Air Force Training and Preparation

Photographs capturing airmen during training sessions and equipment checks, highlighting preparation and readiness in a military aviation context.

DN-ST-87-02673. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

970404-F-7910D-504. Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG)

Members of the 37th Aircraft Generation Squadron use an MJ-1 weapons loader as they remove a pylon from the wing of a 37th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4G Phantom II "Wild Weasel" aircraft. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen perform maintenance on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during exercise Pacific Consort. The Eagle is assigned to the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing. Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC CONSORT Base: Raaf Williamstown Country: Australia (AUS)

DN-ST-88-03213. Country: Persian Gulf

TSGT David T. Womble, left, and SRA Matthew J.C. Jamison inspect a parachute's rigging prior to an airdrop during a training session for the 3rd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Korean air force personnel and U.S. Air Force personnel perform maintenance on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea

DF-ST-88-06820. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Mary Jo Spaulding, crew chief of FB-111A No. 503, inspects the aircraft during the Strategic Air Command bomb competition Proud Shield. Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-01488. Subject Operation/Series: PHOTO FINISH '81 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02673. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A C-141 Starlifter aircraft is de-iced and refueled during exercise Jack Frost '76. The aircraft is assigned to the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing. Subject Operation/Series: JACK FROST '76 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Building Mosquito Aircraft at the De Havilland Factory in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1943 Test pilot John de Havilland checks his flight log with fitters at Hatfield after a test flight in a Mosquito.

Hawk setup at the 3rd group of led weapons in Blomberg, West Germany.

DF-ST-87-08136. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT COYOTE Base: Biggs Army Air Field State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-07158. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two technicians prepare to do something with the engine of a North American F-86, which is sitting right next to the front fuselage.. Two technicians prepare to do something with the engine of a North American F-86, which is sitting right next to the front fuselage..

DF-ST-90-02049. Country: Unknown

A US Marine simulating a battlefield injury is hoisted into an HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Keflavik. Once inside the helicopter the Marine will be flown to the hospital at Keflavik NAS. The simulation is part of NORTHERN VIKING '95, an exercise to test the plans of the defense of Iceland should the country ever be attacked. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '95 Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

TSGT Bill Feenstra (left) listens to a question asked by SRA Jay Ritter about the arming procedures of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-10 Thunderbolt from the 172nd Fighter Group prior to take off. TSGT Feenstra is one of many Guardsmen who volunteered for support of this operation to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone over war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Munitions specialists from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England Air Force Base, La., load 30mm rounds of ammunition into an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft for its GAU-8/A Avenger cannon prior to a sortie in support of Operation Desert Storm.

The pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 111 (VFA-111) A-6 Intruder aircraft prepares for takeoff as a plane captain completes a preflight check on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

An Aerospace Audiovisual Service videographer and photojournalist, Mr. Fred Jones, photograph, from their C-141 open ramp door, a flight of C-141 Starlifter aircraft flying over the desert behind them. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force reserve personnel use a Case MW20BFL forklift truck to unload a pallet of supplies from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an engine running offload (ERO) exercise with members of the U.S. Army 3rd Bn., 87th Inf., 4th Inf. Div., at the Red Devil drop zone. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of Light Attack Squadron 93 (VA-93) maintenance crew service, an A-7 Corsair II aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the 15th Marine Expedition Unit, Camp Pendleton, CA, USS TRIPOLI, is off loaded from a C-130 Hercules from the 41st Airlift Squadron, 23rd Wing, Pope AFB, NC. The HMMWV will be flown to Entebbe, Uganda as part of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

DN-SC-89-02636. Subject Operation/Series: WEST WIND 88 Base: USS Forrestal (CV 59) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-85-04002. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: USS Shreveport (LPD 12) Country: Gulf Of Suez

An upward angle of Helicopter Operations. Major Paul Bekebrede is watching CAPT Cowell pilot his UH1 To Kelo Zero. A joint Nuclear Surety Inspection was held. Inspectors from the Defense Nuclear Agency, Air Force Space Command and the Military Airlift Command joined forces to see how well Team Grand Forks ensured the safety, security and reliability of the nuclear resources under their command. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF Sergeant Ted Korber and STAFF Sergeant Mike Hawthorne, reservists from the 34th Aerial Port Squadron, Milwaukee, Wis. off load mobility "A" bags from a C-130 Hercules. The C-130s are participating in Exercise Patriot Express '95. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT EXPRESS '95 Base: Kansas City Downtown Airport State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M561 Gama Goat truck loaded with supplies prepares to pull away from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft parked on the flight line at Point Salines Airport during Operation URGENT FURY. The truck is being operated by members of the 82nd Airborne Division. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

LTC Wes Corlett, 437th Military Airlift Wing (437th MAW), right, takes a pleasure flight in a South African air force C-47 Skytrain aircraft. Corlett is in Namibia as part of an effort by the Military Airlift Command to transport Finnish United Nations troops to the country where they will function as a peacekeeping force. Country: Namibia (NAM)

