Aerial Military Bases

Aerial views of various military air bases, illustrating aircraft positioning and the extensive facilities essential for military operations.

An overview of the base and flight line during Exercise Purple Duck 90-22. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK 90-22 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

An aerial view of the South Korean ramp. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An aerial view of a section of NAS Norfolk, looking south-southwest, showing the Military Airlift Command (MAC) Terminal. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view of the main cantonment area at Kort Royal Thai Air Base during Exercise CHECKERED FLAG. Subject Operation/Series: CHECKERED FLAG Country: Thailand (THA)

Aerial image of Gilze-Rijen airbase. Recording is scanned in mirror image.

DF-ST-86-05010. Base: Ohakea Air Base Country: New Zealand (NZL)

An overview of the base and flight line during Exercise Purple Duck 90-22. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK 90-22 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

An aerial view of a portion of the base, showing the main runway and hangar area. The 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE), and the 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron, USAFE, are based at Upper Heyford. Base: Raf Upper Heyford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DF-ST-88-05344. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view of the base, looking west of the Air Combat Command's C-5B Galaxy and C-141B Starlifter aircraft facilities. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view of the base's main runway. The 66th United States Air Force Europe (USAFE), is located at Little Rissington. Base: Raf Little Rissington Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron taxi at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 14, 2022. The Strike Eagles provided air-to-air and air-to-ground defenses for the Air Force Central Command area of responsibility.

Coast Guard Stations - 26-HK-333-33. Air Station New Orleans - Aerial. Hurricane Katrina

An aerial view of a portion of the base's flight line, with several C-5 Galaxy aircraft on the ramp. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view of a portion of the base. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view of the base prior to completion of Project Tonedown, in which aircraft taxiways and runways will be camouflaged according to US Air Force Europe specifications. Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, flies with a P-51 Mustang over Joint Base San Antonio, Texas for the Air Force's 75th Anniversary on Sept. 10, 2022. To honor the anniversary the 149th FW conducted a joint flight with a P-51 which was the second model aircraft to be used at the unit.

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Six C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Georgia Air National Guard execute an elephant walk on the flightline at the 165th Airlift Wing in Garden City, Georgia, Sept. 11, 2022. The entire 165th AW fleet of C-130H aircraft was modernized with NP-2000 eight blade propellers and T-56 3.5 engines. The eight-bladed propellers deliver more power and efficiency while reducing maintenance labor.

DN-SC-85-05034. Base: Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

An aerial view of the United States Company Headquarters (USCOY) at the airport set up as part of this United Nations peacekeeping effort. Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

DA-ST-85-02250. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

An aerial view of the approach end of the primary runway at Korat Royal Thai Air Base during exercise Checkered Flag. Subject Operation/Series: CHECKERED FLAG Country: Thailand (THA)

Training operations for Wisconsin National Guards 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment are shown June 11, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Members of the unit regularly complete training operations at Fort McCoy, and the unit also supports numerous training events at the installation each year. During June 2022, the unit held its annual training at Fort McCoy and centered their operations with multiple UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at the airport.

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-66. Hurricane Katrina

The colors of dusk are shown Oct. 19, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

The guided missile frigates USS STARK (FFG-31), left, USS AUBRY FITCH (FFG-34), center, and USS STEPHEN W. GROVES (FFG-29) lie tied up alongside one another at the naval station. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view, looking southeast, of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) cantonment area and base housing. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Miami, Florida, conducts overflights around the Fort Myers area in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022. Some of the things crews look out for are people in distress, scope of damage, and potential pollution.

An aerial view of Camp Muffler, base camp of the US Marine's taking part in this exercise. Camp Muffler provides living quarters, chow and hygiene facilities, and work areas for the Marines. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed including the use of equipment from the US Marine Corps Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) .... Complete Scene Caption: An aerial view of Camp Muffler, base camp of the US Marine's taking part in this exercise. Camp Muffler provides living quarters, chow and hygiene facilities, and work areas for the Marines. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania

A view of the flight line ramp at Moi International Airport filled with USAF C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, C-130 Hercules and Marine Corp aircraft, all supporting the humanitarian relief effort to Rawanda and Uganda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

A 54th Helicopter Squadron crew overlooks the flightline during a training flight at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 5, 2022. E-3 Sentries from Tinker AFB relocated to Minot AFB due to a tornado watch in the central Oklahoma area. Relocation plans such as this are set in place to mitigate possible damage to aircraft during severe weather conditions.

