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A pilot and the radar intercept officer climb out of the cockpit of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during Naval Air Reserve carrier qualifications aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64)

A pilot and the radar intercept officer climb out of the cockpit of an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Rich Beth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Captain (CPT) Drew Nelson, F-4E Phantom II aircraft pilot, and Lieutenant (LT) Steven Skinner, weapons officer, both of the 336th Tactical Fighter Squadron, checks maintenance log on thier aircraft during Exercise AMALGAM CHIEF'88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

Captain (CPT) Drew Nelson, F-4E Phantom II aircraft pilot, and Lieuten...

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: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Re... More

SSGT Dan MaGill and AIRMAN 1ST Class Mark Bergum, drive on the MJ-1A missile loader, prepare to lift an AIM-7 Sparrow missile from a cart while performing an integrated combat turn during exercise Amalgam CHIEF '88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

SSGT Dan MaGill and AIRMAN 1ST Class Mark Bergum, drive on the MJ-1A m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM CHIEF '88 Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

An NKC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxis down the flight line. The aircraft is participating in AMALGAM WARRIOR 88, the largest air defense exercise of the year designed to afford units the opportunity to practice realistic, low-level overland intercept tr

An NKC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxis down the flight line. The airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR 88 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A squadron member photographs the pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft before they depart on a mission from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A squadron member photographs the pilot and radar intercept officer of...

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

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) F-14A Tomcat aircraft look out over the crowd as they taxi along the flight line. VF-103 has returned to Oceana following its deployment to the Red Sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-10...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Air to air left side view of an F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143), the Pukin' Dogs, in flight near NAS Fallon. The aircraft is piloted by LT. Chris Blaschum, USN and the radar intercept officer (RIO) is LT. Jack Lies, USN

Air to air left side view of an F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG. Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Canadian Forces pilot, (left) CPT Steve "Sack" Sacks, 410 Fighter Squadron and (right) SRA Johnny B. Stevens, videographer, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, walk over the seal of the "Cougars" shield in the 410 FS hangar and passed the parked CF-18B Hornets at 4 Wing Cold Lake. SRA Stevens will accompany CPT Sacks on a target identification mission during the joint exercise to test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

Canadian Forces pilot, (left) CPT Steve "Sack" Sacks, 410 Fighter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

View from the back seat of a CF-18B Hornet fighter, as Canadian Forces pilot, CPT Steve "Sack" Sacks scans the airspace over Cold Lake while on a target identification mission. The aircraft and CPT Sacks are assigned to the 410 Fighter Squadron, 4 Wing Cold Lake, the site for the joint exercise, that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

View from the back seat of a CF-18B Hornet fighter, as Canadian Forces...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

TSGT Lance Cheung, photojournalist, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, sits in the back seat of a Canadian Forces' CF-18B Hornet looks back at a second CF-18B flying on the wing of his aircraft. TSGT Cheung will be digitally recording images of aerial activity, location, and battle damage assessment from the 410th Fighter Squadron aircraft during the joint exercise, that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

TSGT Lance Cheung, photojournalist, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

In the hangar, Canadian Forces Corporal Eugene Clifford, Avionics Technician, attaches a panel on a CF-18 Hornet from the 410th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron. The CF-18 aircraft are participating in the joint exercise, that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

In the hangar, Canadian Forces Corporal Eugene Clifford, Avionics Tech...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

Signalman SEAMAN Enrique Barba sends messages to other ships using semaphore while on board USS COWPENS (CG 63). The COWPENS is currently forward deployed to the Persian Gulf conducting Maritime Intercept Operations

