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Camouflaged B-1 bomber flies with swept-back fourth prototype wings during a test mission from Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California

Camouflaged B-1 bomber flies with swept-back fourth prototype wings du...

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

A ground-to-air right front view of a B-1 bomber flying over the runway with its wings in the full-forward take-off position

A ground-to-air right front view of a B-1 bomber flying over the runwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Rel... More

Artwork: "Silver Wings" Artist: Jim Dietz, USAF Art Collection

Artwork: "Silver Wings" Artist: Jim Dietz, USAF Art Collection

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

A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet makes a freefall-style parachute jump. After completing five free fall jumps and the basic parachuting course, cadets are eligible for advanced training and a chance to join the "Wings of Blue" parachute team

A U.S. Air Force Academy cadet makes a freefall-style parachute jump. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Michael Haggerty Release Status: Rele... More

Ground crew members add weight by hanging onto the wing to balance the U-2R in order to assist with the placement of the bicycle-type gear known as pogos beneath the wings of the aircraft to keep them balanced while on the ground. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine, May 1994

Ground crew members add weight by hanging onto the wing to balance the...

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. Rose S. Reynolds Release Status... More

US Air Force Captain J.P. Riley, McEntire Air National Guard F-16 Pilot, returns home from the Wings of Eagles Airshow in Elmira, New York, in his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

US Air Force Captain J.P. Riley, McEntire Air National Guard F-16 Pilo...

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

Doing a pre-flight inspection is part of the training US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Will Wiggins, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Gets from Kelly Flight Training Center instructor Tony Martin. This photograph was used in the article "Dreams into Wings", AIRMAN Magazine, September 1999 issue

Doing a pre-flight inspection is part of the training US Air Force STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Re... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) David Sands, AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Andrew Absher and A1C Jonathan Richardson all members of the 86th Airlift Wings Honor Guard fold the German flag during the Wing Retreat Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on 30 March 2001

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) David Sands, AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Andrew Absh...

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: MSGT Sam S... More

US Army Sergeant Guillermo Gonzales, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, receives a set of Thai jump wings from a Thailand airborne soldier after participating in a US/Thai joint-combined jump exchange at this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. A jump exchange is a time honored jump tradition that affords individuals the opportunity to earn the right to wear the wings of foreign military paratroopers who participate in the jump exchange. CG '01 is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise the 20th in the ...

US Army Sergeant Guillermo Gonzales, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army Sergeant Guillermo Gonzales, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, receives a set of Thai jump wings from a... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over the Presidio of San Francisco, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since ...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over the Presidio... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over Alcatraz Isl... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker from the 129th Rescue Wing flies in formation over Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California. The mission of the 129th is to train and be prepared to perform its wartime mission of combat search and rescue anywhere in the world. Its personnel and aircraft locate and recover aircrew and non-aircrew personnel from both enemy-held and friendly territory and seas. In addition, the 129th provides manpower, materiel and equipment to conduct peacetime search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean and off the coast of California, and is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard. The 129th has saved 292 lives since 1975, and six so far in ...

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker from the 129th Rescue Wing flies in form...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker from the 129th Rescue Wing flies in formation over Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, Calif... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepares to fly its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The crewchief walks off to his position where he will guide the aircraft out during taxiing. The F-15 is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force`s "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

US Air Force (USAF) 27th Fighter Wing personnel use generator powered heat blowers to defrost the wings of a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX)

US Air Force (USAF) 27th Fighter Wing personnel use generator powered ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA David Clower, USAF Release St... More

Colonel (COL) John R. Dallas, USAF, Commander, 188th Fighter Wing (FW), as he fires the Saco 7.62 mm M60 general purpose machine gun during the Wings Security Forces Training at Arkansas Air National Guard (AANG), Fort Smith, Arkansas

Colonel (COL) John R. Dallas, USAF, Commander, 188th Fighter Wing (FW)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew F. Ham... More

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) 138th Fighter Wings Honor Guard, lead the Martin Luther King Jr., Day Celebration Parade at Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK)

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) 138th Fighter Wings Honor Guard, le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tulsa State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Preston Chasteen, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Members of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS) and the 48th Operations Group (OG), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, bow their heads in prayer during a ceremony held at the Wings of Liberty Park. The ceremony is held to honor and remember Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Kenneth "Buster" Hyvonen and Captain (CAPT) Kirk "Jammer" Jones, whose F-15Cs crashed in the Scottish Highlands a year ago

Members of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS) and the 48th Operations Gro...

