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U.S. Air Force Weapons Handlers TECH. SGT. William Gilge and TECH. SGT. Kenneth Smallerz, both assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, upload training weapons onto a F-101B Voodoo aircraft, under the watchful eye of a competition judge, during the"William Tell"Weapons Competition at Tyndall, Air Force Base, Florida. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Weapons Handlers TECH. SGT. William Gilge and TECH. SGT...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, pose for a photo with winning trophies at the 1972"William Tell"Weapons Competition at Tyndall, Air Force Base, Fla. Left-to-right are MAJ. Alan Eide; LT. COL. Wally Hegg; MAJ. GEN. LaClair A. Melhouse, North Dakota Adjutant General; second from right not known; and COL. Alexander P. Macdonald. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hool...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Second LT. Joy A. Johnson, a future space weapons analyst assigned to the 2845th Astronautical Engineers, Headquarters, Foreign Technology Division, looks through a microscope

Second LT. Joy A. Johnson, a future space weapons analyst assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

The trailer carrying the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) backs down the ramp of an Air Force C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 60th Military Airlift Wing (MAW-60). The AVALON is being used in a fly-away exercise to train personnel in the handling and operation of the vehicle

The trailer carrying the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-...

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: PH1 Terry Mitchell Release Status: Relea... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael James Holcomb, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective gear, uses a PDR-27 monitoring device on a "casualty" to detect possible contamination during a Nuclear Emergency Team exercise at the Nuclear Weapons School

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael James Holcomb, wearing nuclear-biologica...

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: Bruce Hurlbert Release Status: Rel... More

Members of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective gear, organize instruments prior to conducting a decontamination exercise at the Nuclear Weapons School

Members of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team, wearing nuclear-...

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: Bruce Hurlbert Release Status: Rel... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Dana Blish checks for light leaks on a PDR-60 monitoring device during a Nuclear Emergency Team exercise at the Nuclear Weapons School

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Dana Blish checks for light leaks on a PDR-6...

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: Bruce Hurlbert Release Status: Rel... More

A US Air Force security policeman fires an M16 rifle equipped with an M-203 grenade launcher as another stands ready with an M60 machine gun during Exercise VOLANT SCORPION 85. Both weapons are equipped with multiple integrated laser engagement systems (MILES)

A US Air Force security policeman fires an M16 rifle equipped with an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION 85 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

A member of the 42nd Bombardment Wing waits for a starting signal before towing a tool cart to an aircraft during the 1985 Strategic Air Command Combat Weapons Loading Competition

A member of the 42nd Bombardment Wing waits for a starting signal befo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Rose Reynolds Release Stat... More

Captain (CPT) Steven Evens performs a preflight check on a 24th Composite Wing OA-37B Dragonfly aircraft prior to participating in maneuvers with Guatemalan air force. Members of the wing from Howard Air Force Base are deployed to the Guatemalan base for training

Captain (CPT) Steven Evens performs a preflight check on a 24th Compos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Guatemala (GTM) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Herbert Cintron Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the Lajes Field team pull together to cross the finish line during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87. The competition offers security police squadrons from Military Airlift Command the opportunity to compete in areas that include weapons handling, inciden

Members of the Lajes Field team pull together to cross the finish line...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

An AIRMAN injured on the obstacle course during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 is carried off the field. The competition offers security police squadrons from Military Airlift Command the opportunity to compete in areas that include weapons handling, incident/acc

An AIRMAN injured on the obstacle course during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

Members of the 37th Aircraft Generation Squadron use an MJ-1 weapons loader as they remove a pylon from the wing of a 37th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4G Phantom II "Wild Weasel" aircraft

Members of the 37th Aircraft Generation Squadron use an MJ-1 weapons l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: R... More

Judges inspect an Alaskan Air Command A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft prior to competition during Gunsmoke '87, an Air Force-wide tactical gunnery and bombing competition sponsored by the Tactical Air Command and hosted by the Tactical Fighter Weapons Center at Nellis. Two F-15 Eagle aircraft are in flight in the background

Judges inspect an Alaskan Air Command A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '87 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

Maintenance team members of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing from George Air Force Base, Calif., give a thumbs-up, good luck signal to their unit's F-4 Phantom II aircraft pilots during Gunsmoke '87, an Air Force-wide tactical gunnery and bombing competition sponsored by the Tactical Air Command and hosted by the Tactical Fighter Weapons Center at Nellis

Maintenance team members of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing from George...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '87 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

A Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft lifts off at the end of its takeoff roll. Several MU-2 aircraft are chartered by the U.S. Air Force Weapons Controller School for use as attack and target elements during exercise

A Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft lifts off at the end of its takeoff roll. S...

