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US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Third Class (AW3) Garrette Keller, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Four (HS-4) mans a 7.62 mm M240D machine gun aboard a SH-60 Seahawk while acting as plane guard for the Nimitz Class: Aircraft Carrier, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), and embarked Carrier Air Wing One Four (CVW-14) while the ship is underway conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) in the Pacific Ocean

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Third Class (AW3) Garr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher Brown, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A view from the boom operator's position of a B-1 aircraft, in its new camouflaged paint scheme, being refueled by a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft

A view from the boom operator's position of a B-1 aircraft, in its new...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul J. Harrington Release Sta... More

An air-to-air top view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft, from the boom operator's section of a KC-10A Extender aircraft, after release from the tanker aircraft over mountains

An air-to-air top view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft, from the boom ...

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

Front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft in-flight during testing. The aircraft, from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, is seen from the refueling boom operator's section

Front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft in-flight during testing. Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Ranzeno Oates Release Stat... More

An overhead front view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft being refueled by a KC-10A Extender aircraft as seen from the boom operator's position

An overhead front view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft being refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

An in-flight view from the boom operator's window of the refueling connection of a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft refueling a KC-135R Stratotanker

An in-flight view from the boom operator's window of the refueling con...

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

A view from the boom operator's window of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing approaches for in-flight refueling during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

A view from the boom operator's window of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircra...

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

An MC-130 Hercules aircraft radio operator from the 8th Special Operations Squadron participates in a field operation

An MC-130 Hercules aircraft radio operator from the 8th Special Operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Talley Release Status: Released to ... More

TECH SGT. Sze Tom, boom operator with the 19th Air Refueling Wing, operates the controls of the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a training mission

TECH SGT. Sze Tom, boom operator with the 19th Air Refueling Wing, ope...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT. Don Sutherland Release St... More

A boom operator aboard a KC-10A Extender aircraft mans the controls as a 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4 Phantom II aircraft is refueled in flight during Exercise COPE MAX 85

A boom operator aboard a KC-10A Extender aircraft mans the controls as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE MAX 85 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft as an F-4E Phantom II aircraft from the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing refuels in flight. The 191st Air Refueling Squadron Stratotanker and its Utah Air National Guard crew are providing NATO with air tanker support under the Air Force Total Force program. This program includes Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units in active duty Air Force operations

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-135E Stratotanker airc...

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

Bundled up against the cold, a catapult deckedge operator mans his station during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64). The CONSTELLATION is among the ships participating in PACEX '89

Bundled up against the cold, a catapult deckedge operator mans his sta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Wilcox Release Status: Rel... More

The deckedge operator for the No. 2 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) watches as an Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 (VAW-126) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is launched from the ship's flight deck

The deckedge operator for the No. 2 catapult aboard the aircraft carri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Daniels Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The boom operator aboard a KC-10A Extender aircraft watches the approach of an aircraft coming in to refuel while on a training flight during Operation Desert Shield

The boom operator aboard a KC-10A Extender aircraft watches the approa...

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

The starboard catapult deckedge operator ducks as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is launched on the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

The starboard catapult deckedge operator ducks as an F/A-18C Hornet ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James R. Gallagher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

The boom operator of a 71st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft watches through the refueling station window as a 596th Bombardment Squadron B-52G Stratofortress aircraft approaches to take on fuel. Both aircraft are participating in Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

The boom operator of a 71st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135A Stratotanke...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Stewart Release Status:... More

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator 3rd Class Felgenhour communicates with a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) SH-3H Sea King helicopter crewmate before taking off from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator 3rd Class Felgenhour communic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Bruce W. Moore Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The port deck edge operator gives the final ready signal to the catapult officer preparing to launch an Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) A-6E Intruder aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

