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A left rear view of an AC-130A Hercules aircraft taking off. Five remaining AC-130As of the 16th Special Operations Squadron are being redeployed from Thailand to the United States

A left rear view of an AC-130A Hercules aircraft taking off. Five rema...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. William L. Poorman Release Status: Released to Public C... More

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

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

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

A view of an UH-1N Iroquois helicopter in flight during maneuver training. The helicopter is assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, 1ST Special Operations Wing

A view of an UH-1N Iroquois helicopter in flight during maneuver train...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ernest H. Sealing Release Status: Release... More

Combat control team members rappel from a hovering Army UH-1H Iroquois helicopter during training. The team members are from the 1ST Special Operations Wing

Combat control team members rappel from a hovering Army UH-1H Iroquois...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ernest H. Sealing Release Status: Release... More

Members of the 20th Special Operations Squadron conduct an open-water training exercise using a specially-painted UH-1N Iroquois helicopter

Members of the 20th Special Operations Squadron conduct an open-water ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron loads 40 mm rounds into a rack aboard an AC-130H Hercules aircraft during Exercise BRIM FROST '85

A member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron loads 40 mm rounds in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A plane director prepares to signal taxiing instructions to a 16th Special Operations Squadron AC-130H Hercules gunship aircraft. The aircraft is armed with a 105 mm Howitzer and a 40 mm cannon

A plane director prepares to signal taxiing instructions to a 16th Spe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Susan Foreman Release Status: Released to... More

MASTER Sgt. James Hamilton, 16th Special Operations Squadron, checks the ignition switch for a GTR-18A Smokey Sam training missile launcher

MASTER Sgt. James Hamilton, 16th Special Operations Squadron, checks t...

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

Air to air front view of Special Operations Wing AC-130 Hercules gunship on a training mission over the Gulf of Mexico. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air front view of Special Operations Wing AC-130 Hercules gunsh...

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

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Robert Derby, gunner, 16th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), sets up base camp during a joint-service escape and evasion field training exercise at Outlying Field Choctaw. Members of the 16th SOS are acting as aggressor forces during the exercise

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Robert Derby, gunner, 16th Special Operation...

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: TSGT Lee Schading, USAF Release Status: ... More

A member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) checks an M-49 surface trip flare attached to a tree while setting up an aggressor force base camp during a joint-service escape and evasion field training exercise at Outlying Field Choctaw

A member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) checks an M-49 ...

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: TSGT Lee Schading, USAF Release Status: ... More

SSGT Tom Hatch, 16th Special Operations Squadron, conducts an M-49 surface trip flare demonstration at the aggressor forces base camp during a joint-service escape and evasion field training exercise at Outlying Field Choctaw

SSGT Tom Hatch, 16th Special Operations Squadron, conducts an M-49 sur...

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: TSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Releas... More

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 Hercules gunship flying over the northeast coast of Honduras during Exercise Pegasus '87. The aircraft, nicknamed "The First Lady," is flying day and night combat air support for Honduran and U.S. Army Special Forces

An air-to-air front view of a 919th Special Operations Group AC-130 He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEGASUS '87 Country: Central America Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lou Hernandez Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Ecuadorian villagers help unload relief supplies from a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois helicopter. Members of Detachment 1, 1ST Special Operations Wing, 2nd Air Division are in Ecuador to transport food and clothing to Ecuadorians isolated by an earthquake

Ecuadorian villagers help unload relief supplies from a U.S. Air Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lago Agrio Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Matthew S. Gildow Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A close-up view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, parked on the flight line. The aircraft is participating in Exercise FLINTLOCK '87, a joint Special Operations Command Europe exercise testing the effectiven

A close-up view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 7th S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK '87 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release... More

A member of the 7th Special Operations Squadron uses a radio telephone to coordinate movements in the field during Exercise Flintlock '87, a joint Special Operations Command Europe exercise testing the effectiveness of the combined Air Force, Army and Nav

A member of the 7th Special Operations Squadron uses a radio telephone...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK '87 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An interior view of the cockpit of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron. The aircraft is in flight to Moran Air Base, Spain, from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany during Exercise FLINTLOCK'87, a joint Special Op

An interior view of the cockpit of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

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

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

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

Members of a joint service color guard parade the colors during the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) activation ceremony

Members of a joint service color guard parade the colors during the U....

