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United States Representative Anna G. Esho, from the 14th Congressional District, California presents the Bronze Star Medal to World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California while Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard looks on. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT. Sciaroni was never awarded the ...

United States Representative Anna G. Esho, from the 14th Congressional...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Representative Anna G. Esho, from the 14th Congressional District, California presents the Bronze Star Medal to W... More

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni sits with Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, while United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California speaks. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award 1LT Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT. Sciaroni was never awarded the medal because of interruptions in his chain of command and deaths of senior officers...

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni sits with Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adj... More

2LT Charles Fahie checks a navigation log during T-45 navigator simulator training

2LT Charles Fahie checks a navigation log during T-45 navigator simula...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for special air operations and related activities. The unit also trains with Army Special Forces and Navy SEALS for unconventional warfare operations. A navigator, aboard an MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft, cuts the pigtail on a lift line during a Fulton recovery mission

The 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) conducts training for specia...

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

Crew members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, run an engine check from the pilot, copilot and navigator positions during a chemical warfare defense equipment test

Crew members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dwight A. Jackson Release Status: ... More

A navigator aboard a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft mans his position during a flight from Guam to Darwin Royal Australian Air Force Base, Australia. The navigator, assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron, is a participant in Exercise Glad Customer '82

A navigator aboard a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft mans his position d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLAD CUSTOMER '82 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex R. Taningco Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator course works out a navigational problem at one of the training stations aboard a T-43A undergraduate navigator training aircraft

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator...

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: Walt Weible Release Status: Released... More

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command Undergraduate Navigator Course uses a T45 navigational simulator system during a class. The T45 uses high-speed computers to provide a realistic ground-based simulation of a wide variety of navigational situations

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command Undergraduate Navigator...

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: Walt Weible Release Status: Released... More

A 917th Air Refueling Squadron navigator operates navigation equipment aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

A 917th Air Refueling Squadron navigator operates navigation equipment...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A member of the flight crew mans the navigator's position aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft flight simulator

A member of the flight crew mans the navigator's position aboard a C-5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard M. Diaz Release Status:... More

Lieutenant Commander (LTC) Jeffrey P. Caulfeild-James, navigator and officer of the deck, sets the first watch aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LOUISVILLE (SSN 724) during the ship's commissioning

Lieutenant Commander (LTC) Jeffrey P. Caulfeild-James, navigator and o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA M. Weimer Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Flight Lieutenant (FLILT) M.C. King at the navigator station aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the ninth annual international airlift competition Airlift Rodeo'87

Flight Lieutenant (FLILT) M.C. King at the navigator station aboard a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: R... More

Second LT. Anthony Hingle plots the course of a T-43 navigator training aircraft while in-flight

Second LT. Anthony Hingle plots the course of a T-43 navigator trainin...

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

A T-43 navigator training aircraft sits on the flightline awaiting another mission

A T-43 navigator training aircraft sits on the flightline awaiting ano...

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

MAJ. Thomas A. Sweet, instructor navigator in a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 380th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), 310th Air Refueling Squadron (AREFS), Plattsburgh AFB, NY, navigates the aircraft to a designated refueling track where they will refuel a C-5 aircraft during Operation Restore Hope II. The primary mission of the 380th ARW (Deployed) is to provide air refueling support over the Atlantic to in-bound (going into Mogadishu, Somalia) and homeward-bound C-5 aircraft, which are ferrying supplies, troops and equipment. A total of 332 personnel and 12 KC-135R Stratotankers (from Plattsburgh, Griffiss AFB, NY, and Loring AFB, Maine) are deployed to Moron.(Exact date unknown)

MAJ. Thomas A. Sweet, instructor navigator in a KC-135R Stratotanker f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE II Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Theodore J. Koniares R... More

