Military Operations and Simulations

Photographs capture military personnel engaged in operations, training simulations, and command activities on submarines and during joint exercises, reflecting strategic readiness.

Gas Turbine System Technician 2nd Class (GS2) Steve Miller monitors the controls at the engineer's station aboard the patrol combatant missile (hydrofoils) USS GEMINI (PHM 6). Base: USS Gemini (PHM 6) State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

Four crew members participate in a simulated missile firing in the control room during precommissioning activities aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine OHIO (SSBN-726). The participants are, from left, MT2 (SS) G. Lindquist, FTB2 (SS) Brian Douglass, FTB3 (SS) Brian King and FTB1 (SS) David Starnes. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MASTER Sergeant Charles Gardner operates an AN/VYA-7 digital data terminal during BRIGHT STAR '82, a combined exercise involving the armed forces of the US, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Oman. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Egypt (EGY)

A staff sergeant mans a position in the Airlift Control Center during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

DF-ST-87-08032. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Crew members man the control station aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Fire Control Technician First Class Miles P. McQuistion (foreground) tracks surface contacts during a missile firing as part of the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Country: Unknown

A technician works inside the Launch Control Facility Trainer as a simulated launch sequence takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gas Turbine System Technician 2nd Class (GS2) Steve Miller monitors the controls at the engineer's station aboard the patrol combatant missile (hydrofoils) USS GEMINI (PHM 6). Base: USS Gemini (PHM 6) State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

Missile Technician SEAMAN (MTSN) M. A. Frazer checks a gauge in the lower ballistic missile compartment of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine OHIO (SSBN-726) during precommissioning preparations. The submarine was built by General Dynamics Corp. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. Dan D'Innocenti, an air traffic controller, monitors an approach radar scope at the Travis Air Force Base Control Center. Base: Oakland State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PHAN Lance Pofahl scans negatives into the digital photo work station. Images are then transmitted back to Washington, D.C. for release to the worlds media outlets. The USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

DN-ST-89-05386. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-01389. State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Second LT. Bonnie J. Schafer, deputy Titan missile combat crew commander of the 533rd Strategic Missile Squadron (SMS), performs her duties. Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-01487. Base: USS Ford (FFG 54)

DN-ST-89-01347. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A1C Timothy Fields of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron readies an computer aboard a WC-130H Hercules aircraft to receive information that will be transmitted by wind sondes dropped into Hurricane Gilbert. The aircraft is flying into the hurricane. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

CHIEF Aviation Warfare Operator B. Hayden, on board a P-3C Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 68 (VP-68), is testing sonar gear during a counter-narcotics flight out of Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Navy Reservists from Patrol Squadron Five (VP-5) are supplementing the regular crew as part of their reserve training. Country: Caribbean Sea

SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron makes preflight checks in the communications compartment of 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)

A senior airman talks on a conference line in a complex during a joint tactical information distribution system (JTIDS) training exercise. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03243. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

SSGT Ellea Amos, ground radio equipment repair technician, checks the operation of the scope control in the Aeronautical Station of the 1974th Communications Group, Air Force Communications Command. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Rich DeTrafford, a solar analyst watches for solar flares in the radio observatory. STAFF SGT. DeTrafford is assigned to Detachment 1, 50th Weather Squadron, located at Learmonth, Australia, which, along with six other Air Weather Service solar observatories around the globe, monitors solar activities 24 hours a day. Exact Date Shot Unknown .Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1994. Base: Learmouth Country: Australia (AUS)

Operations SPECIALIST 3rd Class Mike Smotherman monitors a radar screen aboard the guided missile destroyer USS CHANDLER (DDG-996) as the vessel takes part in maritime interdiction operations. Base: USS Chandler

DN-ST-88-07397. Base: Naval Operating Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF Missile Technician (MTC) Martin Nagle monitors the launcher control console in the missile control center aboard the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A technical sergeant wearing full nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective gear monitors an air search radar display during a simulated chemical attack conducted as part of the joint South Korean/U.S. Exercise Team Spirit '91. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '91 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea(KOR)