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 Russel Pollanen Release Status: R... More

Students at the U.S. Air Force Weapons Controller School learn to operate SOCC consoles in the school's updated operations room

Students at the U.S. Air Force Weapons Controller School learn to oper...

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. Charles E. Taylor Release Status... More

An exterior view of the U.S. Air Force Weapons Controller School

An exterior view of the U.S. Air Force Weapons Controller School

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 Russel Pollanen Release Status: R... More

TECH. SGT. Ron Riddell, weapons specialist, aids 355th Aircraft Generation Squadron members as they use a one step loading adapter to position an AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile onto an F-15E Eagle aircraft's pylon

TECH. SGT. Ron Riddell, weapons specialist, aids 355th Aircraft Genera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Joaquin Mattias Release Sta... More

U.S. Air Force security policemen load a case of M-72 light anti-armor weapons (LAAWs) into a Filipino UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. The ordnance is being provided to help the Filipino government put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces

U.S. Air Force security policemen load a case of M-72 light anti-armor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Roy W. Allison Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

HH-60Gs from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev., fly above the ranges north of Nellis and areas of Lake Mead during training missions while participating in the extensive course

HH-60Gs from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Ne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Brett K. Snow Release Status: Releas... More

F-15 Eagle aircrafts from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts from Misawa Air Base, Japan, arrive to compete in WILLIAM TELL '96, a biennial US Air Force air-to-air weapons competition. The PACAF team aircraft taxi to their parking area after arrival to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

F-15 Eagle aircrafts from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and F-16 Fighting Fa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '96 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft ground crews assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard, prepare to launch their aircraft on Oct., 24, 1996, during the"William Tell"Weapons Competition at Tyndall, Air Force Base, Florida. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT. Paula K. Johnson, 119th Communications Flight) (Released)

U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft ground crews assigned to...

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: MASTER Sgr. Paula K. Johnson Release S... More

F-15C and F-15E model fighters from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada fly in formation over the skies above the ranges north of Nellis after flying a training mission during the extensive course

F-15C and F-15E model fighters from the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Brett K. Snow Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The sky is filled with parachutes after soldiers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division complete their jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft at Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg. Among the participants in this jump are soldiers from Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. This practice jump is in preparation for the joint exercise between the 82nd Airborne Division and troops from central Asia and other countries, including Russia and Turkey. It will combine airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural exchanges in order to strengthen the partnership between all the participants while improving conditions for a successful partnership for peace exercise

The sky is filled with parachutes after soldiers from the U.S. Army's ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D... More

Army personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, along with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel jump from an Air Force C-17A Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron out of Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, during an airdrop mission. The troops will drop over Fort Bragg, North Carolina. he countries will conduct combined airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural activities during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97

Army personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, Nort...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT 97 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

United States, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel prepare to board a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron out of Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, during a airdrop mission. US Army Task Force 3-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from the 82nd Airborne Division will host the military platoon during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97. The countries will conduct combined airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural activities in order to strengthen partnership between CENTRAZBAT participants and Task Force 3-504 and to set the conditions for a successful Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise

United States, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel prepare to boa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT 97 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steve White, a weapons specialist with the 8th Fighter Squadron (FS) "Black Sheep", Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, sits in the cockpit of an F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Steve White, a weapons specialist with the 8th Fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sce... More

BLU-109 2000-pound Penetration bombs, cases holding Maverick missiles, AIM-7, AIM-9 missiles and MK84 2000-pound general purpose bombs sit on weapons carts, at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

BLU-109 2000-pound Penetration bombs, cases holding Maverick missiles,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sce... More

STAFF Sergeant LaTanya George, a food service specialist assigned to the 169th SVS, 169th Fighter Wing (FW) McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, prepares lunch in the main kitchen at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where the 169th FW is taking part in the 'live-fire' weapons testing mission COMBAT HAMMER