The port deck edge operator gives the final ready signal to the catapu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHCS D.W. Holmes Ii Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Boatswain Mate E (Launching and Recovery Equipment) Third Class (ABE3) Erwin Villacorte, deck edge operator on catapult number 2, keeps a close eye on flight deck operations as an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft is prepared for launch on board the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operation Deny Flight

Aviation Boatswain Mate E (Launching and Recovery Equipment) Third Cla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Raymond T. Conway Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Air Force MAJ. Frank "Zappa" De Martini, a F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and MAJ. Tom "Bit" Bednarek, a weapons system operator, both from the 334th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC, climb into their aircraft for another mission at the Roswell Industrial Air Center during the annual air defense exercise

US Air Force MAJ. Frank "Zappa" De Martini, a F-15E Strike Eagle pilot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA And... More

An F-15D Eagle piloted by Major Jim Shaw from the 67th Fighter Squadron receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker piloted by Major James Seaward, Lieutenant David Eisenbrey, (copilot), CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Gregory Durand, (boom operator), Technical Sergeant David Steiner, (boom operator), and Colonel William Kunzweiller, (18th Operations Group Deputy Commander) from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a training mission over the Pacific Ocean near Okinawa, Japan. Both aircraft are assigned to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan

An F-15D Eagle piloted by Major Jim Shaw from the 67th Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pacific Ocean State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Marvin Krause, USAF Release Stat... More

With the boom down awaiting the next aircraft, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Paul Jacobs, a boom operator with the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), is reflected on the window as he goes over his checklist prior to an early morning aerial refueling mission. SSGT Jacobs is assigned to the 319th AEG deployed to a classified location providing aerial refueling support for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

With the boom down awaiting the next aircraft, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) P...

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

Light enhanced, fisheye lens view, showing US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Patrick Bennett, Boom Operator aboard a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 96th Air Refueling Squadron, as he refuels a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft, patrolling the no-fly-zone near Southern Iraq, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Light enhanced, fisheye lens view, showing US Air Force (USAF) Technic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Second Class (AB2) Michael Hollick, Air Department, V-2 Division, stands watch as a deck edge operator for the bow while Catapult One shoots off "no loads" during an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Henry J. Kaiser Class Underway Replenishment Oiler USNS KANAWHA (T-AO-196) (background) and the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The TRUMAN is currently participating in the Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMTUEX) phase, designed to train the ship, airwing, and other vessels in the battle group to function as one fighting force

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Second Class (AB2) Michael Hol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Danny Ewing Jr., Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rafael Him, Boom Operator, 900th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), man his position aboard a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, as a USAF E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft refuels during a mission flown over Northern Iraq, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rafael Him, Boom Operator, 9...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) STAFF Sergeant Dan Smith (left) and USAF (SSGT) Rafael Him, both Boom Operator aboard a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 900th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), completes preflight procedures at their station onboard the aircraft, before departing on a refueling mission in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) STAFF Sergeant Dan Smith (l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release St... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Jon Garth, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 15 (HS-15), Red Lions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), mans a modified FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise over the coast of Florida. The Red Lions are currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), designed to prepare ships and air wing in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Jon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Sandberg, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

The reflection of a US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer aircraft is shown on the helmet shield of USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Andrew Diaz, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Boom Operator from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), following a refueling mission at a forward deployed location in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQ FREEDOM

The reflection of a US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer aircraft is shown ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION ENDURING / IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shelley Gill, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Vasquez, a Boom Operator aboard a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), goes through his pre-flight checklist prior to a six-and-a-half-hour long mission at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, United Kingdom. USAF crewmembers are at Fairford due to the runway closure at RAF Mildenhall

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Eric Vasquez, a Boom Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Chenosky, a KC-10 Extender aircraft boom operator from the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, refuels an F-16 Fghting Falcon aircraft over the skies of Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom on Nov. 18, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Erik Gudmundson) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Chenosky, a KC-10 Extender air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Over Iraq Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Erik Gudmundson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A US Navy (USN) waist catapult operator runs out to ready Catapult No. 3 for aircraft recovery as a USN F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan (JPN), launches off the flightdeck of the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) during Joint Air and Sea Exercise (JASEX) 05

