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Former president Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter bid a final farewell to former President Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, during a military departure ceremony held in his honor at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., J an. 2, 2007. The Fords will continue on to Grand Rapids, Michigan, the hometown of the former commander in chief, where the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich., will be the final place of internment for President Ford. (U.S. Air Force photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class Laura Cirksena) (Released)

Former president Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter bi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Laura Cirksena, USAF Release Stat... More

Colonel (COL) Edward J. Lockwood, base commander, presents a gold medal to Mike Avarumoff of Anchorage who won first place in the 50-yard distance run at the Alaska state Special Olympics

Colonel (COL) Edward J. Lockwood, base commander, presents a gold meda...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Donald L. Cunningham Release Status... More

Builders place electrical conduit under slab utilities on the site of the MX integrated test facility (ITF) during construction of the MX facilities

Builders place electrical conduit under slab utilities on the site of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Patricia Ann Woods Release S... More

Victor Baisley helps Joe C. Larrabee place a space photometer in a vacuum calibration chamber at the Ultraviolet Calibration Facility, Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL)

Victor Baisley helps Joe C. Larrabee place a space photometer in a vac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hanscom Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release St... More

US soldiers rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter as a combined armaments live fire exercise takes place during BRIGHT STAR '82, an exercise involving troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman

US soldiers rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter as a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland ... More

A left side view of three AH-1G Cobra gunship helicopters and an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter in flight as a combined armament live fire exercise takes place during BRIGHT STAR '82. BRIGHT STAR involves troops from the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman

A left side view of three AH-1G Cobra gunship helicopters and an OH-58...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland ... More

A combined armament live fire exercise (CALFEX) takes place during Bright Star '82, an exercise involving troops from the U.S., Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Oman

A combined armament live fire exercise (CALFEX) takes place during Bri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CALFEXBRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Do... More

Commander in CHIEF of Pacific Air Forces, LTC Eugene Myers, 51st Composite Wing commander, salutes upon his arrival aboard an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft to be assigned to the 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron. The aircraft assignment takes place during exercise Commando Vulcan

Commander in CHIEF of Pacific Air Forces, LTC Eugene Myers, 51st Compo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO VULCAN Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ted Koniares Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A soldier uses a field radio to direct helicopters as an air assault takes place during the joint Exercise BRIGHT STAR '83. Visible is an M274 4x4 lightweight vehicle (mechanical mule)

A soldier uses a field radio to direct helicopters as an air assault t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Joint Service Audiov... More

Operations take place inside an E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft en route to the tactical large force employment exercise area. The crew is from the 961st AWACS, Kadena Air Base, Japan

Operations take place inside an E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Contr...

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

Tracer rounds light up the sky as a nighttime live-fire exercise takes place during the joint US/South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84. Members of the 8th Security Police Squadron Air Base Ground Defense Team man an armored personnel carrier in the foregr

Tracer rounds light up the sky as a nighttime live-fire exercise takes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Zimm Release Status: Rele... More

Right front view of two OV-10 Bronco aircraft from the 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron, as pre-flight operations take place during Exercise OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 84

Right front view of two OV-10 Bronco aircraft from the 22nd Tactical A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 84 Base: Wheeler Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

US Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force photographers document activities taking place during the joint Australian, New Zealand and US (ANZUS) Exercise TRIAD '84

US Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force photographers document ac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRIAD '84 Base: Whenuapai Air Base Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Rel... More

Major General (MGEN) Eugene H. Fischer, commander, Tactical Fighter Weapons Center, and Brigadier General (BGEN) Joseph W. Ashy, commander, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, present the first place Maintenance Rodeo trophy to Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Skip Harbison, commander, 64th Aggressor Squadron; CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Richard Hutchinson, and Captain (CPT) Susan Porterfield, both from the 64th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Major General (MGEN) Eugene H. Fischer, commander, Tactical Fighter We...

