Cargo Loading Operations

Military personnel loading various heavy equipment and vehicles onto aircraft, demonstrating logistics and preparation for missions in diverse environments.

Steelworker Constructionman Erica Goldman hauls on a line attached to a pile extractor during a causeway-building exercise with Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1). An M-929 5-ton dump truck is on the causeway. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado 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)

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 load a self-propelled, vibratory roller aboard an aircraft for transportation to a construction site. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Members of the British Air Force from Lyneham, Great Britain, off load an M13K forklift and equipment that will be used to help augment Operation Support Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rwanda International Airport State: Kigali Country: Rwanda (RWA)

Military personnel load a fully outfitted rubber raft aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A-10 aircraft pilot, Captain Eric Vander Linden, from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri, straps and buckles up for flight. The reserve unit is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy in support of Operation Decisive Edge on 1-28 April 1996. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Airmen wearing protective clothing wait to load a cargo pallet aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a chemical warfare exercise. The crew members are from the 317th Military Airlift Wing, Air National Guard. Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

At Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, members of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington push a pallet of metal fencing off of the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. They're deployed to Tuzla in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. The base and personnel assigned are part of the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission. The IFOR mission is to ensure that the former warring nations of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia honor the Dayton Peach Accord to cease fire and maintain permanent borders. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Philippine army troops make final checks on their parachute equipment prior to jumping from a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing aircraft. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Steelworker Constructionman Erica Goldman hauls on a line attached to a pile extractor during a causeway-building exercise with Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1). An M-929 5-ton dump truck is on the causeway. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-02681. Subject Operation/Series: WEST WIND 88 Base: USS Forrestal (CV 59) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Marines in a light assault vehicle (LAV-25) are offloaded from a utility landing craft during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Unknown

DF-ST-87-00606. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Three-quarter left rear view of a truck equipped with a winch and pulley system for loading and unloading bombs, somewhere in Korea. Two men stand in the truck, while three more stand behind it, loading or unloading a bomb. A cart for transporting the bomb sits on the ground in front of them. A Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star is parked perpendicular to the truck. Buildings and sandbags appear in the background.

Marines work on the power pack from an M-60A1 tank at a camp in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-89-04076. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13463. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-87-13464. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-ST-85-04039. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Gulf Of Suez

A member of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) takes a break aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2). The SAIPAN is taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The driver of an MD-3 tow tractor positions his vehicle to move an aircraft off an elevator on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

A crewman operates a Tennant Model 550DN self-propelled deck sweeper on the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59). Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

Ground Crewmen Sgt. James V. Blakney Of Langsford, Penn., And M/Sgt. Charles W. Carrigan Of Nashville, Tenn., Make An Engine Change At An 8Th Af Base Somewhere In England.

DF-ST-85-04158. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT OAK Base: Kulis Air National Guard Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines prepare to load mail into a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Philippine army paratroopers have their equipment checked by a jumpmaster prior to boarding a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 aircraft. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

The commissioning pennant is raised aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PITTSBURGH (SSN-720) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. The ship's crew is standing on a platform at the stern. Base: Naval Submarine Base, New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-08611. Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE 87 Country: Morocco (MAR)

The landing gear of an A-7E Corsair aircraft leaves a trail in the slush as a crewman driving an MD-3A tow tractor backs the aircraft toward its spot on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65). Three E-2C Hawkeye aircraft are tied down in the background. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Military personnel equip a rubber raft prior to loading it aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

GEN. Colin L. Powell, USA, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and Vice Adm. Henry H. Mauz Jr., commander, 7th Fleet, U.S. Pacific Fleet, prepare to board an SH-3 Sea King helicopter during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-90-00442. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force crewmen from Travis AFB, CAlifornia, tie-down a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) inside the cargo hold of an Air Force C-5 Galaxy during NORTHERN EDGE. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-06630. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Military vans are transferred to Army trailers from the Army 25th Transportation Center after the arrival of the munitions shipment at the Chinhae Water Port. Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Participants in RODEO 93 and base members and families tour the interior of the C-17 Globemaster III. The aircraft is enroute to Charleston AFB where it will be the first C-17 to be accepted by the Air Force. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maintenance personnel service the APQ-126 radar unit of an Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for Exercise SHADOW HAWK is unloaded from the cargo ship LYRA. 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)

