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[Paris Firemen, Sapeurs Pompiers Rescue Squad]

[Paris Firemen, Sapeurs Pompiers Rescue Squad]

[Paris Firemen, Sapeurs Pompiers Rescue Squad] - [PAR-8795 through PAR-8809]

New Jersey Division of Civil Defense and Disaster Control Rescue Training School

New Jersey Division of Civil Defense and Disaster Control Rescue Train...

This photograph depicts the unveiling of the New Jersey Division of Civil Defense and Disaster Control rescue training school. Civil Defense Photographs

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels Public domain image of an American navy ship during cold war, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels Public domain image of an American navy ship during cold war, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels Public domain image of an American navy ship during cold war, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

55' Prototype Aircraft Rescue Boat (ARB) [19-NN-55' Prototype Aircraft Rescue Boat (ARB)-149706]

55' Prototype Aircraft Rescue Boat (ARB) [19-NN-55' Prototype Aircraft...

Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels Public domain image of an American navy ship during cold war, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels Public domain image of an American navy ship during cold war, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Navy Ship 40' Rescue Boat - Public domain photogrpaph

Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels Public domain image of an American navy ship during cold war, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Hart Pitsenbarger, Pararescue Crew Member, Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) lowered onto a roadway after an extraction of an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldier from a burning minefield at Bien-Hoa Air Base for immediate medical attention

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Hart Pitsenbarger, Pararescue Crew Me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Hart Pitsenbarger, Pararescue Crew Member, Detachment 6, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squ... More

Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters are used to rescue pilots downed in Vietnam or the South China Sea. Flown by the 3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group, the rescue craft cruises at speeds up to 155 mph and is capable of in-flight refueling

Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopters are used to rescue pilot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saigon Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Captain (CAPT) Charles Miller, master of the merchant vessel SS MAYAGUEZ, center, visits crew members of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) to thank them for their participation in the rescue of his crew and ship from Cambodia

Captain (CAPT) Charles Miller, master of the merchant vessel SS MAYAGU...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 R. Wold Release Status: Rele... More

TSGT Rick Diaz, an Air Force Audiovisual photographer, takes photographs of a practice rescue mission while he floats in the water. The mission is being conducted by member s of the 129th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group of the Air National Guard

TSGT Rick Diaz, an Air Force Audiovisual photographer, takes photograp...

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

A sea-to-air right side view of an HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter lowering a rescue line during a practice rescue mission off the coast of California. The helicopter is assigned to the 129th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group of the Air National Guard

A sea-to-air right side view of an HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter l...

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

An air-to-air left side view of HC-130 Hercules aircraft refueling a 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing HH-53 helicopter off the coast of Greenland. The HH-53 is en route from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to Woodbridge, England

An air-to-air left side view of HC-130 Hercules aircraft refueling a 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Newfoundland (NF) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert C. Leach Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Search and rescue (SAR) crewmen attempt to revive the pilot of an A-6 Intruder aircraft that crashed after a catapult failed to launch it properly from the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

Search and rescue (SAR) crewmen attempt to revive the pilot of an A-6 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Ken George Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A left side view of an RH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter parked on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) prior to the start of Operation Evening Light, a rescue mission to Iran

A left side view of an RH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter parked on the fli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EVENING LIGHT Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Roy Drinkwater Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A member of the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron drops targets into the water approximately 80 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, during Operation Cope Angel

A member of the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron drops targ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE ANGEL Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael E. Daniels Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

STS064-45-005 - STS-064 - PC Lee using SAFER during an EVA

STS064-45-005 - STS-064 - PC Lee using SAFER during an EVA

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Payload Commander Mark Lee evaluating the Simplified Aid For Extravehicular Activity Rescue (SAFER) during an Extravehicul... More

STS064-45-012 - STS-064 - PC Lee using SAFER during an EVA

STS064-45-012 - STS-064 - PC Lee using SAFER during an EVA

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Payload Commander Mark Lee evaluating the Simplified Aid For Extravehicular Activity Rescue (SAFER) during an Extravehicul... More

