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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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

LCPL T. Thomasek, left, the crew chief aboard an HH-46D Sea Knight search and rescue (SAR) helicopter from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, checks with his crew during a SAR training flight

LCPL T. Thomasek, left, the crew chief aboard an HH-46D Sea Knight sea...

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

Flight deck personnel of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) standby as soldiers of the 75th Special Forces Group wait to board U.S. Air Force MH-53J combat search and rescue helicopters during Fleet Exercise 2-94

Flight deck personnel of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 34366 Base: USS George Washington @@(Cvn 73) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gregg L. Snaza Release... More

After a final check of passengers on board, a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter prepares to take off during a search and rescue exercise conducted as part of the operation. This operation is a security mission to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown)

After a final check of passengers on board, a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gudrun Cook Release Status: ... More

US Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Keith Tourney, a Search and Rescue swimmer with the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Support Squadron Eight (Detachment One) is hoisted up to a CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter during a training exercise in the Red Sea

US Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Keith Tourney, a Search...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: LT Dan Kneisler, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Straight on medium close-up shot as USAF STAFF Sergeant Chris Young, a pararescueman from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia, vectors an HC-130 (not shown) rescue aircraft to attempt to drop pararescue specialists to a simulated F-16, crash site and wounded pilot (Crash site and pilot not shown). Desert Rescue is a premiere joint rescue exercise that facilitates improved search and rescue techniques for over 140 participants

Straight on medium close-up shot as USAF STAFF Sergeant Chris Young, a...

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

Straight on long shot directly overhead as a Pararescueman from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia , exits from HC-130 rescue aircraft to attempt to locate a simulated F-16 crash site and wounded pilot (Crash site and pilot not shown). Desert Rescue, is a premiere joint rescue exercise that facilitates improved search and rescue techniques for over 140 participants

Straight on long shot directly overhead as a Pararescueman from the 41...

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

Left side profile, long shot, as US Navy Lieutenant Brian J. Miller, an HH-60 pilot assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 14, Atsugi, Japan, deploys red smoke and surveys a potential landing zone as directed by search and rescue forces. (SAR), Desert Rescue is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR), training conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Left side profile, long shot, as US Navy Lieutenant Brian J. Miller, a...

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

Interior cockpit shot as SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Libby Quinlan, an air transportation manager assigned to the 721st Air Mobility Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, and Lieutenant's James Beyer and Erin Markwith, pilots assigned to the 17th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, radio ahead for information at the destination of their C-17A Globemaster III, which is bound for Hoedspruit AFB, South Africa, to take part in "Operation Atlas Response." The C-17A is the first of several flights that will arrive throughout the following weeks bringing helicopters and military personnel (equipment and personnel not shown) to assist with search and rescue and ...

Interior cockpit shot as SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Libby Quinlan, an air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Interior cockpit shot as Senior Master Sergeant Libby Quinlan, an air transportation manager assigned to the 721st Air Mobility... More

US Marine Corps Major General Thomas A. Braaten (left), Commander, Air Bases Eastern Area, awards US Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David C. Clipson (right) a search and rescue inflight corpsman of Marine Transport Squadron One, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his performance of duty during hurricane Floyd

US Marine Corps Major General Thomas A. Braaten (left), Commander, Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Constantine R. Sigelakis Releas... More

An SH-60 "Seahawk" helicopter demonstrates search and rescue (SAR) procedures during a "Tiger Cruise" air power show on the flight deck

An SH-60 "Seahawk" helicopter demonstrates search and rescue (SAR) pro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremy Hall, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Richard Pruneda, crew chief, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard (CANG), refuels one of the units HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters at Moffett Federal Airfield, California. The 129th is one of only three rescue units in the ANG and is assigned to provide combat rescue and civilian search and rescue while at home station

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Richard Pruneda, crew chief, 129th Res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew J. Hughan, USAF Rele... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Curcio, USAF, 48TH Supply Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, UK issues cold weather equipment to individuals preparing to deploy on a search and rescue mission to Northern Scotland, after contact was lost with two USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Curcio, USAF, 48TH Supply Squadron, 48t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Greer, USAF Release Status: Release... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over San Francisco, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since 1975, and six so...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over San Francisc... More

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant (SSgt) Lee T. Gaudreau with the 320th Special Tactical Squadron, Okinawa, Japan (hometown is Haverhill, Mass.) completes a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jumped from a HC-130 near the B-16 range at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. SSgt Michael Sandoval with the 320th Special Tactical Squadron, Kadena (hometown is San Antonio, Texas) lends SSgt Gaudreau a helping hand packing up his parachute and gear.Desert Rescue IX 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

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant (SSgt) Lee T. Gaudrea...

