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CPT Kymberle McElwee, 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mission crew director, watches loading operations as a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft is readied for a flight to Pakistan. The 2nd AFS will be providing medical assistance to those Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters who are being transported to the United States and Canada for specialized treatment.

CPT Kymberle McElwee, 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mission crew...

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

An air-to-air right rear view of a 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23A Sherpa aircraft in flight over the Rhine River valley

An air-to-air right rear view of a 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft taxis on the field as other C-5Bs line the field. The aircraft are stopping over on the island after transporting Finnish United Nations troops to Namibia to function as a peacekeeping force

A Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft taxis on the field as ...

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

Crews work into the night to unload sections of a Bailey Bridge from a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Chaklala air base. Two 709th MAS aircraft wre used to deliver the portable bridge, which will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla . The Afghans will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Crews work into the night to unload sections of a Bailey Bridge from a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

An HC-130P Hercules aircraft stands in the background with engines running as members of a recovery team walk along the flight line following their arrival at Gambela South Airport. The airport is the center of operations for forces that have arrived to recover the bodies of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. The efforts resulted in discovery of the downed aircraft on a remote mountainside

An HC-130P Hercules aircraft stands in the background with engines run...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Major Jim Olson maneuvers a QF-100 drone at the master drone control. The drones act as full-size targets for fighter pilots participating in Combat Archer, the Weapon System Evaluation Program

Major Jim Olson maneuvers a QF-100 drone at the master drone control. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson, USAF Release Statu... More

CPT Maureen Scullion and Abdullah Abadi, interpreter, stand by as CPT Kymberle McElwee records information and COL (Dr.) Suman Seth examines Abdul Ahad, an Afghan mujaheddin fighter. The U.S. military personnel are members of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron who are in the country to provide assistance to Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters. Those needing specialized surgery will be transported to the United States and Canada by Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft.

CPT Maureen Scullion and Abdullah Abadi, interpreter, stand by as CPT ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pakistan(PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft, foreground, and an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron fly over Spangdahlem Air Base. The F-16C is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its outer, left pylon and both aircraft are armed with AGM-88 HARM missiles

A 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

The conductor of the U.S. Air Force Band accepts a plaque presented by a representative of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE) during an intermission in a concert at the SHAPE base theater

The conductor of the U.S. Air Force Band accepts a plaque presented by...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mons Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A recovery crew is lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter to the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

A recovery crew is lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 67th Special Operations Squadron consult with members of an Ethiopian search and rescue team at Bole Airport during efforts to locate an aircraft carrying Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Members of the 67th Special Operations Squadron consult with members o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A C-23A Sherpa aircraft from the 10th Military Airlift Squadron flies over the Rhine valley during a flight out of Zweibrucken Air Base, West Germany

A C-23A Sherpa aircraft from the 10th Military Airlift Squadron flies ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Pallets of supplies are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The Galaxy is also transporting Finish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Pallets of supplies are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The U.S. Air Force Band performs a musical selection during a concert at the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE) base theater

The U.S. Air Force Band performs a musical selection during a concert ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mons Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Surrounded by blowing dust, a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft sits on the tarmac at Chaklala air base. Two 709th MAS aircraft have landed at the base to deliver a Bailey Bridge that will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group that will use the portable bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Surrounded by blowing dust, a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Personnel set up a temporary morgue at the American Embassy compound in anticipation of a possible tragic outcome to a search and rescue mission taking place to locate Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Personnel set up a temporary morgue at the American Embassy compound i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A 55th Special Operations Squadron HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter prepares for aerial refueling during a search and rescue (SAR) mission. Helicopters from the squadron are taking part in SAR efforts initiated for Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

A 55th Special Operations Squadron HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter prepar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

COL John T. Carney, Commander, 1720th Special Tactics Group

COL John T. Carney, Commander, 1720th Special Tactics Group

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

The pilot and copilot operate the controls of a 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23 Sherpa aircraft during a flight ot Hahn Air Base to deliver airplane parts

The pilot and copilot operate the controls of a 10th Military Airlift ...

