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A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump is part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited the C-17s in six passes. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II...

A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Caroli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base ... More

Visitors gather on the flight line to inspect a restored C-124 Globemaster II aircraft that has just completed its last flight. The aircraft will be on permanent display at the Travis Air Force Museum

Visitors gather on the flight line to inspect a restored C-124 Globema...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Rele... More

The first C-17 Globemaster III delivered to the Air Force's 437th Airlift Wing sits on the ramp after turnover ceremonies. VIPs, Press, Air Force personnel and families tour the latest addition to the United States' airlift force

The first C-17 Globemaster III delivered to the Air Force's 437th Airl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: ... More

Air to air left side view of an Air Mobility Command's 437th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III during a training mission out of Charleston AFB, South Carolina. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air left side view of an Air Mobility Command's 437th Airlift W...

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

An air-to-air view of a C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina

An air-to-air view of a C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Isle Of Palms State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. David Mccleod Release Status:... More

Air to air front view of an Air Mobility Command's 437th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III during a training mission out of Charleston AFB, South Carolina. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air front view of an Air Mobility Command's 437th Airlift Wing ...

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

A right side view of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, SC, as it takes off from the Roswell Industrial Air Center during the annual air defense exercise

A right side view of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 17th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA And... More

A right side view of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, SC, as it taxis down the ramp after landing at Roswell Industrial Air Center during the annual air defense exercise

A right side view of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charlest...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA And... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III uses reverse thrusters to slow down during a landing on a desert runway at the National Training Center. The exercise was designed to test the ability of the C-17 to support mission requirements and interface with the Army

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III uses reverse thrusters to slow d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: C-17 READINESS REVIEW Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs take off for air-drop exercise at the Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg NC. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs take off for air-drop exercis...

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

A M172A1 Mobile Bridge is offloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III. It is part of the mobile bridge installed by engineering units crossing the Sava River to move Implementation Forces (IFOR) assets into the theater of operations

A M172A1 Mobile Bridge is offloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III. It is...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kaminsky Release Status: R... More

Maintainers from the 315th Air Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, make a quick but complete repair to the hydraulics on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

Maintainers from the 315th Air Generation Squadron, Charleston Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina parked on the flight line ramp. The aircraft and crews are on a temporary deployment supporting a pending air movement of troops and equipment for the humanitarian mission in Central Africa

C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base, South Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX TUSK Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Billy W. Johnson Rel... More

The load team from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, with the help and guidance of AIRMAN First Class Terry Wright, Load master, 17 Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, maneuver the pallet on the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. PHOENIX THUNDER 97-B is an exercise in which the Air Expeditionary Force model is tested. The main thrust of this test is to deploy an Air Wing of fighter aircraft and support people and supplies to a distant location in a minimum amount of time

The load team from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, with the help and g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX THUNDER 97-B Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) ... More

A C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is off loaded by a team of international peacekeepers from Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

A C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF Relea... More

C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, STAFF SGT. Brian D. McGriff assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron (AS), conducts a radio check with the rest of the crew in preparation for a mission from Ramstein Air Base, Germany to Sarajevo. The 14th AS's C-17s assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. are providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support the United Nation's Implementation Force

C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, STAFF SGT. Brian D. McGriff assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. David W. Richards Release St... More

GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Secretary of Defense William Cohen, COL Meade (USAF), Commander 4100th Group Provisional (USAF), review SFOR (Stabilization Force) troops on the tarmac at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during the Secretary's visit to Bosnia during Operation Joint Guard. In the background is the 17th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III that flew the Secretary to Tuzla. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. R... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Mousseau, a C-17 Globemaster III, Electro-environment SPECIALIST with the 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS) from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, preflight the aircraft prior to take off from the Libreville International Airport, Gabon, Africa, prior to Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

SENIOR AIRMAN Scott Mousseau, a C-17 Globemaster III, Electro-environm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Libreville Country: Gabon (GAB) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Army personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, along with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel prepare for a airdrop mission on a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron out of Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The personnel will drop over Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The countries will conduct combined airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural activities during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97 in order to strengthen partnership between CENTRAZBAT participants to set the conditions for a successful Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise

US Army personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT 97 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

AIRMAN assigned to the 821st Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) from McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey, off-load equipment and supplies from "The Spirit of Bob Hope," a C-17 Globemaster assigned to Charleston AFB, South Carolina, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

