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A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14), Tophatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), conducts a mission over e Persian Gulf region. The Hornet is armed wi an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on e wingtip and a couple of GBU-12 500-pound bombs, plus an AGM-65 Maverick missile on e pylon. Tucked under e intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also under e fuselage, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-14 is currently embarked aboard e USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of...

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14), Tophatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, ... More

An air to air left side view of an Attack Squadron 12 (VA-12) A-7E Corsair II aircraft armed with an AGM 45 Shrike and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air to air left side view of an Attack Squadron 12 (VA-12) A-7E Cor...

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

An Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II aircraft is launched from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The aircraft is armed with six Mark 82 500-pound bombs, two Mark 82 retarded delivery bombs and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II aircraft is launched fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A high angle right rear view of an F-5 in flight over a range. One AIM-9J Sidewinder missile is on each wing tip. The aircraft is assigned to the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing

A high angle right rear view of an F-5 in flight over a range. One AIM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul Harrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A munitions crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile aboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the Strike Command Tactical Bombing Competition. No live ordnance will be dropped during the competition. Dummy bombs will be used to hit the targets and scoring will be based on ground observation and gun camera film

A munitions crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile aboard an F-16 Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lossiemouth Country: Scotland (SCT) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don C. Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A right side view of an F-5E Tiger II aircraft parked on the flight line. An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is mounted on its wingtip launcher

A right side view of an F-5E Tiger II aircraft parked on the flight li...

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

Members of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing remove an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile from a trailer. The men are loading the missile on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during chemical warfare training, part of exercise SIDEWINDER II

Members of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing remove an AIM-9 Sidewinder mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SIDEWINDER II Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

Crewman aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during flight deck operations

Crewman aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) load an AIM-9 S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) A.E. Rochells Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Right front view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft upon its arrival from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, on the wing tip. The F-16, assigned to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, will be used during Exercise CORNET COLT

Right front view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft upon its arrival ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORNET COLT Base: Flesland Air Base Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A close-up view of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School. Another F-16 banks to the left in the background

A close-up view of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing of an F-16 ...

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

The left wing pylon of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft loaded with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, top, and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile during an open house

The left wing pylon of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft loaded with an AIM-9 S...

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: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.... More

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 314 are serviced on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft in the foreground is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing tip and a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb on the wing pylon

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 314 are...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Salman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

An air-to-air left side view of an A-7E Corsair II aircraft assigned to Attack Squadron 27. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air left side view of an A-7E Corsair II aircraft assigned t...

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 left side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft shortly after taking off during the joint US Japanese Exercise COPE NORTH '86-3. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile under the left wing

A left side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft shortly after taking off du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '86-3 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt James Ferguson Release Status: Rele... More

An air-to-air left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 419th Tactical Fighter Wing, US Air Force Reserve, in flight over the Great Salt Lake. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Great Salt Lake State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Catapult and arresting gear crew members give the "thumbs up" signal prior to launching a Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-54A Phoenix and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. In the foreground is the integrated catapult control system station

Catapult and arresting gear crew members give the "thumbs up" signal p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left front view of an A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 137th Tactical Fighter Wing during Exercise Amalgam Brave '87, an air defense training exercise. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the fuselage and an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod on the left wing

An air-to-air left front view of an A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 13...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM BRAVE '87 Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ed Boyce Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Maintenance technicians work on an A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Group during Exercise AMALGAM BRAVE'87, an air defense training exercise. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the fuselage

Maintenance technicians work on an A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 132...

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

A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft taxis to the flight line as it prepares to depart for Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is equipped with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft taxis to the flight line ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. David Nolan Release S... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Gary Ross of the 53rd Fightrer Squadron disarms an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-15C Eagle aircraft that has just returned from a mission during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

SENIOR AIRMAN Gary Ross of the 53rd Fightrer Squadron disarms an AIM-9...

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

An underside view on an Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 4 (VX-4) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft banking to the left. VX-4 is testing and evaluating the AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM). The Hornet is armed with eight AMRAAMs on four wing pylons and two mounted on the fuselage. The Hornet is also carrying two AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, one on each wing tip

An underside view on an Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 4 (VX-4) F/A-...

