Military Aviation Exercises

Images of military personnel and aircraft during various operations, focusing on coordination and preparations in training exercises and missions.

DF-ST-86-03824. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

On the open ramp of a low flying C-130 Hercules assigned to Yokota AB, Japan, a Special Tactics Team member coordinates a drop during exercise COBRA GOLD. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Surathani Country: Thailand (THA)

DN-ST-85-02032. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III, right, greets John A. Betti, undersecretary for acquisition, aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A flight crewman aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) SH-3H Sea King helicopter looks out a window during a flight off of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-101. close-up of CG air crew member wearing headset. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Corps Sergeant Charles Baughn oversees the loading of 20mm ammunition on to one of the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) while serving aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

A U.S. Army pilot and copilot secure themselves in the cockpit of an OV-1D Mohawk aircraft. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-03824. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

BGEN Joseph Moore sits in the cockpit of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft as COL Richard Eslinger, 183rd Tactical Fighter Group commander, points out the aircraft's features during Exercise Coronet Brave. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BRAVE Base: Raf Finningley Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

980227-F-4116M-006. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A radar intercept officer (RIO) from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) sits on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as a maintenance crewman cleans the aircraft's canopy prior to flight operations aboard 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)

DF-ST-99-05172. Base: Unknown

A plane captain checks the cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (VAQ-140) on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-ST-85-10553. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. Hansford T. Johnson, U.S. commander-in-chief, Transportation Command and commander-in-chief, Military Airlift Command, approaches an awaiting vehicle following his arrival aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

July 1986. HRH Prince Felipe de Borbón at the Zaragoza Academy's end-of-year maneuvers.

Flight deck crewmen help hoist a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb onto the wing pylon of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield. The Hornet also has an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on its wing tip. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

A hookup man works his way out from between two stacks of empty ammunition crates on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) after attaching them to the cargo hook of a CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter. The KENNEDY is in the Red Sea to support Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

MSGT Dennis Duane Madsen, 940th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, installs the rendezvous radar beacon in a 940th Aerial Refueling Group KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft. Stratotankers from the unit are being deployed to RAF Mildenhall, England to. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-86-03636. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-ST-89-00742. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

A 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing (33rd TFW) maintenance crew member stands by as COL. Rick N. Parsons, commander, 33rd TFW, checks his survival gear in the cockpit of his F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Navy F-14D Tomcat pilot discusses aircraft performance with maintenance personnel after a mission during the annual air defense exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel from the 51st Component Repair Squadron download a camera from an RF-4C aircraft during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Ordnance personnel inspect a 336th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15E Eagle aircraft prior to a mission. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ. Carrier, pilot of the Air Force C-17 aircraft, listens intently as Marine MAJ. GEN. P.D. Williams, Commanding General of Marine Corps Air Station, poses a question concerning the lift capabilities of the C-17. This flight demonstration is the first loading and embarkation exercise involving Marines and Marine Corps cargo at the MCAS. Base: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-00142. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Cadet L. Deitz at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

A photographer's mate stands by in front of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 3 (HC-3) stands for a medical evacuation drill held in conjunction with the Naval Regional Medical Center during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-05037. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hundreds of flight students come to Naval Air Station Kingsville each year. Here a flight instructor discusses his flight with one of his students. Intermediate training is done in the T-2C Buckeye aircraft (Background). Base: Kingsville State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AMN Herbert W. Roe (foreground) takes care of aircraft flight data while TSGT Charles R. Chajewski, the watch supervisor, studies a base map with MAJ Jerry D. Woods, the assistant operations officer, during Exercise Salty Bee. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY BEE Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Captain kite J. (Jacques) Brouwer in the cockpit of an F-104G Starfighter of 323 Squadron on Leeuwarden airbase.

A Sergeant of Aircraft Quadron 320 (VSQ 320) at the instrument panel on board a Lockheed P-3C Orion of the Marine Aviation Service (MLD).