DF-ST-86-07646. Base: Amman Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

A pilot from Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) talks with aircraft maintenance crewmen on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) after returning from a strike mission during OPERATION DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

A crewmember of a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) command and control helicopter of the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment assist in manually folding the rotor blades in order to park on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE 2-94 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Members of the 43rd Bombardment Wing munitions loading team watch as three of their team members load general-purpose bombs aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during exercise Giant Warrior '89. Subject Operation/Series: GIANT WARRIOR '89 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Weapon loaders offload the main body warhead and tail section of a laser guided bomb from a heavy expanded mobility ammunitions trailer prior to being loaded onto a US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 555th Fighter Squadron for NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. An F-15 is parked in the background. Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Air Force photojournalist STAFF SGT. F. Lee Corkran sits on an Iraqi M-1939 37mm automatic anti-aircraft gun after the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-09659. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD 85 Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force C-17 aircrew members from the 14th Airlift Squadron, help download a C-17 Globemaster III carrying US Army support equipment for Task Force Hawk. TFH is the US Army's contingent operation currently building up in Albania as part of NATO's air offensive campaign in Yugoslavia. The 14th Airlift Wing is part of the 437th Air Expeditionary Unit that is base out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This is mission in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Country: Unknown

Ordnancemen load Sea Sparrow (RIM-7) missile into a box launcher aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). Country: Unknown

A flight deck crew member aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) uses an MD-3A tow tractor to position an A-7E Corsair II aircraft. The aircraft has been fitted with AGM-88A HARM high-speed anti-radiation missiles in preparation for strikes on Iraqi targets at the onset of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

A view of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter waiting to be loaded aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft, as seen from its interior during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Jim "Slim" Morgan removes chocks from the T-37 aircraft in preparation for an historic flight. CAPT. Henderson, in the cockpit, is the last student to do an initial solo before the base closes. Base: Reese Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine from the 3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Platoon checks over a Pioneer RPV as it sits at the end of its launch rail prior to a flight during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Two Air Force ground crewman review the aircraft forms on the flight line beneath an RF-4C Phantom aircraft during Reconnaissance Air Meet 88, a multi-national competition of military aerial reconnaissance teams at Bergstrom Air Force Base. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '88 State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Green Beret troops, scurrying from a C-130 Hercules aircraft, practice for a night time runaway assault during Exercise Brim Frost '81. The Green Beret troops are assigned to Co. C, 2nd Bn., 7th Special Forces. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Could. Marechaussee at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg at the Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Vlieguiever 255 (1971-1981) on inspection.

DA-ST-86-06252. Base: Black Forest Country: West Germany (FRG)

DN-ST-89-03521. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-89-03524. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-00795. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Navy SH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter crew chief, AW2 Steve Ayers, assigned to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, looks out for birds and other hazards during a familiarization flight. The SH-60's aircraft and crew's mission, as part of the Red Forces, includes searching for Scud missile sites on the Alamogordo bombing range, during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck personnel search the deck for any debris that could cause foreign object damage (FOD) to aircraft engines as preparations are made to begin flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Rockwell International maintenance personnel hook a tow bar to the nose gear of an F-106A Delta Dart aircraft prior to its last flight. The aircraft, which was the last Delta Dart in active service, has been used as a safety chase aircraft for the B-1B aircraft production acceptance flight test program. It will be taken to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where it will become a QF-106 drone aircraft. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Three-quarter left front view of a North American F-86E Sabre, "Mach Knocker" (s/n 50-620; c/n 170-42). Technician looks into cockpit where the pilot is seated. An electrical power unit is parked next to the aircraft.. Three-quarter left front view of a North American F-86E Sabre, "Mach Knocker" (s/n 50-620; c/n 170-42). Technician looks into cockpit where the pilot is seated. An electrical power unit is parked next to the aircraft..

Crew members inspect a crack in the superstructure of the Aegis-guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59), part of the damage sustained when the vessel struck an Iraqi mine while on patrol in the Persian Gulf on February 18th in support of Operation Desert Storm. The incident resulted in the injury of three crew members and also inflicted propeller damage on the ship, however, the PRINCETON was still able to navigate and operate its weapons systems. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Personnel assigned to the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, load 20mm rounds into an M61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon mounted in the fuselage of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. They are participating in the June Air Defense exercise. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of Company B, 2nd Bde., 1ST Bn., 77th Armor, adjusts his multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) equipment during a training exercise. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aircraft maintenance technicians service the rotor hub of a 301st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter during exercise Patriot Coyote. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT COYOTE State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo reportage of a demonstration flight with a General Dynamics F-16A with Captain Flyer G. Booij for a Vara-telVisiepleeeg.The Crewchief ter Mors is a flyer Booij helpful.