A US Navy (USN) waist catapult operator runs out to ready Catapult No....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Bo J. Flannigan, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Navy (USN) Catapult and Arresting Gear Officers signal to the deck edge operator that the USN T-45A Goshawk aircraft assigned to the "Eagles" of Training Squadron (VT-7) is ready to be launched on the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The WASHINGTON is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and shipboard training

US Navy (USN) Catapult and Arresting Gear Officers signal to the deck ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael D. Blackwell II, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Aviation Warfare Systems Operator (AWSO) AIRMAN Jonathan Norrod plots ship positions and submarine tracks on a tactical plotting aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73). The WASHINGTON Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Partnership of the Americas, a maritime training and readiness deployment of the US Naval Forces with Caribbean and Latin American countries in support of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) objectives for enhanced maritime security

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Aviation Warfare Systems Operator (AWSO) AIRMAN Jo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Tanner Lange, USN Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Aerial port view of the U.S. Navy Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) anchored off the coast of Limassol, Cyprus during its port visit there on Oct. 25, 2006. EISENHOWER is currently deployed in support of maritime security operations in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class John Frietze) (Released)

Aerial port view of the U.S. Navy Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DW...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Limassol Country: Cyprus (CYP) Scene Camera Operator: AW2 John Frietze, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Trevor Godwin, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, speaks to professional baseball players Nick Swisher (center) and Joe Blanton of the Oakland Athletics, about the acoustics station on board a P3-C Orion aircraft, at Sigonella, Sicily. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Mark Anthony Geil) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Trevor Godwin, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: NAS SIGONELLA Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Mark Anthony... More

The electrical system trainer was developed and built by the Boeing Company for maintenance training on the AC and DC power systems of the E-3A Sentry aircraft. The trainer includes the majority of system components and an animated schematic of the power distribution system which responds to switch positions on the operator`s panel

The electrical system trainer was developed and built by the Boeing Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Top view of a Royal Australian Air Force F-111 aircraft being refueled in flight by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during exercise Kangaroo '81, as seen from the refueling boom operator's position

Top view of a Royal Australian Air Force F-111 aircraft being refueled...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '81 Base: Raaf Amberley State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Curt Eddings Releas... More

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator's 2nd Class James King, left, and Timothy Mitchell perform a pre-flight check on an SH-3 Sea King helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). They are assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Warfare Squadron 2 (HS-2)

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator's 2nd Class James King, left,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Paul B. Soutar Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An arresting gear operator watches as an F-4S Phantom II aircraft comes in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). Right front view of the Phantom

An arresting gear operator watches as an F-4S Phantom II aircraft come...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Paul Soutar Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling boom operator of the 9th Air Refueling Squadron refuels an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Theater Force Employment Exercise IV

A KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling boom operator of the 9th Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THEATER FORCE EMPLOYMENT IV Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Schading Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A view from the boom operator's station aboard a 380th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111 aircraft takes on fuel

A view from the boom operator's station aboard a 380th Air Refueling S...

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

SSGT Donald Anderson, boom operator for emergency refueling operations, stands by prior to a flight in an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named Looking Glass. The aircraft acts as the backup command and control post for the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) underground command center. Its crew would assume all functions in the event that SAC's underground center was destroyed by enemy attack. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

SSGT Donald Anderson, boom operator for emergency refueling operations...