STS064-45-014 - STS-064 - PC Lee using SAFER during an EVA

STS064-45-014 - STS-064 - PC Lee using SAFER during an EVA

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Payload Commander Mark Lee evaluating the Simplified Aid For Extravehicular Activity Rescue (SAFER) during an Extravehicul... More

CPT Michael Martin, MSGT James Connett, TSGT Daniel Jaramillo and MSGT William Reynolds, left to right, watch the tragic scene. The crew, 302nd Special Operations Squadron, are taking part in a CH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter mission to rescue guests from the blazing MGM Grand Hotel

CPT Michael Martin, MSGT James Connett, TSGT Daniel Jaramillo and MSGT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Frank Reid Release Status: Released to Public C... More

TSGT Pat Knowles, from the 1363rd Audiovisual Squadron, shoots motion picture of a pararescue team member during a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter mission. The latter, from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, is involved in exercise Team Spirit '81

TSGT Pat Knowles, from the 1363rd Audiovisual Squadron, shoots motion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Cheong Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bert Mau Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Pararescuemen jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Sentry Castle '81. The airmen are assigned to the 106th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron

Pararescuemen jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Sent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY CASTLE '81 Base: Hancock Field State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

A starboard quarter view of the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) on a trailer. The AVALON will be loaded aboard an Air Force C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 60th Military Airlift Wing (MAW-60). The AVALON is en route to Hawaii as part of a DSRV fly-away exercise to train personnel in the handling and operation of the vehicle

A starboard quarter view of the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry C. Mitchell Rele... More

The deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) is lowered onto the pylons aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CAVALLA (SSN-684). The AVALON and CAVALLA are taking part in a fly-away exercise to train personnel in the handling and operation of the DSRV

The deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) is lowered onto th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A crane lowers the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) onto pylons attached to the hull of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CAVALLA (SSN-684). The AVALON and CAVALLA are taking part in a fly-away exercise to train personnel in the handling and operation of the DSRV

A crane lowers the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) ont...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to Pu... More

SSGT Robert Holler, a pararescueman with the Military Airlift Command's Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, radios helicopter crews to direct them to an area selected as a treatment center for survivors of the capsized Philippine destroyer escort Datu Kalantiaw

SSGT Robert Holler, a pararescueman with the Military Airlift Command'...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cayalan Island Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Roy Bagwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Pararescue specialists from the Military Airlift Command's Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS) treat injured survivors from the capsized Philippines destroyer escort Datu Kalantiaw

Pararescue specialists from the Military Airlift Command's Aerospace R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cayalan Island Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Roy Bagwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A local rescue worker carrier blankets a he walks toward the bow of the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76) lying on its port side during search and rescue (SAR) operations. The ship was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

A local rescue worker carrier blankets a he walks toward the bow of th...

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

RADM Simeon Alejandro, flag officer in command of the Philippine Navy, aboard the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29), looks at some of the paper work dealing with the rescue operations for the survivors of the Philippine destroyer DATU KALANTIAW (ex-USS BOOTH DE-170)

RADM Simeon Alejandro, flag officer in command of the Philippine Navy,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippine Sea Scene Camera Operator: Ph2 Soutar Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class (HM1) Virgilio Pacio, left, with some local people during search and rescue (SAR) operations for the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). Pacio is a crewman from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29)

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class (HM1) Virgilio Pacio, left, with some loca...

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

PETTY Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Brady, from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29), as he participates in search and rescue (SAR) operations for the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). The frigate was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

PETTY Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Brady, from the ammunition ship USS MOUN...

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

Crewmen aboard an SH-3A Sea King helicopter, from Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5), aboard the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) during search and rescue (SAR) operations for the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). The frigate was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

Crewmen aboard an SH-3A Sea King helicopter, from Fleet Composite Squa...

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

A right side view of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter from Fleet Composite Squadron Five (VC-5) flying over the capsized Philippine destroyer DATU KALANTIAW (ex-USS BOOTH DE-170). The ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD is in position to assist in rescue operations for the survivors

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: Ph2 Soutar Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

LT Luis D. Decanay, left, and CHIEF Electronic Technician (ETC) Francisco B. Nonisa, both of the Philippine navy and both survivors of the typhoon-damaged Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76), stand aboard the USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) while being transported from their wrecked ship on Calayan Island to Manila. The men were just picked up during search and rescue (SAR) operations

LT Luis D. Decanay, left, and CHIEF Electronic Technician (ETC) Franci...

