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A squadron plane inspector of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-134) gives the thumbs up sighal prior to the launch of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71)

A squadron plane inspector of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW...

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

Base personnel give the thumbs up sign to the pilot of a 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, as the plane deploys to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield

Base personnel give the thumbs up sign to the pilot of a 58th Tactical...

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

LT. CMDR. Gregory F. Atchison, Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35), gives the thumbs up signal to the awaiting crowd after landing his A-6E Intruder aircraft at the station. Atchison has just returned to Oceana, along with other members of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) and CV-3, following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

LT. CMDR. Gregory F. Atchison, Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35), gives the t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

US Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Charles Harrison gives a thumbs up to his teammates after an arduous run in Chiefs Challenge during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days

US Air National Guard Technical Sergeant Charles Harrison gives a thum...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

STS109-348-013 - STS-109 - MS Newman gives thumbs up on Columbia's aft flight deck

STS109-348-013 - STS-109 - MS Newman gives thumbs up on Columbia's aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-109 Mission specialist James Newman gives a thumbs up from the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Columbia after the grapple of the Hubble Space T... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Richard A. Todd, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron "All Weather" 232 (VMFA-232) signals thumbs up after arming a AIM-9 Sidewinder missile attached to the wing pylon of a USMC F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, on the line at Korat AB, Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER '02. Cope Tiger is an annual, multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Richard A. Todd, Marine Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera O... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft pilot assigned to the 122nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Louisiana (LA), Air National Guard (ANG), gives the thumbs up signal during a mission flown in support of Combat Archer, a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP), conducted at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft pilot assigned to the 122nd...

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

Iraqi children give the thumbs up to US military personnel, who are on their way to visit a power plant in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi children give the thumbs up to US military personnel, who are on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Kevin Skaggs of the 95th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., gives the thumbs up sign while loading an AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) on an aircraft during exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall AFB on Nov. 8, 2004. This is the 50th Anniversary of the William Tell competition, an exercise that tests an aircrew's ability to perform under combat conditions. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Tanika Bell) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Kevin Skaggs of the 95th Aircraft Maintenanc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tanika Bell, USAF Release Status:... More

[Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides] Vacaville, CA, Feb. 22, 2006- ABC 10 reporter Dave Marquis gives FEMA PIO John Treanor "the thumbs up," after an interview. Photo by Adam DuBrowa.

[Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides] Vacaville, CA, Fe...

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

U.S. Army 1ST. LT. David Elliat of A Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division gives the thumbs up to local passers by while visiting at an Entry Control Point manned by Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division in Bayji, Iraq on March 2, 2006. Meetings such as this are important in helping to make the Iraqi Army an integrel part of the Coalition Forces in the area. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

U.S. Army 1ST. LT. David Elliat of A Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A1-1... More

A Marine ordnanceman gives a thumbs up signal after inspecting the 20 mm gun on an AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopter during the amphibious assault Exercise COBRA GOLD'88

A Marine ordnanceman gives a thumbs up signal after inspecting the 20 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick E. Winter, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

STS087-318-015 - STS-087 - STS-87 crewmember flight deck deorbit preparations

STS087-318-015 - STS-087 - STS-87 crewmember flight deck deorbit prepa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of flight deck deorbit preparations. Each crewmember is wearing a blue liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) with an orange anti g... More

A soldier with the Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 35th Air Defense Artillery (ADA), Fort Lewis, Washington, gives an exuberant thumbs up after the last of his units vehicles arrives at their desert location on the Fort Bliss, Texas, range. The 35th ADA deployed to the Fort Bliss Range and will provide Patriot Missile defense against enemy fighter strikes and simulated SCUD missile launches during ROVING SANDS 97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

A soldier with the Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 35th Air Defens...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Fort Bliss Range State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J... More

A member of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force P-3C ground crew gives a thumbs up to the aircrew prior to taxiing out during the exercise RIMPAC 98

A member of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force P-3C ground crew giv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

61C-17-007 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

61C-17-007 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61C crew activities. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Steven A. Hawley with his hand on a chair's headrest ... More

S100E5010 - STS-100 - MS Lonchakov gives a thumbs up on the middeck of Endeavour

S100E5010 - STS-100 - MS Lonchakov gives a thumbs up on the middeck of...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-100 Mission Specialist (MS) / cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov gives a thumbs up on the middeck of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. Lonchakov represen... More

Technical Sergeant Trevor Grissom, USAF, 93rd Aircraft Generation Squadron, Robins AFB, Georgia, gives the "thumbs up" to the pilot of a E-8C JSTARS during engine run up. The aircraft and personnel deployed in support of Operation ENDURING EDOM. "The E-8C Joint STARS is an airborne battle management and command and control (C2) platform that conducts ground surveillance to develop an understanding of the enemy situation and to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. These functions support the primary mission of Joint STARS to provide dedicated support of ground and air theater commanders." Operation ENDURING...

