, performs a preflight inspection on an USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Two GBU-10 Paveway II laser guided bombs are mounted on the wing pylons of the aircraft

A member of the US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) 332nd Air Expeditionary G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release St... More

Two Navy F/A-18 Hornets, VFA-97 "Warhawks," Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, patrol the skies over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Both carry external fuel tanks and are armed with Paveway II laser guided GBU-16 1,000-pound bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Two Navy F/A-18 Hornets, VFA-97 "Warhawks," Naval Air Station Lemoore,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael D. Gaddis, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

A US Navy F-14 Tomcat breaks away from the Drogue line after taking on fuel from a KC-10 Extender during a sortie over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Tomcat is armed with two AIM 9 Sidewinder missiles, a Paveway II Laser Guided GBU-10 2,000-pound bomb, and LANTIRN Pod. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

A US Navy F-14 Tomcat breaks away from the Drogue line after taking on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael D. Gaddis, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Scottie Odani, USAF, 25th Fighter Squadron (FS), manually releases a GBU series bomb from an A-10 Thunderbolt II pylon during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Scottie Odani, USAF, 25th Fighter Squadron (FS), m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator:... More

A United States Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force Base (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, launches on a mission loaded with AIM-9M sidewinders, AIM-120 (AMRAAM) missiles and 500lb. GBU-12 laser guided bombs, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH 2002

A United States Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH 2002 Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Opera... More

A Close up view showing the undercarriage and fuselage of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). The aircraft is armed with four GBU-12 500-pound Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs

A Close up view showing the undercarriage and fuselage of a US Air For...

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 Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rel... More

Boom Operators point of view onboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 900th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), showing a Oklahoma (OK), Air National Gurad (ANG) F-16CG Fighting Falcon aircraft, connecting to refuel during a mission flow over Northern Iraq, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH. The aircraft is armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles, and GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound Laser Guided Bombs

Boom Operators point of view onboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Str...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 457th Fighter Squadron (FS), Fort Worth, Texas, Air Force Reserves (AFR), releases a GBU-24 2,000 pound laser guided bomb during an Air-to-Ground Weapons System Evaluation Program (AGWSEP), Combat Hammer, out of Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 457th Fighter Squadron (FS), Fort Wo...

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

US Air Force (USAF) maintenance workers deployed to the 28th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), prepare a GBU-31/32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a MHU-110 Munitions Handling Trailer for upload on a B-1B Lancer

US Air Force (USAF) maintenance workers deployed to the 28th Expeditio...

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) William Gilmer, a F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft Crew CHIEF, assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), taxies out his aircraft for a mission armed with GBU-12 Pave II 500-pound Laser Guided Bombs, AMI-9 Sidewinder Missiles and AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-air Missiles, at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Gilmer, a F-15E S...

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

These GBU-31A 1000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) will be loaded on F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighters assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), at a forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

These GBU-31A 1000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) will be ...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), flies a combat sortie in direct support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. This fighter is armed with a payload of Mk83 1000-pound bombs and GBU-12 Guided Bomb Unit-12 500-pound bombs

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Glenn Wilkewitz, USAF Release Status: Released... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle aircraft armed with GBU-15 bombs and an AIM-9 air-to-air Sidewinder missile receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extender aircraft with the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron during a refueling mission over Iraq on Dec. 25, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. Mark Moss) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle aircraft armed with GBU-15 bombs and an A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Mark Ross, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II, 66th Fighter Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., fires a GBU-12 Paveway II 500 lb. laser guided bomb on a simulated enemy target somewhere over the Gulf of Mexico, Mar. 7, 2005. The unit is deployed to Elgin Air Force Base, Fla., in support of Combat Hammer Air-to-Ground Weapons System Evaluation Program sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Michael Ammons) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II, 66th Fighter Weapons Squadron, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gulf Of Mexico Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnancemen (AO), Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192), Golden Dragons, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan (JPN), load a GBU-16, 1,000-pound laser guided bomb, onto an USN F/A-18C Hornet weapon station on board the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The KITTY HAWK is currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of the combined Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an cise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the US 7th Fleet Commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The...