Signalman SEAMAN Enrique Barba sends messages to other ships using sem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Cowpens (CG 63) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis A. Narlock, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Using a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), crewmembers from the USS ANTIETAM board a ship during Maritime Intercept Operations, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Using a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), crewmembers from the USS AN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Andrew Meyers, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Chris Young, a F-15C Eagle aircraft Pilot assigned to Detachment 1, 28th Test Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), maneuvers his fighter during a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile conducted over the Gulf of Mexico by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, located at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Chris Young, a F-15C Eagle aircraft Pi...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) Booster Verification Test-5 (BVT-5) rocket launches from Space Launch Complex Twenty-One at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), at 10:40 AM on January 9, 2004. The USAF BVT-5 tested a three-stage booster configuration for use with the Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. The GDM is designed to intercept and destroy long-range ballistic missiles

A US Air Force (USAF) Booster Verification Test-5 (BVT-5) rocket launc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

A high-speed sequence of the second of two RIM-7 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Sea Sparrow missiles launched from US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) on its way to intercept a remote-controlled drone, during an exercise to test the ships defense capability. The RIM-7M Sea Sparrow is an active radar-guided, surface-to-air missile, with a high-explosive blast fragmentation warhead. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), the HAWK is Americas oldest active warship, and the first of the modern "super carriers" commissioned in 1961

A high-speed sequence of the second of two RIM-7 NATO (North Atlantic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Allen L. Onstott, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

060920-N-4515N-066 (Sept. 20, 2006)Retired US Navy (USN) CMDR. Terry Deitz (left) of the History Channel is briefed on flight operation procedures of USN F-14D Tomcat aircraft by USN LT. Paul Dort, a radar intercept officer with Fighter Squadron 31 (VT-31), at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia (VA). The History Channel is documenting the last flight of the F-14 Tomcats.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Recruit Joshua Nuzzo) (Released)

060920-N-4515N-066 (Sept. 20, 2006)Retired US Navy (USN) CMDR. Terry D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSR Joshua Adam Nuzzo, USN Release Status: Relea... More

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew members board a suspected

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew members board a suspected

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast crew members board a suspected drug smuggling vessel June 30, 2019, in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean during Steadfast’s counter-drug patrol to the region, result... More

SPC Reinole Gonzalez, a gunner with the 263rd Army

SPC Reinole Gonzalez, a gunner with the 263rd Army

SPC Reinole Gonzalez, a gunner with the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, watches for takeoff during Amalgam Dart 20-4 live-fly training exercise at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Nov. 2... More

1st Lt. Wade Holmes, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot

1st Lt. Wade Holmes, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot

1st Lt. Wade Holmes, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the D.C. Air National Guard’s 113th Wing prepares for take-off during Amalgam Dart 20-4 live-fly training exercise at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base... More

A U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing 'Happy Hooligans', North Dakota Air National Guard, armed with AIM-7 Sparrow missiles flies an intercept mission over the Arctic Ocean, during a flight to Keflavik, Iceland in 1983. Eight Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were intercepted by Hooligan pilots during the deployment. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter W...

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

A left side air-to-air view of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear maritime reconnaissance aircraft, top, being escorted by a U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft as the Soviet aircraft approaches the Readex 1-83 battle group. LCDR Greg Quist pilots the Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) Tomcat, assigned to the nuclear-powered aircraft USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). LT J.G. Randy Dewar is the radar intercept officer

A left side air-to-air view of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear maritime reconnaiss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Thomas Prochilo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Lieutenant Bill Myers and his radar intercept officer await the launch of their Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) F-14A Tomcat aircraft from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

Lieutenant Bill Myers and his radar intercept officer await the launch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Captain (CPT) Samuel Peoples (left), 1946th Communications Squadron (1946 CS), briefs visiting Soviet Air Force officers on the air intercept controller during their tour of the Berlin Air Route Traffic Control Center (BARTCC). BARTCC facilities are maintained by the 1946 CS and manned by US Air Force, British and French air traffic controllers

Captain (CPT) Samuel Peoples (left), 1946th Communications Squadron (1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tempelhof Central Airport Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: RAMI Harcsztark Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A right side view of the pilot and radar intercept officer sitting in the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) F-14A Tomcat aircraft

A right side view of the pilot and radar intercept officer sitting in ...

