Naval Operations and Controls

Photographs of navy personnel managing equipment and operations in control rooms and onboard ships, emphasizing technical and operational tasks.

220127-N-SS900-1016 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 27, 2022) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Michael E. Barrett, left, a native of Simi Valley, Calif.,and Electronics Technician 3rd Class Meredyth Victoria Walls, a native of Uniontown, Ohio, run tests on a radar system aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 27, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron T. Smith)

A crew member monitor 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)

Fire control technician's monitor electronic warfare modules in the operations department on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) during WestPac '93. Country: Unknown

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

Crewmembers of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) are at the ready at the control center as the submarine conducts a drill while at sea. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-87-08998. Country: Unknown

220127-N-SS900-1016 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 27, 2022) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Michael E. Barrett, left, a native of Simi Valley, Calif.,and Electronics Technician 3rd Class Meredyth Victoria Walls, a native of Uniontown, Ohio, run tests on a radar system aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 27, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron T. Smith)

DF-ST-89-05410. Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-01486. Base: USS Ford (FFG 54)

CAPT. Tom Neiss, 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

Officers sit at consoles and monitors in the Southeast Region Operations Control Center during exercise Copper Flag. Subject Operation/Series: COPPER FLAG Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-08724. Country: Chesapeake Bay

DF-ST-89-07193. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron operates a console in an EC-130E Hercules airborne battlefield command and control center aircraft during exercise Team Spirit '86. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: South Korea

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Todd Reardon reaches over to 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)

An electronic maintenance specialist with the 6949th Electronic Security Squadron checks equipment in the electronic security compartment of a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft. Country: Unknown

Construction Equipmentman 2nd Class Donald Horak of naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) operates a mobile Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) station to contact family and friends of military personnel currently serving in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. By transporting the MARS station to various camps, Horak provides U.S. servicemen with an opportunity to communicate with their loved ones. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM)

Electrician's Mate 3rd Class McCoy monitors guages on a ship's service switchboard in the No. 1 engine room aboard the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Members of the EC-130E Hercules Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center team monitor information on their computerized consoles. The Hercules, from the 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., is being used in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Commander Doug Allen, Opposition Air Force Coordinator, monitors progress of the aircraft in the target area on computers inside the debriefing and simulation cell. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hospital corpsman 1ST Class (SW) Paul Gunther operates a computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanner as a patient undergoes observation 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

Traffic leader looks at the traffic statue at the AIR Operation Control Station at Nieuw-Milligen (AOCS NM) with colleague.

DN-ST-89-04450. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPT Lance Plummer, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, loads a coded tape into 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, 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)

CPT Mark Sission, 1LT Kevin Highfield and 1LT Paul Revic, 343rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, monitor equipment in the electronic warefare compartment of a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-11737. Base: Thule Air Base Country: Greenland (GRL)

DN-SC-87-02930. Base: Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT. 1ST Class Carlos Ramirez enters data into a tactical fire (TACFIRE) battalion computer. A tactical map is visible to the right. Base: Fort Sill State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An officer discusses operations with technicians in the engineering control room aboard the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47). The ship is operating off the coast of Lebanon. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

(Assistant) Air Traffic Directors in training at the traffic management school in Gilze-Rijen.

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Ramona Wolfe, the Non-Commissioned Officer in charge (NCOIC) of small computer maintenance from the 5th Combat Communications Squadron, Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia, replaces a board into a computer at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. A1C Ashe is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-88-09943. Base: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Maintenance Control Center for the 60th Military Airlift Wing at Travis AFB, California, is staffed by enlisted and officer personnel twenty four hours a day. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-88-06661. Subject Operation/Series: KEYSTONE BADGER Country: Unknown

A flight engineer works at his station on board a C-141 Starlifter. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

SSGT Richard K. Gibbs, 266th Combat Communications Squadron, Montgomery, Alabama, operates a weather receiver during exercise Bright Star '80. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '80 Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-89-05910. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Major General Cooper, left, of the British Royal Armoured Corps views a demonstration of a training device during his visit to the US Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Weather technician, SENIOR AIRMAN Wes B. Robinson, 21st Operation Support Weather Squadron, prepares a pre-flight weather briefing. Using the latest in weather tracking computer and related equipment he is able to more accurately forecast the type of weather that pilots may encounter during their flying missions. He is participating in the 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection that was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robbery,.... Complete Scene Caption: Weather technician, Senior Airman Wes B. Robinson, 21st Operation Support Weather Squadron, prepares a pre-flight weather briefing. Using the latest in weather tracking computer and related equipment he is able to more accurately forecast the type of weather that pilots may

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron services communications equipment at radio maintenance station No. 2 aboard 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 quartermaster working on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) uses a drafting machine as he plots the ship's course. The GUAM is returning to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-87-06312. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Boiler technicians monitor gauges in the boiler room of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Country: Unknown

The flight crew of a 32nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender aircraft participates in a bombing sortie during Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SRA Dorothy A. Coker and SGT Wayne C. Campbell go over computer run records. The airmen are the 621st Tactical Control Squadron members, involved in exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A view of the combat information center room aboard the guided missile frigate REUBEN JAMES (FFG-57). Construction on the ship is complete. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-02141. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

DF-ST-89-05433. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET WARRIOR II Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Peter Onan, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron air surveillance technician, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, tracks Iraqi fighters (not shown) south of the No-Fly-Zone, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-01390. State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

DN-SC-87-00575. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Air traffic controllers monitor flight operations from the control tower during exercise Gallant Eagle '88. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Naval Air Station State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-01022. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Crew members of a Lockheed P-3C orion of airplane quadron 320 (vsq 320) at work at sensor station 1 and 2.

