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A ground crew chief checks the shoulder harness of a pilot aboard an F-4E Phantom II aircraft during exercise Brim Frost '81

A ground crew chief checks the shoulder harness of a pilot aboard an F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A ground crew chief checks the instrument panel of an F-111A aircraft. The 366th Tactical Fighter Wing airman is participating in exercise Brim Frost '81

A ground crew chief checks the instrument panel of an F-111A aircraft....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A member of the ground crew tightens a screw on the fuselage behind the canopy of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft, during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE 88

A member of the ground crew tightens a screw on the fuselage behind th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mike Flynn, USN Release Status: ... More

A British Royal Air Force (RAF) ground crew performs an engine parameter check on a GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft that is parked on the tarmac at Eielson FB, Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A British Royal Air Force (RAF) ground crew performs an engine paramet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A Bloom, USAF Release Status... More

U.S. Air Force North Dakota Air National Guard pilot Duane"Pappy"Larson (foreground left), signs his logbook with members of his ground crew, on the wing of a F-51D Mustang aircraft, at Camp Williams, Wisconsin, in June 1953. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

U.S. Air Force North Dakota Air National Guard pilot Duane"Pappy"Larso...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Williams State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A ground crew chief marshals an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft into a parking position during Exercise Brim Frost '81

A ground crew chief marshals an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft into a pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A member of the ground crew cleans the rocket launcher tubes of an OV-10 Bronco aircraft that has just completed a forward air controller mission during the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1

A member of the ground crew cleans the rocket launcher tubes of an OV-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Craft Release S... More

A left side view of the Space Transportation System 7 (STS-7) shuttle Challenger being attended to by members of the ground crew after completing its mission

A left side view of the Space Transportation System 7 (STS-7) shuttle ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Wilson Release Status: Released to ... More

The USAF Thunderbird's ground crew prepare their F-16C Fighting Falcons and pilots for flight, during the Joint Services Open House 2000

The USAF Thunderbird's ground crew prepare their F-16C Fighting Falcon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joseph Lozada Release Status: Rel... More

A US Navy (USN) ground crew with Electronic Attack Squadron 209 (VAQ-209), operate an aircraft Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) in order to power-up an EA-6B Prowler for a mission in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH, from Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey

A US Navy (USN) ground crew with Electronic Attack Squadron 209 (VAQ-2...

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: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TS... More

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on June 2, 2001

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on P...

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

A ground crew chief inspects the intake of an F-111A aircraft. The airman is from the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing and is participating in exercise Brim Frost '81

A ground crew chief inspects the intake of an F-111A aircraft. The air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

An Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) ground crew prepares a pilot and his A-7E Corsair II aircraft for takeoff

An Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) ground crew prepares a pilot and his A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dale Anderson Release Statu... More

US Air Force CAPT. Karen Brown, a T-38 Talon Instructor Pilot with the 87th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas, watches the ground crew from the cockpit of her aircraft prior to take off for another mission during the annual air defense exercise

US Air Force CAPT. Karen Brown, a T-38 Talon Instructor Pilot with the...

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 helicopter maintenance man signals the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter pilot as the rest of the crew removes their gear after a familiarization flight over the Alamogordo bombing range. The helicopter and ground crew are from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, and are in New Mexico participating in ROVING SANDS '97. The helicopters are participating as part of the Red forces for the exercise. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

A helicopter maintenance man signals the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter pilo...

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

An E-3B Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma is maintained by ground crew at Biggs Army Air Field. The AWACS will provide aerial monitoring/surveillance of incoming aircraft and missiles during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0303145 or search 970420F6655H109)

An E-3B Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter from the 107th Fighter Squadron (FS), out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Michigan (MI), for todays mission. They are deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon fig...

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

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Julie Moore, one of two female USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft pilots, waits for her ground crew to prepare her aircraft for parking after returning from a training mission during Exercise BEVERLY BULLDOG 04-03, being conducted at Osan Air Base (AB), Kyonggi-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Julie Moore, one of two fem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Corey Clements, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A ground crew chief and his assistant prepare to assist a pilot out of his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The aircraft is assigned to the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing

A ground crew chief and his assistant prepare to assist a pilot out of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Fred D. Josey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Members of the ground crew prepare a squadron of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for takeoff during Exercise COPE THUNDER '86-3. During the exercise more than 60 aircraft from the US and the Far East will be pitted against each other in daily combat scenarios, dogfights and bomb runs

Members of the ground crew prepare a squadron of F-16 Fighting Falcon ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '86-3 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Lee E. Schading ... More

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during Exercise BRIM FROST'87