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: PH1 Paul Pappas, USN Release St... More

Air to air right side view of an F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143), the Pukin' Dogs, in flight over Lake Pyramid. The aircraft is piloted by LT. Chris Blaschum, USN and the radar intercept officer (RIO) is LT. Jack Lies, USN

Air to air right side view of an F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG. Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

TSGT Lance Cheung, photojournalist, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina in the back seat of a CF-18B inflight over the exercise area. He will digitally record images of aerial activity, location, and battle damage assessment during the exercise that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

TSGT Lance Cheung, photojournalist, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

A Canadian Forces' CF-18B Hornet flies vertical over 4 Wing Cold Lake. The CF-18B is assigned to the 410 Fighter Squadron and is ona target identification mission during the joint exercise, that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

A Canadian Forces' CF-18B Hornet flies vertical over 4 Wing Cold Lake....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), intercept, detain, and secure a USMC Marine acting as an Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW) during training at Camp Coyote in Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 40548 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A U.S. Air Force 12th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Operations Group, 3rd Wing, F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter aircraft, based out of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, flies over the Bering Sea during a simulated enemy aircraft intercept mission on May 12, 2007, during Exercise Alaska Shield / Northern Edge 2007. Exercise Alaska Shield / Northern Edge 2007 is a combined State of Alaska and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) sponsored homeland defense exercise designed to provide the U.S. Air Force participants with the opportunity to practice responding to homeland defense and disaster events alongside other federal, state, local, and private sector teams as part of the overall...

A U.S. Air Force 12th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Operations Group, 3rd Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A U.S. Air Force 12th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Operations Group, 3rd Wing, F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter aircraft, based out ... More

Flight crew prepare an F-16 during Amalgam Dart 20-4

Flight crew prepare an F-16 during Amalgam Dart 20-4

Flight crew prepare an F-16 during Amalgam Dart 20-4 live-fly training exercise at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Nov. 20, 2019. Amalgam Dart 20-4 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command liv... More

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile is launched from the USS Lake Erie, and successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii during a Missile Defen... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron M. Coomes gives a hand

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron M. Coomes gives a hand

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Aaron M. Coomes gives a hand to his teammate U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashad T. Brown, players with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcons football team, during a football game aboard... More

A U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, armed with AIM-7 Sparrow missiles flies an intercept mission over the Arctic Ocean, during a flight to Keflavik, Iceland in 1983. Eight Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were intercepted by Hooligan pilots during the deployment. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter W...

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

SSGT Duane M. Murdock, non-commissioned officer in charge of the Weather Intercept Section, 2130th Communications Group, U.S. Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), tunes an RA-6790/GM receiver to a primary satellite target

SSGT Duane M. Murdock, non-commissioned officer in charge of the Weath...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Croughton Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A squadron member photographs the pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft before they depart on a mission from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A squadron member photographs the pilot and radar intercept officer of...

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

Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kazmaric of Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) performs maintenance on the radar intercept officer's (RIO's) station aboard an F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-pwoered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Desert Storm

Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kazmaric of Fighter Squadron...

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

The pilot and Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prepare for launch aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Desert Storm.

The pilot and Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) of a Fighter Squadron 41 (...

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

Air to air right side view of an F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143), the Pukin' Dogs, in flight over Lake Pyramid. The aircraft is piloted by LT. Chris Blaschum, USN and the radar intercept officer (RIO) is LT. Jack Lies, USN

Air to air right side view of an F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG. Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Before WILLIAM TELL '96 static load competition, MASTER SGT. Kevin Nelson, N.D. Air National Guard's 119th Fighter Wing, inspects one of the AIM 120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile, 23 - 25 October 1996. Held biennially at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and conducted by Air Combat Command, William Tell '96 pushes fighter units, including those from Canada, to achieve air superiority under combat conditions, to intercept and destroy enemy jets. And it assesses tactics and weapons and fine-tunes air and ground crews