Members of Construction Battalion Unit 412 (CBU-412) repair a forklift truck during a training session. The battalion is practicing tasks required in deployment operations. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from the 157th Field Service Company, Fort Hood, Texas, conduct scheduled maintenance on a field laundry dryer in a laundry tent set up behind the base dry cleaners. The Army is supporting the base laundry facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station during Operation Sea Signal. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Flight deck personnel unload bags of mail from a Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40) C-2A Greyhound aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

Jordanian military personnel discuss the unloading of supplies for Exercise SHADOW HAWK from the hold of the cargo ship LYRA. 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)

DA-SC-84-04245. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American doctors and nurses place wounded patients on gurneys while they wait for the next available C-130 aircraft to fly them out of the area. On Saturday, Feb. 5 just after noon, an exploding mortar round hit the Markale market killing more than 63 people and wounding 206 others. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Air Force Reservists, SGT John F. Rodriguez, MSGT Denise L. Edgington and SSGT Ralph Singer all assigned to the 68th Airlift Squadron, 433rd Airlift Wing, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas pushes empty pallets back into their C-5 Galaxy. The C-5 and its crew delivered a fire truck, ambulance, utility vehicle, food and blankets for the people of Tblisi, Georgia under provisions of the Denton Amendment program. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1997. Base: Yerevan Country: Armenia (ARM)

A fire fighting party stands by aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) while crewman use a crane to pull an F-4 Phantom aircraft away from the ship's edge. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Members deployed to Detachment 7 radar site prepare meals for themselves as they break from a hard days work. Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Flight deck personnel unload bags of mail from a Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40) C-2A Greyhound aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

DF-ST-86-10589. Country: Colombia (COL)

DN-ST-89-02462. Base: USS Wainwright (CG 28) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Ordance Crew Loading Bomb On Trailer, 8Th Af

U.S. Marines carry a sack of rice across the airfield at Chittagong Air Base during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.. Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD)

DN-SC-87-05681. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

DF-ST-86-07613. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

The crew of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft from travis Air Force Base, California, forms a bucket brigade called a "bag drag" to load luggage at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. This photograph is part of the article "In a "Galaxy' Far, Far Away" from the October 1999 issue of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) wait on the pier for transportation to Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Marines of the 4th MEB are returning to Camp Lejeune after their deployment aboard amphibious ships in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. GEN. Henry H. Shelton, Commander XVIII Airborne Corps, visits the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Fort Stewart. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The officers of Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) gather in front of one of the squadron's F-14A Tomcat aircraft for a group photograph as they pass through the Suez Canal aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) following Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Egypt(EGY)

DF-ST-90-02061. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crash victim LT. j.g. Eric Patenkopf is transferred from an SH-3 Sea King helicopter to a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron for medical evacuation at Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines. Patenkopf was rescued from the South China Sea after his A-4 Skyhawk aircraft developed engine problems, forcing him to eject. Country: Philippines (PHL)

A U.S. soldier inspects ordnance abandoned when Iraqi forces withdrew during Operation Desert Storm. The air base was held by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Line handlers pull on a mooring line as the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) ties up in port. The cruiser is one of five U.S. Navy ships taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Base: Recife Country: Brazil (BRA)

A cargo loader is positioned at the cargo door of a KC-10 tanker from the 90th Fighter Squadron to unload equipment. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '96 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base at the field, Langley Field, Va 1942

A pilot in flight gear walks past various types of drop tanks at an air base somewhere in Korea. The armament building and a squadron hut appear in the background.