AMN Rex Griffith, a flight crewman aboard a 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron (21st TAS) C-130 Hercules aircraft, checks over the procedures for a container delivery system air drop during a "Tac Trainer" mission. The 21st TAS deployed to South Korea from Clark Air Base, Philippines, to conduct terrain-following navigation and tactical air drop training missions. Country: South Korea

The "Battery Control Officer (BCO)" (right in the photo) and his assistant (left in the photo) pure to the radar screens of the so-called TDECC in the "Platoon Command Post (PCP)" of the improved Hawk system. TDECC = Tactical Display and Engagement Control Console.

2LT Chris B. Athearn of the Ballistic Systems Division at Norton Air Force Base, CA, monitors a video screen in the security car mock-up at the Rockwell International plant. Personnel from Rockwell and the Air Force are working jointly on the Strategic Air Command (SAC) rail garrison program. Base: San Bernardino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-09561. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Machinist Mate First Class (MM1) Brett Jebia watches LT. CMDR. David Olivier, commanding officer of NR-1, the Navy's only nuclear-powered deep submergence research craft, checking his charts on board the submersible off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Country: Caribbean Sea

Corporal Congdon of the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) Precision Measuring Equipment (PME) section uses a variety of electronic diagnostic equipment to calibrate a line analyzer. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Kevin Finley, satellite communications specialist, 5th Combat Communications Group, Robins AFB, GA, checks the power level of a high power amp. Subject Operation/Series: Bright Star 94 Base: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY)

Space collections specialists train on equipment at the Army Intelligence School. Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

DF-ST-89-02366. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-88-03930. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA 87-1 Base: Decker Field, Wendover State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewman rings a bell prior to making an announcement to the ship's company from the bridge on the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-87-12386. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A sailor and a Marine monitor equipment in the media center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-88-08029. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Second LT. Louise Demers, a mathematician at Headquarters, Foreign Technology Division, Directorate of Sensor Data, adjusts electronic test equipment. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIC John P. Andrich, a radio operator with the 2130th Communications Group, U.S. Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), mans a station on the strategic Air Command's "Giant Talk" command and control network. Base: Raf Croughton Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

MAJ. Richard Island communicates with a pilot in the spatial disorientation trainer at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Base: Brooks Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN Steve McDiffit, left, checks the steam charging panel on the main control console for the No. 4 catapult 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)

DF-ST-89-05425. Base: US Air Force Academy State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-03886. Base: USS Capodanno (FF 1093) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

SENIOR AIRMAN Matt Jones types messages on the AN/UYA-7 digital data system in the Airlift Control Center area during Exercise Shadow Hawk, a phase of Bright Star '87. The U.S. Central Command/Joint Chiefs of STAFF exercise provides U.S. forces with the o. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK '87BRIGHT STAR '87 Base: King Faisal Air Base State: Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

CAPT. Rick Chase, space intelligence officer, and Navy LT. CMDR. Gary Van Horn man the phones in the Space Defense Operations Center at the North American Air Defense (NORAD) Space Command Cheyenne Mountain Complex. Base: Cheyenne Mountain Complex State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A surveillance operator at the Southern Regional Operations Center spends a shift at a radar scope looking for drug traffickers in the air. The operator belongs to the 630th Radar Squadron which gives aircraft detection and monitoring capabilities to U.S. and host nation agencies in Central and South America. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

DN-ST-88-01147. Base: USS Illusive (MSO 448)

SGT Wayne Wolf, 2146th Communication Squadron, operates a television ordnance scoring system console on the Korean Tactical Range. The range is located approximately 90 miles east of Osan Air Base, Korea. Base: Sang Dong Country: Korea

Engineering officers aboard the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57) answer questions from Hispanic students of the Orange Glen and Escondido High School junior Reserve Officers Training Candidate (ROTC) program during a tour of the engineering spaces of the ship. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An officer traffic controller with a corporal 1-assistant traffic controller on the tower of the Twenthe airbase.

