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Smoke rolls down the barrels of the forward-starboard-mounted MK 15 Phalanx Close-In weapons System (CWIS) as it tracks and fires at an aerial target drone towed over the bow of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). CIWS is the self-defense system combining a 20mm Gatling gun with search and tracking radar providing surface ships with terminal defense against anti-ship missiles. The TRUMAN is currently conducting carrier qualifications and operations in the Atlantic Ocean

Smoke rolls down the barrels of the forward-starboard-mounted MK 15 Ph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Floyd T. Grimm, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Army soldiers load MIM-23B Hawk missiles onto a towed launcher

US Army soldiers load MIM-23B Hawk missiles onto a towed launcher

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Black Forest Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

An overhead view of a Soviet AT-3 Sagger anti-tank missiles mounted on two BDRM-1 amphibious reconnaissance cars

An overhead view of a Soviet AT-3 Sagger anti-tank missiles mounted on...

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

An air to air right side view of a YF-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips

An air to air right side view of a YF-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft arme...

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

An air-to-air underside view of two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The A-10 in the foreground is carrying a full load of Mark 82 Snake Eye bombs. The A-10 in the background is loaded with two Maverick missiles and eight Mark 20 MOD-3 Rock Eye bombs. Both aircraft, assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, are on a tour of Korean air bases

An air-to-air underside view of two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Green Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

Right side view of an F-4C Phantom II, top, and F-104 Starfighter aircraft on a Tactical Training Luke training mission. The aircraft are, respectively, from the 310th and 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadrons, 58th Tactical Training Wing, 12th Air Force. The F-104 is carrying two AIM-9J Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips

Right side view of an F-4C Phantom II, top, and F-104 Starfighter airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to P... More

A ground crew loads AGM-109 Tomahawk air-launched cruise missiles on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft

A ground crew loads AGM-109 Tomahawk air-launched cruise missiles on 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 side view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft carrying AGM-109 Tomahawk air-launched cruise missiles

A left side view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft carrying AGM-109 To...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Artist's concept of F-15E Eagle aircraft, in ground support role, carrying an assortment of bombs and missiles

Artist's concept of F-15E Eagle aircraft, in ground support role, carr...

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

An air-to-air view of an F-15A Eagle aircraft making a hard left turn over the Armament Division Range. The aircraft is carrying two advanced medium range air-to-air missiles mounted under its left wing

An air-to-air view of an F-15A Eagle aircraft making a hard left turn ...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

An artist's concept of Pave Paws phased array coverage from the east and west coast stations. Pave Paws performs surveillance to detect the launch of sea-launched ballistic missiles

An artist's concept of Pave Paws phased array coverage from the east 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 starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (SSBN-657) taking on Trident C-4 missiles from the fleet ballistic missile submarine tender USS SIMON LAKE (AS-33). The SIMON LAKE's cranes are transferring the missiles

A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile subm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Francis Scott Key, Kings Bay State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

An F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off with a glide bomb mounted on the right outboard wing pylon, and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wingtips. A spin-control parachute container is attached to the aircraft's tail section

An F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off with a glide bomb mounted ...

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: SSGT Dennis L. Brookins Release Sta... More

Ballistic Aerial Target System (BATS) missiles are prepared for launching during Marine Corps target operations

Ballistic Aerial Target System (BATS) missiles are prepared for launch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tom Randell Release Status: Released to P... More

A view of Ballistic Aerial Target System (BATS) missiles prior to launching, during Marine Corps target operations

A view of Ballistic Aerial Target System (BATS) missiles prior to laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tom Randell Release Status: Released to P... More

A left side view of a YAH-64 Apache helicopter prototype during a demonstration flight. It is equipped with an M230A1 30mm automatic cannon and AGM-114A Hellfire tactical air-to-surface missiles

A left side view of a YAH-64 Apache helicopter prototype during a demo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Belvoir State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Arnold D. Ward Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Two Hawk missiles on mobile launchers

Two Hawk missiles on mobile launchers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PVT 2 Dean Sparks Release Status: Released ... More

A view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft with advanced medium range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) under its wing, in flight over the Pacific Missile Test Center

A view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft with advanced medium range air-to-a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Thornsley Release Status... More

A view of equipment used at Threat Site Two: the surface-to-air missiles simulator, equipment repair van, mobile living quarters and storage shelter

A view of equipment used at Threat Site Two: the surface-to-air missil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korean Tactical Range Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: SGT Terry Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

A site activation task force for the air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) uses the "demand board" to monitor daily requirements

A site activation task force for the air-launched cruise missiles (ALC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Marine Release Status: ... More

A low angle left side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in flight. The aircraft, from the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, is carrying four AGM-65B Maverick Scene Magnification missiles and one AN/ALQ-119 electronic countermeasures pod

A low angle left side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in fligh...