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

German security personnel speak with the pilot of the hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft at Rhein-Main Air Base after the plane was permitted to use the military ramp to cross over to the international side of Frankfurt International Airport. The Soviet built aircraft was hijacked by two teenage Czechoslovakians who were later apprehended. No one was injured in the incident

German security personnel speak with the pilot of the hijacked Tu-154B...

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

German and American security personnel at Rhein-Main Air Base apprehend two teenage Czechoslovakians who hijacked a Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft, seen at left. No one was injured in the incident

German and American security personnel at Rhein-Main Air Base apprehen...

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

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein Logistics Base in a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The troops will be functioning as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft is parked on the flight line as another Galaxy comes in for a landing. The aircraft are stopping over on the island after transporting Finnish United Nations troops to Namibia to function as a peacekeeping force

A Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft is parked on the fligh...

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

A 55th Special Operations Squadron HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter undergoes aerial refueling during a search and rescue (SAR) mission. Helicopters from the squadron are taking part in SAR efforts initiated for Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

A 55th Special Operations Squadron HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter underg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 67th Special Operations Squadron plan the following day's mission with Ethiopian search and rescue team pilots at Bole Airport during efforts to locate an aircraft carrying Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Members of the 67th Special Operations Squadron plan the following day...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), gives the thumbs up signal from the cockpit of a South African air force C-47 Skytrain aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. Corlett is in Namibia as part of an effort by the Military Airlift Command to transport Finnish United Nations troops to the country where they will function as a peacekeeping force

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), gives the th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein Logistics Base in a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The troops will be functioning as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Recovery team members unload tent poles from an Ethiopian C-130 Hercules aircraft at Gambela South Airport, center of operations for forces that have arrived to recover the bodies of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. The efforts resulted in discovery of the downed aircraft on a remote mountainside

Recovery team members unload tent poles from an Ethiopian C-130 Hercul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LTC Barbara Lauen, 401st Services Squadron commander, assists Ethiopian accident investigators as they attempt to identify the remains of aircraft crash victims at a temporary mortuary/identification center set up at Bole Airport. The remains of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and other passengers were discovered following a three-day search and rescue mission which had been initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

LTC Barbara Lauen, 401st Services Squadron commander, assists Ethiopia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A member of the 1720th Special Tactics Group speeds down a road on a dirt bike

A member of the 1720th Special Tactics Group speeds down a road on a d...

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

Sleeping quarters for Military Airlift Command flight crews are set up in a hangar.

Sleeping quarters for Military Airlift Command flight crews are set up...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kinshasa Country: Zaire(ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A Belgian soldier lifts his gear from the hood of a Volkswagen Iltis 4x4 light vehicle as a row of the vehicles await loading onto a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The equipment and Belgian troops are being transported to Kinshasa, Zaire in an effort to evacuate French and Belgian citizens from the country during a period of political upheaval.

A Belgian soldier lifts his gear from the hood of a Volkswagen Iltis 4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Melsdroek Country: Belgium(BEL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Supplies are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft in support of a medical assistance mission being conducted by the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. The 2nd AFS will be providing medical assistance to those Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters who are being transported to the United States and Canada for specialized treatment.

Supplies are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan(PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

An EC-130H Hercules aircraft, flying under the project name Compass Call, lands on base. The aircraft is modified to confuse and disrupt enemy command and control operations by using a highly sophisticated electronic jamming system. In the event of war, t

An EC-130H Hercules aircraft, flying under the project name Compass Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A British Bedford 4x4 truck is offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. Trucks and other equipment transported by the Galaxy will be used by Finnish United Nations troops acting as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

A British Bedford 4x4 truck is offloaded from a Military Airlift Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sections of a Bailey Bridge are unloaded from a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Chaklala air base. Two 709th MAS aircraft wre used to deliver the portable bridge, which will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group. The Afghans will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Sections of a Bailey Bridge are unloaded from a 709th Military Airlift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Michael Cairney assists with administrative duties for search and rescue units taking part in a mission to locate Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. Cairney's wife, Gladys Gilbert, was one of the passengers on the aircraft

Michael Cairney assists with administrative duties for search and resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A camouflaged member of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron moves through the underbrush at night

A camouflaged member of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron moves throu...

