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An air-to-air right side view of a 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom II aircraft flying off the right wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise COPPER FLAG, one of the final missions to be flown by phantoms assigned to the squadron

An air-to-air right side view of a 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPPER FLAG State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Guido C. Locati Release ... More

Major (MAJ) Ben Pieczynski, operations officer, 95th Tactical Airlift Squadron, speaks with Sister Sharee Hurtgen, St. Jude Hospital administrator. The squadron is using C-130 Hercules aircraft to deliver supplies to hospital and other missions in the Ca

Major (MAJ) Ben Pieczynski, operations officer, 95th Tactical Airlift ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Lucia Country: Virgin Islands, U.K. (VGB) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Undergraduate navigator training students use simulators to chart their missions in the classroom

Undergraduate navigator training students use simulators to chart thei...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT. Don Sutherland Release Status... More

STAFF SGT. Andre Scarbrough, 1776th Security Police Squadron, Special Air Missions Unit, uses his military working dog to check VIP aircraft for explosives

STAFF SGT. Andre Scarbrough, 1776th Security Police Squadron, Special ...

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

Maintenance personnel from the 146th Tactical Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, paint a fluorescent number on the tail of a C-130 Hercules aircraft to help aircrews see each other through heavy smoke during aerial firefighting missions. Reserve and Guard Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) crews respond to calls from civilian firefighters to help control large forest fires

Maintenance personnel from the 146th Tactical Airlift Wing, California...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Dennis Goff Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

CPT John Leone poses for a photograph prior to a base alert exercise. Leone is part of the Strategic Air Command deterrent force that keep bomber and tanker aircraft flying during alert missions

CPT John Leone poses for a photograph prior to a base alert exercise. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Carswell Air Force Base State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Haggerty Release Status: Rel... More

A port bow view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS TAURUS (PHM 3), foil-borne. Navy hydrofoils are regularly used on Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction missions

A port bow view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS TAU...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard quarter view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile ship USS TAURUS (PHM 3), foil-borne. Navy hydrofoils are regularly used on Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction missions

A starboard quarter view of the hydrofoil patrol combatant missile shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Bearing a desert camouflage paint scheme, an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft assigned to the commander and deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The camels painted beneath the aircraft's canopy indicate the number of combat missions flown by its pilot during Operation Desert Storm

Bearing a desert camouflage paint scheme, an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72...

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 aircraft maintenance squadron member adjusts his headset as he stands beside a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter. The helicopter is one of two from the 71st ARS being relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions

An aircraft maintenance squadron member adjusts his headset as he stan...

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

A close-up view of a helmet and radio headset on the refueling probe of a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter. Helicopters from 71st ARS are being relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactiviated on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over the 71st ARS Alaskan rescue missions

A close-up view of a helmet and radio headset on the refueling probe o...

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

A 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter prepares to take off en route to its final destination at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Helicopters from the 71st ARS are being relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions

A 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopt...

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

SSGT Richard M. Sweat, crew chief with the 616th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, scans the area from the door of a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter. The HH-3E is one of two being relocated in preparation for 71st ARS deactiviated on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over the 71st ARS Alaskan rescue missions

SSGT Richard M. Sweat, crew chief with the 616th Consolidated Aircraft...

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

SGT Craig B. Boyd, 616th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant crew chief, performs routine maintenance on a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter. Helicopters from the 71st ARS are being relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions

SGT Craig B. Boyd, 616th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as...

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

A close-up view of the mission markings on the nose of a Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 533 (VMA(AW)-533) A-6E Intruder aircraft on display at the 1991 Department of Defense Joint Services Open House. The missions were flown during Operation Desert Storm

A close-up view of the mission markings on the nose of a Marine All-We...