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-109. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of Fokto Air Base, a former Soviet Combat Helicopter base in southern Hungary. Fokto, considered a bare base, has been closed for years and the facilities are in poor condition. U.S. military surveyed the condition of four airfields in Hungary for possible use by U.S. Forces should they be sent as a peacekeeping force in Bosnia. Base: Fokto Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

Polyhronis - 26-HK-407-5. Hurricane Katrina

A view of the sunrise for Yokota residents during the early morning hours on the final day of an Operational Readiness Exercise here March 11. During the week-long exercise, participants practiced contingency operations to prepare them should they be called to support operations in a wartime environment.

DF-ST-87-07027. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lt. Gen. Scott L. Pleus, 7th Air Force commander, taxis in an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 8, 2022. Pleus is a command pilot with more than 2,500 combat flying hours during operations Desert Fox and Southern Watch.

020315-F-5806B-031. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Post-Katrina - 26-HK-374-36. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-154. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules casts a shadow as it flies over Kuantan, Malaysia during Exercise Pacific Angel, Aug. 17, 2022. The C-130J is a multi-mission capable aircraft supporting aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, special operations and refueling missions.

DF-ST-85-03492. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-1. Hurricane Katrina

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-218. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-87-11136. Base: Abbotsford State: British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada (CAN)

The Westfield Starfires, a collegiate summer baseball team in Westfield, Massachusetts visited Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts to debut their specialty jerseys highlighting the 104FW and continue the partnership between the Starfires and the 104FW. The team watched our F-15Cs take off, spoke to Tech. Sgt. Garrick Pelletier a maintainer, and Capt. Kyle 'Vice' Randal an F-15C pilot. (U.S Air National Guard Photos by Master Sgt. Lindsey S. Watson)

An aerial view of a portion of the base. The 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE), has its headquarters on the base; the 513th Airborne Command and Control Wing, USAFE, is also based at Mildenhall. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

Aerial view of the Naval Air Station. State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-378. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

An air-to-air right side view of an X-29 forward swept wing demonstrator research aircraft left, and a T-38 Talon. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagles are parked on the flightline at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. The 18th Wing fighter squadrons and maintenance personnel remain postured to contend with real-world scenarios through routine training and exercises that strengthen teamwork and rapid-response capabilities.

The colors of dusk are shown Oct. 19, 2022, at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.

DN-ST-89-00058. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-41. Hurricane Katrina

The construction area for a future transient training brigade headquarters in the 1600 block on the cantonment area is shown Sept. 6, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. A contract, totaling $11,964,432.87, was awarded June 9, 2022, to L.S. Black Constructors to build the fiscal year 2022 Transient Training Brigade Headquarters project at Fort McCoy. Construction operations began in August 2022. Location of construction is just across the street from where the same contractor has been building two new transient training troop barracks buildings in the same block. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, which is managing the project, the brigade headquarters project is based on the denser, more consolidated footprints of Fort McCoys Troop Housing Area Development Plan which states “fewer, multiple story buildings allow facilities/functions to be sited closer together, allowing for a more walkable training environment, as well as saving money on utilities.” The smaller footprint of the brigade

An aerial view of US Naval Exchange. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 taxi the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 5, 2023. U.S. Marines with VMFA-242 conduct routine flight operations to increase proficiency and enhance squadrons combat readiness to ensure regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-421-170. Hurricane Katrina

An aerial view of territory monitored by Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6), the unit charged with monitoring borders between Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico. The U.S. Combat Pictorial Detachment is documenting the area on film as part of the 5th Army's involvement with JTF-6 in Operation Alliance. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIANCE Country: Unknown

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-172. Hurricane Katrina

050321-D-6098A-006. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Aerial view of bone yard, F4 fighter aircraft at Montham AFB, Tucson, Arizona

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard, fly over the Fort Indiantown Gap and Harrisburg areas as they give an aerial tour to Ingrida Šimonytė, the Prime Minister of Lithuania.

