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A ground crewman signals to an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft of the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing, taxiing on the flight line during Exercise OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 85-3

A ground crewman signals to an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft of the 18...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 85-3 Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sce... More

A runway repair crew member secures a mat to the ground during Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force and Prime Readiness in Base Services group-coordination exercise. The exercise is designed to consolidate the skills of civil engineering and services groups into a single unit capable of deploying to areas in need of emergency aid

A runway repair crew member secures a mat to the ground during Prime B...

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

A view of a forest fire just treated with the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek. The chemical, which also serves as a fertilizer once it is on the ground, is pumped from two nozzles mounted inside a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) and is fighting fires throughout California in conjunction with the US Forest Service

A view of a forest fire just treated with the fire retardant chemical ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A paratrooper floats to the ground during the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85

A paratrooper floats to the ground during the multinational joint serv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Lono ... More

Belgium ground crewmen reload a drag chute onto a US Air Force F-4G Phantom II Advanced Wild Weasel aircraft during a joint service exercise

Belgium ground crewmen reload a drag chute onto a US Air Force F-4G Ph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bierset Air Base Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A ground crewman salutes the pilot of a 50th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to launch during Exercise GUNSMOKE '85

A ground crewman salutes the pilot of a 50th Tactical Fighter Wing F-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '85 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: U... More

Ground crewmen perform maintenance on the radar system of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Exercise COPE MAX 85

Ground crewmen perform maintenance on the radar system of a 3rd Tactic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE MAX 85 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perez Release Status: ... More

Two members of the 3700th Security Police Squadron participate in an air base ground defense exercise during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86. The Soldier in the foreground is armed with an M16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher. The other is armed with a standard M16 rifle

Two members of the 3700th Security Police Squadron participate in an a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

A table comparing USSR/Warsaw Pact and NATO production of ground forces materiel

A table comparing USSR/Warsaw Pact and NATO production of ground force...

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 US Air Force ground crewman services an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the joint US Japanese Exercise COPE NORTH '86-3

A US Air Force ground crewman services an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '86-3 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt James Ferguson Release Status: Rele... More

Senior AIRMAN (SRA) Frank Crenshaw, 501st Tactical Missile Wing, paints over protest statements painted on the hangar door of US the base Operations Training Facility. The damage was done by protesters who are camped outside the base and occasionally attempt to disrupt base operations. The 501st Tactical Missile Wing maintains and deploys ground launched cruise missiles

Senior AIRMAN (SRA) Frank Crenshaw, 501st Tactical Missile Wing, paint...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Greenham Common Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Signal vans and ground support equipment used during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE 86

Signal vans and ground support equipment used during Exercise GALLANT ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Spc5 ... More

A ground crewman in an MD-3A tow tractor prepares to tow an SH-3G Sea King helicopter from Fleet Composite Squadron Eight (VC-8)

A ground crewman in an MD-3A tow tractor prepares to tow an SH-3G Sea ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Paratroopers from D Battery, 319th Field Artillery, are dropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during NATO Exercise ARDENT GROUND '87. Members of the Allied Command Europe Mobile Force from Belgium, the Netherlands, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in the live artillery/air exercise being staged on Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire

Paratroopers from D Battery, 319th Field Artillery, are dropped from a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARDENT GROUND '87 Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC J. Blackie Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A Belgian commando battery waits for a pair of British SA.330 Puma helicopters to transport them from the battle zone during NATO Exercise ARDENT GROUND '87. Members of the Allied Command Europe Mobile Force from Belgium, the Netherlands, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in the live artillery/air exercise being staged on Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire

A Belgian commando battery waits for a pair of British SA.330 Puma hel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARDENT GROUND '87 Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC J. Blackie Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A British helicopter crewman, speaking from the cargo door of a British SA.330 Puma helicopter, gives American airborne troops a briefing on his helicopter during NATO Exercise ARDENT GROUND '87. Members of the Allied Command Europe Mobile Force from Belgium, the Netherlands, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in the live artillery/air exercise being staged on Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire

A British helicopter crewman, speaking from the cargo door of a Britis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARDENT GROUND '87 Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC J. Blackie Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A British SA.330 Puma helicopter hovers over British troops preparing a Howitzer for transport as American infantrymen watch for the enemy during NATO Exercise ARDENT GROUND '87. Members of the Allied Command Europe Mobile Force from Belgium, the Netherlands, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in the live artillery/air exercise being staged on Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire

A British SA.330 Puma helicopter hovers over British troops preparing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARDENT GROUND '87 Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC J. Blackie Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A communications breakdown between a K-loader driver and ground personnel results in a dented engine as the K-loader hits the already damaged C-141B Starlifter aircraft which it was moving. The aircraft was damaged when it slid off the runway after landing on the airfield

A communications breakdown between a K-loader driver and ground person...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Theodore J. Koniares Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Ground forward air controllers mark the target area with smoke for pilots during exercise Cope Thunder. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Ground forward air controllers mark the target area with smoke for pil...

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

AIRMAN 1ST Class Julie Berry, a ground radio communications specialist of the 2006th Information Systems Group, inspects a channel A IF card used in radio transmitters

AIRMAN 1ST Class Julie Berry, a ground radio communications specialist...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt. Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Ground crewmen of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing maneuver an inert AGM-45 Shrike missile on the flight line

Ground crewmen of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing maneuver an inert AGM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott Stewart Release Sta... More

The Sabre Spirit Trophy, won by the 432nd Tactical Fighter Wing, is flanked by Mark 82 practice bombs. Sabre Spirit is the Pacific Air Forces'first command-wide competition to test the skill of ground crews in a variety of combat-related situations

The Sabre Spirit Trophy, won by the 432nd Tactical Fighter Wing, is fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division descend to the ground as other soldiers stand by to move out. President Ronald Reagan mobilized US Exercise Task Force DRAGON/GOLDEN PHEASANT, consisting of both the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Light Infantry Division, to help discourage Nicaraguan forces from entering Honduras

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division descend to the ground as other s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Simons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A ground crew member performs last minute safety checks on F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing

A ground crew member performs last minute safety checks on F-4G Wild W...

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

A ground crewman loads a sonobuoy into a chamber on a Patrol Squadron 49 (VP-49) P-3 Orion aircraft during anti-submarine warfare support exercises

A ground crewman loads a sonobuoy into a chamber on a Patrol Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mike Lent, USN Release St... More

A ground crewman guides the pilot of an OA-37 Dragonfly aircraft

A ground crewman guides the pilot of an OA-37 Dragonfly aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barranquilla Country: Colombia (COL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M.S. Gildow Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... 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

Under the glow of work lights, employees of the Aircraft maintenance and Regeneration Center cut into the body of a BGM-109G Tomahawk ground launched cruise missile (GLCM). Forty-one GLCMs and their launch canisters and seven transporter-erector-launchers are being disposed of at the base in the first round of reductions mandated by the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Under the glow of work lights, employees of the Aircraft maintenance a...

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: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Stat... More

The frame of a ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) is cut in half by a worker using a circular saw. Forty-one GLCMs and their launch canisters and seven TELs are being disposed of at the base in the first round of reductions mandated by the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

The frame of a ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) transporter-erect...

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: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Stat... More

A civilian employee at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center uses a circular saw to cut through the frame of a transporter-erector-launcher (TEL). Forty -one ground launched cruise missiles and their launch canisters and seven TELs will be disposed of at the base in the first round of reductions mandated by the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

A civilian employee at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Cente...

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: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Stat... More

Working into the night, employees at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center use circular saws to cut up a BGM-109G Tomahawk ground launched cruise missile (GLCM). Forty-one GLCMs and their launch canisters and seven transporter-erector-launchers will be disposed of at the base in the first round of reductions mandated by the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Working into the night, employees at the Aircraft Maintenance and Rege...

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: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Stat... More

An employee of the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center uses a plasma-arc cutter to burn through the interior of a BGM-109G Tomahawk ground launched cruise missile, the first of 41 that will be destroyed in the initial round of reductions mandated by the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Forty-one launch canisters and seven transporter-erector-launchers will also be disposed of in the first round

An employee of the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center uses a...

