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A close up view inside the Boom Operators position of a US Air Force KC-1O Extender Aircraft as the boom and refueling arm is extended to a USAF B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO approaching for refueling

A close up view inside the Boom Operators position of a US Air Force K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Chuck Reger Release Status: Rel... More

A German Air Force F-4F Phantom aircraft approaches the refueling boom of a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 100th Air Fueling Wing (ARW), during a refueling mission near Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (GRB)

A German Air Force F-4F Phantom aircraft approaches the refueling boom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brad Fallin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

An F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One Four (VMFA-314), attached to the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), conducts refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 tanker. Nimitz and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the "no-fly zone" under operation Southern Watch

An F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Caption Freed, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) Team McGuire Rodeo 98 Team members, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), stand on a maintenance stand to connect the refueling hose as they refuel their KC-10A Extender during the ground refuel inspection competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

Two US Air Force (USAF) Team McGuire Rodeo 98 Team members, 605th Airc...

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

A1C Robert Griffith of the 100th Supply Squadron at RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom, monitors fuel flow from a tank truck into a KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) on March 29, 1999. The Mildenhall tankers are flying missions around the clock in support of NATO aircraft involved in NATO Operation Allied Force

A1C Robert Griffith of the 100th Supply Squadron at RAF Mildenhall Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Carly Burke Release Stat... More

A Turkish Air Force F-16C "Falcon" armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles on the wing tips and AIM-9 "Sidewinders" under the wings turns with a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R "Stratotanker" (not shown) out of RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. The Turkish F-16Cs are flying Combat Air Patrol missions to maintain air superiority and protect aircraft in NATO Operation Allied Force

A Turkish Air Force F-16C "Falcon" armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brad Fallin Release Sta... More

A1C Lillian Smith and SRA Jeff Holder, of the 20th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, secure a Mk-82 bomb to a bomb jammer for transportation to a B-52H "Stratofortress" (not shown). B-52s, B-1s, KC-135s and personnel (not shown) from throughout the Air Force are deployed to RAF Fairford to support NATO Operation Allied Force

A1C Lillian Smith and SRA Jeff Holder, of the 20th Bomb Squadron at Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO Base: Raf Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Randy Mall... More

A United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight lifts off in the background while another waits on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flight line. The USMC CH-46E's, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Two (HMM-162), Marine Corps Air Station, New River, North Carolina, have just been hot pit refueled by a USMC KC-130. The hot pit refueling, where one or more aircraft refuel with their engines running, occurred as the helicopters transited the area while deploying to Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia

A United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight lifts off in the backgr...

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: SRA Greg L. Davis, USAF Release St... More

A United States Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter hovers above the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flight line as it positions itself in a hot pit refueling area. The AH-1W is assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. USMC CH-46E Sea Knights and AH-1W's are being hot pit refueled by a USMC KC-130 of Marine Aerial Refueling/Transport Squadron Two Five Two (VMGR-252) from MCAS Cherry Point, NC. The hot pit refueling, where one or more aircraft refuel with their engines running, occured as the helicopters transited the area while deploying to Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia for an exercise, 14 August 2000

A United States Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter hover...

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: SRA Greg L. Davis Release Status: ... More

AIRMAN First Class David Maldonado, a Crew CHIEF with the 909th Refueling Squadron, checks the oil in an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) generator before refueling a KC-135R Stratotanker

AIRMAN First Class David Maldonado, a Crew CHIEF with the 909th Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cohen A. Young, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Air Lift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, prepares to connect with a KC-135R from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a refueling mission over the South China Sea in support of an India earthquake support mission, the Globemaster aircraft was carrying 13,000lbs of tents and blankets

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Ai...

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

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Air Lift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, seperates from a KC-135R (not shown) from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a refueling mission over the South China Sea in support of an India earthquake support mission, the Globemaster aircraft was carrying 13,000lbs of tents and blankets

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Ai...

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

A refueling drogue from a KC-10A Extender aircraft stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, tops off a Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. The Blue Angels, the Navy's premier demonstration team, performed for 325,000 people at the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, NJ, Airshow on June 2-3, 2001. The McGuire AFB KC-10A refueled the Blue Angels as they returned to their home base at Pensacola, Florida

A refueling drogue from a KC-10A Extender aircraft stationed at McGuir...