DF-ST-85-12541. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Koon, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, secures his flight gear at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 8, 2022. HMLA-167 trained with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard units during joint exercise Northern Strike 22-2. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

C-130H Pilot, CAPT. Dan Dahger, assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron (AS) gives the "thumbs up" as the C-130H crew prepares to enter the war torn area of Tuzla, Bosnia. The 40th AS is assigned to the 7th Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and is deployed to Ramstein to support Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard from 4 Dec. 1996 to 23 Jan. 1997. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVORJOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A technician conducts a flight system inspection on a 509th Bombardment Wing F-111 aircraft. Aircraft inspections and repairs are made quickly and more efficiently due to the implementation of the Strategic Air Command's Readiness Oriented Logistics Syste. Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force pilot in an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron is on the flight line ready for takeoff during Brim Frost '81. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT. Fred Caddel a C-5 flight engineer assigned to the 3rd Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del. uses the winch control to pull a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter into the cargo bay of his C-5 Galaxy at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri. The C-5 will airlift UH-60 helicopters and personnel of the 106th Aviation Unit, Peoria, Ill back to their home base. They were participants in New Horizon '97, first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise .... Complete Scene Caption: Sgt. Fred Caddel a C-5 flight engineer assigned to the 3rd Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del. uses the winch control to pull a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter into the cargo bay of his C-5 Galaxy at Cheddi Jagan International Airport,

A flight operations director reviews information aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea

In the cockpit of the IL-76 transport, Captain Sam Svitenk, a C-5 pilot from the 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif. monitors radio calls during the deployment phase of the training exercise. The Russians are participating in Peacekeeper '95, the first time that Russian troops have trained on American soil. Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER '95 Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A German pilot pre-flights an F-104G Starfighter aircraft prior to a training flight conducted by members of the 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two pilots from Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) stand beside a Mark 82 500-pound bomb mounted beneath the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) after flying a strike mission during OPERATION DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

DF-ST-89-00805. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Danny Turnquist, Scout Team Leader, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, peers through the drivers hatch atop his Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

2LT Sulieman Al-Rabiah takes his flight gear off the rack and suits up prior to flying a training mission. Base: Williams Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020925-N-0271M-001. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Midshipman Cindy Mason, in the rear, and LT. Mary Jorgenson, a pilot with Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126, gives the thumbs-up signal prior to taking off on a familiarization flight in a TA-4 Skyhawk aircraft. Mason is participating in a one-week aviation training program for students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00806. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 and French commandoes attach their harnesses to a special patrol insertion/extraction (SPIE) rope hanging from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter hovering over the deck of the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188) during a training mission. SEAL Team 8 is providing boarding teams to assist the ships of the Maritime Interception Force in their enforcement of U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

DF-ST-88-05412. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Three aircraft handlers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) watch as a restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft takes off. Two B-25's are being launched in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first attack on the Japanese mainland. Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

DF-ST-85-11145. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An ordnance crew member inspects an AIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile on an A-7 Corsair II aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Aleutian Islands

Flight deck crew members use a pneumatic wrench to release the safety hold bolts prior to raising the crash barricade during a drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Caribbean Sea

STS029-S-003 (10 March 1989) --- Astronaut James P. Bagian, STS-29 mission specialist, prepares to take a rear-seat ride in a NASA T-38 jet aircraft from Houston's Johnson Space Center to Florida's Kennedy Space Center. In three days, he and four fellow STS-29 crewmembers are scheduled to lift off aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery from Launch Pad 39B.

A munitions crewman guides a missile into position on the undercarriage of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the air-to-air combat training Exercise William Tell '82. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '82 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

COL. Richard Salsbury, commander of the 1700th Air Refueling Squadron Provisional, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, flies a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission in support of Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Members of the 75th Combat Munitions Unit, Munitions Flight, 23rd Wing, push a munitions loader to arm an A-10A of the 75th Fighter Squadron for combat deployment. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980622-F-7924J-003. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Bill Chu, left, and FIrst Lieutenant Mike Hamill fly their 616th Military Airlift Group (616th MAG) C-12F Huron cargo aircraft past Mount McKinley. Four of the twin-engine planes are flown by members of Detachment 1, 616th MAG during supply drops to remote Alaskan sites. Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, talks to members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during boarding team training aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. The Marines are armed with M-870 12-gauge shotguns and M-9 9mm pistols. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

An F-14 Tomcat pilot of Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) waits in the cockpit of his aircraft for his turn to launch from the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operation Deny Flight. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: USS America @@(Cv 66) Country: Adriatic Sea

STAFF Sergeant Timmie Shannon, from the 463rd Field Maintenance Squadron, raises a work platform before servicing an aircraft during the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TARA" (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND)

A flight deck crewman adjusts his hearing protectors while standing on a catwalk aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90. An Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) A-6E Intruder aircraft is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Landing Signal Officers prepare for another safe recovery during cyclic flight operations on board the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

DN-ST-88-02211. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-87-02153. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS BOLIVIA Base: Tolata Country: Bolivia (BOL)