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: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Stat... More

Members of the Soviet inspection team and their American escorts crowd around a forklift to view a BGM-109G Tomahawk ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) that was destroyed in accordance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Forty-one GLCMs and their launch canisters and seven transporter-erector-launchers will be disposed of at the base in the first round of reductions mandated by the treaty

Members of the Soviet inspection team and their American escorts crowd...

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 Allan R. Wycheck Release Sta... More

A close-up view of a Modular Universal Laser Equipment (MULE) ground laser designator. The MULE is a portable device used for targeting laser-seeking tactical weapons. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A close-up view of a Modular Universal Laser Equipment (MULE) ground l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Jeff A. Satterfield Releas... More

A close-up view of a Modular Universal Laser Equipment (MULE) ground laser designator. The MULE is a portable device used for targeting laser-seeking tactical weapons. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A close-up view of a Modular Universal Laser Equipment (MULE) ground l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Jeff A. Satterfield Releas... More

An aerial view of the ground launched cruise missile base at Royal Air Force Molesworth, home the 303rd Tactical Missile Wing

An aerial view of the ground launched cruise missile base at Royal Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Royal Air Force Molesworth Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An aerial view of the ground launched cruise missile base at Wuescheim Air Station, home of the 38th Tactical Missile Wing

An aerial view of the ground launched cruise missile base at Wuescheim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wuescheim Air Station Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Australian L-1A1 and M-16A1 rifles lie on the ground with the gear of Australian troops serving in the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) during operation ELECTION DISTRICT. UNTAG will perform peacekeeping duties and monitor the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia

Australian L-1A1 and M-16A1 rifles lie on the ground with the gear of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ELECTION DISTRICT Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status... More

A group of CH-46 Sea Knight and CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters on the ground at Capodichino airport. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A group of CH-46 Sea Knight and CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters on the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 David Greitzer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A ground crewman makes final preflight checks on a 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to a mission during Open Gate '89. Open Gate is a Joint Chiefs of STAFF/NATO exercise designed to simulate air and sea power tactics required to keep the Straits of Gibraltar open during a crisis

A ground crewman makes final preflight checks on a 53rd Tactical Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPEN GATE '89 Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David S. Nolan Rel... More

SGT. Gary E. Parks, tactical air command and control specialist, left, determines coordinates for an air strike while ground forward air controller 1ST LT. Eric Wickson radio his airborne counterpart. Both Members of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron are participating in tactical air control training

SGT. Gary E. Parks, tactical air command and control specialist, left,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hans H. Deffner Release... More

A ground crewman signals pilot LT Eddie Craig as he prepares his T. Mark 17 Canberra B. aircraft of the 360th Squadron for an electronic warfare training mission during Display Determination '89, a combined NATO exercise focusing on the defense of southern Europe

A ground crewman signals pilot LT Eddie Craig as he prepares his T. Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '89 Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Perry Heim... More

SSGT Mike Fischer inputs data on a Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance (TEREC) ground processor during Display Determination '89, a combined NATO exercise focusing on the defense of southern Europe

SSGT Mike Fischer inputs data on a Tactical Electronic Reconnaissance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '89 Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Perry Heim... More

Ground crewmen refuel a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft

Ground crewmen refuel a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A ground crewman signals to the pilot of the first F/A-18C(N) Hornet aircraft to be delivered to Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) as another crewman chocks the aircraft's wheels following its arival at the air station from McDonnell-Douglas corporate facilities in St. Louis. The squadron is making the transition from A-7E Corsair II aircraft to the more technologicaly advanced Hornet

A ground crewman signals to the pilot of the first F/A-18C(N) Hornet 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: PH3 Clay Roberts, USN Release S... More

A monument to the men and women who supported the deployment of the ground launched cruise missile weapon system stands in the base's Warrior Park following its unveiling. The monument is being dedicated in conjunction with graduation ceremonies for the last class of the 868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron

A monument to the men and women who supported the deployment of the gr...

