Military Aircraft Operations

Images of military personnel engaged in aircraft operations, showcasing helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft during various training and peacekeeping missions.

DF-ST-86-12432. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

A Marine stands by with a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a CH-53E Stallion helicopter, during his participation in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DF-ST-90-00615. Base: Raf Alconbury Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Loadmaster, STAFF Sergeant James Todd from the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss. directs the onloading of an Army personnel carrier into the cargo hold of the C-130 Hercules. The C-130s are participating in Exercise Patriot Express '95. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT EXPRESS '95COOPERATE NUGGET Base: Kansas City Downtown Airport State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crew chief assists a German pilot as he pre-flights an F-104G Starfighter aircraft, prior to a training flight conducted by members of the 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Operation Gunsmoke '81 judges observe a ground crewman as he loads a bomb onto an aircraft during pre-flight preparations. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron load baggage on a C-5 Galaxy aircraft bound for Operation Desert Storm. The C-5, from the 60th Military Airlift Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., will also take on passengers before continuing east. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Westover Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An airman stands on the steps of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft as it is prepared for departure. The aircraft will be flying to Prague, Czechoslovakia, where it will deliver 130,000 pounds of donated medical supplies to the Czech government for distribution. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU)

DF-ST-86-12432. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

DF-ST-89-00150. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force personnel embark a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Opportune Journey 4. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4 Base: Pohakuloa Army Range State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08985. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

TSGT William Martin, 313th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, WA, secures the auxiliary loading ramps in preparation for departure. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

DF-ST-86-11390. Base: Khartoum Country: Sudan (SDN)

Marines from Small Craft Company offload an M923A1 cargo truck from a C-5 Galaxy upon landing in Asuncion, Paraguay. Marines from Small Craft Company, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrated their capabilities to Paraguayan Marines in the Joint Training exercise Unitas. The exercise was conducted in Asuncion, Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS Base: Asuncion Country: Paraguay (PRY)

CPT Mike Masters, left, and CPT Chuck Simpson of the 2874th Test Squadron check the aircraft's data book as they prepare to take an F-111E aircraft up on a test flight. Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. Shaffer of the 53rd Fighter Squadron is assisted by a crew chief as he straps himself into the cockpit of his F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to a sortie in support of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

48th Tactical Fighter Wing members load practice bombs on an F-111 aircraft during the quick turn competition. The Strike Command Bombing Competition is held between the United States and Royal Air Forces. Base: Raf Lossiemouth Country: Scotland (SCT)

Members of the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, perform post-flight operations on one of their F-15 Eagles on the flight line. The 336's members and aircraft are deployed to participate in the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD9900842 or search 970417F2171A004). Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An E-2 Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft prepares for takeoff on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-87-00611. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A flight deck crewmen talks with the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

AIRMAN 1ST Class Drew McElvan, 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska, directs AIRMAN 1ST Class Peter Duffy as they load cluster bombs on an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft. Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CAPEX '96 Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Korea

DN-ST-88-05919. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A flight crewman from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) stands behind the M-60D machine gun mounted in the doorway of an SH-3H Sea King helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

Members of the 102nd Quartermasters Company refuel an AH-64 Apache helicopter during Operation Desert Storm. The Apache is armed with AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

CAPT. Taylor from the 69th Fighter Squadron lowers the canopy of his F-16 before a mission. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewman aboard a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter tends the winch line as packages are lowered to waiting flight deck personnel aboard the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) during the multinational Exercise RimPac '90. The Pacific Rim nations of Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. are participating in the annual naval and amphibious exercise. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '90 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-86-10070. Base: Mexico City State: Distrito Federal Country: Mexico (MEX)

CPT Chuck Simpson, left, listens as CPT Mike Masters and SSGT Timothy Warner discuss relevant items in the aircraft's data book prior to taking an F-111E aircraft up on a test flight. Simpson and Masters are assigned to the 2874th Test Squadron. Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Company, 34th Armored Division, FT. Riley, Kansas step aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Reforger '81. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Country: Luxembourg (LUX)

Flight deck crewmen stand by with chocks and tie-down chains during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Secretary of Defense William H. Cohen shakes hands with the crew onboard USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). Cohen visited the Yokosuka-based aircraft carrier and announced that the Independence Battle Group would relieve the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) Battle Group (not shown) in the Persian Gulf. Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

