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Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ray Escott (left), USAF, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Gehringer, USAF, and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Vetters (right), USAF, prepare to disassemble an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile, as part of the ordnance testing. All are with the 127th Maintenance Squadron Munitions

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ray Escott (left), USAF, STAFF Sergeant (SSG...

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

Second Lieutenant (2LT) Christopher Melka, USAF, 107th Fighter Squadron (FS), gives his F-16C Fighting Falcon a preflight check prior to departing on a mission. The F-16C is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) (outboard) and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) aircraft and personnel deployed to Battle Creek, Michigan, a temporary Alternate Operating Location (AOL), while their runway under goes reconstruction

Second Lieutenant (2LT) Christopher Melka, USAF, 107th Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: Battle Creek Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command S... More

An underside view of an US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 522nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 27th Fighter Wing (FW) as it files a mission in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. The aircraft is armed with two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and one SN/1387 Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP)

An underside view of an US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft a...

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

Four US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, armed with AIM-120 Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles, fly a mission over the Alaskan mountain range during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002

Four US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fig...

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 Release Status: Release... More

Four US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, armed with AIM-120 Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles, fly a mission over the Alaskan mountain range during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002

Four US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fig...

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 Release Status: Release... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft deployed from the 23rd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base (AB) Germany, takes off at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, for a mission in support Operation NORTHERN WATCH. The aircraft is armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles and an AGM-88 HARM missile

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft deployed from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA James Harper, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, (SC) armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, and AGM-88 High Speed Antiradiation Missiles (HARM) flies over the no-fly zone during a mission flown in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA James Harper, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) James Vogel, a F-15C Eagle aircraft Pilot assigned to 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron located at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), maneuvers his fighter during a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile conducted over the Gulf of Mexico by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) James Vogel, a F-15C Eagle aircraft Pi...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 442nd Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES), 53rd Fighter Wing (FW), Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (NV), in flight over the coast line near Destin, Florida (FL) during a mission to evaluate the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, heat-seeking air intercept missile, conducted by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, at Eglin AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 442nd Test and Eva...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) Michigan (MI) Air National Guard (ANG) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 107th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), taxies from an aircraft shelter at Incirlik AB, Turkey, during of Operation NORTHERN WATCH. The aircraft is armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, and GBU-12 Paveway II, 500-pound Laser Guided Bombs

A US Air Force (USAF) Michigan (MI) Air National Guard (ANG) F-16C Fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jason W. Gamble, USAF Releas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kristen Myrick, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron All Weather 225 (VMFA AW-225), checks the fin assembly on an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile attached to the wing pylon of a USMC F/A-18 Hornet aircraft at Al Jaber Airbase (AB), Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kristen Myrick, Marine Fighter A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S.... More

US Air Force (USAF) members with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (MXS), AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Bradley Smith, left, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jessica German and A1C Gerardo Gonzalez, right, hoist an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile in order to load it aboard an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia

US Air Force (USAF) members with the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Main...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Gerardo Gonzalez attaches an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile aboard an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Gerardo Gonzalez attaches...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) members, deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMS), prepare a USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, for departure at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Eagle is armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

US Air Force (USAF) members, deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircr...

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

A Flight of US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcons await clearance, at the End of Runway (EOR), for takeoff. The flight is made up of two 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) aircraft (rear), Swamp Fox, South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG), and two 22nd EFS, Stingers, aircraft, Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany. Visible on the foreground aircraft are an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) (top), AIM-9M Sidewinder Missile (center), and an AGM-88 High-speed Antiradiation Missile (HARM)

A Flight of US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcons await clearanc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC & USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle, 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA), moves into pre-contact position on the high-speed boom on a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker, 401st Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW). The Eagle is refueling on its first leg home after participating in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from a forward operating base (FOB). The Eagle is armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle, 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), Langley Air ...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Load Crew from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), load an AIM120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Slammer missile from a rack mounted with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, onto an MJ-1 Weapons Lift truck during a local Salty Nation exercise at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

A US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Load Crew from the 31st Aircraft Mainten...

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 Rele... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 120th Fighter Squadron (FS), 140th Fighter Wing (FW), Colorado Air National Guard (COANG) disengages from a refueling boom (fuel port is still open) as it returns to Cold Wing Canada during the second Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Falcon is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile (left) and Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pod the wing and an Acceleration Monitor Assembly (AMA) pod on the wing tip. The Tiger Meet of the Americas, first ever held in Canada, inaugurated in 2001 in the Western Hemisphere to carry on the Tiger tradition of the long-established European original experience; promoting solidarity and operational...