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: SSGT Francisco Villegas Release ... More

Colonel Robert D. Livingston, Commander, 868th Tactical Missile Training Group, and Brigadier General Thomas R. Griffith, Commander, 836th Air Divison, unveil a monument to the men and women who supported the deployment of the ground launched cruise missile weapon system. The monument, which stands in the base's Warrior Park, is being dedicated in conjunction with graduation ceremonies for the last class of the 868th Tactical Missile Training Squadron

Colonel Robert D. Livingston, Commander, 868th Tactical Missile Traini...

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: SSGT Francisco Villegas Release ... More

A container delivery system box floats toward the ground after being dropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a "Tac Trainer" mission. The 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron and the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron deployed to South Korea from Clark Air Base (AB), Philippines, and Yokota AB, Japan, respectively, to conduct terrain-following navigation and tactical air drop training missions

A container delivery system box floats toward the ground after being d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A ground crew member uses an intercom to communicate with the pilot of an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft preparing to take off during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise

A ground crew member uses an intercom to communicate with the pilot of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT ... More

As seen through a night vision lens, a ground controller prepares to guide a 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (37th TFW) F-117A aircraft onto the flight line during Operation Desert Shield

As seen through a night vision lens, a ground controller prepares to g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A ground crewman signals as the pilot of a 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron (353rd TFS) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft brings his plane to a stop upon arrival in support of Operation Desert Shield

A ground crewman signals as the pilot of a 353rd Tactical Fighter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Members of a joint U.S./Vietnamese anthropological team collect buckets of ground which will be sifted through in an effort to locate personal effects of American soldiers listed as missing in action (MIA). The team is working at the site on Dong Nua Mountain, Quang Binh Province.

Members of a joint U.S./Vietnamese anthropological team collect bucket...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Viet Nam(VNM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of the artwork painted near the gunner's turret of a Marine Corps AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

A view of the artwork painted near the gunner's turret of a Marine Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Alvarado Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A charred AKM assault rifle and a flare pistol lie on the hull of a destroyed Iraqi BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

A charred AKM assault rifle and a flare pistol lie on the hull of a de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Alvarado Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A convoy of trucks from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force passes a destroyed Iraqi T-55 main battle tank during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

A convoy of trucks from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force passes a de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Alvarado Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank passes a truck in an abandoned Iraqi position during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm

A Marine Corps M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank passes a truck in an aban...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Masters Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

First LT. Timothy P. Harryman reads a letter during his unit's first mail call since the beginning of the Operation Desert Storm ground campaign to liberate Kuwait. Harryman is with the 1ST Marine Division in the desert west of Kuwait International Airport

First LT. Timothy P. Harryman reads a letter during his unit's first m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

The driver of an LAV-25 light armored vehicle from Company D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, brings the vehicle ashore at Onslow Beach. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The driver of an LAV-25 light armored vehicle from Company D, 2nd Ligh...

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

A Marine of the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) is reunited with his wife upon his return to the base. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A Marine of the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) is reunited...

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

Fragments of buildings are strewn on the ground surrounding a family's dwelling in the aftermath of a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

Fragments of buildings are strewn on the ground surrounding a family's...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of the downed trees and ash-covered ground in the senior officer's family housing area following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

A view of the downed trees and ash-covered ground in the senior office...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A1C Johnny Moseley, 475th Security Police Squadron, sights in with his M-16 rifle during the ground base defense exercise Foal Eagle '91. The rifle is equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher and a blank firing device.

A1C Johnny Moseley, 475th Security Police Squadron, sights in with his...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '91 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jerry Baker Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A command post staffer wears an MCU-2P gas mask and protective gloves as he communicates information during the ground base defense Exercise Foal Eagle '91.

A command post staffer wears an MCU-2P gas mask and protective gloves ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '91 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea(KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gary R. Coppage Release Statu... More

A ground crew member looks on after the aircraft are secured in place shortly after a Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24), F-14B Tomcat taxied into an F-14D from VF-124, both based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar

A ground crew member looks on after the aircraft are secured in place ...

