Military Operations Equipment

Detailed views of military personnel operating various high-tech systems in aircraft and submarines, showcasing control panels and communication equipment.

Machinist Mate First Class (MM1) Brett Jabia watches LT. CMDR. David Olivier, commanding officer of NR-1, the Navy's only nuclear-powered deep submergence research craft, adjust some instruments while cruising off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Country: Caribbean Sea

SSGT Zilavy operates a communications panel on board an E-3A Sentry aircraft during Operation Ocean Venture '82. The E-3A is equipped with the airborne warning and control system (AWACS). Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewmember on board the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) operates one of the myriad of controls existing on board any submarine. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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

A1C Allen Redman loads software for an electronic sensor at the 17th Reconnaissance Wing's Physiological Support Division. Base: Raf Alconburg Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony Frinz, avionics repairman, works on a transmitter-receiver for a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. Technological modifications and parts obtained from decommissioned bombers enable maintenance specialists to keep the aging aircraft on their flight schedules and increase mean time between breakdowns. Base: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-06729. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-07753. Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Machinist Mate First Class (MM1) Brett Jabia watches LT. CMDR. David Olivier, commanding officer of NR-1, the Navy's only nuclear-powered deep submergence research craft, adjust some instruments while cruising off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Country: Caribbean Sea

CPT Dale Meyerrose, chief of maintenance, watches as SRA Glenn King, navigational aids maintenance specialist, adjusts the tactical air navigation (TACAN) equipment at the 1974th Communications Group, Air Force Communications Command (AFCC). Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

000708-N-7412M-013. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Hopper (DDG 70)

A flight crew from the 63rd Military Airlift Wing man the controls of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft as they approach Roosevelt Roads, P.R., for the start of Exercise Ocean Venture '81. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Three Norwegian Army officers, one seated at a control panel and two in the background standing and talking together, work in the Norwegian Medical Company's (NorMedCoy) medical facility operations room at the "Blue Factory," located near Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Norwegians are in Bosnia as part of the Nordic-Polish (NORDPOL) Brigade in support of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

An officer traffic controller and an assistant traffic controller at work in the Tower of the Twenthe airbase.

DA-ST-87-00737. Country: West Germany (FRG)

DN-SC-89-07978. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A crew member aboard the guided missile frigate USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) monitors a gas turbine control panel in the engine room during exercise Ocean Safari '85. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN SAFARI '85 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

DF-ST-88-03782. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Ronnie Pannel, monitors catapult number two from beneath the flight deck of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). GEORGE WASHINGTON is conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea

DA-ST-87-00731. Base: Mannheim Country: West Germany (FRG)

SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron monitors air-to-ground communications aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, during "Glory Trip 143GB."Glory Trip 143GB will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. 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)

STAFF SGT. Thomas Howell, air traffic controller in the ground controlled approach (GCA) center, operates the automated radar terminal system (ART/IIIA). Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-07754. Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-11465. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-01001. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

SSGT Denise L. Brown, 226th Combat Communications Squadron, monitors the weather control teletype during exercise Bright Star '80. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '80 Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

An Air Force air surveillance officer and a U.S. Customs air officer monitor the displays on a multi-purpose console aboard a 552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing E-3A Sentry aircraft. Customs officers often fly aboard the E-3A to detect aircraft attempting to transport narcotics into the U.S.. Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010313-F-9528H-003. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

CHIEF Missile Technician Martin Nagle sites at a control board in the missile control center during a battle stations drill aboard the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-87-01082. Base: Grissom Air Force Base State: Indiana (IN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00900. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Unknown

On Board Hm Submarine Tribune, 1942 The Second Coxswain of HMS TRIBUNE, Petty Officer Hedley Charles Woodley, at his diving station on the forward hydroplanes.