Technical Sergeant Trevor Grissom, USAF, 93rd Aircraft Generation Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Technical Sergeant Trevor Grissom, USAF, 93rd Aircraft Generation Squadron, Robins AFB, Georgia, gives the "thumbs up" to the pi... More

S110E5319 - STS-110 - MS Smith gives a thumbs up while working on the S0 Truss during the first EVA of STS-110

S110E5319 - STS-110 - MS Smith gives a thumbs up while working on the ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Specialist (MS) Steven L. Smith gives a thumbs up while working on the S0 Truss during the first Extravehicular Activity (EVA) of the STS-110 mi... More

Two young Iraqi boys give the thumbs up to the newly their renovated Umm Qasr High School during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. A Seabee unit deployed here for support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM rebuilt the high school

Two young Iraqi boys give the thumbs up to the newly their renovated U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Kathleen A. Hoard, USMC Release Status: Released... More

US Air Force (USAF) Firefighters STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) Phillip Winkleman (left), Ryan Darnell, USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Scott Thompson and USAF SSGT Tom Smith (right), 506th Expeditionary Fire Department (EFD), give the thumbs up after successfully moving a litter, during a practice, onto a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq. The USAF Airmen of the 506th EFD assisted the USA Soldiers of the 54th Medical Company (MED CO) Air Ambulance (AA), extract injured Soldiers and civilians in Northern Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Firefighters STAFF Sergeants (SSGT) Phillip Winkle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released... More

Flight-deck Safety personnel on the US Navy (USN) USS NIMITZ Class USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) aircraft carrier, give the thumbs up to aircraft launch crews. Currently the Stennis and its crew are participating in the joint military exercise Northern Edge 2004, in the Gulf of Alaska

Flight-deck Safety personnel on the US Navy (USN) USS NIMITZ Class USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Scene Major Command Shown: Alaskan Command Public Affairs O Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joe Laws, USAF Release Status... More

A South Korean pilot gives a "thumbs up", after landing on the flightdeck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74). This marks the first time in history that a Korean aircraft, of any kind, landed onboard STENNIS. The STENNIS and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are taking part in the multi-national maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations: Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC enhances the tactical proficiency of participating...

A South Korean pilot gives a "thumbs up", after landing on the flightd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A South Korean pilot gives a "thumbs up", after landing on the flightdeck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS... More

Nicaraguan Army Director of Operations and Plans, Brigadier General (BGEN) Ramon Calderon (left), General (GEN) Javier Carrion the Nicaraguan Army Commander-In-CHIEF, (CIC) and US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Dan Adams, the 91st Space Wing (SW) Commander, gets the thumbs up as a sign it's okay to approach the helicopter for their journey out to a Missile Alert Facility at Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND)

Nicaraguan Army Director of Operations and Plans, Brigadier General (B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Alicia M. Schnerre, USAF Releas... More

U.S. Army SPC. Christopher Wojtewicz (foreground), assigned to 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, gives a thumbs up to SPC. Daniel Acevedo, seated in the cockpit, after phasing the main rotor blades on a AH-64 Apache helicopter at Logistic Support Area, Anaconda, Balad Air Base, Iraq, on Jan. 11, 2007, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (A3606) (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. 1ST Class Orbe) (Released)

U.S. Army SPC. Christopher Wojtewicz (foreground), assigned to 3rd Pla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Erwin Orbe, USA ... More

March 20, 2007, Lance CPL. Mike Perotti, an engine mechanic with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMAQ-1), gives the"thumbs up"sign after a EA-6B Prowler passes a function test on the flight line on Asad Air Base, Iraq. VMAQ-1 is deployed as a part of MNF-W in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Michael L. Haas) (Released)

March 20, 2007, Lance CPL. Mike Perotti, an engine mechanic with Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMAQ-1 Scene Camera Ope... More

