Aircraft Maintenance Operations

Images of military personnel maintaining and loading munitions onto various aircraft, highlighting the technical aspect of military readiness.

Cargo riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare cargo for the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drops over Fort Irwin during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00915. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

DM-ST-86-08337. Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-00604. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft mounted upside-down on a test tower at the Rome Air Development Center Antenna Patterns Test Facility at the Newport site. The effectiveness of an AN/ALQ-119 electronic countermeasure pod, attached to the undercarriage of the F-4, is being determined without having to fly the aircraft. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070212-A-1089W-009. Base: Fort Pickett State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-10377. Country: Unknown

An Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) before it is dropped into a "Catcher's Mitt" during a ground ejection test from the wing of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft at the Pacific Missile Test Center. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cargo riggers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare cargo for the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) drops over Fort Irwin during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Larry Jackson, 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, guides a K-loader toward the ramp of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as cargo is readied for offloading during the joint service exercise Brim Frost '89. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron backs an MJ-1 weapons loader out from under an open weapons bay of a B-1B aircraft during the Strategic Air Command competition Proud Shield '88. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

December 28, 2007 - An Australian Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle launches from Ali Air Base, Iraq.

USMC Marines practice fast rope exercises from a CH-46 (Sea Knight) helicopter parked on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2). The Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary (MEU) Unit spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sasebo, Japan, Pohang, Korea, and Hong Kong, China. Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-89-00378. Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines on a nuclear-powered submarine carrying warheads in Puget Sound, Washington, USA; Washington, United States of America

A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is loaded onto a C-141 Starlifter aircraft, from the 621st Air Mobility Operations Squadron stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, by 3rd Aerial Port Squadron personnel in support of Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1, at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A remotely piloted vehicle prior to testing. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030401-M-3692C-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

010923-F-0193C-012. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Port Of Dekheila Country: Egypt (EGY)

Ordnancemen check the position of an RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile being loaded in a Mark 29 Sea Sparrow box launcher prior to test firing aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Gwangju Air BaseSouth Korea

A view of a radar installation operated by the 2187th Communications Group, with a C-130 Hercules aircraft taking off in the background. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A close-up view of a 74th Tactical Control Squadron satellite communications facility set up to communicate with deployed units in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-10378. Country: Unknown

Under the port wing of a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon depends a wide variety of Sidewinder Air to Air rockets and regular and laser guidelide bombs.

221002-N-XN177-1166 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 2, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Richard Sanchez, from Miami, conducts maintenance on the rotors of an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 2, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

040116-F-6449C-003. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DF-ST-85-12500. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the SPS-52 three-dimensional air search radar antenna aboard the guided missile destroyer USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DDG 23). Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of wiring on the side of a Scud missile shot down by an MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missile outside of Riyadh during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

981010-F-0208S-503. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Pohang Harbor Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Hawk-Launcher with three rockets of the 3rd group of arms led in Blomberg in West-Germany.The Hawk was designed for the fight against aircraft at low height. In addition, the weapon system was mobile.

A Marine from the 3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Platoon works outside the guidance systems shelter prior to the launch of an RPV during Operation Desert Shield. The shelter is mounted in the back of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV).. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A petty officer moves a Mark 46 torpedo during a general quarters inspection aboard the guided missile cruiser USS WAINWRIGHT (CG-28). The ship is underway off the coast of Charleston, S.C. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-SC-85-12934. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of an RIM-7 Sea Sparrow immediately after launch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

010813-F-0718S-023. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Crew members prepare to release a weather/wind velocity balloon prior to a remote-piloted vehicle launch aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-86-01657. Base: Wallace Air Station, Poro Point Country: Philippines (PHL)

Unexploded Bomb Lodged in the Desert

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DF-ST-88-06810. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Army soldiers of the 3rd Bn., 87th Inf., 4th Inf. Div., riding in an M-151A2 light vehicle are guided from the rear of a C-130 Hercules aircraft by U.S. Air Force reserve personnel during an engine running offload (ERO) exercise at the Red Devil drop zone. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spinning tail rotor of a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk at HAATS, or High Altitude Army National Guard Training Site.

A 5th Combat Communications Group member helps set up a disc antenna on a mobile satellite terminal during exercise PROUD PHANTOM. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DM-ST-88-07875. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the mainmast of the destroyer USS CARON (DD-970). The large radar antenna to the right of the mast is the SPS-40B, and to the right just aft of the forward stack is the SLQ-32 (V)2 antenna. Partially visible aft of the mast is a Mark 15 Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines inspect a field generator aboard the aviation logistic support ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB-3) during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

000822-N-2480M-005. Subject Operation/Series: SORBET ROYAL 2000 Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A partially camouflaged M-109 launching station for the MIM-104 Patriot missile with AN/MPQ-53 radar set stands in a holding area during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Germany, Rhineland-Pfalz, Museum Speyer, aviation and technology display gallery German midget submarine, WW2-era

DF-ST-88-07194. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 71st Tactical Control Flight and the 507th Tactical Control Center erect the antennas of an AN/TSC-53 radio van during US Southern Command canal defense exercise Black Fury II. Units of the Army, Navy and Air Force are participating in the exercise. Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

Passersby look at Iraqi HY-2 Silkworm missiles abandoned after Allied forces reclaimed Kuwait City during Operation Desert Storm. The occupying Iraqi forces had been using a school as the missile assembly and storage site.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait(KWT)

060417-A-5745M-083. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

A maintenance personnel from the 409th Tactical Fighter Squadron work on a Canadian F/A-18A Hornet fighter aircraft during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

U.S. Army Patriot missiles are silhouetted against the setting sun near Kunsan Air Base during the training exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '94 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

ADRIATIC SEA (June 6, 2018) The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise. Normandy is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group.