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: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

A CH-46E Sea Stallion helicopter waits on the ground at Landing Zone Bluebird

A CH-46E Sea Stallion helicopter waits on the ground at Landing Zone B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Blake Release Sta... More

A soldier floats toward the ground after parachuting from a U.S. Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during the joint Thai-U.S. training exercise Cobra Gold '92

A soldier floats toward the ground after parachuting from a U.S. Army ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '92 Base: Korat Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Joe Coleman Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A ground crewman stands ready as the Navy's first operational ES-3A Viking aircraft taxis across an apron. This aircraft is being delivered to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 5 (VQ-5)

A ground crewman stands ready as the Navy's first operational ES-3A Vi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Agana State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Sw) John Gay, USN Release Status: Re... More

United States Marines walk right to left out the back of two USMC CH-46 Sea Knights that are on the ground at the Baledogle Landing Zone, Somalia. The Marines secured the area for arrivals of aircraft later that day. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

United States Marines walk right to left out the back of two USMC CH-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A ground crewman signals to the pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter delivering a load of supplies during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A ground crewman signals to the pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mithcell Release Status: Released t... More

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Chris Bowhuis, a member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) uses a motor grader to level a section of ground being converted into a helicopter landing pad at the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters. The headquarters was established at the former U.S. Embassy compound during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Chris Bowhuis, a member of Naval Mobile C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

An MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter takes off for a demonstration during an air show. In the foreground a ground crewman services an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of Thunderbirds, the Air Force's flight demonstration team

An MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter takes off for a demonstration during...

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: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released... More

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) participate in physical training on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Deny Flight

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Thomas M. Hensley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sean Griffiths Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sean Griffiths Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A ground crewman marshals in a C-130 Hercules aircraft loaded with supplies for the operational units. C-130s are landing every 30 minutes in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. A belt of barbed tape fence on the perimeter of the airfield can be seen in the foreground

A ground crewman marshals in a C-130 Hercules aircraft loaded with sup...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CWO-2 R. D. Smith (Usmc) Release Status: Rele... More

Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway - US Route 15 Business in Leesburg's Historic Downtown

Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway - US Route 15 Business in Leesbu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Leesburg's historic district is a bustling downtown brimming with history and charm, exampled by King Street's brick sidewalks lined wit... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Reynolds, left, and Sergeant (SGT) Dennis Birch of the 501st Tactical Missile Wing use a Mark-97 test set while performing maintenance on a ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) transporter-erector-launcher. From the February 1985 AIRMAN Magazine

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Reynolds, left, and Sergeant (SGT) Dennis B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Greenham Common Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Artwork: "Look Twice At A Battle Ground". Artist: Hamilton Greene, Catalog Number: 13.14.83

Artwork: "Look Twice At A Battle Ground". Artist: Hamilton Greene, Cat...

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

AIRMAN 1ST Class Suzanne Rogers, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., documents the disassemblying of an AN/TSC-85 Ground Mobile Forces Tactical SHF Satellite Terminal of the Joint Communication Support Element, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., during the closing hours of the exercise

AIRMAN 1ST Class Suzanne Rogers, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charlesto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED ENDEAVOR '95 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Ra... More

A US Air Force EF-111 Raven makes the approach for an inflight refueling mission in support of a no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown)

A US Air Force EF-111 Raven makes the approach for an inflight refueli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gudrun Cook Release Status: ... More

A United Nations ground crew member uses a forklift to unload pallets of wheat flour from a C-130 Hercules loaded with humanitarian relief supplies. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo

A United Nations ground crew member uses a forklift to unload pallets ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Charlie Parshley Release S... More

U.S. Air Force personnel attached to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, SC, prepare pallets of humanitarian relief supplies at the airport in preparation for loading onto an U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules which will fly the supplies into Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on a relief mission. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo

U.S. Air Force personnel attached to the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Ancona Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Charlie Parshley Release Status: Released to Pu... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Jason Gray, an Air Base Ground Defense augmentee from the 8th Mission Support Squadron, eats a hot meal in a defensive fighting bunker

AIRMAN 1ST Class Jason Gray, an Air Base Ground Defense augmentee from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '95 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Wayne Clark Release Status:... More

