Military Electronics and Maintenance

Photos showing military personnel operating sophisticated electronic systems and equipment in various aircraft maintenance environments.

E-3A airborne warning and control system aircraft crew members operate a control panel, during flight. The flight mission is part of a joint training exercise with elements of the NATO air-defense system in central Europe. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Aviation Electronic Technician 2nd Class Dale G. Bohrer, left, and Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Brett McCabe check a major display unit from an E-2C Haweye aircraft at a weapons system test station in an Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) repair shop 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)

SSGT Joey L. Eden, AFSAT technician, 2163rd Information Services Group, Peterson AFB, Colorado, operates the ASR1 (Auto sending, Receiving 1). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

A CHIEF petty officer in the control center of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Oklahoma City (SSN-723). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A crew member monitors boiler activity in the control booth of the No. 4 main machinery room aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Interior view of a C-7 Caribou aircraft with civilian personnel from the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan loading pallets aboard. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-88-09749. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A refueling specialist, in a KC-10 Extender aircraft refueling position, transfers fuel to a F-117 Stealth fighter. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-87-08102. Base: Naval Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

E-3A airborne warning and control system aircraft crew members operate a control panel, during flight. The flight mission is part of a joint training exercise with elements of the NATO air-defense system in central Europe. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A flight engineer with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston, AFB, South Carolina, plots his fuel load, etc for the C-141B Starlifter, loaded with relief supplies destined for Moi International Airport. The relief cargo's final destination is to support the refugees of the Rawandan war refugees in Goma, Zaire. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

U.S. and Turkish air force personnel work in an air traffic control facility. Country: Turkey (TUR)

970621-N-5121B-008. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1)

2LT Carl Struck and 1LT Mike Ferris of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, work together at a Minuteman status console during the 1991 Strategic Air Command Missile Combat Competition, Olympic Arena '91.. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

A major monitors a radar scope in a control and reporting center during a joint tactical information distribution system (JTIDS) training exercise. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two sailors work at the electric plant control console in an engineering space aboard the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A chief petty officer supervises the helmsmen aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PARGO (SSN-650). The PARGO is underway north of the Arctic Circle.. Country: Unknown

Litter patients are being transferred from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a medical bus during exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice President George Bush observes activities in the cockpit of a 4th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The Starlifter has been renamed Air Force II for the vice presidential mission. Base: Portland

981012-F-6655M-012. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA)

Aircraft crew flying the C-5 Galaxy during the honorary commanders refueling flight. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-07482. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MASTER Sgts. Eric and Sonata Blackwelder (husband and wife) of the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron work together in an EC-130 training pod. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the MM-1 and ASG-1 computer systems in an M-93 Fox nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) reconnaissance system. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-ST-88-07341. Base: USS City Of Corpus Christi

DN-ST-87-07102. Base: USS Leftwich (DD 984)

DN-SC-87-10025. Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

DF-ST-88-09955. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PETTY Officer First Class Jon Lipsomb (SGSI) works on electrical circuitry on board the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MIAMI (SSN-755). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air traffic controllers of the Air Force Communications Command (AFCC) in the control tower observe incoming and outgoing aircraft. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-01597. Base: Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG)

DF-ST-89-05677. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET STROKE 88 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewman monitors a panel of gauges while performing his duties aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Tactical Information Coordinator, Operation SPECIALIST 2nd Class Mike Langdale monitors a radar screen in the Combat Information Center aboard USS JOHN S. MCCAIN (DDG 56). The MCCAIN is deployed to the Persian Gulf in Support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS John S. Mccain (DDG 56)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate E (Launching and Recovery Equipment) 3rd Class Keith Frederich monitors the catapult No. 4 troubleshooting panel aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during WestPac '93. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

SENIOR AIRMAN Abel Saenz checks the operation of the refueling boom of a 6th Air Refueling Squadron, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, KC-10A Extender aircraft while flying over the California coastline. Country: Unknown

A crewman monitors equipment at a ship's sonar. Country: Unknown

Air Traffic Controller Miguel Doemany monitors a radar screen in the Carrier Air Traffic Control Center aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Caribbean Sea

Photographer's Mate AIRMAN David Kosling, left, photographes Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. as he speaks with members of the Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 2 (VQ-2) avionics department. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

DF-ST-85-03434. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Instrumentation technicians SGT. Gary Olsen and AIRMAN 1ST Class Elaine Badner operate a power panel and test director's panel respectively. The technicians work in the Mobile Evaluation Laboratory, Avionics Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command. EXACT DATE SHOT UNKNOWN. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN Apprentice Patrick McKinley performs a maintenance check on an AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile while mounted on a F-14B Tomcat assigned to Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF-102). USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW1) are on deployment in the Persian Gulf to support UN sanctions against Iraq. Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, is observed by other oficers as he works in the battle staff compartment aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Country: Unknown

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer Jerome Collins and fellow crew member operates radar instruments aboard the USS ZEPHYR. The ZEPHYR is providing harbor defense for joint military forces involved in the exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '96 Base: Kodiak Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Boom operator on a USAF Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling tanker. The operator is seated in what used to be the Navigator position. After navigators were dropped from crews, the Boom operators utilized the position when not refueling

A crewman aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) mixes aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) at the ship's high-capacity foam filling station during a fire fighting drill. The ship is underway during its 1991 West African Training Cruise. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Air Force officers work with their consoles aboard an E-3A Sentry aircraft in flight during a joint tactical information distribution system (JTIDS) training exercise. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-04937. Base: Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG)

DF-ST-87-00898. Base: Loring Air Force Base State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT Thomas C. Watson Jr., center, commanding officer, explains the function of the bridge to Dr. Hiehle, a distinguished visitor aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A crew member aboard the guided missile frigate USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40) mans a station in the main engine control room. Base: USS Halyburton (FFG 40)

Canadian Forces Air Command Warrant Officer Vimy Trevors, a flight engineer with the 962nd Air Control Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base Alaska, figures fuel consumption at the flight engineers station, onboard a US Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, flying in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH to enforce the No-Fly-Zone over Northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

A crew member of the 436th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, dressed in chemical warfare gear, performs maintenance on the control panel in the cockpit of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The interior of the link trainer of a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon in which the kite learns the blind flies.