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 120th Fighter Squadron (F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 120th Fighter Squadron (FS), 140th Fighter Wing (FW), Colorado Air National Guard (... More

US Air Force (USAF) F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) wing ship, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), over New York during a North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Operation NOBLE EAGLE mission. The Falcon is armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, and equipped with 370-gal fuel tanks

US Air Force (USAF) F-16 CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. A... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Farley, USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Calyn Coffee, and SRA Curtis Stuart, Weapon Loaders, 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), upload the new AIM-9X Sidewinder missile onto a LAU-129 rail of a USAF F-15C Eagle during the delivery ceremony at Elmendorf AFB. The Raytheon Corporation in cooperation with the Department of Defense (DoD) unveiled the latest in the battle-tested series of AIM-9 missiles at this ceremony

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Farley, USAF STAFF Sergea...

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: SRA ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, armed with 500-pound Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) bombs, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on its wing tips and a centered Cluster Bomb dispenser Unit (CBU), flies through the Iraqi skies during a combat mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, armed with 500-pou...

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

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle, 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., receives fuel from a USAF KC-10 Extender cargo/tanker over a lake in Iraq on Sept. 3, 2004. The Strike Eagle is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, GBU-12 500-lb bombs, and equipped with a AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod. Both aircraft where operating in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER Sergeant Shaun Withers) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle, 335th Fighter Squadron, 4t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Shaun Withers, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, 62nd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., flies somewhere over southern Florida during a mission to Key West Naval Air Station on Oct 16, 2004. The aircraft is carrying the AIM-9M Sidewinder missile under the right wing and an Acceleration Monitor Assembly (AMA) under the left wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Jeffrey Allen) (RELEASED)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, 62nd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air...

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

An Indiana Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft taxies out for a mission during a Unit Training Assembly at the 181st Fighter Wing, Terre Haute International Airport, Ind., on Nov. 6, 2004. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeking air-to-air missile. (USAF photo by SENIOR MASTER SGT. John S. Chapman) (RELEASED)

An Indiana Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft taxies out...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Terra Haute State: Indiana (IN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT John S. Chapman, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

060801-N-4053P-006 (Aug. 1, 2006) Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), Aviation Ordnancemen carry an AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile to its skid on the flight deck of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The KITTY HAWK is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean in the 7th Fleet's area of responsibility, demonstrating power projection and sea control as the US Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Matthew Patton. (RELEASED)

060801-N-4053P-006 (Aug. 1, 2006) Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Matthew Patton, USN, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), Diamondbacks, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan, launches off the deck of the USN Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder on the wing tip. The HAWK is one of seven carrier strike groups (CSG) involved in SUMMER PULSE 2004. SUMMER PULSE 2004 is the deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSG), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat capability across the globe, in five theaters with other US, allied, and coalition military forces. SUMMER PULSE is the Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jonathan Chandler, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined... 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

A left side view of an F-5 Tiger II aircraft carrying two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles in flight. The aircraft of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 405th Tactical Training Wing, 12th Air Force, is involved in Tactical Training Luke

A left side view of an F-5 Tiger II aircraft carrying two AIM-9 Sidewi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to P... More

AN air-to-air left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft dropping two 2,000-pound Mark 84 bombs while in flight over a Nellis Air Force Base range in Nevada. The aircraft is carrying one AIM-9L Sidewinder, one AIM-9J Sidewinder and an auxiliary fuel tank on each wing. The aircraft is assigned to the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

AN air-to-air left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft dropp...

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

Bottom view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, in flight Wing

Bottom view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frank Garzelnick Relea... More

A right side view of a four-ship diamond formation of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The aircraft are carrying AIM-9J Sidewinder missiles during a United States and Royal Air Force tactical bombing competition

A right side view of a four-ship diamond formation of F-16 Fighting Fa...

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

A bottom view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The Falcon is from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing

A bottom view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying an AIM-9 Si...

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

An air-to-air left side view of an F-5 Tiger II aircraft carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

An air-to-air left side view of an F-5 Tiger II aircraft carrying AIM-...

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

Technicians wearing chemical warfare gear prepare to load an F-15 Eagle aircraft with AIM-9 missiles during Sidewinder II exercises

Technicians wearing chemical warfare gear prepare to load an F-15 Eagl...