Maintenance crews work on an OV-1D Mohawk surveillance aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland(MD) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Men from the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron move "patients" aboard a C-130E Hercules aircraft from the 317th Tactical Air Wing, during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Osan Air Base Country: South Korea

A member of the 1181st Transportation Terminal Unit tows a 101st Combat Support Group UH-1H Iroquois helicopter at a staging area. Helicopters and other equipment are being loaded aboard the Saudi Arabian roll-on/roll-off cargo ship SAUDI HAIL for transportation to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members from the Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) deployed to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia International Airport, off load Aircraft Generation Equipment (AGE) that will be used to support the aircraft during the Operation Support Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH)

DF-ST-86-05150. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-90-02052. Country: Unknown

970311-F-0994L-522. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-90-10838. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER 89 Base: Bardufoss Country: Norway (NOR)

Crewmembers secure a C-1A Trader cargo/transport aircraft to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Tom McNeill, a crew chief with the 22nd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, fills a KC-10A Extender aircraft tire with compressed nitrogen. Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13210. Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-90-01255. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-85-03454. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-02894. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen from the Japanese Air SelF Defense Force do maintenance on a JASDF F-104 Starfighter aircraft, during Exercise Cope North '81-3. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81-3 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN)

View from the left cockpit window out at the outboard engine on a US Marine KC-130 refueling aircraft. A mobile set of stairs is up against the engine and a Marine aircraft maintenance person secures the cowling of the engine. Three other Marines are seen at the bottom the stairs holding it steady. The aircraft's call sign is RAIDER-102 flown by members of VMGR-352, El Toro Naval Air Station, California. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

LTC William R. Dyckman, left, and LTC Thomas E. Bergam disembark from an SR-71A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft after returning from the last operational flight of an SR-71 aircraft. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Greg McCafferty, assigned to the transient alert branch of the 1605th Military Airlift Support Squadron, hooks up a power unit to a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

DF-ST-90-04081. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST 89-1 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

DF-ST-89-05669. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-09883. Country: Panama (PAN)

Technicians use sanders to prepare aircraft parts for painting. Aircraft inspections and repairs are made quickly and more efficiently due to the implementation of the Strategic Air Command's Readiness Oriented Logistics System, a program which consolidat. Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. military personnel board a Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 58 (VR-58) C-9B Skytrain II aircraft as they begin their journey home in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Hurghada Country: Egypt (EGY)

Two medics secure wounded men on stretchers inside a Douglas C-47 Skytrain med-evac flight, somewhere in Korea. The two medics kneel in the doorway of the aircraft, in front of two stretchers. The interior of the aircraft is visible in the background.

DN-ST-88-00761. Base: USS America (CV 66)

U.S. Air Force officers watch as an E-3A advanced airborne command post (AABNCP) aircraft enters a parking ramp during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DA-ST-88-04972. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Honduran 2nd Infantry Battalion board a C-130 Hercules aircraft provided by the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The troops will be airdropped near Aguacate as part of Exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

DN-ST-86-10282. Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Flight deck crewmen stand by to assist in the arming of aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is in the region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

DF-ST-87-07420. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '86-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, prepares to depart for Tirana, Albania, in an effort to bring relief to the Kosovo refugees which are flooding the Albanian and Macedonian borders. Two other C-17 aircraft are seen in the background. C-17 air crews and support personnel are currently deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in support of Operation Sustain Hope, the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

000922-N-0685W-002. Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN)

Three airmen of the 323rd Bomb Group with a bomb and their B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-34863) nicknamed 'Bingo Buster'.

Two fire rescue team members, wearing protective masks and clothing, prepare to put an "injured" crewman on a litter 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)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Julie C. Eck, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy works on a rocket pod along with an unidentified munitions handler. From AIRMAN Magazine October 1995 article "Calm before the Storm". Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-86-11240. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

DF-ST-85-11251. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Country: United States Of America (USA)

Captain George Hrico and Lieutenant Boyd O Jackson of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang.

Photograph of the USS EnterpriseLTJG H.T. Dodge II; Center; walks with CDR E.M. Crow, Executive Officer of VA-93, aboard the carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) after an airstrike in Vietnam. The pilots fly A-4C Skyhawk jet bombers. Photographer: Jim Flak CVN-65 CVA-65.

Members of the 3rd Battalion 9th Infantry Regiment board a bus for in-processing. Approximately 220 soldiers from Ft. Lewis, Wash., will be assisting other Joint Task Force-160 members in providing security for the migrants at Guantanamo Bay. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

One-half right front view of the nose and left wing of a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, somewhere in Korea. The wing is fitted with a tip tank and a bomb. Three men stand near the tip tank. In the background, a bank of sandbags is visible in front of a tower.