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

GEN John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, discusses the status of the humanitarian airlift missions into Goma, Zaire with Air Force LGEN MAC Armstrong. (Duplicate image, see also DFST9801695)

GEN John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, disc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Aerial shot of C-141 Starlifters and a C-130 Hercules parked on the ramp at the airport. Mombasa is one of the main staging areas for airlift missions flying into Goma, Zaire to deliver relief goods to the Rwandan refugees

Aerial shot of C-141 Starlifters and a C-130 Hercules parked on the ra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status... More

Aerial view of a C-5 Galaxy on the runway at the airport. Mombasa is one of the main staging areas for airlift missions flying into Goma, Zaire to deliver relief goods to the Rwandan refugees

Aerial view of a C-5 Galaxy on the runway at the airport. Mombasa is o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status... More

Air Mobility Command (AMC) Intelligence augmentors deployed at the air base, 2nd LT. Dawn Carfagna, 319th Operation Support Squadron (OSS), Grand Forks AFB, ND, and 2nd LT. Phil Bellania, 60th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), Travis AFB, CA, discuss daily briefings for aircrews flying humanitarian missions in support of the operation

Air Mobility Command (AMC) Intelligence augmentors deployed at the air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Bob Simons Release ... More

KC-10s deployed in support of the operation from various US Air Force bases sit on the flightline between refueling missions.(Exact date unknown)

KC-10s deployed in support of the operation from various US Air Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Base: Moron Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Brett K. Snow Release Status: Released to Publi... More

An informal portrait of an United Nations ground crew member during the unloading of humanitarian relief supplies. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo

An informal portrait of an United Nations ground crew member during th...

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

F-16s from the 36th Fighter Squadron and A-10s from the 25th Fighter Squadron, both with the 51st Fighter Wing, fly over their home base. The 36th Fighter Squadron performs air interdiction, close air support and counter-air missions with LANTIRN (Low Altitude and Targeting Infrared for Night) equipped fighters. The 25th FS defends South Korean and U.S. ground forces against invading North Korean armored units

F-16s from the 36th Fighter Squadron and A-10s from the 25th Fighter S...

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

SENIOR AIRMAN Arthur Gringle, a Tool Issue Monitor with the 4410 Airlift Squadron (AS) issues a C-130 Maintenance Tool Box to SENIOR AIRMAN Buddy Gerhardt, an Electric and Environmental Maintenance Technician for C-130 Hercules Aircraft from the 4410 AS, Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia. AIRMAN Gerhardt is comming on shift and is signing out the tools he will need to perform maintenance on aircraft returning from daily missions. The 4410 AS recently relocated from Dahrahn AB, as part of Desert Focus and are now operating from Prince Sultan AB in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH monitors the no-fly restriction over Iraq

SENIOR AIRMAN Arthur Gringle, a Tool Issue Monitor with the 4410 Airli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard M. Heileman, USAF ... More

HH-60Gs from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev., fly above the ranges north of Nellis and areas of Lake Mead during training missions while participating in the extensive course

HH-60Gs from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Ne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Brett K. Snow Release Status: Releas... More

A USAF 14th Airlift Squadron (ALS) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits parked on the tarmac at the International Airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 14th ALS is conducting transport missions in support of force participating in Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

A USAF 14th Airlift Squadron (ALS) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft sits ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richard... More

A STAFF Sergeant with the 162nd Fighter Wing POL (Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants) fills a refueling truck before the planes return from their morning missions.The 162nd Fighter Wing, is based at Tucson International Airport, Ariz

A STAFF Sergeant with the 162nd Fighter Wing POL (Petroleum, Oil, Lubr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tucson State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Meneguin Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A row of USAF C-141 Starlifter aircraft from the 305TH and 514TH Air Mobility Squadrons, McGuire AFB, New Jersey sit parked on the tarmac at McGuire AFB. The aircraft are grounded from flying missions in response to a recent mishap where an aircraft and crew was lost off the coast of Africa

A row of USAF C-141 Starlifter aircraft from the 305TH and 514TH Air M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kenn Mann USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey, CHIEF of STAFF, looks on as a Kenyan worker explains how the bags are being tied down to the pallets for use with air delivery missions during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya

US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey, CHIEF of STAFF, looks on a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL M.A. Butler, Usmc Release Status: Released ... More

Workers at the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) warehouse re-bag and weigh the food prior to loading it onto the pallets for the air delivery missions, Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98

Workers at the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) warehouse re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL M.A. Butler, Usmc Release Status: Released ... More

PFC David Carmer, a seaman aboard the J3795 (J-Boat), puts the final touches on the boat bell before beginning any missions for the day on October 18, 1998. PFC Carmer is with the 97th Transportation Company from Fort Eustis, Virginia and is in the Port of Pusan, Republic of Korea while participating in Exercise Foal Eagle

PFC David Carmer, a seaman aboard the J3795 (J-Boat), puts the final t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David L. Pate Release Status... More

Straight on medium close-up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Tino, an instructor Flight Engineer on the UH-1 Huey helicopter at the 76th Helicopter Flight at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Although his primary duty is Aircrew Training NCOIC, he mostly enjoys the diversity of missions his jobs provides

Straight on medium close-up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Tino, an instru...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cherrie Thurlby, USAF Releas... More

16 members of the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, present Kansas Governor Bill Graves a plaque on March 23, 2000 for his support of the unit's 1999 missions. The Topeka, Kansas based KC-135 unit deployed twice to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey in support of Operation Northern Watch and also served the first few weeks of Operation Allied Force. Governor Graves (center) accepted the plaque from 190th ARW Commander, Colonel Rufus L. Forrest, Jr. (standing left of Gov Graves) during a ceremony at the Kansas statehouse. The metal and wooden plaque was designed and built by Turkish artisans and highlighted by 190th ARW member STAFF Sergeant Gary Filkens, unit artist and member ...

16 members of the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: 16 members of the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, present Kansas Governor Bill Graves a plaque on March 23... 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 bomb loading team from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, download Mark-82 gravity bombs with two MHU-83 B/E Lift Trucks, from a B-1B Lancer (partially shown) at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom. The B-1B is a long-range strategic bomber capable of flying intercontinental missions and penetrating present and future sophisticated enemy defenses. Five Lancers are forward deployed to the U.K., in support of NATO Operation Allied Force in the former republic of Yugoslavia

A bomb loading team from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, downl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jef... 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

In the background a Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, C-17 taxis for takeoff on April 18, 1999. Meanwhile, humanitarian relief supplies await helicopter transportation on the Rinas Airport flightline, Tirana, Albania. In the foreground is a rear view of a Westland AS-330 Puma helicopter. Swiss and Austrian crews help deliver U.S. donated supplies to the people of Kosovo. Limited flightline space at Rinas creates tight conditions for aircrews and ground personnel. Rinas has become the staging point for relief missions in support of Kosovar refugees (not shown). This mission is in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope

In the background a Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, C-17 ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cesar Rodriguez Release Status: R... More

CGC Point Bonita - U.S. Coast guard photo

CGC Point Bonita - U.S. Coast guard photo

Yorktown, VA (July 16)--The CGC Point Bonita (WPB 82347), homeported in Norfolk, VA, takes part in a hostile party demonstration put on by the Coast Guard for Missions Day attendees. The Point Bonita was one o... More

Straight on medium close-up shot at nighttime through a Starlight System as a US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Dan P. Svymbersky, left Life Support Instuctor assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois, Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois and Aviation Warfare Systems Operator (AW2) Brian L. Toman, right assigned to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, NAS Fallon, Nevada review survivor radio transmission techniques. Desert Rescue is a Joint Service Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise designed to fully integrate planning and execution of both immediate and dedicated missions

Straight on medium close-up shot at nighttime through a Starlight Syst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Right side profile medium long shot as a US Navy HH-60 from Helicopter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

US Air Force Members of 305th Air Mobility Command, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, man the cockpit of a C-141B Starlifter during an airdrop exercise. The exercise is designed to test the capabilities of McGuire's aircrews. The C-141B's are capable of rapid tactical airdrop missions to any part of the world. The exercise took place on the Drop Zone in Lakehurst Naval Air Station, NJ on March 14, 2000

US Air Force Members of 305th Air Mobility Command, McGuire Air Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Scott H. Spitzer, USAF Civilian Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Faith-based housing initiatives, New Orleans, Louisiana: [Work on new home for Rachelle Taylor, carried out via the Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative in partnership with Cross Roads Missions and the Reconcile New Orleans Construction Training Program. Taylor is the 100th homeowner who went through the first-time home buyer program in New Orleans.]