AIRMAN assigned to the 821st Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Kuwait International Airport Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), sits at her station inside a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft cargo bay while participating in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Keith Boone, Pilot, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), manipulates the throttle controls from the Aircraft Commander's seat on the flight deck of a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft while participating in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Keith Boone, Pilot, 97th Air Mobilit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft carrying hurricane relief supplies, lands at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. The C-17 is one of many Air Mobility Command (AMC) aircraft currently tasked to airlift equipment and supplies to Puerto Rico and neighboring Caribbean Islands struck by Hurricane Georges

A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft carrying hurricane ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

STAFF Sergeant Randal Powell of the 463rd Airlift Control Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, marshals a C-17A Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, into a parking spot at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, United Kingdom

STAFF Sergeant Randal Powell of the 463rd Airlift Control Squadron at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: AIR COMBAT COMMAND Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Straight on medium close-up of USAF STAFF Sergeant John Gallo, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, as he focuses on Keiko the whale and his tank (Not shown) being loaded aboard the aircraft in Newport, Oregon. Precision placement of the tank on the cargo compartment's floor rollers was essential for proper weight distribution

Straight on medium close-up of USAF STAFF Sergeant John Gallo, a C-17 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, casts a refelction in a water puddle. It is positioned on the ramp at the airport in Tirana, Albania. C-17s and other Air Force aircraft (not shown) are currently involved in Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charlesto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Ada Bogule, the daughter of an airman from the 621st Air Mobility Operations Group (AMOG) at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, is interview by a local TV Station as her dad in-processes at the passenger terminal prior to deploying to "Operation Allied Response." The C-17A Globemaster III aircraft that will take the AMOG personnel to Huidspruit AFB, South Africa, will be the first of several flights that will arrive throughout the following weeks bringing helicopters and military personnel to assist with search and rescue and with the distribution of relief supplies in Mozambique

Ada Bogule, the daughter of an airman from the 621st Air Mobility Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comma... More

A US Air Force 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron flight crew member prepares to launch their C-17a Globemaster III out of Moron Air Base, Spain. The 496th Air Base Squadron, Moron AB, supports the movement of aircraft to Southeast Asia

A US Air Force 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron flight crew member p...

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

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Timothy Stawski from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Support Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, secures an aircraft engine onto a K-loader that came off a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SRA Stawski is a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Timothy Stawski from the 8th Expeditionary ...

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 Sean M. Worrell, USAF Re... More

A Member of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Support Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, talks to the aircrew of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft before down loading an aircraft engine, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The men are part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

A Member of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Support Squadron, Princ...

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 Sean M. Worrell, USAF Re... More

Humanitarian earthquake relief supplies are loaded aboard trucks and ready for shipment to western India after its arrival at Ahmedabad International Airport, aboard a 7th Airlift Squadron, C-17 Globemaster

Humanitarian earthquake relief supplies are loaded aboard trucks and r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmedabad Country: India (IND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Aerial Port workers from the 633rd AMSS offload pallets of humanitarian earthquake relief supplies from a 7th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster, at Ahmedabad International Airport, India

Aerial Port workers from the 633rd AMSS offload pallets of humanitaria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmedabad Country: India (IND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

A joint service honor guard carries the flag draped remains of an airman from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The airman was killed in a training accident in Kuwait on March 12 2001

A joint service honor guard carries the flag draped remains of an airm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kristin Conway, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A soldier salutes a fallen comrade during a Fallen Soldier Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. US Air Force and US Army members carry a flag draped transfer case off a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to the Landstuhl Regional Medical center for identification. The transfer case contains the remains of one of six coalition soldiers killed during a training exercise on March 12 2001 in Kuwait

A soldier salutes a fallen comrade during a Fallen Soldier Ceremony at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Maria L. Taylor, USAF Release Status: ... More

A US Army Chaplain follows a Joint Service Honor Guard of US Army Soldiers and US Air Force Airmen, as they carry one of six flag draped transfer cases from the cargo bay of a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, at Ramsetin Air Base, Germany. The transfer case contains the remains of Coalition Soldiers killed during training exercises in Kuwait on 12 March 2001. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0202966 or search 010315F3329S504)

A US Army Chaplain follows a Joint Service Honor Guard of US Army Sold...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT John P. Snow, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Curtis Towne, USAF, a crew member from the USN EP-3 Aries II aircraft involved in the March 31st accident with a Chinese F-8 aircraft, receives a lay as he is welcomed at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The crew arrived at Hickam AFB, HI from Anderson AB, Guam on board an USAF C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, as part of Operation VALIANT RETURN. The EP-3 crew members were detained in China for 17 days prior to being released