DF-ST-85-12521. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck crew members stand by at their station aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The crew members in the brown shirts handle tie down chains while the one in purple is responsible for refueling aircraft. Country: Caribbean Sea

DF-ST-89-01021. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

SGT. David J. Owen, a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) operations maintenance technician with the 2130th Communications Group, U.S. Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), completes an inspection of a DMSP receiver. Base: Raf Croughton Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A view of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) rigid-hull inflatable boats secured in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS DULUTH (LPD-6). The DULUTH is acting as a platform for HM-15 operations during the joint U.S. - Canadian fleet exercise MARCOT '93. Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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A fragment of a Soviet-made SA-2 missile and towing trailer lie abandoned by Iraqi forces following an Allied attack during OPERATION DESERT STORM.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

DF-ST-86-12938. Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An AH-1 Cobra helicopter, encased in protective plastic for shipping, is raised by crane during loading of military equipment aboard the rapid-response vehicle cargo shp USNS CAPELLA (T-AKR-293). The equipment will be transported back to Germany in the aftermath of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

An aerial view of two F-15 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, parked outside their temporary hangar's during exercise Coronet Wrangler. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET WRANGLER Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-59. Hurricane Katrina

France, Pas de Calais, Wizernes-Helfaut, La Coupole, WWII German V2 rocket bunker, German V2 rocket.

DF-ST-87-03110. State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen 1st Class Cameron Clark, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, guides a GBU-54 munition to be loaded into a B-1B Lancer in preparation for a Weapon System Evaluation Program at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 7, 2022. The WSEP is a formal evaluation of a squadrons ability to conduct air-to-surface live fire missions.

An M-816 5-ton wrecker is driven onto the Saudi Arabian roll-on/roll-off cargo ship SAUDI HAIL during loading operations at Blount Island Terminal. Helicopters and support equipment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are being loaded aboard the SAUDI HAIL for transport to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A weather station in operation during BRIGHT STAR '82, a combined exercise involving the armed forces of the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Oman. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Egypt (EGY)

Crew chiefs from the 42nd Organizational Maintenance Squadron repack a parachute into the rear of a B-52G bomber aircraft following a mission during Cold Fire, one of the series of Reforger '88 exercises. Subject Operation/Series: COLD FIREREFORGER '88 Base: Raf Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DN-ST-87-06013. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

WWI German coincidence rangefinder, stereoscopic rangefinder, parallax rangefinder, split-image rangefinder along the North Sea coast, Raversijde

DA-SC-89-08421. Base: Fort Monmouth State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Weapons of mass destruction. Russian ICBM missile. War Background

DF-SC-88-09936. Base: Destin State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-05405. Base: Falcon Air Force Station State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pacific Ocean, March 8, 2006 - A Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG-70) during a Missile Defense Agency, and Japan Defense Agency cooperative flight test mission. The test entitled Joint Control Test Vehicle-1 (JCTV-1), demonstrated the performance of the SM-3 missile modified with the Japan-designed advanced nosecone and Aegis BMD Weapon System.

A view of the main mast of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) surveillance ship USNS SALWART (T-AGOS-1) showing the SPS-49 long range search radar antenna recently installed for use in the drug interdiction program. The ship is in the Washington Navy Yard for a port visit. Base: Anacostia River State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 50 (VRC-50) C-130 Hercules aircraft is trapped beneath a partially collapsed hangar in the aftermath of Typhoon Omar which struck the area on August 29th, causing severe damage to Andersen; Naval Station, Guam; and the surrounding area. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BOMBARDA QUE DEFENDIO A LA VILLA EN EL SIGLO XIV. Location: EXTERIOR. Roa. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Two pararescuemen from the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron wear fire-protection gear as they try to enter the mockup Columbia during an off-runway mishap exercise. The exercise is one of several planned to optimize rescue and recovery operations for the space shuttle Columbia. Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant David Miller, a Cable/Antenna systems technician from the 341st Communications Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, performs maintenance on a communications cable in a tower at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SSGT Miller is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Members of Boy Scout Troop 85 join CMDR Ryan, the ship's commanding officer, in standing atop the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PHILADELPHIA (SSN 690) as the vessel returns to Gaeta's harbor. The troop has been aboard the vessel for a 36-hour stay arranged by Commander, Sixth Fleet. Base: Gaeta Country: Italy(ITA)

Nine Royal Air Force (British) BAe Hawk aircraft assigned to the Royal Air Force Red Arrows flight demonstration team, in flight in a high show bomb burst during the Open House Air Show. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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