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

Navy construction battalion personnel use fork lift trucks to transport bombs to be housed in berms constructed in the desert during Operation Desert Shield.

Navy construction battalion personnel use fork lift trucks to transpor...

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

CPT Kymberle McElwee, mission crew director, gets acquainted with Rangeen and Dost Mohammad, Afghan refugees who are being transported to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, aboard a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The two are being evacuated from Pakistan for specialized treatment as part of a medical assistance program for Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters conducted by the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

CPT Kymberle McElwee, mission crew director, gets acquainted with Rang...

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

Retired Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Gail Halvorsen, who flew in the airlift, sits in his old lieutenant's uniform among guests at the 40th anniversary memorial ceremonies for the Berlin Airlift

Retired Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Gail Halvorsen, who flew in the airli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A C-23A Sherpa aircraft from the 10th Military Airlift Squadron flies over the Rhine valley during a flight out of Zweibrucken Air Base, West Germany

A C-23A Sherpa aircraft from the 10th Military Airlift Squadron flies ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Ground crewmen prepare to extend the nose ramp of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft in preparation for offloading British Land Rovers at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The equipment will be used by Finnish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Ground crewmen prepare to extend the nose ramp of a Military Airlift C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A bus crosses a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Peshawar and Islamabad. A similar bridge was sent from the U.S. to Pakistan for use by an Afghan guerrilla group that needs to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

A bus crosses a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Peshawar and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An automobile crosses a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Peshawar and Islamabad. A similar bridge was sent from the U.S. to Pakistan for use by an Afghan guerrilla group that needs to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

An automobile crosses a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Pesha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Onlookers watch from the railing as a 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron EC-130E Hercules aircraft starts its engines prior to taking off on a search and rescue (SAR) mission. The aircraft is electronically equipped to maintain communcations between units taking part in SAR efforts for Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Onlookers watch from the railing as a 7th Airborne Command and Control...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Ethiopian soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony at Bole Airport honoring Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and other victims of an aircraft crash. Nine Americans and seven Ethiopian passengers were killed in the crash, which occurred on a remote mountainside in western Ethiopia as the group was traveling to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Ethiopian soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony at Bole Airpor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

CPT Karl West, 55th Special Operations Squadron, maps out the day's flight routes with search and rescue (SAR) team planner Tesfaye Tsegaye. The men are taking part in an SAR mission initiated for Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation after their plane was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

CPT Karl West, 55th Special Operations Squadron, maps out the day's fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

STAFF Sergeant Doris Meacham debriefs pilots participating in Combat Archer, the Weapon System Evaluation Program

STAFF Sergeant Doris Meacham debriefs pilots participating in Combat A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson, USAF Release Statu... More

The pilot climbs up to the cockpit of a French air force Mirage FR-1 aircraft during Tactical Air Meet '88 (TAM-88), a biennial Central European live firing exercise. TAM-88 is being held at Canadian Air Force Base, Baden-Soellingen. Exact Date Shot Unkno

The pilot climbs up to the cockpit of a French air force Mirage FR-1 a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

Retired Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Gail Halvorsen waves from the cockpit of a C-47 Skytrain aircraft during the Berlin Airlift 40th anniversary memorial ceremonies. During the airlift, then-Lieutenant (LT) Halvorsen threw candy bombs to waiting children

Retired Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Gail Halvorsen waves from the cockpit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23A Sherpa aircraft flies over a town in the Rhine River valley

A 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23A Sherpa aircraft flies over a to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

An air-to-air right side view of a 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23A Sherpa aircraft in flight over the Rhine River valley