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnancemen (AO), Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnancemen (AO), Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192), Golden Dragons, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi,... More

Unpacked BSU-33 conical fin assemblies for BDU-50 inert

Unpacked BSU-33 conical fin assemblies for BDU-50 inert

Unpacked BSU-33 conical fin assemblies for BDU-50 inert bombs sit in an assembly facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 57th Munitions Squadron, March 13, 2019. Inert or training bombs are used to train pil... More

Staff Sgt. Trumaine Cox, 80th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Trumaine Cox, 80th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Trumaine Cox, 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, right, and Senior Airman Ryanted Duarte, 80th AMU load crew member, left, load a guided bomb unit during the 1st Quarter Load Co... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Texas Air National

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Texas Air National

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Texas Air National Guard waits for his wingman after an in-flight refueling over the mountains of Afghanistan Dec. 14, 2013. KC-135 Stratotankers deployed to the Transit Center ... More

Master Sgt. Dallas Cody, 179th Expeditionary Fighter

Master Sgt. Dallas Cody, 179th Expeditionary Fighter

Master Sgt. Dallas Cody, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, communicates with the pilot on an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to launch, July 19, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman coats the top of an FZU-55A

A U.S. Air Force Airman coats the top of an FZU-55A

A U.S. Air Force Airman coats the top of an FZU-55A "Fuzzy" initiator with a silicon sealant during a GBU-38 bomb build here Aug. 14, 2014. A team of 10 munitions systems airmen from three U.S. bases are respon... More

A GBU-15 (CW) homes in on a truck target during tests

A GBU-15 (CW) homes in on a truck target during tests

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A close-up view of GBU-10 laser-guided bomb mounted under the wing of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft

A close-up view of GBU-10 laser-guided bomb mounted under the wing of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Glenn B. Lindsey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft drops a GBU-15 modular glide bomb during Exercise Team Spirit '85

A 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft drops a GBU-15 mo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Staff Sgt. Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Weapon loaders unload GBU-10 munitions from an M989A1 heavy expanded mobility ammunition trailer (HEMAT) in preparation for NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs

Weapon loaders unload GBU-10 munitions from an M989A1 heavy expanded m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Bruce Sherwood Re... More

STAFF SGT. Paul Cornell, 23rd Munitions Squadron, Pope AFB, NC, attaches fins to a GBU-12 bomb during this combat ammunition production exercise.Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown

STAFF SGT. Paul Cornell, 23rd Munitions Squadron, Pope AFB, NC, attach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAPEX 96 Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to ... More

Armed F-16Cs of the 36th Fighter Squadron show their hardware as they rise into the sky for an operational mission. From outside in is an AIM 120 AMRAAM, an AIM 9L Sidewinder, and a GBU 24A 2000 pound bomb. The 36th Fighter Squadron performs air interdiction, close air support, and counter-air missions with LANTIRN (Low Altitude and Targeting Infrared for Night) equipped fighters. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996

Armed F-16Cs of the 36th Fighter Squadron show their hardware as they ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Aviation Ordnancemen hoist a Paveway III GBU-24/A laser guided bomb for transfer from one of the ships magazine spaces to the flight deck of the US Navys nuclear power aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) in support of Operation DESERT STRIKE. The operation was designed to allow tactical missions by US and other coalition aircraft inside the borders of Iraq, in response to repeated Iraqi attacks in violation of UN Safe Zones

Aviation Ordnancemen hoist a Paveway III GBU-24/A laser guided bomb fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STRIKE Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

SRA Tina Montegna, 52nd EMS, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, straps a GBU-12, 500-pound laser-guided bomb on a trailer on Tuesday, April 13, 1999. The bombs are being used against targets in Yugoslavia (not shown). SRA Montegna is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

SRA Tina Montegna, 52nd EMS, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, straps a G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release S... More

An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, gets into his jet on Wednesday, April 28, 1999. The F-15 is loaded with a GBU-28 laser guided bomb (not shown) that will be used against targets in Yugoslavia. The GBU-28 is a 4000 pound bomb that is designed to penetrate hardened targets before exploding. It's the first time the F-15 has employed the GBU-28 operationally. Members of the 494th FS are deployed to Aviano AB, Italy supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron, RA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release S... More