981011-N-7114M-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

DF-ST-88-07118. Country: Unknown

A view of the combat information center aboard the mine countermeasures ship AVENGER (MCM-1). Construction on the ship is complete. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCDR Jon Maclaren and Quartermaster Third Class (QM3) Winston Clinedinst review their course plot in the control room of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Country: Chesapeake Bay

DN-ST-89-01449. Base: Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-02751. Country: Unknown

CAPT Dorothy A. Prose, exercutive assistant to the undersecretary of the Navy, tries her hand at steering the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PARGO (SSN-650) during a visit aboard the submarine. The PARGO is underway north of the Arctic Circle.. Country: Unknown

Personnel inspect the chains that secure a truck on an USAF Reserve C-5 Galaxy destined for Iowa.(Exact date unknown). Base: Montgomery Air National Guard State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fireman wearing oxygen breathing apparatus take part in a general quarters drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Traffic controllers are at their positions in the radar room at Otopeni Air Base, Bucharest, Romania. The base was visited by the U.S. Air Force airfield survey team at the request of Romanian officials to determine if the Romanian bases meet US and NATO standards for use in operations and exercises. Base: Otopeni Air Base, Bucharest Country: Romania (ROM)

A first lieutenant traffic controller in the Tower of the Twenthe airbase.

A Russian sailor monitors a navigational radar screen on board the Russian Navy Ropucha II class tank landing ship LST-007 as the vessel transits toward an isolated beach near Vladivostok for cross training operations between U.S. and Russian amphibious forces as part of the combined American-Russian disaster relief exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATION FROM THE SEA Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

Air Controlman 2nd Class John Kahr monitors air traffic from the control tower during the final days of U.S. military presence at the air station. Control of both NAS, Cubi Point, and Naval Station, Subic Bay is being turned over to the Philippine government. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

021230-F-5127B-001. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 6AMW

Personnel from the 47th Information Services Group man the Cheyenne Mountain Tactical switch board in the Cheyenne Mountain complex near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Maintenance crew members secure tie-down chains on an S-3A Viking 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 radar technician monitors a search repeater in the Combat Information Center (CIC) aboard the Naval Reserve Force training frigate USS AINSWORTH (FFT-1090). Base: Staten Island State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-03368. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '86 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

US Navy Electronics Technician Second Class Tomas Davilla, US Navy Electronics Technician Second Class Luc Tran and US Navy Electronics Technician Third Class Barry Lee check a portable satellite communications antenna in the portable communications shop on board 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)

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger talks to crewmen as he tours the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64) during a visit. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

DN-ST-89-10626. Base: USS Jouett (CG 29) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Gunners Mate 3rd Class Walter Vanderhorst loads projectiles into the 5-inch gun aboard the Spruance-class destroyer USS JOHN YOUNG (DD 973). The John Young is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS John Young (DD 973)

First Lieutenant Darl Rantz of the 31st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron watches Jason Weaver look out the window of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Jason, who has cancer, will be a guest with his family at Jason's House in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina which provides free, week-long vacations for families of seriously ill children. Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Signalman 2nd Class Tom Kenna uses a searchlight on the signal bridge of the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) to transmit a message to a nearby ship during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf

TECH. SGT. Stewart Welch, 9th Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing, secures radioactive materials. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX SAPPHIRE '95 Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 2179th Communications Group monitors a radar screen in a Ground Control Approach facility. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class K. Gilliam troubleshoots a piece of radio equipment in an Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) shop. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air crew members of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing don flight gear as they prepare to deploy to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A chief petty officer moves to untangle a section of hose as members of a repair party advance down a passageway during a firefighting drill in the reactor spaces aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

US Air Force Caption Braxton "NASA" Rehm from the 522nd Fighter Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, coordinates between Operation NORTHERN WATCH aircraft, squadron operation centers, and air traffic control center at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. US Air Force Caption Braxton "NASA" Rehm from the 522nd Fighter Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, coordinates between Operation NORTHERN WATCH aircraft, squadron operation centers, and air traffic control center at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.

Marine KC-130R navigator SGT Dave Fiske, VMGR 252 (Otis) Cherry Point, North Carolina uses a radar to flight route from Mombasa to Kigali Airport in Kenya. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

DN-SC-87-13202. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Wings-ops, Leeuwarden airbase. Staff at work.

A console in the radar plot room of the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex. The Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Navy. Named Rudolf Egelhofer in the East German navy, the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Country: Solomons

Wings-ops, Leeuwarden airbase. Staff at work.

DF-ST-85-03482. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the V-4 (fuels) Division aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) monitors the main control station for the aircraft refueling system. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

USAF MASTER Sergeant Ike Isaacman monitors a Global Positioning System (GPS) console, onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Fairchild AFB, Washington. From AIRMAN Magazine July 1995 issue "Building a Bridge". Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During Operation Joint Endeavor, Corporal Steven Beckowiak, 44th Signal Battalion, works on communications equipment in a TTC-46 Tactical Satellite Van located on Taszar Airfield, Hungary. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

DN-SC-87-00501. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A female U.S. Army air traffic controller gives instructions to approaching aircraft. Country: Unknown

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