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A 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter prepares to land at the base

A 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-53 Super Jolly helico...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Woodbridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Jose Davila Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A pararescueman of the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla., signals for a litter to be dropped from a helicopter hovering nearby. The sea rescue exercise is being staged for a movie production

A pararescueman of the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Eg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Robert Leach Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter from the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron stands by to assist in the removal of the remains of the victims of the Jonestown tragedy

A US Air Force HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter from the 55th Aerosp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jonestown Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Jose L. Sanchez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Colonel (COL) Bruce M. Durvine, vice commander of the 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing, and members of the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron carry boxes of plastic body bags to an HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter for use in the evacuation of bodies from Jonestown

Colonel (COL) Bruce M. Durvine, vice commander of the 39th Aerospace R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jonestown Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Jose L. Sanchez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

SGT Anthony Romano, a search and rescue team (SAR) crew chief of Marine Helicopter Experimental Squadron 1 (HMX-1), shows what their horse collar looks like. The collar is attached to a cable hoist system which enables the SAR team to rescue a person from the water

SGT Anthony Romano, a search and rescue team (SAR) crew chief of Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kim Rossman Release Status: ... More

A left side view of six RH-35D Sea Stallion helicopters in flight. The helicopters, based aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68), are taking part in Operation Evening Light, a rescue mission to Iran

A left side view of six RH-35D Sea Stallion helicopters in flight. The...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EVENING LIGHT Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A UH-IN Iroquois helicopter from the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron flies over streams of lava, volcanic ash and debris several days after a large eruption of the volcano

A UH-IN Iroquois helicopter from the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recove...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mount Saint Helens State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert Leach Release Status: Relea... More

A UH-IN Iroquois helicopter from the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron flies near the steam rising from the crater several days after a large eruption

A UH-IN Iroquois helicopter from the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recove...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mount Saint Helens State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert Leach Release Status: Relea... More

A1C Peggy A. Siepiein directs a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter to land. A1C Siepiein is from the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron

A1C Peggy A. Siepiein directs a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter to land. A1C...

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: SSGT Joe Davilla Release Status:... More

A ground crew member marshals an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter out of the ramp. The helicopter is assigned to the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, ready for flight

A ground crew member marshals an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter out of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

A right side view of an SH-3A Sea King helicopter, from Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5), as it airlifts bodies from near the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76) during search and rescue (SAR) operations. The ship was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

A right side view of an SH-3A Sea King helicopter, from Fleet Composit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Felimon Barbante Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

An SH-3A Sea King helicopter from Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5) hovers above the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76) as crewmen from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) participate in search and rescue (SAR) operations. The frigate was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

An SH-3A Sea King helicopter from Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5) ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Paul Soutar Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A right front air-to-air view of an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter flown by the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, 3rd Air Force, RAF Woodbridge

A right front air-to-air view of an HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter flown...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A view of a search and rescue team member as he rappels from a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during training exercises near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada

A view of a search and rescue team member as he rappels from a UH-1N I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Robert Bennett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view from the interior of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter of a member of the Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Search and Rescue (SAR) team, he demonstrates rappelling procedures to a local group

A view from the interior of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter of a member of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bear Valley State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Robert Bennett Release Status: Released to... More

A left side view of a Search and Rescue (SAR) UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, taking off during training operations

A left side view of a Search and Rescue (SAR) UH-1N Iroquois helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bear Valley State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Robert Bennett Release Status: Released to... More

A left rear view of an HH-3E helicopter assigned to the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. Visible in the background is an F-15 Eagle aircraft parked on the flight line

A left rear view of an HH-3E helicopter assigned to the 33rd Aerospace...

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

A left front view of a full-scale development prototype of the HH-60A Night Hawk combat air rescue helicopter

A left front view of a full-scale development prototype of the HH-60A ...