Major Alexander Azvarzin, IL-76 navigator from Tver Military Transportation Air Base, Russia; Major Chuck Miller, KC-135 pilot and Assistant Air Attache, Moscow and Lieutenant COL. Talgat Ramazanov, also an IL-76 navigator, flight-plan the mission route from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska to McConnell AFB, Kan. duringPeacekeeper '95

Major Alexander Azvarzin, IL-76 navigator from Tver Military Transport...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER '95 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Captain Hunter Mills is assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, briefs fellow aircrew member Navigator Lieutenant Colonel Bob Olmstead prior to the days mission to Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130 Hercules everyday to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla). They pickup and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD

Captain Hunter Mills is assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

61st Airlift Squadron (AS) Navigator Captain Paul Wilson of Columbus, Mississippi, is stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, works his station during the day's mission to Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany, for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130s every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) they pick up and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

61st Airlift Squadron (AS) Navigator Captain Paul Wilson of Columbus, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John E. Lasky, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Meyer, a navigator assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), wears Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear while manning his position aboard a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, while flying through the fog shrouded pattern at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (GRB)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Meyer, a navigator assigned to the 3...

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

Medium shot, high angle, Captain Ray Robinsion, USAF, Pilot and First Lieutenant Mike Arndt, USAF, Navigator, 6th Airlift Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, give a final briefing, while others look on, to Jumpmasters from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The briefing gives the Jumpmasters the latest conditions for their mission to be inserted onto the drop zone on Fort Polk, LA. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200nd paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air ...

Medium shot, high angle, Captain Ray Robinsion, USAF, Pilot and First ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Medium shot, high angle, Captain Ray Robinsion, USAF, Pilot and First Lieutenant Mike Arndt, USAF, Navigator, 6th Airlift Squad... More

Yokota Air Base, Japan, US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Andrew Purath, a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft navigator with the 36th Airlift Squadron (AS), climbs aboard a 20-man life raft during water survival refresher training

Yokota Air Base, Japan, US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Andrew Pura...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Digital Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Peter Terrebonne, a B-52H Stratofortress bomber Radar Navigator assigned to the 340th Weapons School, at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), performs a preflight inspection on a 2000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) rack prior to a test mission over the Utah Test and Training Range

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Peter Terrebonne, a B-52H Stratofort...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: AMN... More

U.S. Navy Navigator, CMDR. Bill Noll, a fan of The Ohio State University, hoists the"Buckeyes"flag aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) in a display of support for the Bowl Championship Series game against the Gators of the University of Florida, on Jan. 3, 2007, in the Arabiean Sea. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras) (Released)

U.S. Navy Navigator, CMDR. Bill Noll, a fan of The Ohio State Universi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Scene Major Command Shown: USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Miguel Angel Contreras, USN Release Statu... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (WPB 1349),

The Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (WPB 1349),

The Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (WPB 1349), homeported in Honolulu, conducts a coastal safety and security patrol while escorting Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, back to Magic Islan... More

Capt. Robert Poe, 74th Fighter Squadron chief of safety

Capt. Robert Poe, 74th Fighter Squadron chief of safety

Capt. Robert Poe, 74th Fighter Squadron chief of safety and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot, taxis an A-10 on the flightline, June 28, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Poe is one of the few Airmen who have earned ... More

Tech. Sgt. Amanda Young, a 189th Operations Support

Tech. Sgt. Amanda Young, a 189th Operations Support

Tech. Sgt. Amanda Young, a 189th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, prepares equipment for flight Oct. 8, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 189th Airlift Wing's heritag... More

A flight engineer with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming

A flight engineer with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming

A flight engineer with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, monitors operations on the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules aircraft to support U.S. Navy Operations training in San Diego, California o... More

Capt. Christopher Stapenhorst, 36th Airlift Squadron

Capt. Christopher Stapenhorst, 36th Airlift Squadron

Capt. Christopher Stapenhorst, 36th Airlift Squadron navigator, performs pre-flight check during a large formation mission at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2013. Yokota launched total of ten C-130s to test ... More

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Divison prepare

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Divison prepare

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Divison prepare to execute static line jumps April 11, 2019, at Pope Army Airfield, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Members from 164th Airlift Squadron participated in training... More

160813-N-SX673-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2016) Lt.