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: Kay Pellum Release Status: Released to... More

A KC-10A Extender aircraft currently assigned to the 34th Strategic Wing at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, prepares to refuel a 7th Special Operations Squadron, 435th Tactical Air Wing MC-130E Hercules aircraft from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, during a

A KC-10A Extender aircraft currently assigned to the 34th Strategic Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron works at a control panel on an MC-130 Combat Talon aircraft during Jaguar Bite '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Command

A member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron works at a control pan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Kit Thompson Relea... More

Pararescue specialists check their gear before boarding their MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for a mission during Jaguar Bite '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Command

Pararescue specialists check their gear before boarding their MH-60G P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Analytical PHOTO-grammetric Positioning System equipment is used by 2nd LT. Paul D. Kuernes to examine an aerial map during Jaguar Bite '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Command

Analytical PHOTO-grammetric Positioning System equipment is used by 2n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

SGT. David Henson of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit takes a break atop a 1ST Special Operations Wing MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter that is being prepared for shipment to the Persian Gulf region to support Operation Desert Shield

SGT. David Henson of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit takes a break ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. G... More

Members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron (8th SOS) present T-shirts and other mementoes to first grade students at Stewardson-Strasburg Grade School. The servicemen corresponded with the children while stationed in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Now that they have returned from deployment, the men have traveled to Illinois to meet and spend a day with their pen pals

Members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron (8th SOS) present T-shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Stewardson State: Illinois(IL) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) charge across the desert during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined servcice exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Members of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team fast-rope from a 20th Special Operations Squadron MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter to the bridge of the vehicle cargo ship CAPE MOHICAN (T-AKR-5065) during the joint service Exercise Ocean Venture '82. The SEALS are practicing shipboard insertion and exfiltration techniques. The high-endurance cutter USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716) is in the background

Members of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team fast-rope from a 20th Speci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Ship Cape Mohican Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Janel Schroeder ... More

A member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron participates in a night Fulton recovery mission aboard a 1ST Special Operations Wing MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during the joint service exercise Ocean Venuture '92

A member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron participates in a nigh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

A night vision image of a U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot from the 3/160 Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia, adjusts his night vision goggles prior to a night mission during training exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A night vision image of a U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '94 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Marvin Krause Release Status: Released to Public ... More

CAPT. Gibson, an aircraft commander on a C-130 for the 118th Nashville Tenn, deployed to Mombasa, Kenya, talks with AIRMAN 1ST Class Allison Vasey, an Intelligence Operations SPECIALIST for the 438th Operations Support Squadron, Office of Special Investigations (OSS/OSI), McGuire AFB, NJ, about the runway at Kigali, Rwanda, prior to take off for a mission

CAPT. Gibson, an aircraft commander on a C-130 for the 118th Nashville...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Approved Insignia of the 16th Special Operations SquadronEXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN

Approved Insignia of the 16th Special Operations SquadronEXACT DATE SH...

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

352nd Maintenance personnel place smaller nose wheels on an MH-53J Pave Low helicopter to facilitate loading it into the cargo hold of a C-5 Galaxy. The MH-53J Pave Low is assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 352nd Special Operations Group, RAF Mildenhall, UK. The smaller wheels allow more clearance when loading into the C-5

352nd Maintenance personnel place smaller nose wheels on an MH-53J Pav...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Brad Fallin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), provides heavy weapons support with an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun for security at the US Embassy housing complex in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

A Fast Attack Vehicle Crew from "B" Co., Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Tim Shearer, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

Members of the military and civilian media with video cameras document the necessary preparations required before ascending to the A-10 crash site near Gold Dust Peak by pararescuemen like SSGT Ishmael Antonio (right) who is assigned to 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Members of the military and civilian media with video cameras document...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Pararescuemen SSGT Ishmael Antonio (center) and SMSGT Paul Miller (right), both assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, practice hoisting procedures prior to taking off for the A-10 crash site near Gold Dust Peak in a CH-47. The helicopter, belonging to Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, will increase productivity of the A-10 recovery effort

Pararescuemen SSGT Ishmael Antonio (center) and SMSGT Paul Miller (rig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Air Force translator SENIOR MASTER SGT. Eddie Alicea talks to Italian LT. Antonio Tursi during a small open house at San Vito Air Station. San Vito AS, which was officially closed in October 1994, is used to support troops deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina and aircrews monitoring a no-fly zone above that volatile country. The 352nd Special Operations Group, RAF Mildenhall, England and the 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla. comprise most of the joint task force. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1997