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

PETTY Officer 3rd Class Neal Chartier, Aviation Machinist Mate, with Strike Fighter Wing Detachment (SFWPD), Fallon Naval Station, Nevada, cleans away grease and dirt looking for any corrosion, dents or cracks during their 56th day Special Inspections on the F/A-18 Hornets in support of DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, AirForce and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

PETTY Officer 3rd Class Neal Chartier, Aviation Machinist Mate, with S...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron (RQS) lifts off for a search and rescue mission at Korat, AB, Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER 2002. Cope Tiger is an annual multinational exercise conducted in the Asia-Pacific region, which promotes closer relation and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skill and practice interoperability with US Forces

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2002 Base: Korat Air Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jeffrey Clonkey, USAF Release Statu... More

US Navy (USN) rescue swimmers from the HH-60 Black Knights helicopter squadron hoist a couple of soldiers off of a snow covered area on the Alaskan range during the search and rescue portion of exercise Northern Edge 2002

US Navy (USN) rescue swimmers from the HH-60 Black Knights helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

At the Hong Kong International Airport, US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Ornellas, the 613th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) Commander and Colonel Ma Chun Bo, CHIEF of the Air Force Department, Peoples Liberation Army Hong Kong, exchange pleasantries during a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) 2002

At the Hong Kong International Airport, US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hong Kong International Airport Country: China (CHN) Scene Major Command Shown: AFNEWS Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Stat... More

Volunteer US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN from the 40th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), US Navy (USN) and British Royal Marine Commandos stop to drink water during a Search and Rescue Mission that ended with finding a missing 65-year-old contractor in a densely wooded area near Camp Justice, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Volunteer US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN from the 40th Air Expeditionary W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Janice H. Cannon, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), rappels from a hover MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, during a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission in Southern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen from the 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS)...

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

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1, the Roadrunners), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), assist in a pre-flight check with two crew members seated in the cockpit of an HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter prior to conducting a Search and Rescue (SAR) training mission

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jacob F. Cowan, USMC Release S... More

Five US Air Force (USAF) 38th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 347th Rescue Wing (RW), Pararescuemen, from Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), review their mission plans, huddled around a Rigging Alternate Method Zodiac (RAMZ) boat, as they fly onboard a USAF HC-130P/N Hercules extended-range, combat search and rescue aircraft to provide medical support to a Chinese fisherman, aboard the fishing vessel the YUH PAO, who is suffering from a serious chest injury

Five US Air Force (USAF) 38th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 347th Rescue Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua T Jasper, USAF Release Status... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter, transporting distinguished visitors and guests, lands at Range 2205, Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), to drop off various pilots and other aircraft personnel, who are simulating aircrew members downed by several simulated missile attacks, as part of a search and rescue training mission during Exercise COOPERATIVE COPE THUNDER, the largest multinational air combat training exercise in the Pacific. This 15-day exercise simulates wartime combat conditions so that military personnel from 12-nations can sharpen their air fighting skills, exchange air operational tactics, and build closer relations with each other

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter, t...

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

U.S Air Force CAPT. Eric Hendrikson (left), Aircraft Commander, and SENIOR AIRMAN James Kempfer (right), Flight Engineer, 36th Rescue Flight, 336th Training Group, Air Education and Training Command, conduct a pre-flight inspection of their assigned UH-1N Huey ("Iroquois") light-lift utility, search and rescue helicopter on Oct. 1, 2004, to support the U.S. Air Force Survival School at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Laura K. Smith) (Released)

U.S Air Force CAPT. Eric Hendrikson (left), Aircraft Commander, and SE...

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: SSGT Laura Smith, USAF Release St... More

Two U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft (right) from the 355th Fighter Squadron sits in the snow-covered flight line at night on Dec. 21, 2004 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The mission of the 355th Fighter Squadron includes air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

Two U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft (right) from the 35...