STAFF Sergeant LaTanya George, a food service specialist assigned to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT HAMMER Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA ... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Toni Tarrant, weapons specialist with the 336th Fighter Squadron Weapons Section, Seymour Johnson AFB, uses a J1 lift truck to move a dummy munition which will be uploaded to an F-15E Strike Eagle during Exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. GLOBAL GUARDIAN is held annually to test US Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) capabilities to deter a major attack

AIRMAN 1ST Class Toni Tarrant, weapons specialist with the 336th Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) ... More

SRA Lamont Harrison performs maintainence on a B-52H weapons pylon at Royal Air Force Fairford, England on May 4, 1999. Harrison is a member of a weapons load team from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and is forward deployed to RAF Fairford in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

SRA Lamont Harrison performs maintainence on a B-52H weapons pylon at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA. Je... More

Tecnical Sergeant (TSGT) Richard Ryan, a supply technician at Beale AFB, California lived in Bagdad while a member of the United Nations team inspecting Irag's weapons programs in 1998. TSGT Ryan acted as chief of supply while assinged to the UNSCOM (United Nations Special Commission), and descirbes the harsh conditions and uncooperativeness of the Iraq people during site inspections in AIRMAN Magazine/July 1999 - Article "Iraq Bivouac", by TSGT Pat McKenna. TSGT Ryan also depicts life in Bagdad and the conditions for the locals. He closes the article with how proud he is to be an American and how we take for granted the opportunites we have here

Tecnical Sergeant (TSGT) Richard Ryan, a supply technician at Beale AF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan Release Status: Relea... More

Four F16 aircrafts from the 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Station, sit on the ramp at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. A camera can be seen on the right in the foreground. The 169th FW and it's flying squadron, the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS) are deployed to Hill Air Force Base, Utah to participate in Combat Hammer. The 169th FW is one of several units operating in this 'live-fire' weapons testing mission. The 157th FS will fire Highspeed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) and AGM-65G Maverick missiles to test their pilots abilities, their unit tactics, and the effectiveness of missile systems

Four F16 aircrafts from the 169th Fighter Wing (FW) of the South Carol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT HAMMER Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT... More

Right side profile facial close-up as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Lee McKinstry, 731st Munitions Support Squadron, inspects equipment for an operation. He performs maintenance and operational inspections of all tools in the Weapons Maintenance truck before transport of a weapon. SRA McKinstry is assigned to Araxos Air Base Greece for a one year remote tour

Right side profile facial close-up as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Lee M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Araxos Air Base Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzanne Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Mark Seery (right) and USAF STAFF Sergeant Kevin Ardoin track the efficiency of teams at the world's largest missile field in the first mobile intercontinental ballistic missile command center at Malmstrom ABF, Montana. From AIRMAN Magazine, August 2000 article "Weapons controllers launch first mobile command center."

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Mark Seery (right) and USAF STAFF Sergean...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malmstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Greg Kobashigawa, USAF Release ... More

Members of the Vandenberg Action Coalition protest against weapons in space outside the main gate of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on October 7, 2000

Members of the Vandenberg Action Coalition protest against weapons in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela Taubman, USAF Releas... More

A member of the Vandenberg Action Coalition protest against weapons in space is taken away by US Air Force security outside the main gate of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on October 7, 2000

A member of the Vandenberg Action Coalition protest against weapons in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela Taubman, USAF Releas... 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

A weapons loader from the 27TH Fighter Wing lifts a bomb up under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon using an MJ-1"Jammer."

A weapons loader from the 27TH Fighter Wing lifts a bomb up under the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET ROADRUNNER 2001 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Maj... More

AIRMAN First Class Jonathan Nobre, 36th Fighter Squadron Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, drives a MJ1 Weapons Lift Truck into position following the guides directions. They are preparing to load the F-16 "Fighting Falcon" in the background during Osan's IRRE/CERE (Initial Response Readiness Exercise/ Combat Employment Readiness Exercise) exercise

AIRMAN First Class Jonathan Nobre, 36th Fighter Squadron Osan Air Base...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Jervis, 25th Fighter Squadron, prepares a bomb for arming during the 51st Operations Group weapons-load-crew-of-the-quarter contest at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Jervis, 25th Fighter Squadron, prepar...

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

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN James Prices, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea, checks the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft during the weapons load competition

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN James Prices, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan A...

