Aviation and Ground Operations

Images of military personnel engaged in aircraft maintenance, operational communications, and training exercises within dynamic environments.

East German policemen look over into West Germany as they stand near the Brandenburg Gate. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Army SPECIALIST 4 Mike Price of the 158th Aviation Battalion adjusts the tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter unloaded from the cargo ship LYRA for Exercise SHADOW HAWK. Shadow Hawk is the segment of the multiservice Exercise BRIGHT STAR '87 that tests joint Jordan-US operations. Subject Operation/Series: BIRGHT STARSHADOW HAWK Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR)

East German policemen look over into West Germany as they stand near the Brandenburg Gate. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A landing signal officer (LSO) and his assistant monitor the approach of an incoming aircraft from the LSO platform on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) during carrier qualifications off the Virginia Capes. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A crew member from the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron stands on the runway apron during a reserve rescue exercise. Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant George Woods from the Ohio Air Force Reserves gets ready to help launch some F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft (not shown) from Moron Air Base, Spain. The F-16's from the Ohio Reserve just completed a 90 day tour in the Gulf. The aircraft stopped at Moron AB for refueling. Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

960709-F-2829R-004. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ADM Thomas B. Hayward, CHIEF of Naval Operations, sits in the cockpit of an A-6E Intruder aircraft. He is briefed prior to flight by a pilot from Medium Attack Squadron 115 (VA-115) off the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41). Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A U.S. Army soldier practices rappelling from a tower during a field training exercise. Country: Unknown

970409-F-0881Z-506. Base: Northfield Air Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain David "Smelly" Smullen assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312) "Checkerboards", checks his night vision goggles in preparation for night flight operations on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

DF-ST-88-08710. Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970520-F-1787R-240. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft Commander, CPT Cook, in his cockpit seat, briefs the Hurricane Response Force commander, COL Goodrich, 319th Operations Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota during the flight from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey to Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The normal one hour flight was extended to over two and one-half hours due to the action of Hurricane Bertha. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY. Country: Unknown

Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Officer, Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, poses in the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Captain Christopher Bushek, USMC, Force Protection Officer, Marine Central Command Combat Assessment Team, poses in the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

A flight operations director converses with a flight deck crew member aboard the aviation logistic 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)

A Navy officer holds an Uzi 9 mm submarine gun during a familiarization weapons firing exercise on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Colour transparency of Ensign Noressey and Cadet Thenis at the Naval Air Base at Corpus Christi, Texas by photographer Howard R. Hollem.

DA-ST-87-13052. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

CLINT EASTWOOD in KELLY'S HEROES (1970).

A member of a US Navy construction battalion prepares forms prior to pouring concrete. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

CHIEF Journalist Potterfield rides on a bus as it passes through the city. Potterfield is one of the Navy journalists assigned to cover Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

DN-ST-88-05308. Base: USS Harry W. Hill (DD 986)

Original Film Title: HAMBURGER HILL. English Title: HAMBURGER HILL. Film Director: JOHN IRVIN. Year: 1987. Stars: DYLAN MCDERMOTT.

DF-ST-87-03133. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ. GEN. Robert B. Johnston, chief of staff, U.S. Central Command, marches in the National Victory Celebration parade. The day-long celebration is being held in honor of the coalition forces that liberated Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-00540. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220516-N-DP708-1002 SAN DIEGO (May 16, 2022) Capt. Ryan Jackson, executive officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), signals that he has turned gears to lift and remove an aircraft catapult on the flight deck, May 16. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

DN-SC-90-04336. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Equipment Operator Construction Apprentice Miller climbs operates a bulldozer during a causeway-building exercise with Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1). Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S Army's BGEN Stan McClellan, Chief of Staff, Military Assistance Command - Vietnam (MACV) the American representative and Viet Cong and North Vietnamese members of the Four Power Joint Military Commission discuss the release of their respective prisoners of war..

Undersecretary of the Air Force Cecile Lanstrom is briefed by CPT Brian Butler. Undersecretary Landstrom is aboard an OV-10A Bronco aircraft from the 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An officer aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) takes a reading with a telescopic alidade. The WISCONSIN is part of the U.S. Navy force in the gulf supporting Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

CPT Boone, from the 129th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group of the Air National Guard, briefs members of his crew prior to beginning a practice rescue in the open ocean. Base: Hayward State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LITTLE SPANISH SOLDIER (1988) -Original title: SOLDADITO ESPAÑOL-.

DF-ST-89-00887. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

DN-SC-89-08123. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

An instructor at the SERE (Survival, Escape, Resistance & Evasion) School teaches simple rope tying knots to students being assigned to potentially hostile areas where they might meet an unfriendly environment. (Duplicate image, see also DNST9700132). Base: Warner Springs State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KIEFER SUTHERLAND in A FEW GOOD MEN (1992), directed by ROB REINER.

Crew members aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) participate in the Golden Shellback Initiation given to sailors crossing the equator for the first time. The ship is on a cruise around the world. Country: Unknown

A member of the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron checks the intravenous connection of a wounded U.S. serviceman during a flight to a medical facility. The serviceman was wounded during the multiservice, multinational Operation Urgent Fury on Grenada. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Unknown

DA-SC-88-00440. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '86 Country: Thailand (THA)

Recruits practice bayonet techniques with M16A1 during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CMDR John G. Morgan Jr., commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), uses a hand-held radio to pass on some instructions as the ship enters port. Country: Unknown

Crew members look out from a hatchway on a U.S. Navy ship, one of seven vessels in the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RICHARD JAECKEL in THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE (1968), directed by ANDREW V. MCLAGLEN.

