US Marines launch a GTR-18A Smokey Sam simulated anti-aircraft missile...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
MASTER Sgt. Chester Davis, 16th Special Operations Squadron, sets up a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt. Kay Pellum Release Status: Released... More
A “smokey” surface-to-air missile speeds off toward
A “smokey” surface-to-air missile speeds off toward incoming helicopters during training on Ie Shima April 12. Smokey SAMs allow aviators to practice and improve evasive maneuvers they must take if targeted by ... More
A US Marine launches a GTR-18A Smokey Sam simulated anti-aircraft miss...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
A U.S. Marine prepares to launch GTR-18A Smokey Sam simulated anti-air...
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A GTR-18 missile, better known as a "Smokey SAM," launches
A GTR-18 missile, better known as a "Smokey SAM," launches during a threat reaction evolution on an island outside of Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 26, 2014. The threat reaction evolution is a chance for pilots to stay ... More
MASTER Sgt. Chester Davis, 16th Special Operations Squadron, sets up a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt. Kay Pellum Release Status: Released... More
A GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile is fired from its launcher
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A GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile launcher is ignited
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MASTER Sgt. James Hamilton, 16th Special Operations Squadron, checks t...
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Lance Cpl. Zachary Swisher, ordnanceman with Marine
Lance Cpl. Zachary Swisher, ordnanceman with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152, inspects a GTR-18 missile, better known as a "Smokey SAM," during a threat reaction evolution on an island outside of Okinawa, J... More
A Smokey Sam surface-to-air missile simulator is used during an anti-a...
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An A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft maneuvers away from the launch site o...
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An anti-aircraft training exercise take place on the Crow Valley Range...
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A “smokey” surface-to-air missile is launched April
A “smokey” surface-to-air missile is launched April 12 during training on Ie Shima. Smokey SAMs were designed to give off the a distinct heat signature when launched, allowing for realistic evasion training for... More
A US Marine prepares to launch a GTR-18A Smokey Sam simulated anti-air...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
Sgt. Justin Gardner, quality assurance safety observer
Sgt. Justin Gardner, quality assurance safety observer with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152, communicates with the pilots of a KC-130J Super Hercules during a threat reaction evolution on an island outside ... More
US Marines launch a GTR-18A Smokey Sam simulated anti-aircraft missile...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
US Marines launch a GTR-18A Smokey Sam simulated anti-aircraft missile...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Danny Perez, USAF Release Status: Released to Publi... More
Sgt. Korey Norman, quality assurance safety observer
Sgt. Korey Norman, quality assurance safety observer with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152, communicates with a pilot of a KC-130J Super Hercules during a threat reaction evolution on an island outside of Ok... More
A GTR-18A Smokey Sam simulated anti-aircraft missile is launched at an...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
A US Marine holds the launch control switch as he prepares to fire a G...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
A GTR-18A Smokey Sam simulated anti-aircraft missile is launched at an...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Lee Arrington, 56th Combat Support Squadron, fir...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEACH '86 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sce... More
Sergeant (SGT) Tony Ramsay, 56th Combat Support Squadron, sets up a GT...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEACH '86 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sce... More
Lance Cpl. Zachary Swisher, left, and Lance Cpl. Cornelio
Lance Cpl. Zachary Swisher, left, and Lance Cpl. Cornelio Vasquez, ordnancemen with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152, carry a container of GTR-18 missiles, better known as "Smokey SAMs," away from an MV-22B ... More
Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152 ordnance Marines
Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152 ordnance Marines watch a GTR-18 missile, better known as a "Smokey SAM," launch during a threat reaction evolution on an island outside of Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 26, 2014. The ... More
Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Vicchiollo prepares a Smokey
Lance Cpl. Bradley J. Vicchiollo prepares a Smokey SAM rocket Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima. Vicchiollo is an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron... More
Blake Hash, the site lead with the range support department
Blake Hash, the site lead with the range support department at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and a native of Yuma, sets up Smokey Sam launchers during exercise Scorpion Fire in the Chocolate Mountain Ae... More
Lance Cpl. Marcos Bocanegra, right, and Lance Cpl.
Lance Cpl. Marcos Bocanegra, right, and Lance Cpl. Cornelio Vasquez, ordnancemen with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152 aim a GTR-18 missile, better known as a "Smokey SAM," at an incoming KC-130J Super Hercu... More
Commonly known as “Smokey Sam,” these small unguided
Commonly known as “Smokey Sam,” these small unguided rockets made up of phenolic paper and Styrofoam were used to give Weapon and Tactic Instructor course students an intense missile strike simulation at the Ba... More
An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter and a UH-1Y helicopter
An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter and a UH-1Y helicopter depart Kadena Air Base for surface-to-air missile simulation training on Ie Shima April 12. Marines used foam missiles nicknamed “smokey SAMs” during the t... More
A UH-1Y Venom and AH-1W Super Cobra begin simulated
A UH-1Y Venom and AH-1W Super Cobra begin simulated attack runs on a “smokey” surface-to-air missile launcher April 12 during training on Ie Shima. “When a SAM is launched, a pilot needs to know how to detect t... More
A Smokey Sam is launched during exercise Scorpion Fire
A Smokey Sam is launched during exercise Scorpion Fire in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Ranges, Calif., near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Smokey Sams are used to safely... More
A Smokey Sam is launched during exercise Scorpion Fire
A Smokey Sam is launched during exercise Scorpion Fire in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Ranges, Calif., near MCAS Yuma, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Smokey Sams are used to safely simulate ground-to-air mis... More
The white plume created from this small unguided rocket,
The white plume created from this small unguided rocket, commonly known as “Smokey Sam,” gave Weapon and Tactics Instructor course students a visualization of a missile strike in a training exercise at the Barr... More
Sgt. Korey Norman, quality assurance safety observer
Sgt. Korey Norman, quality assurance safety observer with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152, launches a GTR-18 missile, better known as a "Smokey SAM," during a threat reaction evolution on an island outside ... More
Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152 ordnance Marines
Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152 ordnance Marines watch a GTR-18 missile, better known as a "Smokey SAM," launch toward a KC-130J Super Hercules on an island outside of Okinawa, Japan, during a threat reacti... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ronald Warren, 266th Range
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ronald Warren, 266th Range Squadron ground radar systems craftsman, attaches the fuse cables to the bottom of a GTR-18 Smokey Sam training rocket mount April 3, 2013, at Mountain Home A... More
A KC-130J Super Hercules releases flares Aug. 27 above
A KC-130J Super Hercules releases flares Aug. 27 above a training island off the coast of Ie Shima. The flares are used to create new heat signature decoys for heat-seeking missiles to follow. The KC-130Js are ... More
A KC-130J Super Hercules pops MJU-61 infrared flare
A KC-130J Super Hercules pops MJU-61 infrared flare counter measures during a threat reaction evolution on an island outside of Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 26, 2014. The threat reaction evolution is a chance for pilot... More
A Smokey SAM, also known as a GTR-18, travels through
A Smokey SAM, also known as a GTR-18, travels through the air Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Natalie M. Rostran/Released)
Angel Salcedo, left, a Smokey Sam specialist with the
Angel Salcedo, left, a Smokey Sam specialist with the range support department at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and Blake Hash, the site lead also with the range support department, set up Smokey Sam la... More