DN-SN-89-04824. Base: USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3)

DN-SC-86-03596. Base: Naval Station, Anacostia State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1LT D. Boots, a navigator with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, plots a course 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, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Country: Unknown

An air crewman adjusts the instrument panel in a cockpit simulator at the Military Airlift Command's Airlift Training Center. The center provides initial training for pilots, navigators and flight engineers and also provides courses for C-141 Starlifter a. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewman man air operations radar console in the combat direction cetner (CDC) on the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-85-03818. Base: Socorro State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-04741. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPT Geisler, U.S. Air Force, performs weather prediction experiments at the Man Computer Interactive Data Acquisition System (MCIDAS). Base: Hanscom Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

961123-F-6587J-014. Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE ENDEAVOR Base: Vicenza Country: Italy (ITA)

1LT Cliff Stansell and 2LT John Hagen, missile operations team competitors from the 321st Strategic Missile Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, work together at a Minuteman commanders 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)

LCDR Jeff Morse the combat systems officer of USS BUNKER HILL (CG-52), a Ticonderoga class, guided missile cruiser, looks over the ships combat information screens while the ship operates in the Arabian Sea as part of the Southwest Asia (SWA) Build-Up. Country: Unknown

AIRMAN Angela Pitts (right) and SENIOR AIRMAN Candie Delagarza (left), 334th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC, use an air crew radio to coordinate flight times for the F-15E Strike Eagle missions at the Roswell Industrial Air Center during the annual air defense exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Whaley operates a long-distance radio at the master net control station of Commado Escort. Commando Escort, part of the 1957th Information Systems Group, links the commander-in-chief Pacific Command and the commander-in-chief Pacific Air Forces, with bases and military forces throughout the area. Base: Punamano State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Naval student's preflight check in a T-1 simulator. The Air Force's joint pilot training program is active at Reese AFB. Ground and air EGRESS training is an integral part of the Air Force/Naval pilots survival education. Naval student's preflight check in a T-1 simulator. The Air Force's joint pilot training program is active at Reese AFB. Ground and air EGRESS training is an integral part of the Air Force/Naval pilots survival education.

DN-SC-88-06174. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sonar Technician Charles Jordan monitors the Joint Maritime Command Information System from the combat center of the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea

DN-SC-87-00464. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Soldiers receive instruction in the training simulator of a Leopard PRTL (armor caterpillar against air goals).

Corpsmen work with blood and plasma in a laboratory aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20), underway in the Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Pagan, 513th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, tests avionics on a radar system. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

2nd LT. Phil Bellania, 60th Operations Support Squadron (OSS), Travis AFB, CA, Air Mobility Command (AMC) Intelligence augmentee deployed at the air base, uses a laptop computer to work on a handout for aircrews flying humanitarian missions for the operation. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of the 6948th Electronic Security Command work on a radar site during exercise Border Star '81. Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Norm McDonald uses an aircraft mission planning system at a computer display terminal. Base: Fort Monmouth State: New Jersey(NJ) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Thad Woodard, president, North Carolina League of Savings Institutions; Troy Pate, president of the Goldsboro, N.C. Military Affairs Committee and SGT Thomas C. Polk, a KC-10A Extender aircraft boom operator with the 911th Aerial Refueling Squadron, prepare to watch refueling operations through the boom operator's window. The men are en route to Long Beach, CA for the ceremony during which the 68th Aerial Refueling Wing will receive its twentieth and final KC-10A, dubbed "Spirit of Kitty Hawk", the final KC-10A to be delivered to the Air Force. Country: Unknown

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Jesse Malm monitors fuel levels aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea. Carl Vinson is underway conducting Precision Approach Landing System (PALS) and flight deck certifications.