S127E006600 - STS-127 - Cassidy gives the thumbs up in the aft FD during docking activities of Space Shuttle Endeavour

S127E006600 - STS-127 - Cassidy gives the thumbs up in the aft FD duri...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Christopher Cassidy, STS-127 Mission Specialist (MS) giving the thumbs up while holding a laser ranging device in the aft Flight Deck ... More

A Marine gives the "thumbs up" signal while on foot patrol during his participation as a member of a multinational peacekeeping force

A Marine gives the "thumbs up" signal while on foot patrol during his ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The captain of the combat stores ship USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS 8) gives the thumbs up sign from the bridge wing of his ship as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), not visible, passes by

The captain of the combat stores ship USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS 8) gives the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Usns Sirius (T-AFS 8) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: LT P.J. Azzolina Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) radar intercept officer (RIO) gives thumbs up from the back seat of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft

A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) radar intercept officer (RIO) gives th...

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

CAPT. Chris Castleberry, a pilot from the 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, gives the thumbs up signal from the cockpit of his F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft as he prepares for takeoff during Operation Desert Storm.

CAPT. Chris Castleberry, a pilot from the 421st Tactical Fighter Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Publ... More

C-130H Pilot, CAPT. Dan Dahger, assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron (AS) gives the "thumbs up" as the C-130H crew prepares to enter the war torn area of Tuzla, Bosnia. The 40th AS is assigned to the 7th Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and is deployed to Ramstein to support Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard from 4 Dec. 1996 to 23 Jan. 1997. Exact Date Shot Unknown

C-130H Pilot, CAPT. Dan Dahger, assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVORJOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera O... More

A medical technician from the 116th Bomb Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, gives a thumbs up during the Operational Readiness Exercise

A medical technician from the 116th Bomb Wing, Georgia Air National Gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Quentin Bryant, gives a thumbs up that an AGM-88 HARM missile is properly loaded to an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). GEORGE WASHINGTON is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Quentin Bryant, gives a thumbs up that ...

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

STS51C-08-024 - STS-51C - STS-51C crew activities

STS51C-08-024 - STS-51C - STS-51C crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51C crew activities. Views include: Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka floats in a corner of the middeck, with... More

61C-17-014 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

61C-17-014 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61C crew activities. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Steven A. Hawley with his hand on a chair's headrest ... More

STS100-332-035 - STS-100 - STS-100 Pilot Ashby gives a thumbs up while working on the aft flight deck of Endeavour

STS100-332-035 - STS-100 - STS-100 Pilot Ashby gives a thumbs up while...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby gives a thumbs up while working on the aft flight deck of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, during the final flyaround of STS-... More

A US Navy (USN) Catapult and Safety Observer signals thumbs up before the launch of a USN EA-6B Prowler aircraft assigned to Sea Control Squadron Two Four (VS-24), from the flight deck aboard the USN NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). VS-24 and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are conducting operations in the Mediterranean Sea

A US Navy (USN) Catapult and Safety Observer signals thumbs up before ...

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

A US Navy (USN) aviator assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113) gives the thumbs signal from the cockpit of his USN F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, before lunching from the flight deck of the Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). CVN 72 and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW 14) are currently conducting combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) aviator assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Philip A. Mcdaniel, USN Release Status: Released ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Robert Brooks (left), First Sergeant of the 65th Mission Support Squadron (MSS), gives a thumbs up to Airmen as they paint and clean up their dorm exterior supporting Combat Proud in preparation for an upcoming United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) inspection at Lajes Field, Azores. Combat Proud ensures cleanliness and beautification at USAFE bases enhancing base appearance and fostering moral

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Robert Brooks (left...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Air Force 372nd Training Squadron field training instructor STAFF SGT. Shayn Powers, gives a thumbs up while inspecting inside the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Dec. 8, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 372nd Training Squadron field training instructor STAFF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

S121E07419 - STS-121 - Fossum gives a thumbs up to the camera from the S1 Truss during EVA3 on STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121E07419 - STS-121 - Fossum gives a thumbs up to the camera from the...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-121 EV2 Michael Fossum gives a thumbs up to the camera from the S1 Truss where he has translated to help Sellers install a fixed grapple bar. Image... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Robert Leak of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division gives the thumbs up to a Soldier of Charlie Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division for his performance at a qualification range at Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq on March 24, 2006. The purpose of such training is to teach Iraqi Soldiers the fundamentals of firing a weapon before getting into more advanced techniques. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Robert Leak of Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 18...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION Scene Camera Operator: SPC... More

