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Viet Cong POWs sit on the ramp at Tan Son Nhut Air Base under the watchful eyes of South Vietnamese military police. The POWs will be airlifted to Loc Ninh, South Vietnam for the prisoner exchange between the United States/South Vietnam and North Vietnam/Viet Cong militaries

Viet Cong POWs sit on the ramp at Tan Son Nhut Air Base under the watc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Herman Kokojan Release Status: Released to Public... More

In the foreground, U.S. Air Force LT COL Alan Leslie Brunstrom, (Captured 22 Apr 66) former Prisoners of War, is welcomed home by his wife and child. At the C-141 exit ramp, U.S. Air Force CPT Terry M. Geloneck, (Captured 22 Dec 72) is greeted by MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James. LT COL Brunstron and Gelonick were released in Hanoi by the North Vietnamese on February 12, 1973 and then flown to Clark Air Base, Philippines for a medical check-up and then to Travis

In the foreground, U.S. Air Force LT COL Alan Leslie Brunstrom, (Captu...

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

A security police truck moves along a ramp

A security police truck moves along a ramp

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Niagara Falls Air Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P... More

Left rear view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft on the runway with its rear loading ramp down during airlift exercise Bright Star

Left rear view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft on the runway with its r...

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

An armored personnel carrier from the 3rd Armored Division is prepared for towing by an M-60A3 tank after it broke down near the Semback Air Base exit ramp

An armored personnel carrier from the 3rd Armored Division is prepared...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Autobahn Six Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Left rear ground view of an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing (33rd TFW) on the parking ramp

Left rear ground view of an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft from the 33rd ...

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: SMSGT Raymond F. Bombac Release Status: ... More

A C-130E Hercules aircraft waits on the ramp while an F-4 Phantom II aircraft flies overhead

A C-130E Hercules aircraft waits on the ramp while an F-4 Phantom II a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An aerial view of hangars and the flight ramp

An aerial view of hangars and the flight ramp

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: Jim Hickey Release Status: Released... More

Air Force members back an M988 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) up the rear cargo ramp of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during a joint Air Force/Marine Corps exercise. Members of the Air Mobile Contingency Force, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines are working with members of the Air Force's 63rd Military Airlift Wing to airlift Marines and 737 tons of vehicles, supplies and equipment to China Lake Proving Grounds for field maneuvers

Air Force members back an M988 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehi...

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

SSGT Larry Jackson, 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, guides a K-loader toward the ramp of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as cargo is readied for offloading during the joint service exercise Brim Frost '89

SSGT Larry Jackson, 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, guides a K-loader...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

View of GBU-24s precision guided penetrators on an F-15 Eagle on a parking ramp

View of GBU-24s precision guided penetrators on an F-15 Eagle on a par...

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: Cindy Farmer Release Status: Released to... More

A pair of British E-3D Sentry AEW.Mk 1 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft sit on the ramp during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

A pair of British E-3D Sentry AEW.Mk 1 airborne warning and control sy...

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: TSGT. David Mcleod Release S... More

A U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter (rear view) taxis down the ramp in preparation for takeoff as a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy begins its approach into Howard AFB. The C-5 is bringing in more material and personnel for Operation Safe Haven. C-141s and a C-12 is in the background

A U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter (rear view) taxis down the ramp in p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Frank Oplanic Release Status: Rele... More

Equipment and supplies are being unloaded from a US Air Force C-5 Galaxy from the 3rd Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., on the ramp at the airport. US Air Force aircraft are bringing in material and equipment to support is the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers

Equipment and supplies are being unloaded from a US Air Force C-5 Gala...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITED SHIELD Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Conrad Evans Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the 334th Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson, AFB, NC, sits on the ramp as the sunrise starts a new day at Roswell Industrial Air Center

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the 334th Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson, ...

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 Andy... More

Load masters check the aft cargo ramp of the C-5B Galaxy from the 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wings, Travis Air Force Base, California before off loading personnel and equipment arriving at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Air Force members will practice their jobs with scenarios and conditions which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment

Load masters check the aft cargo ramp of the C-5B Galaxy from the 60th...