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Curtis Towne, USAF, a crew member from the USN EP-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT RETURN Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A C-17 Globemaster III prepares receive its passengers before it departs MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, for San Juan, Puerto Rico in support of CONSEQUENCE ISLAND 2001. CONSEQUENCE ISLAND 2001, a weapons of mass destruction exercise testing U.S. military units and federal agencies on their ability to care for and relocate hundreds of patients. The exercise staged out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to various locations in Puerto Rico

A C-17 Globemaster III prepares receive its passengers before it depar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONSEQUENCE ISLAND 01 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major C... More

A MH-53J/M Pave Low, 20th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Hurlburt Field, Florida, is taken off a C-17A Globemaster III, at an unknown forward deployed location. The tasking of this equipment is part of the mobilization for the attack on terrorism during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A MH-53J/M Pave Low, 20th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Hurlburt ...

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

A C-17A Globemaster III sits on the ramp at Harrisburg International Airport awaiting cargo, equipment, and personnel from the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW) as they prepare to deploy in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A C-17A Globemaster III sits on the ramp at Harrisburg International A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown... More

Members of the US Air Force load Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Systems (TRIADS) containing Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) on to a 60K-loader. Eighty-four TRIAD boxes, each measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, filled with 420 HDRs will be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III. In a three way first, the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

Members of the US Air Force load Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery Systems (TRI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

A Member of the US Army fills a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs). Eighty-four TRIAD boxes, each measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, filled with 420 HDRs will be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III. In a three way first, the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

A Member of the US Army fills a Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIAD...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) are destined for Afghanistan. C-17A Globemaster IIIs carried 35,000 packaged in 84 Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) boxes on each mission. In a three way first, the C-17A will deliver the first operational TRIAD delivery, it will be its first combat airdrop mission and this is the first of its kind, high altitude airdrop for HDRs

Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) are destined for Afghanistan. C-17A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jere... More

Flying under red lighting inside the aircraft, to preserve night vision, the ri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (RIADS) containers are released from the first US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III flight over Afghanistan and roll like a freight train out the back of the aircraft plunging into the night sky. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. he C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 RIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. he HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop....

Flying under red lighting inside the aircraft, to preserve night visio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Flying under red lighting inside the aircraft, to preserve night vision, the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) containers... More

Close-up still image of a 3D-video animation illustrating a humanitarian airdrop. The containers are placed onboard a C-17A Globemaster III and airdropped October 7th over eastern Afghanistan as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. This animation simulation was created with Lightwave software to brief Air Force and DoD commanders and released to the media to demonstrate how the operation works. Video animation photo by SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Erich Fink

Close-up still image of a 3D-video animation illustrating a humanitari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Sho... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott Crabtree, USAF, 615th Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE), helps a co-worker onto the C-17A Globemaster III where they will unload the aircraft of military equipment and supplies during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott Crabtree, USAF, 615th Tanker Airlift C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Uzbekistan (UZB) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr, ... More

C-17A Globemaster III's wait on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, to deliver troops and cargo in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

C-17A Globemaster III's wait on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonell...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Members of the 10th Mountain Division, Bravo Company 1-87 Infantry, from Ft. Drum, New York, along with US Air Force Loadmasters, load the units cargo and vehicles onto a C-17A Globemaster III at Naval Air Station Sigonella, for a forward deployment as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the 10th Mountain Division, Bravo Company 1-87 Infantry, fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

A C-17A Globemaster III, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW), McChord AFB, Washington, arrives on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, after delivering troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A C-17A Globemaster III, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW), McChord AFB, Washingt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

At Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, members of the 10th Mountain Division, Bravo Company 1-87 Infantry, Fort Drum, New York, load an M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) onto a C-17A Globemaster III for forward deployment as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, members of the 10th Mountain Di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

At sunset a C-17A Globemaster III sits on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The aircraft will be carrying troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At sunset a C-17A Globemaster III sits on the ramp at Naval Air Statio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant Craig Yonkovich, US Air Force (USAF), crewchief, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, runs a system check after replacing a hydraulic filter on the number three engine of the C-17 Globemaster III, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The aircraft carried troops and cargo to forward locations in support of 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

STAFF Sergeant Craig Yonkovich, US Air Force (USAF), crewchief, 437th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant Craig Yonkovich, US Air Force (USAF), crewchief, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, documents maintenance activities after replacing a hydraulic filter on the number three engine of a C-17 Globemaster III, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The aircraft carried troops and cargo to forward locations in support of 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