An air-to-air right side view of a 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Members of the 6919th Electronic Security Squadron determine targets to be jammed by EC-130H Hercules aircraft. The EC-130Hs, which are flying under the project name of Compass Call, is modified to confuse and disrupt enemy command and control operations

Members of the 6919th Electronic Security Squadron determine targets t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein Logistics Base in a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The troops will be functioning as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Finnish United Nations soldiers assemble upon arrival at Grootfontein ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Recovery team members hold on to a safety rope as they descend toward the crash site of the aircraft transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

Recovery team members hold on to a safety rope as they descend toward ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Estonia (EST) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the 409th Squadron, Canadian air force, refuels a CF-18 Hornet aircraft during Tactical Air Meet '88 (TAM-88), a biennial Central European live firing exercise. TAM-88 is being held at Canadian Air Force Base, Baden-Soellingen. Exact Date Shot

A member of the 409th Squadron, Canadian air force, refuels a CF-18 Ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

A C-23A Sherpa aircraft from the 10th Military Airlift Squadron flies over the Rhine valley during a flight out of Zweibrucken Air Base, West Germany

A C-23A Sherpa aircraft from the 10th Military Airlift Squadron flies ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air F...

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

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air F...

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

Finnish United Nations soldiers watch as their supplies are moved following offloading from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The United Nations troops will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

Finnish United Nations soldiers watch as their supplies are moved foll...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SENIOR members of the U.S. Air Force Band discuss scheduling matters with the band's public affairs officer prior to a concert. The Air Force Band and its vocal ensemble, the Singing Sergeants, will be performing in the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE) base theater

SENIOR members of the U.S. Air Force Band discuss scheduling matters w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mons Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

An F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft, foreground, and an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft fly over the Rhine River. The F-4G, from the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, is carrying AGM-88 HARM missiles and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles while the F-16C is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and AGM-88 HARM missiles. The F-16C is the aircraft of the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing commander

An F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft, foreground, and an F-16C Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Ethiopian security guards equipped with 7.62mm AKM assault rifles stand near C-130 Hercules aircraft being used in a search and rescue mission for Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Ethiopian security guards equipped with 7.62mm AKM assault rifles stan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A view of the crash site of the plane transporting Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. The wreckage was located following three days of search and rescue efforts, initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. All passengers aboard the aircraft lost their lives in the crash

A view of the crash site of the plane transporting Texas Rep. George T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SSGT David Cruz, a pararescueman assigned to the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron, sits down to a meal in the field

SSGT David Cruz, a pararescueman assigned to the 1723rd Combat Control...

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

Abdullah Abadi, interpreter, watches from the rear of a medical bus as SRA Scott Millard and his dog, Debbie, check baggage for contraband as it is unloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The baggage belongs to Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters who have been transported to Rhein-Main for specialized medical treatment as part of a medical assistance program being conducted by the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

Abdullah Abadi, interpreter, watches from the rear of a medical bus as...

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

Systems operators determine targets to be jammed by EC-130H Hercules aircraft. The EC-130Hs, which are flying under the project name of Compass Call, are modified to confuse and disrupt enemy command and control operations by using a highly sophisticated

Systems operators determine targets to be jammed by EC-130H Hercules a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

An aerial view of Spangdahlem Air Base

An aerial view of Spangdahlem Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Airmen unload sections of a Bailey Bridge from one of two 709th Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft that were used to deliver the portable bridge to Chaklala air base. The bridge will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group that will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Airmen unload sections of a Bailey Bridge from one of two 709th Milita...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A ground crew member stands by a 55th Special Operations Squadron HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter and a C-141B Starlifter aircraft at Bole Airport. The aircraft are being used in search and rescue efforts initiated for Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

A ground crew member stands by a 55th Special Operations Squadron HH-6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A security guard maintains his post near C-141B Starlifter aircraft on the flight line at Bole Airport. The planes have transported medical personnel to Ethiopia to take part in a search and rescue mission for Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation after their plane was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