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

A Russian IL-76 from Tver Military Transportation Air Base, Moscow, sits on the ramp at Scott AFB, Ill. during Peacekeeper '95

A Russian IL-76 from Tver Military Transportation Air Base, Moscow, si...

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

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) sits idle on the parking ramp awaiting its next assignment

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) sits i...

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

Members of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron board a Dover AFB, 436th Airlift Wing's C-5B on the Green Ramp at Pope AFB, N.C. on 18 Dec 1995. The 23rd Wing unit will fly first to Ramstein Air Base, Germany and then to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia where they will establish a Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility (MASF) in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

Members of the 23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron board a Dover AFB,...

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

The parking ramp at Rhein Main AB, Germany gets crowded due to all the planes waiting to bring supplies and equipment to troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor

The parking ramp at Rhein Main AB, Germany gets crowded due to all the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ken Bergmann Releas... More

Various aircraft on the parking ramp of Rhein Main AB, Germany await to be utilized in the support of Operation Joint Endeavor

Various aircraft on the parking ramp of Rhein Main AB, Germany await t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lee E. Rogers Relea... More

Working under frigid conditions, crew chief and ground support personnel de-ice a 40th Airlift Squadron (AS), C-130H taxies on the snow covered ramp at this United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) base. The 40th AS is assigned to the 7th Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and is deployed to Ramstein to support Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard from 4 Dec. 1996 to 23 Jan. 1997.Exact Date Shot Unknown

Working under frigid conditions, crew chief and ground support personn...

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

The first T-1A Jayhawk, tanker/airlift jet pilot trainer arrives, and is marshalled on the ramp, at 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, Miss

The first T-1A Jayhawk, tanker/airlift jet pilot trainer arrives, and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert L. Boland Release Status: ... More

An Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, sits on the ramp at Rhein Main Air Base, Germany. The newest cargo aircraft in the Air Force inventory will be used to fly Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, General Ronald Fogelman and CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force David J. Campanale on a visit to the personnel supporting Operation Joint Endeavor

An Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, assigned to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. John E. Lasky Rel... More

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's from the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, sit on ramp at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, during WILLIAM TELL '96, a biennial US Air Force air-to-air weapons competition

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's from the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '96 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Shown is the empty parking ramp at Moron Air Base (AB), Spain, prior to the deployment of aircraft in support of members assigned to an advanced maintenance team from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The team is deployed to Moron AB to support the large influx of aircraft in support of the AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AEF) 97-1. Under the AEF concept almost all of the Air Force will be divided into 10 force packages, each with a cross-section of Air Force weapon systems drawn from geographically separated units. These AEF packages will be able to respond within 72 hours of notification of any unexpected contingency

Shown is the empty parking ramp at Moron Air Base (AB), Spain, prior t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kamin... More

K10 Extenders assigned to the 32nd Air refueling Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, sit on the parking ramp at Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AEF) 97-1. Under the AEF concept almost all of the Air Force will be divided into 10 force packages, each with a cross-section of Air Force weapon systems drawn from geographically separated units. These AEF packages will be able to respond within 72 hours of notification of any unexpected contingency

K10 Extenders assigned to the 32nd Air refueling Squadron, 305th Air M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kamin... More

C-17 Globemaster III (left, tail), and a C-141 Starlifter (center) from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, and another C-141 from McCord Air Force Base, Washington, sits on the over crowded ramp at the Libreville International Airport, Gabon, for Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

C-17 Globemaster III (left, tail), and a C-141 Starlifter (center) fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Libreville International Airport Country: Gabon (GAB) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF ... More

C-141 Starlifter from McCord Air Force Base, Washington, sits on the over crowded ramp at the Libreville International Airport, Gabon, being down loaded by John Deere 544G Loader for Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

C-141 Starlifter from McCord Air Force Base, Washington, sits on the o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Libreville International Airport Country: Gabon (GAB) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF ... More

On the airport ramp a K-loader is moved into position to load supply cargo pallets into the rear cargo entrance of the McChord Air Force Base, Washington 62nd Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter. Royal New Zealand Air Force members assist in the loading of the Antarctic-bound supplies. The 62nd AW men and equipment are participating in the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

On the airport ramp a K-loader is moved into position to load supply c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Rel... More

US Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers from the 22nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, McConnel Air Force Base, Kansas, and the 92nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington, are parked on the ramp at Moron Air Base, Spain, to continue aerial refueling operations in support of Operation Phoenix Duke II

US Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers from the 22nd Aerial Refueling Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX DUKE II Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Rel... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt or "Warthog" from the 74th Fighter Squadron (FS), 23rd Wing, Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina, sits on the ramp at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

An A-10 Thunderbolt or "Warthog" from the 74th Fighter Squadron (FS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sce... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Scott Taylor (seen through the cab front window), Aerial Port SPECIALIST, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron (APS), marshals a 20-ton K-loader towards the cargo ramp of an Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) C-130H Hercules in order to assist EAF team members, who have recently arrived at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), offload their gear and equipment prior to participating in the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Scott Taylor (seen through the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO'98 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Altus Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma (OK), picks up restraining straps after a Containerized Delivery System (CDS) bundle drop from the lowered cargo ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III Cargo aircraft during the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeanette E. King, Loadmaster...

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

Aircrew members from the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, pull a hose from a fuels truck into position on the Alpha ramp at the base. The airmen performed crew servicing procedures under the watchful eyes of inspectors during an Operational Readiness Inspection on April 11, 2000

Aircrew members from the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE ORI Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (U... More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force SSGT Michael Taylor and SSGT James Natson from the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, vacuum ramp seams before the pre-flight maintenance inspection at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, foreign nations, airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, combat ...

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force SSGT Michael Taylor and SSGT J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as US Air Force SSGT Michael Taylor and SSGT James Natson from the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, Mc... More

US Army Seargent First Class James Brown, Medical Platoon, 501st Forward Support Company, Vicenza Army Base, Italy applies camouflage at Aviano Air Base ramp before deploying on a coalition airborne assault exercise in "VENETO RESCUE 2000". Veneto Rescue is a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) that simulates the extraction of American citizens and designated third-country nationals from a fictitious, politically troubled country

US Army Seargent First Class James Brown, Medical Platoon, 501st Forwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VENETO RESCUE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia Castillo, USAF R... More

Medium shot, right side view, nose sections of six F-16 Fighting Falcons parked on ramp. Several auxiliary power units (APUs) and building in background. Lettering on building "ADVANCED COMBAT TRAINING FOR AMERICA". The Fighting Hawks of the 23rd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem, Air Base Germany, are set for another training day at the last Green Flag exercise

Medium shot, right side view, nose sections of six F-16 Fighting Falco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GREEN FLAG Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C... More

On the ramp parking spot a C-130 Hercules from the 86th Air Wing (AW), 37th Airlift Squadron (AS), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prepares to start engines prior to taxing out to the active runway for another cargo mission

On the ramp parking spot a C-130 Hercules from the 86th Air Wing (AW),...

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

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Tim Furgeson, USAF, crewchief, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, works on replacing a brake system on a C-17A Globemaster III, on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The aircraft will be carrying troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Tim Furgeson, USAF, crewchief, 437th Aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Tim Furgeson, USAF, crewchief, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, works on replacing a brake system on a C-17A Globemaster III, on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The aircraft will be carrying troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Tim Furgeson, USAF, crewchief, 437th Aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant Julia Nelson, US Air Force (USAF), fuels specialist, 375th Logistics Support Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, prepares to reel in the refueling hose after filling up a C-17 Globemaster III on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily, during 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

STAFF Sergeant Julia Nelson, US Air Force (USAF), fuels specialist, 37...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Eberle, US Air Force (USAF), and SSGT Matthew Allen, USAF, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, replace engine parts on a C-17A Globemaster III, on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily, during 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

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Eberle, US Air Force (USAF), and SSGT Matthe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

MASTER Sergeant Gregory King, US Air Force (USAF), (in light suit), 445th Aircrat Generation Squadron (AGS), Wright Patterson, Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, and Technical Sergeant Glenn Holly, USAF, 62nd AGS, McChord AFB, Washington, along with two others move the damaged Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turboan engine to an awaiting engine cart ater removing it rom the C-141 Starliter, on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, during 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 o the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),...