F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and his weapon system officer assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, talk about the mission before they take off on Wednesday, April 28, 1999. The F-15 is loaded with a GBU-28 laser guided bomb (not shown) that will be used against targets (not shown) in Yugoslavia. The GBU-28 is a 4000 pound bomb that is designed to penetrate hardened targets before exploding. It's the first time the F-15 has employed the GBU-28 operationally. Members of the 494th FS are deployed to Aviano AB, Italy supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and his weapon system officer assigned to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release S... More

You can run, but why die tired? That's the advice some ammo (ammunition) troops at Aviano Air Base, Italy, gave to Yugoslavian forces when writing messages on the bombs they built. US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Luke Dixon, a weapons specialist deployed to Aviano from the 78th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, inspects GBU-24 bombs. This photograph was used in the article "The 'Blast' in Belgrade", AIRMAN Magazine, September 1999 issue

You can run, but why die tired? That's the advice some ammo (ammunitio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Keith Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Thomas Childress, a munitions Program Crewchief from the 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, gives Major General Kenneth Hess, Third Air Force Commander, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, a briefing on the GBU-15 guided air-to-ground bomb during his visit to the base. MGEN Hess was visiting R.A.F. Lakenheath for a familiarization of the bases' mission

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Thomas Childress, a munitions Program Crew...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: Release... More

AIRMAN first Class James King, left to right, A1C Levi Alderfer and A1C Ricky Allen all from the 48th Operations Group, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, attach a BSU-84 fin onto a GBU-24 Paveway III laser guided bomb

AIRMAN first Class James King, left to right, A1C Levi Alderfer and A1...

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: SRA Joanna E. R... More

Attaching a BSU-84 fin to a GBU-24 Paveway III lasor guided bomb are, left to right, AIRMAN First Class Levi Alderfer, A1C Joseph Crawford and A1C Ricky Allen all from the 48th Operations Group, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing

Attaching a BSU-84 fin to a GBU-24 Paveway III lasor guided bomb are, ...

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: SRA Joanna E. R... More

A B-52H Stratofortress from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing heads back, with an unused GBU-32 (Mk-84 2,000-pound bomb) JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition), to Diego Garcia after a successful bombing mission over Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A B-52H Stratofortress from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing heads back...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nikolas Mertz, with the 366th Explosive Munitions Squadron (EMS), from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, re-packs a GBU-12 laser guided bomb guidance system after checking the accuracy of the seeker head

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nikolas Mertz, with the 366th Explosive Munitions ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Rel... More

A ground crewman removes the chalks from a 332nd Air Expeditionary Group active duty F-15E Strike Eagle from Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, flown by a reserve pilot from Luke AFB, Arizona. Hung on the Eagle is a GBU-24 2000-pound bomb and above it is an AIM-9 Sidewinder, air-to-air missile

A ground crewman removes the chalks from a 332nd Air Expeditionary Gro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) ground crew personnel assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Group work inside the electronics bay of a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft while conducting flight operations, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided bomb is mounted on the aircrafts undercarriage

US Air Force (USAF) ground crew personnel assigned to the 332nd Air Ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), released a 1,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) over the Utah Test and Training Range during Exercise Combat Hammer, a Weapon System Evaluation Program conducted at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), release's a 1,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) over the Utah Test and Training Range during Exercise Combat Hammer, a Weapon System Evaluation Program conducted at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnancemen, Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), manually load a 1,000-pound Guided Bomb Unit 16 (GBU-16) onto an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during a quick turn around inspection on board the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The VFA-113 embarked with Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) on board the LINCOLN. The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnancemen, Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Philip A. Mcdaniel, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Basnight, 510th Fighter Squadron (FS) Weapons Load Crewmember fine tunes the alignment of a Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) prior to attaching it to the BRU-42 pylon of a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon during the Weapon's Load Team of the Year competition

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Basnight, 510th Figh...