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

Combat arms instructor, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Daniel Johnson, 52nd Security Forces, weapons trains with German forces at the outdoor firing range at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

Combat arms instructor, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Daniel Johnson, 52...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Esperanza Berrios, USAF Release Stat... More

Major Alexander Rossano, USAF, 327th Airlift Squadron, Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, pilot checks approach charts onboard the C-130 Hercules enroute from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Punta Barinquen Radar station in support of CONSEQUENCE ISLAND 2001. CONSEQUENCE ISLAND 2001, a weapons of mass destruction exercise testing U.S. military units and federal agencies on their ability to care for and relocate hundreds of patients. The exercise staged out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to various locations in Puerto Rico

Major Alexander Rossano, USAF, 327th Airlift Squadron, Willow Grove Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONSEQUENCE ISLAND 01 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major C... More

Air National Guard Major Mark Welte, a US Air Force B-1B Lancer weapons systems officer, explains the specifications of the B-1B bomber during an Air Show at French Air Base 25, Istres. A B-1B from the Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, participated in the show

Air National Guard Major Mark Welte, a US Air Force B-1B Lancer weapon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Istres Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii fires his M2O3 40mm Grenade Launcher attached to his Colt M16A2 5.56mm Assault Rifle during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. India Company is conducting a live fire range exercise consisting of firing AT-4 Rocket Launchers, Shoulder Mounted Anti Armor Weapons, and M-2O3 40mm Grenade Launchers at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. TANDEM THRUST is a biennial combined United States and Australian military training exercise, held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian...

Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Corporal Jason Desautels, USMC, from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines weapon platoon, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii fires his M2... More

Making annotations in an aircraft log, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Via, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, performs post-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft after arrival at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia, for a Weapons Training Deployment. The range at Malacky allows the 555th Fighter Squadron to maintain proficiency and accuracy in armament delivery

Making annotations in an aircraft log, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jaso...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

24 July 2001 - STAFF Sergeant Michael Fairbanks, 36th Fighter Squadron Weapons, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea guides AIRMAN First Class Roselyn Vaughan driving an MJ1 weapons lift truck with a AIM 120 Air to Air missile detached from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise BEVERLY MIDNIGHT. The exercise is designed to test people's ability to carry out their wartime tasking, air base ground defense, and ability to recover after attacks

24 July 2001 - STAFF Sergeant Michael Fairbanks, 36th Fighter Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY MIDNIGHT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Pederson and SSGT Richard Hunt, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, adjust the Reflex Quadrant Sight on an M-203 grenade launcher attached to the Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. Weapons training, one of the categories judged during the US Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge. Members of the 39th Security Forces Squadron will compete against other security forces for a slot on the eight-member USAFE team to compete in an Air Force-wide competition in late October

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian Pederson and SSGT Richard Hunt, 39th Secur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Dawn Bolen, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Captain Doug Bartels, USAF, (left), pilot, and Captain Mark Ciero, USAF, (right), Weapons System Operator, 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, UK, strap into an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to "Night Flight". The crewchief will double-check all straps before the canopy closes. Due to the extended periods of darkness during the winter months, the base shifted to night operations as of September 10th and will continue through March. F-15E Strike Eagles launch from RAF Lakenheath in the early evening and generally return around 1130PM (2330)

Captain Doug Bartels, USAF, (left), pilot, and Captain Mark Ciero, USA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

The Weapons System Officer (WSO) checks the GBU-16s on the F-15E Strike Eagle prior to deploying in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The pilot checks out the landing gear in the background. The Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night (LANTIRN) pod hangs to the left and an external fuel tank hangs to the right. The crew and aircraft are with the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath

The Weapons System Officer (WSO) checks the GBU-16s on the F-15E Strik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: U... More

A Greek sharp shooter asks a Marine to check his target during a sniper demonstration. Military snipers from six countries gathered at the small arms firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City, Egypt, to learn about and shoot each others weapons as part of coalition training for BRIGHT STAR 01-02. BRIGHT STAR 01-02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, key allies, and regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with...