MASTER Sergeant Gregory King, US Air Force (USAF), (in light suit), 44...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: MASTER Sergeant Gregory King, US Air Force (USAF), (in flight suit), 445th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Wright Patterson,... More

On the ramp, SENIOR AIRMAN Derek Turnipseed, USAF, (left), and SENIOR AIRMAN Garth Horton, USAF, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, throw around a football on Thanksgiving morning, while waiting to launch another aircraft during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

On the ramp, SENIOR AIRMAN Derek Turnipseed, USAF, (left), and SENIOR ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

A US Navy (USN) EA-6B Prowler from the Electronic Attack Squadron-133 (VAQ 133), from Woodby Island, Washington, sits on the Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, ramp during exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002

A US Navy (USN) EA-6B Prowler from the Electronic Attack Squadron-133 ...

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: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release St... More

Lucas Waxmann, age 13, attempts to land a 360 degree flip on a pyramid ramp at a new skate park on Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany

Lucas Waxmann, age 13, attempts to land a 360 degree flip on a pyramid...

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 Jocel... More

At Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, Mister Albert Villagomez, a driver with the Defense Commissary Agency (DCA), drives a cargo truck down the cargo ramp of a C-5 Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California

At Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, Mister Albert Villagomez, a dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua St... More

An US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron All Weather 225 (VMFA AW-225), sits on the parking ramp, Al Jaber Airbase (AB), Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Jaber Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) maintenance workers from the 20th Fighter Wing (FW), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), pull pins on weapons attached to an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft in a hot ramp prior to a mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) maintenance workers from the 20th Fighter Wing (FW...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer gets towed with a MB-2 aircraft tow tractor to a new parking spot on the ramp at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. The B-1B is here in support of the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing's (AEW) mission

A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer gets towed with a MB-2 aircraft tow ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua P. Strang, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

US Air Force (USAF) Crewchief (left) and Weapons Loaders, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), prepare to perform final inspection and arm the weapons on a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II on the ramp at the end of the Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, runway. The end of runway (EOR) crew are the last eyes the aircraft has to make sure everything on the exterior is okay before take off

US Air Force (USAF) Crewchief (left) and Weapons Loaders, 52nd Aircraf...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 458th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) taxis onto the parking ramp at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base (AB), Romania, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 458th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jon Nicolussi, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 325th Security Forces (SF), hand load and tie-down their personal and mobility gear onto the cargo ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft as they deploy to the Middle East

US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 325th Security Forces (SF), han...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: CIV Li... More

The US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer, The 8th Chadwick, 13th Bomber Squadron (BS), 7th Bomber Wing (BW), Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas (TX), and her crew stand-by on the ramp at Offutt AFB, Nebraska (NE)

The US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer, The 8th Chadwick, 13th Bomber Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Chad Sc... More

US Air Force (USAF) Firefighter William Stamey (kneeling right), 6th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) Fire Department, MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), checks an exercise injury card for a simulated victim, while AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Daniel Gulick (back left) assists a mobile simulated victim to the triage area, during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) test for first responders simulating an aircraft mishap on the South Ramp at MacDill AFB in preparation for an upcoming Airfest

US Air Force (USAF) Firefighter William Stamey (kneeling right), 6th A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Douglas K. Lingefelt, USAF Releas... More

Several simulated injury victims wait for in-processing in the triage area during a 6th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) test for first responders simulating an aircraft mishap on the South Ramp at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), in preparation for an upcoming Airfest

Several simulated injury victims wait for in-processing in the triage ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Douglas K. Lingefelt, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) JC Webb (right) and SRA Marcus Stubbs, 62nd Operations Support Squadron (OSS), 62nd Airlift Wing (AW), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), coordinate aircraft and vehicle traffic on McChord's flight line and ramp area

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) JC Webb (right) and SRA Marcus...

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: CIV Blake R. Borsic, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard Myers (left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (CJCS), escorted on the ramp at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD) during a ceremony honoring former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan. President Reagans body is being transferred from the Capital area to Simi Valley, California (CA), for burial today at his presidential library

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard Myers (left), Chairman of th...