160813-N-SX673-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2016) Lt.

160813-N-SX673-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Brian Conner, assistant navigator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), participates in the Sprint Triathlon hosted by Morale, W... More

United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California speaks to World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT. Sciaroni was never awarded the medal because of interruptions in his chain of command and deaths of senior officers involved. The Representative, in a ceremony at the 129th...

United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California speaks to World War II veteran and fo... More

A ground crewman steps out of a maintenance debriefing truck following a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during the VOLANT GALAXY program. This program is a conversion of the present C-5A Galaxy inertial navigation system (INS), which uses a navigator and two INS computer display units for the pilot and copilot, to a new triple system for the pilot and copilot that eliminates the need for a navigator

A ground crewman steps out of a maintenance debriefing truck following...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT GALAXY Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Crew members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, run an engine check from the pilot, copilot and navigator positions during a chemical warfare defense equipment test

Crew members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dwight A. Jackson Release Status: ... More

An electronic training center is used to present navigational problems to a student at the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator school

An electronic training center is used to present navigational problems...

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: Walt Weible Release Status: Released... More

A 917th Air Refueling Squadron navigator charts a course aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

A 917th Air Refueling Squadron navigator charts a course aboard a KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Lieutenant Commander (LTC) Jeffrey P. Caulfeild-James, navigator and officer of the deck, sets the first watch during the commissioning of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LOUISVILLE (SSN 724)

Lieutenant Commander (LTC) Jeffrey P. Caulfeild-James, navigator and o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA M. Weimer Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Lieutenant Junior Officer (LTJG) John Breckheimer, navigator aboard an Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6) LC-130 Hercules aircraft, uses a sextant to obtain a position fix during Operation DEEP FREEZE

Lieutenant Junior Officer (LTJG) John Breckheimer, navigator aboard an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Mike Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Pilot 1ST LT. Timothy Shields, left, and 2nd LT. Jack Swonson, student navigator, check their log after a training mission in a T-37 Tweet aircraft

Pilot 1ST LT. Timothy Shields, left, and 2nd LT. Jack Swonson, student...

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

An Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) TC-4C Academe aircraft, used for A-6E bombardier/navigator training, lands at the air station

An Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) TC-4C Academe aircraft, used for A-6E bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky, Usnr Release ... More

The navigator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) looks over his charts during a general quarters drill held after the ship's departure from Naval Station, Long Beach, California, at the beginning of PACEX '89

The navigator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Lancaster Release Status: Releas... More

A left front view of an Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) TC-4C Academe aircraft on display at an open house and air show. VA-42, a fleet readiness-training squadron for the A-6E Intruder aircraft, uses the TC-4C for bombardier/navigator training

A left front view of an Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) TC-4C Academe aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Rele... More

A right side view of an Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) TC-4C Academe aircraft on display at an open house and air show. VA-42, a fleet readiness-training squadron for the A-6E Intruder aircraft, uses the TC-4C for bombardier/navigator training

A right side view of an Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) TC-4C Academe aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Rele... More

CDR Dave Smania, left, the ship's navigator, discusses s course change with the officer of the deck on the bridge of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)

CDR Dave Smania, left, the ship's navigator, discusses s course change...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Tracy L. Didas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Navy cameraman videotapes a memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery for LT. CMDR. Barry T. Cooke of Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36). Cooke and his bombardier/navigator, LT. Patrick K. Connor, were killed when their A-6E Intruder aircraft was shot down on February 2, 1991, during Operation Desert Storm

A Navy cameraman videotapes a memorial service at Arlington National C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kazakitis ... More

1LT Mark Morris, a navigator with the 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, evaluates the performance of student pilots MAJ Richard Davis and CPT Chris Hofstad as the trainees fly a mission over Texas in a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft

1LT Mark Morris, a navigator with the 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Sq...