S117E09480 - STS-117 - Sturckow gives the thumbs up in the Node 1

S117E09480 - STS-117 - Sturckow gives the thumbs up in the Node 1

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-117 Commander giving the thumbs up in the Node 1/Unity. Subject Terms: STS-117, Astronauts, Node 1 Date Taken: 6/... More

A crewman gives the "Thumbs Up" sign as he prepares to conduct a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) during exercise Brim Frost

A crewman gives the "Thumbs Up" sign as he prepares to conduct a Low A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '83 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Catapult Deck Edge Operator give the thumbs up to the Launch Officer on the deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)

Catapult Deck Edge Operator give the thumbs up to the Launch Officer o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Soiseth, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Roger Riggs, pilot, and Governor John Waihee of Hawaii, seated in the rear, give the thumbs up sign as they taxi along the flight line in an Air Force Thunderbird Flight Demonstration Team F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Roger Riggs, pilot, and Governor John Waihee ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stephen B. Jones Release Status: Re... More

Kurdish children give the "thumbs up" to a photographer as they stand near a road sign on the edge of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Kurdish children give the "thumbs up" to a photographer as they stand ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Ireland Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A flight deck crewmember from the Iwo Jima Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NEW ORLEANS LPH 11, stands back to camera and gives a thumbs up to a US Army UH-1N Huey Medical Evacuation Helicopter that has just touched down onto the deck of the NEW ORLEANS during a joint service mass casualty exercise held 18 November 1993. The 46th Medical Task Force conducted the exercise with members of the US Marines and Navy to determine what actions will be taken in the event of a mass casualty situation during Operation Continue Hope in Mogadishu, Somalia

A flight deck crewmember from the Iwo Jima Class Amphibious Assault Sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: SGT G. Robinson Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Buck, A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pilot for the 442nd Fighter Wing from Whiteman AFB, Missouri, signals thumbs up ready for departure. The reserve unit is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy in support of Operation Decisive Edge on 1-28 April 1996

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Buck, A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pilot fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVORDECISIVE EDGE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gary J Gu... More

S88E5065 - STS-088 - Cabana and Krikalev give a thumbs up from the aft flight deck

S88E5065 - STS-088 - Cabana and Krikalev give a thumbs up from the aft...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-88 mission commander Robert Cabana and Mission specialist Sergei Krikalev smile and give a thumbs up while being photographed on the Endeavour's aft... More

AMN Michael Quintos, assigned to the US Ship USS BELLEAU WOOD LHA-3 gives the thumbs up to an AV-8 Harrier before it takes off Oct. 30, 1998. The USS BELLEAU WOOD and its crew are deployed to the Republic of Korea in support of Foal Eagle '98

AMN Michael Quintos, assigned to the US Ship USS BELLEAU WOOD LHA-3 gi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Port Of Pyongtaek Country: Republic Of Korea (ROC) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Faulisi Re... More

Shawn "Robo" Roberts gives the "thumbs up". Shawn is a "Pilot for a Day" at McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina. The Air and Army National Guard host the Pilot for a Day program through the Children's Hospital at Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. The pilot host for Shawn is Captain Armstrong (not shown). Shawn's visit to the base included a pilot briefing, outfitted in a pilot's suit and gear, tour of an F-16C cockpit (not shown) and Army Guard Helicopter (not shown)

Shawn "Robo" Roberts gives the "thumbs up". Shawn is a "Pilot for a Da...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Burnette Release Statu... More

Former 60th Air Mobility Wing Commander at Travis Air Force Base, California, Brigadier General Steven A. Roser, retires from the United States Air Force after 29 years of dedicated service. With his wife, Linda, at his side he gives a thumbs up to Travis Team co-workers, friends and civic leaders

Former 60th Air Mobility Wing Commander at Travis Air Force Base, Cali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kristina Cilia, USAF Civilian Releas... More

61C-17-006 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

61C-17-006 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61C crew activities. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Steven A. Hawley with his hand on a chair's headrest ... More

61C-17-018 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

61C-17-018 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61C crew activities. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Steven A. Hawley with his hand on a chair's headrest ... More

A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne gives the "thumbs up" to signify that everything is a go for their insertion onto the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The jumpmaster is one of 5,000 82nd Airborne troops taking part in the aerial assault training exercise called LARGE PACKAGE. The training exercise sharpens the airdrop capability of Air Mobility Command and the 82nd Airborne. Aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, the 97th Airlift Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, the 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force ...