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

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers plan operatons on a bridge that is one of the areas not flooded in a neighborhood where search and rescue operations continue as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Sea...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Metaire, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the Incident Support Team give an operational briefing to local and state entities involved in search and rescue operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Metaire, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the Inc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Residents rescued by local rescuers are transported back to a staging area set up for search operations. Behind the boat is a pumping station. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- Residents resc...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 - FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) members have a quick operational briefing in their boats during a search of flooded neighborhoods. US&R Teams are in New Orleans looking for survivors and victims of Hurricane Katrina as the city is being evacuated. Photo by Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 - FEMA Urban Sear...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., September 3, 2005 -- Members of the Indiana Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) team search a damaged house for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The gulf coast of Mississippi sustained extreme damage from the hurricane. FEMA/Mark Wolfe

[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., September 3, 2005 -- Members of the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., September 3, 2005 -- A member of the Indiana Task Force 1 Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) team knocks in a door of a damaged house before his colleagues enter to search for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The gulf coast of Mississippi sustained extreme damage from the hurricane. FEMA/Mark Wolfe

[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., September 3, 2005 -- A member of th...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members and local rescue workers and US Coast Guard, search for residents in neighborhoods impactd by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members and local rescue workers and US Coast Guard, search for residents in neighborhoods impactd by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue task forces continue search operations into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina. US Coast Guard help the operations by providing boats. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, La., September 8, 2005 -- FEMA's US&R teams in route by helicopter to conduct a search in St. Bernard Parish, view the flooding in New Orleans. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, La., September 8, 2005 -- FEMA's US&...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 9, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams continue search operations into areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 9, 2005 -- FEMA Urban S...

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines on board a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibian Assault Vehicle search the areas around the Chalmette Bridge in New Orleans for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The USMC Marines of 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, along with 1ST Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, are conducting search and rescue (SAR) missions throughout the New Orleans area in support of Joint Task Force Katrina. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0605738 or search 050910M5901F002)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines on board a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibian Assaul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary R. Frank, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines aboard an AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle travel through the heavily flooded areas of New Orleans looking for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Marines from the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (AAB), Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida (FL), and the 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8), Camp Lejeune, California (CA), assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) St. Bernard (named for the local Parish), are conducting search and rescue (SAR) missions throughout the New Orleans area. They are part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina, a multi-service support effort to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines aboard an AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Zachary Frank, USMC Release Status: Releas... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members utilize their rescue dogs to search for residents in neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2005 -- FEMA Urban ...

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

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force member checks the paws of rescue dogs after a search for residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2005 -- A FEMA Urba...

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

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA., 10/15/2005 -- New Orleans Firefighter, Autrey Plaisance, K9 Search and Rescue handler, Pat Tuholske and her yellow labrador retriever, Finn search homes for missing people in the Lower 9th Ward following devastating hurricane Katrina. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA., 10/15/2005 -- New Orleans Firefi...

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

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA., 10/22/2005 -- Harlow Pickett from Kenyon marks a building with an "all clear" search and rescue symbol. These were final searches for missing people in the Lower 9th Ward following hurricane Katrina. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA., 10/22/2005 -- Harlow Pickett fro...

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

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ABBY SUNDERLAND - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY. 16-year-old Abby ... More

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ABBY SUNDERLAND - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY. 16-year-old Abby ... More

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ABBY SUNDERLAND - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY. 16-year-old Abby ... More

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ABBY SUNDERLAND - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY. 16-year-old Abby ... More

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ABBY SUNDERLAND - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY. 16-year-old Abby ... More

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ABBY SUNDERLAND - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY. 16-year-old Abby ... More

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

ABBY SUNDERLAND VISITS GSFC - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ABBY SUNDERLAND - ATTEMPTED TO BE THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - RESCUED BY NASA SEARCH + RESCUE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY. 16-year-old Abby ... More

A US Navy (USN) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 47 (HSL-47) lowers a USN search and rescue (SAR) swimmer during a sea power demonstration for USN Sailors and their family members aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) during a Tiger Cruise in the Pacific Ocean. Tiger Cruise is provided for family members and friends of the crew to give them an opportunity to experience life at sea for a week

A US Navy (USN) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Helicopter A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 M. Jeremie Yoder, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

060929-N-4238B-026 (Sept. 29, 2006)US Navy (USN) CMDR. Michael McMillan Jr., Commanding Officer (CO) of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 (HSC-22), salutes as he approaches the stage during the HSC-22 establishment ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (VA). The mission of HSC-22 is to provide the Navy's combat logistics force with a vertical replenishment-at-sea (VERTREP) capability, onboard delivery, amphibious search and rescue, combat search and rescue, anti-surface warfare and organic airborne mine countermeasures missions.(U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Kelly E. Barnes) (Released)

060929-N-4238B-026 (Sept. 29, 2006)US Navy (USN) CMDR. Michael McMilla...