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

Major General (MGEN) Claude M. Kicklighter, Commander, 25th Infantry Division, delivers the main address during a ceremony commemorating a Korean War battle. The ceremony is taking place during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'85

Major General (MGEN) Claude M. Kicklighter, Commander, 25th Infantry D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) George Powell, top, and Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Rolin Shanks, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, place a cover on the rear exhaust of an F-15 Eagle aircraft engine during the air-to-air weapons meet WILLIAM TELL '86

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) George Powell, top, and Staff Sergeant (SSGT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

AIRMAN Joyce Kurtanich uses a forklift to place a lighting unit on a trailer for shipment to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield

AIRMAN Joyce Kurtanich uses a forklift to place a lighting unit on a t...

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

Personnel from the 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey construct a TALCE Operations tent at an airfield in Jordan during preparation of the Air Power Expeditionary Force that is taking place. An ancillary mission of the force is to assist US Air Force and other multinational forces operating in Saudi Arabia and nearby countries patrol the no-fly zone over southern Iraq

Personnel from the 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul R. Caron Release Status: Released to Pu... More

AIRMAN First Class Edward Pogue, 523rd Fighter Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, NEW MEXICO, helps Captain Tim Coulon snap his harness into place in preparation for a F-16 Fighting Falcon flight. The 523rd Fighter Squadron is supporting ROVING SANDS '97; a joint service exercise designed to improve air defense capabilities

AIRMAN First Class Edward Pogue, 523rd Fighter Squadron, Cannon Air Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command ... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Check-Six-Ma'am Category: Feature Place: Honorable Mention FeatureSenior AIRMAN Lisa Nelson-Brown, videographer, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, checks her "6-o'clock," as a column of team members ruck from a North Field flightline, to a nearby tree line, during exercise Agile Cadaver 98-2

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Check-Six-Ma'am C...

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

The USAF aerial demonstration team the Thunderbirds preform in their F-16 Falcons at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, during the Luke Day Airshow. An estimated 150,000 people attended the one-day event, the first to take place here in three years. The Thunderbirds demonstrated combat formations and capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon

The USAF aerial demonstration team the Thunderbirds preform in their F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher Matthews, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 10K All Terrain Materials Handling Forklift (ATMHF) offloads palletized gear from a 20K K-loader that is in place to assist in the offloading process for the crew of a 24th Wing (WG), Howard Air Force Base (AFB), Panama (PAN), C-27 Spartan that has recently arrived at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) 10K All Terrain Materials Handling Forklift (ATM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Patrick Challenge" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: Second Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: A C-17 swoops down for a landing at Patrick AFB, Florida, while pararescuemen compete in the "Patrick Challenge" a triathlon pitting four teams in a two-mile run, one-mile swim and a two mile open ocean rafting race. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00041

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Patrick Challeng...

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

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John McDougall (Left), of the 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, a member of the Mobile Initial Communication Kit (MICK), and SENIOR AIRMAN Skye Robertson, of the 92nd CS, also a member of the MICK, lift a VHF line of sight antenna for local communications into place, while deployed to a forward location in the European theatre. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John McDougall (Left), of the 92nd Communic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A U.S. Air Force B-2 aircraft hovers into place for aerial refueling over the Atlantic Ocean during an April mission in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. The aircraft belongs to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and is working with the Air Force Reserves and the Air National Guard, supporting missions between McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, and the Balkans

A U.S. Air Force B-2 aircraft hovers into place for aerial refueling o...

