Military Aircraft and Submarine Operations

Images depict personnel operating various aircraft and submarine controls, featuring technical panels, monitoring devices, and communication equipment in military settings.

A soldier checks a telephone connection in a telephone operations center inside a transportable shelter during Operation Golden Pheasant. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

An MC-130 Hercules aircraft radio operator from the 8th Special Operations Squadron participates in a field operation. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A flight engineer operates a panel of guages, switches and dials inside a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Country: Unknown

Crewmembers of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) are shown at the diving controls during an at sea period. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

South American and US aviators discuss the operation of sensor stations which monitor, assimilate and evaluate submarine noises with the use of computer assisted sensing gear during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

Operations SPECIALIST 2nd Class Jeff Clinton monitors a radar screen aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). Base: USS Independence(CV 62)

A soldier checks a telephone connection in a telephone operations center inside a transportable shelter during Operation Golden Pheasant. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

Crew chief, AWC Paul Schenk, checks out the Control Display Unit (CDU) of the Navy SH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter, another SH-60 is in the background, before taking off on a familiarization flight. Assigned to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, the SH-60's aircraft and crew's mission, during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise includes a search for scud missile sites on the Alamogordo bombing range. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Diane Cherry, left, and A1C Brook Devos, both of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron, make preflight checks in the communications compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 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 AFB, California. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA)

C-130 Hercules co-pilot, Captain David Dekalb, 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, carefully watches the flight path for oncoming aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '96 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A navigator aboard a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft mans his position during a flight from Guam to Darwin Royal Australian Air Force Base, Australia. The navigator, assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron, is a participant in Exercise Glad Customer '82. Subject Operation/Series: GLAD CUSTOMER '82 Country: Unknown

A sailor technician operates an SPA-66 radar scope in the combat information center of the guided missile destroyer USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DDG 23). Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TSGT Keith Davis, flight engineer from the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, coordinates and inputs information into the Inertial Navigation System on the aircraft instrument panel to initialize starting points. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-07343. Country: Unknown

Crew members operate electronic search equipment aboard a US Navy P-3 Orion aircraft during Hong Kong Exercise SEARCH AND RESCUE '82. Subject Operation/Series: SEARCH AND RESCUE '82 Country: Hong Kong (HKG)

DF-ST-86-10077. Base: Mexico City State: Distrito Federal Country: Mexico (MEX)

Aviation Technician/AIRMAN D. Winger, navigator of a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, monitors instruments during operations off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The unit is using the AQS-14 minehunting system to locate inert mines planted by U.S. forces as part of a minehunting exercise during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

031209-F-9871C-006. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

1LT D. Boots, a navigator with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, plots a course aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-11260. Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CDR David W. Hearding, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PARGO (SSN-650), looks through the submarine's periscope while underway north of the Arctic Circle.. Country: Unknown

Instruments of a P-3C (Update II) Orion long distance maritime patrol slope (1981-2006).

1ST LT. Mike Sundsted of the 73rd Aeromed Evacuation Squadron does a check from the cockpit of the C-9 Nightingale prior to take-off. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Structual Mechanic 1ST Class (Flight Engineer) Downs checks fuses in a P-3C Orion aircraft cockpit. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-01967. Country: Unknown

LT. Bob Dittus, the pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, runs through a preflight checklist with his cockpit crew prior to a flight to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHEILD Base: Eaker Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-89-11680. Base: Rock Island Arsenal State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Anthony J. Mathis and SGT Bryan S. Hammons from the 2048th Communications Squadron, work on Digital Subscriber Terminal Equipment (DSTE) in the telecommunications center. Base: Carswell Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1LT Andrea Tart, co-pilot, with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, flies her EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Country: Unknown

Reading instruments A / B from a Lockheed P2V-7B, P-2H & SP-2H Neptune Maritime Patrol Flop (1961-1982).