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: Sophia Piellusch, CIV, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Max Maroska, with the 43rd Fighter Squadron (FS), delivers the newest F/A-22 Raptor to Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL). This is the squadrons seventh new Raptor. He was met on the ramp by a group of pilots, maintainers and visitors eager to see the newest addition to the squadron

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Max Maroska, with the 43rd Fighter Squ...

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

A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, taxies on the ramp at Aviano Air Base, Italy, during a joint helicopter deployment training on Sept. 26, 2004 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF Sergeant Bethann Caporaletti) (Released)

A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, Helicopter Combat Support Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bethann Caporaletti, USAF Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Friends and family members of the redeploying 1ST Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (1/17th CAV), 82nd Airborne Division (ABN), gather near the flight line at the Green Ramp, Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), as the wait for their loved ones to disembark after their deployment to northern and central Iraq (IRQ) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Friends and family members of the redeploying 1ST Squadron, 17th Caval...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Michael J Carden, USA Release ... More

Former POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ Wesley Duane Schierman (Captured 28 Aug 65) walks with his wife, son and daughter across the ramp after arriving from Clark Air Base. MAJ Schierman was released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73

Former POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ Wesley Duane Schierman (Captured 28 ...

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

Viet Cong POWs sit on the ramp at Tan Son Nhut Air Base under the watchful eyes of South Vietnamese military police. The POWs were brought to the airbase in the 6X6 trucks in the background and will be airlifted to Loc Ninh, South Vietnam on the C-123 transport aircraft for the prisoner exchange between the United States/South Vietnam and North Vietnam/Viet Cong militaries

Viet Cong POWs sit on the ramp at Tan Son Nhut Air Base under the watc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Herman Kokojan Release Status: Released to Public... More

F-4 Phantom II aircraft are parked in a line on the ramp during exercise Team Spirit (Coronet Spray)

F-4 Phantom II aircraft are parked in a line on the ramp during exerci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRITCORONET SPRAY Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

A view of 3rd Armored Division M-60A3 tanks and armored personnel carriers near the Sembach Air Base exit ramp

A view of 3rd Armored Division M-60A3 tanks and armored personnel carr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Autobahn Six Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A female ground crewman pushes a folding aircraft ramp across the flight line during an operational readiness inspection of 435th Tactical Airlift Wing

A female ground crewman pushes a folding aircraft ramp across the flig...

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

An aerial view of the F-4 Phantom II aircraft parking ramp

An aerial view of the F-4 Phantom II aircraft parking ramp

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: SGT James R. Braun Rele... More

A front view of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft, its nose up and ramp down for the loading of cargo during a training exercise

A front view of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft, its nose up and ramp down for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Darrell Reedy Release Status: Releas... More

A C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 60th Military Airlift Wing is parked on the flight line at Fairbairn air force base with its nose cone lifted and ramp extended. The aircraft particpated in a multinational airlift which took it from California to Canada, Israel and Australia. Australians painted a red kangaroo on one of the left engines of the aircraft

A C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 60th Military Airlift Wing is parked o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Canberra State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

With its nose raised, a C-5A Galaxy aircraft prepares to lower its front loading ramp. The aircraft is being used to transport cargo from Howard Air Force Base, Panama, to Pisco Air Base during Exercise FUERZAS UNIDAS PERU'87

With its nose raised, a C-5A Galaxy aircraft prepares to lower its fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS PERU Base: Pisco Air Base Country: Peru (PER) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Gildow Release Status: Released to P... More

Air-to-air, high, front view of a 63rd Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter as it takes off from Norton. Two C-141B's sit on the ramp waiting to take-off. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air-to-air, high, front view of a 63rd Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifte...

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

A view of a Light Loader being used to load NF-2 light carts onto a KC-10 Extender aircraft on the ramp at Sidi Slimane Air Base during Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE 87

A view of a Light Loader being used to load NF-2 light carts onto a KC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE 87 Country: Morocco (MAR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A 40-K-loader carrying a Cardwell-500 drilling rig mast approaches the front ramp of a 60th Marine Air Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The rig will be flown to Semipalatinsk, USSR, where it will be used to drill a satellite hole that will enable Department of

A 40-K-loader carrying a Cardwell-500 drilling rig mast approaches the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart, USAF Release... More

An aerial view of a portion of the base, showing several C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the ramp

An aerial view of a portion of the base, showing several C-5 Galaxy ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Releas... More

The parking ramp with covered parking spots for aircraft of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing of Shaw Air Force Base, N.C., during Operation Desert Shield. To the right of the parking awnings is a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.