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

Crewmen from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) participate in search and rescue (SAR) operations as they work from the rocks near the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). The frigate was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

Crewmen from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) participate in...

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

Forward air control team member 1ST LT. Doug Bennett uses a signal mirror to signal an 0-2 aircraft during search and rescue training conducted as part of exercise Cope Elite '81. 1ST LT. Bennett is from the 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron

Forward air control team member 1ST LT. Doug Bennett uses a signal mir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE ELITE '81 Base: Pohakuloa Army Range State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Sarex '81 participants gather on the ground after parachuting from a C-130A Hercules aircraft during a rescue exercise

Sarex '81 participants gather on the ground after parachuting from a C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '81 Base: Trenton, Ontario Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Richard Diaz Release Status: Released to ... More

A Sarex '81 participant's parachute opens after his jump from a C-130A Hercules aircraft during a rescue exercise

A Sarex '81 participant's parachute opens after his jump from a C-130A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '81 Base: Trenton, Ontario Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Richard Diaz Release Status: Released to ... More

CMSGT J.T. Colgate, a parachute rescue expert, greets other rescue members upon arriving during Sarex '81

CMSGT J.T. Colgate, a parachute rescue expert, greets other rescue mem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '81 Base: Trenton, Ontario Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Richard Diaz Release Status: Released to ... More

A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter is loaded aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft during a reserve rescue exercise

A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter is loaded aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ernest H. Sealing Release Statu... More

Crew members wearing gas masks, replace a rotor blade on an HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter during a reserve rescue exercise

Crew members wearing gas masks, replace a rotor blade on an HH-3E Joll...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ernest H. Sealing Release Statu... More

Portrait of Captain Charles Thomas McMillan II, United States Air Force, killed in the attempt to rescue the US hostages from Iran

Portrait of Captain Charles Thomas McMillan II, United States Air Forc...

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

SGT John Crider, an internal and radar navigation specialist for the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, checks the Dopler radar system aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft during pararescue training

SGT John Crider, an internal and radar navigation specialist for the 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James R. Pearson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of a joint Air Force and Navy rescue force practice recovery techniques on a plywood mock-up of the Space Shuttle Columbia orbiter

Members of a joint Air Force and Navy rescue force practice recovery t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Marine Release Status... More

Members of the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service aboard an HC-130P Kingbird aircraft prepare to drop three lashed-together 55-gallon drums into the ocean. The drums are being used to simulate a ditched aircraft that units participating in the Hong Kong Exercise SEARCH AND RESCUE '82 will try to locate

Members of the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service aboard an HC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEARCH AND RESCUE '82 Country: Hong Kong (HKG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Left side view of the Mystic DSRV-1 (deep submergence rescue vehicle) parked at the flight line for short static display before being transported by truck to Charleston Naval Base

Left side view of the Mystic DSRV-1 (deep submergence rescue vehicle) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Sheryl D. Barnett Releas... More

An H-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovers as a search and rescue team retrieve a missile booster on the Pacific Missile Test Center Range

An H-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovers as a search and rescue team retri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pacific Missile Test Range State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

A member of the Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Search and Rescue (SAR) team demonstrates rappelling procedures to a local group. Behind him is a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter

A member of the Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Search and Rescue (S...

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 pararescue specialist aims his M-60 machine gun out the door of an HH-3E helicopter as rescue forces retrieve a "survivor" during Condor CRTE '82, a combat rescue exercise designed to give reservists battlefield experience

A pararescue specialist aims his M-60 machine gun out the door of an H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONDOR CRTE '82 State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Ernest H. Seal... More

An air-to-air left side view of an HH-53 Pave Low helicopter from the 1ST Special Operations Wing (1ST SOW), being refueled by an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service

An air-to-air left side view of an HH-53 Pave Low helicopter from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An left front view of a CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter assigned to the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service on the runway

An left front view of a CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter assigned to ...