Before WILLIAM TELL '96 static load competition, MASTER SGT. Kevin Nel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '96 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A Canadian Froces' CF-18B Hornet piloted by CPT Joe "Koko" Graham, 410 Fighter Squadron inflight over 4 Wing Cold Lake base showing the flight line and housing areas ini the background. CPT Graham was on a target identification during the joint exercise, that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

A Canadian Froces' CF-18B Hornet piloted by CPT Joe "Koko" Graham, 410...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

Members of Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102) conduct pre-launch checks in their F-14B Tomcat fighter intercept aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are in the Persian Gulf to support UN efforts to compel Iraqi compliance with UN resolutions

Members of Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102) conduct pre-launch c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Christopher Bisop Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Quartermaster 3rd Class Jay Kintner uses a sextant to verify the position of USS COWPENS (CG 63) by the stars. The COWPENS is currently forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations

Quartermaster 3rd Class Jay Kintner uses a sextant to verify the posit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Uss Cowpens (CG 63) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis A. Narlock, USN Release Status: Released to Public... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 442nd Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES), 53rd Fighter Wing (FW), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (NV), performs a right wing over banking maneuver, on approach at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL), following a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile, conducted by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 442nd Test and Eva...

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

US Marine Corp (USMC) Marines with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5), Regimental Combat Team-5 (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), intercept and detain a USMC Marine role playing a surrendering Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW). Part of the training at Camp Coyote in Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corp (USMC) Marines with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 40548 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A US Marine Corp (USMC) Marine with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5), Regimental Combat Team-5 (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), moves in to intercept some USMC Marines role playing surrendering Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW). Part of the training at Camp Coyote in Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corp (USMC) Marine with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 40548 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Booster Verification Test-5 (BVT-5) rocket can be seen streaking across the sky behind a Minuteman Missile on display at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA). The USAF BVT-5 tested a three-stage booster configuration for use with the Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. The GDM is designed to intercept and destroy long-range ballistic missiles

A US Air Force (USAF) Booster Verification Test-5 (BVT-5) rocket can b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

The US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62) launches a BQM-74E drone in support of a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Sea Sparrow Missile test firing. Later the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) fired two NATO Sea Sparrows to seek out and intercept the drone

The US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 William H. Ramsey, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptor

A Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptor

A Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptor is launched from the USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block IB successfully intercepted a separating bal... More

Noncommissioned officer in charge, SGT Brandon Dickensheet

Noncommissioned officer in charge, SGT Brandon Dickensheet

Noncommissioned officer in charge, SGT Brandon Dickensheet with the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, poses with his Avenger Air Defense System during Amalgam Dart 20-4 live-fly training exercise at M... More

A U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, armed with AIM-7 Sparrow missiles flies an intercept mission over the Arctic Ocean, during a flight to Keflavik, Iceland in 1983. Eight Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were intercepted by Hooligan pilots during the deployment. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-4D Phantom aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter W...

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

Artwork: "Intercept". Artist: Al Fortunato. (US Air Force Art Collection)

Artwork: "Intercept". Artist: Al Fortunato. (US Air Force Art Collecti...

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

Froylan Arao, a civilian member of the 1961st Communications Group, copies Morse Code at a teletype machine at the weather intercept facility. The 1961st recently won the Major General Harold M. McCleland Award for communications excellence for the third time in five years

Froylan Arao, a civilian member of the 1961st Communications Group, co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Daniel C. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 194 (VF-194) F-14A Tomcat aircraft walk off the flight line after a flight

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 194 (VF-19...

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: LCDR Art Legare, USN Release Status:... More

Captain (CPT) Bill Senn, pilot of a 68th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, inspects his aircraft prior to a mission during Exercise AMALGAM CHIEF'88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

Captain (CPT) Bill Senn, pilot of a 68th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM CHIEF Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Artwork:"Alaska Air Command F-15's From Galena FOB Intercept a Soviet TU 95 Bear Over the Berlng Sea". Artist: Marc Ericksen (SF)

Artwork:"Alaska Air Command F-15's From Galena FOB Intercept a Soviet ...