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 left front view of a 307th Fighter Squadron (307th FS) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft as the pilot performs a preflight check prior to a mission. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

A left front view of a 307th Fighter Squadron (307th FS) F-16C Fightin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release Status: R... More

Ordnance personnel load a AIM-9L Sidewinder missile onto an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (FVA-86) during preparations for flight operations on board the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). The AMERICA is in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight

Ordnance personnel load a AIM-9L Sidewinder missile onto an F/A-18 Hor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Raymond T. Conway Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Quentin Burg (left), SENIOR AIRMAN Matthew Blow and AIRMAN 1ST Class Zachary Young with the 23rd Fighter Squadron tote an AIM-9 air-to-air Sidewinder missile to a waiting F-16 Falcon fighter at the only U.S. Air Force fighter base in Germany.Exact Date Shot Unknown. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1997

AIRMAN 1ST Class Quentin Burg (left), SENIOR AIRMAN Matthew Blow and A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eifel Region Country: Germany Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Rose Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Marine Corps LCPL Leander Pickens arms an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on a Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) F/A-18C Hornet just before launch from the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). GEORGE WASHINGTON and VFA-86 are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

Marine Corps LCPL Leander Pickens arms an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Brian Fleske Release Status: ... More

Right side front view medium aerial shot as a US Air Force F-16 from Aviano Air Base, Italy; are escorted to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida by KC-135's (Not shown). The 555th Fighter Squadron deployed to MacDill due to temperary closure of Aviano's airfield. An AIM-9 "Sidewinder" Missile is seen on the left wing tip

Right side front view medium aerial shot as a US Air Force F-16 from A...

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

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (AO2) Jon Accomando, removes the aft section of an AIM-9 "Sidewinder" missile while Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN (AOAN) Jason Harsem and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class (AO3) Joque Smith, help download it from an F-14B "Tomcat" attached to the "Jolly Rogers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103)

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (AO2) Jon Accomando, removes the aft se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: An Brian Westrick, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Peter D. Moreno, 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, off-loads an AIM 9 Sidewinder missile from a cart. SRA Moreno is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Peter D. Moreno, 363rd Expeditionary Mainte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

US Air Force (USAF), and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Phillip Wells, Crew CHIEF, 93rd Fighter Squadron, signals to the pilot of a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, before launching a mission in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. A GBU-12 500-pound laser guided bomb, an AIM-9N/P Sidewinder Missile and a AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-air Missile are mounted on the wing pylon of the aircraft

US Air Force (USAF), and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Phillip Wells, Crew...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release Stat... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey McConnell a Munitions Handler assigned to the 177th Fighter Wing (FW) Iowa Air National Guard (ANG), inspects a AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, attached to his USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, on the flight line a Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (NJ), after a Combat Air Patrol (CAP) mission in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Corey McConnell a Munitions ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Egg Harbor Township State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 522nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 27th Fighter Wing (FW) files a mission in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. The aircraft is armed with two AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

A US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 522nd F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: R... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41), Black Aces, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and an AGM-65 Maverick missile on the pylon. Tucked under the intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also under the fuselage, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-41 is currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Tabor, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen stage a AIM-9X Sidewinder missile in the hangar bay aboard the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65). The USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) Carrier Strike Group are currently underway in the Indian Ocean on a six-month deployment in support of the Global War On Terrorism. Aug. 22, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Milosz Reterski) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen stage a AIM-9X Sidewinder missile in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Milosz Reterski, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

AN air-to-air overhead view of a seven-ship echelon formation of F-5E Tiger II aircraft from the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing over a desert. Each aircraft is painted in a different camouflage scheme and is carrying one AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

AN air-to-air overhead view of a seven-ship echelon formation of F-5E ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile loaded on the wing of his aircraft during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The pilot is assigned to the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot inspects an AIM-9 Sidewinder mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE ELITE '81 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

LT. CMDR. John Leenhouts Florida....An air-to-air right side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

LT. CMDR. John Leenhouts Florida....An air-to-air right side view of a...