DF-ST-85-12625. Subject Operation/Series: NIGHT TRAIN/GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) 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)

MAJ Thomas Waddel, navigator, 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, charts the position of a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft as it flies over Texas. Country: Unknown

(Left to right) Machinist Mate Third Class (MM3) Charles Shuemaker, Machinist Mate Second Class (MM2) Kyle Myseth, Machinist Mate First Class (MM1) Darren Davis, Machinist Mate Third Class (MM3) Brian Grigsby, and Machinist Mate Second Class (MM2) Kyle Myseth, and , Machinist Mate Second Class (MM2) Kenneth Wirth gather for a divisional meeting in their work space onboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Country: Chesapeake Bay

DF-ST-89-09852. Base: Raf Holbeach Range Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A telephone maintenance technician of the Italian Air Force explains phone connectors to SENIOR AIRMAN Kenneth Kofler, 1ST Combat Communications Squadron. Members of the squadron are in the region in support of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DENY FLIGHT Base: Vicenza Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

DN-SN-89-03420. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-07491. Base: USS Simpson (FFG 56)

061201-N-8907D-004. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

DF-ST-85-11259. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Frank H. Kielnecker, Detachment 1, 11th Weather Squadron, adjusts a barograph as he monitors weather information for the joint service exercise Brim Frost '89. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A close-up view of the airborne launch control system aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. The system decodes launch instructions from an encrypted tape and after two missile launch officers turn separate keys, it transmits a launch message to a Minuteman III missile housed in a silo. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA)

GEN Richard A. Ellis, Strategic Air Command, commander in chief, handles top level communications in his airborne command post, during Exercise Global Shield '79. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD 79 Base: Northwestern Country: United States Of America (USA)

Torpedo tubes A / B from the submarine Hr.Ms. Walrus (ex-USS Icefish, 1953-1971).

DF-ST-85-12572. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Working in the Elmendorf Operations Center during Exercise Brim Frost '81 are, from left to right: LTC John Borchect, operations officer; COL Robert H. Barger, director of operations, 21st Tactical Fighter Wing and COL George H. Miller, vice commander, 21st Tactical Fighter Wing. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The commanding officer and several members of the maneuvering watch are shown atop the sail as the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) prepares to get underway from the Norfolk Naval Station for Annapolis, Md. Base: Hampton Roadstead State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07828. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

CAPT. A.D. Fikes checks a manual while working at an Air Force communications site during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-90-01598. Base: Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG)

A technician adjusts recording equipment for recording the detonation of an explosive charge in the high explosive research and development facility. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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) Ero and to the left of him is Fireman (FN) Betz. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Master Sergeant and Air Force Captain work on the Washington-Moscow Direct Communications Link. .

An electrical engineer works in the Aeronautical Systems Division. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CMDR Sherback reviews parking lot construction plans with civilian employees. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

S74-17744 (8 Feb. 1974) --- The crewmen of the third and final manned Skylab mission relax on the USS New Orleans, prime recovery ship for their mission, about an hour after their Command Module splashed down at 10 17 a.m. (CDT), Feb. 8, 1974. The splashdown, which occurred 176 statute miles from San Diego, ended 84 record-setting days of flight activity aboard the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit.

Crewmen monitor consoles at their dive stations in the control room of the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN-729). Country: Unknown

DF-SN-87-12756. Base: England Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Second LT. Elizabeth G. Langevin, deputy missile combat crew commander, 308th Strategic Missile Wing, at work. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

001011-N-2176S-001. Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED SPIRIT Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

DN-ST-89-11373. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Willie L. Godbolt, a radio operator and shift supervisor with the 2130th Communications Group, U.S. Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), talks with an airborne aircraft while working in the Global Command and Control System (GCCS) radio station. Base: Raf Croughton Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Crewmen monitor radar scopes in the combat information center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-89-01023. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

A radar maintenance technician explains functions of radar equipment to an airman in an air traffic control section. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

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