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A spectator holds flags and a welcome home banner as he awaits the arrival of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) personnel. Members of both wings are being honored for their participation in Operation Desert Storm during homecoming ceremonies at the air station

A spectator holds flags and a welcome home banner as he awaits the arr...

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

F-14A Tomcat aircraft take part in a flyover celebrating the arrival of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and CVW-17. Both wings have returned to NAS Oceana after serving in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

F-14A Tomcat aircraft take part in a flyover celebrating the arrival o...

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

An aviator from Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) is reunited with his family after arriving at the station. Members of both wings are returning to NAS Oceana after serving in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

An aviator from Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) is reunited with his famil...

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

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

Colonel Richard O. "Pat" Patten served on active duty for over 30 years in the Navy, Army and Air Force. He received his bombardier's wings and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Force at Roswell AFB, New Mexico, in April 1942. He flew 50 missions from Foggia, Italy as a B-17 bombardier in the 353rd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group, Fifteenth Air Force. Colonel Patten was awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in action on 10 June 1944 during a mission in which his aircraft was damaged and Colonel Patten was severely wounded. On 23 April 1996, he was belatedly awarded a Purple Heart in recognition of wounds received on that mission

Colonel Richard O. "Pat" Patten served on active duty for over 30 year...

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: Lisa Carroll Release Status: Released ... More

An F-16 Falcon with the refueling boom attached, can be seen through the boom operator's window of a KC-10. MASTER SGT. Robert Morales, 709th Air Refueling Squadron is the boom operator. The F-16 is returning from a bombing run. Visible under the wings (left to right) is an AMI pod for training, a SUE rack, two fuel tanks, a TUR rack and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

An F-16 Falcon with the refueling boom attached, can be seen through t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A head-on view of a German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany as it approaches the fefueling drogue a United States Air Forces Europe KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing. Note the extended refueling probe on the starboard side of the forward fuselage. JbG-32 or Fighter-Bomber Wing Thirty-Two is one of the German Air Forces premier combat aircraft wings. The KC-135R is assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington but is deployed to Royal Air Force Mildenhall to bolster the 100th AEW in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Both assigned tankers and deployed tankers flying from RAF Mildenhall make up a ...

A head-on view of a German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A head-on view of a German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany as it approaches the fefueling drogue a Unite... More

A German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany, with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile attached to the wing and an AGM-88 HARM air-to-ground missile attached to the underside of the fuselage heads back towards its patrol area after refueling from a United States Air Forces Europe KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) of the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing. JbG-32 or Fighter-Bomber Wing Thirty-Two is one of the German Air Forces premier combat aircraft wings. The KC-135R is assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington but is deployed to Royal Air Force Mildenhall to bolster the 100th AEW in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Both assigned...

A German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany, with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A German Air Force Panavia Tornado of JbG-32, Lechfeld, Germany, with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile attached to the wi... 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

An Air National Guard member from the 319th Air Wing sets up a satellite communication antenna at the Air National Guard's Combat Readiness Training Center Gulfport, Mississippi during the 14th Air Expeditionary Wings INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5A (IGX-5A). IGX-5A is an exercise simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force to a forward operating location, and is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel

An Air National Guard member from the 319th Air Wing sets up a satelli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5A Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Colonel Irving L. Halter, Jr. passes the 48th Tactical Fighter Wings flag to the Commander of the 3rd Air Force, Major General Kenneth W. Hess, relinquishing command during the "Liberty Wings" Change of Command ceremony at RAF Lakenheath, England

Colonel Irving L. Halter, Jr. passes the 48th Tactical Fighter Wings f...

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 William Gr... 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

STS112-703-031 - STS-112 - Forward side of P6 truss solar array wings taken by STS-112 crew

STS112-703-031 - STS-112 - Forward side of P6 truss solar array wings ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A view of the Solar Array Wings (SAW) on the forward side of the P6 Truss taken during the approach for docking of the STS-112 crew. Subject Terms: Mod... More

STS112-703-037 - STS-112 - Forward side of P6 truss solar array wings taken by STS-112 crew

STS112-703-037 - STS-112 - Forward side of P6 truss solar array wings ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A view of the Solar Array Wings (SAW) on the forward side of the P6 Truss taken during the approach for docking of the STS-112 crew. Subject Terms: Mod... 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 Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron Three Seven Three (MWSS-373), gather to listen and ask question of their Wings Sergeant Major (SMG), while deployed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Jaber Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason L. Andrade, USMC Release St... 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