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

Medium shot from a low angle. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Edward Musgrave, from the 60th Fighter Squadron, Elgin Air Force Base Florida, cleans an F-15 canopy during Roving Sands '99 at Davis Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 19, 1999. Roving Sands is a multinational air and missile defense exercise taking place at locations from Ft Bliss Texas, to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

Medium shot from a low angle. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Edward M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '99 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

A straight on, medium close-up. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Edward Musgrave, from the 60th Fighter Squadron, Elgin Air Force Base Florida, goes through an F-15 start-up checklist at Davis Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona, during Roving Sands '99 June 19, 1999. Roving Sands is a multinational air and missile defense exercise taking place at locations from Ft Bliss Texas, to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

A straight on, medium close-up. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Edward...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '99 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Life at Vance is quite sedate, according to US Air Force Captain Don and Linda Hurry. It's a great place to bring up kids, like their 2-year-old son, Ryan, said Linda, who's expecting her second child. "This is the kind of place that, when you drive down the street to your house, everybody waves," Don added. This image was used in the May 2000 AIRMAN magazine article "Give Vance a Chance". The article is meant to promote a tour at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, as a friendly, family raising type utopia for young Airmen. The base and local community have a very close and productive relationship

Life at Vance is quite sedate, according to US Air Force Captain Don a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vance Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force members of the 60th Aerial Generations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, are planning today's operations to take place in COMBAT READINESS EXERCISE 00-02 at Beale AFB, California

US Air Force members of the 60th Aerial Generations Squadron, Travis A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT READINESS EXERCISE 00-02 Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

US Air Force Major Chris Roseberry (Left foreground), 89th Airlift Wing, 89th Medical Group, Critical Care Air Transportion Team, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, is providing Cardio Shock Treatment to an simulated patient during an medical evacuation flight on-board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. MAJ Roseberry is performing this simulated care as part of INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE 3B taking place in Savannah, Georgia

US Air Force Major Chris Roseberry (Left foreground), 89th Airlift Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE 3B Base: Combat Readiness Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (U... More

Members of the 31st Commmunications Squadron Advanced Echelon (ADVON) team, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, re-position a satellite dish in preparation for setting up network and DSN support. The team is one of several that are getting assets in place in support of Exercise IRON CLAW, at Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia. The exercise will allow the 510th Fighter Squadron (not shown) to test a new scoring system on the bombing range. About 250 Air Force personnel from Aviano Air Base, Italy, are supporting the exercise

Members of the 31st Commmunications Squadron Advanced Echelon (ADVON) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Air Force 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Contending Warrior team members depart enemy territory after rescuing a captured Office of Special Investigations (OSI) agent (not shown) during tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert

US Air Force 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Contending Warrior tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Alfred Orozco, 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) dog handler and assistant team leader for the 1ST SFS Contending Warrior Team, stays alert for enemy forces while other team members (not shown) take defensive positions for tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Alfred Orozco, 1ST Security Forces Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Morrill, 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) junior patrolman, and M-60 gunner for the 1ST SFS Contending Warrior team, braves a mosquito and tick-infested forest during tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Morrill, 1ST Security Forces Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Sawyer, 11th Wing, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, celebrates by holding up the Sandler Cup award after winning first place in the base defense event during the closing ceremonies of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Sawyer, 11th Wing, Bolling Air Force B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Lance Corporal Steven Guffee, USMC, (left), Corporal Christopher Wood, USMC, (center), and Corporal Leann Beane, USMC, lift an AGM-114 "Hellfire" laser guided missile from its carrying case. The missile will be loaded onto a AH-1W Cobra Helicopter for night fire during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE at Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Lance Corporal Steven Guffee, USMC, (left), Corporal Christopher Wood,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Using a John Deere 644E-H forklift, members of the 786th Civil Engineering Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, place barriers at various locations on base as a force protection measure. The base is now operating in a Force Protection Condition in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001

Using a John Deere 644E-H forklift, members of the 786th Civil Enginee...