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssg Arnold W. Kalm... More

STS069-351-028 - STS-069 - Views taken during reentry

STS069-351-028 - STS-069 - Views taken during reentry

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views taken from the side window during the reentry phase of the STS-69 mission include ground crew begins to approach the orbiter. Subject Terms: CLOU... More

A helicopter maintenance man signals the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter pilot during engine shut down after a familiarization flight over the Alamogordo bombing range. The helicopter and ground crew are from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, and are in New Mexico participating in ROVING SANDS '97. The helicopters are participating as part of the Red forces for the exercise. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

A helicopter maintenance man signals the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter pilo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ced... More

A US Navy (USN) ground crew carefully monitors an EA-6B Prowler as the pilot lowers its folded wings into the launch position at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Navy (USN) ground crew carefully monitors an EA-6B Prowler as the...

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: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TS... More

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

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

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

A Japanese Zero aircraft flies overhead during Tora! Tora! Tora!, a recreation of the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on 2 June 2001

A Japanese Zero aircraft flies overhead during Tora! Tora! Tora!, a re...

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

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during exercise Brim Frost '87

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '87 Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Paul A. Tu... More

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during Exercise BRIM FROST'87

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Kodiak Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Re... More

CAPT. Jerry Kerby (center), a F-15 Eagle fighter pilot from the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, FL, talks with his ground crew prior to departing for a mission profile sortie during the competion.(Exact date unknown)

CAPT. Jerry Kerby (center), a F-15 Eagle fighter pilot from the 33rd F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '94 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A ground crew from the 108th Air Refueling Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey standby to prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for takeoff for an air refueling mission over New York as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM Combat Air Patrol missions. 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 ground crew from the 108th Air Refueling Squadron, New Jersey Air Na...

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

A ground crew uses a tracked wrecker to lift an AGM-109 Tomahawk air-launched cruise missile during recovery operations after impact

A ground crew uses a tracked wrecker to lift an AGM-109 Tomahawk air-l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dugway Proving Grounds State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A ground crew unloads an AGM-109 Tomahawk air-launched cruise missile from a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft after an icing test mission

A ground crew unloads an AGM-109 Tomahawk air-launched cruise missile ...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A ground crew performs maintenance on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, during Exercise UREX '82

A ground crew performs maintenance on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Sutherland Release Status: Relea... More

A 36th Tactical Fighter Wing ground crew carries an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile to an F-15C Eagle aircraft

A 36th Tactical Fighter Wing ground crew carries an AIM-9 Sidewinder a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bitburg Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sgt. Pat Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Odam keep a log of the chaff flares used on the EF-111A Raven aircraft. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs in support of the operation. SENIOR AIRMAN Odam to Aviano from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, to support the 429th Electronics Combat Squadron

SENIOR AIRMAN Odam keep a log of the chaff flares used on the EF-111A ...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

US Navy aviation ordnancemen load a US Navy EA-6B Prowler with a AGM-88 HARM missile. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs. HARM or High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, are air-to-surface tactical missiles designed to seek out and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems. The aircraft is from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 141 deployed on board the aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the operation

US Navy aviation ordnancemen load a US Navy EA-6B Prowler with a AGM-8...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

S46-10-033 - STS-046 - Lockheed ground crew member waits at the entrance of the side hatch of OV-104

S46-10-033 - STS-046 - Lockheed ground crew member waits at the entran...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Lockheed ground crew member Lance London greets the STS-46 crew at the entrance of the side hatch of the Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, after its l... More

A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew with the 28th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron (ERS) inventory tools during minor maintenance to KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew with the 28th Expeditionary Refuelin...

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

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on June 2, 2001

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A ground crew chief marshals an F-101 Voodoo aircraft into a parking position. The aircraft is assigned to the 107th Fighter Interceptor Group, New York Air National Guard, North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)

A ground crew chief marshals an F-101 Voodoo aircraft into a parking p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Niagara Falls Air Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P... More

A ground crew chief performs routine maintenance on an F-4E Phantom II aircraft during exercise Brim Frost '81

A ground crew chief performs routine maintenance on an F-4E Phantom II...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during Exercise BRIM FROST'87

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssg Arnold W. Kalm... More

Mar 1992...Male and female sailors work alongside each other during the normal days work. Here a ground crew is changing a tire on an F-14 Tomcat aircraft. An A-4 Skyhawk aircraft is in the background

Mar 1992...Male and female sailors work alongside each other during th...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew assigned to the185th Fighter Wing (FW), Iowa Air National Guard (ANG), Sioux City, Iowa, checks an F-16J Fighting Falcon fighter during its engine start at Ahmed Al Jaber Airbase, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew assigned to the185th Fighter Wing (F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sce... More

An MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft from the 347th Rescue Wing (RW), 71st Rescue Squadron (RS) out of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, starts engines by direction of the crew chief, while the ground crew waits for orders to disconnect the Auxiliary Ground Power Unit (AGPU)

An MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft from the 347th Rescue Wing (RW), 71s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2001 Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF ... More

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on June 2, 2001

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A ground crew chief inspects the landing gear of an F-111A aircraft. The 366th Tactical Fighter Wing airman is participating in Exercise Brim Frost '81

A ground crew chief inspects the landing gear of an F-111A aircraft. T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A member of the ground crew of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft makes a post-flight inspection during Exercise Quick Thrust '83-1

A member of the ground crew of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft makes a post...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST '83 Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

An F-4E Phantom II flight crew discusses a mission with members of the ground crew during a 4th Tactical Fighter Wing chemical warfare evaluation. They are wearing nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) gear

An F-4E Phantom II flight crew discusses a mission with members of the...

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

A Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron pilot listens while a member of the squadron's ground crew describes an aerial maneuver

A Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron pilot listens while a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tom Rodriquez, USN Release S... More

Cowpokes, (ground crew), from McChord AFB await the arrival of a visiting team for RODEO 94

Cowpokes, (ground crew), from McChord AFB await the arrival of a visit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '94 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A ground crew from the 438th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Dover AFB, DE., performs a routine check on the engine of a U.S.Air Force C-141 Starlifter while it sits on the ramp at the airport. The ground crews are at the airport to provide support for U.S. Air Force aircraft which are delivering vehicles to the United Nations for use in the peacekeeping efforts in neighboring Rwanda

A ground crew from the 438th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Dover...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UGANDA AIRLIFT Base: Entebbe International Airport Country: Uganda (UGA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chris U. Putman Release... More

As his ground crew stands by, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" Batinich, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, pilot, prepares to board his F-16C. This is the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots will fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

As his ground crew stands by, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" ...

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

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

Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter - Campaigning in Alabama; George Wallace, Fr. 6-7; Air Force One with ground crew, Fr. 25-31

Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter - Campaigning in Alabama; George Wa...

Carter White House Photographs: Presidential Public domain photograph - White house, President of the United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A ground crew in chemical warfare gear prepares an F-4 Phantom II fighter aircraft for flight

A ground crew in chemical warfare gear prepares an F-4 Phantom II figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mary Andrews Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Members of the ground crew discuss operations during training exercise Cope North '83-1. The training exercise is being held at Chitose Air Base

Members of the ground crew discuss operations during training exercise...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing is serviced by members of the ground crew during Exercise Quick Thrust '83-1

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST '83 Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A ground crew prepares a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft for a retaliatory air strike on Libya. An arming supervisor gives hand signals to the pilot of the aircraft as the crewman under the wing pulls arming pins out of the GBU-10 modular glide bombs. The crewman by the landing gear is checking for foreign objects on the runway that might be sucked into an engine before takeoff

A ground crew prepares a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Woodward Release Status: Released to ... More

TECH. SGT. Cheryl Smith checks the engine fan blades on an EF-111A Raven aircraft on the flightline. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs in support of the operation. TECH. SGT. Smith is an aircraft engine technician from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, NM

TECH. SGT. Cheryl Smith checks the engine fan blades on an EF-111A Rav...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

MASTER SGT. Reeves (left), the production supervisor for the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, NM, helps position support equipment near an EF-111A Raven aircraft on the flightline. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs

MASTER SGT. Reeves (left), the production supervisor for the 429th Ele...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Colon takes a fluid sample from an EF-111A Raven aircraft on the flightline. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs in support of the operation. SENIOR AIRMAN Colon is deployed to Aviano from the 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, NM

SENIOR AIRMAN Colon takes a fluid sample from an EF-111A Raven aircraf...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Al Davis, 57th Airlift Squadron, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, waits for the go sign from the ground crew, so he can signal the pilot to start engines on C-141 Starlifter aircraft 0162. This C-141 is the first to leave Altus AFB for the Aerospace Maintenance Regeneration Center Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. The 57th AS is deactivating because the newer C-17 is replacing the aging C-141 fleet

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Al Davis, 57th Airlift Squadron, 97th Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Davis Donovan, USAF Release ... More

First Lieutenant Brent Reinhardt, USAF, pilot from the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB Utah, displays his hands to the ground crew. This lets the ground crew know its safe to go beneath the aircraft and give a final preflight check of the F-16D Fighting Falcon before it departs for a training mission. The aircraft spent the night on the Utah Air National Guard ramp. The Utah ANG flightline plays host to transient aircraft on a regular basis

First Lieutenant Brent Reinhardt, USAF, pilot from the 421st Fighter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Savage, ... More

A ground crew unloads a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft on Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A ground crew unloads a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft on Moron Air Base, S...