Pearl Harbor survivor, US Navy (USN) retired Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Walter Riter, speaks to civilians about the history and traditions of the Navy at the annual Wings, Wheels, Rotors and Expo held at the Los Alamitos, California, Joint Forces Training (JFT) Base

Pearl Harbor survivor, US Navy (USN) retired Lieutenant Commander (LCD...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Los Alamitos State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian Brannon, Usn Release Status: Releas... More

Iraqi Soldiers search farm houses in northern Babil Provence with the assistance of Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group, during Operation"Hausar Wings"on June 28, 2005 in Babil Provence, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Arthur Hamilton)(Released)

Iraqi Soldiers search farm houses in northern Babil Provence with the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

Iraqi Soldiers search farm houses in northern Babil Provence with the assistance of Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group, during Operation"Hausar Wings"on June 28, 2005 in Babil Provence, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Arthur Hamilton)(Released)

Iraqi Soldiers search farm houses in northern Babil Provence with the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

Iraqi Soldiers search vehicles in northern Babil Provence with the assistance of Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group, during Operation"Hausar Wings"on June 28, 2005 in Babil Provence, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Arthur Hamilton)(Released)

Iraqi Soldiers search vehicles in northern Babil Provence with the ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

An Iraqi Soldier armed with a RPG(Rocket Propelled Grenade) patrols a road in northern Babil Provence with the assistance of Soldiers from the Polish 2nd Battle Group, during Operation"Hausar Wings"on June 28, 2005 in Babil Provence, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Arthur Hamilton)(Released)

An Iraqi Soldier armed with a RPG(Rocket Propelled Grenade) patrols a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

S118E09404 - STS-118 - Exterior view of the ISS taken during the STS-118 Mission

S118E09404 - STS-118 - Exterior view of the ISS taken during the STS-1...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of the port side truss segments and Solar Array Wings (SAW) taken by an STS-118 crewmember. Subject Terms: STS-118, Trusses, Solar Arrays, ... More

Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail - Red Wings Victory Parade down Woodward Avenue

Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail - Red Wings Victory ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Through a canyon of skyscrapers one can see the 2008 Red Wings Stanley Cup Victory Parade and some of the 1million people that came to c... More

S129E008097 - STS-129 - View of S5 and S6 Solar Array Wings (SAW)

S129E008097 - STS-129 - View of S5 and S6 Solar Array Wings (SAW)

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the S5 and S6 Solar Array Wings (SAW). Photo taken during STS-129 / Expedition 21 joint operations. Subject Terms: STS-129, Expedition 21, Sola... More

S135E011345 - STS-135 - Flyaround View of Solar Array Wings

S135E011345 - STS-135 - Flyaround View of Solar Array Wings

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Flyaround view of portions of the ISS solar array wings (SAWs). Image was taken aboard Atlantis after undocking on STS-135 Flight Day 12 (FD12). Subjec... More

S135E010995 - STS-135 - Flyaround View of Solar Array Wings

S135E010995 - STS-135 - Flyaround View of Solar Array Wings

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Flyaround view of portions of the ISS solar array wings (SAWs) taken aboard Atlantis after undocking on STS-135 Flight Day 12 (FD12). Subject Terms: ST... More

S135E010960 - STS-135 - Flyaround View of Solar Array Wings

S135E010960 - STS-135 - Flyaround View of Solar Array Wings

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Flyaround view of portions of the ISS solar array wings (SAWs) taken aboard Atlantis after undocking on STS-135 Flight Day 12 (FD12). Subject Terms: ST... More

S135E010983 - STS-135 - Flyaround View of Solar Array Wings

S135E010983 - STS-135 - Flyaround View of Solar Array Wings

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Flyaround view of portions of the ISS solar array wings (SAWs) taken aboard Atlantis after undocking on STS-135 Flight Day 12 (FD12). Subject Terms: ST... More

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a US/Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to f... More

Marine veteran Cpl Kyle Reid, from Chinook, Mont.,

Marine veteran Cpl Kyle Reid, from Chinook, Mont.,

Marine veteran Cpl Kyle Reid, from Chinook, Mont., demonstrates a proper takeoff for the 400x1 relay during practice at the 2014 Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 10, 2014. ... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Charlie Company, 2d