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

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off during a base mobility exercise. An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is mounted on the right wingtip

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off during a base mobility exer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Lynn Polley Release Status: Releas... More

A ground crewman inspects an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile aboard an F-15 Eagle aircraft during a 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing operational readiness inspection

A ground crewman inspects an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile aboard an F-15 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA John M. Campbell Release Status: ... More

An air-to-air right side view of an A-7E Corsair II aircraft during an in-flight refueling operations. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air right side view of an A-7E Corsair II aircraft during an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dan O'Sullivan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-7E Corsair II aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets

Ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-7E Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EL DORADO Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Lee Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Central Mediterranean Sea. Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) ordnancemen lift an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile onto an underwing launch rack aboard an A6E Intruder aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)

Central Mediterranean Sea. Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) ordnancemen lif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Attila Salman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An air-to-air left view of a 36th Tactical Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. In October, this aircraft and three other 36th TFW Eagles will be deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to compete in Exercise WILLIAM TELL '86

An air-to-air left view of a 36th Tactical Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

An air to air right side view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon from the 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron with an AIM- 9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip during Exercise COPE THUNDER '86-1

An air to air right side view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon from the 80t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '86-1 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Steven M. Turner Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Weapons load team members from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-15 Eagle aircraft as Canadian load judge Sergeant (SGT) Mike Lowe looks on. The competition is part of the air-to-air weapons meet WILLIAM TELL '86

Weapons load team members from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing load an ...

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

Members of a munitions crew from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing mount an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during NOMAD THRUST, a chemical warfare exercise designed to test the wing's readiness in case of enemy attack

Members of a munitions crew from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing mount ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

Members of a munitions crew from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing lift an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile from a rack during Nomad Thrust, a chemical warfare exercise designed to test the wing's readiness in case of enemy attack

Members of a munitions crew from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing lift a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

An aviation ordnanceman checks an electrical connection on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile while a chief petty officer looks on aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

An aviation ordnanceman checks an electrical connection on an AIM-9 Si...

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

Aviation ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7)

Aviation ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Cleveland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sergeant (SGT) Daniel R. Pirrie, crew chief, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Chris Boyer, 17th Combat Munitions Unit, remove the guidance control section of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during Exercise CORONET WARRIOR II

Sergeant (SGT) Daniel R. Pirrie, crew chief, and AIRMAN First Class (A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET WARRIOR II Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft fires an AIM-9P4 Sidewinder missile at an MQM-107 target drone

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft fires an AIM-9P4 Sidewinder missile a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Sands Missile Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Lochner Release Status: Rel... More

A right side view of a Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, preparing for takeoff

A right side view of a Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) F-14A Tomcat aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Grove Release Status: Releas... More

An overhead view from the ship's island of, from left: Linkless-Ammunition-Loading Systems (LALS), 500-lb. bombs, AIM-7 Sparrow missiles and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). A refueling hose extends from the LINCOLN as carrier conducts underway replenishment operations

An overhead view from the ship's island of, from left: Linkless-Ammuni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies a patrol off of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its outboard wing pylon, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on its inboard wing pylon and an AIM-54C Phoenix missile beneath its fuselage

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies a patrol off...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

The pilot of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft climbs out of its cockpit after the aircraft was moved into a parking spot on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip

The pilot of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft climbs out of its cockpit afte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Two A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) fall in behind an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a training flight following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft at right is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its starboard fuselage pylon. VA-46 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

Two A-7E Corsair aircraft from Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) fall in behi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a training flight following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its port fuselage pylon. VA-72 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft receives fuel from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A plane handler guides an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it taxis toward one of the catapults aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, top, and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile beneath its wing. The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A plane handler guides an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it taxis toward one...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN 71) Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. ... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Dan Focht places a cover on the nose of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on the wing pylon of a 53rd Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft. The aircraft has just completed a mission during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

AIRMAN 1ST Class Dan Focht places a cover on the nose of an AIM-9 Side...