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

SGT Mike Lange grinds a pin in the sheet metal ship during Exercise Sidewinder II. The sergeant is assigned to the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing

SGT Mike Lange grinds a pin in the sheet metal ship during Exercise Si...

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

A left front view of an F-15A Eagle aircraft undergoing chemical warfare maintenance in a tab-vee shelter. The aircraft is assigned to the 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing, involved in exercise SIDEWINDER II

A left front view of an F-15A Eagle aircraft undergoing chemical warfa...

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

An air-to-air left side view of an F-15A Eagle aircraft during exercise SIDEWINDER II. The aircraft is assigned to the 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing

An air-to-air left side view of an F-15A Eagle aircraft during exercis...

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

An air-to-air left side view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft banking to the right. The aircraft, from the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 86th Tactical Fighter Wing, is carrying four AIM-7 Sidewinder missiles

An air-to-air left side view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft banking to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... 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

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) James R. Nichols, left, Sergeant (SGT) Ricky Brown, center, and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Victor Allen, right, carry an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile away from an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84. They are aircraft arament specialists with the 18th Aircraft Generation Squadron

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) James R. Nichols, left, Sergeant (SGT) Ricky ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Ground crewman use a J-4 load truck to load an AGM-65 Maverick missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise AIR WARRIOR. The F-16 is assigned to the 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Also visible on the wingtip is an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

Ground crewman use a J-4 load truck to load an AGM-65 Maverick missile...

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 crewmembers of the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's fighter aircraft. They are participating in the June Air Defense Exercise

Three crewmembers of the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron prepare t...

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: SSGT Sue A. Bellia, USAF Release Statu... More

A maintenance crewman inspects the wing pylon of an F-15A Eagle aircraft of the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the joint Australian, New Zealand and US (ANZUS) Exercise TRIAD '84. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

A maintenance crewman inspects the wing pylon of an F-15A Eagle aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRIAD '84 Base: Whenuapai Air Base Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Rel... More

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing tip and bombs on the wing pylon

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The...

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 air-to-air right side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing tip and bombs on the wing pylon

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The...

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

The flight deck director signals to the pilot of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft, assigned to Fighter Squadron 151 (VF-151), positioned on the catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

The flight deck director signals to the pilot of an F-4 Phantom II air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

An underside view of a Panavia Tornado F Mark 2 aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder and four Sky Flash missiles

An underside view of a Panavia Tornado F Mark 2 aircraft armed with an...

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 air-to-air right underside view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft. The aircraft is armed with a wing tip mounted AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An air-to-air right underside view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Paul Reynolds 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 firing an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

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

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

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. The Pyrenees Mountains are in the background

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

Personnel of the 18th Aircraft Generation Squadron load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile onto an F-15A Eagle aircraft of the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron during Exercise CORAL SEA 85

Personnel of the 18th Aircraft Generation Squadron load an AIM-9 Sidew...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORAL SEA 85 Base: Raaf Williamtown Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: ... More

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) during flight operations off the coast of Libya. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Knepp Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) is taxied into position for launch from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) in support of an air strike against targets in Libya. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing tip, an AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missile on the outside wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the fuselage station

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Farmer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left underside view of a formation of four 36th Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. In October, this team of Eagles will be deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to compete in Exercise WILLIAM TELL '86

An air-to-air left underside view of a formation of four 36th Tactical...

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

Aiman First Class (A1C) Corinne Fundis, 48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, secures a protective covering over an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the air-to-air weapons meet WILLIAM TELL '86

Aiman First Class (A1C) Corinne Fundis, 48th Fighter Interceptor Squad...

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

An aviation ordnanceman and a chief petty officer line up AIM-9 Sidewinder missile skids on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

An aviation ordnanceman and a chief petty officer line up AIM-9 Sidewi...

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

Ordnancemen check AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missile skids on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

Ordnancemen check AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missile skids on ...

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

An air-to-air left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 338th Tactical Fighter Wing dropping Mark 84 1000-pound bombs over a range at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 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: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron banking to the left. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its wing tip and Mark 82 500-pound bombs

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of t...

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

An air-to-air left side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 419th Tactical Fighter Wing, US Air Force Reserve. 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

An A-7D Corsair II aircraft takes part in a ground attack mission during Amalgam '87, a joint U.S./Canadian air defense exercise. The Corsair is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An A-7D Corsair II aircraft takes part in a ground attack mission duri...