Man wearing CGAS Cape Cod hat standing next to helicopter , Helicopters, Air pilots, United States. Coast Guard. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

DF-ST-87-09725. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

MASTER Sergeant M.R. Nealy (left) and STAFF Sergeant Theresa Wagner, 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, California, conduct in-flight training on the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft oxygen system. Country: Unknown

Equipment Operator 3rd Class Angelique Wilde operates a 75-ton hydraulic crane during a causeway-building exercise with Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1). Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Wolf Pack Honor Guard fold the United States flag during retreat ceremony as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Air Force. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DON RICKLES in KELLY'S HEROES (1970).

A Marine corporal holds his M-249 squad automatic weapon while embarked aboard the dock landing ship USS FORT FISHER (LSD-40) prior to the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

CAPT. Neil Payne, copilot of a 410th Bombardment Wing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, works on flight plans for deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031206-F-2828D-028. Country: Unknown

PETTY Officer 1ST Class "Doc" Jones, a Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5), carries a pipe wrench while working at a well-drilling site at a camp under construction in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class Calvin L. Greathouse, dive and salvage departmental career counselor aboard the salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS-51), discusses career opportunities with Boastswain's Mate 3rd Class Wanda Holder. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-85-06278. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DA-SD-05-00599. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ. Larry Richter, left, and 1ST LT. Bob Dittus review briefing information in base operations prior to a flight to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Eaker Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TECH. SGT. Julius Trukositz participates in an air base defense exercise during Reforger '83. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '83 Country: Western Europe

A member of the Chinese delegation from the People's Republic of China is shown some of the equipment on an SH-2 light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) helicopter. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00794. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

A landing signal officer and his assistant aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) stand ready with their cut light/waveoff light pickle switches as they monitor the approach of an incoming aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

011017-F-0308N-428. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

US Navy AIRMAN Recruit Andrew Massimino paints a stanchion pole in the catwalk of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) as the aircraft carrier prepares for homecoming. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Navy Recruit Training

From left to right, Admiral Sir Peter Abbot, KCB, Commander in CHIEF Fleet, talks with The Right Honorable Michael Portillomp, United Kingdom Secretary of State For Defense, and The Honorable William J. Perry, United States Secretary of Defense. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Doug Schaare, F-16CJ pilot assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, poses near his aircraft. He is a SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) pilot. The F-16CJ is equipped with HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles) and the Maverick AGM-65 air-to-ground missiles. He is available to take out enemy radar during Operation Southern Watch missions over Iraq. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1996. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Azraq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Photographer's mates videotape flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during exercise West Wind '88. Subject Operation/Series: WEST WIND '88 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force 75th Squadron plays his bagpipes next to one of the squadron's A-4K Skyhawk aircraft. The 75th Squadron is participating in the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A member of the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron helps make a wounded U.S. serviceman more comfortable during a flight to a medical facility. The serviceman was wounded during the multiservice, multinational Operation Urgent Fury on Grenada. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Unknown

DN-ST-89-02749. Country: Unknown

980426-F-4116M-011. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Air Force Reserve STAFF Sergeant Jack Riley backs a flush truck up to a civilain contract DC-10 aircraft. Reserve personnel from Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, are taking over the duties of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron during the reserve exercise PATRIOT PORT `83. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PORT '83 Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-02871. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 1ST Class (BMA1) Paul Cole from Massey, Maryland, a hangar deck supervisor aboard USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3), discusses ships controls with Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 1ST Class (BMA1) Eddie Enriquez from Queens, New York. (Substandard image). Base: Uss Belleau Wood (LHA 3)

A member of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit helps ready a 1ST Special Operations Wing MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter for transport to the Persian Gulf region to support Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-00133. Base: USS Aquila (PHM 4)

A petty officer standing watch on the quarterdeck of the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26) makes an entry in the ship's deck log. Base: Gaeta Country: Italy (ITA)

A member of the 90th Security Police Group wears camouflage gear during a training exercise. Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1LT Mike Reed, a pilot with the 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, gives a lift to a student from the Seoul American Elementary School. The child was visiting the base on a field trip during munition loading competition Sabre Spirit I. Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT I Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Retired Army MASTER Sergeant Burl Branham, right, from Fort Benning, Georgia, is the team shotgun coach in the shooting competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Standing with him is team member STAFF Sergeant Matthew A. Dryke, who won a gold medal for his performace in the skeet shooting event. Base: Chino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tenue During Oil Load at Sea (BOZ).

DN-ST-85-08484. Base: La Junta State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron checks a wounded soldier being evacuated aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

LT. Greg Stubbs of Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) conducts a briefing in the squadron ready room aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

A Canadian soldier aims an L-14A1 Carl Gustav 84 mm medium anti-armor weapon while on the firing range during the combined United States/Canadian NATO exercise RENDEZVOUS '83. Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Groenewold, both members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), stand guard on the fantail of the Turkish freighter Rize K. during an inspection of the vessel. The Rize K is the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT, circling in the background, is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Three unidentified US Air Force Munitions people carry a AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile on the flight line towards a F-16 Falcon, Block 52 aircraft (the only such aircraft in the Air National Guard) from the 157th Fighter Squadron and assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire ANG Station South Carolina. Lans Stout, a visiting free-lance photographer from Atlantic Beach, Florida, captures pure beauty in flight (OCT 97). This photo was used for a picture story in the popular "Code One" magazine. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Robert Duvall , Apocalypse Now , 1979 directed by Francis Ford Coppola (Zoetrope Studios , United Artist)

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