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

LT.j.g. Daryl Woodworth, assistant navigator on board the guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59), plots the ship's course as it returns to San Diego

LT.j.g. Daryl Woodworth, assistant navigator on board the guided missi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Rich Oriez Release Status: Released t... More

CPT Denis LeMeur, a French Air Force C-160 Transall navigator assigned to Anjou Tactical Squadron, 64th Wing, Eureux Air Base, France prepares for a TRIADS MRE drop into Srebernica, Bosnia

CPT Denis LeMeur, a French Air Force C-160 Transall navigator assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Janel Schroeder Re... More

Captain Kevin O'Connell, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, goes through his checks as navigator on the C-130 Hercules in preparation for flight

Captain Kevin O'Connell, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Marlene S. Barry Releas... More

US Air Force First Lieutenant Christine Locke (left), Co-pilot, 1ST Rescue Group, and US Air Force Captain James Fidler, navigator, 1ST Rescue Group, prepare to preflight their HC-130P aircraft for a twilight mission. This image was used in the January 1996 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

US Air Force First Lieutenant Christine Locke (left), Co-pilot, 1ST Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: ... More

Electrician's Mate SENIOR CHIEF (SS) Bernard R. Jaques, assistant navigator, reviews navigational charts on board the Los Angeles class submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716) during the exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98

Electrician's Mate SENIOR CHIEF (SS) Bernard R. Jaques, assistant navi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH... More

An E-3C Sentry Navigator, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron (AACS), Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, assigned to the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), uses the Data Set satellite communication system to send weather information back to deployed weather personnel. He sent the information while on a 14.5-hour mission controlling the air space over Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An E-3C Sentry Navigator, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron (AACS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing Scene Camera Operator: Ts... More

Over Iraqi skies, a US Air Force (USAF) Radar Navigator monitors the Electronic Optical Viewing System (EOVS), during the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadrons (EBS) formation of B-52 Stratofortress Bombers mission, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Over Iraqi skies, a US Air Force (USAF) Radar Navigator monitors the E...

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

Navigator's point of view showing US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Tom Clayton (pilot) and USAF Major (MAJ) Dave Deames, both assigned to the 300th Air Lift Squadron (AS), as they pilot their USAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, towards the extended refueling probe of a USAF Ohio Air National Guard (OHANG) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), during a refueling mission near Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

Navigator's point of view showing US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Statu... More

U.S. Air Force 746 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 386 Air Expeditionary Wing, TECH. SGT. Paul Biondi (right), flight engineer, and 2nd LT. John Stockwell (left), navigator, scan the horizon for threats during a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft mission into Iraq, on Oct. 10, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by CAPT. Aaron Burgstein) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 746 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 386 Air Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: C-130 Hercules Cargo Aircraft Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Aaron Burgstein Release Status: Relea... More

Civilian maintenance personnel inspect a U.S. Air Force T-43 jet aircraft from the 562nd Flying Training Squadron inside a hangar at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas on Dec. 20, 2004. The T-43A is primarily used in the Air Force's undergraduate navigator training program. (DOD photo by Steve White) (Released)

Civilian maintenance personnel inspect a U.S. Air Force T-43 jet aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Steve White, Dod Release Status: Releas... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Scarmeas, flying

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Scarmeas, flying

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Scarmeas, flying crew chief member with the 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., monitors the flight path on a laptop inside the cockpit of the C-17 Globem... More

Faces of the Defender: Combat Systems Officer

Faces of the Defender: Combat Systems Officer

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Daniel Wallace, a mobility combat systems officer with the 183rd Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, poses with a C-130H Hercules aircraft in Peoria, Ill., April 23, 2019. Air Force combat... More

(photo courtesy of Col. William Busch) The crew of

(photo courtesy of Col. William Busch) The crew of

(photo courtesy of Col. William Busch) The crew of the “Cindy” a B-17 bomber prior to its August 1943 downing by anti-aircraft fire over western Germany. According to retired Air Force Col. William Busch, the p... More

Capt. Luis Hencker, centered, poses with his class

Capt. Luis Hencker, centered, poses with his class

Capt. Luis Hencker, centered, poses with his class after graduating flight navigator school at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla.

