Flight Operations Training

Images show USAF personnel training on various equipment and aircraft systems, highlighting the technological aspect of military flight training.

United States Air Force officers monitor radar consoles aboard an NKC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in flight during a joint tactical information distribution system (JTIDS) training exercise. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020513-F-8115W-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

SSGT Alan Winzenreid points out a feature of the T-4 navigation trainer to Cadet Stephen Gunning. Winzenreid is a member of the 50th Airmanship Training Squadron. Base: USAF Academy, Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Air Force officers monitor radar consoles aboard an NKC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in flight during a joint tactical information distribution system (JTIDS) training exercise. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ Stephen M. King, a navigator for an EC-130E Hercules from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, flies another mission. The Hercules is being used as an Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

CAPT. Tom Neiss, foreground, airborne missile combat crew commander from the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, and CAPT. John Rogers, deputy airborne missile combat crew commander from the 1850th Communications Squadron, practice turning the missile launch keys inside their EC-135 Pacer Link aircraft (tail No. 8052), prior to flying the final Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launch for the Strategic Air Command. The mission has been designated "Glory Trip 147GM-1.". Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members from the 574th Supply, 51st Maintenance Battalion, Task Force 51, Mannheim, Germany, set up two reverse osmosis water purification systems that produces 600 gallons of fresh water an hour. They also maintain eight chlorinators that produce over 3,000 gallons of fresh water an hour for the people in the city of Goma and the Rwandan refugees located in Zaire. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

CHIEF Ramos, engineering officer of the day, makes adjustments on the No. 1 ship's service diesel generator (SSDG) aboard the salvage ship USS HOIST (ARS-40). Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain(ESP)

DF-ST-87-00613. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron takes notes at radio maintenance station No. 2 aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Emiliano Henry, a member of Boy Scout Troop 85, mans the dive planes of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PHILADELPHIA (SSN 690) as crew members and fellow Scouts stand by. The troop is aboard the vessel for a 36-hour stay arranged by Commander, Sixth Fleet. Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

Loadmaster, MASTER Sergeant Kevin Hanoi from the 50th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, keeps alert as he watches out the window of the C-130 Hercules aircraft for hostile action such as Surface to Air (SAM) missiles and Anti-Aircraft Armament (AAA). If hostile action is seen MASTER SGT. Hanoi notifies the pilot who would take evasive action or fire a flare. The 50th AS is on temporary duty from Arkansas to Ramstein. Wearing flight helmets, kevlar and life survival vests, the crew flies missions from Ramstein Air Base, Germany into Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission. The IFOR mission is to ensure that the former warring nations of Serbia, .... Complete Scene Caption: Loadmaster, Master Sergeant Kevin Hanoi from the 50th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, keeps alert as he watches out the window of the C-130 Hercules aircraft for hostile action such as Surface to Air (SAM) missiles and Anti-Aircraft Armament (AAA). If hostile ac

Members of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) service a Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled 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)

CHIEF MASTER SGT. Robert A. Morris, Air Force Operational Test Evaluation, Charleston AFB, S.C., operates the load master station on the C-17 during a mission into Panama. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

In preparation for the flight home after Operation Desert Storm, F-117A stealth fighter aircraft pilot MAJ. Joe Bowley and crew chief STAFF SGT. David Owings of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing review the pre-flight checklist.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM REDEPLOYMENT Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

CAPT John D. Moulton, a member of the helicopter detachment assigned to the Canadian frigate HMCS MARGAREE (DDH-230), talks with the pilot of an incoming helicopter from the ship's flight deck control station during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: Hmcs Margaree (DDH 230) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Quartermaster Third Class (QM3) Ronald Weaver stands the navigational watch in the control room of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Country: Chesapeake Bay

STAFF Sergeant Mark H. Smotherman, a life-support specialist with the 10th Tactical Air Support Squadron, assists Captian Ronald W. Eifert during ejection seat training. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Maintenance crewmen work on an aircraft on the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

980622-F-7924J-005. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maintenance personnel perform a cockpit preflight check in a C-141B aircraft while wearing new chemical warfare ensembles. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-01740. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-90-04048. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A view of a pilot in the cockpit of a C-141 Starlifter. The unidentified pilot is a captain from the 14th Airlift Squadron. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

DN-SD-01-09774. Subject Operation/Series: CJTFX '96 Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

CMSGT Bob Tucker, 223rd Combat Communications Group, assists SSGT Donald Harris in establishing communication ties between Kwang-Ju and Kunsan, Korea, during Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Technician 1ST Class Hoffman and ENS Feldhuhn conduct a preflight check of a P-3 Orion aircraft during a Patrol Squadron 31 (VP-31) training session. Country: Unknown