A Greek sharp shooter asks a Marine to check his target during a snipe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Greek sharp shooter asks a Marine to check his target during a sniper demonstration. Military snipers from six countries gathe... More

In the darkness at Byrd Field, the crewchief stops his aircraft so weapons loaders from the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing (FW) can perform End of Runway (EOR) procedures before an F-16C Fighting Falcon takes off in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192nd FW is located just outside of Richmond at Byrd Field in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

In the darkness at Byrd Field, the crewchief stops his aircraft so wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sc... More

STAFF Sergeant Keith Howell, USAF, from the 5th Security Forces Squadron, Minot AFB, North Dakota, examines the under carriage of a vehicle with a hand held mirror for explosive devices while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Security forces personnel and working dogs search all vehicles and personnel entering the deployed location for weapons and explosive devices. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

STAFF Sergeant Keith Howell, USAF, from the 5th Security Forces Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael D. Gaddis, USAF Rele... More

An Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, takes off in full after-burner for a combat mission over Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. B-1B bombers have dropped over 3.8 million pounds of weapons and over 60 percent of all Joint Direct Attack Munitions to date and flown over 120 sorties for an overall sortie rate of 93 percent. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

An Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene ... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class Matthew R. Fratzke, Weapons Load Team Member assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, operates an J-4 Bomb Lift Truck while downloading bombs from a US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, at an undisclosed operating location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class Matthew R. Fratzke, Weapons Loa...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Munitions Handler assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, use an MJ-1 weapons loader to download M-117 750-pound general purpose bombs from the weapons bay on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, while deployed at an undisclosed operating location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Pictured are USAF STAFF Sergeant Raymond N. Lege (left), USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ariel A. Reyes (center) and USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jeremy D. Phillips

US Air Force (USAF) Munitions Handler assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadr...

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

Crew chiefs and weapons loaders from the 48th Operations Group, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, complete their pre-flight checks on an F-15E Strike Eagle and drag the wheel chalks away

Crew chiefs and weapons loaders from the 48th Operations Group, 48th F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: R... More

Rashmin Harrian (center), a Junior from Vacaville High School, get an opportunity to try the BA-22 simulated parachute drop, with the assistance of US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Thomas Prado (left), and USAF A1C David Colquitt, both assigned to the 60th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) during her Education to Career Day visit at Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA)

Rashmin Harrian (center), a Junior from Vacaville High School, get an ...

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: Ms. Kristina Cilia, CIV Release Stat... More

Mechanics work on an EA6B Prowler from the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan in support of Exercise COPE NORTH 2002, on Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam

Mechanics work on an EA6B Prowler from the Marine Tactical Electronic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 2002 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 122nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Louisiana (LA), Air National Guard (ANG), flies over the Northern Florida (FL) coast line near Cape San Blas, after a successful 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 assigned to the 122nd Fight...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melissa Gustafson, Weapons Loader assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS) raises a training 2.75-inch rocket pod using an MJ-1 Bomb Lift Truck as fellow squadron crew member STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Smith lines up and stabilizes while mounting the pod onto a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during monthly efficiency load evaluation exercise conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB) Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melissa Gustafson, Weapon...

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

US Air Force (USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jason Warner, Weapons Standardization Evaluator, inspects rockets on the 2.75-inch LAU-131 Rocket Launcher at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jason Warner, Weapons Stan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Edward Braly, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Brian "Bluto" Schubert, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, checks his aircraft prior to a sortie against the South African Air Force (SAAF), 2 Squadron Flying Cheetahs at Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Brian "Bluto" Schubert, 494th Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Louis Trichardt Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Cesar Rodriguez, USAF Re... More

Part of the Georgian Train and Equip Program (GTEP), members of the Georgian Army fire their weapons on a live firing range during Tactical Arms training to prepare in defending their boarders against Rebels from near by Chechnya

Part of the Georgian Train and Equip Program (GTEP), members of the Ge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Edward D. Holzapfel, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

As part of the Georgian Train and Equip Program (GTEP), members of the Georgian Army pause for a weapons briefing during a Tactical Arms training in order to defend their boarders against Rebels from near by Chechnya

As part of the Georgian Train and Equip Program (GTEP), members of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Edward D. Holzapfel, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Lynn Davis, with the 10th Special Forces Group (SFG), fires the 9mm M-9 Beretta pistol during weapons training at a firing range on the Advance Operational Base (ABO) 060 in Krtsanisi, Georgia (GEO), in support of the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP)