(U.S. Army photo by Ryan Graham) Retired Air Force

(U.S. Army photo by Ryan Graham) Retired Air Force

(U.S. Army photo by Ryan Graham) Retired Air Force Col. William Busch is surrounded by the staff of Madigan Army Medical Center’s 7 North ward to celebrate his 101st birthday. His daughter Deb Walker is directl... More

Retired Col. Charles Correll began his Air Force career

Retired Col. Charles Correll began his Air Force career

Retired Col. Charles Correll began his Air Force career in June 1953, entering as an aviation cadet where he served as a navigator and radar observer for eight years. He later commissioned as an officer. A mast... More

A crew chief with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air

A crew chief with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air

A crew chief with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, monitors refueling procedure of a C-130 Hercules aircraft to support U.S. Navy Operations training in San Diego, California on October 15, 2... More

Loadmasters from the 164th Airlift Squadron prepare

Loadmasters from the 164th Airlift Squadron prepare

Loadmasters from the 164th Airlift Squadron prepare to begin pre-flight inspections April 11, 2019, at Pope Army Airfield, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Members from the 164th Airlift Squadron participated in t... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Konopczynski, C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Konopczynski, C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Konopczynski, C-130 Hercules pilot with the 914th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., conducts a preflight crew briefing during Maple Flag in Edmonton/Cold Lake, A... More

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the annual POW/MIA Ceremony held in Heritage Park at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Mr. Cooper was a navigator with the Army Air Corps from 1943-1945 and became a German POW after being shot down 29 June 1944 during his 12th bombing mission. He was liberated on April 29th, 1945

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: S... More

An Attack Squadron 95 (VA-95) bombardier/navigator climbs up into the cockpit of his A-6E Intruder aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) during FLEET EX '88. The ENTERPRISE is operating near Adak, Alaska

An Attack Squadron 95 (VA-95) bombardier/navigator climbs up into the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '88 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

1LT Mark Israelitt, a navigator with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, plans the course that his WC-130H Hercules aircraft will take across the Gulf of Mexico as it travels into Hurricane Gilbert to gather meteorological data

1LT Mark Israelitt, a navigator with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kit Thompson Release Status: ... More

Aviation Technician/AIRMAN D. Winger, navigator of a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, monitors instruments during operations off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The unit is using the AQS-14 minehunting system to locate inert mines planted by U.S. forces as part of a minehunting exercise during Operation Desert Shield

Aviation Technician/AIRMAN D. Winger, navigator of a Helicopter Mine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

CAPT. Elizabeth P. Schwartzhoff, the navigator of a 350th Aerial Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, makes some computations while on a refueling flight during Operation Desert Shield

CAPT. Elizabeth P. Schwartzhoff, the navigator of a 350th Aerial Refue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT. Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public... More

CAPT. Katarina S. Bentler, left, and CAPT. Elizabeth P. Schwartzhoff, right, of the 350th Aerial Refueling Squadron talk to their maintenance crew chief, SGT. Troy L. Presher of the 609th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, prior to boarding their KC-135 Stratotanker for a refueling mission during Operation Desert Shield. Bentler is the aircraft's pilot; Schwartzhoff is the navigator

CAPT. Katarina S. Bentler, left, and CAPT. Elizabeth P. Schwartzhoff, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT. Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public... More

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia team members (left to right) MAJ A. Farsi, navigator; CAPT E. Murbarak, copilot; and LCOL B. Harbi, aircraft commander, plann a precompetition mission during RODEO 92

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia team members (left to right) MAJ A. Farsi, nav...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Marine KC-130R navigator SGT Dave Fiske, VMGR 252 (Otis) Cherry Point, North Carolina uses a radar to flight route from Mombasa to Kigali Airport in Kenya

Marine KC-130R navigator SGT Dave Fiske, VMGR 252 (Otis) Cherry Point,...