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Charlie Company, 2d

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Charlie Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, perform night parachute operations and insertion techniques in Temple, TX, Jan. 24, 2018. The purpose of freefall ... 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

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and

386th Air Expeditionary Wing Leadership visited and worked with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as part of a wing leadership initiative to experience and work with Airmen in their particul... More

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a US/Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to f... More

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a US/Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to f... More

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations

U.S. and German paratroopers conduct airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules during a US/Deutschland Friendship Jump, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, May 25, 2016. The purpose of the friendship jump is to f... More

Airplanes - Parts - Airplane manufacture, Dayton Wright Airplane Co., Dayton, Ohio. Fuselage Assembly, in which the Bodies are complete and practically ready for the assembling of wings. All departments are scheduled for a production of40 complete planes per day from this Department

Airplanes - Parts - Airplane manufacture, Dayton Wright Airplane Co., ...

Date Taken: 1917 Airplanes - Parts Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Wings - Cutting the wing covering--2 sheets at a time by an electric cloth cutter

Airplanes - Wings - Cutting the wing covering--2 sheets at a time by a...

Airplanes - Wings Public domain photograph related to electrical equipment, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Wings - Flexibility of plywood in aeroplane wings. Test designed to show strength of plywood under service conditions. Repeated bending for a period of 30 hours failed to show any signs of failure. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis

Airplanes - Wings - Flexibility of plywood in aeroplane wings. Test de...

Photographer: Forest Products Lab., Madison Airplanes - Wings Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Building aeroplanes for military use. Completed hulls, showing wings uncovered in plant of Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd., Toronto, Canada

Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants - Building aeroplanes for military us...

Photographer: Canadian Aeroplanes Ltd. Airplanes - Manufacturing Plants Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A left side view of two F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft during deployment to Kunsan Air Base, Korea. The aircraft are from the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. The aircraft are equipped with luggage pods on the left wings and auxiliary fuel tanks

A left side view of two F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft during deployme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: General Dynamics Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, with wings folded and engines running, is attached to a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, with wings folded and engines running, is at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Sea Of Japan Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left side view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon aircraft with AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles attached to its wings

An air-to-air left side view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon a...

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

An air-to-air top left view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon aircraft launching one of the AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles attached to its wings

An air-to-air top left view of the prototype F-16XL Fighting Falcon ai...

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

Artwork: "Ready in the Wings" Artist: Keith Ferris

Artwork: "Ready in the Wings" Artist: Keith Ferris

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

An air-to-air left side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, wings swept back, from Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) assigned to the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

An air-to-air left side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, wings swept ...

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

A rear view of an A-6E Intruder aircraft with wings folded being prepared for flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67)

A rear view of an A-6E Intruder aircraft with wings folded being prepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Phil Wiggins Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air to air right side view of a restored PBY Catalina aircraft over Naval Air Station, Pensacola, during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of naval aviation

An air to air right side view of a restored PBY Catalina aircraft over...

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

An air-to-air right side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft. The white vapor appearing on the wings and midsection of the fuselage is produced by shock waves as the aircraft breaks the sound barrier

An air-to-air right side view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft. The white ...

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

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 (VAW-121), its wings still folded, prepares for launch on the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gary P. Bonaccorso, USN Release Status: Released to ... 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 cadet practices freefall jumping from the top of a tower as part of his training for the Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy parachute team. The group is divided into a competition team whose members contend with other college parachutists on a nationwide scale, and a demonstration team which performs at public events

A cadet practices freefall jumping from the top of a tower as part of ...

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

A cadet practices freefall jumping from an airplane as part of his training for the Wings of Blue, the Air Force Academy parachute team. The group is divided into a competition team whose members contend with other college parachutists on a nationwide scale, and a demonstration team which performs at public events

A cadet practices freefall jumping from an airplane as part of his tra...

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

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

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft passes along the coast during a flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 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: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Kit Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway - Birders at Wings and Wetlands Festival

Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway - Birders at Wings and Wetlands Fes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Groups of birders set up their gear and watch for birds at the Wings and Wetlands Festival. Location: Cheyenne Bottoms Wildife Area, Ka... 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

Team Aeroshell from Northport, Alabama performs at

Team Aeroshell from Northport, Alabama performs at

Team Aeroshell from Northport, Alabama performs at the Wings Over Whiteman Air and Space show at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 15, 2019. Nicknamed “The Pilot Maker”, the North American AT-6 Texan firs... More

A 419th Fighter WIng (466th Figher Squadron) "Diamondback" F-16C Fighting Falcon from Hill Air Base, Utah, flies a training mission over the Great Salt Lake. The 419th is one of approximately 30 flying wings in the reserve and is the only Air Force Reserve unit in Utah. If the wing were mobilized for active duty, its aircraft and most of its members would be assigned to Air Combat Command. This image was used in the April 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article"High-fivin' 'n' Huggin'."