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

An air to air right side view of a US Navy F-14D Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 31, Naval Air Station Miramar, Calif., equipped with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile as it flies a close air support mission during the annual air defense exercise

An air to air right side view of a US Navy F-14D Tomcat from Fighter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA And... More

An F-16 Falcon with the refueling boom attached, can be seen through the boom operator's window of a KC-10. MASTER SGT. Robert Morales, 709th Air Refueling Squadron is the boom operator. The F-16 is returning from a bombing run. Visible under the wings (left to right) is an AMI pod for training, a SUE rack, two fuel tanks, a TUR rack and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An F-16 Falcon with the refueling boom attached, can be seen through t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Washington, 36th Fighter Squadron, prepares an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile for transport to his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the 51st Operations Group's weapons-load-crew-of-the-quarter contest at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Washington, 36th Fighter Squadron, pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT George F. Thompson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Gehringer, USAF, 127th Maintenance Squadron Munitions, carefully removes part of the guidance system from the Guidance/Control Group of an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile, as part of the ordnance testing

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Gehringer, USAF, 127th Maintenance Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robby Gallegos, Aircraft Armament SPECIALIST, attaches forward fins to a AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the flight line at 4 Wing Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, during Exercise MAPLE FLAG 2002

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robby Gallegos, Aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Canadian Forces Base, Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Derrick C. Goode, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 57th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), upload an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto the wing pylon of a USAF F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV) in participation for the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). Sponsored by the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), the MC02 experiment explores how Effects Based Operations (EBO) can provide an integrated joint context for conducting rapid, decisive operations (RDO)

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 57th Aircraft Generation Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W. Valenca, USAF Release Sta... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367) launches an AIM-9L Sidewinder Missile during Ground Air Integration Training (GAIT) held on the island range W-174 off Okinawa, Japan. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0415730 or search 030114-M-9892R-007)

US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter assigned to Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jose Anthony Rubio, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shawn Hoffer, Squadron Load Crew Member 31st Maintenance Squadron preps a practice Paveway II Computer Control Group on a GBU (Guided-Bomb Unit) mounted on an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the next team as part of the Weapon's Load Team of the Year competition. In the background USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joe Champion, Weapons Load Team Member, finishes working on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shawn Hoffer, Squadron Load ...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matthew Ackerman, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), checks an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile attached to an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon at a forward deployed location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Behind him is an AGM-88 High-speed Antiradiation Missile (HARM)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matthew Ackerman, 379th E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Robertus "Dutch" C.N. Remkes, Commander, 3rd Wing, Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), speaks to the local media about the new Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder missile shortly after the unveiling ceremony on the base. Behind the General is a USAF F-15C Eagle with the new AIM-9X Sidewinder loaded on a rail

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Robertus "Dutch" C.N. Rem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Jan Marc "Juice" Jouas, Commander, 354th Fighter Wing (FW), checks an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on his F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, before conducting his Fini Flight (last flight), as a member of the 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Jan Marc "Juice" Jouas, Commander, 3...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Scott Maw, an F-15C Eagle aircraft Pilot assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron (FS), 1ST Fighter Wing, checks the condition of an AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, during the walk around inspection of his aircraft, during Phase One of the Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE), on the flight line at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Scott Maw, an F-15C Eagle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORE Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ve... More

A US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman (AO), aboard the USN Enterprise Class Aircraft Carrier, USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), conducts a final safety check of an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile attached to the starboard outboard wing pylon of a USN F/A-18E/F Super Hornet multi-mission fighter / attack aircraft, while the ENTERPRISE is underway participating in a sustainment exercise which is part of the USN overall Fleet Response Plan (FRP)

A US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman (AO), aboard the USN Enterprise C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: MC3(Aw) Randall Damm, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A munitions crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

A munitions crew loads an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-16 Fighti...

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

An ordnance crew member checks an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile attached to a Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prior to the plane's launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

An ordnance crew member checks an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and an AIM-9 S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: Walsworth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

First Lieutenant Bryan Reich, 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron, observes ground crewmen as they use a J-4 load truck to load an AGM-65 Maverick missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise AIR WARRIOR. Also visible on the wingtip is an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

First Lieutenant Bryan Reich, 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron, observes...

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

Three members of the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron rush to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-15 Eagle aircraft during weapons loading competition for the air-to-air weapons meet WILLIAM TELL '84

Three members of the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron rush to load an AI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '84 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

An air-to-air right underside view of a 50th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip

An air-to-air right underside view of a 50th Tactical Fighter Wing F-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and two Mark 82 500-pound bombs is catapulted from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43)

An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Perry E. Thorsvik Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Albert E. Rivard of the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron removes the pins from an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on a 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle aircraft during COMMANDO WEST IX, a joint US and Thailand training exercise

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Albert E. Rivard of the 18th Equipment Maint...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST IX Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael Harrington... More

A pilot examines an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on a 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15D Eagle as Air Marshall Gunn looks on during a preflight inspection prior to a familiarization flight. The US and Thailand are participating in COMMANDO WEST IX, a joint training exercise

A pilot examines an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on a 67th Tactical Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST IX Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael Harrington... More

An air-to-air right side view of an RF-5C Tiger II aircraft. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air right side view of an RF-5C Tiger II aircraft. The airc...