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

A close-up view of an AIM-9 Sidewinder, above, and an AIM-7 Sparrow III missile mounted on the wing pylon of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft at an open house

A close-up view of an AIM-9 Sidewinder, above, and an AIM-7 Sparrow II...

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 air-to-air left rear view of a 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during exercise Cope North '87-3. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

An air-to-air left rear view of a 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '87-3 Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

AIRMAN (AMN) Dean Wright, a member of the 94th Tactical Fighter Squadron's avionics maintenance unit, secures an AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles onto an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise CORONET WARRIOR

AIRMAN (AMN) Dean Wright, a member of the 94th Tactical Fighter Squadr...

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

An air-to-air right side view of three F-4E Phantom II aircraft from the 35th Tactical Training Wing banking to the left. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

An air-to-air right side view of three F-4E Phantom II aircraft from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Southern State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael J. Haggerty Release Status: Released... More

An air-to-air left underside view of two 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) F-15C Eagle aircraft carrying a full load of AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. Members of the 32nd TFS are piloting the aircraft during a Zulu alert mission designed to protect Northern NATO nations from possible attack. The 32nd TFS is the only USAF squadron to bear the official crest of the Queen of the Netherlands painted on the side of its F-15C fighter aircraft

An air-to-air left underside view of two 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

CPT Bob Buehler of the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron checks the nose of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile as he conducts a preflight check of his F-15C Eagle aircraft during a Coronet Phaser deployment. The Coronet Phaser program tests the readiness of U.S. based units to deploy to and operate in Europe

CPT Bob Buehler of the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron checks the nose ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Canadian Forces Base, Lahr Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft and an F-4 Phantom II aircraft climbing and banking to the left. Both aircraft are from the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW), Spangdahlem Air Base. The F-16C is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AGM-45A Shrike missiles and the F-4G is armed with AIM-7 Sparrow missiles and AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs). Both aircraft are equipped with AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasures pods

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

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

A Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169) AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter takes off from the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH 3). The helicopter is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

A Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169) AH-1W Sea ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott 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 Release Sta... 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 Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Lochner Release... More

An air-to-air left side view of an F-15C Eagle aircraft, an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, and an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. The 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron aircraft are

An air-to-air left side view of an F-15C Eagle aircraft, an A-10A Thun...

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

Three weapons loaders heft a training model of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

Three weapons loaders heft a training model of an AIM-9 Sidewinder mis...

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

An air-to-air right side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-13...

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

An F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft, foreground, and an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft fly over the Rhine River. The F-4G, from the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, is carrying AGM-88 HARM missiles and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles while the F-16C is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and AGM-88 HARM missiles. The F-16C is the aircraft of the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing commander

An F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft, foreground, and an F-16C Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Ordnancemen of the Air Force Reserve's 944th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remove an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile from an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during a training exercise. The men are wearing nuclear-biological-chemical warfare gear

Ordnancemen of the Air Force Reserve's 944th Consolidated Aircraft Mai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott P. Stewart Release Statu... More

An air-to-air right side view of two F-15E Eagle aircraft. The plane in the foreground, piloted by LT. COL. M. Decuir and LT. COL. John M. Delouey of the 336th Tactical Fighter Squadron (336th TFS), is equipped with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, Mark 5 bombs and a Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod. The F-15E in the background, flown by CAPT. Mark W. Mouw and CAPT. Gregory W. Torba of the 336th TFS, is also equipped with a LANTIRN pod

An air-to-air right side view of two F-15E Eagle aircraft. The plane i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Thomas F. Fischer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

F-15C Eagle aircraft armed with AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles deploy to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft are assigned to the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing

F-15C Eagle aircraft armed with AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Fernando Serna Release Status: Released t... More

Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) SH-3H Sea King helicopters, and A-6E Intruder aircraft line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as the vessel is underway in support of Operation Desert Shield

Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft armed with...

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

Three Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) F-14A Tomcat aircraft sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft are carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, top, and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on their wing pylons. The aircraft at right also has an AIM-54 Phoenix missile mounted beneath its fuselage

Three Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) F-14A Tomcat aircraft sit armed an...

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

A Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 12 (HS-12) SH-3H Sea King helicopter flies past an Attack Squadron 115 (VA-115) A-6E Intruder aircraft, left, and a Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA-192) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) during Operation Desert Shield. The Hornet aircraft has an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on each wing tip, a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb on its inboard wing pylon and six BDU-33 25-pound practice bombs on its outboard wing pylon

A Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 12 (HS-12) SH-3H Sea King helicop...