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: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 174 Fighter Wing (FW), New York (NY), Air National Guard (ANG), Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), practice pole climbing as part of the Wings bivwac exercise

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 174 Fighter Wing (FW), N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela Allen, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Stephen Mueller, Commander, 52 Fighter Wing (FW), talks to wing leaders and mobility office personnel during Euro Lightning Phase I, an anti-terrorism exercise conducted during Phase I of the 52 Fighter Wings (FW), Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Stephen Mueller, Commander, 52 Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: ... More

A trio of F-16C Fighting Falcons, 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), Virginia Air National Guard (ANG), roll toward the runway for takeoff on a training mission. The Falcons are carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missile (left) and possibly a CATM-9 captive-carry (non-launch) missile (right) and Mk-76 25-pound practice bombs under the wings

A trio of F-16C Fighting Falcons, 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), Virginia Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sandston State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dave Buttner, U... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Russel L. Frantz, Medical Crew Director, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), 375th Airlift Wing (AW) reviews the patient records of US Army Reserve (USAR) SPECIALIST (SPC) John J. Estrada, 270th Transportation Squadron, aboard an Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-9A Nightingale aircraft at Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL). This mission is the Wings last scheduled C-9A Aeromedical Evacuation flight within the Continental United States (CONUS)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Russel L. Frantz, Medical Crew Direc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Tony Lambert, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), use a Rough Terrain Materials Handler (RTMH) forklift truck to perform a rapid runway repair during the Wings Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron (CE...

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

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), prepares of take off at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), during the 354th Fighter Wings (FW) Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 168...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Anthony Nelson Jr, USAF Release Sta... More

Three US Navy (USN) Blue Angels F/A-18C Hornet aerial demonstration team aircraft wait for take off as a US Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft, assigned to the 23rd Fighter Wings (FW) East Coast Demonstration Team, approaches for landing during the Joint Service Open House Celebration held at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD). The open house showcased civilian and military aircraft and provided many flight demonstrations and static displays

Three US Navy (USN) Blue Angels F/A-18C Hornet aerial demonstration te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel Mclain, USN Release Status... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Chuck Stewart (foreground), Claims Non-commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC), and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Victoria Watts, Civil Law Non-commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC), assigned to the 20th Fighter Wings Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) prepares for field operations law training by helping to set up a "temper" tent at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Chuck Stewart (foregroun...

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

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), banking to the right launches a flare somewhere over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Falcon has a weapons compliment of two AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on the wing tips, four Guided Bomb Units -12 (GBU-12) under the wings, and under the fuselage is the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

U.S. Air Force Doctrine Summit V participants pose for a group picture. Air Force Doctrine Summit held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Summit took place on Nov. 22-24, 2004. PHOTO was taken in front of the static display Props and Wings located in front on Building 800, Air University Headquarters, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. In the photos are: First Row (left to rright): LT. GEN. Carlson, GEN. Lord, GEN. Foglesong, GEN. Martin, Secretary of the Air Force Dr. james. D. Roche, GEN. John P. Jumper, Cheif of STAFF of the Air Force, GEN. Handy, GEN. Cook, GEN. Hester, LT. GEN. Keys, Second Row (left to right): LT. GEN. Hurd, LT. GEN. Wooley, LT. GEN. Bradley, LT. GEN. James, LT. GEN....

U.S. Air Force Doctrine Summit V participants pose for a group picture...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Air Force Doctrine Summit V participants pose for a group picture. Air Force Doctrine Summit held at Maxwell Air Force Base... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis performs at the Wings Over Whiteman Air and Space show at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Jun... More

U.S. Air Force "Wings of Blue" Parachute Jump Team

U.S. Air Force "Wings of Blue" Parachute Jump Team

U.S. Air Force "Wings of Blue" Parachute Jump Team members prepare for descent from a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during the 2018 Red Tail's Over Montgomery Air Show practice Sept. 7, 2018, over Dannelly Field, ... More

Adam Baker out of Fort Worth, Texas performs at the

Adam Baker out of Fort Worth, Texas performs at the

Adam Baker out of Fort Worth, Texas performs at the Wings Over Whiteman Air and Space show at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 16, 2019. During Baker's performance, Adam pulls more than 9.5 positive g-fo... More

AN air-to-air underside view of an F-111A over a range. The aircraft, assigned to the 391st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, is flying with swept-back wings

AN air-to-air underside view of an F-111A over a range. The aircraft, ...