Air Force translator SENIOR MASTER SGT. Eddie Alicea talks to Italian ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brindisi Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Rose Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A Marine scans the area for the "enemy" with a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility (MOUT) during Urban Warrior. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. The experiment is being conducted by the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental) from Quantico, Va and Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines from Camp Lejeune

A Marine scans the area for the "enemy" with a M249 Squad Automatic We...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, patrol in a "Helicopter Transportable Tactical Vehicle (HTTV) mounted with a M240G machine gun at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility (MOUT) during Urban Warrior. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. The experiment is being conducted by the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental) from Quantico, Va and Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines from Camp Lejeune

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, patrol in a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marines take aim, using a M16A2 rifle with the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) attached, on opposing forces at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility (MOUT) during Urban Warrior. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. The experiment is being conducted by the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental) from Quantico, Va and Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines from Camp Lejeune

Marines take aim, using a M16A2 rifle with the multiple integrated las...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Using a crane bucket to obtain a higher vantage point, a Marine scans the area for enemy forces at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility (MOUT) during Urban Warrior. Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. The experiment is being conducted by the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (Experimental) from Quantico, Va and Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines from Camp Lejeune

Using a crane bucket to obtain a higher vantage point, a Marine scans ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marines and Navy Corpsman practice evacuating casualties via the United States Navy Assault Crash Unit-5, during a week of Special Operations Training Group (SOTG)

Marines and Navy Corpsman practice evacuating casualties via the Unite...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Michael A. Garnder, Us... More

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), US Marine Corps, conduct fastrope training from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) to maintain their proficiency during a Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1. A second CH-46E is parked on flight deck

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Major Command Shown: 13th MEU (SOC) COMBAT CAMERA Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

Straight on medium of three unidentified individuals as they remove the cover to the Warrior Statue that's part of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Memorial. The dedication ceremony sponsored by the Special Operations Memorial Foundation, took place on May 24th, 1999, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

Straight on medium of three unidentified individuals as they remove th...

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 Douglas Lingefelt Release Status:... More

British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC), from 539th Assault Squadron explains British assault procedures to United States Marines. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)), embarked aboard the USS PONCE (LPD-15), are participating in the NATO exercise, NORTHERN APPROACH, with British and Turkish forces

British Royal Marine Sergeant Nobby Hall, standing in front of a Landi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN APPROACH Base: Cape Ince Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jimmie Perkins, Usmc Release Status: Rele... More

Vehicles from Delta Company, Light Armored Reconnaissance, like this Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) from the Twenty Sixth Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), were off loaded from a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) at Cap Serrat Beach, Tunisia, Africa in support of Exercise ATLAS HINGE

Vehicles from Delta Company, Light Armored Reconnaissance, like this L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard T. O'Connor, Usmc Release Status: Re... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) splash across a sandbar at Cap Serrat, Tunisia during Exercise ATLAS HINGE in a mock amphibious assault designed to train Tunisian forces

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Uni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Base: Cap Serrat Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth ... More

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) preflight an AV-8B2 Harrier as it prepares to take off from the USS Kearsarge for the last time. Kearsarge is enroute to the US after a six month Mediterranean deployment

Marine plane captains from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of the 26th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Major Command Shown: COM2FLT Scene Camera Operator: Cwo3 Seth Rossman, Usnr Release St... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Joey Bishop (right), a flight engineer instructor from the 512th Special Operations Squadron, at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico explains to flight engineer student SSGT Denis Lauscher the operations of the 7.62mm Minigun machine gun mounted on the MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter. From AIRMAN Magazine, July 2000 article "Front Cover."

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Joey Bishop (right), a flight engineer ins...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan Release Status: Re... More

A Centrasbat 2000 "Partnership for Peace" banner. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise Centrasbat 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, The United Kingdom, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and ...

A Centrasbat 2000 "Partnership for Peace" banner. The Central Asian Pe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Centrasbat 2000 "Partnership for Peace" banner. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise Centrasbat 2000 is a multi-... More

United States Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jason Wilkerson documents U.S. Marine STAFF Sergeant Jesse Shurn reviewing the phone roster during the advance team deployment from United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of Centrasbat 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise Centrasbat 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special ...