The parking ramp with covered parking spots for aircraft of the 363rd ...

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

A right rear view of a C-5 Galaxy from the 436th Air Wing, Dover AFB, DE, parked on the ramp at Moi International Airport

A right rear view of a C-5 Galaxy from the 436th Air Wing, Dover AFB, ...

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

Two Rwandan children/refugees wait on the flight line for some relief supplies. In the background a Air Mobility Command C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 452nd Air Mobility Wing (AFRES), March AFB, California is parked on the ramp of the Goma Airport. The U.S. military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargoes to assist in the humanitarian effort

Two Rwandan children/refugees wait on the flight line for some relief ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Larry Perrault, a load master on the C-130 Hercules from the 41st Airlift Squadron, 23rd Wing, Pope AFB, NC, directs a forklift driver into position on the aircraft ramp. The supplies are to be delivered to Entebbe, Uganda

SENIOR AIRMAN Larry Perrault, a load master on the C-130 Hercules from...

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

A right front view of the nose of a C-5 Galaxy from the 436th Air Wing, Dover AFB, DE, parked on the ramp at Moi International Airport. Next to the C-5 is a left rear view of a Kenyan Air Force F-5 Freedom Fighter aircraft

A right front view of the nose of a C-5 Galaxy from the 436th Air Wing...

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

A right side medium shot of a U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter as it lands and taxis into the ramp area at Howard AFB. The aircraft is carrying material and personnel to Panama in support of Operation Safe Haven

A right side medium shot of a U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter as it la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Frank Oplanic Release Status: Rele... More

An airman directs a K-loader with a pallet of flour as it backs up the C-130 ramp. The complete up-load takes no longer than 30 minutes for the members of 62nd Aerial Port Squadron. The C-130 is to be flown to Sarajevo to deliver food and day to day necessities to the war-torn people of Bosnia. Operation Provide Promise is in its second year

An airman directs a K-loader with a pallet of flour as it backs up the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

At night on a wet ramp, a 40th Airlift Squadron (AS) C-130H stands ready for operation at this United States Air Force Europe (USAFE) base. The 40th AS is assigned to the 7th Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and is deployed to Ramstein to support Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard from 4 Dec. 1996 to 23 Jan. 1997

At night on a wet ramp, a 40th Airlift Squadron (AS) C-130H stands rea...

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

A Royal Air Force C-130 parked on the ramp with C-130's from other countries, prepares for the launch of three formations of 57 C-130's for Big Drop III Exercise, the largest peacetime single day airdrop since World War II

A Royal Air Force C-130 parked on the ramp with C-130's from other cou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BIG DROP III Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A threatening sky looms over the empty ramp. All aircraft were evacuated in the face of Hurricane Fran, which struck the base 10 hours later with wind gusts in excess of 100 mph

A threatening sky looms over the empty ramp. All aircraft were evacuat...

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

TSGT Bert Piper (USAF), a 40th ALS loadmaster, uses hand signals to help guide a K-Loader, carrying palletized cargo, toward a lowered C-130 loading ramp at Ramstein AB, Germany. The 40th ALS is involved in supplying forces involved in Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

TSGT Bert Piper (USAF), a 40th ALS loadmaster, uses hand signals to he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Rele... More

A C-5 Gallexy from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, sits on the ramp with its nose in the air at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The C-5 is being loaded with cargo from the front as part of PHOENIX THUNDER 97-B. PHOENIX THUNDER is an exercise in which the Air Expeditionary Force model is tested. The main thrust of this test is to deploy an Air Wing of fighter aircraft and support people and supplies to a distant location in a minimum amount of time. The participation of Air Mobility Command cargo aircraft in this exercise allows for the highest amount of realism possible and the best training, short of actually deploying

A C-5 Gallexy from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, sits on the ram...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX THUNDER 97-B Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) ... More

An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter from Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Davenport, Iowa sits on the ramp at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, Guyana. The plane is prepared for loading on a C-5 and then transported back to its home base in the United States. The Chinook was in Guyana to support New Horizon '97, 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

An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter from De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Cheddi Jagan Intl Airport State: Temehri Country: French Guiana (GUF) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. G.M... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Scott Taylor, Aerial Port SPECIALIST, 62nd Aerial Port Squadron (APS), marshals a 20-ton K-loader towards the cargo ramp of an Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force (EAF) C-130H Hercules in order to assist EAF team members, who have recently arrived at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), offload their gear and equipment prior to participating in the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Scott Taylor, Aerial Port SPEC...