A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne gives the "thumbs up" to signify t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Jumpmaster from the 82nd Airborne gives the "thumbs up" to signify that everything is a go for their insertion onto the Sicil... More

A 421st Fighter Squadron personnel from Hill AFB Utah, gives a thumbs up to the crewchief as a group of F-16 Fighting Falcons prepare to leave the ramp at the Utah Air National Guard field. The Utah ANG flightline plays host to transient aircraft on a regular basis

A 421st Fighter Squadron personnel from Hill AFB Utah, gives a thumbs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Savage, ... More

US Navy (USN) Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class (HT2) Robert Kinast gives the thumbs up to members of his team as they conduct a security sweep of the outer decks of the Pakistani Navy Tariq (Amazon) Class Type 21 Frigate PNS SHAHJAHAN (D 186) during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) drill. The SHAHJAHAN and the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS REUBAN JAMES (FFG 57) are currently participating in Exercise INSPIRED SIREN '02 a US and Pakistani bilateral military exercise involving surface and air forces from the two nations to enhance interoperability and tactical proficiency. It will also refine and strengthen the existing military-to-military...

US Navy (USN) Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class (HT2) Robert Ki...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Hull Maintenance Technician Second Class (HT2) Robert Kinast gives the thumbs up to members of his team as they co... More

S107E05030 - STS-107 - Husband gives a 'thumbs up' from Columbia's AFD during STS-107

S107E05030 - STS-107 - Husband gives a 'thumbs up' from Columbia's AFD...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-107 Commander (CDR) Rick D. Husband gives a 'thumbs up' and a smile to the camera from beneath an overhead window on orbiter Columbia's (OV-102) aft... More

Onboard a US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight, Major (MAJ) Heve Christman and 1ST Lieutenant (1LT) Benji Davenport, both with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM 364), Purple Foxes, give a thumbs up during a flight to An Nasiriya, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Onboard a US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight, Major (MAJ) Heve C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMM-364 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

A young boy gives the thumbs up as his mother smile for the camera at a Propane distribution site in the city of Al-Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A young boy gives the thumbs up as his mother smile for the camera at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jonathan P. Sotelo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Egger, a Pararescueman with the 56th Rescue Squadron (RQS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), signal thumbs up as he prepare to be hoisted aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a Alternate Insertion Extraction training exercise at Sierra Leone. The 398th AEG is currently deployed at Sierra Leone to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Teams (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Teams (FAST) in Liberia, during Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Egger, a Pararescueman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Machinists Mate First Class (AD1) Edward Cassillas gives a thumbs up for launch of a USN F-14B Tomcat fighter aircraft, Fighter Squadron 11 (VF-11), Red Rippers, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). The Norfolk, VA based aircraft carrier is on a scheduled deployment

US Navy (USN) Aviation Machinists Mate First Class (AD1) Edward Cassil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jessica Davis, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), USN Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class (AT3) Michael Strebendt (left) signal thumbs up to AT3 Vincent Chaco, as he conducts a preflight check inside the cockpit of a USN F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, while the ship is underway circumnavigating around South America on her way to her new homeport of San Diego, California (CA)

Onboard the US Navy (USN) NIMITZ CLASS: Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD RE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Kitt Amaritnant, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Michael Carrera with the 9th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), give a thumbs up as he launches his aircraft at Kunsan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea (ROK)

US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Michael Carrera wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael R. Holzworth, USAF Release... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors with Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141), give a thumbs up after a final check of an aircraft on the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

US Navy (USN) Sailors with Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141), g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Michael Cole, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

SPC Patrick McGinnis, 2nd Bn., 504th Inf., 82nd Abn., Div., gives "thumbs up" before boarding a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. About 800 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division became the first Americans to make a mass tactical jump in Egypt during Exercise Bright Star '82

SPC Patrick McGinnis, 2nd Bn., 504th Inf., 82nd Abn., Div., gives "thu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Air Force COL Joe Engle and Navy CAPT Richard Truly give the "thumbs up" signal from the cockpit of the Space Shuttle Columbia. They will be the prime crew for the second flight of the space shuttle

Air Force COL Joe Engle and Navy CAPT Richard Truly give the "thumbs u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Marine Release Status: Rele... More

A utility lineman from the 1606th Civil Engineering Squadron gives the thumbs up sign while working on a utility pole during the mission capability inspection PURPLE DUCK '86-12

A utility lineman from the 1606th Civil Engineering Squadron gives the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK '86-12 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

A Marine of the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) gives a "thumbs up" as he rides up the beach in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A Marine of the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) gives a "th...