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: Ken Hackman Release Status: Released to ... More

A specially-designed remote control hydraulic trailers are parked in front of a 92nd Bomb Wing B-52G Stratofortress aircraft after they were used to load missiles onto the wings of the bomber. Each pylon carries six AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM)

A specially-designed remote control hydraulic trailers are parked in f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons Release Status: R... More

Instructors demonstrate how to disarm an intruder as they teach ground defense techniques, part of exercise Volant Scorpion. Members of the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron are preparing for situations during which their squadron will have to set up airport facilities for Air Force air wings while under enemy attack

Instructors demonstrate how to disarm an intruder as they teach ground...

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

Load masters check the aft cargo ramp of the C-5B Galaxy from the 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wings, Travis Air Force Base, California before off loading personnel and equipment arriving at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Air Force members will practice their jobs with scenarios and conditions which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment

Load masters check the aft cargo ramp of the C-5B Galaxy from the 60th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A Cessna 172 from the Kelly Flight Training Center flies over Medina Lake, near San Antonio, Texas. The Kelly Air Force Base club has six of the new planes. This photograph was used in the article "Dreams into Wings", AIRMAN Magazine, September 1999 issue

A Cessna 172 from the Kelly Flight Training Center flies over Medina L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Rose Reynolds, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Training Wing 6 students spend six weeks learning the basics of air navigation, T-34 aircraft systems, meteorology, flight regulations and emergency procedures. After simulator training, trainees fill the front seat of T-34s for eight familiarization flights at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. US Air Force Major William Kavchak, a T-34C pilot, prepares for takeoff on a flight with his wingman. This image was used in the May 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Earning Wings of Silver & Gold"

Training Wing 6 students spend six weeks learning the basics of air na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Release St... More

Mrs. Sandra Maeder the wife of US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Mike Maeder, pins pilot wings on her husband during Graduation Ceremonies for student pilots at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. From then June 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Silver Wing Strut" describing Joint-service pilot training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma

Mrs. Sandra Maeder the wife of US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Mike Maeder...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vance Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release Status: Relea... More

Left side rear view medium close-up shot as US Air Force STAFF Sergeant John Bates from the 117th Alabama Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing test JP-8 (jet fuel #8) for any impurities such as fibers and water. SSGT Bates is deployed to the 48th Fighter Wings fuel distribution in Lakenheath United Kingdom for his two week annual tour of duty

Left side rear view medium close-up shot as US Air Force STAFF Sergean...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Maxwell, USAF Release Status: Release... More

MASTER Sergeant Chris Miller, USAF, 193rd Special Operations Wing Honor Guard stands at attention in line with the wings Color Guard during a decommissioning ceremony for EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's

MASTER Sergeant Chris Miller, USAF, 193rd Special Operations Wing Hono...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Op... More

Patrick Air Force Base, 45th Space Wings mascot "Snark" rallies his team during the early morning opening ceremonies for the Air Force Space Command, space and missile competition at GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. "Snark" is nicknamed after the SNARK missiles launched from Cape Canaveral. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission...