United States Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jason Wilkerson documents U.S. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Jason Wilkerson documents U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Jesse Shurn reviewing the phone ros... More

Entrance to the exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, The United Kingdom, Turkey, Russia, ...

Entrance to the exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 base camp and training area n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Entrance to the exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Ba... More

United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment manager for Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special ...

United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment man...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment manager for Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S... More

Members of the Kazakhstan Army Band march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations ...

Members of the Kazakhstan Army Band march into the parade grounds for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Kazakhstan Army Band march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Batta... More

Russian Army troops watch a gala concert during the opening ceremonies of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The gala concert was a show put on by the Kazakhstans showing a variety of traditional dances and cultural events. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from USCENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell...

Russian Army troops watch a gala concert during the opening ceremonies...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Russian Army troops watch a gala concert during the opening ceremonies of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 200... More

The Kazakhstan Republican Guard performs during the opening ceremonies of exercise Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan (KAZ), Wednesday 13 September 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and ...

The Kazakhstan Republican Guard performs during the opening ceremonies...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Kazakhstan Republican Guard performs during the opening ceremonies of exercise Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRA... More

Members of the Kazakhstan Army Band march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 opening ceremonies on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations ...

Members of the Kazakhstan Army Band march into the parade grounds for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Kazakhstan Army Band march into the parade grounds for the start of CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Batta... More

U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from Gulf Port, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power distribution panel at the CENTRASBAT (Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion) 2000 training area in Kazakhstan, on September 13th, 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Sep. 11-20, 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U. S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort ...

U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, depl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Reservist, Structural Electrician 3rd Class Marc Britt, deployed from Gulf Port, Mississippi, troubleshoots a power d... More

Russian Commander Colonel General Anatoly Sergeev, watches the opening ceremonies of the Central Asian Peacekeeping Batalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Almaty, Kazakhstan. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan,...

Russian Commander Colonel General Anatoly Sergeev, watches the opening...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Russian Commander Colonel General Anatoly Sergeev, watches the opening ceremonies of the Central Asian Peacekeeping Batalion (C... More

US Marine Lance Corporal Gary Smith, a Landing Support SPECIALIST with MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) Service Support Group 13, 13TH MEU (Special Operations Capable), teaches a local Timorese man how to secure a payload for airlift during a Humanitarian Assistance Operation in East Timor, September 2000. US Marines and Sailors (Not shown) from Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group spent three days in East Timor providing Medical and Community Relations Services to help rebuild the war torn nation

US Marine Lance Corporal Gary Smith, a Landing Support SPECIALIST with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OPERATION, EAST TIMOR Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc R... More

US Marine Corporal Thomas from Tube Launched Optical Guided, Wire Tracked Missile Launcher Platoon, Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, with 26th MarineExpeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), looks through the sights of his TOW missile. Exercise Atlas Hinge is a annual bilateral exercise between the US Marines and the Tunisian Air Force, Army and Navy Members of the Tunisian Forces)

US Marine Corporal Thomas from Tube Launched Optical Guided, Wire Trac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS HINGE Country: Tunisia (TUN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rick T. O'Connor, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Kazakhstan Army Colonel Pirogov, Deputy Exercise Director, explains the events during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000, Kazakhstan (KAZ), 15 September 2000. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations ...

Kazakhstan Army Colonel Pirogov, Deputy Exercise Director, explains th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Army Colonel Pirogov, Deputy Exercise Director, explains the events during the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping B... More

A large cloud of smoke from an explosion on a training range. Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000 starts with a hostage scenario demonstration. CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September2000. Exercise participants includeapproximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations include: Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, The ...