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

Members of the Air Force Honor Guard bear the remains of MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Evander Earl Andrews; Operation ENDURING FREEDOM's first reported American casualty, to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. MSGT Andrews, 36, Solon, Maine, was assigned to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, as a heavy equipment operator. He died on October 10, 2001, in a forklift accident while building an airstrip in Aludeid, Qatar, in the Persian Gulf. MSGT Andrews is survived by his wife Judy, four children, a sister and his parents Mary and Obder Andrews

Members of the Air Force Honor Guard bear the remains of MASTER Sergea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Members of the Air Force Honor Guard fold the flag draping the casket of MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Evander Earl Andrews; Operation ENDURING FREEDOM's first reported American casualty, to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. MSGT Andrews, 36, Solon, Maine, was assigned to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, as a heavy equipment operator. He died on October 10, 2001, in a forklift accident while building an airstrip in Aludeid, Qatar, in the Persian Gulf. MSGT Andrews is survived by his wife Judy, four children, a sister and his parents Mary and Obder Andrews

Members of the Air Force Honor Guard fold the flag draping the casket ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Air Force Civil Engineer assigned to the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) discuss the placement of a deck board before fixing it in place for a recreational deck that the Civil Engineers are building for tent-city during Operational ENDURING FREEDOM

Air Force Civil Engineer assigned to the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing Scene C... More

On his way to Japan, US President George W. Bush stopped at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, where he spoke to an enthusiastic full house in Hanger 3. The President voiced his pride in the US forces; "Im honored to be in a place where people understand the need for sacrifice and patriotism," said the President. He also spoke about the role of Elmendorf AFB and Alaska in Operation NOBLE EAGLE and the war against terrorism

On his way to Japan, US President George W. Bush stopped at Elmendorf ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Keith Brown, USAF Release Status... More

US Army (USA) soldiers, 306th Engineer Company, Amityville, New York, prepare to put sideboards inside one of four shower tents. Each tent will contain twelve showerheads, adding 48 new showers to the twelve already in place. An increase shower capacity of 400 percent for the 3,000 troops stationed at Kandahar Air Base, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) soldiers, 306th Engineer Company, Amityville, New York, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release... More

With a variety of Infantry weapons, US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 3rd Platoon (PLT), Fox Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (MAR RGT), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), conduct urban terrain combat training. The training is taking place in a former US Air Force (USAF) housing area near Anderson Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during joint Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003

With a variety of Infantry weapons, US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Cline, USAF Release Status: Release... More

Latvian First Sergeant (1SGT) Renars Vandinskis (foreground) and US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Lonny Ellison, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES), place C-4 plastic explosives on twelve Chinese Type 63 107mm rockets found in Kirkuk, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Six Latvian military members are integrated into the 506th EOD to assist in locating and destroying unexploded ordnance

Latvian First Sergeant (1SGT) Renars Vandinskis (foreground) and US Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Alicia M. Sarkkinen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

At Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), US Air Force (USAF) personnel move pallets and cargo into place during a base Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

At Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), US Air Force (USAF)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul Holcomb, USAF Release St... More

A German constructor worker loosens a bolt holding the Elevator Transfer Vehicle (ETV) wiring case in place, after its delivery to the Freight Terminal Construction site at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU). The ETV can carry two pallets at one time, equaling a total of up to 20,000-pounds (lbs), as they are automatically scanned for height, length, width, and shape in order to determine if they can be safely loaded onto a cargo aircraft

A German constructor worker loosens a bolt holding the Elevator Transf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jonathan Pomeroy, USAF Release Status: ... More

A civilian 200-ton capacity boom crane prepares to lift the 26-ton Air Traffic Control Tower Cab unit into place on the top of the Buckley Air Force Base (AFB), Aurora, Colorado (CO), control tower, which is being built to support both the Colorado Air National Guard (COANG), and Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG)

A civilian 200-ton capacity boom crane prepares to lift the 26-ton Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Buckley Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Darin Overstreet, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tracy Praznik, assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), speaks with a local Iraqi woman during a visit outside the Tallil Air Base (AB) parimeter in support of Operation Reachout. Operation Reachout takes place during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tracy Praznik, assigned to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christina M. Rumsey, USAF Rel... More