STAFF Sergeant Craig Yonkovich, US Air Force (USAF), crewchief, 437th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Darius Roberson, US Air Force (USAF), Hydraulics Systems specialist, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, marshals in a C-17A Globemaster III from McChord AFB, Washington, at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy. The aircraft carried troops and cargo to forward locations in support of 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

SENIOR AIRMAN Darius Roberson, US Air Force (USAF), Hydraulics Systems...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

R-11 fuel trucks refuel C-17 Globemaster IIIs, on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, to continue their mission. The aircraft will carry troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The fuels cell deployed to NAS Sigonella pumps an average of 287,000 gallons of fuel a day and has pumped over 7,000,000 gallons so far in this operation. 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

R-11 fuel trucks refuel C-17 Globemaster IIIs, on the ramp at Naval Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

At night a pair of R-11 fuel trucks refuel a C-17A Globemaster III from McChord AFB, Washington, on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, 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

At night a pair of R-11 fuel trucks refuel a C-17A Globemaster III fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

A C-17A Globemaster III, launches on another mission at dawn from Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy. The aircraft is carrying troops and cargo to forward locations in support of 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 C-17A Globemaster III, launches on another mission at dawn from Nava...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Captain Pat Murray, US Air Force (USAF), (left), C-17A Globemaster III pilot, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, Charleston, South Carolina, briefs Major General George N. Williams, Commander, 21st Air Force, at the staging office at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy. Air Force members from around the world deployed to NAS Sigonella in support of 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

Captain Pat Murray, US Air Force (USAF), (left), C-17A Globemaster III...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Vikki Bruemmer, US Air Force (USAF), loadmaster, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, directs cargo from a 60K Loader as it is push into the C-17A Globemaster III at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily. Air Force members deployed to NAS Sigonella in support of 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

SENIOR AIRMAN Vikki Bruemmer, US Air Force (USAF), loadmaster, 17th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

First Lieutenant Joe O'Rourke, USAF, C-17A Globemaster III Co-Pilot, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, completes preflight checks of his aircraft, at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily. Air Force members are deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

First Lieutenant Joe O'Rourke, USAF, C-17A Globemaster III Co-Pilot, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Members of the 615th Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) from Travis AFB, California download Aerospace Ground Equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III. The C-17 is from Charleston AFB, South Carolina. Members of the 615th TALCE are forward deployed to several classified locations providing command and control support of all assets inbound in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. 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

Members of the 615th Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) from Travi...

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

A C-17A Globemaster III, from McChord AFB, Washington, climbs into the air from Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

A C-17A Globemaster III, from McChord AFB, Washington, climbs into the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

AIRMAN First Class Scott McCormick, USAF, (top), and STAFF Sergeant Kirk Edwards, USAF, 437th Maintenance Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, add engine oil to a C-17A Globemaster III Pratt & Whitney F11-P-100 engine while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, from Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

AIRMAN First Class Scott McCormick, USAF, (top), and STAFF Sergeant Ki...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

A C-17A Globemaster III takes off on another mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, from Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

A C-17A Globemaster III takes off on another mission in support of Ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

MASTER Sergeant Reggie Dumas, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas, helps a crew unload their bags from a C-17A Globemaster III during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, from Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

MASTER Sergeant Reggie Dumas, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron, Dy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Scott McCormrick, USAF, (right), and STAFF Sergeant Joseph Clark, USAF, 437th Maintenance Squadron, and (center) A1C Frank Shoaf, USAF, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, ensure the controls are set correctly in the cockpit before working on a C-17 Globemaster III, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Scott McCormrick, USAF, (right), and STAFF Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

A loadmaster guides an M109A3 2.5 ton truck, with an M-149A1 Water Trailer, as it prepares to backup into a C-17A Globemaster III for a mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, from Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

A loadmaster guides an M109A3 2.5 ton truck, with an M-149A1 Water Tra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant Julia Nelson, USAF, fuels specialist, 375th Logistics Support Squadron, Scott AFB, Illinois, attaches a fuel hose to a C-17 Globemaster III, refueling it prior to another mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, from Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

STAFF Sergeant Julia Nelson, USAF, fuels specialist, 375th Logistics S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Local national blocks in a C-17 Globemaster III, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy 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

Local national blocks in a C-17 Globemaster III, 437th Airlift Wing, C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Airmen First Class Frank Shoaf, USAF, (right), and Jeff Dean, USAF, crewchiefs, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, replace flare modules, part of the countermeasures to protect the C-17 Globemaster III. Many Air Force personnel are deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily

Airmen First Class Frank Shoaf, USAF, (right), and Jeff Dean, USAF, cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Kurt Ertel, a reservist with the 446th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McChord Air Base, Washington maintains a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft engine at Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Kurt Ertel, a reservist ...