An aerial view of the Fleet Training Center, including the Electronics Technician school. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03227. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-248. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of Camp Dragon, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. U.S. military are in Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-133. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-86-12960. Base: Fukuoka State: Kyushu Country: Japan (JPN)

Civilian contractors and US Navy (USN) Seabees ((CB) (Construction Battalion)) assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40), construct a tent city to facilitate 7,500 military and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel in New Orleans. The Navy's active participation in the Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DoD). (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0602452 or search 050913N9712C001). Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

aerial, National War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-368-27. Hurricane Katrina

040914-F-1448M-008. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An air to ground wide-angle view of the Tent City "Steel Castle" east of Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. "Steel Castle" was built by US Air Force Red Horse, Civil Engineers and is being looked at as a possible extended helicopter staging area. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Steel Castle Base Camp, Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

The 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, hosts the United States Air Force Thunderbirds during the Fort Wayne Air Show at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard base in Fort Wayne, Indiana June 3, 2022. The Thunderbirds practiced air show demonstration maneuvers before their scheduled demonstration.

Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-146. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-42. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

971231-F-7902R-005. Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM)

Ash covers the base in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The volcano, which came alive for the first time in over 600 years, forced the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts during which over 20,000 evacuees were removed from Clark Air Base, foreground, and Naval Station, Subic Bay. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

030926-F-2828D-057. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD

An aerial photograph of Marbo Annex on the island of Guam taken from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-463, Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Marbo Annex was used as a landing zone during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-04961. Base: Camp San Luis Obispo State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020410-A-8359B-030. Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-302. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

The Colombian frigate ALMIRANTE PADILLA (CM 51), right, and the tank landing ship USS FAIRFAX COUNTY (LST 1193) pass through the Miraflores Locks during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-247. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples, along with staff from the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division and the Louisville District, survey flood damage in eastern Kentucky, Aug. 12, 2022, onboard a UH-60 Black Hawk flown by the U.S. Army Reserve 244th ECAB out of Fort Knox. This flyover allowed division and district leadership to get a true perspective of the extent of damage left behind by the historic flooding, which impacted eastern Kentucky in July 2022.

New U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct warm up exercises before a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 15, 2022. Charlie Company Marines ran three miles in celebration of their graduation ceremony Friday, Sept. 16.

U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook from 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, flies from Pohakuloa Training Grounds back to Oahu, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2022. Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 23-01 is a realistic training rotation that allows us to rehearse strategic movement, and train in unique environments and conditions where they are most likely to be employed in the event of crisis or conflict.

Flagmast Marine Kazerne Willemsoord (MKWD) Den Helder

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-116. Hurricane Katrina

DN-ST-90-01887. Base: Nav Ordnance Station, Louisville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-184. Hurricane Katrina

Military and civilian members of the Polish Infrastructure team are briefed on how the 820th RED HORSE Squadron builds shelters for an enduring presence during a site survey visit March 31, 2023, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Poland Provided Infrastructure program is part of a larger infrastructure agreement between the U.S. and Poland, including the planning, design and construction of military construction projects at sites throughout Poland.

An aerial view of Camp Growl. Located in the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, this 500 man base camp will be used by U. S. and Australian Forces participating in exercise Crocodile '99. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Shoalwater Bay Training Area State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Muna, ammunition bunker of the Bundeswehr near Wulfen, aerial view of Dorsten

An air-to-air front view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft in camouflage paint scheme, flying over the Citadel Military Academy. The aircraft is assigned to the 437th Military Airlift Wing. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Stations - 26-HK-333-43. Air Station New Orleans - Aerial. Hurricane Katrina

041214-D-5640-T-016. Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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