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: MCSN Kelly E. Barnes, USN Release... More

The U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS GARY (FFG 51) prepares to depart Hong Kong Harbor in preparation for the Hong Kong Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) 2006 on Oct. 24, 2006. SAREX, sponsored by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Civil Aviation Department, is an annual exercise that focuses on understanding search and rescue techniques used to find those lost at sea and to continually train civilian and military personnel of the participating nations in increasing disaster responsiveness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Tiffini M. Jones) (Released)

The U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS GAR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hong Kong State: Special Administrative Regions Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Tiffini M. Jones, USN Release Status: Released t... More

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk search and rescue helicopter, from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, conducts a search and rescue flight training exercise over Sitka Sound, on Dec. 11, 2006. Mount Edgecumbe, a long-dormant volcano located on Kruzof Island, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, is seen in the far background. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Aviation Electronics Technician 1ST Class William Greer) (Released)

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk search and rescue helicopter, from U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sitka Sound State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AET1 William Greer, Uscg Release Status: Released ... More

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingfisher, OK, August 19, 2007 -- An search and rescue crew in an air boat look for residents that need help following the severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Erin. In the immediate aftermath of any disaster, residents rely on local first responders for immediate assistance. Photo by: Patricia Brach/FEMA photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingfisher, OK, August 19, 20...

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

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team, Indiana Task Force 1 go into neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Ike to search for people needing help getting out of the area. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Sabine Pass, TX, September 14, 2008 -- Members of the ...

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

Standing radio watch, US Coast Guard Photo

Standing radio watch, US Coast Guard Photo

HOUSTON -- Operations Specialist Third Class Josephina Martinez, stationed at Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston, stands radio watch in the command center. These specialists perform functions ranging from sea... More

Boulder, Colo., Sep. 14, 2013 -- Utah Task Force 1, Urban Search and Rescue team are deployed in support of the Colorado flooding response. The team coordinates search efforts

Boulder, Colo., Sep. 14, 2013 -- Utah Task Force 1, Urban Search and R...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-09-14 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Utah Task Force 1 City/State: Boulder, CO Disaster Types: Flooding Categories: US&R Photographs Relating t... More

Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013 -- Oklahoma Task Force 1 rescue workers and local firefighters continue search and rescue operations at Plaza Tower Elementary School late into the evening. A tornado destroyed many parts of the community on May 20, 2013. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013 -- Oklahoma Task Force 1 rescue workers and...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Jocelyn Augustino City/State: Moore, OK Disaster Types: Tornado Categories: Response ^ US&R Photographs Re... More

Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013 --Oklahoma Task Force 1 rescue workers continue search and rescue operations at Plaza Tower Elementary School late into the evening. A tornado destroyed many parts of the community on May 20, 2013.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013 --Oklahoma Task Force 1 rescue workers cont...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Jocelyn Augustino City/State: Moore, OK Disaster Types: Tornado Categories: Debris ^ Response ^ US&R Photo... More

Boulder, Colorado, September 17, 2013 -- FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) NE-TF1 works their way across the river by forming a single line and walking across together. This give the team the strength to push back against the river's current. The team is on their way to search homes cut off by the river at the mouth of left hand canyon. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA

Boulder, Colorado, September 17, 2013 -- FEMA's Urban Search and Rescu...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Michael Rieger Keywords: Flooding ^ Colorado ^ US&R ^ DR4145CO ^ NE-TF1 Disasters: Colorado Severe Storms, ... More

Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013 --Oklahoma Task Force 1 rescue workers and local firefighters continue search and rescue operations at Plaza Tower Elementary School late into the evening. A tornado destroyed many parts of the community on May 20, 2013.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013 --Oklahoma Task Force 1 rescue workers and ...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Jocelyn Augustino City/State: Moore, OK Disaster Types: Tornado Categories: Response ^ US&R Photographs Re... More

U.S. Marines in a UH-1Y Huey helicopter with Marine

U.S. Marines in a UH-1Y Huey helicopter with Marine

U.S. Marines in a UH-1Y Huey helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) (VMM-265 (REIN)), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) conduct search and rescue operations for the sunken Kor... More

About two dozen members of the Nebraska Army National

About two dozen members of the Nebraska Army National

About two dozen members of the Nebraska Army National Guard and Nebraska Task Force One, Urban Search and Rescue conducted structural extraction training, May 23, 2019, at the Camp Ashland Training Site in Nebr... More