Patrick Air Force Base, 45th Space Wings mascot "Snark" rallies his te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Patrick Air Force Base, 45th Space Wings mascot "Snark" rallies his team during the early morning opening ceremonies for the Air... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Abraham Velasco, USAF, with an M1903 Springfield rifle at shoulder arms, leads the 129th Rescue Wings Honor Guard in presenting the nations colors during a memorial ceremony held for the victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon. The ceremony held at Moffett Federal Airfield, home of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, and NASAs Ames Research Center

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Abraham Velasco, USAF, with an M1903 Springfield r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 129th Rescue Wing, ANG Scene... More

At night an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, parks at its covered parking spot on return to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from its first bombing mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

At night an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

During the night F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, are prepared for their second bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan from their base at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

During the night F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

An F-15E Strike Egle from the 366th Air Expeditionry Wing, 391st Fighter Squdron, Mountin Home AFB, Idho, prepred t Al Udeid Air Bse, Qtr, to fly its first bombing mission in support of Opertion ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghnistn. The crewchief under the ircrft performs systems checks while in constnt communiction with the pilot. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Nvigtion nd Trgeting System pod nd crries two rcks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidnce system, AIM-120 Advnced Medium Rnge Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) nd AIM-9 Sidewinders, nd 600-gllon drop tnks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-cll 911" fighter wings, redy to deploy...

An F-15E Strike Egle from the 366th Air Expeditionry Wing, 391st Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepared at Al Ud... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, are readied, as maintainers standby, to fly their first bombing missions into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, members of the 105th Airlift Wings 3rd rotation gather in the Dining Facility to listen to CHIEF MASTER Sergeant George N. Haloukas, 105th Medical Squadron brief on medical information prior to deployment to areas around the World Trade Center collapse. Guard personnel will assist in relief efforts of the New York Air National Guard. The collapse due to terrorist flying two large passenger aircraft into the buildings; killing all in the planes and thousands in the building. In response, President George W. Bush initiated NOBLE EAGLE a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the attacks...

Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, members of the 105th Airli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Mobilized as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, members of the 105th Airlift Wings 3rd rotation gather in the Dining Facility to li... More

Ground crews ready a 332nd Air Expeditionary Group active duty F-15E Strike Eagle from Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, flown by reserve pilots from Luke AFB, Arizona. Hung on the Eagle are GBU-24 Paveway III 2000-pound bombs. Above the bombs under the wings are AIM-9 Sidewinder, air-to-air missiles

Ground crews ready a 332nd Air Expeditionary Group active duty F-15E S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF Rel... More

A view of the 48th Fighter Wings new Dental Clinic, under construction at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK)

A view of the 48th Fighter Wings new Dental Clinic, under construction...

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: SSGT Tony R. To... More

A view of the flower wreath placed at the Prisoner of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) Memorial, during a September 11th, Remembrance Ceremony held at the Wings of Liberty Memorial Park, at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK)

A view of the flower wreath placed at the Prisoner of War/Missing In A...

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: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Thomas G. Cutler (center), Commander, 127th Wing, poses for a photograph with two Air National Guard (ANG) Crew Chiefs, MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mike Edwards (left) and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Dubois, in from of the new "Lets Roll" logo that will be displayed on one of the 127th Wings C-130 Hercules aircraft, on the flight line at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) Michigan (MI)

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Thomas G. Cutler (center)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Under the F-4C Phantom II static display, members of the 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS), and 48th Operations Group (OG), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, listen to the chaplain during the ceremony held at the Wings of Liberty Park. The ceremony is held to honor and remember Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Kenneth "Buster" Hyvonen and Captain (CAPT) Kirk "Jammer" Jones, whose F-15Cs crashed in the Scottish Highlands a year ago

Under the F-4C Phantom II static display, members of the 493rd Fighter...

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: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BEN) Curtis M. Bedke, Commander, 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), prepares to say goodbye to personnel gathered at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), following his final flight or Fini-Flight as the Wings Commander, aboard a USAF B-52H Stratofortress aircraft. BGEN Bedke will now assume a role as part of the Air Combat Command (ACC) Inspector General Team at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BEN) Curtis M. Bedke, Commander...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Laura K. Deckman, USAF Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 30th Space Wing (SW), Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), erect temporary living quarter tents at the North Star Training Encampment during Wings training Exercise FOGGY SHORES 02-06

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 30th Space Wing (SW), Va...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOGGY SHORES 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

A US Navy (USN) ground crew carefully monitors an EA-6B Prowler as the pilot lowers its folded wings into the launch position at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Navy (USN) ground crew carefully monitors an EA-6B Prowler as the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TS... More

At the December Drill meet the US Air Force (USAF) 174th Color Guard presents the colors during the playing of the National Anthem. During this Drill, unit members received the Defense of Liberty Medal for the Wings' efforts during 9/11. The Defense of Liberty Medal, presented only once, created by NY Governor George E. Pataki specifically for those who directly responded to the events of September 11, 2001

At the December Drill meet the US Air Force (USAF) 174th Color Guard p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael Dickson, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Christopher York, Crewmember, 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, assigned to the 363rd Expeditionary Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EEMS), places AGM-88 HARM (high-speed antiradiation missile) wings and fins into the universal container. The missiles will be transported to the flightline, to load onto an aircraft, in preparation for a mission

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Christopher York, Crewmember, ...