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

Exercise evaluation team member US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Delaine, with the 52nd Communications Squadron (CS), Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, inspects a ground crew taking cover in Mission-Oriented Protective Postures level 4 (MOPP-4) over wear, in support of local Exercise Operation Winter Chill 2002

Exercise evaluation team member US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 52d FW Scene Camera Operator: TSGT B... More

Atop an U.S. Navy SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Wendy Oglesbee, assigned to the"Black Knights"of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4, speaks to the ground crew assisting in the maintenance being performed in the hangar bay of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 14, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class (AW/SW) Aaron Burden) (Released)

Atop an U.S. Navy SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, Aviation Electrician's Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Aaron Burden, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the ground crew refuel and service an OV-10 Bronco aircraft after it has completed a forward air controller mission during the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1

Members of the ground crew refuel and service an OV-10 Bronco aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Craft Release S... More

The pilot and ground crew stand at parade rest in front of an Air Force Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The Thunderbirds are participating in the base's 1988 open house

The pilot and ground crew stand at parade rest in front of an Air Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry King Release Status: Rel... More

Night view as a U.S. Air Force RF-4C Phantom aircraft and crew are marshaled into position, by the ground crew, after a competition mission during Reconnaissance Air Meet 88, a multi-national competition of military aerial reconnaissance teams at Bergstrom Air Force Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Night view as a U.S. Air Force RF-4C Phantom aircraft and crew are mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '88 State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Fernando Se... More

US Navy aviation ordnancemen load a US Navy EA-6B Prowler with an AGM-88 HARM missile. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs. HARM or High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, are air-to-surface tactical missiles designed to seek out and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems. The aircraft is from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 141 deployed on board the aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the operation

US Navy aviation ordnancemen load a US Navy EA-6B Prowler with an AGM-...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

A US Air Force aircraft maintenance technician from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron works on an EF-111A Raven aircraft on the flightline. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs. The 429th is deployed from the 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, NM

A US Air Force aircraft maintenance technician from the 429th Electron...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

US Air Force aircraft maintenance technicians from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, NM, discuss what maintenance needs are to be performed on the EF-111A Raven aircraft on the flightline. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs in support of the operation

US Air Force aircraft maintenance technicians from the 429th Electroni...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

MASTER SGT. Reeves, production supervisor for the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron maintainers, repairs an anti-collision light on an EF-111A Raven aircraft on the flightline. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs in support of the operation. MASTER SGT. Reeves is deployed to Aviano from the 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, NM

MASTER SGT. Reeves, production supervisor for the 429th Electronic Com...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

As the ground crew perform final pre-flight checks, the aircrew of this US Air Force EF-111A Raven prepares for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs. The Raven is attached to the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, NM

As the ground crew perform final pre-flight checks, the aircrew of thi...

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: TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwoo... More

Inside the hardened aircraft shelter, an 80th Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon, with its ground crew in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear after a "Condition Black " is called, awaits taxi out and takeoff clearance. The 80th Fighter Squadron is taking part in the 8th Fighter Wing's COMBAT EMPLOYMENT READINESS Exercise (CERE)

Inside the hardened aircraft shelter, an 80th Fighter Squadron F-16C F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF Release Statu... More

The pilot of an F-15E Strike Eagle, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, waves to his ground crew as he taxis the aircraft towards the runway in preparation for take off in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The pilot of an F-15E Strike Eagle, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: U... More

For the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots flying F-16C Fighting Falcons of the 466th Fighter Squadron (FS), Hill AFB, Utah, fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. With ground crew following a 466th FS pilot preflights his aircraft before the mission. The F-16C is equipped with GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 laser guidance systems

For the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots flying F-1...

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

US Air Force (USAF) ground crew and maintenance personnel assigned to the 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), prepare their MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft for a nighttime training exercise while deployed at an undisclosed location during Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) ground crew and maintenance personnel assigned to ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines prepare to walk out to a USMC KC-130 Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR), at Ali Al Salem Air Base (AB), Kuwait for their flight to Al Kut, Iraq. The ground crew is using a John Deere 544E 10K AT to load the Marines gear onto the aircraft during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines prepare to walk out to a USMC KC-130 He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Three F-15E Strikes Eagles, from the 335th Fighter

Three F-15E Strikes Eagles, from the 335th Fighter

Three F-15E Strikes Eagles, from the 335th Fighter Squadron, return from deployment, Oct. 12, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. More than 10 aircraft returned from an undisclosed location... More