Faith-based housing initiatives, New Orleans, Louisiana: [Work on new ...

Photographer: David Valdez--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/16/2008 Faith-based housing initiatives, New Orleans, Louisiana: [Work on new home for Rachelle Taylor, carried out via the Jericho Road Episcopal Housing... More

Faith-based housing initiatives, New Orleans, Louisiana: [Work on new home for Rachelle Taylor, carried out via the Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative in partnership with Cross Roads Missions and the Reconcile New Orleans Construction Training Program. Taylor is the 100th homeowner who went through the first-time home buyer program in New Orleans.]

Faith-based housing initiatives, New Orleans, Louisiana: [Work on new ...

Photographer: David Valdez--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/16/2008 Faith-based housing initiatives, New Orleans, Louisiana: [Work on new home for Rachelle Taylor, carried out via the Jericho Road Episcopal Housing... More

A C-130 Hercules, 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), Ramstein AB, Germany, departs for an unknown destination. The 37th AS flies many daily missions, hauling cargo all over the European Theater

A C-130 Hercules, 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), Ramstein AB, Germany, de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Edwar... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kiley Turpin, (left), USAF, and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dennis Batoc, USAF, Fleet Services specialists, 437th Aerial Ports Squadron (APS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, service a C-17A Globemaster III on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 437th ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Kiley Turpin, (left), USAF, and STAFF Sergeant (SS...

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

Member of the 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, drives out to pick up a newly arrived aircrew on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Member of the 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, ...

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

Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant Garry Root and SENIOR AIRMAN Shea Higgins (background) guard the entry control point to the flightline at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. They are Security Policemen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, guarding the wings KC-135 aircraft. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant Garry Root ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSG... More

A photomontage depicting the C-17 Globemaster and US Military's role in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM humanitarian missions to the people of Afghanistan

A photomontage depicting the C-17 Globemaster and US Military's role i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Sho... More

Colonel Steve Hicks, Commander of the 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), take a moment to pray with others before he gives a speech and slide presentation to the Hanover Ruritan Club about the 192 FW unit history and it's role in Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192 FW is located just outside of Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Colonel Steve Hicks, Commander of the 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), take a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sc... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepare to fly their first bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan from a base in Southwest Asia. As the crewchief watches, the pilot (left), call sign "Slokes", and the weapon system operator (WSO) in the aircraft for a mission, call sign "Snitch", prepare to strap-on their F-15E. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

During the night F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, are prepared for their second bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan from their base at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

During the night F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Members of the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, Fort Smith Arkansas are mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. STAFF Sergeant Charles C. Hilton, 188th Services Flight stirs a large container of cabbage. Part of the meal to be served to the mobilized members of the Arkansas Air National Guard. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Members of the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, Fort S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sc... More

In the mobility line, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Smith, USAF, (left), 124th Wing Judge Advocate General, briefs firefighters of the 124th Civil Engineering Squadron Idaho Air National Guard prior to deploying in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

In the mobility line, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Smith, USAF, (left), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Gowen Field State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scen... More

With an Idaho Air National Guard C-130 as a backdrop, firemen from the 124th Civil Engineering Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, prepare to check and fill out mobility paperwork, to support Operation NOBLE EAGLE. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

With an Idaho Air National Guard C-130 as a backdrop, firemen from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Gowen Field State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scen... More