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

Members of the 519th Military Police Battalion assault the cottage at Burma Lake to rescue "hostages" captured by "terrorist" during Exercise ORBIT SUNSET. This exercise is designed to test the base's Special Threat Operations Plan (SPECTO) and the readiness of the 519th Military Police Battalion and the 144th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit

Members of the 519th Military Police Battalion assault the cottage at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORBIT SUNSET Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Long, ... More

Members of an Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service crew fire an M-60D machine gun from a CH-3E Sea King helicopter during a training exercise

Members of an Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service crew fire an M-60D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A pararescueman and "downed" pilot are hoisted aboard a 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter during exercise Team Spirit '85

A pararescueman and "downed" pilot are hoisted aboard a 38th Aerospace...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A starboard quarter view of the Bolster class rescue and salvage ship USS RECOVERY (ARS 43) passing out of the open draw of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge while en route to the Washington Navy Yard for a port visit

A starboard quarter view of the Bolster class rescue and salvage ship ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Release... More

A starboard beam view of the Bolster class rescue and salvage ship USS RECOVERY (ARS 43) as it passes the ramparts of Fort Washington on the Potomac River

A starboard beam view of the Bolster class rescue and salvage ship USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Washington State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Release Status... More

Starboard quarter view of the submarine rescue ship USS SUNBIRD (ASR 15) moored at Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut. The Navy and civilian personnel on the pier are awaiting the arrival of the nuclear-powered attack submarine ex-USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571)

Starboard quarter view of the submarine rescue ship USS SUNBIRD (ASR 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carl Duvall, USN Release... More

Lieutenant Doug Jewett of the Dade County Florida Fire Rescue and Paramedical Unit speaks with Mexican rescue workers during an international disaster relief effort following a major earthquake

Lieutenant Doug Jewett of the Dade County Florida Fire Rescue and Para...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mexico City State: Distrito Federal Country: Mexico (MEX) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Marshall Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A Mexican rescue worker uses a torch to help clear debris during an international disaster relief effort following a major earthquake

A Mexican rescue worker uses a torch to help clear debris during an in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mexico City State: Distrito Federal Country: Mexico (MEX) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Marshall Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A search and rescue swimmer is hoisted aboard a Helicopter Light Anti-Submarine Squadron 30 (HSL-30) SH-2F Sea Sprite helicopter during a coordinated anti-submarine warfare services and training exercise

A search and rescue swimmer is hoisted aboard a Helicopter Light Anti-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Kirby Harrison 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

A Colombian army officer discusses rescue efforts with members of the 214th Medical Detachment during an international disaster relief effort following the eruption of a volcano

A Colombian army officer discusses rescue efforts with members of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lerida Country: Colombia (COL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Edward Boyce Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A"downed"pilot is hoisted aboard a 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter during Exercise COPE MAX 85

A"downed"pilot is hoisted aboard a 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery ...

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

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

A "casualty" is carried into a 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter during exercise TEAM SPIRIT '86

A "casualty" is carried into a 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Bayone Mountain Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

A US Air Force pararescueman stands ready in front of a 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter while on a search and rescue exercise during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

A US Air Force pararescueman stands ready in front of a 38th Aerospace...

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

The paint issue locker and crash/rescue locker on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The paint issue locker and crash/rescue locker on the battleship USS I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: R... More

Rescue workers approach the wreckage of a Grumman AA-1B aircraft owned by COL Edwin L. Harvey, Headquarters, Tactical Air Command. Harvey was piloting the plane at the time of the crash, which occurred near Andrews Air Force Base, and sustained minor injuries

Rescue workers approach the wreckage of a Grumman AA-1B aircraft owned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brandywine State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released to Publ... More

An aircraft maintenance technician services the rotor hub of a 301st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter during exercise Patriot Coyote

An aircraft maintenance technician services the rotor hub of a 301st A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT COYOTE State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt. R. Reynolds Relea... More

An elevated port quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG 16) underway with the salvage and rescue ship USS BEAUFORT (ATS 2) underway

An elevated port quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS JOSE...