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

A Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2) SH-3H Sea King helicopter prepares to take off from the helicopter pad of the destroyer USS FIFE (DD 991) during a rescue operation involving another Sea King helicopter that developed engine failure and crashed. The helicopter was conducting a routine anti-submarine warfare patrol around the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) when the accident occurred

A Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2) SH-3H Sea King helicopte...

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

Two medics tend to a Soldier's simulated wounds while a 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter hovers overhead during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

Two medics tend to a Soldier's simulated wounds while a 38th Aerospace...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Bayone Mountain Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

Sergeant (SGT) Keith Gray Jr., a turboprop engine technician with the 31st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, services an HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

Sergeant (SGT) Keith Gray Jr., a turboprop engine technician with the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

An air-to-air right overhead view of a modified UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter of the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. The helicopter was fitted with a refueling probe at the Sikorsky Aircraft plant in Troy, Alabama

An air-to-air right overhead view of a modified UH-60A Black Hawk (Bla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An air-to-air left front view of an HH-53C Jolly Green Giant helicopter assigned to the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service during Exercise FLINTLOCK'87, a joint Special Operations Command Europe exercise testing the effectiveness of the combined A

An air-to-air left front view of an HH-53C Jolly Green Giant helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A search and rescue (SAR) swimmer drops toward the water from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during SAR training near Pensacola, Florida

A search and rescue (SAR) swimmer drops toward the water from a Helico...

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

Two search and rescue (SAR) swimmers are winched from the water by a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during SAR training near Pensacola, Florida

Two search and rescue (SAR) swimmers are winched from the water by a H...

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

A crew member aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) SH-3H Sea King helicopter moves out on a search and rescue training mission. The Sea King is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)

A crew member aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 8 (HS-8) SH-...

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

The late afternoon sky silhouettes an SH-3H Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 10 (HS-10) as it hauls two search and rescue (SAR) swimmers from the bay during SAR training

The late afternoon sky silhouettes an SH-3H Sea King helicopter from H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mike Flynn Release Status: Released to P... More

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

Recovery team members are lowered from an HH-60A Night Hawk helicopter...

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

A rescue swimmer from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) is lowered into the water

A rescue swimmer from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) is...

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

A rescue swimmer from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) signals while in the water

A rescue swimmer from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) si...

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

Standing in the open doorway of his UH-1N Iroquois helicopter, a search and rescue crewman from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) lends a hand to two rescue swimmers

Standing in the open doorway of his UH-1N Iroquois helicopter, a searc...

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

Rescue swimmers are hoisted aboard an SH-3H Sea King helicopter for Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 17 (HS-17) during a search and rescue exercise off St. Thomas

Rescue swimmers are hoisted aboard an SH-3H Sea King helicopter for He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virgin Islands(VI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 John Deditius Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A Marine acting as a crash victim is hoisted aboard an HH-46D Sea Knight Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, during SAR training

A Marine acting as a crash victim is hoisted aboard an HH-46D Sea Knig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. A. M. Maynard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A HH-46D Sea Knight Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, comes in low over the water during SAR training

A HH-46D Sea Knight Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter from Headquarte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. M. A. Maynard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air crew member disembarks from a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter as the HH-3E and a second Jolly Green Giant stand on the flightline. The 71st ARS helicopters are being relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions

An air crew member disembarks from a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st AR...

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

SGT Craig B. Boyd, assistant crew chief with the 616th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a preflight check on a 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter prior to its departure for Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Helicopters from the 71st ARS are being relocated in preparation for the squadron's deactivation on June 1, 1991. The 210th Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over Alaskan rescue missions

SGT Craig B. Boyd, assistant crew chief with the 616th Consolidated Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Whitehorse Country: Canada(CAN) Scene Camera Operator: Russ Pollanen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Air to Air view of three 51st Wing's HH-60G helicopters during a Search & Rescue training mission flying over the mountains near Osan Air Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to Air view of three 51st Wing's HH-60G helicopters during a Searc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Three SH-3 Sea King Helicopters of the Naval Air Station Key West Operations Maintenance Department's Search and Rescue unit flying in formation off the Atlantic coast

Three SH-3 Sea King Helicopters of the Naval Air Station Key West Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D.F. Mooney Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Crews roll a newly delivered UH-1N helicopter out of a C-5 transporter onto the flight line. The helicopter which was originally used by the 58th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, was sent to the 40th Rescue Flight

Crews roll a newly delivered UH-1N helicopter out of a C-5 transporter...