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

A munitions specialist attaches a tail fin on an AIM-7 Sparrow missile as he works with Sparrows and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles during Operation Desert Shield

A munitions specialist attaches a tail fin on an AIM-7 Sparrow missile...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft flies beneath the refueling boom of an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on its outboard port side wing pylon and a borrowed external fuel tank under its fuselage. VFA-25 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

A Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft flies beneath t...

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

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prepares to connect with the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as the planes are in flight over the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. The Tomcat is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the outer pylons and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the fuselage pylons

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prepares to connec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester Falkenheimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

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 USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

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

Aviation ordnancemen move a weapons skid into place near a Strike Fighter Squadron 303 (VFA-303) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. Two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles are on the skid

Aviation ordnancemen move a weapons skid into place near a Strike Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Dave Fraker Release Status:... More

An air-to-air underside view of a Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) F-14A Tomcat aircraft banking to the left during a flight over the Persian Gulf. The Tomcat is armed with AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missiles

An air-to-air underside view of a Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) F-14A ...

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

F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft representing the 14th and 13th Fighter Squadrons and the 432nd Fighter Wing fly in formation near Misawa Air Base. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.

F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft representing the 14th and 13th Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Gary R. Coppage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CDR John Leehouts, exercutive officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136), pilots his F/A-18C Hornet aircraft as another F/A-18C maintains its position off the right wing. Both aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

CDR John Leehouts, exercutive officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (...

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

An air-to-air view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from 50th Tactical Fighter Wing of Hahn Air Base, Germany, deployed to the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., armed with Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs mounted under its wings and AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on its wing tips, during the second wave of air attacks on Iraqi targets in support of Operation Desert Storm.

An air-to-air view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Ordnance personnel of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-94) are shown loading a AIM-9L Sidewinder training missile on to the wing of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft while aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) which is operating off the coast of Somalia during Operation Southern Watch

Ordnance personnel of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-94) are shown loadi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 (Sw) Danial G. Lavoie Release Status: Released t... More

Four F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (VFA-97), assigned to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, are shown in flight formation over Naval Air Station Fallon carrying a variety of ordnance including 5 inch Zuni rockets, AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles and Mark 82 500-pound Snakeye bombs

Four F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (VFA-97), a...

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: Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. Release Stat... More

Four F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (VFA-97), assigned to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, are shown in flight formation over Naval Air Station Fallon carrying a variety of ordnance including 5 inch Zuni rockets, AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles and Mark 82 500-pound Snakeye bombs

Four F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 97 (VFA-97), a...

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: Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. Release Stat... More

Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN (AOAN) Marcos Vasquez wrestles a AIM-9L Sidewinder missile being uploaded onto an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) during the fleet exercise

Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN (AOAN) Marcos Vasquez wrestles a AIM-9L Si...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMPTUEX 95 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Weapon Load Team 21, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, are critiqued by evaluators after completing their monthly required proficiency (MPRO) load 9 Sidewinder missiles and laser guided bombs to the wings of an F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of their evaluation training. The 510th has kept its aircraft mission ready since the inception of Operation Decisive Edge

Weapon Load Team 21, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE EDGE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Robert Stuart Release ... More

Armed F-16Cs of the 36th Fighter Squadron show their hardware as they rise into the sky for an operational mission. From outside in is an AIM 120 AMRAAM, an AIM 9L Sidewinder, and a GBU 24A 2000 pound bomb. The 36th Fighter Squadron performs air interdiction, close air support, and counter-air missions with LANTIRN (Low Altitude and Targeting Infrared for Night) equipped fighters. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996

Armed F-16Cs of the 36th Fighter Squadron show their hardware as they ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina. The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squad...

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

Two F-16 Block 52 aircraft's from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, inverted in flight. The aircraft's are armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile)

Two F-16 Block 52 aircraft's from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fi...

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

An underside view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile)

An underside view of an F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from t...

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

Crew members attached to Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) mount an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on a F-14 Tomcat prior to launch. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and CVW 9 continue to support UN sanctions against Iraq under Operation Southern Watch. Tensions in the gulf have recently increased following Saddam Hussein's public announcement that he will suspend cooperation with UN weapons inspection teams, until sanctions are lifted

Crew members attached to Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) mount a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jason A. Fults Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

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