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: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Rel... More

A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber from the 37th Bomb Squadron (BS), Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota (SD), flies over the Gulf of Mexico prior to being cleared onto the Eglin AFB, Land Range to drop GBU-31 1,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) on a ground target

A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber from the 37th Bomb Squadron (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status... More

A close up left side view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft armed with GBU-12 Pave II 500-pound Laser Guided Bombs, AMI-9 Sidewinder Missiles and AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-air Missiles, parked on the flight line at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia. Several other aircraft are visible in the background

A close up left side view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) ammo personnel, 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) personnel checks the rigging of an F-16 Fighting Falcons GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound munitions to ensure it holds and releases properly when necessary, at a forward deployed location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) ammo personnel, 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lindsey M. Slocum, USAF Release ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK) releases a GBU-28 "Bunker Buster" 5,000-pound Laser-Guided Bomb over the Utah Test and Training Range during a weapons evaluation test hosted by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron (FWS) from Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 492nd Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mike Adams, Munitions Systems Journeyman, works on the tail section of an MK 84 Bomb, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) GBU-32, at Diego Garcia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mike Adams, Munitions Systems ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jocelyn Rich, USAF Relea... More

Using an M-1 Bomb Lift Truck, US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Lucan Williamson and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brent Wallis, with the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), load a GBU-31 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter at a forward deployed location in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Using an M-1 Bomb Lift Truck, US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Bravo Company, 2-501st, 1ST Armo Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 506th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG)/107th Expeditionary Fighter squadron (EFS), Michigan Air National Guard (MIANG), armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and GBU-12, 500-pound Laser Guided Bombs, flies a reconnaissance mission over Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The aircraft is equipped with a Tactical/Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System Pod (TARS POD)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Glenn Wilkewitz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Armeni James, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Armeni James, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Armeni James, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, uses a bomb-loader to carry a GBU-31 version one bomb munition at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 31, 20... More

The initial explosion for a GBU-24 low-level, laser guided bomb as it explodes on its target, a moving truck. The bomb was launched 2 1/2-miles away on Eglin Range C-52N by the 3246th Test Wing

The initial explosion for a GBU-24 low-level, laser guided bomb as it ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A close-up view of two GBU-12 laser-guided bombs mounted aboard an F-4E Phantom II aircraft

A close-up view of two GBU-12 laser-guided bombs mounted aboard an F-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Glenn B. Lindsey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

On display in a hangar are, left to right: an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, an AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile, and a GBU-15 modular-guided glide bomb

On display in a hangar are, left to right: an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Captain (CPT) James Jackson, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, examines a GBU-15 modular glide bomb mounted on the wing pylon of his F-4E Phantom II aircraft before taking off for a mission to Chikdo Range during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

Captain (CPT) James Jackson, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, examines a GBU...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Don Mcmichael Release Statu... More

A pilot and an aviation ordnanceman inspect several GBU-10E/B Paveway II laser-guided bombs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) as preparations are made for the first air strikes of Operation Desert Storm. Behind them are a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) EA-6B Prowler aircraft, left, and an Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) A-6E Intruder aircraft.

A pilot and an aviation ordnanceman inspect several GBU-10E/B Paveway ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Three AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) are staged in one of many weapons bays below deck, awaiting transportation up to the flight deck to F/A-18s onboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The JSOW is a precision-guided weapon that will allow naval aircraft to attack targets at increased standoff distances, greatly increasing aircraft survivability. It is usable in adverse weather conditions and will give aircrews the ability to attack multiple targets in a single sortie. In the background are three GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound bombs

Three AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) are staged in one of many ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jose Cordero, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

On board USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), May 4th, 1999, Adriatic Sea - On the ship's flight deck, an aviation ordnanceman applies the final wiring to a GBU-24, 2000-pound, laser guided bomb, attached to an F-14 "Tomcat" fighter aircraft. THEODORE ROOSEVELT is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment, and is participating in the NATO Operation Allied Force

On board USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), May 4th, 1999, Adriatic Sea ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis Taylor Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

An F-117 Nighthawk engages it's target and drops a GBU-28 guided bomb unit during the 'live-fire' weapons testing mission COMBAT HAMMER, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah

An F-117 Nighthawk engages it's target and drops a GBU-28 guided bomb ...

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

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Patrick Fotz, 36th Fighter Squadron, guides a Paveway III laser guided bomb (GBU-24) onto an MJ1 Weapons Lift truck which is driven by US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Adam Wright, 36th Fighter Squadron, during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Patrick Fotz, 36th Fighter Squadron, guides...