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, escorted by US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Galen Jackman, Command General, USA Military District of Washington, looks on as Ceremonial Guardsmen place the flag-draped coffin of Former US President Ronald Reagan aboard US Air Force VC-25 Special Airlift Mission (SAM) 2800, a Boeing 747 aircraft, at Point Mugu Naval Base, California. The Presidents body will be flown to Washington, District of Columbia (DC), where it will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, to be followed by a state funeral conducted at the Washington National Cathedral

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, escorted by US Army (USA) Major Genera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw/Sw) David A. Levy, USN Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) Aerospace Medical Technicians Captain (CPT) Mark Reitter, Sergeant (SGT) Jason Stalling, AIRMAN (AMN) Leighann Paternostoro, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rebecca Place and SGT David Quarnstrom from Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL), unload a US Army (USA) patient from a bus

US Air Force (USAF) Aerospace Medical Technicians Captain (CPT) Mark R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: A1C Davi... More

The casket containing former US President Ronald W. Reagan is prepared for the trip to California (CA) and final resting place during a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD)

The casket containing former US President Ronald W. Reagan is prepared...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Michael E. Best, USAF Release St... More

With their children cheering them on, U.S. Army MAJ. Chris Wyckoff (right) and MAJ. Fred Thaden, both members of the Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., heads to the finish line as they take second place during the United States Transportation Command (USTC) Army Element Second Snnual Enduro-Challenge, at Scott AFB, on Feb. 26, 2005. Each team had to complete a 6.5 mile rucksack walk/run, 70 pull-ups, 150 push-ups, a 6.5 mile run, another set of 70 pull-ups and 150 push-ups, and then finish off with another 6.5 mile rucksack walk/run. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Megan M. Carrico) (Released)

With their children cheering them on, U.S. Army MAJ. Chris Wyckoff (ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Megan M. Carrico, USAF Release Stat... More

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Builders place soil and plastic down as a vapor barrier for the floor of the MX integrated test facility (ITF) during the construction of the MX facilities

Builders place soil and plastic down as a vapor barrier for the floor ...

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

A view of the explosion caused by an AGM-65 Maverick missile destroying a target tank, part of a fuse delay warhead evaluation taking place during an alternate warhead test

A view of the explosion caused by an AGM-65 Maverick missile destroyin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A mass parachute drop from a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, takes place during Exercise Crisex '81

A mass parachute drop from a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Herc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISEX '81 Base: Garrucha Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public... More

Working parents, TECH. SGT. Cedric and STAFF SGT. Rossiland Golden find a place for their child at the child-care center

Working parents, TECH. SGT. Cedric and STAFF SGT. Rossiland Golden fin...

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

GEN Charles A. Gabriel observes activities taking place during a display of the B-1 bomber aircraft

GEN Charles A. Gabriel observes activities taking place during a displ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Rel... More

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, sprays down the flight line in front of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as a decontamination exercise takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A technician works inside the Launch Control Facility Trainer as a simulated launch sequence takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD

A technician works inside the Launch Control Facility Trainer as a sim...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

A motion picture cameraman and a still photographer record activities taking place on the flight line during the arrival ceremony for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era

A motion picture cameraman and a still photographer record activities ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Tripp Release Status: Released t... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Donald S. McMichael, audio visual specialist, flies with his wingman in an F-15D Eagle aircraft from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing. He is photographing activities during Exercise WILLIAM TELL '84, taking place at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Donald S. McMichael, audio visual specialist, fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '84 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

(Left to right) Gerd Beachmann, chief of contract management, 435th Civil Engineering Squadron; Mayor Lummer, senator for Internal Affairs, Berlin; and Colonel Raymond Holden, commander, 435th Combat Support Group, place the Berlin flag, a flag from the city of Frankfurt, and various issues of that day's newspapers in a time capsule to preserve the memory of the Berlin Airlift. The time capsule will be embedded in the memorial cornerstone

(Left to right) Gerd Beachmann, chief of contract management, 435th Ci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A crew chief directs an F-15 Eagle aircraft to a parking place upon its arrival for the air-to-air weapons meet Exercise WILLIAM TELL '86

A crew chief directs an F-15 Eagle aircraft to a parking place upon it...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Laura Bearson, best finisher for the US women's team in the 1988 Conseil International Du Sport Militaire's Cross Country Championship (CISM), talks to the press. Bearson finished in 4th place to give the United States a third place overall for the women's team

Laura Bearson, best finisher for the US women's team in the 1988 Conse...