DF-ST-89-07664. Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A plane director gives a helicopter pilot the "start auxiliary power" signal aboard the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). A Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 5 (HS-5) SH-3H Sea King helicopter is parked in the background. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-89-09904. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980620-F-9580Z-025. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-03242. Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181)

970621-N-3521S-002. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div 3rd AAV Batt

Major John T. Gaffney Checks the Ordnance Under the Wing of His A-1. Major John T. Gaffney Checks the Ordnance Under the Wing of His A-1. "Pleiku AB, South VietnamU.S. Air Force Maj. John T. Gaffney checks the ordnance under the wing of his A-1 aircraft prior to takeoff from the base." Photographer: Sgt. Michael G. Felix

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Hillding and Colonel Paul P. Douglas Jr.. Lieutenant Colonel Edward Hillding and Colonel Paul P. Douglas Jr.. "Korat AB, ThailandLt. Col. Edward Hillding, who led the first flight of U.S. Air Force F-4E Phantoms to Southeast Asia, is welcomed by Col. Paul P. Douglas Jr., left, commander of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing."

DN-ST-88-00140. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Members of the 86th Engineer Detachment search for an armored personnel carrier (APC) that sank in the Cowhouse River in approximately 40 feet of water during the joint services Operation Gallant Crew '77. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT CREW '77 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. COL. Raymond E. Yeilding, pilot, sits in his flight suit prior to his recordbreaking, coast-to-coast flight in an SR-71 aircraft. The plane, which is being delivered to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. for permanent display, made the flight in 68 minutes. Yeilding was assisted by LT. COL. Joseph T. Vida, reconnaissance officer, who is assigned to Detachment 6, 2762nd Logisitics Squadron along with Yeilding. Lt. Col. Raymond E. Yeilding, pilot, sits in his flight suit prior to his recordbreaking, coast-to-coast flight in an SR-71 aircraft. The plane, which is being delivered to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. for permanent display, made the flight in 68 minutes. Yeilding was assisted by Lt. Col. Joseph T. Vida, reconnaissance officer, who is assigned to Detachment 6, 2762nd Logisitics Squadron along with Yeilding.

S66-39691 (18 June 1966) --- Astronaut John W. Young, prime crew command pilot for the Gemini-10 spaceflight, sits in Static Article 5 during water egress training activity onboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever. The SA-5 will be placed in the water and he and astronaut Michael Collins will then practice egress and water survival techniques. At right is Gordon Harvey, Spacecraft Operations Branch, Flight Crew Support Division.

DF-ST-85-01337. Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-00450. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPT W. S. Robinson and his associate meet with Air Force officers during exercise Sentry Cowboy I. Robinson is from the 181st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Texas Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY COWBOY I Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011007-F-5772H-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED

A member of Construction Battalion Unit 412 (CBU-412) performs maintenance work on 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)

US Navy CAPT. Brian Hinkley, a pilot with the Navy EA-6 Shadowhawks, debriefs US Air Force LT. GEN. Mike Ryan at a mass hot wash following the rescue mission of CAPT. Scott O'Grady. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3).(Exact date unknown). Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

With tie-down chains draped over his shoulders, a plane captain waits for his aircraft to be recovered aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

CAPT. William B. Hayden, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), makes a last minute notation prior to conducting a preflight check on a Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) F-14A Tomcat aircraft. Country: Caribbean Sea

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Judith Wilkinson greases helicopter rotor fittings. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-87-07591. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force CAPT. Karen Brown, a T-38 Talon Instructor Pilot with the 87th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas, performs a preflight check of the aircraft prior to take off for another mission during the annual air defense exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT Barry Garvin of the 37th Aircraft Generation Squadron drills a bracket for a 37th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4G Phantom II "Wild Weasel" aircraft during post-flight maintenance. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Co-pilot LT Gregory Gibson, of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14), lowers his visor while performing a pre-flight inspection on his MD-53E Sea Dragon helicopter. Today's mission involves deploying a Mark 105 electro-magnetic influencing device in the waters off Atlantic Beach, N.C., as part of exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy seabees and Air Force personnel unload supplies from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82.'. Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Major General Winfield S. Harpe, Commanding General, 16th Air Force, stands on the flight line near an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft. Base: Torrejon Air Base Country: Spain (ESP)

LCDR El "Elk" Kules sits in the cockpit of his A-6E Intruder aircraft after landing on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE 2-94 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A ground crew loads an AGM-109 Tomahawk air-launched cruise missile on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-85-00702. Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Country: North Sea

Two flight crewmen from Air Anti-submarine Squadron 30 (VS-30) wait to man their aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

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