Air Force Debriefs and Operations

Images of Air Force personnel engaged in debriefs and technical evaluations, highlighting flight training and mission preparations.

Participants in exercise Market Square III man the phones in the tactical operations center. Subject Operation/Series: MARKET SQUARE III Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

In the Post Flight debrief, using T-38 Talon models, US Air Force Captain Tony Brown goes over the maneuvers during the flight with the students. Base: Vance Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TSGT David Hillman and SMSGT Chuck Blair (left to right), from the senior level technical management, review technical order procedures on the completed Weapons Control System. The Air Force is conducting a test and evaluation program for the ground-launched cruise missile's weapon system at the Integrated Maintenance Facility. State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00871. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Captain Scott Bridgers conducts a preflight briefing with Lieutenant Colonel Dean Pennington. The 169th Fighter Wing (FW), McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, is deployed to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to participate in Combat Hammer. It's flying squadron, the 157th Fighter Squadron (FS), is one of several units operating in this 'live-fire' weapons testing mission. The 157th FS will fire Highspeed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) and AGM-65G Maverick missiles to test their pilots abilities, their unit tactics, and the effectiveness of missile systems. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT HAMMER Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970225-F-0994L-014. Complete Scene Caption: 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) Navigator Lieutenant Colonel Bob Olmstead stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, prepares his station starting the days mission to Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany, for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation Joint Endeavor). Flying C-130 Hercules every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla), they pickup and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. Tuzla is the dispersion and collection point for supplies, vehicles and personnel. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DN-ST-87-07111. Base: USS Leftwich (DD 984)

LTCOL Mike Selva (center, left), on-scene commander, briefs BGEN Donald A. Streater (foreground, right), commander of the A-10 recovery operation, on the pararescuemen's progress at the crash site near Gold Dust Peak. LTCOL Selva is assigned to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado and BGEN Streater is assigned 8th Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Base: Eagle State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Tom Dunker, right, a U.S. Air Force weather forecaster, works with his Portuguese counterpart as they chart information from a satellite photograph. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

Participants in exercise Market Square III man the phones in the tactical operations center. Subject Operation/Series: MARKET SQUARE III Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. D. J. Lohranz of Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) briefs LT. Justin Wright about the day's flying mission during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Radioman 2nd Class Terry Vore, Coast Guard Port Security Unit 301, works with Radioman 2nd Class Charlene Wade, Mobile Inshore Underwater Warfare Unit 105, in an explosives ordnance center during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

CPT Stan Sutterfield, pilot instructor with the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, explains tactical maneuver techniques used with the F-5 Tiger II aircraft to 2LT Abdulraman Al-Shihri and Sulieman Al-Rabiah, both of Saudi Arabia. Base: Williams Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-00498. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A1C John W. Peagler of the 612th ACOMS Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, mans the Remote Call Service Position in the Mobile Central Telephone Office deployed to Pope AFB, NC in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SENIOR AIRMAN Bernie Benavides and AIRMAN 1ST Class Josh Phillips of the 603rd Command and Control Squadron repair aerospace ground equipment during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 603rd will link its mobile radar system with airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to track hundreds of flights in airspace over Bosnia Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

011210-F-2352G-006. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC

US Air Force Brigadier General Wally Pickard from the 108th Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, briefs Captain Thomas Bremer of the German Air Force before his orientation refueling flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker. CPT Bremer, a Reserve Security Forces Commander is part of an Officer Exchange Program in cooperation with the 177th Fighter Wing out of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The orientation flight took place at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Mark Emory and AIRMAN Ken Horn, 51st Fighter Wing, troubleshoot an ejection seat. The egress technicians play a vital role in ensuring wing pilots survive any potential bailouts, whether they be in peacetime or war. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Two flight officers with the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing read over some briefing information while preparing to deploy to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

041117-F-1740G-008. Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

USAF Technical Sergeant Larry Lindsay, a Loadmaster assigned to the 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, New Jersey site in the cargo bay of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft and reviews flight book during a mission to Comalapa Air Base, El Salvador, part of the US Militarys Hurricane Mitch relief effort. Base: Comalapa Field Country: El Salvador (SLV)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launching and Recovery Equipment 3rd Class (ABE3) Timothy R. Adams, left, shows ABE3 David E. Scott, center, and ABE3 James Buchanan some of the things they should be looking for when performing a preventive maintenance check on a catapult. The sailors are aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Technical Sergeant Veronica Knight an imagery analyst from the 152nd Air Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, operates 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)

Captain Kevin O'Connell, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, goes through his checks as navigator on the C-130 Hercules in preparation for flight. Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

010202-F-1631A-002. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Wounded transport in a Fokker F27-300M Troopship provided by members of the GNKD (medical service) of the basic Leeuwarden.