DN-ST-87-02969. Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

China....An Army Air Force Corporal Works With A Set To Test Cylinder Head Temperature Indicators, Oil Temperature Indicators And The Resistance Bulbs For Each.

Staff Sergeant David L. Turner. Staff Sergeant David L. Turner. "Tan Son Nhut AB, South VietnamU.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David L. Turner operates a weather radar console." Photographer: Airman 1st Class Gary D. Taylor

DN-ST-88-07339. Base: USS City Of Corpus Christi

DF-ST-86-09670. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD 85 Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-08020. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Sailors monitor some of the ship's systems from a control room in the engineering spaces aboard the West German frigate FGS KARLSRUHE (F 212) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: Fgs Karlsruhe (F 212) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Pilots Being Briefed Before Mission. Panama.

CPT Mary F. Collier, structural engineer, listens for stress cracks in the wings of an F-111 aircraft. The aircraft is in an adjacent room, cooled to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, with plus and minus "g" stresses put on the wings. Stanley Meeks, electronic technician, foreground, times the duration of the forces. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Officers eating in the submarine's wardroom, served by her steward's mates. Photographed by Charles Fenno Jacobs during her shakedown period at the sub base at Groton, CT. Officers are: l-r Cdr. David C. White (CO); Lt. Cdr David H. McClintock and Lt. Charles D. Nace. July-August 1943 - USS CERO.

U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 22, 2012) Mineman 3rd Class Joseph Gibson, left, classifies contracts as Mineman 1st Class Yancy Forbes detects contacts on the AN/SQQ-32 variable depth mine hunting detection and classification sonar from the combat information center aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10). Warrior is participating in the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise which includes navies from more than 30 countries focusing to promote regional security through mine countermeasure operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Warrior is assigned to Commander, Task Force 52 supporting mine countermeasure operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

DN-SC-90-04268. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A crew member performs maintenance in the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Airmen assigned to the 1965th Communications Squadron, Air Force Communications Command (AFCC), at work in the automatic digital network (AUTODIN) section. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PERISCOOP A / B operation from the submarine Hr.Ms. Swordfish (1972-1994).

STAFF SGT. Tony B. Shutter sits in the control tower and looks toward on-oncoming air traffic. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Crew members aboard an EC-130E Hercules aircraft prepare to operate their consoles before takeoff during exercise Border Star '81. Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aircrew Survival Equipmentman AIRMAN Recruit (PRAR) Jeremy Phillips tests oxygen masks for proper functioning during a 30-day cycle inspection in the supply department at Air Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron Forty-One (VS-41) at Naval Air Station North Island. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Maintenance Control Center for the 60th Military Airlift Wing at Travis AFB, California, is staffed by enlisted and officer personnel twenty four hours a day. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-04713. Base: USS Wainwright (CG 28)

SRA Tony D. Abell, radar and navigational section, 316th Field Maintenance Squadron, calibrates a piece of navigational equipment. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

050204-F-2907C-022. Base: Travics Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GUNNER's Mate Guns Second Class (GMG2) Robert Derouin checks the engine room of the Haiti-bound merchant vessel BLACK EAGLE during the 100th boarding of a ship bound for Haiti as part of Operation Support Democracy, the United Nations embargo on arms and fuel bound for the island nation. GMG2 is a member of the boarding team from the training frigate USS AINSWORTH (FFT-1090). Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea

DN-SN-89-04323. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Charmaine Love from the 612 Air Communications Squadron, performs a test run on a Remote Call Service Position. Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

West German naval personnel work in the pilot house aboard the frigate FGS KARLSRUHE (F-212) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-89-03196. Base: USS Simpson (FFG 56)

DF-ST-85-01392. State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Kenneth May enters information from a log book into a computer in a shore intermediate maintenance activity (SIMA) electrical shop. May has been named the air station's sailor of the year for 1991. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-06324. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Drawer Torpedoes A / B from the submarine Hr.Ms. Swordfish (1972-1994).

SGT Greg Todd, a communications technician, checks a lines in a communications van during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02671. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

S135-E-007160 (10 July 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson (left), STS-135 commander, and Rex Walheim, mission specialist, are pictured on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis prior to docking with the International Space Station during the missions third day in space.

040318-F-0703J-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

DN-SC-86-04267. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Officer Candidate School students use a drafting machine to plot a bearing during a navigation class aboard a seamanship training craft. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A lab technician views blood cultures through a microscope inside the Air Transportable Hospital, which was brought in from the hospital at March Air Force Base, Calif., to provide emergency treatment of personnel participating in exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02289. Country: Arctic

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