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 Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) radar intercept officer (RIO) gives thumbs up from the back seat of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft

A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) radar intercept officer (RIO) gives 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: PH1 Richard J. Oriez Release St... More

The pilots and radar intercept officers of Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) walk together past their F-14A Tomcat aircraft as they go to meet their families and friends. VF-41 has returned to Oceana following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The pilots and radar intercept officers of Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

MAJ Steve "Lux" Luxion gets suited up for a Tomcat mission with the help of PR3 Joanne Bove, a Navy parachute rigger. MAJ Luxion, an Air Force exchange officer with the Navy, flies backseat in the F-14 Tomcat as a Radar Intercept Officer during his sea tour. They are aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), a Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine April 1997

MAJ Steve "Lux" Luxion gets suited up for a Tomcat mission with the he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

The US Naval Ship (Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated) oiler USNS YUKON (T-AO 202) (center) conducts a dual underway replenishment with the guided missile destroyer USS MILLIUS (DDG 69) (left) and the guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63). All three ships are currently forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations

The US Naval Ship (Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated) oiler USNS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis A. Narlock, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

The US Naval Ship (Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated) oiler USNS YUKON (T-AO 202) (center) conducts a dual underway replenishment with the guided missile destroyer USS MILLIUS (DDG 69) (left) and the guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63). All three ships are currently forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations

The US Naval Ship (Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated) oiler USNS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis A. Narlock, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

The US Naval Ship (Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated) oiler USNS YUKON (T-AO 202) (center) conducts a dual underway replenishment with the guided missile destroyer USS MILLIUS (DDG 69) (left) and the guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63). All three ships are currently forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations

The US Naval Ship (Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated) oiler USNS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis A. Narlock, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

The US Naval Ship (Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated) oiler USNS YUKON (T-AO 202) (center) conducts a dual underway replenishment with the guided missile destroyer USS MILLIUS (DDG 69) (left) and the guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63). All three ships are currently forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations. (Substandard image)

The US Naval Ship (Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated) oiler USNS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis A. Narlock, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 442nd Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES), 53rd Fighter Wing (FW), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (NV), in flight over the coast line near Destin, Florida (FL) during a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile, conducted by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 442nd Test and Eva...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 442nd Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES), 53rd Fighter Wing (FW), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (NV), in flight over the Florida (FL) coast line following a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile, conducted by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 442nd Test and Eva...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to Detachment 1, 28th Test Squadron located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, maneuvers into a inverted dive during a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile, conducted by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to Detachment 1, 2...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to Detachment 1, 28th Test Squadron located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, maneuvers into a vertical climb during a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile, conducted by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to Detachment 1, 2...

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

US Marine Corp (USMC) Marines with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5), Regimental Combat Team-5 (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), move in to intercept some USMC Marines role playing surrendering Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW). Part of the training at Camp Coyote in Northern Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corp (USMC) Marines with Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 40548 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashad T. Brown, a player with

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashad T. Brown, a player with

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rashad T. Brown, a player with the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Falcons football game, crosses the end zone to make a touchdown during the football game aboard Marine Corps Base Camp ... More

The engines of an F-4E aircraft of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing are started prior to a"bandit"mission during Exercise AMALGAM CHIEF'88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

The engines of an F-4E aircraft of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing are s...

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: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Re... More

An F-4E Phantom aircraft of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing refuels from a KC-10A Extender aircraft during Exercise AMALGAM CHIEF'88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

An F-4E Phantom aircraft of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing refuels from...