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

Members from the 97th Airlift Squadron, United States Air Force Reserves (USAFR), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington and members of the 723rd Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, upload pallets of humanitarian aid aboard a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft

Members from the 97th Airlift Squadron, United States Air Force Reserv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain... More

Workers at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, load pallets of American humanitarian aid onto trucks from the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 97th Airlift Squadron, United States Air Force Reserves (USAFR), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington

Workers at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, load pallets of American humanitari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ashgabat Airport State: Ahal Country: Turkmenistan (TKM) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Rele... More

Turkmenistan workers load pallets of American humanitarian aid onto trucks at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The aid was funded by the donations from the "America's Fund for Afghan Children". A US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 97th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, airlifted twelve pallets of aid to Turkmenistan where the Red Cross will then transport it over land to Afghanistan

Turkmenistan workers load pallets of American humanitarian aid onto tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ashgabat Airport State: Ahal Country: Turkmenistan (TKM) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Relea... More

Captain (CAPT) Andy Leshikar sets the radio frequency on a C-17 Globemaster during a High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) airdrop mission, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain (CAPT) Andy Leshikar sets the radio frequency on a C-17 Globem...

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

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on landing approach near the forward aerial refueling point operated by US Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on landing approach near the forward...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera... More

US Air Force ground crews use two rough terrain forks lifts to offload equipment and supplies from a USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC), C-17A Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, on the flight line at Kandahar International Airport (IAP), Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force ground crews use two rough terrain forks lifts to offload...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Banks, USN R... More

A C-17A Globemaster III, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW), McChord AFB, Washington arrives at Ramstein Air Base, Germany carrying the remains of seven servicemen killed in action on March 4th during Operation ANACONDA in Afghanistan. At the aircraft, a multi-service honor guard performed a Fallen Soldier Ceremony honoring those killed in the line of duty as the remains are carried off the aircraft

A C-17A Globemaster III, 62nd Airlift Wing (AW), McChord AFB, Washingt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ANACONDA Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jus... More

A wreath sits on top of transfer cases draped in American Flags on board a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam

A wreath sits on top of transfer cases draped in American Flags on boa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua St... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Vernell Richardson (left), USAF, and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Country McArthur, USAF, and SSGT Taylor Adams, USAF, 315th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS) reserve unit, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, prepare to work on a Pratt-Whitney F117-P-100 turbofan engine on a C-17A Globemaster III. They are working on the flightline at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Vernell Richardson (left), USAF, and Technical S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Comma... More

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft parked on the flight line at Rhein Main AB, Germany during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The setting sun silhouettes the image as a maintenance vehicle passes in the background

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft parked on the fligh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: AIR MOBILITY COMMA... More

Twelve US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing (AW) line up for a training airdrop mission on the flight line at Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC). This twelve-ship mission will be the largest C-17A formation flown in history

Twelve US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Relea... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17A "Globemaster III" aircraft assigned to the 17th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), taxis to a halt on the flight line at Rhein-Main Air Base (AB), Germany, after completing its 1,000th combat mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17A "Globemaster III" aircraft assigned to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, U... More

Members of a Joint Service Color Guard stand in formation awaiting the arrival of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with the remains of an unidentified US Navy (USN) Navel officer, at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany

Members of a Joint Service Color Guard stand in formation awaiting the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT John ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), and the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), McChord AFB, Washington (WA), load an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter on to a C-17A Globemaster III. The Globemaster is at Nellis AFB picking up members of the 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), 58th RS, and the 757th AMXS and their equipment for a deployment to an undisclosed location

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robe... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Chris Lemons, a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft Load MASTER, secures the straps near the ramp rear cargo door, during his preflight checklist on the flight line at Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Chris Lemons, a C-17A Gl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Myles Cullen, USAF R... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Matt Walker, 437th Airlift Wing (AW) stands by with safety equipment, while his C-17A Globemaster III aircraft receives routine maintenance on the flight line during the early foggy hours at Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC). A second C-17A Globemaster III aircraft is parked in the background