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

Atop the vertical stabilizer of a 151st Air Refueling Wing, KC-135E Stratotanker, a Falcon, the Air Force mascot, watches over the Utah Air National Guard Base flightline

Atop the vertical stabilizer of a 151st Air Refueling Wing, KC-135E St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Salt Lake City Iap State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG... More

STAFF Sergeant Brian Holbrook, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), calculates the weight and balance of a KC-135R Stratotanker prior to takeoff on an aerial refueling mission. The 319th AEG is deployed to a classified location providing aerial refueling support for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

STAFF Sergeant Brian Holbrook, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expe...

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

Following some of the first daytime air strikes on Afghanistan, an F-14 Tomcat receives gas from a KC-135R from the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG). The 319th AEG deployed to a classified location providing aerial refueling support for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Following some of the first daytime air strikes on Afghanistan, an F-1...

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

Nebraska Air National Guard members load aircrew bags onto a truck for transport to a Nebraska Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker. The Nebraska Air National Guard deployed a small contingent of personnel in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Nebraska Air National Guard members load aircrew bags onto a truck for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Co... More

The rear engine of a KC-10A Extender on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, is prepared for maintenance during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

The rear engine of a KC-10A Extender on the ramp at Naval Air Station ...

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

Technical Sergeant Loyd Bourner, USAF, 660th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Travis AFB, California, gets the status on the KC-10 Extenders General Electric CG6-50C2 turbofan engine from his crew in the cockpit. He is using the aircraft intercom system while performing an engine test on the aircraft at a deployed base in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Technical Sergeant Loyd Bourner, USAF, 660th Aircraft Generation Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Gaddis, USAF Releas... More

An Air Force Crew CHIEF from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, salutes a KC-10A Extender as it departs for a refueling mission, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The K-10s refueled B-2 Spirits, B-1 Lancers and B-52 Stratofortress bombers since the beginning of the operation. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

An Air Force Crew CHIEF from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, salutes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release ... More

United States Marine Corpsmen STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chris Hansen, a flight engineer from VMGR-352, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS), California, cleans the windscreen on a KC-130, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

United States Marine Corpsmen STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chris Hansen, a fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

In the foreground, a plaque carved by Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, USMC, (background), Radio Platoon, S-6 Section (Communication), Command Element, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), as a memorial to the Marines killed in a KC-130 crash at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations

In the foreground, a plaque carved by Corporal Emeterio M. Arredondo, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) in the cockpit of a Marine KC-130 enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Grant W. Spesard, KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft Pilot assigned to the 108th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), performs a cockpit preflight checklist before taking off for a mission in support of Exercise COPE TIGER '02 at Wing 1 Air Base Korat AB, Thailand. Cope Tiger is an annual, multi-national exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Grant W. Spesard, KC-135E Stratotanker...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Ope... More

Marines work on an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine on an engine stand. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58

Marines work on an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine on an engine stan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352 Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release... More

British firefighters, 84th Squadron, arrive in two Carmichael MFV fire trucks to familiarize themselves with one of the 151st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Utah Air National Guards (UANG), KC-135E Stratotankers. The 151st ARW deployed to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

British firefighters, 84th Squadron, arrive in two Carmichael MFV fire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Akrotiri Air Base State: Sovereign Base Area (SBA) Country: Cyprus (CYP) Scene Major Command Show... More

A Utah Air National Guard (UANG), 151st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135E Stratotanker, prepares to receive and refuel a C-17 Globemaster III over the Black Sea. The 151st ARW deployed to RAF Akrotiri Cyprus in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A Utah Air National Guard (UANG), 151st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Akrotiri Air Base State: Sovereign Base Area (SBA) Country: Cyprus (CYP) Scene Major Command Show... More

A group of Marines from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) perform a maintenance check on a refueling drogue basket of their KC-130 before making another flight from their forward operating base back into Afghanistan. It is part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A group of Marines from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Delivering a WRSK (War Readiness Spares Kit) pallet an Air Force driver guides her 10K-AT forklift at the direction of Loadmaster Corporal (CPL) Matthew Rider, USMC, to an Awaiting KC-130 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The driver and forklift are from Air Mobility Command (AMC) and CPL Rider is from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58, Miramar, California