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

S95E5037 - STS-095 - Mukai gives thumbs up on middeck

S95E5037 - STS-095 - Mukai gives thumbs up on middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-95 payload specialist Chiaki Mukai (holding her crew notebook) gives the "thumbs up" - all okay - sign from the Discovery's middeck on Flight Day 1.... More

AMN Brian Nesteby gives thumbs up for the successful launch of an F-14B Tomcat attached to Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) aboard the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington and VF-102 are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

AMN Brian Nesteby gives thumbs up for the successful launch of an F-14...

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

61C-17-012 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

61C-17-012 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61C crew activities. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Steven A. Hawley with his hand on a chair's headrest ... More

1ST Lieutenant Serkan Sevim, 191st Turkish Air Unit, Turkey, gives the thumbs up before his flight. Sevim is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support on Operation JOINT FORGE. JOINT FORGE is a smaller follow-on force that maintains the military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina

1ST Lieutenant Serkan Sevim, 191st Turkish Air Unit, Turkey, gives the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Opera... More

A US Air Force F-16 Falcon Weapons Load Crew CHIEF from Spandahlem Air Base, Germany, gives a thumbs up to the pilot after the aircraft is armed at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The F-16 is part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan AB, SAU, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

A US Air Force F-16 Falcon Weapons Load Crew CHIEF from Spandahlem Air...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Adam Henrichsen, Loadmaster, 21st Airlift Squadron (AS), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA) gives the thumbs up to continue loading a MARC (Mobility Air Reporting Center) onto a C-5 Galaxy. The MARC from the 621st Air Mobility Operations Group (AMOG), McGuire AFB, New Jersey (NJ) is enroute to a CENTCOM (US Central Command) Area of Responsibility (AOR)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Adam Henrichsen, Loadmaster,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

The Pilot aboard a US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 12th Fighter Squadron (FS), gives the thumbs up signal for the cockpit during a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Alert Exercise training flight conducted out of Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

The Pilot aboard a US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned t...

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

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Crosby, a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft co-pilot from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), 380th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), gives a thumbs up sign during a sortie over Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Crosby, a USAF KC-135 Strat...

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

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Patrick Alsup, 31st Security Forces Squadron, gives the thumbs up to a U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC-4) Black Stallions, during joint helicopter deployment training at Aviano, Air Base, Italy, on Sept. 26, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Desiree Hayden) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Patrick Alsup, 31st Security Forces Squadron, giv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Desiree Hayden, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Carl Cathey poses with the "thumbs up" sign in front of an F-16 aircraft, prior to boarding the aircraft for a flight

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Carl Cathey poses with the "thumbs up" sign ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hahn Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Leanne Mcintyre Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

An Australian pilot gives a thumbs up sign from the cockpit of his aircraft during the reconnaissance Exercise PHOTO FINISH '85

An Australian pilot gives a thumbs up sign from the cockpit of his air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOTO FINISH '85 Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

S49-12-023 - STS-049 - Two crewmembers in the mid deck with the ergometer and signing ``thumbs up``.

S49-12-023 - STS-049 - Two crewmembers in the mid deck with the ergome...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Pilot Kevin Chilton and Mission Specialist Bruce Melnick in the mid deck with the ergometer and signing ``thumbs up``. Subject Terms: STS-49, A... More

S49-12-022 - STS-049 - Two crewmembers in the mid deck with the ergometer and signing ``thumbs up``.