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

An air-to-air right underside view of a 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft banking to the left during exercise Team Spirit '86. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air right underside view of a 497th Tactical Fighter Squadro...

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

Ordnancemen mount an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto a Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) F-14A Tomcat aircraft parked on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

Ordnancemen mount an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto a Fighter Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, bottom, and an Air National Guard F-4D Phantom II aircraft of the 148th Fighter Interceptor Group, armed with AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, over West Germany. The F-16C is also equipped with an AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pod

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft, ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen service an AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) prior to the ship's entry into the Persian Gulf. The helicopter is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right weapons pylon

Crewmen service an AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Cleveland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Aero 21A weapon skid equipped with an Aero 83A transport adapter supports an AIM -9 Sidewinder missile onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is participating in a week of carrier qualifications testing off the Virginia Capes

An Aero 21A weapon skid equipped with an Aero 83A transport adapter su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Didas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Ordnancemen of Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) load a practice AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto the wing tip of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft during Exercise COPE THUNDER

Ordnancemen of Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) load a practice A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King, USN Releas... More

An aviation ordnanceman attaches a connector cable to an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An aviation ordnanceman attaches a connector cable to an AIM-9 Sidewin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael Flynn, USN Release ... More

An air-to-air left underside view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip

An air-to-air left underside view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR John Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A view of an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile, top, and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile mounted beneath the wing of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on display at an open house and air show

A view of an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile, top, and an AIM-7 Sparrow miss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: ... More

At a base in Southeast Asia a crew chief fills out the aircraft forms of F-16 Falcon assigned to 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon Air Base, Spain. In the background munitions loading crews put a MK-20 Rockeye anti-armor bomb on the inboard station, an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is on the outboard station of the F-16 during Operation DESERT STORM. Exact Date Shot Unknown

At a base in Southeast Asia a crew chief fills out the aircraft forms ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

An air-to-air view of a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on a combat patrol off of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outer portion of its wing pylon, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inner portion and an AIM-54 Phoenix missile beneath its fuselage

An air-to-air view of a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft heads for its target in Iraq with a load of eight Mark 82 500-pound bombs during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is also armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its fuselage cheek-position point. VA-72 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in the Red Sea

An Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft heads for its targ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Leenhouts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) extends its refueling probe after falling in behind an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to refuel while on a combat air patrol following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outboard portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inboard portion. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) extends its ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a combat air patrol following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outboard portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inboard portion. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) receives fue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air, right side view of two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) in formation during flight operations from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) in the Persian Gulf. The aircraft in the foreground is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip

An air-to-air, right side view of two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Str...

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

An underside view on an Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 4 (VX-4) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft in flight. VX-4 is testing and evaluating the AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM). The Hornet is armed with eight AMRAAMs on four wing pylons and two mounted on the fuselage. The Hornet is also carrying two AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, one on each wing tip

An underside view on an Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 4 (VX-4) F/A-...

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

Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Scott Nimitz is shown checking the serial number on a AIM-9L Sidewinder missile on the wing pylon of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70)

Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Scott Nimitz is shown checking ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Richard Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Apprentice Aaron Gatti issues a "Sidewinder" missile to a Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) squadron aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74). The STENNIS is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Apprentice Aaron Gatti issues a "S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Scene Camera Operator: Robert Baker, USN Release Status: Released to Public... More

A US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 78th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC) flies inverted over the Tennessee Mountain range, during a routine training mission. The aircraft carries two AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), and one AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile (HARM). It also carries an ALQ-131 Electronic Counter Measures (EMC) Pod under the centerline

A US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 78th Fighter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Tennessee (TN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron (FS), 18th Fighter Wing (FW), equipped with a center line external fuel tank and armed with AIM-120B Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, in flight over the Gulf of Mexico during Exercise COMBAT ARCHER, a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall, AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 67th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

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