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

A view of a parked F-4G Phantom II aircraft armed with AGM-45 Pave Shrike anti-radiation missiles. The aircraft is assigned to the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing

A view of a parked F-4G Phantom II aircraft armed with AGM-45 Pave Shr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Sutherland Release Status: Released... More

An air-to-air left side view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon aircraft with AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles attached to its wings

An air-to-air left side view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon 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

An air-to-air top left view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon aircraft launching one of the AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles attached to its wings

An air-to-air top left view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon ai...

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

Members of a loading crew from the 6151st Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load two AGM-65 Maverick missiles onto the wing pylon of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during munitions loading competition Sabre Spirit I

Members of a loading crew from the 6151st Consolidated Aircraft Mainte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT I Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Theodore J. Koniares Release ... More

A member of the 435th Tactical Aircraft Wing Confrontation Management Team prepares to protect the base during an expected demonstration against NATO's decision to deploy Pershing II and cruise missiles in Western Europe

A member of the 435th Tactical Aircraft Wing Confrontation Management ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An air-to-air left front view of two Northrop F-20 Tigershark aircraft performing a high-speed low-level pass during a demonstration. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

An air-to-air left front view of two Northrop F-20 Tigershark aircraft...

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: Northrop Corporation Release Status... More

An underside view of an A-6A Intruder aircraft armed with four AGM-84 Harpoon missiles

An underside view of an A-6A Intruder aircraft armed with four AGM-84 ...

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 starboard bow view of three Soviet destroyers as they prepare to launch missiles

A starboard bow view of three Soviet destroyers as they prepare to lau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D. Beech Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS KING (DDG-41), showing a Mark 10 twin launcher with RIM-67A Standard (SM-1 ER) extended range surface-to-air missiles

A port quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS KING (DDG-41),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Fazer, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left side view of an F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel Phantom II and an F-4E Phantom II. The 561st Tactical Fighter Squadron aircraft are both equipped with AGM-45 Shrike missiles and an AN/ALQ-119 ECM pod. The F-4G is also equipped with an AGM-45 Maverick missile on the inside right wing pylon and an AGM-78 Standard anti-radiation missile on the inside left wing pylon

A left side view of an F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel Phantom II and an F-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT D. Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A right side view of an F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel Phantom II and an F-4E Phantom II. The 561st Tactical Fighter Squadron aircraft are both equipped with two AGM-45 Shrike missiles and an AN/ALQ-119 ECM pod. The F-4G is also equipped with an AGM-45 Maverick missile on the inside right wing pylon and an AGM-78 Standard anti-radiaiton missile on the inside left wing pylon

A right side view of an F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel Phantom II and an F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT D. Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A right side view of an F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel Phantom II. The 561st Tactical Fighter Squadron aircraft are both equipped with AGM-45 Shrike missiles and an AN/ALQ-119 ECM pod. The F-4G is also equipped with an AGM-45 Maverick missile on the inside right wing pylon and an AGM-78 Standard anti-radiation missile on the inside left wing pylon

A right side view of an F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel Phantom II. The 561s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT D. Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A 92nd Bomb Wing B-52G Stratofortress aircraft, with six AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles attached to each wing pylon, is parked on the flight line

A 92nd Bomb Wing B-52G Stratofortress aircraft, with six AGM-86B air-l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Bob Simons Release Sta... More

A technician checks connections on the wing of a 92nd Bomb Wing B-52G Stratofortress aircraft prior to attaching a pylon carrying six AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM). A specially-designed remote control hydraulic trailer is used to position the pylon under the wing

A technician checks connections on the wing of a 92nd Bomb Wing B-52G ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: R... More

A front view of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, from the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, as they taxi out to the runway during Exercise CORNET COLT. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles

A front view of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, from the 388th Tact...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORNET COLT Base: Flesland Air Base Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Air to air underside view of United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) F-4E Phantom carrying two AGM A/6, three AIM 7 missiles and an ECM pod. The aircraft is assigned to the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdalhem Air Base, Germany. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air underside view of United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) F-...