Crewmen hose down the flight deck on the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A 3d Infantry Division (M) AH-64 helicopter is towed up a ramp for loading aboard ship. Subject Operation/Series: SEALIFT EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Country: Unknown

Members of a U.S. Navy mobile construction battalion reserve unit set up tents during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

An M-1038 cargo/troop carrier is unloaded from an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DF-ST-87-08464. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-10579. Country: Colombia (COL)

Crewmen aboard the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) extinguish a simulated AV-8 Harrier aircraft fire (actually an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft) to demonstrate Navy readiness on the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A jeep is used to carry ground-based forward air control equipment during the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Crow Valley Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL)

Members of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) are briefed on the capabilities of the F/A-18C(N) Hornet aircraft. The squadron is making the transition from A-7E Corsair II aircraft to the more technologicaly advanced Hornet and recently received its first Hornet from McDonnell-Douglas corporate facilities in St. Louis.. Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Elements of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), offload an M-2 Bradley and armored personnel carriers from rail prior to loading onto wheel transports. Subject Operation/Series: SEA EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. COL. Roger Edwards, Commander of the 314th TALCE, Little Rock AFB, Ark, brief newly arrived troops about their mission. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in a massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda. The US military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargos to help the Rwandans. An estimated 2000 refugees die daily because of the cholera epidemic. The situation is steadly improving as fresh water provided by US military teams increasingly reach the camps that house up to 1.2 million refugees. Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

Crewmen position a 16-inch projectile on a pallet on the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Welders make the first marking cuts during the keel laying ceremony for the Arleigh Burke class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS MUSTIN (DDG 89) as spectators, using protective eye shields, look on. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-01049. Base: Castle Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-88-00077. Base: Fort Lee State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President George Bush leans out of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to shake hands with some of the Marines gathered to welcome him. The president and his wife are paying Thanksgiving Day visits to U.S. troops who are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

SENIOR AIRMAN Boo Brown, forklift driver from the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron McGuire AFB NJ, brings pallets to waiting C-130 Hercules. The cargo will be delivered to Kigali, Rwanda later that day. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA)

DF-ST-86-07940. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

Sailors aboard the dock landing ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42) don life jackets for a drill during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '89. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: Sea Of Japan

DA-ST-85-12333. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

Army customs inspectors check the baggage of members of the 440th Tactical Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve prior to their departure by C-130A Hercules aircraft. The reservists, who are returning to the United States during the redeployment phase of Exercise Volant Partner 87-1, flew airlift missions to 30 air bases in nine NATO nations during their deployment in Europe. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT PARTNER 87-1 Base: Chievres Air Base State: Hainaut Country: Belgium (BEL)

DM-ST-86-07496. Base: Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Volunteers from the pre-commissioning unit of the nuclear-powered attack submarine MONTPELIER (SSN-765) help clean out the basement of a local business after the city was struck by a flood. Base: Montpelier State: Vermont(VT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Detachment 21 (EOD Det. 21) wait with their gear for transportation from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) to Calayan Island to participate in search and rescue (SAR) operations for the typhoon-damaged Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). Country: Philippines (PHL)

Marines of an 81mm mortar platoon prepare for a weapons inspection while embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea

A sergeant from the 443rd Security Police Squadron prepares sand bags to be used during Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Medical crew members care for "casualty" during Exercise Wounded Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '82 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. sailors and members of a multinational explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team examine a defused Iraqi mine after it was retrieved from a Kuwaiti port in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DF-ST-93-05389. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Leon Jackson, U.S. Army liason officer to the Seventh Fleet, stands on the bridge of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). Country: Unknown

(Left to right) CMSGT Cecil Fultz, MSGT J. B. Rickert, CMSGT Bob Scheid and CMSGT Tom Johnson, RODEO 92 accuracy landing umpires, check the Pope Air Force Base runway for hot rubber from the tires of a competing aircraft and measure from that spot to a predetermined touchdown point. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

As part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, members of the STS-92 crew get instructions about the M-113 they are seated in at Launch Pad 39A. Seen on the left are Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists Leroy Chaio and Koichi Wakata of Japan In the middle, giving the instructions, is Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department. At right are Commander Brian Duffy (leaning back) and Mission Specialist Michael Lopez-Alegria. The other crew members (not seen) are Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff and Bill McArthur. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiters payload bay. STS-92 is scheduled to launch Oct. 5 at 9:30 p.m. EDT on the fifth flight to the International Space Station. It will carry two eleme

DA-ST-85-02209. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Members of a U.S. Marine detachment prepare to construct a barrier during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: United States Of America (USA)

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