Military Aerial Exercises

Action-packed images of U.S. Army airborne operations, showcasing paratroopers, helicopter flights, and logistics support during training.

LCDR Miguel Fernandez, liaison officer for Spanish Destroyer Squadron 21, and CAPT J. W. Renard, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) talk together aboard the SAIPAN. The SAIPAN is taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81, a joint U.S. and Spanish naval exercise. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

LCDR Miguel Fernandez, liaison officer for Spanish Destroyer Squadron 21, and CAPT J. W. Renard, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) talk together aboard the SAIPAN. The SAIPAN is taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81, a joint U.S. and Spanish naval exercise. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Air View Marshall Clark sits in the cockpit of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft as CPT Devane shows him the instrument panel during Exercise Coronet Brave. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BRAVE Base: Raf Finningley Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DN-SC-88-07231. Base: USS Esteem (MSO 438) Country: Bahrain (BHR)

COL. Charles Russell, USAF Base Commander, explains the air operations to GEN. Carl E. Mundy, Commandant US Marine Corps, during the general's holiday tour. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

970223-F-8748C-005. Complete Scene Caption: United States Ambassador to Mali David Rawson (left) and Major General Tad J. Oelstrom (right) the 3rd Air Force Commander out of Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, and Joint Task Force Operation Assured Lift Commander look on at Bamako/Senou Airport in Mali, as United States Air Force and Army personnel load Mali Army personnel and equipment onto United States Air Force C-130E Hercules airplane. The personnel and equipment will be transported to Roberts International Airport in Liberia for a six month deployment in support of Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory Coast and Ghana also expected to contribute troops. Subject Operation/

North Carolina Army National Guard Sergeant Gary Chalcey, Visual Information Support Center, Rapid Response Documentation Team, videotapes the forks of the TRAK All-Terrain Lifter Army System (ATLAS) as it positions a pallet of plastic sheeting onto the bed of a 5-ton cargo truck, inside the Logistical Operations Support Area (LOSA), of the North Carolina Army National Guard, located at Kinston, North Carolina after Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110811-N-YM590-011GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 11, 2011) Yeoman Seaman Robert Frey, the lee helmsman, left, and Quartermaster Seaman John Maxwell, the master helmsman, man the helm console during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68). Anzio is assigned to Combined Task Force 151, a multi-national, mission-based task force established by the Combined Maritime Forces in January 2009 to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin and Arabian Sea.

Air Force Resources Laboratory. A close-up view of a Helmet-Mounted Display. Base: Williams Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maintaining Radio Control With Control Tower And Aircraft On The Field, These Men, Cpl. Larry Roth And Cpl. Wallace Merquardt Are Responsible For Directing Planes To Take Off At A Base Somewhere In England.

061222-N-8146B-001. Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4)

A member of the 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit repairs the ammunition belt on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The F-16 is being used during training flights conducted by instructors of the 56th Tactical Training Wing. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Shot from inside the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III back down the ramp of the aircraft at Dyess AFB personnel pushing as they push a "Bomb Jammer" onto the plane prior to deployment to Operation Desert Thunder. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT THUNDER Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031029-F-1798W-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

980624-F-9580Z-001. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewman wearing headphones keeps Lieutenant Commander Ted S. Wyle, Commanding Officer, informed on the progress of sweeping exercises aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONSTANT (MSO 427). The ship is assigned to the Naval Reserve Force (NRF). Base: USS Constant (MSO 427) Country: Gulf Of Alaska

Members of the delegation from China thank the commander of the Naval Training Center for their tour. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF Warrant Officer 3 Stephen A. Brown and Warrant Officer 1 Eric L. Vandewalker, both of the 101st Airborne Division, examine the main rotor of their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during exercise Solid Shield '89. The exercise is being conducted on the East Coast of the United States by approximately 30,000 military personnel from all services. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Country: Unknown

Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in CHIEF, US Pacific Fleet, sits on the bridge of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser FRUNZE. Larson is in the Soviet Union with two US Navy ships, the guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57), for a four-day goodwill visit. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Members of the USAF Thunderbird team being interviewed during media seminar training. Country: Unknown