Delivering a WRSK (War Readiness Spares Kit) pallet an Air Force drive...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Placing a WRSK (War Readiness Spares Kit) pallet on the rear ramp, an Air Force driver guides her 10K-AT forklift at the direction of Loadmaster Corporal (CPL) Matthew Rider, USMC, to an Awaiting KC-130 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The driver and forklift are from Air Mobility Command (AMC) and CPL Rider is from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58, Miramar, California

Placing a WRSK (War Readiness Spares Kit) pallet on the rear ramp, an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

At a forward operating base, First Mech (Mechanic) Sergeant Ricky Poon, USMC, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) watches Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board a KC-130 from his sister squadron VMGR-252 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base, First Mech (Mechanic) Sergeant Ricky Poon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded, board a KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352). The Marines, from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), are boarding for a flight back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Located at a forward operating base Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

At a forward operating base in the area of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, First Mech (Mechanic) Sergeant Ricky Poon (Left), USMC, and Loadmaster Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, both of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), over the drone of the KC-130/R's running engine, discuss the mission plan for a flight back into Afghanistan

At a forward operating base in the area of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

At dusk, Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) secure their KC-130/R after a day of flying in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At dusk, Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (V...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

This is the first African-American flight crew from the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott AFB, Illinois, to fly a mission together. This Illinois Air National Guard (IANG) crew flew a KC-135E Stratotanker (Spirit of Harry Caray) to transport IANG members to Savannah, Georgia. From left to right: Captain (CAPT) Ralph Delatour, USAF, Co-Pilot, CAPT Jerome Cole, USAF, Pilot, SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Maurice Bridges, USAF, Crewchief, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Arie Latimer, USAF, Boom Operator, and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Steve Butler, USAF, Boom Operator

This is the first African-American flight crew from the 126th Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Franklin D. Hayes Jr., USAF Releas... More

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic team "The Red Arrows", fly in the Gripen formation during a practice session. The team spent three weeks at Moron AB, Spain practicing for this years circuit of air shows providing a show for our troops deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In the foreground stands the tail of a 128th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), General Mitchell International Airport (IAP), Wisconsin Air National Guard (ANG), KC-135R Stratotanker

The Royal Air Force Aerobatic team "The Red Arrows", fly in the Gripen...

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

United States Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Jeffrey Murphy, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 452, from Stewart Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Newburg, New York (NY), looks out over the Alaskan Range from the flight deck of his KC-130 refueler aircraft, in support of Northern Edge 2002

United States Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Jeffrey Murphy, Marine...

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

An Air National Guard (ANG) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft taxis down the runway at Eielson Air Force (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002

An Air National Guard (ANG) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft taxis down t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Rene Buckley, a KC-130 Hercules aircraft Loadmaster assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), performs preflight fuel calculations onboard his aircraft prior conducting a humanitarian mission to transport supplies to a forward deployed location, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Rene Buckley, a KC-130 Hercules ...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), conducts aerial refueling with a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) during exercises conducted by the USMC 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), over the Arabian Sea

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cheresa D. Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Michael Mickens, Robbins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), checks and tighten screws on a panel on a KC-135R Stratotanker, at Ganci Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan, upon it's return from a mission over Afghanistan

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Michael Mickens, Robbins...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ganci Air Base Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SRA... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A 18C Hornet aircraft assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Two One Two (VMFA-212), approaches the extended refueling drogue of a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft during a refueling mission flown in support of Exercise COPE TIGER 2003. Cope Tiger is an annual multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region that promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skill and practice interoperability with US Forces

A US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A 18C Hornet aircraft assigned to the Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Brad Rakov, KC-130 Hercules aircraft Co-pilot, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron One Five Two (VMGR-152), performs his pre-flight checklist before taking off at Korat, Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB), Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER 2003. Cope Tiger is an annual multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region that promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skill and practice interoperability with US Forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain (CPT) Brad Rakov, KC-130 Hercules aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cecilio M. Ricardo ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Air National Guard (ANG) personnel assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), load equipment onto a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, as they prepare to deploy at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Ohio (OH)

US Air Force (USAF) Air National Guard (ANG) personnel assigned to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Kim Frey, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Osborn, with the 384th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (ECS), Visual Information (VI), documents the launch of a KC-135R Stratotanker in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Osborn, with the 384th Expeditionary Com...