A large cloud of smoke from an explosion on a training range. Central ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A large cloud of smoke from an explosion on a training range. Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000 starts wit... More

US Air Force Airmen from the 320th STS (Strategic Training Squadron) infiltrate by fastrope from a 31st SOS (Special Operations Squadron), 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, MH53J Pave Low helicopter, as it hovers over the runway at Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea (South Korea). This mission is in direct support of Operation FOAL EAGLE 2000

US Air Force Airmen from the 320th STS (Strategic Training Squadron) i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Victor Owens, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

Portrait of U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William J. Leszynski, Jr., (Uncovered), Deputy Commanding General, United States Army, Special Operations Command, (U.S. Army photo by Mr. Scott Davis) (Released) (PC-193421)

Portrait of U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William J. Leszynski, Jr., (Uncovered...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Scott Davis Release Status: Released to... More

United States Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Frank Guardado from North Ridge, California, assigned to Weapons Company (WCO), Battalion 2/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), mans an M-60 machine gun on the starboard aft elevator, aboard the USS BOXER (LHD 4)

United States Marine Corps Corporal (CPL) Frank Guardado from North Ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Country: Southern Pacific Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Logan Dmattus, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Soldiers from the 1/20th Special Forces Group, Birmingham, Alabama, march off the field after the opening ceremony for the 16th annual TRADEWINDS 2001 Exercise at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. The exercise, which runs from 17 Apr-2 May 2001, is a multi-phased joint field training exercise that focuses on a regional security crisis and a natural disaster. It consists of both land and maritime operations which involve 1,100 Army and Coast Guard personnel from the United States and the Carribean Regional Security System (RSS) countries comprised of Antigua-Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Other CARICOM nations involved include...

Soldiers from the 1/20th Special Forces Group, Birmingham, Alabama, ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Soldiers from the 1/20th Special Forces Group, Birmingham, Alabama, march off the field after the opening ceremony for the 16th... More

An MC-130P from the 67th Special Operations Squadron and an MH-53J from the 21st Special Operations Squadron demonstrate an aerial refueling over RAF Mildenhall during a practice for the base's Annual Air Fete for 2001. Hosted by the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Air Fete is Europe's largest military sponsored air show, with an expected audience of more than 300,000. This year's theme is "Silver Wings," as the show will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this year

An MC-130P from the 67th Special Operations Squadron and an MH-53J fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Rasheen A. Douglas, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company and Italian Air Force Security Personnel assault a suspect vehicle during Special Tactics Assault Team (STAT) training. STAT is a highly trained, volunteer security force unit designed to act during high-risk operations. High-risk operations include resource recovery, anti-sniper actions, barricaded suspect apprehension, hostage rescue, counter-terrorist operations, and special event operations. The week long course involved joint training with the Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company, Italian Air Force personnel and USAF personnel assigned to the 31ST Security Forces Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy

Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company and Italian Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Army MH-47E Chinook operated by Company "B", 2nd Battlion 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, uses its winch to pull 128th Air Refueling Wing aircrew member up from Lake Michigan during a water rescue exercise. (SUBSTANDAARD)

US Army MH-47E Chinook operated by Company "B", 2nd Battlion 160th Spe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Whitetail 2001 Base: Lake Michigan State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ken Lockhart, USAF, 193rd Security Forces, 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), stands guard, armed with an 5.56 mm M4 Carbine and 9 mm M9 Pistol, in front of the units EC-130E (Hercules) Commando Solo aircraft

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ken Lockhart, USAF, 193rd Security Forces, 193rd S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MS... More

In the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Command Post, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dennis Goodling, USAF, (foreground) makes final adjustments on his laptop computer to a briefing he will give later. LTC Goodling and the 193rd SOW, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Middletown, are preparing for deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

In the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Command Post, Lieutenant C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MS... More

On the flightline with a C-130E Commando Solo in the background, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) greeted by Colonel (COL) Charles Barry, 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Support Group (SG), Commander. Senator Specter visited the 193rd SOW recently to address unit members and offer his words of encouragement prior to the unit's deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

On the flightline with a C-130E Commando Solo in the background, Senat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sce... More

As they walk past a C-130E Commando Solo, local news cameras capture Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) (center) and Congressman George Gekas (R-Pennsylvania) (left center) during a recent visit to the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW). Major General (MGEN) William B. Lynch, The Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, (in leather jacket) accompanied the delegation. The 193rd SOW deployed from its home at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to an undisclosed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

As they walk past a C-130E Commando Solo, local news cameras capture S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sce... More

Technical Sergeant Ron Bishop, an MC-130E Combat Talon loadmaster from the 16th Special Operations Wing, Hulbert Field, Florida, sits on the open ramp and is in the role of quarterback between two MH-53J Pavelow helicopters and the MC-130. His mission is to keep the three aircraft moving smoothly together during the aerial refueling mission. The helicopters and crew are from the 16th Special Operations Wing which is deployed to the Joint Special Operations Aviation Component South in a classified location in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush ...