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

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Samuel J. Dalton, Aeromedical Evacuation Technician, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), 375th Airlift Wing (AW), attends to his patient US Army Reserve (USAR) SPECIALIST (SPC) John J. Estrada, 270th Transportation Squadron, aboard an Air Mobility Command (AMC) C-9A Nightingale aircraft from Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL), during the Wings last scheduled C-9A Aeromedical Evacuation flight within the Continental United States (CONUS)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Samuel J. Dalton, A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Tony Lambert, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant SMSGT Jacqueline Dean, Air Force Uniform Board, and representatives from the Air Force (AF) clothing office visited McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), to give members a first-hand look at the test uniform. Members from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings (AW) will participate in the AF uniform fit and wear test beginning in March

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant SMSGT Jacqueline Dean, Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kevin J. Tosh, CIV, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), work their way through the Pre Deployment Facility (PDF) where over 30 services such as legal, finance and chaplain services are present to assist deploying member's needs during the Wings phase one exercise test conducted at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), work...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing (WG), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, prepare to move a wounded AIRMAN into the field hospital following a simulated conventional missile attack, during the Wings weeklong Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE)

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing (WG), Kadena Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wings Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) prepare for field operations law training by helping to set up a "temper" tent at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wings Judge Ad...

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

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) John Hopper, Jr. (left), Vice Commander, Air Education and Training Command (AETC), presents a $2,500 check to USAF Brigadier General (BGEN) James Whitmore (center), Commander, 82nd Training Wing, and USAF Colonel (COL) H. D. Polumbo (right), Commander, 80th Flying Training Wing, both at Sheppard Air Force Base (AFB), Texas (TX). Team Sheppard was one of eight Air Force Wings to achieve 50 percent or higher participation in the Air Force Assistance (AFA) fund drive

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) John Hopper, Jr. (left),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michale Litteken, CIV, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW) waiting for their transportation to "Base X" as part of the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) evaluation of the Wings ability to prepare and deploy personnel, equipment and support assets to a combat environment. The inspection consists of four graded areas: initial response and deployment, employment, ability to survive and operate (ATSO) and combat response

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen of the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW) waiting for th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex R. Lloyd, USAF Release Stat... More

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), launches flares somewhere over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Falcon has a weapons compliment of two AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on the wing tips, four Guided Bomb Units -12 (GBU-12) under the wings, and under the fuselage is the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis performs at the Wings Over Whiteman Air and Space show at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Jun... More

An artist works on "Icarus," a painting that will be displayed at the Silver Wings Museum

An artist works on "Icarus," a painting that will be displayed at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mark D. Winkelman Release Status... More

Mr. and Mrs. William Crawford pin naval flight officer (NFO) wings on their daughter, ENS Mary Crawford, following her graduation from the Interservice Undergraduate Navigator Training (IUNT) program. Crawford, whose first assignment is to Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6), is the U.S. Navy's first woman NFO

Mr. and Mrs. William Crawford pin naval flight officer (NFO) wings on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

Members of the 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron train under simulated combat conditions to learn ground defense techniques during exercise Volant Scorpion. The men are preparing for situations during which their squadron will have to set up airport facilities for Air Force air wings while under enemy attack

Members of the 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron train under simulated c...

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

A member of the 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron guards a bunker as he learns ground defense techniques during exercise Volant Scorpion. He is preparing for situations during which his squadron will have to set up airport facilities for Air Force air wings while under enemy attack

A member of the 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron guards a bunker as he ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Haggerty Release Status... More

An F-111F fighter aircraft of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Europe, does a flyby over a desert runway with its wings forward during Operation Desert Shield.