An Air Force Services member from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing writes a message on a bomb that was downloaded from the Motor Vessel (MV) "MAJ. Bernard F. Fisher" cargo ship at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, Diego Garcia, during Operation Enduring Freedom. The bombs will be loaded up onto B-1 Lancers and B-52 Stratofortress for missions into Afghanistan 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

An Air Force Services member from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing writ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene ... More

Prior to entering the Dining Facility, for a briefing, at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Sergeant Jeff Davis, USA, performs a "Rodding" check (checking the barrel all the way to the breach to make sure there is no round loaded in the weapon) on Private First Class Everson's weapon. Both are with the New York Army National Guards 27th Separate Infantry Brigade (Enhanced) and are in the second rotation of New York Guard personnel to be trained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in airport security operations. As part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, the Guard personnel will perform security missions at 19 commercial airports and four separate nuclear power sites around the state. NOBLE...

Prior to entering the Dining Facility, for a briefing, at Stewart Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Prior to entering the Dining Facility, for a briefing, at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Sergeant Jeff Davis, USA, performs a... More

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, services a hydraulic line on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, services ...

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

S110E5722 - STS-110 - Ross and Bloomfield pose with 7 mission patches on the middeck during STS-110

S110E5722 - STS-110 - Ross and Bloomfield pose with 7 mission patches ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Michael J. Bloomfield (left) and Mission Specialist (MS) Jerry L. Ross pose with the seven mission patches of Ross' past missions sewn onto a ... More

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion resulting after US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) destroyed a series of tunnels discovered in the Zhawar Kili area of Eastern Afghanistan, while conducting search and destroy missions, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zhawar Kili Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan E. Eason, USMC Release Stat... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, Tango Battery, talk about their artillery fire missions at the end of the day, near the Hijudai Training Grounds, Oita, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status... More

US Air Force (USAF) munitions handler offload BDU-33 practice bombs from a munitions trailers, as they prepare USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for missions, while deployed at Zaragoza AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) munitions handler offload BDU-33 practice bombs fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

This crest was created for the 16th Signal Battalion, 3rd Signal Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas. The 16th Signal Battalion was originally activated on 9 October 1942 and today supports the peacetime, contingency and wartime missions of III Corps. Created by TSC-EIDC Illustrator Conrad Wolfe

This crest was created for the 16th Signal Battalion, 3rd Signal Briga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release S... More

Aerial port side view of an E-2C Hawkeye, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW-121), Bluetails, in flight. The "Bluetails" are assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW 7), embarked on the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) and conducting combat missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Aerial port side view of an E-2C Hawkeye, Carrier Airborne Early Warni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VS-31 Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nao) Jim Hampshire, USN Releas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, brief Royal Thai Marines from Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base, Thailand, on air assault procedures prior to launching training missions during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2002

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, br...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2002 Base: Samesan Royal Thai Marine Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brad Walker (foreground left) Surveillance Operator assigned aboard a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft, is congratulated by USAF Major General (MGEN) Gary Winterberger, AWACS Component Commander, for accomplishments on missions flown in support of Operation EAGLE ASSIST. Also pictured is USAF General (GEN) Joseph W. Ralston, Supreme Allied Commander Europe; and The Honorable Nicholas Burns, US Ambassador to NATO

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brad Walker (foreground left...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGLE ASSIST Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Chadwick J. Eirin... More

The crewmember of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft are congratulated by NATO General Council member for accomplishments on missions flown in support of Operation EAGLE ASSIST. NATO members include Italian Navy Admiral (ADM) Venturoni (right), Chairman, NATO Military Committee; The Honorable Nicholas Burns, US Ambassador to NATO; and British Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary-General

The crewmember of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) E-3A Sen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGLE ASSIST Base: Geinlenkirchen Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Chadwick J. Eirin... More