Distinguished guests read their programs during the commissioning of the salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS-51). Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Adm. James D. Watkins, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, talks with Naval personnel during his visit to the naval air station. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A Navy officer, complete with the famous World War II leather flight jacket, signs the fuselage of a restored B-25 Mitchell medium bomber that participated in the recreation of the General Jimmie Doolittle flight against the Japanese mainland from the Navy carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) early in the war. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00793. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

1ST LT. Mike Harner looks at well-wishers as he is carried from a C-9 Nightingale medical evacuation aircraft. Harner was injured during the June 25, 1996 bomb attack in Dhahran, Saudi, Arabia. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain Eduardo Emnanuelli, 198th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 156th Tactical Fighter Wing, conducts a preflight inspection of his A-7 Corsair II aircraft during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sen. John G. Tower, R-Texas, departs the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) at the conclusion of the ship's commissioning ceremony. He is followed by RADM Joseph F. Frick, commander, Naval Base Norfolk. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-12046. Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

DN-ST-88-07620. Base: USS Coronado (AGF 11)

Mr. Michael Stiner, Principal Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations High Commission of Refugees, being interview by the local media after the first meeting of the Joint Civilian Commission near the town Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Looking on is US Air Force Captain Robert J. Gonzalez, United States Air Force Media Relation Officer, Joint Information Bureau, Task Force Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Doboj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-88-09704. Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

DN-ST-88-00205. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

010922-N-3560G-004. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

DF-ST-88-03756. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

British Brigadier General Rucker, center, examines an armored vehicle during his visit to the US Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PFC. Laura Allen, right, and PVT. 2 Patricia Cotter secure an M-60A1 main battle tank to a flatbed rail car, after it was offloaded from the vehicle cargo ship USNS CAPELLA (T-AKR 293) during exercise Gallant Eagle '84. The women are from the 567th Transportation Battalion. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-04515. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

On Board Hm Submarine Tribune, 1942 Stokers playing cards on board HMS TRIBUNE.

DF-ST-86-09384. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '85 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ. Danny Broyles, commander, 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, greets Brazilian army General Garrone, right, prior to an airdrop during the joint U.S./Brazilian exercise Saci '83. Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA)

LT. GEN. Joe Ralston, 11th Air Force commander, gives Dr. Sheila Windall a few pointers on the F-15 prior to her flight. Windall is the first female Secretary of the Air Force. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05561. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Straight on, long shot, of US President George Bush, center, as he walks with his entourage away from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter. To the President's left is US Marine LGEN Robert Johnston, Commander, Joint Task Force Operation Restore Hope. Several others walking with the President are unidentifiable. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A landing signal officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) communicates with the pilot of an incoming aircraft during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

CDR Ross Terry looks at shoes at the base exchange shortly after being released from a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A Dusty US Marine Blows Grit From a Bullet

A1C Susan Causey, 314th CES Fire Protection Flight, the first Air Force woman to compete in the Sylvan Hills Fire Competition, adjusts her breathing mask for a comfortable fit. A1C Susan Causey, 314th CES Fire Protection Flight, the first Air Force woman to compete in the Sylvan Hills Fire Competition, adjusts her breathing mask for a comfortable fit.

ROBERT DE NIRO and DAVID CONRAD in MEN OF HONOUR (2000) -Original title: MEN OF HONOR-, directed by GEORGE TILLMAN JR.

DF-ST-89-00675. Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK Base: Unknown

Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey, Commanding General of the Marine Corps Development and Education Command (left), escorts Robert J. Murray, undersecretary of the Navy, on a tour of the facility. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970621-N-9354D-005. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Major Command Shown: USS PELELIU (LHA 5)

DF-ST-87-13209. Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970421-F-6217S-002. Complete Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Johnny Stevens, videographer for the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, is assisted with a G-suit by MASTER Sergeant Michael Wilmore, a Life Support Technician, of the 188th Fighter Squadron, 150th Fighter Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. SrA Stevens will undergo egress training and document air-to-ground and air-to-air missions from an F-16 during ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 97 Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Premier Geng Biao, People's Republic of China, and part of his delegation are given a briefing and a tour of the guided missile cruiser USS FOX (CG-33). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets are briefed by a German airman, in front of a Tornado fighter aircraft during a tour of a German flight test facility. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

US Navy Aviation Electronics Technician Dale Wooley rinses down the wing of a F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman and its battle group are participating in Exercise UNIFIED SPIRIT, a NATO led United Nations training exercise simulating peace keeping operations off the Atlantic coast. Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED SPIRIT Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