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

Several US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft sit on a parking ramp at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), after they have arrived at McChord AFB to participate in the week-long USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

Several US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft sit on a park...

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: SRA Patty Zimmerman, USAF Release S... More

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker, 22nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), McConnell Air Force Base (AFB), Kansas (KS), taxies to a parking ramp at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker, 22nd Air Refueling Wing (AR...

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: SRA Jeffrey Allen, USAF Release Sta... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, 437th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), taxies in with flags flying to a parking ramp at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

A US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, 437th Airlift Squ...

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: Tom Witham, CIV, USAF Release Statu... More

A C-9 Nightingale medevac team from the 86th Aeromedical Squadron and the 75th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, picks up three American soldiers. US Air Force Captain Ruth Kawano (left) directs a litter crew up the ramp of the C-9 during a training exercise. The Nightingale is the only aircraft in the inventory specifically designed to move litter and ambulatory patients. This photograph is from the article "No Soldiers of Fortune", AIRMAN Magazine, October 1999 issue

A C-9 Nightingale medevac team from the 86th Aeromedical Squadron and ...

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

Medium long shot, rear view of military vehicle, stopped in front of a large chain link fence gate, airman beside vehicle, pavement is wet, KC-135 wing in background. AIRMAN First Class Jerry Poth, USAF, 319th Security Forces Squadron, checks vehicle passenger's identification cards at the entry control point to the Alpha ramp on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., April 10, 2000. The base will spend the week showing it's operational abilities while going through an Operational Readiness Inspection

Medium long shot, rear view of military vehicle, stopped in front of a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul Holcomb Release Sta... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Robert Anderson, Crew CHIEF with the 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, fixes a ramp forward fitting on a C-141B Starlifter on November 7th, 2000. A1C Anderson provided maintenance support for an aerial assault exercise called LARGE PACKAGE. The training exercise sharpens the airdrop capability of Air Mobility Command and the 82nd Airborne. Aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J., 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Washington, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston, South Carolina, 97th Air Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma, 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, North Carolina, 914th Airlift Wing, Niagra Falls, New York and ...

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Robert Anderson, Crew CHIEF with the 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Airman First Class Robert Anderson, Crew Chief with the 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base... More

The hands of STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffrey Cliff, USAF, crewchief, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, as he reviews an aircrafts Landing Aircraft Maintenance Record prior to its flight, on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. SSGT Cliff and fellow maintainers are deployed to ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling, and in some cases repaired, to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The hands of STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffrey Cliff, USAF, crewchief, 437...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

A C-9A Nightingale, Aeromedical evacuation aircraft, 86th Airlift Wing (AW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, arrives on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, to pick up passengers and patients

A C-9A Nightingale, Aeromedical evacuation aircraft, 86th Airlift Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) George Green, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, helps load bags from a newly arrived aircraft on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) George Green, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant Julia Nelson, US Air Force (USAF), fuels specialist, 375th Logistics Support Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, monitors the gauges of her R-11 fuel truck indicating how much fuel is pumped out while filling up an aircraft on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy during 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

STAFF Sergeant Julia Nelson, US Air Force (USAF), fuels specialist, 37...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

First Lieutenant Brent Reinhardt, USAF, the F-16D Fighting Falcon pilot looks around the ramp before taxiing to take off on a training sortie. The 421st Fighter Squadron F-16's diverted to the Utah Air National Guard base due to an accident at Hill AFB; an F-16C crashed after the nose-gear tire blew during a high-speed takeoff

First Lieutenant Brent Reinhardt, USAF, the F-16D Fighting Falcon pilo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Savage, ... More

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