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Photographer's Mate (PHC) Johnny Wilson, assigned to Fleet Combat Camera, Atlantic, uses a Panavision High-Definition video camera to record imagery of the USN Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) from the door gunners position aboard a USN HH-60H Seahawk helicopter as the Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are underway at sea conducting combat missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Photographer's Mate (PHC) Johnny Wilson, assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nao/Aw) Jim Hampshire, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Two heavy lifting cranes are used to lift the US Coast Guard (USCG) ISLAND CLASS: PATROL CRAFT, USS BAINBRIDGE ISLAND (WPB 1343), from a floating barge into the water, after it arrived at Augusta Bay, Sicily. The patrol craft and crews have been forwardly deployed to protect ports frequented by the US and it's allies, who are in the region-conducting missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Two heavy lifting cranes are used to lift the US Coast Guard (USCG) IS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Augusta Bay Country: Sicily (SIC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

A US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress, 23rd Bomb Squadron (BS), Bomber Barons, Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), takes off on one of the opening missions supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress, 23rd Bomb Squadron (BS), B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. L... More

US Army (USA) crew members of 101st Airborne (ABN) Division (Air Assault), Ft Campbell, Kentucky (KY), prepare their USA UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for missions at the Udairi Airfield during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Army (USA) crew members of 101st Airborne (ABN) Division (Air Assau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udairi Air Field Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors transfer MK-76 practice bombs on the weapons elevator from the ships flight deck to the hangar bay aboard USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). NIMITZ and her embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) are on deployment conducting missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Navy (USN) Sailors transfer MK-76 practice bombs on the weapons ele...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Yesenia Rosas, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

At a forward-deployed air base, US Air Force (USAF) Phase Maintenance AIRMAN from the 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), work around the clock to keep the F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighters flying missions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At a forward-deployed air base, US Air Force (USAF) Phase Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Derrick C. Goode, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Mr. Carl Wright a contracted worker for Dyn Corp, cleans the underside of a wing on a US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A 18C Hornet aircraft, at the wash rack aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC). The jets at MCAS Beaufort, SC, go to the wash rack to be washed and scrubbed clean of any foreign debris they may have acquired while flying their missions

Mr. Carl Wright a contracted worker for Dyn Corp, cleans the underside...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J, Gosnell, USMC Release St... More

040818-F-4350W-008 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano, Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), taxies to a protective air shelter after landing on Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), to take part in the Excalibur bombing and gunnery competition. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN...

040818-F-4350W-008 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: 040818-F-4350W-008 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) Aviation Ordnancemen, assigned to Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103), load AIM-7 Sparrow radar guided air-to-air missiles on an F-14B Tomcat aircraft, as aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are prepared for missions, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 (Aw/Sw) Joshua Karsten, Usn Release Status: Releas... More

U.S. Marine Corps Marine armed with a M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun, provides security as Iraqi civilians in Fallujah, Iraq, return to the city in working parties on December 11, 2004, so that they can help clean up the city before they are allowed to move back into their homes. Multi-National Forces are currently conducting humanitarian aid missions to help the citizen of Fallujah after a battle with the insurgents destroyed much of the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Marine armed with a M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Maintenance Crew member assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115), performs maintenance to the wing of a USMC F/A-18A Hornet aircraft spotted inside the hangar deck of the USN Nimitz Class: Aircraft Carrier, USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The aircraft of embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW -3) are providing close air support and conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, in the Persian Gulf, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Maintenance Crew member assigned to Marine Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Ryan O'Connor, Usn Release Status: Released to P... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Myron Verett and USAF SSGT Joseph Trumbull of Task Force (TF) 1041 conduct a dismounted patrol near Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ). TF 1041 is comprised primarily of Airmen from the 820th Security Forces Group (SFG), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), and supports DESERT SAFESIDE during IRAQI FREEDOM, by performing patrols, searches, and engaging Anti-Iraqi Forces, these missions are traditionally performed by US Army (USA) units. This is the first time USAF Security Forces (SF) personnel performed such missions since the Vietnam War. Both are armed with KAC 5.56 mm Modular Weapon System (MWS) SOPMOD (Special...