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

An air-to-air front view of an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft of the 336th Tactical Fighter Squadron as seen from the boom operator's station of a KC-10 Extender aircraft

An air-to-air front view of an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft of the 336t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

The catapult officer acknowledges receipt of the standby signal from the deckedge operator as an F-14A Tomcat aircraft is readied for launch from the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). The aircraft and deck crew are from Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 (CVWR-30), which is aboard the INDEPENDENCE off the coast of southern California for carrier qualifications

The catapult officer acknowledges receipt of the standby signal from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 A.J. Kmiecik, Usnr Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

CHIEF Anti-submarine Warfare Operator J. Rozycki takes photos with an Agaflight camera, through the window of a P-3B Orion aircraft of Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 68 (VP-68) flying osuth of England. Exact Date Shot Unknown

CHIEF Anti-submarine Warfare Operator J. Rozycki takes photos with an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Larry Franklin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A1C Mark Douglas (foreground), M-60 gunner, and SRA Nicolas W. Richards, Scope Shield radio operator with an M-16, 60th Security Police Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California maintain a readiness posture at a security post bunker. In the background on the flight line is a KC-135R Stratankers from the 92nd Aerial Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The men and aircraft are participating in an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated environment and practice their jobs under wartime scenarios and conditions

A1C Mark Douglas (foreground), M-60 gunner, and SRA Nicolas W. Richard...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Shortly before Malmstrom AFB's final remaining KC-135R Stratotanker is launched from the flightline for the last time, AIRMAN 1ST Class Luis Gonzalez, a boom operator with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, computes the weight and ballast of the aircraft throughout the flight to its new assignment at MacDill AFB, Florida. Once there, the 91st Air Refueling Squadron and its twelve tankers will become part of the 6th Air Refueling Wing

Shortly before Malmstrom AFB's final remaining KC-135R Stratotanker is...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN John A. Turner,Jr. Rele... More

US Navy Lieutenant Paul A. Poupolo, US Navy Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator 2nd Class Ronald E. Williams and US Navy Lieutenant Dabney Kern stand in front of an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter armed with a "Hellfire" air-to-ground missile aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) during Joint Task Force Exercise 1-98 (JTFX 1-98)

US Navy Lieutenant Paul A. Poupolo, US Navy Aviation Anti-submarine Wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Mike Larson, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate (Launch and Recovery Equipment Operator) 3rd Class (AB3) Joshua Schwandt signals a clear launch of an F-14 Tomcat from the ships port side catapult. Aboard the conventional aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) which is forward deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 22 February 1998

US Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate (Launch and Recovery Equipment Operato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Brian J. Hoosack, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

A US Navy flight deck tractor operator repositions an EA-6B Prowler, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) during daily flight quarters on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The GEORGE WASHINGTON and VAQ-137 are currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 25 February 1998

A US Navy flight deck tractor operator repositions an EA-6B Prowler, T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Joseph Strevel, USN Release Status: Released ... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant. J. Rasmussen, heavy equipment operator, pulls up under the back of a USMC C-130 Hercules aircraft to load a pallet of cargo for an air delivery mission during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0106075)

US Marine Corps Sergeant. J. Rasmussen, heavy equipment operator, pull...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT R. A. Ward, Usmc Release Status: Released t... More

Data Systems Technician 3rd Class Neil J. Becker loads the primary loop device for the ACDS RD385 magnetic loading operator on board the aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). LINCOLN is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Data Systems Technician 3rd Class Neil J. Becker loads the primary loo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Leah Martinez, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

A boom operator's helmet and mask sit ready while he and his tanker refuel thirsty fighters and strike aircraft (boom operator, tanker, fighters and strike aircraft not shown) during the first night of NATO Operation Allied Force

A boom operator's helmet and mask sit ready while he and his tanker re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Cobb, a Loadmaster assigned to the 17th Airlift Squadron, directs a Republic of Mozambique Air Force forklift operator as he offload pallets of humanitarian relief supplies from a Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, at Hoedspruit Air Base (AB) South Africa, during Operation ATLAS RESPONSE

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Cobb, a Loadmaster assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF ... More