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

Captain (CPT) Jeff Ault, pilot of a 69th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom II aircraft, briefs pilots on a mission during Exercise AMALGAM CHIEF'88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

Captain (CPT) Jeff Ault, pilot of a 69th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM CHIEF Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Inflight view of a T-33 Silver Star trainer's wingtip, shows the shape of the Air Launch Cruise Missile (ALCM) which is simulated during the joint air defense exercise, that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

Inflight view of a T-33 Silver Star trainer's wingtip, shows the shape...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

The guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) breaks away from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) operated oiler USNS Yukon (T-A0 202) after successfully completing an underway replenishment. Both ships are currently forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations

The guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) breaks away from the Mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis A. Narlock, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

An Arrow anti-ballistic missile launched as part of the on going United States/Israel Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIPP). The missile successfully intercepted a short-range target during tests at the Point Mugu Sea Range in California (CA). This is the twelfth Arrow intercept test and the seventh test of the complete Arrow system. The objective of the test is to demonstrate the Arrow system's improved performance against a target that represents a threat to Israel. The test represented a realistic scenario that could not be tested in Israel due to test-field safety restrictions

An Arrow anti-ballistic missile launched as part of the on going Unite...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Point Mugu Sea Range State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P... More

Oregon Air National Guard MASTER SGT. Ken Harris, 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loads an Airborne Intercept Missile 120 on to a munitions trailer during Exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca) (Released)

Oregon Air National Guard MASTER SGT. Ken Harris, 142nd Aircraft Maint...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca Release ... More

Oregon Air National Guard TECH. SGT.Mark Pyle, 142nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, guides MASTER SGT. Ken Harris as he places an Airborne Intercept Missile 120 on a munitions trailer during Exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca) (Released)

Oregon Air National Guard TECH. SGT.Mark Pyle, 142nd Aircraft Maintena...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca Release ... More

A US Navy (USN) HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 (HS-7 The Dusty Dogs), dispenses flares and chaff as it tests the onboard AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System, which is designed to protect the helicopter from radar guided and heat intercept missile threats, over the Persian Gulf during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Submarine S...

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: PH1 Michael D. Kennedy, Usn Release S... More

Unsafe Unprofessional Interception of a U.S. Navy P8 by Russian SU-35s over the Mediterranean Sea

Unsafe Unprofessional Interception of a U.S. Navy P8 by Russian SU-35s...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 26, 2020) Two Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercept a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea May 26, 2020. The intercept was determined to... More

Noncommissioned officer in charge, SGT Brandon Dickensheet

Noncommissioned officer in charge, SGT Brandon Dickensheet

Noncommissioned officer in charge, SGT Brandon Dickensheet with the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, poses with his Avenger Air Defense System during Amalgam Dart 20-4 live-fly training exercise at M... More

SGT Scott Bailey, Team Chief, and SPC Reinole Gonzalez,

SGT Scott Bailey, Team Chief, and SPC Reinole Gonzalez,

SGT Scott Bailey, Team Chief, and SPC Reinole Gonzalez, a gunner with the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, watch for takeoff during Amalgam Dart 20-4 live-fly training exercise at McGhee Tyson Air Na... More

The pilot and radar intercept officer make a final preflight check in the cockpit of their Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

The pilot and radar intercept officer make a final preflight check in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dan MaGill and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Bergum, kneeling, both of the 335th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron/Aircraft Generation Squadron, load the M-61A 20 mm cannon magazine of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft during Exercise AMALGAM CHIEF'88. The exercise is a test of the Air Force's ability to intercept enemy missiles and aircraft in the event of an attack on the continental United States

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dan MaGill and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Ber...