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

SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Johnston (left) and AIRMAN First Class Michael Carroll attaches a MXU650 tail fin to a GBU12 laser guided bomb during the Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness (IRRE/CERE) exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The quarterly exercise tests the 51st Fighter Wing's ability to respond to combat situations

SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Johnston (left) and AIRMAN First Class Michael Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marcus Cottengim, USAF, (left), and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Scott Batson, USAF, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, Weapons Load crew team finalizes the loading of a guidance control unit (GCU) on an inert GBU-24B (Paveway III) training bomb. SSGT Cottengim reviews the checklist as SRA Batson closes the cover to the gyro on the GCU. The four control fins will be installed later. Weapons load teams are responsible for proficiency on 9 primary munitions and are evaluated monthly on 3 of the 9 primary loads. Load standardization crews assigned to the 31st Operations Group evaluate the proficiency, safety and speed of each load team

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marcus Cottengim, USAF, (left), and SENIOR AIRMA...

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: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Batson, USAF, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, Weapons Load crew team member uses a meter to test the gyro of a guidance control unit attached to an inert GBU-24B (Paveway III) training bomb loaded on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Weapons load teams are responsible for proficiency on 9 primary munitions and are evaluated monthly on 3 of the 9 primary loads. Load standardization crews assigned to the 31st Operations Group evaluate the proficiency, safety and speed of each load team

SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Batson, USAF, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air B...

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: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

A close-up of the watch in use by AIRMAN First Class Khalio Borum, USAF, load standardization crew, 31st Operations Group, Aviano AB, Italy, as he records the completion time to load the GBU-24/B 2000lb laser guided bomb: 25 minutes and 53 seconds. Weapons load teams are responsible for proficiency on 9 primary munitions and are evaluated monthly on 3 of the 9 primary loads. Load standardization crews assigned to the 31st Operations Group evaluate the proficiency, safety and speed of each load team

A close-up of the watch in use by AIRMAN First Class Khalio Borum, USA...

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: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF), Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Roberto Muniz, 93rd Fighter Squadron, makes adjustments on a GBU-12 500-pound laser guided bomb attached to the wing pylon of a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF), Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Roberto Muniz, 93rd Fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release Stat... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepares to fly its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The crewchief walks off to his position where he will guide the aircraft out during taxiing. The F-15 is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force`s "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

An F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, taxies to the runway at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as it heads out for its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. It is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks

An F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

An F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, taxies past a razor wire barrier toward the runway at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as it heads out for its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. It is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks

An F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Miller (left), with the 366th Explosive Munitions Squadron (EMS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Kallansrud (middle), with the 184th Bomb Wing from McConnell AFB, Kansas and SSGT Harry Stem (right), with the 419th Fighter Wing (FW) from Hill AFB, Utah, prepare 500-pound Paveway II GBU-12 bombs for future missions

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Miller (left), with the 366th Explosive Muni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Rel... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Jones (left), with the 111th Fighter Wing (FW), from Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Miller (center) and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nick Pippin, both with the 366th Explosive Munitions Squadron (EMS), from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, move a GBU-12 500-pound laser guided bomb off its cradle

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Jones (left), with the 111th Fighter Wing (F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Rel... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Kallansrud (right), with the 184th Bomb Wing (BW), from McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), Kansas, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jacob Stocks (left) and AIRMAN (AMN) Justin Brock (center), with the 366th Explosive Munitions Squadron (EMS), from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, torque down the fittings on a GBU-12 500-pound laser guided bomb

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Kallansrud (right), with the 184th Bomb Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Rel... More

A member of the US Air Force (USAF) 332nd Air Expeditionary Group waits to deploy his F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft while conducting flight operations, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided bomb is mounted on the aircrafts undercarriage

A member of the US Air Force (USAF) 332nd Air Expeditionary Group wait...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), refuels from a KC135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 163rd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), California Air National Guard (ANG), during a mission in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH. The aircraft is armed with GBU-12 500-pound Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs, AGM-65 Maverick Missiles, and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecil D Daw Jr, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Air Force (USAF) maintenance workers deployed to the 28th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), prepare a GBU-31/32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a MHU-110 Munitions Handling Trailer for upload on a B-1B Lancer

US Air Force (USAF) maintenance workers deployed to the 28th Expeditio...