040318-F-6701P-001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DF-ST-85-10621. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy Lieutenant (LT) Chris Adams dons survival gear in preparation of a upcoming flight in an F-14 Tomcat. On board the conventional aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). The INDEPENDENCE is forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 17 April 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SSOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

A crewmember does the paperwork for his pre-flight check at the navigation station during the 21st AF STANEVAL. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-04218. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT Carol Watts (left, wearing harness and G-suit) motions with her hand as she discusses with LT Lyndsi Bates, her night-time strike against Iraq upon returning to the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) during DESERT FOX. Watts is a member of Strike Fighter Squadron 37, Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOX Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-08509. Base: USS John Hancock (DD 981)

Communications Control Center Shift Supervisor, STAFF Sergeant Brian Molloy, USAF, 86th Communications Group, goes over recall procedures during Threatcon Charlie, at Ramstein Air Base Germany on 13 September 2001. The measures went into effect after terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, on the morning of 11 September 2001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Technical Sergeantt Cary Williams, left, Weapons Instructor, Det 18, 372nd Training Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, instructs AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Adriane Bean, right, and A1C William Massey, Weapons Load Crew Members from the 71st Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, on F-15 Gun System Operational Checks. The training was conducted on a TFE-20 F-15 Armament Trainer, which is a full scale mock-up of aircraft armament controls, allowing checks to be taught without using an actual aircraft. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

020131-F-8387C-042. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DN-SN-87-04609. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DA-ST-87-00726. Base: Schwetzingen Country: West Germany (FRG)

US Air Force Captain Rolf Boettger, Crew Commander of AFSPACE SOC, explains the role of the Space Operations Center (SOC) pertaining to combat operation duties to General Richard B. Myers as Major General Gerald Perryman, Commander of the 14th Air Force, looks on. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KC-135R crew members (L-R) 2nd Lieutenanat Kenneth E. Copley, co-pilot, Technical Sergeant Matthew D. Foster, boom operator, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Lorenz, aircraft commander/pilot participate in a crew briefing. Two KC-135R aircraft and crews from the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, responded to a short notice historical B-1B Global Power exercise on 2 June 95 in support of exercise CORONET BAT. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Capt. Jeremy J. Farlaino, 97th Training Squadron chief of C-17 wing training, reads flight plans on board a C-17 Globemaster III March 22, before departing in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Capt. Farlaino is the aircraft commander during this mission.

Sergeant Edward Irvine, 728th Tactical Control Squadron, replaces parts and runs radio checks in a mobile radio van 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)

SSGT Marvin J. Green, a range monitor, and CPT Cha Ki Su, a Korean F-5 Tiger II aircraft pilot and range operations officer, direct air traffic from the range control room at the Korean Operational Tactical Air Range (KOTAR), during exercise Commando Crest. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO CREST Base: Sang Dong Country: South Korea

060920-N-4515N-066. Base: Nas Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-11807. Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010817-F-5605B-003. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DF-ST-89-10419. Base: Bergstrom Afb State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Straight on medium shot as the US Air Force Commander of the 67th Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force, Mildenhall, Lieutenant. Colonel Ross Victor (Center, pointing), reviews the days mission with his MC-130P "Shadow" crew before departing from Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa, where they are deployed in support of Operation Atlas Response. Operation Atlas Response is a multi-national humanitarian relief mission helping displaced people in Central and Southern Mozambique, that have been devastated by recent floods (floods and victims not shown). Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Civic leaders from McConnell, Kansas listen as an officer talks about missions at the base. Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS) study their crew book inside the cargo compartment of a USAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC). Pictured left-to-right USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Maureen Ledford and USAF SSGT Stacy Pearsall, and their Instructor USAF Technical Sergeant TSGT) Cedric Rudisill. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011214-F-4884R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Captian Molly Tatarka, a Weapons Director, of the Headquarters Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, and STAFF Sergeant Roger South, an Air Operations Technician, both assigned to the 4500th Joint STARS ( Surveillance Target Attack Radar System ) monitor their consoles during a recent mission in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

CAPT Joseph K. Henderson, center, commanding officer of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), gives an order at the start of an underway replenishment during exercise Valiant Blitz '91. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '91 Country: Unknown

Interior straight on medium close-up shot as USAF Technical Sergeant Fred Hall, a C-130 loadmaster from the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, checks aircraft weight and balance prior to departing Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, to deliver U.S. personnel (cargo and personnel not shown) and supplies to Beira, Mozambique, during Operation Atlas Response. The U.S. aircraft are deployed to South Africa to provide humanitarian relief to the people (not shown) forced from their homes in the flooded regions of Mozambique. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Tech. Sgt. Billy J. Poe, 4th Combat Information Systems Squadron, operates a switchboard inside a TSC-107 quick-reaction package communications van during Exercise Team Spirit '86. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Chong Ju Air Base Country: South Korea

Weather specialists, SSGT Shawn Starrs (left) and CPT Judy Konecky, members of the Department of Defense Manned Space Flight Support office, often decide when it is safe for a space orbiter to launch or land at Cape Kennedy. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine March 1997. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During exercise RIMPAC '98, South Korean and American flight crews work closely together. Working at the Tactical Officer's Station aboard the Korean P-3C Orion, ROKN LCDR Eum Tae Guk, left, US Navy LT Mark J. Knollmueller (COMPATWINGPAC), center and ROKN LT Park Sang Hyuk, right, monitor the Harpoon missile's telemetry. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Captains Jim Hampshire (left) and Terry Every (right), 305th Airlift Wing, 13th Airlift Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, work on an international flight plan prior to flying a mission into the L'viv training area for humanitarian and peacekeeping exercises with the Ukrainian Army. Subject Operation/Series: PEACE SHIELD '95 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Air Traffic Controllers in the control tower monitor flight operations during competition William Tell '94. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1LT Andrea Tart, an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft co-pilot with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, runs through a preflight checklist 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)