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 technician from the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron works on a US Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) tail rotor during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '86

A technician from the 55th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron work...

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

A student is hoisted into a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a rescue training class conducted by the 3636th Combat Crew Training Wing. The class is part of a 17-day combat survival course that is mandatory for all Air Force aircrew members

A student is hoisted into a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a rescue ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Bill Thompson Release ... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Delbert Ferrin, deputy fire chief, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is checked by competition judges after completing the search and rescue phase of Exercise READINESS CHALLENGE 87. Ferrin is wearing a proximity suit

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Delbert Ferrin, deputy fire chief, Hickam Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE 87 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... 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

Members of the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service perform preflight maintenance on an HH-53C Jolly Green Giant helicopter during Exercise FLINTLOCK'87, a joint Special Operations Command Europe exercise testing the effectiveness of the combined Ai

Members of the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service perform pref...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Zaragoza Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to P... More

Firefighters wearing proximity suits respond to a simulated pilot rescue on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise SILVER FLAG ALPHA 87-1

Firefighters wearing proximity suits respond to a simulated pilot resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA 87-1 Base: Decker Field, Wendover State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A view of, from left: the fleet tugs PAPAGO (ATF 160) and PAIUTE (ATF 159), the salvage and rescue ship USS EDENTON (ATS 1), and the salvage ship PRESERVER (ARS 8) at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Company's Brambleton Extension Yard. The PAPAGO, PAIUTE, and PRESERVER are undergoing overhaul before being recommissioned to the US Navy fleet

A view of, from left: the fleet tugs PAPAGO (ATF 160) and PAIUTE (ATF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elizabeth River, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Relea... More

Missouri Army National Guardsmen clean and oil shovels following flood rescue operations. Flood waters from the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers invaded river towns throughout Missouri and Illinois and caused a state of emergency which required the respon

Missouri Army National Guardsmen clean and oil shovels following flood...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: West Alton State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Fehringer, USAF Release Status: Released... More

The salvage and rescue ship USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2), foreground, the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) and an unidentified minesweeper lie at anchor in the gulf while taking part in a patrol as part of a multinational force stationed in the region to safeguard shipping during the war between Iraq and Iran

The salvage and rescue ship USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2), foreground, the amph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1 T. Cosgrove Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard quarter view of the submarine rescue ship USS PETREL (ASR 14). The vessel is approaching the disabled attack submarine USS BONEFISH (SS 582) off the coast of Florida. An on board fire disabled the BONEFISH and claimed the lives of three crew members

A starboard quarter view of the submarine rescue ship USS PETREL (ASR ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

The frigate USS MCCLOY (FF 1038) pulls alongside the attack submarine USS BONEFISH (SS 582) as the salvage ship USS HOIST (ARS 40) stands by during rescue operations for the striken sub. An on board fire disabled the vessel and claimed the lives of three crew members

The frigate USS MCCLOY (FF 1038) pulls alongside the attack submarine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Smith, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crewman from the attack submarine USS BONEFISH (SS 582) is reunited with his family following his rescue from the striken vessel. An on board fire disabled the BONEFISH and claimed the lives of three crew members. Survivors of the accident were transported to Mayport aboard the guided missile frigate USS CARR (FFG 52)

A crewman from the attack submarine USS BONEFISH (SS 582) is reunited ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ralph Evard Release Status: Releas... More

One of seven walrus hunters missing since June 2nd is carried on a stretcher by members of a rescue team. The hunters were located on the souteast side of the island

One of seven walrus hunters missing since June 2nd is carried on a str...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Lawrence Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT G.A. Suhay Release Status: Released ... More

A 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-1 Iroquois helicopter is sihoutted against the sky. The Air Force Reserve squadron is based at Portland International Airport

A 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-1 Iroquois helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Portland State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dan Doherty Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A member of the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron signals for the squadron's HH-1 Iroquois helicopter to move in as he and another pararescueman assist a simulated victum during a training exercise in the Oregon River. The Air Force Reserve squadron is based at Portland International Airport

A member of the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron signals f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dan Doherty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A search and rescue (SAR) swimmer extends his arm as he waits for a rescue sling to be lowered from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 16 (HC-16) helicopter during SAR training near Pensacola, Florida

A search and rescue (SAR) swimmer extends his arm as he waits for a re...