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

Navigator, 1ST Lieutenant Ying Woo, 50th Airlift Squadron, uses a sextant onboard the C-130 Hercules. The 50th Air Squadron is on temporary duty from Arkansas to Ramstein. Wearing flight helmets, kevlar and life survival vests, the crew flies missions from Ramstein Air Base, Germany into Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of the Implementation Force (IFOR). The IFOR mission is to ensure that the former warring nations of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia honor the Dayton Peace Accord to cease fire and maintain permanent borders

Navigator, 1ST Lieutenant Ying Woo, 50th Airlift Squadron, uses a sext...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. John Lasky Release Status: Released to Publi... More

The 12th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) oversees pilot and navigator simulator training under multimillion-dollar Chesapeake Systems Inc., UNC/Lear, and MacDonald Douglas. Contract civilians are employed as computer maintenance technicians. Console operators help set up realistic equipment used in the program. (Substandard image)

The 12th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) oversees pilot and navigato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ed Snyder, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force Captian Grace Tiscareno-Sato, a KC-135 Stratotanker Navigator, assigned to the 96th Aerial Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, is currently deployed to the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing, Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, completes her prefilght checks prior to a mission in support of Operation Allied Force

US Air Force Captian Grace Tiscareno-Sato, a KC-135 Stratotanker Navig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Rele... More

The flight crew of a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A "Globemaster III" aircraft assigned to the 17th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), fly their 1,000th combat mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Pictured are USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Paul Wittsack (co-pilot), USAF Major (MAJ) Edward Fleuren (pilot), and USAF MAJ Jeffery Meyers (Navigator)

The flight crew of a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A "Globemaster III" aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Brian Rhodarmer (left), Navigator, and USAF MAJ Mike Toney, Pilot, both assigned to 970th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron (EAACS), check the control panel in the cockpit of their E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Controls Systems (AWACS) aircraft, while deployed at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Brian Rhodarmer (left), Navigator, and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shannon Collins, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Tony Mauer (left) and USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Eric Adcock fly a KC-135 Stratotanker as they prepare to refuel both their brother's aircraft. COL Mauer's brother, USAF Major (MAJ) John Mauer, is the navigator a USAF AWACS and 1LT Adcock's brother, 1LT Nick Adcock, is a co-pilot in the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Tony Mauer (left) and USAF First Lie...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Paul Phillips, a Navigator on a Special Operations MC-130P, Combat Shadow aircraft keeps an eye on headings and weather during a refueling mission over Liberia, while deployed the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Paul Phillips, a Navigator on a Spec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

On the flight deck of a US Air Force (USAF) C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft, Major (MAJ) Curt Ganther a Navigator assigned to the 730th Airlift Squadron (AS), March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA), checks his navigational charts in preparation for the C-141 Starlifters last airdrop mission at Fort Benning, Georgia (GA)

On the flight deck of a US Air Force (USAF) C-141 Starlifter cargo air...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Captain Jason Terry, a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft navigator from the 314th Airlift Wing (AW), prepares the aircraft navigation system for the day's mission at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Arkansas (AK)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain Jason Terry, a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Amy Hagerman, USAF Release St... More

A U.S. Air Force 729 Airlift Squadron navigator reads aboard a C-141C Starlifter cargo aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze, enroute to Christchurch, New Zealand, on Jan. 18, 2005.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Joe Zuccaro) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force 729 Airlift Squadron navigator reads aboard a C-141C ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: C-141c Starlifter Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Joe Zuccaro, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National