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Myron Verett and USAF SSGT J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Myron Verett and USAF SSGT Joseph Trumbull of Task Force (TF) 1041 conduct a dismounte... More

Two US Navy (USN) Plane Captains conduct the final pre-launch check on a F-14B Tomcat aircraft assigned to Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32), before the aircraft launches from the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class: Aircraft Carrier, USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), as aircraft assigned to embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW -3) provide close air support and conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, in the Persian Gulf, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Navy (USN) Plane Captains conduct the final pre-launch check on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Ryan O'Connor, Usn Release Status: Released to P... More

U.S. Army COL. Martinez from the 65th Regional Readiness Command gives a speech to the components of the 266th Ordnance Company. The 266th was deployed in Feb. 2004 and served a whole year in Iraq executing several missions. These missions varied from providing ammunition support to various elements in the theater of operations (ammo retrograde, construction of ammunition area, removal of unexploded Ordnance and providing escort for convoys). (U.S. Army photo by Leo Martinez) (Released)

U.S. Army COL. Martinez from the 65th Regional Readiness Command gives...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Buchanan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: Leo Ma... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Tony Blair, 940th Military Police (MP) Company, Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), Walton, Kentucky (KY), walks along side Iraqi Police Officers from the special missions unit (SMU) in a joint patrol through a town on the out skirts of Ad Diwanyah during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Tony Blair, 940th Military Police (MP) Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ad Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne), conduct numero U.S. missions during Operation Fury Blitz in Mangritae, Afghanistan on June 22, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Harold Fields) (Released)

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun-E State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Harold Fields, USA Relea... More

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne), conduct numerous missions during Operation Fury Blitz in Mangritae, Afghanistan on June 25, 2005. (US Army photo by SPC Harold Fields) (Released)

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun-E State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Harold Fields, USA Relea... More

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne), conduct numero U.S. missions during Operation Fury Blitz in Mangritae, Afghanistan on June 25, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Harold Fields) (Released)

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun-E State: Paktika Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Harold Fields, USA Rele... More

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne), conduct numero U.S. missions during Operation Fury Blitz in Mangritae, Afghanistan on June 25, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Harold Fields) (Released)

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun-E State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Harold Fields, USA Relea... More

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne), conduct numero U.S. missions during Operation Fury Blitz in Mangritae, Afghanistan on June 25, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Harold Fields) (Released)

Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Orgun-E State: Paktika Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Harold Fields, USA Rele... More

Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG) First Lieutenant (1LT) Philip Mosely (left), of Columbia, Mississippi (MS) and Captain (CPT) Rodney Hodge, inspect which vehicles are ready for support missions. The two are outside of Charlie Company, 890th Engineer Battalion, headquartered in Columbia, at the Pineville Elementary School near Pass Christian. (A3597)

Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG) First Lieutenant (1LT) Philip...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: Released to Public... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines on board a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibian Assault Vehicle search the areas around the Chalmette Bridge in New Orleans for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The USMC Marines of 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, along with 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, are conducting search and rescue (SAR) missions throughout the New Orleans area in support of Joint Task Force Katrina. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0605738 or search 050910M5901F002)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines on board a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibian Assaul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary R. Frank, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines aboard an AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle travel through the heavily flooded areas of New Orleans looking for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Marines from the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), and the 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8), Camp Lejeune, California (CA), assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) St. Bernard (named for the local Parish), are conducting search and rescue (SAR) missions throughout the New Orleans area. They are part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina, a multi-service support effort to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines aboard an AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary Frank, USMC Release Status: Releas... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, Sept. 15, 2005 -- Kevin Kopyscian, a Rescue Specialist with California Task Force 3 Urban Search and Rescue, gives haircuts to fellow team members after being in the field for over two weeks. After a long day of doing rescue missions this is one way to relax at Camp Zephyr. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, Sept. 15, 2005 -- Kevin Kopyscian...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US President George W. Bush meets with a crowd of Sailors, Soldiers and various volunteer relief organization personnel after returning to the Wasp Class, Amphibious Assault Ship, USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). President Bush visited the ship while in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA) observing first hand the results of the rescue and recovery missions carried out by the military currently assisting in Joint Task Force Katrina hurricane relief efforts. The USN is currently involved in Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