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

A nightscope view overlooking the US Air Force (USAF) 384th Expeditionary Logistics Squadron's (ELS) fuel bladders, a US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules is seen being prepared to go out on a night operation in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A nightscope view overlooking the US Air Force (USAF) 384th Expedition...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Spencer (left), 319th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Baker, Maintenance Crewchief, perform a pre-flight inspection of a KC-135R Stratotanker before a refueling mission. The 319th EARS conducts combat and combat-support air refueling and airlift missions across US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Spencer (left), 319th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines use a Millennium Military Vehicle (MMV) 1,100-pound lift capacity rough terrain forklift to load outbound mail onto a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft, on the flight line at Jalibah Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines use a Millennium Military Vehicle (MMV)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason L. Andrade, USMC Release Status: ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) NKC-135 "Big Crow" Multi-Service Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) aircraft takes off from a forward-deployed operating base, while a KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft tops off its fuel tanks, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) NKC-135 "Big Crow" Multi-Service Electronic Coun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kevin A. Camara, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Special Operations Forces (SOF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter approaches the refueling drogue of a US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) Command KC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 301st Rescue Squadron, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) Special Operations Forces (SOF) HH-60G Pave Hawk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Nick Marantz (left), Forward Observer, USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Marcos Solis (center), Supply Clerk, and USMC SGT Chris Delaney (right), Radio Operator, all with 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), aboard a USMC KC-130 Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR). The US Marines are currently deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Nick Marantz (left), Forward Obs...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Donald Whittom, Loadmaster, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR), looks out the back window of his USMC KC-130 Hercules, for any anti-aircraft fire that may be headed their way. The US Marines are currently deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Donald Whittom, Loadmaster, Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jamison, Reservist, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), conducts a preflight inspection on a USMC KC-130 Hercules, VMGR-234, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jamison, Reservist, Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jamison, Reservist, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), conducts a preflight inspection on a USMC KC-130 Hercules, VMGR-234, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jamison, Reservist, Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez, Reservist, Airframer, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), aboard a USMC KC-130 Hercules, VMGR-234, bound for Al Kut, Iraq, reads a magazine to pass the time. US Marines are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez, Reservist, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to India/Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (India 3/7) rest aboard a KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), as they prepare to depart Al Kut, Iraq. The Marines are redeploying home after completing a tour of duty in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to India/Company, 3rd Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to India/Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, sit in close quarter with their gear, aboard a KC-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marines are redeploying home after completing a tour of duty in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to India/Company, 3rd Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, US... More

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), rushes to avoid the hot exhaust from the engine of a KC-130 Hercules aircraft, on the flight line at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Aeria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, US... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Corporal (CPL) Michael Collins (left), and Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez, both Air Frames Hydraulics Mechanics with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), replace the wheel and tire after installing new disc brakes on a KC-130 Hercules aircraft, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Corporal (CPL) Michael Collins (left),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Corporal (CPL) Michael Collins, an Air Frames Hydraulics Mechanic with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), helps to replace the disc brakes on a KC-130 Hercules aircraft, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Corporal (CPL) Michael Collins, an Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez (left), and Corporal (CPL) Michael Collins, both Air Frames Hydraulics Mechanics with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), replace the disc brakes on a KC-130 Hercules aircraft, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez (le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon 77th Fighter Squadron (FS), 20th Fighter Wing (FW), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), waits its turn to refuel from a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker, 319th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Grand Forks AFB, during a North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Operation NOBLE EAGLE mission. The Falcon is armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, and equipped with 370-gal fuel tanks and an AN/ALQ-184 ECM (electronic countermeasures) and Electronic Warfare (EW) pod

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon 77th Fighter Squadron (F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon Ii, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

Nightscope view from the flightdeck of a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III as the crew approaches a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker to refuel during a night mission as part of exercise Large Package week. Large Package week is a joint exercise between the USAF and the US Army (USA), held at Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC) designed to enhance interservice cohesiveness. (SUBSTANDARD)