A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National

A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, flys over Wyoming during a training mission on Sept. 24, 2019. The 153rd Airlift Wing's primary mission is to provide combat airlift to our state... More

The C-130H Hercules maneuvers through the sky April

The C-130H Hercules maneuvers through the sky April

The C-130H Hercules maneuvers through the sky April 10, 2019, at Pope Army Airfield, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Members from 164th Airlift Squadron participated in training air drops to include personnel dro... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Shannon Baker, 737th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Shannon Baker, 737th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Shannon Baker, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130H navigator, looks out the window of a C-130H Hercules during flight July 20, 2014, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. ... More

Retired World War II navigator Lt. Col. Leonard Erickson

Retired World War II navigator Lt. Col. Leonard Erickson

Retired World War II navigator Lt. Col. Leonard Erickson discusses his military service with 120th Airlift Wing Chaplain, Lt. Col. Arthur McCaffrey, at an assisted living facility in Butte, Mont., March 10, 201... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Laras, a C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Laras, a C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Capt. Frank Laras, a C-130 Hercules navigator with the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., reviews a map before the day's mission during Maple Flag in Edmonton/Cold Lake, Alberta,... More

Crewmembers on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast

Crewmembers on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast

Crewmembers on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu, conduct a fly over of the Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, June 16, 2017. The Hōkūleʻa will retur... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Quinn Harris, C-130

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Quinn Harris, C-130

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Quinn Harris, C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., observes engine startup during Maple Flag in Edmonton/Cold Lake, Alberta, Can... More

A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National

A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National

A C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, fires off flares over Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center during a training mission on Sept. 24, 2019. The 153rd Airlift Wing's primary mission i... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Phillip Chapman, C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Capt. Phillip Chapman, C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Capt. Phillip Chapman, C-130 Hercules pilot with the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., taxis into position on the runway during Maple Flag in Edmonton/Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada... More

Members with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National

Members with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National

Members with the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, monitor operations on the flight deck of a C-130 Hercules aircraft for landing after a training operation to support U.S. Navy Operations trainin... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Phillip Chapman, C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Capt. Phillip Chapman, C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Capt. Phillip Chapman, C-130 Hercules pilot with the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., looks out the flight deck window before engine start during Maple Flag in Edmonton/Cold La... More

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Divison prepare

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Divison prepare

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Divison prepare to execute static line jumps April 11, 2019, at Pope Army Airfield, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Members from the 164th Airlift Squadron participated in trai... More

Royal Canadian Air Force Master Cpl. Marc Tremblay,

Royal Canadian Air Force Master Cpl. Marc Tremblay,

Royal Canadian Air Force Master Cpl. Marc Tremblay, search and rescue technician with the 417 Combat Support Squadron, 4 Wing Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, jumps out of a C-130 Her... More

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni receives congratulations and applause fom Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, and United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California after receiving the Bronze Star. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT. Sciaroni was never awarded the medal because of ...

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni receives congratulations and applause fom Major... More

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the annual POW/MIA Ceremony held in Heritage Park at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Mr. Cooper was a navigator with the Army Air Corps from 1943-1945 and became a German POW after being shot down 29 June 1944 during his 12th bombing mission. He was liberated on April 29th, 1945

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: S... More

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni speaks to the members of the 129th Rescue Wing and assembled guests after receiving the Bronze Star from United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT. Sciaroni was never awarded the medal because of interruptions in his chain of command and deaths of senior officers involved. The ...

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni speaks to the members of the 129th Rescue Wing ... More

The navigator, of the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, checks the aircraft's position by using a sextant

The navigator, of the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 93rd Air R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Santa Cruz State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Raymond Downward Release Status: Released ... More

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator course is seated in the cockpit of a T-37 training aircraft prior to making a flight

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator...

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: Walt Weible Release Status: Released... More

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