An F-111F fighter aircraft of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, U.S. Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 127 (VFA-127) F-5E Tiger II aircraft, painted in a gray camouflage paint scheme and exhibiting the Cuban national insignia, stands on the flight line. VFA-127 provides air combat maneuver threat training sessions to various naval air wings

A Strike Fighter Squadron 127 (VFA-127) F-5E Tiger II aircraft, painte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce R. Trombecky Release Statu... More

US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Rodney Peters, USAF Disaster Response Team, performs on open rank inspection on SENIOR AIRMAN Randy Ruppel of the 178TH Fighter Wing, 178th Security Squadron, Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio during the wings Operational Readiness Inspection

US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Rodney Peters, USAF Disaster Respo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Springfield Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Brain K. Wear Release Status: Released... More

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) William Hendley guidon bearer 86TH Communication Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany stands at parade rest during the 86th Airlift Wings Retreat Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on 30 March 2001

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) William Hendley guidon bearer 86TH Commu...

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: MSGT Sam S... More

Army Command Sergeant Major Hoopy Qualls, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, presents Army parachutist wings to members of the Thai Armed Forces after participating in a joint-combined High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump at Phitsonulok, Thailand, at this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD O1. COBRA GOLD is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

Army Command Sergeant Major Hoopy Qualls, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status: Re... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Abraham Velasco, USAF, with an M1903 Springfield rifle at shoulder arms, leads the 129th Rescue Wings Honor Guard in presenting the nations colors during a memorial ceremony held for the victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon. The ceremony held at Moffett Federal Airfield, home of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, and NASAs Ames Research Center

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Abraham Velasco, USAF, with an M1903 Springfield r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 129th Rescue Wing, ANG Scene... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepares to fly its first bombing mission at an operating location in support of the US Central Command execution of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Crew members from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, return to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from their first bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan and are welcomed back by their fellow airmen. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Crew members from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

Holding a mass meeting in the Dining Facility at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, MASTER Sergeant Dave Baird, 105th Air Wing, briefs on pay information to personnel on the 105th Airlift Wings third rotation deployment to World Trade Center (WTC) site areas. New York Air National Guard personnel assisted in relief efforts at the collapse site as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The collapse due to terrorist flying two large passenger aircraft into the buildings; killing all in the planes and thousands in the building. In response, President George W. Bush initiated NOBLE EAGLE a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in ...

Holding a mass meeting in the Dining Facility at Stewart Air National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Holding a mass meeting in the Dining Facility at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, Master Sergeant Dave Ba... More

A view of the 48th Fighter Wings new Dental Clinic, under construction at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK)

A view of the 48th Fighter Wings new Dental Clinic, under construction...

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: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) John Snider (left), Vice-Commander, 48th Fighter Wing, and Royal Air Force (RAF), Commander, Squadron Leader Mike Taylor render salutes during a September 11th, Remembrance Ceremony held at the Wings of Liberty Park

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) John Snider (left), Vice-Commander, ...

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: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Air Force (USAF) Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Shelby Taylor (right), reads a prayer as personnel assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), bow their heads for a moment of silence during a September 11th, Remembrance Ceremony held at the Wings of Liberty Park

US Air Force (USAF) Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Shelby Taylor (...

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: SSGT Tony R. To... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Revonnia Hornsby (foreground) and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Martin McGinnie prepare food during the 11th Wings Top Three Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) Councils, Holiday Social at Bolling AFB, Washington D.C

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Revonnia Hornsby (f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Wing Scene Camer... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nicole Bickford, is served food by members of the 11th Wings Top Three Non Commissioned Officers (NCO) Council, during a Holiday Social at Bolling AFB, Washington D.C

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Nicole Bickford, is serve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Wing Scene Camer... More

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) Jim Finch chats with 11th Medical Group personnel during the 11th Wings Top Three Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) Councils, Holiday Social at Bolling AFB, Washington D.C

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) Jim Finch chats with 11...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Wing Scene Camer... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joshua Hodgin, a member of the 31st Fighter Wing (FW), Honor Guard performs the "ground arms" maneuver with his M-1 rifle during inspection drills for Wings Honor Guard, at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joshua Hodgin, a member of the...