A security guard maintains his post near C-141B Starlifter aircraft on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Flag-draped coffins of aircraft crash victims lie in a temporary shelter at Bole Airport in preparation for transportation back to the United States. The deceased include Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland, Joyce Williams, Patrice Johnson, Ivan Tillem, Thomas Worrick, Gladys Gilbert, Hugh Johnson, Robert Woods and Roberta Worrick. Seven Ethiopian passengers were also killed in the crash, which occurred as the group was traveling to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Flag-draped coffins of aircraft crash victims lie in a temporary shelt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint experts look over supplies in a temporary mortuary/identification center set up at Bole Airport. A joint team of Ethiopian and American specialists is attempting to identify the remains of aircraft crash victims including Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland. The remains were discovered following a three-day search and rescue mission which had been initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint experts look over supplies...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Ethiopian soldiers carry the remains of one of nine Americans killed in an aircraft crash onto a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft for return to the United States. Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland was among the 16 passengers killed when their aircraft crashed on a remote mountainside in western Ethiopia as the group was traveling to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Ethiopian soldiers carry the remains of one of nine Americans killed i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Flag-draped coffins of aircraft crash victims lie in a temporary shelter at Bole Airport in preparation for transportation back to the United States. The deceased include Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland, Joyce Williams, Patrice Johnson, Ivan Tillem, Thomas Worrick, Gladys Gilbert, Hugh Johnson, Robert Woods and Roberta Worrick. Seven Ethiopian passengers were also killed in the crash, which occurred as the group was traveling to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Flag-draped coffins of aircraft crash victims lie in a temporary shelt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A member of the 1720th Special Tactics Group carrying a Colt Commando assault rifle stands in the forest

A member of the 1720th Special Tactics Group carrying a Colt Commando ...

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

MSGT Danny Conroy monitors the engineer's panel in a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft as CPT Frank Schuddeboom and 1LT Charles Shumaker, 86th Military Airlift Squadron, pilot the plane. The aircraft is transporting Belgian troops and equipment to Kinshasa, Zaire as part of an effort to evacuate French and Belgian citizens from the country during a period of political upheaval.

MSGT Danny Conroy monitors the engineer's panel in a Military Airlift ...

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

Members of a firefighting team complete the rescue and recovery event, part of the Readiness Challenge '87 competition. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Members of a firefighting team complete the rescue and recovery event,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE '87 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

A paratrooper of the 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry lands after a high altitude, low opening (HALO) practice jump from 10,000 feet. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A paratrooper of the 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry lands after a high ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Third Battalion, 325th Infantry paratroopers prepare for a high altitude, low opening (HALO) jump from a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E Hercules aircraft during a training mission. They are at 10,000 feet over Aviano Air Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Third Battalion, 325th Infantry paratroopers prepare for a high altitu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Air Force ambulances and security personnel wait for clearance to approach the hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft that is parked on the civilian side of Frankfurt International Airport. The Soviet-built aircraft, which was not granted permission to land on the military side of the airport at Rhein-Main Air Base, was hijacked by two teenage Czechoslovakians who were later apprehended. No one was injured in the incident

Air Force ambulances and security personnel wait for clearance to appr...

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

German and American security personnel at Rhein-Main Air Base apprehend two teenage Czechoslovakians who hijacked a Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft, seen at left. No one was injured in the incident

German and American security personnel at Rhein-Main Air Base apprehen...

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

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), right, takes a pleasure flight in a South African air force C-47 Skytrain aircraft. Corlett is in Namibia as part of an effort by the Military Airlift Command to transport Finnish United Nations troops to the country where they will function as a peacekeeping force

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), right, takes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft from the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, foreground, and the F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing commander fly over the countryside. The F-16C is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its outer, left pylon and both aircraft are armed with AGM-88 HARM missiles. The F-4G also has AIM-7 Sparrow missiles

An F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft from the 480th Tactical Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Accompanied by the U.S. Air Force Band, members of the Singing Sergeants, the band's vocal ensemble, perform a musical selection during a concert at the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE) base theater