970617-F-7910D-010. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS LOOK Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hull Maintenance Third Class (HT3) Donny Bordwell cuts a one and one quarter inch carbine steel pipe with a horizontal ban saw in the machine shop on board the destroyer tender USS CAPE COD (AD-43). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-06310. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

DN-ST-85-03966. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Colonel Robert Lawrence, Vice Commander, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash., adjusts controls on his C-141 Starlifter during a mass air drop. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '96 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Shortly before Malmstrom AFB's final remaining KC-135R Stratotanker is launched from the flightline for the last time, AIRMAN 1ST Class Luis Gonzalez, a boom operator with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, computes the weight and ballast of the aircraft throughout the flight to its new assignment at MacDill AFB, Florida. Once there, the 91st Air Refueling Squadron and its twelve tankers will become part of the 6th Air Refueling Wing. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A ground crewman in protective clothing jacks up an H-53 Sea Stallion helicopter to check the tires during a chemical warfare training exercise. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Terrace Hardy, Air Weapons Controller, 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Kessler AFB, Mississippi, trains a British airborne soldier aboard an EC-130E Hercules airborne battlefield command and control aircraft in support of exercise Roaring Lion.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: ROARING LION Country: Unknown

Maureen Peoples, Lockheed-Martin contract personnel, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, demonstrates the use of a video boroscope to assess the internal condition of an F100-PW-100 engine used in the F-15 as Major General Steve Polk, 19th Air Force Commander looks on during a base tour. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-13334. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAL GUARDIAN / REFORGER '85 Base: Strauffenburg Country: West Germany (FRG)

Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Jason Bruce conducts a systems check in one of the propulsion spaces a board the USS CARNEY (DDG 64). Carney is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Carney (DDG 64)

DN-ST-86-11455. Base: USS Arkansas (CGN 41) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

DN-ST-85-03944. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Crewmen aboard a ship from the Standing Naval Forces Atlantic participate in underway replenishment operations. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DN-ST-85-05421. Base: USS Iowa (BB 61)

MASTER SGT. Tom Foss, left, and TECH. SGT. Gary Scheff, both members of the 934th Tactical Airlift Group, hook up a static line as their C-130E Hercules aircraft approaches the drop zone. Soldiers of 1ST Battalion, 509th Infantry, will parachute into the vicinity of David, Panama, where they will conduct operations in support of Operation Just Cause. Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Country: Panama (PAN)

Suffolk County, England. USAF AIRMAN Karcz (background) and SENIOR AIRMAN Wilson, from the 100th Aircraft Generation Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall connect the pentagram refueling system to the fuel intake receptacle on a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

970413-F-4141A -002. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-11928. Subject Operation/Series: PHOTO FINISH '85 Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Line handlers of the submarine tender USS HOLLAND (AS-32) pull in mooring lines in preparation for the ship to get underway for a 45 day. Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

A TSGT checks circuits on the equipment used for the testing of the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, after its installation in its permanent location. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Crewmen secure a Marine Corps M-998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to the deck of an air cushion landing craft (LCAC) 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)

Captain Thomas R. Fedyzyn of the guided missile crusier USS NORMANDY (CG-60) gives precise instructions to the officer that will be speaking with the captain of the Bulgarian cargo vessel.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: SHARP GUARD Country: Adriatic Sea

030306-N-4309A-248. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Airmen of the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron monitor a communications station aboard an aircraft in flight during Cold Fire '80. The joint Army/Air Force tactical exercise in Europe was conducted Sep. 15-26. Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

1ST LT. Robert Miller, left, CAPT. Michael Stahr, center, 1ST LT. Bob Dittus, second from right, and another air crew member review their mission 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)

DF-ST-85-03430. Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPT Denis LeMeur, a French Air Force C-160 Transall navigator assigned to Anjou Tactical Squadron, 64th Wing, Eureux Air Base, France prepares for a TRIADS MRE drop into Srebernica, Bosnia. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

US Air Forces weapon loaders load an AGM-123 Skipper air to surface missile onto a F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 555th Fighter Squadron prior to NATO air strikes on Serbian targets surrounding Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Willem-Alexander at the navy aboard a ship. 1986

A1C Robert Carson, weather equipment repair specialist with the 1974th Communications Group of the Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), checks the operation of the cloud height detector at the end of the runway. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate Third Class Jeremy R. King performs preventive corrosion control on an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter aboard USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman and its battle group are participating in Exercise UNIFIED SPIRIT, a NATO led United Nations training exercise simulating peace keeping operations off the Atlantic coast. Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED SPIRIT Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

