Military Electronics Operations

Images of military personnel working with advanced electronic systems and technologies aboard submarines and aircraft during various operations.

DF-ST-89-05423. Base: US Air Force Academy State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Electronics Technicians 2nd Class (Submarines) (ET2) (SS) Steven W. Lockhart Jr., using the telephone, and James R. Fackler man their stations during a precommissioning exercise aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine OHIO (SSBN-726). The submarine was built by General Dynamics Corp. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SENIOR AIRMAN Ben Brown replaces a feel and trim box which is a relay package for flight controls in the EF-111 Raven. The Raven is designed to provide electronic countermeasures support for tactical air forces and will detect, sort, identify and nullify different enemy's radar in support of the NATO enforcement of the no fly zone over Bosnia. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A sailor updates a status board on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64) underway during PAC Ex '89. Subject Operation/Series: PAC EX '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Members of the 6919th Electronic Security Squadron determine targets to be jammed by EC-130H Hercules aircraft. The EC-130Hs, which are flying under the project name of Compass Call, is modified to confuse and disrupt enemy command and control operations. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-89-05423. Base: US Air Force Academy State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: President Kennedy aboard submarine USS Thomas Edison, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy looks through the periscope of ballistic missile submarine, USS Thomas A. Edison, dockside at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, during his visit to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands at right.

Officers monitor a radar screen in the operations room aboard the Dutch frigate HR MS CALLENBURGH (F-808) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A crewman at the control center console of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) is at the ready to make instant course changes as necessary during an at sea period of operation. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator 1ST Class Rick Alcober communicates radar readings at sensor Station 3 aboard a P-3B Orion aircraft of Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 68 (VP-68). VP-68 is in Rota for active duty training. Country: Unknown

Instruments in a Lockheed P-3C (Update II) Orion long distance Maritime patrol slope (1981-2006).

A crew member monitors equipment in the engine control room of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Crewmen aboard the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701) control depth, bow angle and speed during their underway watches in the control room. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

GUNNER's Mate (Missiles) 2nd Class Scott Purcell works the control panel for the forward Mark 26 missile launcher aboard the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) as the vessel is underway during maritime interdiction operations. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-06041. Base: Naval Air Station, Bermuda Country: Bermuda (BMU)

031209-F-9871C-005. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Dutch navy officers review paperwork on the bridge of the frigate HR MS CALLENBURGH (F-808) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: Hr Ms Callenburgh (F-808) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

SPEC. Ann Hollis of Co. J, 1ST Bn., 12th Military Intelligence Brigade, practices radio traffic interception in a classroom at the U.S. Army Intelligence School. Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Mike Thomas, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 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. Subject Operation/Series: GLORY TRIP 143GB Country: Unknown

MAJ Gary Ellsworth, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft navigator, checks controls to keep the plane on course during a refueling mission, part of base alert training at Carswell Air Force Base. State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DF-ST-89-05942. Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR)

An interior view of Main Control (EMO1) in the engine room aboard the guided missile destroyer USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DDG 23). Standing at the controls is Machinist's Mate Fireman (MMFN) Mark Vastine and seated behind him is Machinist's Mate 2nd Class (MM2) Glenn Schneider. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A radar technician operates the SPA-66 radar scope in the combat inforamtion center aboard the guided missile destroyer USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DDG 23). Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-ST-89-03814. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crew member monitors the SPS-49 radar screen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

CAPT. Patricia M. Fornes, Titan missile combat crew commander, performs her duties. Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two sailors look over a schematic diagram in the technical center aboard the Dutch frigate HR MS CALLENBURGH (F-808) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Crewmen monitor consoles at their diving stations aboard a Los Angeles Class nuclear-powered attack submarine. Country: Unknown

LCDR Larry Mayes, blue crew weapons officer, makes entries in a notebook while at battle stations in the missile control center aboard the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726). Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Steve Stewart, one of five Operational Technician Craftsmen from Sembach AB, Germany, on a TSSP phone with the maintenance people at Stuttgart AB. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Pruem Air Station Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DN-ST-87-10995. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The flight deck officer and an assistant work out an aircraft spotting plan for night flight operations as a phone talker stands by to relay instructions in flight deck control aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Boiler technicians work aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64) monitor an instrument panel as the ship is underway during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Sailors on the bridge of a U.S. Navy ship wear helmets and flash gear as a general quarters drill is held during the multinational exercises RimPac '90. The Pacific Rim nations of Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. are participating in the annual naval and amphibious exercise. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '90 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Air crew members aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named the Looking Glass monitor information for the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during a flight. In the event that SAC's underground command center was destroyed by enemy attack, the crew of the flying command center would assume all functions from the air. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS. Country: Unknown

Observation console A / B of a Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Vergieg (1969-1986).