A ground crew in chemical warfare gear connects a tug to an F-4 Phantom II fighter aircraft before flight

A ground crew in chemical warfare gear connects a tug to an F-4 Phanto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mary Andrews Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A ground crew chief performs maintenance on an F-111A aircraft. The 366th Tactical Fighter Wing airman is participating in Exercise Brim Frost '81

A ground crew chief performs maintenance on an F-111A aircraft. The 36...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing is serviced by members of the ground crew during Exercise Quick Thrust '83-1

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST '83 Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A ground crew chief performs routine maintenance on an F-4E Phantom II aircraft during exercise Brim Frost '81

A ground crew chief performs routine maintenance on an F-4E Phantom II...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A right rear view of a TR-1 tacitcal reconnaissance aircraft, the first to join the new 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, on the runway after a non-stop flight from Beale Air Force Base, California . While on the runway the aircraft lost a wheel which stabilizes its 103-foot wingspan. A member of the ground crew stabilizes the aircraft by lying on the opposite wing

A right rear view of a TR-1 tacitcal reconnaissance aircraft, the firs...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

CPT Colleen Dugan-Beatovich, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft commander with the 917th Aerial Refueling Squadron, checks on the progress of her ground crew's work during the Strategic Air Command (SAC) competition Proud Shield '88

CPT Colleen Dugan-Beatovich, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft commander ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Sta... More

Ground crew prepare a C-130 Hercules to deliver supplies to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The temperatures are in the single digits, but with the dedication of all personnel involved, the delay will be minimal

Ground crew prepare a C-130 Hercules to deliver supplies to Tuzla Air ...

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

A C-130 Hercules aircraft and the ground crew wait in sub-zero temperatures for supplies and equipment that will be transported to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina

A C-130 Hercules aircraft and the ground crew wait in sub-zero tempera...

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

A helicopter maintenance man signals the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter pilot during engine shut down after a familiarization flight over the Alamogordo bombing range. The helicopter and ground crew are from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, and are in New Mexico participating in ROVING SANDS '97. The helicopters are participating as part of the Red forces for the exercise. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

A helicopter maintenance man signals the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter pilo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ced... More

A helicopter maintenance man talks to Lieutenant Commander Lineberry about the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter after a familiarization flight over the Alamogordo bombing range. The helicopter and ground crew are from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, and are in New Mexico participating in ROVING SANDS '97. The helicopters are participating as part of the Red forces for the exercise. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

A helicopter maintenance man talks to Lieutenant Commander Lineberry a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ced... More

Prior to taxiing the F-16DG Fighting Falcon, Captain Joe, "JAVO" Javorski, USAF, (front), with Captain Jean, "PYRO" Havens, USAF, from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, looks over to his ground crew as they prepare to get the go-ahead to pull the wheel chocks. The crew will be flying one of four F-16s flying in an air-to-air training fight against fellow NATO allies from Spain flying FA-18s in airspace over Italy

Prior to taxiing the F-16DG Fighting Falcon, Captain Joe, "JAVO" Javor...

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 Re... More

A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew uses an MB-2 aircraft tow tractor to park a USAF B-1B Lancer on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. The B-1B is here in support of the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing's (AEW) mission

A US Air Force (USAF) ground crew uses an MB-2 aircraft tow tractor to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua P. Strang, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) or Slammers, a US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle fighter from the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England (ENG), begins to taxi after a ground crew completes a ground pre-flight inspection

Armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) ...

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: AMN Christopher... More

Ground crew for Kauffman Stadium prepare the field

Ground crew for Kauffman Stadium prepare the field

Ground crew for Kauffman Stadium prepare the field for the 2014 World Series in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 20, 2014. U.S. soldiers and airmen from the 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Missouri Na... More

A ground crew stands by as replacements arrive aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze '80

A ground crew stands by as replacements arrive aboard a C-141 Starlift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Rel... More

An F-4 Phantom II aircraft is met by the ground crew after landing during Operation Gunsmoke '81

An F-4 Phantom II aircraft is met by the ground crew after landing dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing is serviced by members of the ground crew during Exercise Quick Thrust '83-1

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST '83 Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A ground crew from the 60th Tactical Fighter Squadron (60th TFS) prepares an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft for flight. Note the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile attached to the wing of the aircraft

A ground crew from the 60th Tactical Fighter Squadron (60th TFS) prepa...

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: SMSGT Raymond F. Bombac Release Status: ... More

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during exercise Brim Frost '87

A ground crew performs maintenance on an AH-1 Cobra helicopter during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '87 Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt. Arnold W... More

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