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Lynn Davis, with the 10th Spe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Krtsanisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brandon Banks, Weapons Director, 603rd Air Control Squadron (ACS), uses binoculars to scan the perimeter during a Survive to Operate (STO) course, conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brandon Banks, Weapons Directo...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), prepares to taxi out for the next combat sortie. The 157th EFS deployed from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing (FW). In the foreground a load of iron bombs wait to be loaded

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 157th Expeditionary Figh...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Beldin (left) and USAF SSGT Landon Favors both Weapons Loaders assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), load a Conventional Air Launch Cruise Missile onto a USAF B-52H Stratofortress aircraft while deployed with the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Beldin (left) and USAF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA... More

During the Air-to-Ground Weapons System Evaluation Program Combat Hammer, US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Thomas Seymour, Pilot, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron (FWS), Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), fires an AGM-88 High-speed Antiradiation Missile (HARM) from his F-16C Fighting Falcon at a target during a test mission conducted at Eglin. The HARM is an air-to-surface tactical missile designed to seek and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems with minimal aircrew input

During the Air-to-Ground Weapons System Evaluation Program Combat Hamm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mich... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Morrison, Air Traffic Controller, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (EOSS), monitors his scope for aircraft returning to the desert air base in the Arabian Gulf Region, following strike missions against targets in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Morrison, Air Traff...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) Radar Navigator confirms the proper fuse settings prior to take off on a B-52 Stratofortress for a combat mission over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A US Air Force (USAF) 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) Radar Nav...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jagawn Coy, Weapons Apprentice, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), transfers a SUU-60B/A pylon, an F-15C Eagle aircraft part, with an MHU-83 C/E Munitions Loading System in a sandstorm during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction and the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jagawn Coy, Weapons Appre...

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

US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft, 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), parked in a sandstorm on the ramp at a forward deployed during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction and the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft, 77th Fighter Squa...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Maintenance Technicians deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), prepare an F-15C Eagle aircraft for a mission in a sand storm during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction and the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Air Force (USAF) Maintenance Technicians deployed to the 363rd Expe...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Standardization judge, Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Gaylon Simmons, with the 31st Maintenance Group (MXG), looks on while weapons loading personnel from of the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), load during their Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Standardization judge, Technical Sergeant ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Varney, Weapons Load Crew CHIEF with the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS), performs a final check of a lanyard on a Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) Paveway II during a Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Varney, Weapons Load Cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jonathan Grandberry, a weapons troop assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), prepares a GBU-10 2000lb Paveway II Guided Bomb for loading onto an F-15E Eagle fighter aircraft at a forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jonathan Grandberry, a we...

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

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), flies a refueling mission near Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound laser guided bombs, and AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Craig Augustino, from the 67th Fighter Squadron (FS) and CAPT Eric Schmidt, from the 44th FS, both F-15C Eagle pilots assigned to the 18th Fighter Wing (FW), Kadena Air Base (AB)U, Japan (JPN), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles at an aerial target over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission, in support of exercise Combat Archer

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Craig Augustino, from the 67th Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gabriel Bell (left), and SSGT Chris Tiraada, both assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) work to replace an engine on a C-130 Hercules aircraft, at Dakar International Airport, Senegal, while deployed in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gabriel Bell (left), and SSG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Dakar International Airport Country: Senegal (SEN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Karen Z. Silcott, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and Major (MAJ) Mark "Meat" MacLean, F-15C Strike Eagle flight instructor pilots assigned to the 1ST Fighter Squadron (FS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow radar-guided missiles at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

This US Air Force (USAF) MQM-107E Streaker, a high-subsonic sub-scale aerial target from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (ATS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), descends for recovery at a location near Tyndall after a Combat Archer Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program mission over the Gulf of Mexico. The MQM-107E is used to support a variety of air-to-air and surface-to-air missions requiring aerial targets and is typically recovered after each mission, refurbished and reused for future missions

This US Air Force (USAF) MQM-107E Streaker, a high-subsonic sub-scale ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Mi... More