The ground rescue team sets a Stokes Litter holding a rescued injured victim on the ground while waiting for air lift assistance during a training exercise at the 76th Rescue Flight 1995 Rescue Symposium

The ground rescue team sets a Stokes Litter holding a rescued injured ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Patty Mancini Release Status... More

STS076-339-031 - STS-076 - View of the shuttle side hatch just prior to opening after landing

STS076-339-031 - STS-076 - View of the shuttle side hatch just prior t...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the shuttle Atlantis side hatch interior just prior to opening by the ground support crew after landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. ... More

Lance CPL. Fransico Alcaca tries to radio the battalion Command and Operations Center shortly after hitting the ground. Lance CPL. Alcaca is with Headquarters and Service Company, 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division

Lance CPL. Fransico Alcaca tries to radio the battalion Command and Op...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: ... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Fabian Jasso mans the gun turret of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) during an amphibious assault conducted as part of RIMPAC 96 at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, by the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Pendleton, California, and involved Navy and Marine air, ground and sea forces for training as a combined amphibious assault force

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Fabian Jasso mans the gun turret of an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey S. Vian... More

At the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, an Air Force Forward Air Controller radio operator confers with a colleague prior to directing air support during Air Base Ground Defense training (ABGD)

At the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, an Air Force Forwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Douglas State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Todd Peck Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A close-up view from the ground of the Air Traffic Controller Building

A close-up view from the ground of the Air Traffic Controller Building

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Jonna N. Wilson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Two confiscated Serbian SA-7B Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) lie in a hole in the ground awaiting destruction by members of the 61st Ordnance Company (EOD) at a site near Route Delaware on the Zone of Separation (ZOS) in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Two confiscated Serbian SA-7B Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) lie in a h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPECIALIST Christopher R. Salaza Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A US Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) maneuvers its way through the sand, after coming ashore at Pacific Missile Range Facility, "Barking Sands," Kauai, HI. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Camp Pendleton, CA and involved Navy and Marine Air, Ground and Sea Forces trained as a combined amphibious assault force during Operation RIMPAC 96

A US Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) maneuvers its way thro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 Base: Barking Sands, Kauai State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PO2 ... More

a Cargo delivery system is dropped by a US C-130 Hercules aircraft (not shown) assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, participating in Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY '96, settles to the ground. Cooperative Key '96 took place at Otpeni Air Base, Romania

a Cargo delivery system is dropped by a US C-130 Hercules aircraft (no...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE KEY '96 Base: Otopeni Air Base, Bucharest Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Maurice E. Licorish... 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

Mar 1992...A member of the ground crew checks out details on the tail assembly of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft from Fightertown before clearing the aircraft for a mission

Mar 1992...A member of the ground crew checks out details on the tail ...

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

Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. Sexton USN, and HN (Hospitalman) D. S. French, USN, Corpsman with Regimental Aid Station, Headquarters Company, 6th Marine Regiment treat a Marine for heat exhaustion during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. Constant hydration is a key to maintaining fluids during the hot months in this desert environment. The annual average temperature is 72 degrees, and during the summer months, temperatures can soar to aboue 110 degrees. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted At MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is...

Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Navy Lieutenant T. V. Messe, HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class J. R. Sexton USN, and HN (Hospitalman) D. S. French, USN, Corpsm... 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

A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit out from the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway, in preparation for movement to Estonia for use in BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor", and provides storage, maintenance facilities and services, and security. This gear is stored in a series of 6 caves, located in the...

A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purificat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit out from the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway, in prep... More

The MV Villars is shown positioning itself into place at the Norwegian port of Valsneset awaiting US Marine Corps cargo. All equipment loaded here have been pulled from the caves located in the Trondheim region of central Norway and is on its way to Estonia for Baltic Challenge '97, a Partnership for Peace exercise. The US Marine Corps have equipment stored in Norway as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) for 30 days. The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor" and provides storage, maintenance facilities, ...

The MV Villars is shown positioning itself into place at the Norwegian...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The MV Villars is shown positioning itself into place at the Norwegian port of Valsneset awaiting US Marine Corps cargo. All eq... More

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