Technical Sergeant Ron Bishop, an MC-130E Combat Talon loadmaster from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Technical Sergeant Ron Bishop, an MC-130E Combat Talon loadmaster from the 16th Special Operations Wing, Hulbert Field, Florida... More

Light enhanced photography showing the door gunner position onboard a US Air Force (USAF), 6th Special Operations Wing (SOW), MH-53J Pave Low helicopter on a mission, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography showing the door gunner position onboard a ...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMST) Ronald Sampson, 352nd Special Operations Group, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), holds the guideon as the Unit participates in the last formal retreat ceremony of the year

US Air Force (USAF) Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMST) Ronald Samps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Colette Horton, USAF Release ... More

Members of the 16th Special Operations Wing (SOW) offload a MH-53J Pave Low helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the 16th Special Operations Wing (SOW) offload a MH-53J Pav...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Stat... More

A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stallion in the air as the heavy lift helicopter deploys with US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) bound for the war zone in Afghanistan. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is operating in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A flight deck director for USS BATAAN (LHD 5) gets a CH-53E Super Stal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Marlin Haldeman, USAF, electronics technician, 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PANG), on the EC-130E Commando Solo makes adjustments to the broadcast signal during a training mission at home station. The 193rd SOW is currently flying Commando Solo missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Marlin Haldeman, USAF, electronics tech...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard Scene Camera Operator:... More

Crewmembers work on the various output devices onboard the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PANG), EC-130E Commando Solo, adjusting the broadcast signal during a training mission at home station. The 193rd SOW is currently flying Commando Solo missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Crewmembers work on the various output devices onboard the 193rd Speci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard Scene Camera Operator:... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Marlin Haldeman, USAF, electronics technician, 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PANG), on the EC-130E Commando Solo, makes adjustments to the broadcast signal during a training mission at home station. The 193rd SOW is currently flying Commando Solo missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Marlin Haldeman, USAF, electronics tech...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard Scene Camera Operator:... More

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, and and area map, Captain Greenwood, USMC, S-3 Operations Officer for Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), addresses the media pool at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Flanked by a hand painted banner from a stateside grade school, left, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) take a moment to regroup themselves after returning from a patrol near the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marines from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion resulting after US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/6, and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) destroyed a series of tunnels discovered in the Zhawar Kili area of Eastern Afghanistan, while conducting search and destroy missions, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zhawar Kili Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan E. Eason, USMC Release Stat... More

A high angle view of the front gate of the forward operating base located at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The bivouac site located to the distant left (see 2-man dome tents) belonged to the Marine Service Support Group-26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The mass of military vans in the center of the photo belonged to the 101st Air Assault Division, US Army

A high angle view of the front gate of the forward operating base loca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view of the Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment facility build by US Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan

A view of the Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment facility build by US Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S... More

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned to the Marines with the Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as they prepare to embark upon a patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the foreground is the LAV's 7.62 mm machine gun loaded and ready to go

A view from the turret of a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) scans the area while his Marines provide security for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal effort at an Afghan observation post near Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Brown, USMC, with Alpha Company, Second Light Armor Reconnais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

At one of the villages, Afghan children approach the Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). The Marines are conducting a mounted patrol using Light Armored Vehicles-25 (LAV-25) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

At one of the villages, Afghan children approach the Marines with Alph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle) and personnel from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) on patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Two Marine LAV-25s (Light Armored Vehicle) and personnel from Alpha Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Marines, with M-16s ready, from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), dismount their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) at an observation post manned by anti-Taliban forces near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Marines, with M-16s ready, from Alpha Company, Second LIght Armored Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Generating a cloud of dust Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol using a LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Generating a cloud of dust Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, USMC, Platoon Commander, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) points out a mined area at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With his Remington 870 shotgun at hand, First Lieutenant Kraig Rouen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) discusses transfer of command issues with Marines and Army soldiers in his bivouac site at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The purpose of the discussion is to facilitate a smooth exchange of command from the Marines to the Army

Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Lynes (center), USMC, Commanding Officer Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (SUBTANDARD)

US Marines work on laptops in the S-4 (Logistics) workspace of the 26t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) relocates his two-man desert colored dome tent at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Marine with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. A Freightliner All Terrain Tow Vehicle (ATTV) in use in the background

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

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