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 Lee Schading, USAF Release Status... More

R'kiya Maraqui of Morocco, third place finisher in the women's five kilometer race, receives her bronze medal during the closing ceremony of the 1988 Conseil International Du Sport Militaire's Cross Country Championship (CISM)

R'kiya Maraqui of Morocco, third place finisher in the women's five ki...

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: SSGT Charles Taylor Release Status: Re... More

Two members of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team place a line of plastic explosives along the length of a rocket motor that is to be destroyed

Two members of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team place a line ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT David Ahlschwede Release Statu... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Dan Fochet, left, and SENIOR AIRMAN Keith Prestridge retrieve covers that will be placed on missiles as 53rd Fighter Squadron aircraft return from a mission during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The press conference is taking place in the 5th ATAF headquarters

AIRMAN 1ST Class Dan Fochet, left, and SENIOR AIRMAN Keith Prestridge ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gary Coppage Release St... More

At the Launch Facility, the launcher's heavy blast door is rolled back, and SENIOR Airmen Lance Brock and Denver Galford, 341 MXS, attempt to put a metal barrier up along the exposed launcher opening. The airmen found that the post holes were too badly corroded to put the barrier into place, and had to improvise with yellow crime scene tape borrowed from security police at the site

At the Launch Facility, the launcher's heavy blast door is rolled back...

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: Sr. AIRMAN John A. Turner, Jr. Releas... More

Brian Kelly, a fireman with the 90th CES, hangs head first down a launch tube to place a neck brace on a maintenance person who slipped and fell down the launch tube at U-1. During the confined space rescue exercise, firemen from the 90th CES lowered themselves down the launch tube by rope

Brian Kelly, a fireman with the 90th CES, hangs head first down a laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Count... More

Members from the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada move framing into place as they work on a new school building. The school is being rebuilt to replace the old St. Mary's High School in downtown Georgetown as part of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine CorpS participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

Members from the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Neva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Georgetown Country: French Guiana (GUF) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. James D.Mossman Release Status: R... More

At the Peace Garden Ceremony US Air Force Brigadier General John Baker, 18th Wing Commander, and Ambassador Harashima of Japan place a wreath in front of the Peace Garden formally known as the Battle of Okinawa Surrender Site

At the Peace Garden Ceremony US Air Force Brigadier General John Baker...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Cassie" Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Second Place Portfolio and the National Press Photographers Association Award. Cassie, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, sits attentively among a cache of inert explosives at Lackland Air Force Base's explosive ordnance disposal shop. Cassie has a nose for trouble and is being trained by the Defense Department Military Working Dog School to become a bomb sniffer for the Federal Aviation Administration. I used Lumedyne portable studio lighting equipment for this environmental shot

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Cassie" Category...

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

A USAF Thunderbird pilot signs an autograph for a spectator during Luke Day at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. An estimated 150,000 people attended the one-day event, the first to take place here in three years. The Thunderbirds demonstrated combat formations and capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (Not Shown)

A USAF Thunderbird pilot signs an autograph for a spectator during Luk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Shanna Y. Jones, USAF Release Status:... More

Barry, a Belgian Malinois, watches as his partner, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steven Lopez, negotiates the Tactical Obedience obstacle Course during the Department of Defense Worldwide Military Working Dog Competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, April 25-26. The pair are from Quantico, Virgina. The pair are from Lackland Air Force Base. SRA Lopez and Barry took first place in Explosive Detecting

Barry, a Belgian Malinois, watches as his partner, US Air Force SENIOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robbin Cresswell, Civilian, USAF Releas... More

Soldiers gather for formation after deplaning a Trans World jetliner that just landed at the Republic of Korea, Kimhae Air Base, in Pusan, on Oct. 14, 1998. The soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division landed in Korea in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea

Soldiers gather for formation after deplaning a Trans World jetliner t...