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: AIRMAN John Turner Release Status: Re... More

A 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter draws near a C-130 Hercules for an aerial refueling. This image was used in the April 1996 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

A 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, HH-60 Pavehawk hel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Shot of US Air Force Technical Sergeant Steve Lupenski, a pararescueman with the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, as he prepares to splint US Air Force Technical Sergeant Brent Widenhouse's leg as a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60L Pavehawk helicopter hovers nearby. This image was used in the April 1996 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Shot of US Air Force Technical Sergeant Steve Lupenski, a pararescuema...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A HH-60G Pavehawk Helicopter and personnel assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, are off-loaded from a C-5 Galaxy, assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, at the Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait, in support of Operation DESERT FOCUS. The members of the 48th Rescue Squadron are deployed to Kuwait to respond in the event any US airmen are downed in the region

A HH-60G Pavehawk Helicopter and personnel assigned to the 48th Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOCUS Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminsky, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

An SH-3 Sea King helicopter assigned to the Southern Most Search and Rescue (SAR) unit at Naval Air Station Key West hoists a simulated victim swimmer during training operations

An SH-3 Sea King helicopter assigned to the Southern Most Search and R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gulf Of Mexico State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Christopher D. Pisani, USN Release Status... More

SSGT Ronald Rel, Jr., 939th Rescue Wing, a UH-60 aircrew member, simulates abdominal injuries while 51st Medical Group personnel attend to him. Members of the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Detachment 1 51st Civil Engineer/Fire department and 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, team up during a simulated emergency landing of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The landing, with fire, smoke, and all but one aircrew member injured, was simulated during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle

SSGT Ronald Rel, Jr., 939th Rescue Wing, a UH-60 aircrew member, simul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release... More

SSGT Greg Moody, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, gunner, 33rd Rescue Squadron, squirts blood out a face mask, to simulate head injuries. Members of the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Detetachment 1; 51st Civil Engineer/Fire department and 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, team up during a simulated emergency landing of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The landing, with fire, smoke, and all but one aircrew member injured, was simulated during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle

SSGT Greg Moody, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, gunner, 33rd Rescue Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release... More

Straight on medium shot, up from a low angle as US Navy members of Seal Team 3 practice fast roping from SH-60B Seahawk helicopters, from HS-6 stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California. This mission, at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, is in direct support of Exercise Desert Rescue VIII

Straight on medium shot, up from a low angle as US Navy members of Sea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Right side front view from a low angle up at a nighttime shot through a Starlight System as US Navy HH-60 Seahawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron-Wing Pacific, come in for an assault landing to pick up down crewmen (not shown). Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR), training conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. This mission is indirect support of Exercise Desert Rescue VIII

Right side front view from a low angle up at a nighttime shot through ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

United States Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mark Molney, a pararescueman from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, clears the area around the HH-60G "Pave Hawk" helicopter to drop-off tents to people in the town of Machanga, south of Beira, Mozambique. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations, 16 March 2000

United States Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Mark Molney, a pararescueman fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Machanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Rele... More

A local man waits for the signal from United Statres Air Force STAFF Sergeant Greg Sanford, an Aerial GUNNER assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron, Keflavik, Iceland, to help unload tents from an HH-60G "Pave Hawk" helicopter for the people in the town of Machanga, south of Beira, Mozambique. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations, 16 March 2000

A local man waits for the signal from United Statres Air Force STAFF S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Machanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force Special Operations helicopter pilot, Captain Bill Denehen lectures to JROTC at Brentwood High School, NY on 11 May 00. On 2 May 99, while assigned with the 55th Special Operations Squadron, CPT Denehen and his crew courageously penetrated one of the most sophisticated air defense networks in the world to rescue an F-16C pilot (Not shown) trapped deep inside of Serbia. This was the first mission in history where a special operations rescue force penetrated and successfully defeated an active integrated air defense system of a determined military. During Operation Allied Force, Denehen's special Ops helicopter was pre-positioned deep inside Bosnia-Herzegovina. The rescue force ...

