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)

A U.S. Marine Corps M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) carrying Marines in snow camouflage is driven off a utility landing craft during Teamwork '92, a multinational NATO exercise involving 45,000 troops, 170 ships and 300 aircraft from 11 nations in maritime and air operations in the North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea and amphibious and land-based operations along the Norwegian coastline. Country: Norway(NOR)

DF-ST-90-00447. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-88-03561. Base: Marine Corps Station, Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Former prisoner of war MAJ. Rhonda Lee Cornum, a flight surgeon assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 229th Aviation Brigade, and other former prisoners of war are assisted off a C-141B Starlifter transport aircraft after their release by the Iraqi government during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

Members of Strike-Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) speak with a pilot prior to conducting preflight checks on F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

One-quarter left front view of a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star bearing the markings of the 80th Fighter Bomber Squadron and buzz number FT-827, somewhere in Korea. The nose of the aircraft does not appear in the image. A bomb rests on a cart in the foreground, and five men prepare to load it onto the bomb rack on the left wing. Sandbags, buildings and a truck appear in the background.

DF-ST-87-03644. Subject Operation/Series: BLUETAIL Base: Grosseto Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 128th Infantry Division stand by a line of M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) as they await air transportation to Nurnburg, West Germany, to take part in Exercise Reforger '88. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '88 Base: Antwerp Country: Belgium (BEL)

DF-ST-89-09550. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Two technicians, standing atop the helicopter, examine the engine of the Sikorsky H-5G Dragonfly.. Two technicians, standing atop the helicopter, examine the engine of the Sikorsky H-5G Dragonfly..

US military people role playing as civilians are evacuated during a search and rescue exercise conducted as part of the operation. This operation is a security mission to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: Arrival at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, address, and inspection of troops and equipment, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) rides in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during an inspection of military troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Seated in car with President Kennedy: (back seat) Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; (jump seat) Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; (driver's seat) White House Secret Service agent, Bill Greer; (front passenger seat) agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn.

Local residents stand by as Marines load supplies onto a Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at Chittagong Air Base during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.. Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD)

Glider-borne Paratroopers Exercise, 22 April 1944 British paratroopers sitting in the fuselage of an aircraft while awaiting their order to jump.

A sailor saws a beam in the hangar bay of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) during a damage control drill. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

US Navy Seabees stand aboard utility landing craft LCU 1617, docked in port. Country: Philippines (PHL)

A ground crew member sits in the co-pilot's seat of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as she helps conduct a maintenance check during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A cargo truck of the 50th Signal Brigade is driven from the hold of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft as supplies and equipment are delivered in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. The storm struck the area on August 24th. Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Major General Alexander M. Weyand, commander, 25th Infantry Division, addresses members of the press upon his troop's arrival to participate in the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Suwon Country: Korea

DF-ST-85-04169. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT OAK Base: Kulis Air National Guard Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RDML James R. Sanderson, center, welcomes a distinguished guest aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Civilians wearing life preservers and cranial helmets board a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who will be flown to Freetown, Sierra Leone, were brought to the BARNSTABLE COUNTY after being evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-87-07185. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A fish-eye lens view of US Air Force Avionics Maintenance Technicians AIRMAN First Class Richard Finger (right) and A1C Jared McCarthy as they perform a F-16 Falcon aircraft control check inside a Hangar at Hill AFB, Utah. From the March 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "No More Guessing Games.". Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TSGT Jody Howard, a ground crewman, takes a break during Exercise Cope North '81-3. In the background is a Japan Air SelF Defense Force F-4J Phantom aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81-3 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN)

DA-ST-86-06247. Base: Black Forest Country: West Germany (FRG)

COL Bailes, Air Commodore Simmons, and LTC O'Kane, respectively, hold a baby kangaroo, wombat, and Koala bear during exercise Pacific Consort. Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC CONSORT Base: Raaf Williamstown Country: Australia (AUS)

An airman guides an M-973 small unit support vehicle out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Donnelly Dome Air Station State: Alaska (AK) 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.

US Army paratroopers make final checks and prepare for a parachute drop during the exercise. Joint Task Force 95-3 involved each branch of the armed services and all major units of the US Atlantic Command.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maintenance to one Lockheed P2V-7B, P-2H & SP-2H Neptune Maritime Patrouille Plane (1961-1982) on Fly Camp Valkenburg.