MAJ. Robert Lewis mans the navigation console aboard an MC-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Solid Shield '87. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '87 Country: Unknown

STAFF SGT. David Rowe, left, and SGT. David Funk operate a TPS-43 radar in an air control operation surveillance mode during the field training Exercise Quick Thrust. Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crew member monitors fuel tank levels in an engineering space aboard the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG 20). Country: Unknown

On Board Hm Submarine Tribune, 1942 The Second Coxswain of HMS TRIBUNE, Petty Officer Hedley Charles Woodley at his diving station on the forward hydroplanes. The depth gauge in the picture shows that the submarine is on the surface. The photograph was therefore posed during shooting of the film 'Close Quarters'.

DN-SN-85-07341. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SN Edward Nunez stands watch on the bridge of the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41) as the vessel is underway en route to Vladivostok, Russia for a port visit. Country: Sea Of Japan

Sailors man the periscopes on board the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735). One is the spotting scope and the other is the shoot scope. Country: Unknown

The SCIC room on the USS Foxx during the reflagging of the tankers in the Persian Gulf in 1987.

Crew members receive instructions aboard the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during a general quarters drill. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT. Bill Miller, Missile Crew Commander (left) and 1ST LT. Todd Hoover, deputy Crew Commander, the 320th Missile Squadron's Missile Operations Team, react to an "emergency action message" in a missile performance trainer during the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE '97 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MSGT Charles Gardner operates an NA/VYA-7 digital data terminal during exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Country: Egypt (EGY)

Pilots from Airborne-Early-Warning Squadron 123 (VAW-123) take notes in a briefing room on the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) prior to a flight. Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

US Navy Machinist Mate Fireman (MMFN) Brian Zitt checks a torpedo tube door aboard the attack submarine USS TUCSON (SSN 770). The TUCSON is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 19 May 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Tucson (SSN 770)

DF-ST-88-08631. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

TSGT Bob McCasland works on a switching panel at the communication station. Base: Mount Pateras Country: Greece (GRC)

000926-N-4697S-001. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Crewmen monitor air traffic control radar consoles in the Combat Information Center (CIC) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64). Country: Unknown

A staff sergeant monitors a radar scope and checks a missile course on the screen at the PAVE PAWS radar site. The PAVE PAWS provides detection of enemy missile launches and keeps track of objects in space. Base: Otis Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight of the Oregon Air National Guard monitor radar screens in the control van of an AN/TPS-43E tactical three-dimensional radar unit during exercise Brim Frost '83. The radar unit is part of the forward air control post. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '83 Base: Pedro Dome State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970625-N-4724B-003. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A first lieutenant traffic controller in the tower of Twenthe airbase. On the background a corporal 1-assistant traffic controller.

011128-N-0659H-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: CV-63

041011-F-3188G-099. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kc-10 Extender

Three crew members in the central of the submarine Hr.Ms. Tiger shark (1972-1995). Links Schipper Gerrit Mulder, in the middle Midney Kwartiermeester Gerard Spaniard.

CHIEF Intelligence SPECIALIST Edward H. Barron gives an intelligence brief aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aviation machinist's mates work on an engine of a Fighter Squadron 124 (VF-124) F-14A Tomcat aircraft. Country: Unknown

A crewman gives the "Thumbs Up" sign as he prepares to conduct a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) during exercise Brim Frost. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '83 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Eileen Henry, a Titan missile facilities technician with the 532nd Strategic Missile Squadron (SMS), performs her duties. Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen tend to their duties in Pri-Fly, the primary control center during flight operations, aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 25, 2020) Capt. Max Clark, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), facilitates a 1MC address for Vice President Mike Pence to address Sailors and Marines aboard Nimitz. Nimitz, the flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.