An Iraqi woman listens to a question during the Facilities Protection Service (FPS) final exam.Twenty-nine Iraqi women became the first female Facilities Protection Service (FPS) guards in IraqΘs Ministry of Water Resources, after completing a three-day training course taught by Iraqi FPS officers. Their training included sessions on ethics, standards of professionalism, search and seizure, and weapons familiarization. The women will serve alongside male counterparts guarding buildings, dams, and other ministry facilities. The classes are taking place during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi woman listens to a question during the Facilities Protection ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Australian's from the Air Traffic Control Detachment, Task Unit 633.4.2, invite Americans from the 447th Office of Special Investigations (OSI) to fire F88 5.56 mm Weapon Systems and various other weapons at the Baghdad International Airport firing range, Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Australian's from the Air Traffic Control Detachment, Task Unit 633.4....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Australian Air Traffic Control D Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stacy L... More

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Load Monitors, 752nd Munitions Support Squadron (MUSS), prepare to load US military assets onto a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft for transportation during the Headquarters USAFE (US Air Forces in Europe) Inspector General (IG) Nuclear Surety/Joint Safety Security Inspection at Volkel AB, Netherlands

US Air Force (USAF) Weapons Load Monitors, 752nd Munitions Support Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Volkel Air Base State: Noord Brabant Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christina... More

A pair of US Navy (USN) F-14 Tomcats, Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211), Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), soar over central Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The F-14s are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

A pair of US Navy (USN) F-14 Tomcats, Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211), N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Strike Eagle fighter from the 12th Fighter Squadron (FS), Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), flies over the Gulf of Mexico while deployed to Tyndall AFB, Florida (FL), during a Combat Archer Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program (AAWSEP) mission

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Strike Eagle fighter from the 12th Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Mi... More

US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft Crew Chiefs from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), de-ice their aircraft after a heavy snowfall at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU)

US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft Crew Chiefs from the 86th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Desire... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Sara Trent removes the explosive cartridges from a pylon a post-flight weapons download. SRA Trent is a weapons loader with the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS). (SUBSTANDARD)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Sara Trent removes the explosi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Na1c Nichole Adamowicz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Zenko with the 355th Weapons Section, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Group (AMXG), stationed at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), installs a GAU-8/A 30mm rotary barrel gun on an A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft. The Thunderbolt is assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Timothy Zenko with the 355th...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Air Contingency (MAC), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), disembark from a US Air Force (USAF) 15th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), C-17A Globemaster III cargo transport aircraft upon their arrival at Port-au-Prince Airport (AP) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (HTI)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marine Air Con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Company, 3/8th Marine Air Contingency (MAC), Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTAF), armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle maintains security around his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during a patrol through the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The Marines are deployed to Haiti as part of a peacekeeping operation in that Nation

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Weapons Company, 3/8th Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

During the afternoon patrol along the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Polish Soldiers pull over a Volkswagen and closely question two Iraqi civilians. The two are suspected of having illegal weapons. US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathan Germann, Videographer, Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT), documents the event during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

During the afternoon patrol along the perimeter of Camp Babylon, Polis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jessica Odom, 20th Medical Squadron (MS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), stabilizes the simulated broken ankle of SSGT Brandon Hostetler, Weapons Load Crew CHIEF, 79th fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw AFB, during Phase 2 of an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) being conducted at Shaw AFB

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jessica Odom, 20th Medical S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Nathan G. Bevier, USAF Releas... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), prepares to touch down at a landing zone as Nellis Pararescuemen extract a simulated downed pilot during a search and recovery (SAR) scenario held during a Weapons School training course at Ft. Bliss, Texas (TX). The exercise is part of the 57th Wing Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV, intensive five-month training program. The exercise concentrates on the HH-60 Weapons School Division students performing flying tasks while combining integrated training with the 66th RS as part of the course curriculum. The mission of the USAF Weapons School (USAFWS) is to teach graduate-level...

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), prepares to touch d... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Clyde "Big Coop" Cooper, Pilot, 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group (WEG), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), fires an AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile (seen near shoulder patch). The missile is headed for a MQM-107E Streaker (not shown) sub-scale aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a Combat Archer mission. LTC Cooper is an instructor pilot who regularly instructs and evaluates other units who deploy to Tyndall to participate in Combat Archer and fire live missiles at aerial targets

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Clyde "Big Coop" Cooper, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Michael Ammons, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Anthony Wood from the 823rd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), provides cover during an attack at a simulated weapons cache during Exercise Safe Flag at Avon Park Air Range, Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Anthony Wood from the 823rd Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Avon Park Range State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Camera Operato... More

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NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive

The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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