SGT. Dave Brown, a loadmaster from the 63rd Military Airlift Wing, prepares to drop a weather buoy from a troop door of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during a supply drop for U.S. scientists at McMurdo Station and the South Pole. Country: Unknown

Ton Briaire telegraphist as a chef of the guard in the radio hut a / b hr.ms. Amsterdam (D819) During the crossing to the West in March 1964 with the Division Jagers 3

DF-ST-85-03475. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Wearing a helmet and flashproof mask, the helmsman on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) mans his post as two telephone talkers don similar gear for a general quarters drill during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Charles W. Carlson, left, an Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) system control operator, and STAFF SGT. David G. Swain, non-commissioned officer in charge, AUTODIN circuit actions, monitor AUTODIN circuits at monitor/test subsystem stations in the AUTODIN switching center. Both men are members of the 2130th Communications Group, U.S. Air Force Communications Command (AFCC). Base: Raf Croughton Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

971201-F-6300R-085. Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

Royal Australian Air Force personnel observe flight operations aboard an E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft from the 961st Airborne Warning Control and Support Squadron during exercise Kangaroo '81. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '81 Base: Raaf Amberley State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

A fire control technician mans a targeting information console aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Aaron Marshall, a Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5), sets up a metal lathe in a mobile machine shop during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

SSGT Denise Meunier, flight engineer, gives last minute instructions to A1C Bernadette Botti, left, load-master, prior to takeoff. They are part of the first Air Force all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women will fly a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07812. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DN-ST-89-02942. Base: Uscg Munro (WHEC 724)

Dick McKibben operates a QF-100 drone aircraft from the control panel as Gordy Pollard looks on during exercise William Tell '86. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class (AT3) Eric D. McGosh installs a piece of electronic gear in an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter of Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 42 (HSL-42) Detachment 5 on board the guided missile cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG-60). The NORMANDY is in the Adriatic in support of Operation Sharp Guard. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP GUARD Country: Adriatic Sea

A fourth class Army specialist lines up joint tactical information distribution system (JTIDS) in a mobile Hawk missile site control complex at Ranger Camp during a training exercise. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger autographs the back of a chair on the bridge during a visit to the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

DF-ST-87-02441. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Andy Healy and 2nd LT. Trent Williams from the 91st Missile Wing qualify on the newly installed Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting (REACT) system trainer console. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-03751. Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

DF-ST-86-07978. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, commander, Naval Air Force, US Pacific Fleet, is shown being briefed on the communications center operations at a site during an inspection tour. Country: Antarctica (ATA)

A pair of sailors record navigation information on the bridge of an unidentified ship during Valiant Blitz '89. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '89 Country: Unknown

CHIEF Electrician's Mate (EMC) Robert Gordon, left, EM3 Kenneth Jackson, center, and EM2 Rual Aquino, right, operate equipment in the main control room aboard the salvage ship USS OPPORTUNE (ARS 41) during a general quarters drill on the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Country: Adriatic Sea

DF-ST-86-09210. Base: Tempelhof Central Airport_Berlin

On board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). (Left to Right) Aviation Ordnanceman 1ST Class (AO1) David Brandenburg , USN, AIRMAN Richard Gosselin, USN, and AO1 Frederick Deluca, USN, assigned to the weapons department on board the NIMITZ, assemble the nose section of a laser guided GBU-16 bomb. The NIMITZ and her embarked air wing are currently operating in the Persian Gulf in support of UN sanctions, by patrolling the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 10 November 1997. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

Celebrity, Alec Baldwin, gets a tour of Flight Deck Control from the Handler and Public Affairs Officer while visiting USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in preparation for the filming of his next movie, "Pearl Harber". TRUMAN is currently conducting Carrier Qualifications off the North Carolina coast. Celebrity, Alec Baldwin, gets a tour of Flight Deck Control from the Handler and Public Affairs Officer while visiting USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in preparation for the filming of his next movie, "Pearl Harber". TRUMAN is currently conducting Carrier Qualifications off the North Carolina coast.