DN-SC-87-00490. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Red Sea

Two soldiers from the 222nd Transportation Company, Arizona National Guard, are assisted by a government mechanic as they ready a vehicle for shipment to Saudi Arabia for use in Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Fort Huachuca State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT. Debbie Whitacre, 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, prepares to launch a dropsonde sensor from a WC-130 Hercules aircraft to measure a typhoon's speed and direction. The information will be relayed to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM)

1ST Lieutenant Mike Hamill signs for mail from MASTER Sergeant Jerry McGinnis of the Defense Courier Station, Elmendorf Air Force Base. Hamill, a C-12F Huron cargo aircraft co-pilot with the 616th Military Airlift Group, flies supply missions to more than 40 isolated sites in Alaska. Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-09801. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Chongju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

TSGT Jamil Ali Ghalib of Yemen fine-tunes an AN/APQ radar transmitter during a training class. SGT John Caparra observes. Base: Williams Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970617-F-7910D-013. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS LOOK Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Corporal Steven Howard, Marine PHOTO-Reconnaissance Squadron 3 (VMFP-3), checks the cameras on an RF-4B Phantom II aircraft prior to flight. VMFP-3 is competing in Reconnaissance Air Meet '86. Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force ground crews push a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on pallet into a C-130 Hercules for an air drop during the exercise. Joint Task Force 95-3 involved each branch of the armed services and all major units of the US Atlantic Command.Exact date unknown. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-08306. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF Operations SPECIALIST (SW) Tom Southwell converses with a French naval officer aboard the guided missile cruiser USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG-58) during the joint U.S./French naval exercise DASIX LAFAYETTE. Subject Operation/Series: DASIX LAFAYETTE Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

An air crew member receives instructions on chemical warfare antidote prior to deploying to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970628-N-8481P-003. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

020413-A-8359B-129. Base: Camp Barbuda Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

DF-ST-85-01335. Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-06739. Base: USS Sides (FFG 14)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Natalie Scott of the 316th Field Maintenance Squadron autopilot shop, performs an operational check on an E-4 test bench. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) take cover behind some pallets on the deck of the USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during boarding team training. The Marines are being trained by members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, which provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

A radioman tunes a receiver in the radio shack on the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

970409-F-1787R-165. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Aerial Port personnel deployed to Entebbe off load equipment and supplies using a K-Loader from Civilian Reserve Air Force (CRAF) aircraft at the Entebbe International Airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA)

A soldier and a sergeant of the Royal Netherlands Air Force are installing the loading floor in a Fokker F27-300M Troopship.

DF-ST-86-04186. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Officers from the Colombian Naval Academy tour the bridge of the destroyer USS THORN (DD 988) during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: USS Thorn (DD 988)

Quartermaster 1ST Class Ronald Schultz operates the helm of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Two members of the 82nd Airborne Division repair the left drive sprocket on an M-551 Sheridan light tank parked at the international airport following Operation Just Cause, the U.S. invasion of Panama. Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Base: Tocumen Country: Panama (PAN)

Members of the crew of the submarine tender USS HOLLARD (AS-32) receive communion at the close of the Easter Sunrise Service on the ship's fantail. LT. Benjamin G. Aycock and CDR. Jane F. Vieira are the Chaplains conducting the ceremony. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

On Board Hm Submarine Tribune, 1942 In the motor room of HMS TRIBUNE.

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Chris Harris, a Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5), logs onto the Standard Automated Material Management System (SAMMS) while working in the supply office at a camp under construction in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Naval Weapons Station. A 16-inch projectile is offloaded from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) in preparation for a four-month post shakedown availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Base: Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-87-12173. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DF-ST-87-12357. Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Electronics Technician 1ST Class Laker turns one of the propellers of a P-3C Orion. Base: Naval Air Station, Rota Country: Spain(ESP)

DF-ST-86-04182. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-88-05737. Country: Guatemala (GTM)

05/24/1987. HRH Prince Felipe of Borbón in his instruction at the Juan Sebastián Elcano.

DM-SC-89-05460. Base: Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

MAJ Ruth J. Ovitt, 552nd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (ACW/OSS), trains a British airborne soldier aboard an EC-130E Hercules airborne battlefield command and control center aircraft in support of exercise Roaring Lion.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: ROARING LION Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-09194. Base: La Ceiba Country: Honduras (HND)

SN Juan Perez from 1ST Div keeps the line to the RHIB boat tight as the boat is brought back onboard. USS INCHON (MCS-12) RHIB boat (not shown) is currently operating in the Adriatic Sea, in support of Operation Sustain Hope, a joint, combined NATO and U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Operation Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) created from the recent unrest in the Kosovo region. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Country: Adriatic Sea

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