Left side front view medium close-up shot as US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Joseph Moos, 731st Munitions Support Squadron, does a visual security check before allowing entry to the Monitoring Facility. A1C Moos is a Security Forces troop at Araxos Air Base, Greece. His primary duty is Monitor Facility Operator where he is responsible for maintaining remote security over the Hardened Aircraft Shelters. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06635 or search 000725-F-9629J-001)

Left side front view medium close-up shot as US Air Force AIRMAN First...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Araxos Air Base Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

The nose section of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is seen from the KC-10 Extender, Boom Operator's window, during a refueling mission for INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE 3B

The nose section of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, from Charleston...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE 3B Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Cabrera, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Chris M. Meinken, Boom Operator, 108th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), prepares to refuel a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft, as it approaches the extended refueling arm of a USAF KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft, during Exercise COPE TIGER '02. Cope Tiger is an annual, multi-national exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Chris M. Meinken, Boom O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James E. Lotz, USAF Releas... More

The crew of the US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker, 401st Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), "Blue 54", USAF Captain (CAPT) Anne-Christine Gaddis (left), Aircraft Commander, First Lieutenant (1LT) Scott Russel, Co-Pilot, and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Rodney Cline (right), Boom Operator, 319th Air Refueling Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), go over their aircraft's maintenance records prior to a refueling mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The crew of the US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker, 401st Air Ex...

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 Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Logan Bradley, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 (HS-7), Dusty Dogs, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), onboard a SH-60F Seahawk, passes by the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The TRUMAN recently completed MAJESTIC EAGLE 04, a multinational exercise, conducted off the coast of Morocco. The exercise demonstrates the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval, air, undersea and surface warfare groups. Countries involved in the US-led exercise include the United Kingdom, Morocco, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class (AW2) Log...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Ryan T. O'Connor, Usn Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joe Rodriguez, KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft Boom Operator, pushes palletized Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) onto a forklift to help offload them at Naval Air Station (NAS) New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). The NEANG flew a two-day relief mission operation from Lincoln, Nebraska (NE), to New Orleans to help deliver 65,000 MREs to assist those devastated by Hurricane Katrina

Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joe Rodrigue...

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

Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Dwight Moorehead, KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft Boom Operator, signals to the forklift driver while helping to offload palletized Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) at Naval Air Station (NAS) New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). The NEANG flew a two-day relief mission operation from Lincoln, Nebraska (NE), to New Orleans to help deliver 65,000 MREs to assist those devastated by Hurricane Katrina

Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG) CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Dwig...

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

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class ((AW2) Kris Kopy, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) prepares to test fire a M3.50 caliber aircraft machine gun from a HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, while providing security for Maritime Security Operations (MSO) being conducted in the Persian Gulf in support of the global war on terrorism

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Second Class ((AW2) Kr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Aaron Burden, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator First Class (AW1) Benjamin Petzoldt prepares smoke canisters from inside an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) during an air show for USN Sailors and their families aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) during a Tiger Cruise in the Pacific Ocean. Tiger Cruise is provided for family members and friends of the crew to give them an opportunity to experience life at sea for a week

A US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator First Class (AW1) Be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Aaron Burden, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Micheal Reilly, Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class wipes a tear from his mothers face before he deploys with the U.S. Navy NIMITZ Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Oct. 3, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Recruit Joshua A. Nuzzo) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 2nd Class Micheal Reilly, Aviation Warfare Sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSR Joshua Adam Nuzzo, USN Release Status: Released... More

Critical skills operators with Marine Raider Regiment,

Critical skills operators with Marine Raider Regiment,

Critical skills operators with Marine Raider Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, execute a high-altitude low-opening jump, or HALO jump, from an MV-22 Osprey in the skies above Marin... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephon Sharief, 909th Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephon Sharief, 909th Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephon Sharief, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, works to refuel an F-15C Eagle as part of exercise Steel Tiger Nov. 1, 2018, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 909th ARS uses... More

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons and 176th Security Forces Squadron, along with the 163rd Security Forces Squadron from the California Air National Guard, parti... More

The boom operator keeps an eye on the boom of this KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, as a California Air National Guard F-106A Delta Dart aircraft prepares to refuel

The boom operator keeps an eye on the boom of this KC-135 Stratotanker...