Nightscope view from the flightdeck of a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Glo...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R/T Stratotanker, 92nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), lands at a forward deployed location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R/T Stratotanker, 92nd Air Refueling Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Miciah Gutierrez, 370th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), attaches the auxiliary power unit (APU) to a Bobtail to clear the way for a USAF KC-135R/T Stratotanker, 92nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Fairchild Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), to launch from a forward deployed location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Miciah Gutierrez, 370th E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker maintenance technician removes some equipment from a Stratotanker to protect it from the extreme sub-zero tempratures, at Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND)

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker maintenance technician remo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Sturkol, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Raul Figueroa, assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), works near the tail of a KC-135R Stratotanker during sub-zero tempratures, at Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND). (Substandard image)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Raul Figueroa, assigned to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Sturkol, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Wade Dickey (left) and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Wesley Williamsen, both Aircraft Structural Mechanics assigned to the 155th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG), work to install a tail section on a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at the Lincoln Municipal Airport, Lincoln, Nebraska (NE). The aircraft was struck by lightning resulting in the damage

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Wade Dickey (left) and S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Lee Straube, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) Aircraft Structural Mechanics assigned to the 155th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG), work to install a tail section on a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at the Lincoln Municipal Airport, Lincoln, Nebraska (NE). The aircraft was struck by lightning resulting in the damage

US Air Force (USAF) Aircraft Structural Mechanics assigned to the 155t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Lee Straube, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft takes off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), for a training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A US Air Force (USAF) 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) KC-135R Strat...

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

An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 168th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, based at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), awaits the arrival of three German Air Force (Luftwaffe) GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft for an on-station aerial refueling mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

An Alaska Air National Guard (AKANG) 168th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Wing (FW) F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft receives fuel from a USAF Reserve (AFRES) 76th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), KC-10A Extender air refueling aircraft while flying a training mission from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Wing (FW) F-15C Eagle fighter aircr...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Wing (FW) F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft receives fuel from a USAF Reserve (AFRES) 76th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), KC-10A Extender air refueling aircraft while flying a training mission from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A US Air Force (USAF) 18th Fighter Wing (FW) F-15C Eagle fighter aircr...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Marines, offload carrying weapon and gear, from a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft after arriving at Mudaysis, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marines will help keep the Iraq/Saudi Arabia border secure

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Marine Division, 2nd Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mudaysis Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard A. Hilario, USMC Release Status: Releas... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft (left), 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., taxis down the runway at Michigan Air National Guard (MIARNG) Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., on Oct. 18, 2004, in support of Exercise Crisis Look 2004. A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft can be seen parked on the tarmac. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft (left), 319th Air Refue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Sturkol, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

U.S. Air Force personnel aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at RAF Mildenhall, U.K., en route to Kigali, Rwanda, on Oct. 20, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Franklin J. Perkins) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force personnel aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at RAF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

U.S. Air Force personnel standing on board a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at RAF Mildenhall, U.K., before departing for Kigali, Rwanda, on Oct. 20, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Franklin J. Perkins) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force personnel standing on board a KC-135R Stratotanker airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Brian Gilpatrick and 1ST LT. Nils Hallberg, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing, going over the preflight checklist in preparation for takeoff in a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from RAF Mildenhall, U.K., on Oct. 20, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Franklin J. Perkins) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Brian Gilpatrick and 1ST LT. Nils Hallberg, 351st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker with the 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks AFB, N.D., begins an engine startup at Phelps-Collins, ANGB, Alpine, Mich., during Exercise Crisis Outlook 2004, on Oct. 21, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (RELEASED)

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker with the 319th Air Refueling Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS OUTLOOK 2004 Base: Phelps-Collins Angb, Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Ryan Sandell, Nebraska Air National Guard, 155th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, communicates with LT. COL. Keith Schell, Pilot, in the cockpit of a KC-135R Stratotanker refueler aircraft before departing for Incirlik AB, Turkey at the Lincoln Airport, Neb., on Oct. 24, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Alan Brown) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Ryan Sandell, Nebraska Air National Guard, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Lincoln Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Ernest Crider, a flight engineer from 6th Air Refueling Squadron, performs an operations check on an emergency oxygen mask and goggles during pre-flight checks on the flight deck of his KC-10A Extender aircraft at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on Feb. 4, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Lance Cheung) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Ernest Crider, a flight engineer from 6th Ai...