DA-ST-87-00660. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-09822. Base: USS Nicholas (FFG 47)

DF-ST-88-05197. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-03476. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Italian CHIEF MASTER Sergeant A. Thodas, Aircraft Technician with the 114th Composite Group, 331st Tactical Fighter Wing, Hellinic Air Force, Greece, performs a post-flight inspection of the main landing gear of an Mirage 2000 Fighter. The Hellinic unit is at Aviano Air Base, Italy, to train with the 510th Fighter Squadron. The Mirages provide valuable dissimilar training allowing 510th Fighter pilots the opportunity to train against other types of aircraft. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A member of the 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA, shown performing his duties in the interior of an M1 Abrams Tank. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY)

PH3 Curt Fargo mounts prints for an armed forces display at the Pacific Fleet Audiovisual Facility. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A petty officer explains instrumentation panel readings to Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III during his visit to the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47). Garrett is visiting the ship during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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

The co-pilot of a 707th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft makes some calculations during a flight in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

During his visit to the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47), Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III looks over one of the ship's systems as CAPT Morris C. Foote, Commanding Officer of the TICONDEROGA's, sits beside him. The TICONDEROGA is one of the ships participation in Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS Ticonderoga (CG 47) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Members of the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey offload 77th Fighter Squadron's equipment at the International Airport, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 77th based at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina will fly F-16 fighters during this, the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Albuquerque State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crew member aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF-1086) services the automatic gunloading system of the ship's 5-inch, 54-caliber Mark 42 gun during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

AIRMAN recruit Reginald D. Johnson, left, and two ordnancemen load a Mark 82 bomb on a bomb skid aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Magnuson, assigned to the Naval Air Reserve Center in Minneapolis, Minn., troubleshoots an aircraft intercom system. Magnuson is at the air station for a two-week active duty training period. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

New Mexico's 3rd Distrcit Congressman Bill Redmond (right) watches as SMSGT David Furr, loadmaster with the 185th Airlift Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, releases 1,800 pound bales of hay from the C-130 Hercules aircraft to stranded livestock after a heavy blizzard. State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A petty officer plots the location of reported damage on a cutaway diagram of the ship in damage control central during a general quarters drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The drill is taking place during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-85-13438. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-01924. Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy Lithographer 3rd Class (LI3) Scott Libby makes final settings on a printing press prior to printing the "Nimitz News" daily paper, aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The NIMITZ is currently on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHRN WATCH, 8 January 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

A crane lowers a reentry vehicle collar into a silo as members of the 381st Strategic Missile Wing prepare for the first deactivation of a Titan II missile at McConnell. Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A photographer's mate uses a mini-printer to determine color balance at the station's photo lab. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) takes notes during a preflight briefing in the squadron ready room aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Two members of the 37th Aeromedical Evacuation Group help a patient to breathe during the trip to RAF Lakenheath, England. The men are aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Radioman SEAMAN Joseph Pensado fine tunes a radio aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Base: Gaeta Country: Italy (ITA)

Pilots discuss flight operations in a briefing room aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A flight nurse from the 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Norton Air Force Base, Calif., assists a "patient" on board a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during exercise Reforger '81. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DN-SC-87-02880. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-ST-90-00045. Base: Arnold Air Force Base State: Tennessee (TN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-05126. Base: USS Ranger (CV 61) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

SSGT Dexter Kyner monitors air traffic in the control tower. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-06876. Base: Torrance State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An officer and an aerographer's mate examine weather charts aboard the amphibious ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

DN-ST-89-04445. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An ordnanceman on the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) attaches a hoist to a BDU-45 practice bomb resting on an Aero 12C bomb skid during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

DN-ST-89-04688. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-87-10990. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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