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 female U.S. Air Force equipment operator drives a forklift truck loaded with baggage to an aircraft at the conclusion of the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85

A female U.S. Air Force equipment operator drives a forklift truck loa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. David Nolan R... More

Boom operator's view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft refueling a 384th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. (SUBSTANDARD IMAGE)

Boom operator's view of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft refueling a 38...

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

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10 Extender aircraft as the tanker refuels an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10 Extender aircraft a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rosie Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10A Extender aircraft as an F-4E Phantom II aircraft moves into position for refueling during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10A Extender aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rosie Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10 Extender aircraft as an F-4A Tomcat aircraft moves into position for refueling during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10 Extender aircraft a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rosie Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10A Extender aircraft as it refuels an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10A Extender aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Southern California State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Gill Hoff, master chief aviation anti-submarine warfare operator for Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 64 (VP-64) examines SSQ-77 sonobuoys for one of the squadron's P-3 Orion aircraft during active duty training

Gill Hoff, master chief aviation anti-submarine warfare operator for N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Relea... More

Thad Woodard, president, North Carolina League of Savings Institutions; Troy Pate, president of the Goldsboro, N.C. Military Affairs Committee and SGT Thomas C. Polk, a KC-10A Extender aircraft boom operator with the 911th Aerial Refueling Squadron, prepare to watch refueling operations through the boom operator's window. The men are en route to Long Beach, CA for the ceremony during which the 68th Aerial Refueling Wing will receive its twentieth and final KC-10A, dubbed "Spirit of Kitty Hawk", the final KC-10A to be delivered to the Air Force

Thad Woodard, president, North Carolina League of Savings Institutions...

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

The boom operator watches from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as an F-15 Eagle aircraft lines up for refueling during Operation Desert Shield

The boom operator watches from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as an F-...

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

A catapult console operator checks his equipment during flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

A catapult console operator checks his equipment during flight operati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SENIOR AIRMAN Jason D. Patton (not pictured), a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator from the 380th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), 310th Air Refueling Squadron (AREFS), Plattsburgh AFB, NY, refuels a C-5 aircraft, from the 22nd Airlift Squadron (ALS), Travis AFB, CA, as it heads to Cairo West (a U.S. staging base in Egypt) 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) ...

SENIOR AIRMAN Jason D. Patton (not pictured), a KC-135R Stratotanker b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Senior Airman Jason D. Patton (not pictured), a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator from the 380th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), 310... More

Boom operator US Air Force Technical Sergeant Robert Henson passes fuel from his 319th Aerial Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. This image was used in the December 1999 AIRMAN Magazine article "Paradise on the Plains,". The story lists major reasons for accepting an assignment to the frequently misrepresented Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota

Boom operator US Air Force Technical Sergeant Robert Henson passes fue...

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

Left side profile close-up shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Derrick Taylor, 731st Munitions Support Squadron, does a security check before allowing entry to the Monitoring Facility. SRA Taylor is a Security Forces troop at Araxos Air Base, Greece. He is a Monitor Facility Operator and is responsible for maintaining remote security over the Hardened Aircraft Shelters (Not shown)

Left side profile close-up shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Derrick ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Araxos Air Base Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Nicole Canada, a Boom Operator onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, from the 376th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), peers through the refueling windshield, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Nicole Canada, a Boom Opera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release ... More

Gene Miller, a radar systems operator assigned to the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., monitors boat traffic from a radar on an E-9A airborne telemetry aircraft during the live fire portion of exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall AFB, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

Gene Miller, a radar systems operator assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targ...