Three U.S. Air Force members of the 53rd Aircraft Maintenance Crew, makes repairs on an F-15A Eagle aircraft engine during exercise Alloy Express. Subject Operation/Series: ALLOY EXPRESS Base: Bodo Air Base Country: Norway (NOR)

DN-ST-87-03000. Base: USS Willamette (AO 180)

LT. David Post and CHIEF Fire Control Technician (FTC) Clifton Williams stand their watch in the control room of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Country: Chesapeake Bay

Aviation Electronics Technician 1ST Class Brewer applies power to the AN/URM-101B tactical air navigation system test set on the F/A-18 Hornet avionics maintenance simulator. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-89-08185. Base: Shanghai Harbor Country: China (CHN)

MASTER SGT. Bramhall, left, and MASTER SGT. Bradley Bates, air traffic controllers, check traffic in the MacDill area. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The interior of a communications center in use during the joint US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

A crewman wearing a sound-powered telephone set updates a status board on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) during the allied forces exercise Team Work '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

The commander of the submarine Hr.Ms. Tiger Shark (S 812) Lieutenant-Ter Sea of the 2nd class Oldest category D. Schrijvershof (1925-1998) behind the periscope, 1958.

DF-ST-85-11736. Base: Thule Air Base Country: Greenland (GRL)

Sonar technicians man their underway watch stations at the sonar console aboard the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-86-12715. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-SC-87-02867. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-ST-88-07366. Base: USS Georgia (SSBN 729)

Quartermaster 2nd Class Frederick Werlein (right) and Quartermaster 2nd Class Mike Aanensen plot courses for the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). INDEPENDENCE is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Quartermaster 2nd Class Frederick Werlein (right) and Quartermaster 2nd Class Mike Aanensen plot courses for the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). INDEPENDENCE is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.

DF-ST-85-11598. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-89-04706. Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR 88 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-04693. Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR 88 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-07791. Base: Hellenikon Air Base Country: Greece (GRC)

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Kimberly Gault, Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Roy Handy and Aviation Machinist's Mate 1ST Class David Petersen work on airframe-mounted accessory rack. The three are members of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34 (VAQ-34). Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sailors monitor the gauges on a control panel in the engine room aboard the Canadian frigate HMCS MARGAREE (DDH-230) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: Hmcs Margaree (DDH 230) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A petty officer 2nd class operates the No. 2 propulsion local control console aboard the Spruance class destroyer USS FLETCHER (DD-992). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Duane Dowdy services a piece of aerospace ground equipment (AGE). He is assigned to the 43rd Field Maintenance Squadron AGE branch. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crew member operates electronic tracking equipment aboard a P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft from Patrol Squadron 10 (VP-10). Base: Naval Air Station, Brunswick State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Students enrolled in the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator course work on navigational problems at a training station aboard a T-43A undergraduate navigator training aircraft. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

British Royal Air Force Sergeant Paul Kynman, an Air Engineer on a British RAF VC-10 K3 fueling tanker, works in the cockpit during a mission to Kuwait for air-to-air refueling with British GR-1 Tornado jets (Not shown). Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Members of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron tour a Brazilian air force avionics shop during the joint U.S. / Brazilian exercise Saci '84. Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA)

The STS-102 crew wait for instructions about the M-113 armored carrier they are seated in. At left is Mission Specialist Andy Thomas. On the right side are (left to right) Mission Specialist Paul Richards, Commander James Wetherbee and Pilot James Kelly. In the event of an emergency at the pad prior to launch, the carrier could be used to transport the crew to a nearby bunker or farther. The STS-102 crew is at KSC to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-102 is the eighth construction flight to the International Space Station, carrying as payload the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. Launch on mission STS-102 is scheduled for March 8

011028-F-5795G-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Canada, Ontario, Carp, The Diefenbunker, Canadian Cold War Museum in underground bunker, radio equipment, communications center

DN-ST-89-08789. Country: Persian Gulf

Officer (LTZ2OC) in the day (outward) behind the periscope of a submarine (this outfit is not common in this work).

970813-F-7910D-021. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A crew member checks a safety manual prior to an exercise aboard the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO-448). The ILLUSIVE is one of three minesweepers being towed to the Persian Gulf by the salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS-53) to support U.S. Navy escort operations. Country: Unknown

A crew member helps Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. secure the life vest on his flight suit in a ready room aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Unknown

DA-ST-85-04940. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Camp San Luis Obispo State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-06340. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

030225-M-5607A-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Workhorse Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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