SENIOR AIRMAN Kane Thompson, Loadmaster, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, ensures that his load is secure on board the C-17 Globemaster III during its maiden flight to Kuwait City International Airport, Kuwait. Eight C-17s participated in the operation which marks the first full-scale exercise assignment for Air Mobility Command's newest aircraft. They completed a strenuous evaluation earlier in the month. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION INTRINSIC ACTION Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A plane captain polishes the canopy of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Two fire rescue team members, wearing protective masks and clothing, evacuate an "injured" crewman during a space shuttle emergency landing exercise. The C-141B Starlifer aircraft in the background is being used to simulate the shuttle orbiter. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maintenance Check on a C-141. Maintenance Check on a C-141. "Mikra Airfield, Thessaloniki, GreeceA maintenance check on a C-141 aircraft takes place during Olympic Express, a NATO field training exercise." Photographer: Sgt. Bruce A. Nyseen

Marine KC-130R, flight engineer, SGT Rob Walker from the VMGR 252 (Otis) Cherry Point, North Carolina monitors the amount of the fuel being pumped into his aircraft during a preflight at the Moi International Airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

DF-ST-87-09671. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A side view of a M-56 heliborne mine-dispensing system attached to a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. A total of 160 mines can be carried in two reloadabel SUU-13A dispensers, one on each side of the helicopter. The mines are ejected two at a time and a single sortie can lay down a mine field 100 meters long and 40 meters wide. Base: Fort Rucker State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13415. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Kenyan worker assists in the offloading of relief supplies from an Air National Guard's 136th Air Wing C-130 Hercules transport from Dallas Naval Air Station at Moi International Airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Two members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 supervise members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during boarding team training aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. The Marines are armed with M-870 12-gauge shotguns and M-9 9mm pistols. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

TECH. SGT. Paul Skreenock from the 436th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Dover AFB, Del., fills the engine sump of a C-141 cargo aircraft with oil at Moi International Airport. U.S. military cargo aircraft fly daily relief missions to Goma, Zaire to help the Rwandan refugees. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

A forward air controller operates a radio used to direct an F-4 Phantom II aircraft a bomb target. The controller is from the 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron and is involved in Exercise Opportune Journey 4. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4 Base: Pohakuloa Army Range State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A corrosion control crewman paints a new symbol on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft as it undergoes transfer to another unit. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Members of the 51st Tactical Fighter Wing prepare to deplane from an F-4 Phantom II aircraft upon completion of a flight. They are participating in the joint Australia/New Zealand/US Exercise PITCH BLACK '84. Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK '84 Base: Raaf Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS)

PFC. Erik Greer and Lance CPL. John Berggren monitor flight deck operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) while the vessel is underway off the coast of Florida. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-85-03468. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-05026. Subject Operation/Series: TRIAD '84 Base: Ohakea Air Base Country: New Zealand (NZL)

DA-ST-87-08552. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08792. Base: Hercules

DF-ST-88-01225. Subject Operation/Series: IMMEDIATE FALCON Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Could. Marechaussee at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg at the Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Vlieguiever 255 (1971-1981) on inspection.

A view of the flight crew in the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft from the 563rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, George Air Force Base, California, as it is prepared for take off during Exercise Reforger '81. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

A left rear view of an HC-130P Hercules aircraft refueling a CH-53C Super Jolly helicopter, in flight over the Pacific Ocean. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army soldier from the 155th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, guides heavy motor transport aboard the USNS Denebola. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

DN-ST-86-02344. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea

U.S. Army soldiers of the 3rd Bn., 87th Inf., 4th Inf. Div., armed with an M-16A1 rifle, guards the perimeter of an assault strip during an engine running offload (ERO) exercise at the Red Devil drop zone. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former POW and U.S. Air Force SMSGT Arthur Cormier (Captured 6 Nov 65) is hugged at planeside by some fellow Pararescuemen who came out to greet the returning former POWs on their nighttime arrival at Scott. SMSGT Cormier was released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-05134. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy (hidden) and others view a silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Those pictured include: President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Bob Lilley, and Toby Chandler; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown.

DN-ST-88-02083. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The Could. Marechaussee at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg at the Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Vlieguiever 255 (1971-1981) on inspection.

DF-ST-87-09598. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

(L-R) TECH. SGT. Kevin Nelson, STAFF SGT. Douglas Faldet, and STAFF SGT. Shannon Johnson, weapons load specialists from the 119th Fighter Group, North Dakota Air National Guard, prepare to load an air-to-air missile during the Static Weapons Load competition.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '94 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-11115. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY DEMO Base: Spangdahlem Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

An airman packs parachutes onto a 336th Tactical Fighters Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft during exercise Red Flag '87. Subject Operation/Series: RED FLAG '87 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-86-06250. Base: Black Forest Country: West Germany (FRG)

Members of the 1108th Aviation Repair Activity Depot, from Gulf Port, MS, disassemble a CH-47D Chinook helicopter at the conclusion of New Horizon '97. The helicopter played an essential role by providing transportation, for supplies and people, to remote sites during this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Country: French Guiana (GUF)

DF-ST-88-05159. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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