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Matt Walker, 437th Airli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Myles Cullen, USAF ... More

On board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, members of the 1ST Armored Division, 2nd Brigade, 1ST Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment Honor Guard Unit, carry the remains of one of four members of a Black Hawk crew as other soldiers render honors. The Black Hawk, part of the 158th Aviation Regiment, 5th Battalion, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany, crashed during a night training mission in Kuwait killing all four crewmembers

On board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, members of the 1ST Armored...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: Europe Scene Camera Operator: Eli Whitn... More

Members of the 1ST Armored Division, 2nd Brigade, 1ST Battalion 6th Infantry Regiment Honor Guard Unit carry the flag draped transfer case of one of four members of a Black Hawk crew from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in Germany. The Black Hawk, part of the 158th Aviation Regiment, 5th Battalion, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany, crashed during a night training mission in Kuwait killing all four crewmembers

Members of the 1ST Armored Division, 2nd Brigade, 1ST Battalion 6th In...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Eli Whitney, CIV Release Status: Released t... More

A flight vehicle arrives on the scene as a US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd/446th Air Wing, 458th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), prepares for flight operations at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A flight vehicle arrives on the scene as a US Air Force (USAF) Air Mob...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Lakisha Croley, USAF R... More

A row of US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft are prepared for flight operations at staging area in Europe, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The aircraft with airdrop USAF paratroopers from the 86th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group, and US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, to secure and prepare Bashur Airfield, Iraq, for flight operations, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A row of US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft are prepar...

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

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III Loadmasters and a crew from the 86th Contingency Response Group Air Transportation (CRGAT) cell unload Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) at Bashur Air Field (AF) in Kurdish controlled Northern Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The HDR are a gift to the Iraqi people from the United States

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III Loadmasters and a crew from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bashur Air Field Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Stephen Faulisi, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tony Forcier, Ramp Team CHIEF, 446th Airlift Wing (AW), directs operations during the loading of a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft while deployed at Baghdad International Airport during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tony Forcier, Ramp Team CHIE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Rele... More

US Army (USA) Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), parachute from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft into a drop zone Fort Bragg as part of Exercise Large Package. Large Package week is a joint exercise between the USAF and the USA, designed to enhance interservice cohesiveness

US Army (USA) Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Fort ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSG... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 82nd Airborne Division (AB DIV), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), assist US Air Force (USAF) Loadmasters, 16th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), upload a 155mm Howitzer onto a USAF C-17A Globemaster III at Pope AFB, NC. The weapon will be air dropped as part of a multi-ship formation during Large Package week. Large Package week is a joint exercise between the USAF and the USA, designed to enhance interservice cohesiveness

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 82nd Airborne Division (AB DIV), Fort Bragg, N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSG... More

Nightscope view of US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division (AB DIV), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), prepare to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III during a night mission as part of Large Package week. Large Package week is a joint exercise between the USAF and the USA, held at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC) designed to enhance interservice cohesiveness. (SUBSTANDARD)

Nightscope view of US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sarayuth Pinthong, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (front-right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, and LT. GEN. John Craddock (front-right), senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense, and staff, are flying aboard a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft, from Charleston Air Force Base S.C. to Afghanistan, on Dec. 4, 2003. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Andy Dunaway) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (front-right), U.S. Secretary of Defe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) ground crew personnel with the 127th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) prepare F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters on the ready ramp at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB). The C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft in the background will take the Advance maintenance party to a related deployment location

US Air Force (USAF) ground crew personnel with the 127th Maintenance S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Majo... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dustin Chieppa, C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft Loadmaster, 15th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), fills out his forms while flying to the Port-au-Prince Airport (AP) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (HTI)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dustin Chieppa, C-17A Globemas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Justin Moyer gets a Military Child button pinned on by US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Chris Bennett, Pilot, 4th Airlift Squadron (AS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA). Moyer stands on the USAF C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft flght deck during a cockpit tour with his preschool class

Justin Moyer gets a Military Child button pinned on by US Air Force (U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kristin Royalty, CIV, USAF Release ... More

During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar 35, inside a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III, members of a joint honor guard prepare to carry the remains believed to be of unaccounted-for Americans, recovered in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea. The remains will be taken to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command's Central Identification Laboratory (JPAC CIL) where they will attempt to positively identify the remains so they can be returned to their families

During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry "Monk" Banks, CIV, USAF Release St... More

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