S49-12-022 - STS-049 - Two crewmembers in the mid deck with the ergome...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Pilot Kevin Chilton and Mission Specialist Bruce Melnick in the mid deck with the ergometer and signing ``thumbs up``. Subject Terms: STS-49, A... More

Aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (AO2) Freddy Goings gives the "thumbs up" signal to another aviation Ordnanceman on the weapons elevator controls signifying that a Mark 46 aerial torpedo is ready to be sent below on the Ordnance elevator

Aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), Aviation Ordnancem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 M.C. Farrington, USN Release Status: Release... More

STS087-318-009 - STS-087 - STS-87 crewmember flight deck deorbit preparations

STS087-318-009 - STS-087 - STS-87 crewmember flight deck deorbit prepa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of flight deck deorbit preparations. Each crewmember is wearing a blue liquid cooling and ventilation garment (LCVG) with an orange anti g... More

Marine Lance Corporal Cory L. Veachel gives the thumbs up to the tactical air field dispensing unit crewmen as they fuel a AV-8B Harrier during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marine Lance Corporal Cory L. Veachel gives the thumbs up to the tacti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Maj... More

61C-17-009 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

61C-17-009 - STS-61C - STS-61C crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-61C crew activities. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Steven A. Hawley with his hand on a chair's headrest ... More

An F-15 pilot, 58th Fighter Squadron at Elgin Air Force Base, Florida, gives the thumbs up after arriving at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The F-15s and pilots are part of a group enroute to the US after supporting CORONET EAST Operations in Kuwait

An F-15 pilot, 58th Fighter Squadron at Elgin Air Force Base, Florida,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael R. Holzworth, USAF Release Status: Released to Public C... More

KC-135 boom operator MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Caroline Beardin, 106th Air Refueling Squadron, Alabama Air National Guard, gives a thumbs up signal to a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle as it drops away from the refueling boom

KC-135 boom operator MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Caroline Beardin, 106th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Michelle S. Roquid, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Robert "Otis" Winkler gives the thumbs up signal from the cockpit of his F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft, as he prepares for a flight, during Operational Readiness Inspection Sea Lion 02-01 at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC)

A US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Robert "Otis" Winkler gives the th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camer... More

The pilot of a 77th Fighter Squadron "Gamblers", F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft from Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC), gives a thumbs up motion during a Combat Air Patrol (CAP) mission

The pilot of a 77th Fighter Squadron "Gamblers", F-16CJ Fighting Falco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Camera Operator: Scott H. Spitzer, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), give a "thumbs up" after executing a water drop from a USAF MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter from the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), during a training mission conducted from Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK). The units are part of the 352nd Special Operations Group (SOG), the air component for special operations within the European Command area of responsibility

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescuemen assigned to the 321st Special Tactic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

After addressing a crowd of about 5,000 civilians, family members and the soldiers at Division Hill, Fort Drum, US President George W. Bush gives a "thumbs up" for a "Good job 10th Mountain Division!" Thanking them for their efforts in the war on terrorism

After addressing a crowd of about 5,000 civilians, family members and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Glenn Wagner, C... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Brandon Sapikowski, Launch Station Operator Maintainer, 35th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade, thumbs through an operations manual while performing a daily operations check on a MIM-104 Patriot Missile System located at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Brandon Sapikowski, Launch Station Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Arifjan Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF Release Status... More

US President George W. Bush gives a "thumbs up" as his VH-3A helicopter, Marine 1, of HMX-1 (Special Air Mission Squadron) arrives at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

US President George W. Bush gives a "thumbs up" as his VH-3A helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: COMMANDER IN CHIEF ... More

Local Iraqi's gather around the camera and give a winning thumbs up, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Local Iraqi's gather around the camera and give a winning thumbs up, d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1 RCT Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mace M. Gratz, USMC Release St... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Robert Coccaro, a member of the USA Golden Knights Parachute Team, gives the thumbs up signal as he and members of the team prepare for a jump inside the compartment of their C-12 Huron aircraft, during the Military Air Show over Randolph Air Force Base (AFB) Texas (TX)

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Robert Coccaro, a member of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Sarah Garcia Ross, USA Release Stat... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Helicopter Pilot gives the thumbs up as he locates the lift cable at the pool in a simulated helicopter rescue at the Aviation Survival Training Center (ASTC) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC). Pilots are required to qualify in aviation water survival training every four years

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Helicopter Pilot gives the thumbs up as he lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Bryan J. Nealy, USMC Release St... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class (AD3) Joel Pena (foreground) motions thumbs up during the launch of a USN F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103) on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) are currently underway conducting their Composite Training Unit Exercise, in the Atlantic Ocean

US Navy (USN) Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class (AD3) Joel Pena (f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jason Johnston, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

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