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

SPECIALIST Rickey Thomas signals to his counterpart while he runs a phone cord across the top of a barracks building at the Republic of Korea, K-2 Air Base, Taegu. The compound is set aside for a group of Army Special Forces who will be arriving within the next week in support of FOAL EAGLE '98. FOAL EAGLE is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea

SPECIALIST Rickey Thomas signals to his counterpart while he runs a ph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: K-2, Taegu Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SPC... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John McDougall (Foreground), of the 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, a member of the Mobile Initial Communication Kit (MICK), and SENIOR AIRMAN Skye Robertson, of the 92nd CS, also a member of the MICK, lift a VHF line of sight antenna for local communications into place, while deployed to a forward location in the European theatre. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John McDougall (Foreground), of the 92nd Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Air Force Colonel Paul Curtis (Right) congratulates a first place winner during the '99 Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympic Games held on April 17th, 1999 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This image is seen in the April 1999 edition of AIRMAN Magazine

US Air Force Colonel Paul Curtis (Right) congratulates a first place w...

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

US AIr Force STAFF Sergeant Alfred Orozco, foreground, 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) dog handler and assistant team leader, and 2nd Lieutenant Keith McCormack, 1ST SFS Assistant operations officer and team leader for the 1ST SFS Contending Warrior team, approach an enemy forces camp prior to making a hostage rescue attempt during tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert

US AIr Force STAFF Sergeant Alfred Orozco, foreground, 1ST Security Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status... More

US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Keith McCormick, 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) assistant operations officer and team leader for the 1ST SFS Contending Warrior team, makes his getaway and radios confirmation that a US hostage has been freed from enemy captivity during tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert

US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Keith McCormick, 1ST Security Forces Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Mark Henriquez, left and SENIOR AIRMAN Chad McCollum place the engine cowling on a Charleston based C-17 Globemaster for a static display

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Mark Henriquez, left and SENIOR AIRMAN Cha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT St... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft from the 23rd Fighter Group at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, rolls into place on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina's, flightline while their runway is temporarily under construction

An A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft from the 23rd Fighter Group at Pope Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Robert Young, USAF ... More

Corporal Christopher Wood, USMC, (left) and Corporal Leann Beane, USMC, load a Tube Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire Guided (TOW) Missile, onto a AH-1W Cobra Helicopter. It will be used for night fire during the exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE on Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Corporal Christopher Wood, USMC, (left) and Corporal Leann Beane, USMC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

During a Wreath laying Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii Major General (MGEN), Thomas C. Waskow, USAF, Director of Air and Space Operations, Hickam AFB, HI and a original member of the Doolittle Raiders, place a wreath the War Memorial

During a Wreath laying Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Adrian Cadiz, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

AIRMAN First Class Mark Taylor, USAF, Air Transportation SPECIALIST, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, marshals a forklift to a halt to place a cargo pallet on dunnage at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

AIRMAN First Class Mark Taylor, USAF, Air Transportation SPECIALIST, 8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOCUS RELIEF Base: Accra Country: Ghana (GHA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela J. Farlin,... More

Technical Sergeant Michael Ellis, USAF, (left), STAFF Sergeant Michael T. Socey, USAF, and his military working dog, all with the 52d Security Forces Squadron, place a rose given to them by a German civilian at a makeshift memorial at the front gate of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The memorial to American lives lost in the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington DC on 11 September 2001