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

A US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130J Hercules aircraft simulates aerial refueling with an EA-6B Prowler and two AV-8B Harrier II aircraft at the conclusion of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration during the 2005 Air Show, held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130J Hercules aircraft simulates aerial re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MAGTF Scene Camera Operator: PH... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., prepares to depart after an aerial refueling from a KC-10A Extender, 514th Air Mobility Wing, May 25, 2005, somewhere over New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenn Mann) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuir...

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

Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mike Hommen takes his first look at Naval Air Station (NAS) New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), after two KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft delivered the first load of 65,000 Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) to assist those devastated by Hurricane Katrina

Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mike Hommen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Kevin Hynes, USAF Releas... More

On Feb. 5, 2007 two KC-30J Hercules aircrafts from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) stagger themselves during a refueling training exercise over the waters off the cost of San Diego, Calif. The Marines of VMGR-352 frequently conduct these exercises to keep themselves proficient in their duties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Kelly R. Chase) (Released)

On Feb. 5, 2007 two KC-30J Hercules aircrafts from Marine Aerial Refue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera... More

The 139th Recruiting Office attended the annual Kansas

The 139th Recruiting Office attended the annual Kansas

The 139th Recruiting Office attended the annual Kansas City Pride Festival at the Berkley Riverfront, Kansas City, Mo., on June 2, 2019. The recruiters want to reach out more to the Kansas City area and the LGB... More

An air-to-air left side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft being refueled by a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft. The advanced aerial refueling boom is attached between the two aircraft

An air-to-air left side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft being refue...

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

A Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 332 (VMA(AW)-332) A-6E Intruder aircraft approaches a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) KC-130R Hercules aircraft to take on fuel during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

A Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 332 (VMA(AW)-332) A-6E Intruder a...

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

Air Force Reserve Commander MGEN Richard Bodycombe and KC-10A Extender aircraft pilot MAJ Rusty Olson look at Extender exhibitions during a rollout ceremony

Air Force Reserve Commander MGEN Richard Bodycombe and KC-10A Extender...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcdonnell-Douglas Plant State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul J. Harrington Release St... More

AN air-to-air right side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft getting into position to refuel an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft as an F-4 Phantom II aircraft acts as a chase plane

AN air-to-air right side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft getting in...

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

GEN Edgar S. Harris Jr., Commander 8th Air Force, speaks with a television interviewer as they stand near the KC-10A Extender aircraft that was just delivered here by Douglas Aircraft Company

GEN Edgar S. Harris Jr., Commander 8th Air Force, speaks with a televi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. Release St... More

AN air-to-air left side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling a C-5A Galaxy aircraft while in flight over a desert

AN air-to-air left side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling a...

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 left rear view of a KC-130F Hercules aircraft from Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) in flight

A left rear view of a KC-130F Hercules aircraft from Marine Refueler-T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Hatteras State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 E.C. Nocciolo Release Status: Releas... More

AN air-to-air left side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft, left, refueling a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft

AN air-to-air left side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft, left, refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A jeep is loaded aboard a KC-10A Extender aircraft during a loading demonstration

A jeep is loaded aboard a KC-10A Extender aircraft during a loading de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

The KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft pictured is one of 300 KC-135A aircraft that will receive four of the more fuel efficient CFM-56 engines. Upon completion of the engine change the aircraft will be designated KC-135R

The KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft pictured is one of 300 KC-135A aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wichita State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A left side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in flight

A left side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling an F-16 Fight...

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

Interior view of the cockpit of a KC-10A Extender aircraft; from the 678th Air Defense Group, refueling an F-111 aircraft during exercise Ocean Venture '82

Interior view of the cockpit of a KC-10A Extender aircraft; from the 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Front view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on the runway following the rollout ceremony

Front view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft on the runway following ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wichita State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A left side view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft retrofitted with the new CFM-56 engine, taking off

A left side view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft retrofitted with t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Boeing Company Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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