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: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: ... More

MASTER SGT. Steve Butler, a KC-135 Stratotanker tanker aircraft boom operator from the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, refuels a B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft from the 509th Bomber Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, over the Pacific Ocean on April 4, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT Val Gempis) (Released)

MASTER SGT. Steve Butler, a KC-135 Stratotanker tanker aircraft boom o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

060814-N-3946H-072 (Aug. 14, 2006)US Naval (USN) Boatswain's Mate Third Class (BM3) William Schadle (left) converses with an Australian tugboat operator as the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) prepares to depart the Fremantle Port, Australia (AUS), after a four-day visit. The KITTY HAWK and embarked USN Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) are currently operating in the Indian Ocean (IOC).U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick L. Heil (Released)

060814-N-3946H-072 (Aug. 14, 2006)US Naval (USN) Boatswain's Mate Thir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fremantle Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick L. Heil, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class L. Bowman, from the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 8, watches from his SH-60F Seahawk helicopter as it makes its approach for landing on the flight deck of the of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74). The STENNIS and embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 are operating together during a Composite Training Unit Exercise in the Pacific Ocean.(U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins) (Released)

US Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class L. Bowman, from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Paul Perkins, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 1ST Class Wade Hove, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28,"Dragon Whalers"), looking out from the open side door of a MH-60S Knighthawk (Sierra) multi-mission naval helicopter, ensures that the deck is clear aboard the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (AEGIS) USS ANZIO (CG 68) during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Supply Class Fast Combat Support Ship USNS ARCTIC (T-AOE 8) and the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), on Jan. 15, 2007, while the EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security...

U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 1ST Class Wade Hove, Helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 1ST Class Wade Hove, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28,"Dragon Whalers"), lo... More

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons and 176th Security Forces Squadron, along with the 163rd Security Forces Squadron from the California Air National Guard, parti... More

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons and 176th Security Forces Squadron, along with the 163rd Security Forces Squadron from the California Air National Guard, parti... More

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons and 176th Security Forces Squadron, along with the 163rd Security Forces Squadron from the California Air National Guard, parti... More

An Air National Guard boom operator aboard a 161st Air Refueling Group KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft computes the amount of fuel necessary for an aerial refueling mission

An Air National Guard boom operator aboard a 161st Air Refueling Group...

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

A radar operator monitors a console aboard a WC-130 Hercules aircraft of the 815th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 920th Weather Reconnaissance Group, during an investigation of Hurricane Allen

A radar operator monitors a console aboard a WC-130 Hercules aircraft ...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

A US Marine with a field radio relays the direction of aircraft approaching the Crow Valley Electronic Warfare Tactical Range to the operator of an FIM-92 Stinger missile launcher during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

A US Marine with a field radio relays the direction of aircraft approa...

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

An air-to-air overhead view of a 563rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4G Wild Weasel aircraft refueling as seen from the boom operator's station aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

An air-to-air overhead view of a 563rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4G ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mike Dial Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10A Extender aircraft as an F-4E Phantom II aircraft moves into position for refueling during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10A Extender aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rosie Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10A Extender aircraft as the tanker refuels an F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft

A view from the boom operator's station of a KC-10A Extender aircraft ...

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

An air-to-air overhead view of a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft as seen through the boom operator's window of a KC-10A Extender aircraft during refueling operations over the Mediterranean Sea. The F-111F, based at RAF Lakenheath, England, is r

An air-to-air overhead view of a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

The crane operator of an Alaska Army National Guard CH-54B Tahre watches his cargo, an OA-10 PBY Catalina flying boat, during a recovery operation. The historic aircraft was abandoned by the Air Force after engine trouble forced it down at Dago Lake on September 30, 1947. Members of the Aviation Heritage Museum, initiators of the recovery operation, plan to restore the aircraft and have it flying again sometime in the early 1990s

The crane operator of an Alaska Army National Guard CH-54B Tahre watch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: King Salmon State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin L. Bishop Release Status: Released to Pu... More

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