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) Andrew Littleton, directs USAF A1C Steven Brown manning the MHU-83 C/E Munitions Handling Truck, as they transfer a GBU-31/32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) onto a MHU-110 Munitions Handling Trailer for upload on a B-1B Lancer. Both crewmembers are with the 28th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Andrew Littleton, directs...

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) munitions personnel assigned to the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at a forward deployed location use an MJ-1B Munitions Loader as they fix a GBU-12 Paveway II to an USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon. The guidance system is not yet attached to the munitions. The 410th AEW prepare the aircraft for take off for sorties on A-Day, the commencement of the air war for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, at a forward location

US Air Force (USAF) munitions personnel assigned to the 410th Air Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis Iii, USAF Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) munitions personnel assigned to the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at a forward deployed location use an MJ-1B Munitions Loader as they fix a GBU-12 Paveway II to an USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon. The guidance system is not yet attached to the munitions. The 410th AEW prepare the aircraft for take off for sorties on A-Day, the commencement of the air war for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, at a forward location

US Air Force (USAF) munitions personnel assigned to the 410th Air Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis Iii, USAF Relea... More

A US Air Force (USAF) ammo personnel, 410th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), fastens a KMU-556 A/B guidance set onto a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to finish assembly at a forward deployed location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) ammo personnel, 410th Maintenance Squadron (MXS)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lindsey M. Slocum, USAF Release ... More

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM US Air Force (USAF) ground crew members stand-by as pilots of the B-52G Stratofortress bomber run engine checks before participation in the largest insertion of bombers since the Vietnam conflict. Visible on the Stratofortress are six GBU-31 Joint Directed Attack Munitions (JDAM) 1,000-pound bombs on the wing pylon

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM US Air Force (USAF) ground crew members...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Janice H. Cannon, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Colby Davis (left) and USAF SSGT Donald Veleo secure a GBU-32 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber pylon. The forward deployed USAF B-52 bombers took part in A-day Shock and Awe campaign opening Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The munitions is held in place by a MHU-83C/E munitions loading system

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Colby Davis (left) and USAF ...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Donald Veleo, with the 40th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), a Weapons Loading SPECIALIST, secures a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to a B-52 Stratofortress Bomber's external bomb rack, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Donald Veleo, with the 40th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Janice H. Cannon, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); AIM-9 Sidewinders Missiles; GBU-12 500-pound bombs, and a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), in flight over the skies of Iraq on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), banking to the right launches a flare somewhere over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Falcon has a weapons compliment of two AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on the wing tips, four Guided Bomb Units -12 (GBU-12) under the wings, and under the fuselage is the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Air Force Ammunition Maintenance Technicians assemble the guidance control unit on a GBU-15, 2000-pound precision-guided munitions, while deployed with the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group at at Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea, on September 9, 2004. Pictured are Technical SGT. Robert Bentler; STAFF Sergeant John Marshall; and SENIOR AIRMAN Paul Rodriquez (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Steven R. Nabor) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Ammunition Maintenance Technicians assemble the guidanc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kwang-Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Steven Nabor, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Chris Fargo, a weapons loader from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares to move GBU-31 bombs sitting on a bomb trailer during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Oct. 28, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Beth Slater) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Chris Fargo, a weapons loader from the 180th...

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 Beth Slater, USAF Release Status: R... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle aircraft armed with GBU-15 bombs and an AIM-9 air-to-air Sidewinder missile receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extender aircraft with the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron during a refueling mission over Iraq on Dec. 25, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. Mark Moss) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle aircraft armed with GBU-15 bombs and an A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Mark Ross, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A specially painted US Navy F-14D Tomcat fighter, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Tomcat is equipped with an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod and armed with a GBU-16 1,000-pound bomb. The VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

A specially painted US Navy F-14D Tomcat fighter, Fighter Squadron 213...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Scott Timmester, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman study training material while standing watch over racks of GBU-38 Joint Attack Direct Munitions aboard the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65). The ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike Group are currently underway in the Arabian Sea on a six-month deployment in support of the Global War On Terrorism. Sept. 9, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Devonte Jones) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman study training material while standing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Devonte Jones, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A left view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft equipped with, left and right, wing tip fuel tank, SUU dispenser, Pave Tack, and GBU-10 (MX-84)

A left view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft equipped with, left and rig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

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