US Air Force Special Operations helicopter pilot, Captain Bill Denehen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Special Operations helicopter pilot, Captain Bill Denehen lectures to JROTC at Brentwood High School, NY on 11 May... More

USAF, Videographer, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), H. Chris Scrivener, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC documents aerial gunnery onboard a USAF, HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter assigned to the 66TH Rescue Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV at Fallon Naval Air Station during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

USAF, Videographer, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), H. Chris Scrivener, 1ST Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopters prepare to land and pick up their survivor during a survivor extraction exercise in participation with DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopters prepare to land and pick up their surv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Hatfield (left) uses a video camera to record USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Brogan, during a stand-up interview on the flight line at Hong Kong International Airport. TSGT Hatfield and SSGT Brogan are both assigned to Detachment 10 American Forces Network-Tokyo, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and are covering the annual Hong Kong Search and Rescue Exercise. A Japan Self Defense Force (JASDF) UH-60J Search and Rescue helicopter is parked in the background

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Hatfield (left) use...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hong Kong International Airport Country: Hong Kong (HKG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-60G Black Hawk helicopter, from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RS), lifts off on a mission, at a forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) MH-60G Black Hawk helicopter, from the 301st Res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadron (RQS), conduct a walk through rescue training scenario using their MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 304th Rescue Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Selwyn McConney, a Weapons SPECIALIST assigned to the 301st Rescue Squadron (RS), Patrick Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, ducks for cover during a practice extraction of a survivor by an HH-60 Black hawk helicopter at the Maltz training site, Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Selwyn McConney, a Weapo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Loadmaster's from the 301st Airlift Squadron (AS), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California, along with personnel from the 85th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) and the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, move an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter after unloading it from the cargo bay of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Lungi, Sierra Leone

US Air Force (USAF) Loadmaster's from the 301st Airlift Squadron (AS),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain Kenneth Smeenk, a pilot with the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, performs a preflight check of her MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, prior to a familiarization flight over Sierra Leone (SLE)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain Kenneth Smeenk, a pilot with the 56th Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

After a humanitarian mission, a US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Keflavik, Iceland, shuts down on a wet parking space at Lungi, Sierra Leone (SLE), while the crew goes over a checklist

After a humanitarian mission, a US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Corps Air Group Three One (MCAG 31), Search and Rescue, lands to conduct a tactical refueling exercise with Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC),

A US Marine Corps (USMC) HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Hewitt, USMC Release Sta... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Corps Air Group Three One (MCAG 31), Search and Rescue, lands to conduct a tactical refueling exercise with Marine Wing Support Squadron Two Seven Three (MWSS-273), at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC),

A US Marine Corps (USMC) HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Hewitt, USMC Release Sta... More

A US Navy (USN) HH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One Five (HS-15), approaches a ground target for a gun run, while participating in the rescue training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada (NV)

A US Navy (USN) HH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Eric Danielsen (left), a helicopter pilot participating in the rescues training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI, is interview by US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Reynaldo Ramon, a Photographer assigned to the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS). The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada (NV)

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Eric Danielsen (left), a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Navy (USN) SEAL Team Members armed with a 7.62mm M60E3 light machine gun and a 7.62mm M240E machine gun, disembark from a HH-60F Seahawk helicopter at an insertion point during a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) training exercise conducted during DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