Special Operators assigned to the 129th Special Operations

Special Operators assigned to the 129th Special Operations

Special Operators assigned to the 129th Special Operations Wing, prepare to set up a combat rated water craft at Marathon International Airport on Marathon Island in the Florida Keys, Sept. 11 2017. The special... More

Airmen assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, California

Airmen assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, California

Airmen assigned to the 129th Rescue Squadron, California Air National Guard, conduct a mission planning briefing, Sept. 11, 2017, at Marathon International Airport located on Marathon Key, Florida. The special ... More

Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th

Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th

Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing conducting rescue operations in the Beaumont, Texas area on August 30, 2017. The 106th Rescue wing deployed 120 Airmen, three HH-60 Pavehawk rescu... More

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Casey Bayes,

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Casey Bayes,

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Casey Bayes,  of the 224th Engineer Company, demonstrates the use of a gas-powered jackhammer for extraction and rubble clearing to a group of Vietnamese engineers with... More

A Swedish Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant assigned to Fast Attack Craft HMS NORRKOPING (R 131), observes the US Navy (USN) Aegis Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS VELLA GULF (CG 72) (left) and the German Navy Oiler FGS RHOEN (A 1443) on the Baltic Sea, during the annual maritime Exercise BALTIC OPERATIONS 2003 (BALTOPS). The United States and 12 other nations are participating in this year's exercise. BALTOPS 2003 is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership for Peace countries by conducting support operations at sea including exercises in gunnery, replenishment at sea, undersea warfare, radar tracking, mine countermeasures, seamanship, search and rescue, maritime...

A Swedish Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant assigned to Fast Attack Craft HMS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Swedish Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant assigned to Fast Attack Craft HMS NORRKOPING (R 131), observes the US Navy (USN) Aegis Class... More

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Detachment 21 (EOD Det. 21) prepare to explode a charge on the damaged hull of the Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76) as the ammunition ships USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29), anchored in the background during search and rescue (SAR) operations. The frigate was overtaken by Typhoon Clara

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Detachment 21 (EOD Det. 21...

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

Four crewmen sit aboard a helicopter as they are transported from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) to Calayan Island to participate 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

Four crewmen sit aboard a helicopter as they are transported from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Felimon Barbante Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Fourteen-hundred-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system loudspeaker on the outside of an HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter. The sound system is generally referred to as the Loud Hailer and is useful during search and rescue (SAR) operations

Fourteen-hundred-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system loudspeaker on the outsid...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sue Cain Release Status... More

Fourteen-hundred-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system loudspeaker on the outside of an HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter. The sound system is generally referred to as the Loud Hailer and is useful during search and rescue (SAR) operations

Fourteen-hundred-watt AEM-SYS-2 sound system loudspeaker on the outsid...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sue Cain Release Status... More

Members of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue team unload their equipment prior to the start of winter survival ski training

Members of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue te...

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

CPT Mike Groman looks over some notes with an evaluator after flying a search and rescue mission, during Exercise UREX '82

CPT Mike Groman looks over some notes with an evaluator after flying a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Sutherland Release Status: Relea... More

A view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during search and rescue exercises near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev

A view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during search and rescue exercis...

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 of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, as it approaches its landing site during search and rescue exercises

A view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon, N...

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 search and rescue team member secures a cement weight to a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during exercises near Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada

A search and rescue team member secures a cement weight to a UH-1N Iro...

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

An air-to-air left side view of a Soviet I1-14 Crate aircraft during the interception of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft involved in the search and rescue operations for the downed Korean Airlines 747 (KAL-007). KAL-007 was shot down by a Soviet aircraft when it was suspected of being a surveillance mission over Sakhalin Island

An air-to-air left side view of a Soviet I1-14 Crate aircraft during t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Sea Of Japan Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial starboard bow view of a Japanese Guard and Rescue Service vessel. The vessel is involved in the search and rescue operations for KAL-007, a Korean Airlines 747 aircraft that was shot down by a Soviet aircraft when it was suspected of being on a surveillance mission over Sakhalin Island. The bright green area is marker dye

An aerial starboard bow view of a Japanese Guard and Rescue Service ve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Sea Of Japan Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee Schading, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The survivors of a simulated aircraft crash are hoisted aboard a Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force Westland Wessex helicopter during SAREX '83, a search and rescue exercise. The helicopter will transport them to a Hong Kong police boat

The survivors of a simulated aircraft crash are hoisted aboard a Royal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '83 Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

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