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

An instructor stands by as students attend to a downed aviator after hoisting him into a simulated helicopter during a training session, part of the twenty-day, intensive training course at the Navy Rescue Swimmer School. Exact Date Shot Unknown

An instructor stands by as students attend to a downed aviator after h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Bryant Release Status: Relea... More

At the start of their day, students at the Navy Rescue Swimmers School pump out a set of sit ups. Upon completion of the four-week course, the students will become certified search and rescue swimmers

At the start of their day, students at the Navy Rescue Swimmers School...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Bryant Release Status: Relea... More

An airman stands beside the landing gear of a 105th Military Airlift Group, New York Air National Guard, C-5A Galaxy aircraft following its arrival. The aircraft has brought the U.S. Navy submersible search and rescue vehicle Deep Drone and its support equipment to Okinawa to aid in the recovery of an Air Force helicopter that crashed off the island's coast

An airman stands beside the landing gear of a 105th Military Airlift G...

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

Divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 secure an inert bomb to ropes suspended from the salvage and rescue ship USS EDENTON (ATS 1) during an exercise using the Navy submersible search and rescue vehicle Deep Drone in the waters off St. Croix, Virgin Islands

Divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 secure an inert bomb to rop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1/Dv Mark M. Reinhard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Navy submersible search and rescue vehicle Deep Drone hangs suspended from a crane aboard the Japanese salvage ship SHIN TATSU MARU after being raised from the ocean. Deep Drone was used to recover an Air Force HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter that lay 1,800 feet beneath the surface after crashing into the ocean 5.6 miles off the Okinawa, Japan. The helicopter is being raised by a joint US/Japanese salvage team

The Navy submersible search and rescue vehicle Deep Drone hangs suspen...

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

LTC Barbara Lauen, 401st Services Squadron commander, assists Ethiopian accident investigators as they attempt to identify the remains of aircraft crash victims at a temporary mortuary/identification center set up at Bole Airport. The remains of Texas Rep. George T. (Mickey) Leland and other passengers were discovered following a three-day search and rescue mission which had been initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border

LTC Barbara Lauen, 401st Services Squadron commander, assists Ethiopia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A port bow view of the Salvage and Rescue Ship USS EDENTON (ATS 1) at anchor off the Virginia Capes

A port bow view of the Salvage and Rescue Ship USS EDENTON (ATS 1) at ...

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

A starboard quarter view of the Salvage and Rescue Ship USS EDENTON (ATS 1) at anchor off the Virginia Capes

A starboard quarter view of the Salvage and Rescue Ship USS EDENTON (A...

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

A crash crewman uses a handline from a P-2R aircraft firefighting and rescue truck to spray a foam/water agent on an Alaska Air National Guard KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft that exploded and burned while taxiing to a parking area. Two of the aircraft's seven crewmen were killed; the others sustained only minor injuries

A crash crewman uses a handline from a P-2R aircraft firefighting and ...

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: STAFF SGT. Michael Z. Moore Release Sta... More

Sailors proceed toward an area devastated by a major earthquake on October 17 to take part in rescue and clean-up efforts

Sailors proceed toward an area devastated by a major earthquake on Oct...

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

The submarine rescue ship USS KITTIWAKE (ASR 13) and the salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) escort the motor vessel GREENPEACE out of a missile test zone. GREENPEACE was shouldered away after entering the hazardous area to prevent a submerged test launch of a Trident II (D-5) sea-launched ballistic missile from the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) off the coast of Florida

The submarine rescue ship USS KITTIWAKE (ASR 13) and the salvage ship ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Karalis, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A P-19 aircraft firefighting and rescue truck sprays water at a target area during the civil engineering/services competition Readiness Challenge '90

A P-19 aircraft firefighting and rescue truck sprays water at a target...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE '90 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Flight deck crewmen lean on a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck parked beside a Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is in the gulf as part of Operation Desert Shield

Flight deck crewmen lean on a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

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