Quartermaster's Mate 1ST Class Evan J. Soskin operates a self-propelled acoustic/magnetic (SAM) minesweeper remote directing computer on the utility landing craft LCU-1641. Two SAM's are deployed in the Atlantic Beach, N.C., harbor as part of exercise OCEAN VENTURE '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTUE '92 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Launching and Recovery Equipment) 2nd Class Todd Reardon and AMN Steve McDiffitt, front, work in the central charging panel for Catapult No. 3 on 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)

Sergeant Terry Hilton, 316th Field Maintenance Squadron radio shop, performs a bench check on a 618T-2 high frequency receiver-transmitter. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Air controlman 2nd Class John Mahr instructs SSGT Roque Exconde on U.S. Navy air traffic control procedures employed in the air traffic control tower in preparation for transfer of the tower to the Philippine air force. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority will be assuming control of NAS, Cubi Point and Naval Station, Subic Bay. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-SC-86-04266. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-09663. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-85-11495. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-33 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-87-09736. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Chongju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN Kim Ksenzulak tests a tactical air navigation system receiver/transmitter at the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Joe Furrow operates an acoustic sensor device aboard a P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft. He is assigned to Patrol Squadron 10 (VP-10). Base: Naval Air Station, Brunswick State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCPL Rick L. Meyer, left, and CPL Steven F. Sparkman perform tests on M-17A1 field protective masks in the nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) test unit. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-01258. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-05937. Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-07752. Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Donald M. Wilkerson, 463rd Tactical Air Wing, checks the radio system in the Airlift Control Element building during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gas Turbine Systems Technician M (Mechanical) 3rd Class Thomas Grierson stands watch at a gas turbine engine control console in central control aboard the guided cruiser USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62). Country: Unknown

MASTER Sergeant David Gonzales an imagery analyst from the 152nd Air Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, transmits imagery with the Scathe View system aboard an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft, during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. The system can capture imagery on the ground from up to 17,000 ft in the air and can instantly transmit the imagery to ground forces. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-06272. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier operates equipment inside a mobile communications van. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DA-ST-86-04157. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DN-SN-90-00361. Base: USS San Jacinto (CG 56)

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

A photo of operations by the Washington Air National Guard's 252nd Combat Communications Group, ca. 1996. (Washington Air National Guard archive photo)

A bridge officer, wearing flame retardant clothing and flash gear, marks flood boundaries and damaged compartments on a chart during a damage control drill aboard the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27). The cruiser is one of five U.S. Navy ships taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Base: USS Josephus Daniels (CG 27)

DN-ST-88-00277. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Joe Furrow operates an acoustic sensor device aboard a P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft. He is assigned to Patrol Squadron 10 (VP-10). Base: Naval Air Station, Brunswick State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPT Lindell Yank Rutherford, Commanding Officer of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) conducts an interview via phone with a reporter from WAVY-TV in Norfolk, Va. George Washington is conducting operations in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea

LT. Bryan Tauzer squeezes the trigger, launching a Trident II fleet ballistic missile from the ballistic missile submarine USS NEBRASKA (SSBN-739) during recent test off Cape Canaveral, Fla. Base: USS Nebraska Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-89-08102. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

MAC senior staff personnel gather data for briefings in the offices adjoining the command post for the Military Airlift Command (MAC) headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarvis Colvin, 169th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion mechanic, conducts quality control tests on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet engine in the 'Hush House' at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, September 16, 2022. The 'Hush House' is an on-base facility where aerospace propulsion specialists can openly observe the jet engine while it is running to ensure operational safety and functionality.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarvis Colvin, 169th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion mechanic, conducts quality control tests on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet engine in the 'Hush House' at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, September 16, 2022. The 'Hush House' is an on-base facility where aerospace propulsion specialists can openly observe the jet engine while it is running to ensure operational safety and functionality.

DN-SC-88-06170. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970129-F-2829R-503. Complete Scene Caption: Captain Chris Ballard, a navigator assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, conducts a status check of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft's on board navigational equipment enroute to Tuzla Air Base in the former Yugoslavia in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

LCPL H. D. Sulger of the base communications center is processing a message on a Univac optical character reader so that the message can be transmitted to another military base. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A1C Benjamin Johnson, an air traffic controller from the 2048th Communications Squadron, maintains radio contact with an aircraft, from his station in the control tower. Base: Carswell Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-11847. Base: Raf Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A hospital corpsman working in the sick bay aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) positions a sailor's arm before taking an X-ray. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

000517-F-2902B-505. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

980925-N-5348H-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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