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

Air to air left side view of three United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) Phantom fighters in a left turn. In the foreground is an F-4E carries two AGM A/6, three AIM 7 missiles and ECM pod. The second F-4E in the formation is carrying six MK-82 bombs, four AIM-9 air to air missiles, three AIM-7 missiles and an ECM pod. The F-4G in the lead is carrying six MK-82 bombs, four AIM-9 air to air missiles, three AIM-7 missiles and ECM pod. The aircraft, flying over German countryside, are assigned to the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdalhem Air Base, Germany. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air left side view of three United States Air Force Europe (USA...

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

A load team pushes a bomb cart loaded with AGM-69A short range attack missiles into position under a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft

A load team pushes a bomb cart loaded with AGM-69A short range attack ...

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

A comparison chart of US and Soviet surface-to-air missiles. From Soviet Military Power 1985

A comparison chart of US and Soviet surface-to-air missiles. From Sovi...

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 comparison chart of Soviet and US submarine-launched ballistic missiles. From Soviet Military Power 1985

A comparison chart of Soviet and US submarine-launched ballistic missi...

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

Airmen from the 501st Tactical Missile Wing paint over protest statements painted on the hangar door of the base Operations Training Facility. The damage was done by protesters who are camped outside the base and occasionally attempt to disrupt base operations. The 501st Tactical Missile Wing which maintains and deploys ground launched cruise missiles

Airmen from the 501st Tactical Missile Wing paint over protest stateme...

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

Munitions maintenance personnel secure AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles to the wing pylon on a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft

Munitions maintenance personnel secure AGM-86B air-launched cruise mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: John Shearer Release Status: Release... More

Ordnancemen prepare to mount AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on a Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) F-14A Tomcat aircraft parked on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71)

Ordnancemen prepare to mount AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on a Fighter Sq...

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

An air-to air right side view of an F-15E Eagle aircraft in flight over Edwards Air Force Base, California. The F-15E is armed with four AIM-7 Sparrow missiles

An air-to air right side view of an F-15E Eagle aircraft in flight ove...

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

An air-to-air left side view of two F-4E Phantom II aircraft from the 35th Tactical Training Wing. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

An air-to-air left side view of two F-4E Phantom II aircraft from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Southern State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael J. Haggerty Release Status: Released... More

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, foreground, and an F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft, both from the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW), Spangdahlem Air Base. The F-16C is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and an AGM-45A Shrike missile on the right wing pylon

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

An air-to-air right underside view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft and an F-4 Phantom II aircraft climbing and banking to the left. Both aircraft are from the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW), Spangdahlem Air Base. The F-16C is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AGM-45A Shrike missiles and the F-4G is armed with AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs) and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. Both aircraft are equipped with AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pods

An air-to-air right underside view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Eddie Williams of the 363rd Aircraft Generation Squadron goes through a preflight inspection of an F-16 Fighting Falcon 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

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Eddie Williams of the 363rd Aircraft Generat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM CHIEF Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

An air-to-air right side view of two F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing. The aircraft in the foreground is armed with four AGM-45 Shrike missiles and the aircraft in the background is armed with four AGM-88 high-spee

An air-to-air right side view of two F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircr...

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: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released... More

An air-to-air right side view of an F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing. The aircraft is armed with two AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) missiles, outboard stations, and two AGM-65A Shrike missiles, inbo

An air-to-air right side view of an F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircra...

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: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released... More

An air-to-air front view of an F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing. The aircraft is armed with four AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM) missiles

An air-to-air front view of an F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircraft fr...

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: TSGT Michael Haggerty, USAF Release ... More

A view of two Mark 143 armored box launchers (ABLs), one in the raised position, aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). The MISSOURI carries eight Mark 143 ABLs, which are used to launch BGM-109 Tomahawk anti-ship missiles (TASMs) and Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAMs)

A view of two Mark 143 armored box launchers (ABLs), one in the raised...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry Cosgrove Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Lance Stephensen speaks about his father during the annual meeting of the League of POW/MIA Families. Then Major Mark Lane Stephensen's RF-4C Phantom II aircraft crashed into a hillside while evading SAM missiles over North Vietnam in 1967. Twenty-one years later the remains of 27 Americans killed in Southeast Asia, including COL Stephensen's, were repatriated by the government of Vietnam

Lance Stephensen speaks about his father during the annual meeting of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Keith Walker Release Status: Rel... More

An underside view of a Soviet Su-27 Flanker aircraft carrying AA-10 Alamo missiles

An underside view of a Soviet Su-27 Flanker aircraft carrying AA-10 Al...