US Air Force Major General Kenneth Hess, Third Air Force Commander, Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, signs a lithograph at the 48th Component Repair Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, propulsion shop during his visit to the base. MGEN Hess was visiting RAF Lakenheath for a familiarization of the bases' mission. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

GEN. John M. Shalikashvili is briefing on the operation of the squadron by Captain Mark Lester, 76th Space Operations Squadron. Base: Falcon Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Ron Calvert, 27th Fighter Wing, 524th Fighter Squadron, gives Dr. Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force some preflight instruction before her incentive flight in an F-111. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040203-F-6905B-008. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MASTER SGT. Brian Clever gives a thumbs-up sign as he directs SENIOR AIRMAN Bashuan Isom to collect data from the field during the 86th Security Police Squadron's Creek Defender training, an air base ground-defense course that includes classroom instruction and field exercises. SENIOR AIRMAN Isom is taking notes and wearing headphones connected to a field type radio. Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

W. P. Miller, left, foreman, Power Crane Shop, Repair Division, explains a portion of the landing vehicle, tracked (LVT7) transmission to General P. X. Kelly, Commandant of the Marines Corps. Looking on is Major General R. A. Shaffer, center, Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Base. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT. Dave Hamerly, U.S. Army, talks with another Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) staff members while working in an AFRTS broadcast van during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Several released prisoners of war, captured by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm, are transported by C-141B Starlifter aircraft. They are scheduled for medical examination and treatment aboard the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19) prior to their return to the United States. The former POWs were released from captivity on March 4. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

DA-SC-86-10669. Base: Point Du Hoc Country: France (FRA)

Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Simon receives instruction from CHIEF Ramos, engineering officer of the day, in the engineering spaces aboard the salvage ship USS HOIST (ARS-40). Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain(ESP)

A lieutenant watches as a petty officer plots the ship's course on the bridge of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The officers of Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) gather for a briefing in the squadron ready room aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

030413-M-3558L-060. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030420-M-7371B-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030420-M-7371B-005

981016-N-0879R-001. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-12475. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a U.S. Navy historian, signs the guest book during his visit to the Greek frigate HS Limnos (F-451). The Limnos is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. sanctions against Iraq.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

LCOL Robert Muldrow, B-1B aircraft program element monitor, discusses the bomber with COL James W. Evatt (seated), special assistant for the B-1B in the office of the Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Research, Development and Acquisition. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An instructor at the US Army Signal School uses a personal computer and an artificial language trainer to prepare class work for artificial language trainer to prepare class work for students in the Basic Electronics Training Course. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF Sergeant Lee Lockhart, a patient administrator with the 41st Combat Support Hospital, performs his duties inside one of the hospital tents during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-130. AIRSTA NOLA--CG personnel at picnic table in building. Hurricane Katrina

011101-F-4406B-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

980618-F-2907C-001. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. General Larry Boese, Commander of 11th Air Force and Alaskan Command, holds an Operation Overview briefing outlining the different facets of Northern Edge/Cope Thunder '96. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '96 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft pilots, CPT Phil Nickols, MAJ Steven Plummer and MAJ Sergio Deihoyo hold a preflight meeting during exercise Border Star '81. The pilots are assigned to the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCOL Ray Klosowski, 179th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, maps out flight plans during Creek Klaxon, an exercise where Air National Guard units from 20 states were sent to temporarily assume the Zulu Alert duties of the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Exac. Subject Operation/Series: CREEK KLAXON Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, mission plan for an up and coming sortie. Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

SSGT Lee Jae Deok of South Korea talks with an American counterpart at Sabre Spirit '89. Sabre Spirit is an annual joint South Korean-U.S. Pacific Air Forces combat ammunition production and combat aircraft servicing exercise. Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT '89 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030402-F-4350W-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

CMDR. Mell Stephenson, right, the commanding officer of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (VAQ-140), sits with another squadron member in a ready room for a briefing on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

TSGT Julius C. Taylor Jr. and AMN Lillian M. Hill operate the central telephone switchboard during exercise Bright Star '80. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '80 Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-88-07154. Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM CHIEF Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040415-F-1830P-005. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Captain (CPT) Rob Hughes, left, and CPT Jack Catton, right, both members of the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, discuss the day's mission with their Japanese counterparts. They are participating in the joint Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and US Air Force exercise COPE NORTH 84-1.. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Captain Patricia K. Coomber and 2nd Lieutenant Kevin J. Carter monitor functions of orbiting satellites on the pass controller console located in the Navigation Satellite Tracking and Ranging (NAVSTAR) mission control station. Base: Falcon Air Force Station State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-00495. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60)

DF-ST-89-09151. Base: San Isidro Air Base Country: Dominica (DMA)

971129-N-5745B-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Annapolis (SSN 760)

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