US Navy (USN) SEAL Team Members armed with a 7.62mm M60E3 light machin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue Squadron (RQS) on approach to conduct a survivor extraction during a Combat Search and Rescue training mission conducted during Exercise DESERT RESCRE XI. The exercise is the premiere Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 41st Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), prepares to land during a training exercise while deployed at Lungi, Sierra Leone, to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Teams (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Teams (FAST) in Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), flies into the sunset while conducting external sling load training at Lungi, Sierra Leone, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

A US Navy (USN) SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eight Five (HC-85), is used to hoist a litter patient aboard while conducting search and rescue training with Sailors in a 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from Special Boat Unit 12 (SBU-12) off the coast of San Diego, California (CA)

A US Navy (USN) SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Combat Suppor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Katrina Beeler, USN Release Status: Released... More

During Winter Survival training in Flagstaff, Arizona (AZ), US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 305th Rescue Squadron (RS) practice a downed pilot rescue while hovering in their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

During Winter Survival training in Flagstaff, Arizona (AZ), US Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Flagstaff State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Neve, US... More

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

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

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

040816-F-8769K-033 (Aug. 16, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Men from the 48th Rescue Squadron (RQS), Davis-Monthan (D-M) Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), climb up a rope ladder attached to a USAF HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as part of their Alternate Insertion Extraction training at D-M. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Christina D. Kinsey (RELEASED)

040816-F-8769K-033 (Aug. 16, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Men f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Ron Werle, crew chief, 55th Rescue Squadron, conducts preflight inspections on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Sept. 15, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lanie McNeal) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Ron Werle, crew chief, 55th Rescue Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mcneal, USAF Release ... More

A US Navy (USN) search and rescue (SAR) swimmer demonstrates being lowered out of a USN UH-3H Sea King helicopter, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana SAR at the 2004 In Pursuit of Liberty, NAS Oceana Air Show. NAS Oceana SAR is one of the last operators of the Sea King and it will soon be retired. The air show, held September 24-26, showcased civilian and military aircraft from the Nation's armed forces, providing numerous flight demonstrations and static displays

A US Navy (USN) search and rescue (SAR) swimmer demonstrates being low...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3(Aw) Peter Santini, Usn Release... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. NIck McCaskill, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, surveys the effects of flooding aboard his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Quezon Province, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. NIck McCaskill, a pararescueman from the 33r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Quezon Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

(From left-to-right), U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First CLass Jeff Layton, TECH. SGT. Nick McCaskill and TECH. SGT. James Karmann, all members of the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine unload boxes of water from an 33rd RQS HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter at the town of General Nakar, Quezon Province, Philippines, during typhoon relief operations on Dec. 16, 2006. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by:MASTER SGT. Val Gempis)...

(From left-to-right), U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First CLass Jeff Layton, T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: (From left-to-right), U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First CLass Jeff Layton, TECH. SGT. Nick McCaskill and TECH. SGT. James Karmann, all... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, receives fuel aboard the U.S. Navy Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43) during ship deck landing qualification training during typhoon relief operations in the Philippines on Dec. 17, 2004. The helicopters landed on the ship after their last relief supply run at Quezon Province, Philippines. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Fort Mchenry (LSD 43) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Rory Thomas, a crew chief from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, helps weigh down the back end of an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron as it is loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Heather Tower) (Released)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Rory Thomas, a crew chief from the 33rd A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather Tower, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, take off for a mission during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka on Jan. 11, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Katunayake Air Force Base Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

U.S. Air Force 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerial gunner STAFF SGT. Kevin Stewart assists Sri Lankan aid workers load supplies aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 15, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerial gunner STAFF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colombo Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Seahawk, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC-21), Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), takes off from the flightdeck of the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA-5). HSC-21 provides search and rescue (SAR) support during night carrier qualifications by aircraft stationed aboard PELELIU

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Seahawk, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Zack Baddorf, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task force members and local rescue crews evacuate a nuring home and bring residents to a helicopter which will transport them to a staging area at the airport for people impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US Coast Guard (USCG), US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) search and rescue helicopters are bringing in wave after wave of evacuees while emergency medical crews are on hand to provide care to those with special needs, at New Orleans International Airport (IAP). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Coast Guard (USCG), US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) search an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Louis Armstrong Iap, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N. Bailey, USAF... More