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

GUNNER's Mate Missiles SEAMAN Eric S. Glover, squats to look in an open cell of the vertical launch system (VLS) supervisor aboard the guided missile cruiser USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56). Looking on, from left to right, are SENIOR CHIEF GUNNER's Mate SENIOR CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Raymond E. Smith, VLS supervisor; GUNNER's Mate Missiles 1ST Class Jack A. Grant and GUNNER's Mate Missiles 2nd Class Kip L. Carroll

GUNNER's Mate Missiles SEAMAN Eric S. Glover, squats to look in an ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS San Jacinto (CG 56) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 J. Alan Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SENIOR CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Raymond E. Smith, left, vertical launch system (VLS) supervisor aboard the guided missile cruiser USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56), listens as GUNNER's Mate Missiles 1ST Class Jack A. Grant gives familiarization lecture on the ship's Mark 41 VLS to GUNNER's Mate Missiles SEAMAN Eric S. Glover, who is squatting beside Grant. GUNNER's Mate Missiles 2nd Class Kip L. Carroll, right, stands safety watch

SENIOR CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Raymond E. Smith, left, vertical launch sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS San Jacinto (CG 56) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 J. Alan Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SENIOR CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Raymond E. Smith, left, vertical launch system (VLS) supervisor aboard the guided missile cruiser USS SAN JACINTO (CG 56), listens as GUNNER's Mate Missiles 1ST Class Jack A. Grant, second from right, gives a familiarization lecture on the ship's Mark 41 VLS to GUNNER's Mate Missiles SEAMAN Eric S. Glover, who is squatting beside Grant. GUNNER's Mate Missiles 2nd Class Kip L. Carroll, right, stands safety watch

SENIOR CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Raymond E. Smith, left, vertical launch sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS San Jacinto (CG 56) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 J. Alan Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The remains of the some of the BGM-109G Tomahawk ground launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) destroyed in accordance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty are stored in crates. Forty-one GLCMs and their launch canisters and seven transporter-erector-launchers are being disposed of at the base in the first round of reductions mandated by the treaty

The remains of the some of the BGM-109G Tomahawk ground launched cruis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Stat... More

A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) F-14A Tomcat aircraft takes on fuel from an Air Anti-submarine Squadron 33 (VS-33) S-3A Viking aircraft during a flight out of Naval Air Station, Miramar, California. The Tomcat is armed with AIM-54 Phoenix missiles

A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) F-14A Tomcat aircraft takes on fuel fr...

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

Victor P. Bojenko, Soviet inspector on hand to verify the destruction of several Pershing II missiles, places an inspection code on a missile canister. The missiles are being destroyed in accordance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

Victor P. Bojenko, Soviet inspector on hand to verify the destruction ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pueblo Army Depot Activity State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Statu... More

Officers and crewmen man the rails aboard the guided missile cruiser USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CG-17) as they wait for the arrival of three Soviet navy ships. Behind them is a Mark 10 twin missile launcher fitted with two RIM-67B Standared SM-2 ER surface-to-air missiles. The guided missile cruiser MARSHAL USTINOV, the guided missile destroyer OTLICHNYY and the replenishment oiler GENRIKH GASANOV will be making a five-day goodwill visit to the naval station

Officers and crewmen man the rails aboard the guided missile cruiser U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Josa Greg Your Release Status: Re... More

Two women walk past a protester tending a fire at a "peace camp" outside the main gate of the base. The protesters oppose the deployment of ground-launched cruise missiles at the base

Two women walk past a protester tending a fire at a "peace camp" outsi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Greenham Common Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Vernon W. Crader Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A view of an FB-111A aircraft of the 509th Bomb Wing and some of the ordnance that it may carry. On its wing pylons are 20 BDU-50 500-pound practice bombs. In the front row are, from left: an M-117D 750-pound high-drag bomb, 12 Mark 106 5-pound practice bombs, six Mark 82 500-pound high-drag bombs, 12 more Mark 106 practice bombs and a CBU-85 cluster bomb. In the second row are, from left: B-83 and B-61 nuclear bomb trainers, two AGM-69A SRAM missiles and one more each of the B-61 and B-83 nuclear bomb trainers

A view of an FB-111A aircraft of the 509th Bomb Wing and some of the o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Ken Hammond Release Status: ... More

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coast during a flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The aircraft is carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles under its wings and AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs) on its fuselage

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coa...