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) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Cogley, 30th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), stretches a tent cover over a frame at the North Star Training Encampment during the 30th Space Wings (SW) training Exercise FOGGY SHORES 02-06, held at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Cogley, 30th Civil Engi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOGGY SHORES 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

A view of the North Star Training Encampment bare-base field environment set up at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), for the 30th Space Wings (SW), training Exercise FOGGY SHORES 02-06

A view of the North Star Training Encampment bare-base field environme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOGGY SHORES 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

Armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, iron bombs and on the end of its wings AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), a US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter from the Toledo Air National Guard (ANG), Ohio, maneuvers over mountains during a sortie in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, iron bombs and on the end of its...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shannon Collins, USAF Release Sta... More

Armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, iron bombs and on the end of its wings AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), a US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter from the Toledo Air National Guard (ANG), Ohio, takes-on fuel from a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker out of Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, during a sortie in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, iron bombs and on the end of its...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shannon Collins, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel and family members gathering outside near the base amphitheater during the 37th Training Wings (TRW) 50th Anniversary Celebration, held at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) Texas (TX)

US Air Force (USAF) personnel and family members gathering outside nea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Yolanda S. Hunter, CIV Release Status: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major General James Sandstrom (right) Commander, 19th Air Force, exchanges salutes with USAF Colonel (COL) Mark S. Solo, In-Coming Commander, 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), during the Wings Change of Command Ceremony held at Altus Air Force Base (AFB) Oklahoma (OK)

US Air Force (USAF) Major General James Sandstrom (right) Commander, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kristi Hare, USAF Release Status: R... More

The US Air Force (USAF) F/A-22 Raptor (number 18) sits on the tarmac just after landing. Visible under the wings are the F-15C Eagle fighter jets of the 95th Fighter Squadron (FS). This is the first F/A-22 Raptor delivered to the Air Force. It will become part of the 43rd Fighter Squadron (FS) which will be responsible for training pilots to fly the new air superiority fighter

The US Air Force (USAF) F/A-22 Raptor (number 18) sits on the tarmac j...

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: AETC Scene Camera Operator: Steve ... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kruskie Jacob, Crewchief, 23rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), talks with the pilot of the A-10A Thunderbolt II, 74th Fighter Squadron (FS), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), during pre-flight checks. With the A-10 mission complete, the aircraft flew for the last time at Tallil Air Base (AB) for their return to their home station at Pope AFB during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The A-10 is equipped with two stores containers under the wings and a 600-gallon fuel tank on the centerline

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kruskie Jacob, Crewchief,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew Chiefs assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), 354th Maintenance Group (MXG), dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level four (MOPP-4) gear, prepare for combat operations during the Wings Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew Chiefs assigne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew CHIEF assigned to the 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), inspects the air intake on his aircraft, following a fighter interceptor mission flown during the Wings Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew CHIEF assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Anthony Nelson Jr, USAF Release Sta... More

Patterson, assigned to the 20th Fighter Wings Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Office helps to prepare for field operations law training by setting up a "temper" tent at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina (SC)

Patterson, assigned to the 20th Fighter Wings Judge Advocate Generals ...

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 U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon performs

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon performs

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon performs an aerial survey of Boise, Idaho during its arrival into the local area Oct. 12, 2017. The Thunderbirds performed during Gowen Thunder, an open house a... More

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing is refueled by a 2nd Bombardment Wing KC-10 Extender aircraft. The wings are participating in AMALGAM WARRIOR 88, the largest air defense exercise of the year designed to afford units the opportun

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing is refueled...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR 88 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coast during a flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The aircraft is carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles under its wings and AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs) on its fuselage

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coa...

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

TSGT Adam J. Knight, cargo supervisor, 72nd Aerial Port Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK, keeps watch as a 20,000 lb. capacity K-Loader inches up to the safety chock he placed at the rear of the aft cargo ramp of a C-5B Galaxy from the 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wings, Travis Air Force Base, California before off loading personnel and equipment. Air Force members will practice their jobs with wartime scenarios and conditions during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), testing a unit's ability to operate in a simulated wartime environment

TSGT Adam J. Knight, cargo supervisor, 72nd Aerial Port Squadron, Tink...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... 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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