President George Bush inspects a TBM Avenger aircraft at the NAS Pensacola Museum. The plane, displayed in Bush's Inaugural Parade in January 1989, is painted to duplicate the aircraft he flew during World War II. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida(FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An airman works on the turbofan of a jet aircraft. Behind him, other maintenance crew members work on an F-14A Tomcat fighter aircraft of Miramar's Fighter Squadron 124 (VF-124). Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-130 Hercules aircraft and the ground crew wait in sub-zero temperatures for supplies and equipment that will be transported to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-85-05123. Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERHOG V Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

S61-01250 (20 Jan. 1961) --- Photo of the Mercury astronauts standing beside a Convair 106-B aircraft. They are, left to right, M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Donald K. Slayton. EDITOR'S NOTE Astronaut Gus Grissom died in the Apollo 1 -- Apollo/Saturn (AS-204) -- fire at Cape Kennedy, Florida on Jan. 27, 1967. Astronaut Deke Slayton died from complications of a brain tumor, in League City, Texas on June 13, 1993. Astronaut Shepard died after a lengthy illness in Monterey, California, on July 21, 1998. As of Jan. 1, 1977 none of the seven astronauts remained with the NASA Space Program. However, in October 1998, United States Senator Glenn (Democrat-Ohio) flew as payload specialist on the STS-95 mission.

SSGT Paul Taylor, left, TSGT Kirk Shirar, center, and SSGT Leegusta Moore, weapons technicians with the 86th Aircraft Generation Squadron, prepare to lift an AIM-9 SIdewinder missile before loading it aboard an 86th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Youngsters inspect the cockpit of an aircraft on display during Scout World/Armed Forces Day '88. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-08468. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Adm. Leon A. Edney, left, commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command, is accompanied by two Marine officers as he leaves the flight line after talking with members of Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311). The squadron is deploying to Saudi Arabia to support Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines cross the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH-12) as the vessel takes part in the joint exercise Dragon Hammer '92. A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter is parked in the background. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '92 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

US and Thai air force officers pose together on the flight line during the joint Thai/US exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Base: Utapao Air Base Country: Thailand (THA)

TSGT Jeffrey Chrisholm a videographer from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, prepares for an aerial reconnaissance mission seated in a British Army SA-341 Gazelle helicopter. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-86-09111. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SD-00-03402. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

Ground Crewmen Sgt James V. Blakney Of Langsford, Penn, And Msgt Charles W. Carrigan Of Nashville, Tenn, Make An Engine Change At An 8Th Af Base Somewhere In England.

Tourists at the Airborne Museum in Sainte Mere Eglise, France, take pictures of an exhibit depicting 101st Airborne Division paratroopers boarding a C-47 aircraft for a jump during the D-Day invasion.

DF-ST-87-08462. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-06779. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. David Owings, crew chief, communicates with MAJ. Joe Bowley, a fighter pilot with the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, as Bowley prepares his F-117 Stealth Fighter aircraft for takeoff. Bowley is returning to the United States following deployment to the region during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Caskets are loaded aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for transport to Newfoundland. The caskets will be used to bring home victims of the air crash in Gander, Newfoundland. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-10673. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security Policeman SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Ellis, 48th Security Police Squadron, from RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom patrols the F-15 Eagle fighter ramp, on an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle), at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco, Africa. He is part personnel and fighter aircraft deployed to Sidi Slimane AB as part of the bi-annual African Eagle '96, a joint United States/Moroccan training exercise. Airmen from throughout USAFE along with F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle fighters from RAF Lakenheath trained in live air-to-air exercises with Royal Moroccan Air Force F-5 and Mirage F-1 fighters. Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE '96 Country: Morocco (MAR)

DN-ST-89-02927. Base: Usns Narragansett (T-ATF 167)

DF-ST-86-10014. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Thomas Van Hare of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Humanitarian Assistance Office, talks with Beverly Eighmy of the American Embassy about the delivery of a Bailey Bridge. Behind them is one of the two 709th Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft that transported the bridge, which will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group. The Afghans will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)

Ground crewmen load F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft spare parts onboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-00723. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen undergo rapid runway repair training. Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Army Capt. Jim Mitschke in Vietnam with his Cobra attack helicopter circa 1970. Mitschke had more than 750 combat flight hours on the airframe that is now on display at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground.

Gen. Hansford T. Johnson, U.S. commander-in-chief, Transportation Command and commander-in-chief, Military Airlift Command, departs from a mess facility while touring U.S. Air Force base camps during Operation Desert Shield. Maj. Gen. Gerald A. Daniel, commander, 16th Air Force, U.S. Air Forces, Europe, is accompanying Johnson.