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 Kit Thompson, USAF Release Status: ... More

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coast during a flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft is carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles under its wings and AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs) on its fuselage

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

An air-to-air view of three F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing en route to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Each aircraft is carrying external fuel tanks, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod. The center aircraft is also carrying a low altitude navigation, targeting infrared night (LANTIRN) navigation pod on the left side of its engine intake

An air-to-air view of three F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 388t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Marv Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, prepare for deployment to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield

F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron, armed with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Members of the 401st Aircraft Generation Squadron load ordnance on a 401st Tactical Fighter Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft in preparation for the first daylight strike against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. The F-16C is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and a Mark 84 2,000-pound bomb.

Members of the 401st Aircraft Generation Squadron load ordnance on a 4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Lee F. Corkran Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A 401st Tactical Fighter Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft taxis to the end of a runway during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.

A 401st Tactical Fighter Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft taxis to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Lee F. Corkran Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft flies over the desert during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the outer left pylon and Maverick missiles on the inner pylons.

An A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft flies over the desert during Operatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Ground crew members perform a preflight check on an F-15E Eagle aircraft of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing prior to its deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is equipped with AIM -9 Sidewinder missiles

Ground crew members perform a preflight check on an F-15E Eagle aircra...

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

An F-15C Eagle aircraft refuels from a KC-10A Extender aircraft while conducting defensive operations in support of the Iraqi and coalition cease-fire following Operation Desert Storm. The Eagle is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

An F-15C Eagle aircraft refuels from a KC-10A Extender aircraft while ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An A-7E Corsair aircraft assigned to the commander of Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Painted beneath the cockpit is an accounting of the anti-radiation missiles, television-guided bombs, cluster bombs and general-purpose bombs fired or dropped by the pilot during Operation Desert Storm. The Corsair aircraft in the background with the desert camouflage paint scheme is assigned to the commander and deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3)

An A-7E Corsair aircraft assigned to the commander of Attack Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Paul A. Hawhorne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

An A-6E Intruder aircraft armed with RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles stands on the flight line after returning from the deployment in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Returning aircraft are from Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) and Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3)

An A-6E Intruder aircraft armed with RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles stands...

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

A chief petty officer checks over two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on a weapons skid before the missiles are loaded onto a Strike Fighter Squadron 303 (VFA-303) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft

A chief petty officer checks over two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on a w...

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

Aviation ordnancemen move a weapons skid into place in front of a Strike Fighter Squadron 303 (VFA-303) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. Two AIM-7 Sparrow missiles are on the skid

Aviation ordnancemen move a weapons skid into place in front of a Stri...

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

F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft representing the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons and the 432nd Fighter Wing fly in formation near Misawa Air Base. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.

F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft representing the 13th and 14th Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gary R. Coppage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right side view of two Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft and an Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW-121) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, center, in formation over the Persian Gulf. The Hornets are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

An air-to-air right side view of two Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Tony Alleyne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Markings beneath the cockpit window on a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 131 (VAQ-131) EA-68 Prowler aircraft indicates the number of Iraqi surface-to-air (SAM) Missile sites destroyed by ACM-88A High-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARM) deployed by the squadron's aircraft during Operation Desert Storm

Markings beneath the cockpit window on a Tactical Electronic Warfare S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Gunners Mate (Missiles) Second Class (GMM2) (SW) Harggett welcomes a group of local school children on board the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN-25) as part of the ships active community service program

Gunners Mate (Missiles) Second Class (GMM2) (SW) Harggett welcomes a g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Alexander C. Hicks, Jr Releas... More

A side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, piloted by the 442nd Fighter Wing from Whiteman AFB, Missouri, as it sits on the runway loaded with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. The reserve unit is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy in support of Operation Decisive Edge on 1-28 April 1996

A side view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, piloted by the 442nd F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVORDECISIVE EDGE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gary J Gu... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Sarah Esparza, 51st Maintenance Squadron, 51st Fighter Wing, inspects AIM-9 Sidewinder training missiles. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996

SENIOR AIRMAN Sarah Esparza, 51st Maintenance Squadron, 51st Fighter W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

CAPT. Doug Schaare, F-16CJ pilot assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, poses near his aircraft. He is a SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) pilot. The F-16CJ is equipped with HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles) and the Maverick AGM-65 air-to-ground missiles. He is available to take out enemy radar during Operation Southern Watch missions over Iraq. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1996

CAPT. Doug Schaare, F-16CJ pilot assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Azraq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Fernando Serna Release Status: Release... More

Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina; F-15E Strike Eagle, 4th FW Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina; and F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 27th FW, Cannon AFB, New Mexico during the 4th Aerospace Expeditionary Wing (AEW) in Doha, Qatar. The AEW was in country in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH enforces the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 that establishes a no-fly zone over Southern Iraq below the 32nd parallel. The missiles seen on the Shaw (SW) AFB F-16 from wing tip in are the AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), AIM-9 Sidewinder, and the AGM-88 HARM...

Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina; F... More

Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina; F-15E Strike Eagle, 4th FW Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina; and F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 27th FW, Cannon AFB, New Mexico during the 4th Aerospace Expeditionary Wing (AEW) in Doha, Qatar. The AEW was in country in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH enforces the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 that establishes a no-fly zone over Southern Iraq below the 32nd parallel. The missiles seen on the Shaw (SW) AFB F-16 from wing tip in are the AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), AIM-9 Sidewinder, and the AGM-88 HARM...

Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina; F... More

Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina; F-15E Strike Eagle, 4th FW Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina; and F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 27th FW, Cannon AFB, New Mexico during the 4th Aerospace Expeditionary Wing (AEW) in Doha, Qatar. The AEW was in country in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH enforces the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 that establishes a no-fly zone over Southern Iraq below the 32nd parallel. The missiles seen on the Shaw (SW) AFB F-16 from wing tip in are the AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), AIM-9 Sidewinder, and the AGM-88 HARM...

Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina; F... More

The aegis class cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG 60) underway in the eastern Mediterranean sea. Normandy is part of the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) Battle Group, and has received orders from the President of the United States to proceed with the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) to the Persian Gulf region following the Iraqis repeated violations of UN resolutions imposed following the 1991 Gulf war. Normandy is armed with vertically launched Tomahawk cruise missiles

The aegis class cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG 60) underway in the eastern M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Brian Fleske Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An underside shot of an F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile)

An underside shot of an F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from t...

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

An F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile)

An F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squa...

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

A B-52H Stratofortress from the 5 Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota, flies over the Mediterranean as it prepares to launch cruise missiles at targets in Yugoslavia (not shown). The crew of the B-52H is part of the 2 Air Expeditionary Group which is currently involved in air offensive operations in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

A B-52H Stratofortress from the 5 Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Medium long shot, explosion in a Minuteman silo, 6 October 1999. After days of preparation Contractors from the Demteck Corp. were able to implode the first of 150 Minuteman silo's spread over Eastern North Dakota . This signals the end of the Minuteman Missiles at Grand Forks Air Force Base North Dakota

Medium long shot, explosion in a Minuteman silo, 6 October 1999. After...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Charles Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

An F-16 aircraft from the 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Station, taxis on the ramp at Hill Air Force Base, Utah where the 169th FW is deployed to participate in Combat Hammer. It's flying squadron, the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS), is one of several units operating in this 'live-fire' weapons testing mission. The 157th FS will fire Highspeed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) and AGM-65G Maverick missiles to test their pilots abilities, their unit tactics, and the effectiveness of missile systems

An F-16 aircraft from the 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carolin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT HAMMER Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT... More

Members of "Panton Loadcrew 11" stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepare to load a MK 84 bomb on a 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI. The aircraft is also armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles

Members of "Panton Loadcrew 11" stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Republic...

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

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Gregory Kimble-Wilder, 8th Maintenance Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, holds the tongue of a tow holding an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles waiting for a tug vehicle during Kunsan's Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Gregory Kimble-Wilder, 8th Maintenance Squa...

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

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles taxi the main runway in support of the Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Operational Readiness Inspection

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missile...

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

Air-to-air left side view of a US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) during a routine training mission. The aircraft carries AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), and AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-radiation Missile (HARM). It also carries an ALQ-131 Electronic Counter Measures (EMC) Pod under the centerline

Air-to-air left side view of a US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camer... More

A Navy F/A-18 Hornet, VFA-97 "Warhawks," Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, patrols the skies over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Hornet carries external fuel tanks and is armed with Paveway II laser guided GBU-16 1,000-pound bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A Navy F/A-18 Hornet, VFA-97 "Warhawks," Naval Air Station Lemoore, Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael D. Gaddis, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

A pair of a loaded F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (366th WG), 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, sits on the rain soaked ramp at a forward operating location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The F-15E has two AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), two AIM-9 Sidewinders, and four GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound bombs. It also is fitted with a Martin Marietta Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night (LANTIRN) System. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the...

A pair of a loaded F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A pair of a loaded F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (366th WG), 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Mountain Home AFB, ... More

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft patrols the no fly zone over Southern Iraq, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The aircraft carries AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM)

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft patrols the no fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Stat... More

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