Technical Sergeant Michael Ellis, USAF, (left), STAFF Sergeant Michael...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rhineland-Phalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

After marching from Ramstein Village to Ramstein Air Base on September 14, 2001, German citizens place wreathes, flowers, and candles, as a show of support and empathy for the victims and those who mourn them, of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on September 11th

After marching from Ramstein Village to Ramstein Air Base on September...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Civil Engineers from Hill AFB, Utah place covers on the lodging tents at Cairo West Air Base "Tent City" during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01-02. Bright Star is a multi-national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military cooperation among US Military our key allies, and our regional partners

US Air Force (USAF) Civil Engineers from Hill AFB, Utah place covers o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: West Cario Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Mary Andrews says goodbye to her son, MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Evander Earl Andrews, USAF, at his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery. MSGT Andrews is Operation ENDURING FREEDOM's first reported American casualty. MSGT Andrews, 36, Solon, Maine, was assigned to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, as a heavy equipment operator. He died on October 10, 2001, in a forklift accident while building an airstrip in Aludeid, Qatar, in the Persian Gulf

Mary Andrews says goodbye to her son, MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Evander E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

On his way to Japan, US President George W. Bush stopped at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, where he spoke to an enthusiastic full house in Hanger 3. The President voiced his pride in the US forces; "Im honored to be in a place where people understand the need for sacrifice and patriotism," said the President. He also spoke about the role of Elmendorf AFB and Alaska in Operation NOBLE EAGLE and the war against terrorism

On his way to Japan, US President George W. Bush stopped at Elmendorf ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Tony Lambert, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Handlers assigned to the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), Oklahoma (OK), Air National Guard (ANG) use an MHU-141 munitions trailer to transport an AIM-120 Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) into place for loading at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, during Combined Task Force, Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Handlers assigned to the 125th Expeditiona...

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) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Thomas Stephens, Weapons Systems Apprentice, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), locks the rails holding the Acceleration Monitor Assembly (AMA) in place on the F-16CG Fighting Falcon

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Thomas Stephens, Weapons ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Amy Pope, left and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Warren Beckler, from the 819th/219th Expeditionary Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers or "Red Horse," guide a K-span arch into place in order to construct a new transportation building for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Amy Pope, left and STAFF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) John Houston, 27th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), mans a 7.62mm M60 general purpose machine gun, mounted atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), during heightened threat condition in place during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) exercise at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) John Houston, 27th Securi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Angelique M. Perez, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) aircraft maintenance personnel from the 321st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), carefully guide a replacement C-130 Hercules aircraft turboprop into place

US Air Force (USAF) aircraft maintenance personnel from the 321st Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jenni... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (AD), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (KY), place morale calls at a phone bank in a temporary terminal at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during a stop over on their way home. Thousands of soldiers are transiting through for a large-scale Army troop changeover

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (AD), Fort Cam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Dallas D. Edwards, USAF Release Statu... More

Two German constructor workers attach a chain/pulley unit to the Elevator Transfer Vehicle (ETV) wiring case, after its delivery to the Freight Terminal Construction site at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), in order to have a crane lift it into the correct place at the top of the ETV. The ETV can carry two pallets at one time, equaling a total of up to 20,000-pounds (lbs), as they are automatically scanned for height, length, width, and shape in order to determine if they can be safely loaded onto a cargo aircraft

Two German constructor workers attach a chain/pulley unit to the Eleva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jonathan Pomeroy, USAF Release Status: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chris King, USAF EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, and a USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) move some 82 mm mortars to a safer place for demolition with C4 plastic explosives during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chris King, USAF EOD (Explos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Daniel Dixon assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (ESFS), gives water and candy to a local Iraqi woman and her children during a visit outside the Tallil Air Base (AB) perimeter in support of Operation Reachout. Operation Reachout takes place during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Daniel Dixon assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christina M. Rumsey, USAF Rel... More

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