DF-ST-86-10583. Country: Colombia (COL)

A sailor prepares to aim an M-1911 .45-caliber pistol during a security drill aboard the frigate USS Hepburn (FF-1055), part of PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-03491. Country: Unknown

Crewmen unwind a fire hose aboard the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during exercise West Wind '88. Subject Operation/Series: WEST WIND '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

960909-A-4605G-009. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Novo Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Two Marines return a fire hose to its spool after a flight deck firefighting drill aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) at the start of exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Usns Wright (T-AVB 3)

SSGT Tom Walsh takes a break and reads a Stars and Stripes newspaper in his truck during Reforger-Crested Cap II. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCRESTED CAP II Base: Bremgarten Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

MAJ. LeRoy Edwards, commander of the C-141B Starlifter aircraft that brought former TWA hostages to the base, answers questions from reporters. The 39 U.S. citizens had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Man wearing CGAS Cape Cod hat standing next to helicopter , Helicopters, Air pilots, United States. Coast Guard. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

1982 - Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, center, talks to RADM George Aitcheson Jr., commander of Carrier Group 7, during a visit to the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64)..

1970S 1970 Kelly'S Heroes With Don Rickles & Clint Eastwood

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, center, Naval historian, converses with the officer-in-charge of a commando detachment deployed aboard the French destroyer FS JEAN DE VIENNE (D-643). The French ship, part of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been assisting in the enforcement of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

A Seabee addresses a group of men during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Chaplain (CAPT.) Gloria J. Orengo, right, learns about helicopter maintenance during a cold weather orientation program. Base: Fort Drum State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Army officer who was once in the 171st Infantry gives directions to a civilian from a street map of Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in CHIEF, US Pacific Fleet, looks in on a computer class at a Soviet navy service school during a visit to the city by two US Navy ships. The guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) are in Vladivostok for four days as part of a goodwill exchange program. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

President Bush brings New Years Eve greetings to the crowd of multi-national forces and relief workers at the former American Embassy compound. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

LT Gen Richard C. Bethurem, Commander Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and Commander 16th Air Force listens to MG Walter Yates while visiting the Life Support Area in Taszar, Hungary during Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

The commanding officer of the guided missile cruiser USS CHOSIN (CG-65) looks down from the bridge wing as the ship approaches the USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL during the observance commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00812. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Oct. 24, 2022) Sailors, civilians, and military families gathered to witness the initiation of several of the regions newest chief petty officers during a pinning ceremony at Top o the Mar onboard U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) in Nimitz Hill Oct. 21. The 13 newly pinned chiefs, represented the following commands: - NBG - Commander, Joint Region Marianas- Naval Hospital Guam- 30th Naval Construction Regiment- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 - Naval Recruiting Office Guam- Priority Management Office- Naval Munitions Command East Asia Division Unit Guam and - Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3/Military Sealift Command GuamAs chief petty officer selectees they endured six weeks of chief formation, which included physical training, naval heritage education, honing of the Navys core values, and leadership and teamwork training sessions. (U.S. Navy Photos by LSSCS Christian Dadino)

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-104. VADM Crea with CG personnel outside near PortaKleen unit. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Zachary Walters, 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, conducts post flight inspections at Łask Air Base, Poland, Sept. 5, 2022. The 90th EFS forward deployed to support NATOs Air Shielding mission. The 90ths presence in the region strengthens U.S. and NATOs unity each day as forces come together to train and deter in an ever-evolving threat environment.

U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Zachary Walters, 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, conducts post flight inspections at Łask Air Base, Poland, Sept. 5, 2022. The 90th EFS forward deployed to support NATOs Air Shielding mission. The 90ths presence in the region strengthens U.S. and NATOs unity each day as forces come together to train and deter in an ever-evolving threat environment.

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Armand Jesse Myers looks through a book on Vietnam prisoners of war in the hospital lounge. LCOL Myers was captured on 1 Jun 66 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

980312-F-7910D-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

AIRMAN 1ST Class Angela Owens, the boom operator aboard a 41st Air Refueling squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, keeps a close eye on an aircraft that is receiving fuel during exercise Giant Warrior '89. The Stratotanker is operating from Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. Subject Operation/Series: GIANT WARRIOR '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

050911-A-5216C-045. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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