Adm. Jeremy M. Boorda, commander-in-chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe/Allied Forces Southern Europe, arrives on base to obeserve a special warfare demonstration. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

CHIEF PETTY Officer Keith Lebling and Journalist 2nd Class Pete Hatzakos, both of Navy Broadcasting Service, interview CAPT. G.B. McEwen, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10), regarding damage to the vessel. The TRIPOLI, now in dry dock awaiting repairs, was damaged by an Iraqi mine that the ship struck while serving as a mine-clearing platform in the northern Persian Gulf on February 18 during Operation Desert Storm. The TRIPOLI was able to continue operations after damage control crews stopped the flooding caused by the explosion. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain(BHR)

BGEN Donald E. Loranger (right pointing) commander 435th Airlift Wing escorts General Fikret Kupeli, Deputy CHIEF Turkish General STAFF to the Provide Promise operations building. GEN Kupeli visited to tour the facilities and receive briefing on the airdrops. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

An MD-3A tow tractor is used to tow an A-7E Corsair II aircraft to a catapult during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A "patient" is transferred to a C-141 Starlifter aircraft from an ambulance as aeromedical evacuation takes place during Exercise Reforger '81. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A flight deck crewman refuels a helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

An Air Force officer, with his associate, links rescue operations by radio. "Major aircraft accident victims" are being rescued during a mass medical emergency training exercise. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment board buses after arriving via a commerical DC-10 aircraft to participate in Reforger '82. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

American students exit a C-141B Starlifter aircraft of the 437th Military Airlift Wing after their arrival from Grenada. U.S. military personnel evacuated them during Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-01455. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Navy captain is met by two Air Force colonels as he arrives at the base to help coordinate Ghost Warrior, a joint exercise conducted during the base's conventional operational readiness inspection. Subject Operation/Series: GHOST WARRIOR Base: Loring Air Force Base State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12833. Country: Unknown

Crew members of the deck force of the submarine tender USS HOLLAND (AS-32) take turns firing the Mark 2 Browning 50. caliber heavy machine gun during a small arms qualification drill. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-90-00459. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Bush, During Thanksgiving Day Visit To U.S. Troops During Desert Shield, Saudi Arabia

SPC 5 Gerald Hullihan, orthopedics specialist, applies a "cast" on the leg of SPC 6 Alexander Toniatti during Exercise Reforger '81. Observing in the background is a German Medical technician. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Giessen Army Air Field Country: West Germany (FRG)

detail Military Aviat Airplanes landing gear flight deck crew catapult shuttle

A Navy diver, just returning from a practice dive, displays the A-OK sign as he is checked out upon surfacing. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DM-SC-88-08009. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Artwork: "CMSGT Warner - Preflight Inspection" Artist: John Witt. Country: Unknown

Two Marines from the 3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Platoon prepare a Pioneer RPV for launch during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DF-ST-87-03964. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

S66-34118 (6 June 1966) --- Astronauts Thomas Stafford (right) and Eugene Cernan wave to the crowd aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp as they emerge from their Gemini-9 capsule. John C. Stonesifer (far right), with the Manned Spacecraft Center's Landing and Recovery Division, was onboard to greet the astronauts.

President George Bush speaks to U.S. Military personnel gathered for his Thansgiving holiday visit during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

American students wait to board a C-141 Starlifter aircraft for their evacuation from the island. Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

Ground crewmen stand in front of an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft with attack jaws painted on its nose during Operation Gunsmoke '81. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00757. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

COL Jerry Miller, left, executive officer for MGEN Bill Thurman, and LCOL Leroy Schroeder, right, B-1 bomber chief test pilot; greet Tidal W. McCoy, assistant secretary of the Air Force, Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Installations. They are standing in front of a B-1 bomber on display in a hangar. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Korean troops fold up the braces of an open flatrack container after unloading 34,800-pounds of 30mm munitions from it. The container, shipped to South Korea from the Seneca Army Depot, California, is being tested by the Air Force as an alternative to the military owned demountable container (MILVAN). Base: Cheong Ju Air Base Country: Korea

1978 - Japanese pilots and US Air Force officers discuss operations on the flight line during joint US Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Exercise COPE NORTH.

Mechanics US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Robert M. Conklin (left), 1ST Rescue Group, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida and US Air Force Base, Florida, and US Air Force AIRMAN Brian P. White, 1ST Rescue Group, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, straddle the top of an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter to troubleshoot a suspected hydraulic leak. This image was used in the January 1996 issue of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A media team documents the passing of the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) through the Gatun Locks as it transits the Panama Canal during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Country: Panama(PAN)

DN-ST-89-06151. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK / BRIGHT STAR 87 Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR)

COL W.R. Macfarlane, from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, explains the F-15 Eagle aircraft to Singapore Minister of State Yeo Ning Hong. The U.S., Australian and Singapore Air Forces are taking part in a joint operation at the conclusion of exercise Kangaroo '81. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '81 Base: Tengeh Air Base Country: Singapore (SGP)

DF-ST-88-03946. Subject Operation/Series: SILVER FLAG ALPHA 87-1 Base: Decker Field, Wendover State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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