Accompanied by the U.S. Air Force Band, members of the Singing Sergean...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mons Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A view of a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Peshawar and Islamabad. A similar bridge was sent from the U.S. to Pakistan for use by an Afghan guerrilla group that needs to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

A view of a Bailey Bridge in use on the road between Peshawar and Isla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Thomas Van Hare of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Humanitarian Assistance Office, talks with Beverly Eighmy of the American Embassy about the delivery of a Bailey Bridge. Behind them is one of the two 709th Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft that transported the bridge, which will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group. The Afghans will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Thomas Van Hare of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Humanitaria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

In the cockpit of a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft, Thomas Van Hare of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Humanitarian Assistance Office, discusses landing support requirements with MAJ Charles Corbet, the pilot of one of two 709th MAS aircraft that are delivering a Bailey Bridge to Islamabad, Pakistanm. The portable bridge will be passed on to an Afghan guerilla group that will use it to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan

In the cockpit of a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B G...

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

LTC Roger Smith, a dental pathologist with the 316th Air Division, discusses dental X-rays with a member of the Air Force Institute of Pathology. The two men are part of a joint team of Ethiopian and American specialists is attempting to identify the remains of aircraft crash victims including Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland. The remains were discovered following a three-day search and rescue mission which had been initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

LTC Roger Smith, a dental pathologist with the 316th Air Division, dis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Personnel set up a temporary morgue at the American Embassy compound in anticipation of a possible tragic outcome to a search and rescue mission taking place to locate Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Personnel set up a temporary morgue at the American Embassy compound i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Ethiopian soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony honoring Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and other victims of an aircraft crash. Nine Americans and seven Ethiopian passengers were killed in the crash, which occurred on a remote mountainside in western Ethiopia as the group was traveling to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

Ethiopian soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony honoring Texas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Ground crewmen in a control vehicle stand by to monitor incoming aircraft from a vantage point at Baumholder Range. Aircraft from various participating countries are using the range during a day-long gunnery practice session in preparation for Tactical Ai

Ground crewmen in a control vehicle stand by to monitor incoming aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

Tornado GR. Mark 1 aircraft taxi on the runway during Tactical Air Meet '88 (TAM-88), a biennial Central European live firing exercise. TAM-88 is being held at Canadian Air Force Base, Baden-Soellingen. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Tornado GR. Mark 1 aircraft taxi on the runway during Tactical Air Mee...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

MAJ Joe Hampton and TSGT David Martin, both Air Force officers, stand beneath the Coast Guard emblem at the National Search and Rescue School, a joint Air Force and Coast Guard operation which teaches global search and rescue techniques. Hampton and Martin teach inland search and rescue, a complementary course to the Coast Guard subjects on coastal and oceanic search and implementation

MAJ Joe Hampton and TSGT David Martin, both Air Force officers, stand ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Governors Island State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air Force security vehicles as it proceeds toward the military ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base. The plane is headed for the international side of Frankfurt International side of Frankfurt International Airport following the apprehension of its two teenage Czechoslovakians hijackers. No one was injured in the incident

A hijacked Tu-154B Hungarian commercial aircraft taxis behind US Air F...

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

British Land Rovers are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The equipment will be used by Finnish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia

British Land Rovers are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Namibia (NAM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Three F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft and one F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft fly over the Rhine River. The Fighting Falcons are armed with AGM-88 HARM missiles and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles while a HARM missile is visible on the Wild Weasel. The F-16s represent the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 23rd Aircraft Generation Squadron with the lead aircraft belonging to the commander, 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing. The F-4G is from the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Three F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft and one F-4G Phantom II Wild Weas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

The Air Force Band and its vocal ensemble, the Singing Sergeants, perform at the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE) base theater

The Air Force Band and its vocal ensemble, the Singing Sergeants, perf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mons Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A temporary mortuary and identification center is set up at Bole Airport in preparation for receiving the remains of aircraft crash victims including Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland. The remains were discovered following a three-day search and rescue mission which had been initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

A temporary mortuary and identification center is set up at Bole Airpo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

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