A 419th Fighter WIng (466th Figher Squadron) "Diamondback" F-16C Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gary Coppage, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Shot of a training device called a "dunker". Once the trainee is strapped into the "dunker," the cage slams into the water, rolls down the track and holds the student upside down. If the student moves too soon, the roll is nixed, and the student has to try again. This image was used in the May 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Earning Wings of Silver & Gold"

Shot of a training device called a "dunker". Once the trainee is strap...

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

Naval Air Facility (NAF), Atsugi, Japan, hosts the "Wings 2000" Airs show, featuring various static displays such as this F/A-18 "Hornet" and its wide range of weapons

Naval Air Facility (NAF), Atsugi, Japan, hosts the "Wings 2000" Airs s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Mike Pusnik, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A close up view from behind US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Lisa Jamison from 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, SC as she videotapes Air National Guardsmen SSGT John Gonzalez from the 136th Security Forces Squadron Fort Worth, Texas at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi. Part of the 14th Air Expeditionary Wings INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5A (IGX-5A). IGX-5A is an exercise simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force to a forward operating location, and is designed to evaluate the readiness of US Air Force personnel

A close up view from behind US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Lisa Jamison f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INSPECTOR GENERAL EXERCISE-5A Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Tom Walker, 129th Security Forces patrols the secure flight line area. The 129th Rescue Wing is one of only three Rescue Wings in the Air National Guard, their mission is to rescue allied pilots and aircrew downed during combat operations worldwide, and civilian search and rescue in California and over the Pacific Ocean. The 129th has saved 288 lives since 1975

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Tom Walker, 129th Security Forces patrols ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moffett Federal Airfield State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Hughan, USAF Release ... More

STS104-332-011 - STS-104 - P6 Truss, Solar Array Wings (SAW), and Mast Canisters seen during flyaround

STS104-332-011 - STS-104 - P6 Truss, Solar Array Wings (SAW), and Mast...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the P6 Truss showing the mast canisters, Solar Array Blanket Box (SABB), and the Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array Wing (SAW) as seen during the fly... More

Mr. Martin O' Hare an Archaeologist with the Suffolk County Council Archaeology Department, takes a photo of a newly discovered Anglo-Saxon burial site at the 48TH Fighter Wings parking lot construction site located at Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK. The excavation site forms part of an early Anglo-Saxon cemetery complex first identified in 1956 and continues on from work carried out on different parts of the site. The present excavation has so far revealed 50 graves dating from a period between the late fifth and early seventh centuries, which brings the total of burials found in this area to more than 400

Mr. Martin O' Hare an Archaeologist with the Suffolk County Council Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron Jr., USAF Release Status: Rel... More

A US airborne soldier adjusts his approach before landing on the drop zone ain Thailand, during an 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 series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

A US airborne soldier adjusts his approach before landing on the drop ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2001 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A MC-130 Combat Shadow tanker and two HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters from the 129th Rescue Wing fly in formation over 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 1975, and six so...

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 San Francisc... 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 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

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 in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan. A crewchief wait for the signal to pull the wheel chock. 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) Airmen assigned to 149th Fighter Wings (FW) Honor Guard Team, stand at attention during the Memorial Ceremony, for USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mike Sanchez, held at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (TX). MSGT Sanchez, a member of the 182nd Operations Group, was laid to rest after a short battle with cancer

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to 149th Fighter Wings (FW) Honor ...

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: SMSGT Miguel Arellano, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), render salutes during a September 11th, Remembrance Ceremony held at the Wings of Liberty Park

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal...

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

STS113-711-073 - STS-113 - P6 truss,PV radiator,mast canisters and PV SAWs on the ISS taken during STS-113

STS113-711-073 - STS-113 - P6 truss,PV radiator,mast canisters and PV ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The P6 truss, Photovoltaic (PV) radiator, PV Solar Array Wings (SAW) and their mast canisters are seen in this image taken during STS-113. Subject Term... More

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