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk Search and Rescue helicopters arrive at the evacuee staging area in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk Search and Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released... More

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk and UH-1N Cobra, Search and Rescue helicopters depart on their next mission in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). Department of Defense (DOD) units are mobilizing as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina

US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) MH-60 Black Hawk and UH-1N Cobra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers watch a helicopter leave the landing zone where they have just loaded residents rescued from areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 3, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A US Navy (USN) Reserve SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 75 (HS-75), Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), lands in the middle of a highway overpass, near the New Orleans Superdome, to pick up crew members prior to conducting search and rescue operations in the New Orleans area. The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Katrina Humanitarian Assistance Operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD)

A US Navy (USN) Reserve SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, Helicopter Anti-Sub...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ken J. Riley, Usn Release Status: Released ... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents rescued by local and FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers in neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Katrina are transported on a military helicopter which will transport them to a staging area where they will be brought to shelters. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents re...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents rescued by local and FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers in neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Katrina are transported on a helicopter which will transport them to a staging area where they will be brought to shelters. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Residents re...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members go back to base of operations via a chinook helicopter after a day searching in areas impacted by Hurricane Katriana. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue member talks to some people that were stranded by Hurricane Katrina. The people are getting a ride in a chinook helicopter to a staging area where they will be brought to a shelter. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- A FEMA Urba...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members look through the window of a Blackhawk helicopter to search for residents in areas impacted by Hurricane Katriana. The call was one of many where an emergency call was in the system and the rescuers where checking the locations. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Third Class (AW3) Karl Stiglbauer, a SH-60B Sea Hawk, Search And Rescue (SAR) helicopter crewmember assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 51 (HSL-51), connects an underwater demolition training vest to the "Big Hook" training mission over the South China Sea

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Josn Marc Rockwell-Pate, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 25 conduct flight maneuvers as the Military Sealift Command Mars Class Combat Stores Ship USNS CONCORD (T-AFS 5) sails in the background in the Pacific Ocean on June 8, 2006. The Seahawk antisubmarine helicopter is a twin-engine helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift and special operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Joshua Wayne LeGrand) (Released)

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Joshua Wayne Legrand, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

U.S. Army Soldiers, 683rd Engineer Fire Fighter Company, recover the water hose after participating in a crash and rescue mission of a UH-1 Iroquois"Huey"helicopter on Feb. 18, 2007, at Fort Pickett, Va., during Operation Granite Triangle, a joint training exercise. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. James H. Christopher) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers, 683rd Engineer Fire Fighter Company, recover the w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG James H. Christopher, USA Release Status: R... More

Airman 1st Class Isaiah Jackson, 23d Maintenance Squadron

Airman 1st Class Isaiah Jackson, 23d Maintenance Squadron

Airman 1st Class Isaiah Jackson, 23d Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, components of a table, April 25, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Metals technicians support the mission by uti... More

Pa. Guard members move to Charleston

Pa. Guard members move to Charleston

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steve Spalding, crew chief with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard, performs pre-flight check... More

Capt. David Schmitt, 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS) HC-130J

Capt. David Schmitt, 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS) HC-130J

Capt. David Schmitt, 71st Rescue Squadron (RQS) HC-130J combat systems officer, waves a flag out of an HC-130J Combat King II during a redeployment ceremony, Oct. 9, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 71st ... More

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), disembark an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in order t... More

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston lands

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston lands

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston lands at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston April 25, 2013, with a medevac patient. The Coast Guard responded to reports that a crew member from the ... More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Sanchez, a

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Sanchez, a

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Sanchez, a crew member at Station Wachapreague, Virginia, leans over and evaluates a flooded 15-foot boat in Metompkin Inlet August 2, 2016. The crew took two distressed... More

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