S81-39582 (14 Nov. 1981) --- Astronauts Joe H. Engle, rear, and Richard H. Truly are greeted by George W.S. Abbey, Director of Flight Operations at the Johnson Space Center, as they egress the space shuttle Columbia after spending two days, six hours and 13 minutes on NASAs STS-2 mission.

DF-ST-87-00828. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division, aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft, for an airdrop over Germany during exercise Reforger '82. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-11742. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Passengers and crew unload a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 40th Airlift Squadron, a deployed unit from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Flights have been hampered slightly due to the winter conditions. Hard work and dedication of all personnel involved got equipment and personnel to their destination with only minimal delay. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

US Navy and Marine Corps flight deck crewmen prepare an F/A-18C Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six (VFA -86)for launch during sustained flight operations in the Persian Gulf. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) and its embarked Carrier Air Wing one (CVW-1) are currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 21 February 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHEN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

Luggage is put onto a C-5 Galaxy by crew members preparing to depart for Rhein Main AFB, Germany, after dropping off supplies and equipment. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA)

DF-ST-86-11954. Base: Jever Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

011212-F-1351S-004. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Members of B Company, 1ST Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment (Air Assault) get comfortable in the C-141B Starlifter for their flight to Puerto Rico to take part in JTFX 98-1. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Navy officer helps Marine ordnancemen lift an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile off of an Aero 21 weapons skid on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand

Trip to Western States: El Paso, Texas. President John F. Kennedy (right, descending helicopter stairs) arrives at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas. Left to right: Colonel Thomas G. Netcher; Major General Thomas V. Stayton; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in background); Mayor of El Paso, Judson Williams (in foreground, back to camera and holding a hat); Governor of Texas, John Connally (wearing cowboy hat); unidentified military officer (saluting); President Kennedy; Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (Texas).

970322-F-1787R-110. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Mayor Diane Feinstein boards a helicopter for the trip to the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43). The carrier is entering port after a Western Pacific (WESTPAC) cruise. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, tours a hangar housing an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Aviation Machinist Mate Second Class (AD2) and AD3 Karpinski and a unidentified ground crewman of Patrol Squadron 30 (VP-30) are shown rotating the power plant prop on a P-3C Orion aircraft so the prop and shaft splines will mesh. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pilot Talks to Air Traffic Controller. Pilot Talks to Air Traffic Controller. "Langley AFB, VaA pilot for the 48th FIS gives an air traffic controller some helpful pointers about cockpit procedures prior to orientation flight." Photographer: Sgt. Pete Pittas

Kites Steps from Northrop NF-5B of 313 Squadron, Twenthe airbase.

980921-N-1817R-002. Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A ground crewman, using a headset, communications with a pilot during flight operations for exercise Bright Star '83. Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

A member of the U-2R film recovery crew is checking out a piece of equipment. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Published in AIRMAN Magazine, May 1994. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Group photo Kites 323 Squadron for a row of F-16s on April 1, 1982.Tonderday 1 April 1982, the second Squadron of the Leeuwarden airbase was operational on the F-16. The 323 Squadron is currently equipped with 18 of these devices and is led by Major Kite B.C. Droste. In the context of an exchange, a RAF kite also flies in the squadron. It is Flight-Lieutenant Bernie Scott that previously flew at the well-known RAF demonstration team "Red Arrows". Stirest row from left to right: Captain D.L. Berlin, Captain J.J. Fisherman, first Lieutenant P. Mulder, second lieutenant H. de Haring, first lieutenant. Eikelboom, first Lieutenant F. Leusen, Major B.A.C. Droste, Captain M.W. Kuypers, first lieutenant tj. Haringa and first lieutenant B. Roorda.zittend from left to right: First Lieutenant C. Visser, first Lieutenant F. Tielemans, first Lieutenant E. Talman, Flight Lieutenant B. Scott and Major A. Rotteveel.

DF-ST-86-05043. Subject Operation/Series: TRIAD '84 Base: Whenuapai Air Base Country: New Zealand (NZL)

Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Mark Barney, Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Keneth Davis Jr. and Aviation Ordnanceman Earl Battle remove a AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile from a weapons cart to place on an F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and her embarked air wing nine (CVW-9) are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanction against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

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