US President George W. Bush meets with a crowd of Sailors, Soldiers an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (right) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF GEN. Richard Myers, speak with reporters at the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C. during a press conference, Sept. 20, 2005. Secretary Rumsfeld and GEN. Myers expressed confidence in both the Afghanistan and Iraq missions during the briefing. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, (right) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kev... More

Afghan children and their mothers get clothes and needed supplies from US and Egypt soldiers during a joint humanitarian aid mission at the Egyptian Hospital, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2005. Task Force Strength does humanitarian missions along with coalition forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Jose L. Rodriguez) (Released)

Afghan children and their mothers get clothes and needed supplies from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base along with an Egyptian soldier(center) gives clothes to Afghan children during a joint humanitarian aid mission with the Egyptian Army at Bagram, Afghanistan on Nov. 17, 2005. Task Force Strength does humanitarian missions along with coalition forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Jose L. Rodriguez) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Task Force Strength, Bagram Air Base along wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76 Scene Camera Opera... More

Iraqi children in Sheik Saad line up to receive a backpack full of school supplies from a member of the Iraqi Army Special Troops Company, 1ST Tank Battallion, 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division in a joint civil affairs mission with American troops from A company, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.These missions are aimed towards improving education by providing the necessary tools.(U.S. Army photo by: PVT. Ronald R. Gaete) (RELEASED)

Iraqi children in Sheik Saad line up to receive a backpack full of sch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Cooke State: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A 490TH CA Scene Camera Operator: PVT Ronald R. Gaete, USA Release Status... More

On 01 January 2006 soldiers from D Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry went to the village of Shiaha, Iraq to conduct site surveys for upcoming civilian relief missions in the area. While pulling security soldiers made time to give locale children candy.(Released)US Army photo by SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr

On 01 January 2006 soldiers from D Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDE Scene Came... More

UH-60 Crewchief PFC. Christopher Bohatch helps personnel from the Medical Element in Soto Cano Air Base Honduras, to unload medical equipment from a UH-60 Blackhawk with the 1/228th Aviation Regiment to support a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDRETE) in Comayagua, Honduras. The 1/228th supports U.S. Army South missions in Central and South America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Army photo by Miguel A. Negron) (Released)

UH-60 Crewchief PFC. Christopher Bohatch helps personnel from the Medi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Soto Cano State: Comayagua Country: Dominican Republic (DOM) Scene Camera Operator: Miguel A. Negron, USA,... More

SGT. James Howell of A Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division checks I.D.s as Soldiers of 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division search a vehicle at a Traffic Control Point near Bayji, Iraq on Feb. 26, 2006. Joint missions such as this ensure Coalition strength and effectiveness. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

SGT. James Howell of A Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A1-1... More

U.S. Army 2nd LT. Ian Pitkin A Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division looks on as his Soldiers and Soldiers of 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division search a vehicle at a Traffic Control Point near Bayji, Iraq on Feb. 26, 2006. Joint missions such as this ensure Coalition strength and effectiveness. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

U.S. Army 2nd LT. Ian Pitkin A Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A1-1... More

U.S. Army Soldiers of Alpha Company, 878th Battalion, 555th Engineering Brigade, 101st Airbourne Division remove debris from a section of road in need of repair near Seniyah, Iraq on March 14, 2006. Missions such as this not only provide safer driving conditions in the area, but also deter the placement of mines or IEDs by anti-coalition forces. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers of Alpha Company, 878th Battalion, 555th Engineerin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Seniya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION Scene Camer... More

US Navy (USN) CAPT. Sinclair Harris, Commander, Amphibious Squadron 4, briefs the Commanding Officer (CO) and Officers regarding future missions aboard the USN Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13), in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Bradley Dawson) (Released)

US Navy (USN) CAPT. Sinclair Harris, Commander, Amphibious Squadron 4,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nashville (LPD 13) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Bradley Dawson, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

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