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: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Re... More

A view from the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle aircraft as it is refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft. Eagles are flying intercept missions against reconnaissance aircraft competing in the 1988 Worldwide Reconnaissance Air Meet (RAM '88)

A view from the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle aircraft as it is refueled by...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Re... More

A radar intercept officer (RIO) from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) sits on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as a maintenance crewman cleans the aircraft's canopy prior to flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90

A radar intercept officer (RIO) from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) sits ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public ... More

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) F-14A Tomcat aircraft wait for flight operations to commence aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The MD-3A tow tractor in the foreground still has "CVN-65" painted on its side after being brought aboard the LINCOLN from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65)

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-11...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Navy TICONDEROGA CLASS, GUIDED MISSILE CURISER, USS VALLEY FORGE (CG 50) approaches along-side a commercial vessel during Operation MARITIME INTERCEPT. Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Teams onboard the Valley Forge inspected vessels suspected of violating United Nations Sanctions against Iraq

The US Navy TICONDEROGA CLASS, GUIDED MISSILE CURISER, USS VALLEY FORG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARITIME INTERCEPT Base: USS Valley Forge (CG 50) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) lands at 4 Wing Cold Lake. The E-3 had completed its first flight in the exercise that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Rele... More

Air to air view of Canadian Forces' CE-144 Challenger electronic jamming aircraft flying near 4 Wing Cold Lake. The Challenger will simulate launching an Air Launch Cruise Missile (ALCM) during the joint exercise, that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

Air to air view of Canadian Forces' CE-144 Challenger electronic jammi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release ... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 186th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 120th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, Great Falls, Montana, takes off from 4 Wing Cold Lake. The 186th FIS joined other U.S. Air Force and Canadian forces during the joint exercise that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 186th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Rele... More

Starboard bow view of guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) steaming in the Persian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations

Starboard bow view of guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) steam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dennis A. Narlock, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A birds eye view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to Detachment 1, 28th Test Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), in flight during an evaluation flight to test the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile conducted over the Gulf of Mexico by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, located at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

A birds eye view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigne...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to Detachment 1, 28th Test Squadron located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, maneuvers into a vertical climb during a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile, conducted by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to Detachment 1, 2...

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

An Arrow anti-ballistic missile launched as part of the on going United States/Israel Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIPP). The missile successfully intercepted a short-range target during tests at the Point Mugu Sea Range in California (CA). This is the twelfth Arrow intercept test and the seventh test of the complete Arrow system. The objective of the test is to demonstrate the Arrow system's improved performance against a target that represents a threat to Israel. The test represented a realistic scenario that could not be tested in Israel due to test-field safety restrictions

An Arrow anti-ballistic missile launched as part of the on going Unite...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Point Mugu Sea Range State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P... More

A US Navy (USN) Standard Missile 3 (SM3) is launched from the Mark 41 (MK-41) vertical launch system (VLS) onboard the Ticonderoga Class (Aegis) Guided Missile Cruiser, USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70) to intercept a short range ballistic missile target that was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii (HI) during a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test of its sea-based midcourse program

A US Navy (USN) Standard Missile 3 (SM3) is launched from the Mark 41 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lake Erie (CG 70) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CAPT. Bill Miller and CAPT. J.R. Foster, the pilot and radar intercept officer of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, F-4E Phantom II aircraft, cross the flight line after returning from a successful flight during exercise Cope Tora '90, a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) bombing and gunnery exercise

CAPT. Bill Miller and CAPT. J.R. Foster, the pilot and radar intercept...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TORA '90 Base: Clark Air Base Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: R... More

The radar intercept officer aboard a Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) F-14A Tomcat aircraft checks the sky behind him as the aircraft banks into a turn during a flight off of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV 61)

The radar intercept officer aboard a Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) F-14A T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: LTC David Baranek Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The radar intercept officer aboard a Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) F-14A Tomcat aircraft glances down at the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV 61) as his aircraft gains altitude

The radar intercept officer aboard a Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) F-14A T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: LTC David Baranek Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 194 (VF-194) F-14 Tomcat climb out of their aircraft after a flight

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 194 (VF-19...

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: PHAN Gregory S. Mccreash Releas... More

Rico Alvarez, a civilian member of the 1961st Communications Group, looks over printouts at the weather intercept facility. The 1961st recently won the Major General Harold M. McCleland Award for the third time in five years for the best communications group in the Pacific Air Force

Rico Alvarez, a civilian member of the 1961st Communications Group, lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Daniel C. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

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