Military Aircraft Maintenance

Images of military personnel inspecting and preparing aircraft, including F-15 and F-16 fighters, showcasing various maintenance activities and preflight checks.

DF-ST-85-11564. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY 83 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)
DF-ST-85-11564. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY 83 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)
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980517-F-4116M-007. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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A former U.S. prisoner of war is greeted by his family after being released by the Iraqi government during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland(MD) Country: United States Of America(USA)
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Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. views one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Lehman is present for the test firing of the battleship's weapons system while the ship undergoes sea trials. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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DA-ST-86-06260. Country: Unknown
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Ssgt. Harold L. Cousminer, Ass'T Engineer And Waist Gunner On A Consolidated B-24 Of The 15Th Af.
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US Navy CHIEF Warrant Officer (CWO) Stacey Schlosser reviews flight deck fire fighting procedures the his crew aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). An S-3 Viking in background. The GEORGE WASHINGTON is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 23 February 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)
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DF-ST-89-00759. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Piers Sellers takes his turn in an M-113, which is an armored personnel carrier. Behind him are Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak and Thomas Reiter from Germany, who represents the European Space Agency. The STS-121 crew is taking turns driving the M-113 as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training from the pad and a simulated countdown. Mission STS-121 is designated for launch on July 1.
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First Lieutenant Instructeu G. van de Lane of the Detachment Kite Training Eelde.
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DF-ST-89-00748. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)
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Second Lieutenant kite E. Boekesteijn.298 Squadron.
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DN-SC-87-06308. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)
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President William Jefferson Clinton talks with a pilot during his tour of Joint Endeavor Operations at Taszar AB, Hungary. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)
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Vintage Photograph. Pilots prepare for action in full gear against a clear blue sky.
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US Army SPECIALIST, Fourth Class Keith Thorton from the 1ST Battalion, 26th Infantry part of the 2nd Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division, Scheinfurt, Germany, prepares to drive his M2A2 Bradley tank onto a flat car train which will deploy to Kaposvar, Hungary. SPC Thorton is part of the Covering Force replacing soldiers participating in Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Unknown
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Second lieutenant flyer P. Kuiper.298 Squadron.
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Straight on medium close-up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Dean Unger, from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, calls in wind conditions to the STARS (Special Tactics and Rescue Specialists) team members (Not shown) preparing to jump. The team is doing practice jumps at Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. This image is seen in the August 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Getting ready to take his turn at the wheel of the M-113 is Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata of Japan. Behind him can be seen Mission Specialists Bill McArthur (left) and Leroy Chiao (right), who wait their turns. Learning to drive the armored vehicle is part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiters payload bay. STS-92 is scheduled to launch Oct. 5 at 9:30 p.m. EDT on the fifth flight to the International Space Station. It will carry two elements of the Space Station, the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 and the third Pressurized Mating Adapter. The mission is also the 100th flight in the Shuttle program
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CHIEF Hull Maintenance Technician (HTC) Greg Kibble of Cycle Touring International, a shipboard cycling club aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), fine tunes his bicycle. Club members use their liberty time to tour the countryside and participate in races in countries that the BLUE RIDGE visits. Country: Singapore (SGP)
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S65-41828 (September 1965) --- Portrait of the Gemini-7 prime and backup crew members around a model of the Gemini-7 spacecraft. The prime crew members for the Gemini-Titan 7 (GT-7) are astronauts Frank Borman (standing right), command pilot, and James A. Lovell Jr. (kneeling right), pilot. Astronauts Michael Collins (kneeling left), pilot, and Edward H. White II (standing left), command pilot, were named as GT-7 backup crew members on July 1, 1965.
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DF-ST-89-01724. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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CAPT. Matt Modleski, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds lead solo pilot, stands in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon inside the aerial demonstration squadron's hangar at Nellis AFB. Modleski initially enlisted in the Air Force as a jet engine mechanic, retrained into air traffic control and got his commission after earning a bachelor's degree at night. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1997. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Artwork: "Our Flying Women: Artist: Tish Tompkins, USAF Art Collection. Country: Unknown
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DF-ST-86-12219. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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SRA Diane L. Biver and her husband Vhon A. Biver are stationed together on a joint-spouse assignment. Diane is a graphics illustrator at Lackland Air Force Base, while Vhon works at nearby Kelly Air Force Base. Base: San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A portrait of British Air Force LTC Martin, a leader of 10 paratroopers, aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft, in flight. 82nd Airborne Division and British paratroopers will participate in an annual Market Garden (1944 Arnhem Drop) memorial service on Sept. 21. Base: Arnhem State: Gelderland Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD)
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Artwork: "Major Stephen L. Bettinger" Artist: Rita Guzzi (US Air Force Art Collection). Country: Unknown
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A member of the Honduran armed forces participating in the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TAR" (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TAR (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)
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STS-103 Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy of France, who is with the European Space Agency, gets ready for his turn at driving a small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay. STS-103 is a "call-up" mission due to the need to replace and repair portions of the Hubble Space Telescope. Four EVA's are planned to make the necessary repairs and replacements on the telescope. The other STS-103 crew members are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), plus Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, who also is with the European S
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DF-ST-86-09389. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '85 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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MASTER SGT. Mark Brotherton, an 8th Air Force buff, stands in front of the B-17 used in the film "Memphis Belle," which is on display at the Duxford Air Museum. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996. Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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STAFF Sergeant John Brown (in cavalry uniform) and missile launch officer Richard C. Soetaret pose in front of a Minuteman missile replica outside the main gate, to represent the "muskets to missiles" theme of the 5th Cavalry reorganized. Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-SD-07-26064. Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A female ground crew member provides ground support for the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration team. Country: Unknown
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040629-F-9049N-101. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF
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2LT Mark Kargul, pilot, lets a little Amerasian girl (the child of an American serviceman and a Korean mother) sit in the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during her visit from the St. Vincent's Home for Amerasian Children. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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Naval Explosive Ordnance DIsposal Mobile Unit 7 technicians Signalman First Class Joel Blea (left) and Quartermaster Second Class Gary Hakes (right) suit up in preparation for a swim in ponds west of New York Lake as they search for remnants of four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)