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Military Aviation Exercises

Images of military personnel and aircraft during various operations, focusing on coordination and preparations in training exercises and missions.

DF-ST-86-03824. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A member of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron wears a headset while checking the interphone system of an aircraft during the joint U.S./Brazilian exercise Saci '84. Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA)

An unidentified US Air Force pilot sits in the cockpit of a F-16 Falcon, Block 52 aircraft (the only such aircraft in the Air National Guard) from the 157th Fighter Squadron and assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire ANG Station South Carolina. Lans Stout, a visiting free-lance photographer from Atlantic Beach, Florida, captures pure beauty in flight (OCT 97). This photo was used for a picture story in the popular "Code One" magazine. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Walenski, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, showcases equipment and operations to Bangladesh Air Force loadmasters in support of Cope South 2024, Feb. 20, 2024, at BAF Bangabandhu Cantonment, Bangladesh. During CS24, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise, U.S. and Bangladesh Air Forces exchanged airlift, air-land and airdrop delivery techniques to ultimately enhance the collective ability to respond to regional disasters. Air Force

Signalman 1ST Class (SM1)(SW) John Handloser peers into a space during a boarding of the Panamanian freighter CORAL I by USS BARRY (DDG-52) boarding team off the coast of Haiti. The BARRY is part of the multi-national blockade enforcing UN sponsored economic sanctions against Haiti. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Haiti (HTI)

CMDR Lawrence Dick, Commanding Officer of the guided missile frigate USS STEPHEN W. GROVES (FFG-29), inspects one of hundreds of fresh crabs taken on board for the evening meal. The frigate is one of five U.S. Navy ships taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Straits Of Magellan

COL W.R. Macfarlane, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, right, is welcomed upon his arrival for exercise Kangaroo '81. In the background is an F-15 Eagle aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '81 Base: Raaf Amberley State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

1LT Kevin Highfield, instructor with the 343rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, left, and SSGT Lenny Galloway, electronic maintenance specialist, monitor equipment at a systems maintenance station aboard a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft. Country: Unknown

Members of the Combat Camera Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), sit in a parked M-998 series vehicle at the 1ST Marine Division Combat Operations Center during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-SC-90-04214. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

CAPT. Liberto (left) and Lance CPL. Smith check out the dive suit as part of preparations for making a dive in Fleming Key. Both men are taking part in active duty training (ACDUTRA) for members of the U.S. Marine Corps Reservists of the 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company from Mobile, Alabama. Base: Naval Air Station, Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT Tim Ovening and LCDR Latta discuss training procedures aboard a P-3C Orion aircraft prior to a Patrol Squadron 31 (VP-31) training exercise. Base: Naval Air Station, Moffett Field State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TECH. SGT. Michael Willen, a weather forecaster for the 438th OSS/OSW, McGuire AFB, NJ, checks the line to the satellite that allows him to receive weather reports for the aircraft crews in support of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA)

DF-ST-87-02163. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS BOLIVIA Base: Santa Cruz De La Sierra Country: Bolivia (BOL)

DF-ST-88-02656. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An airman looks over a C-141B Starlifter aircraft maintenance log during Exercise Opportune Journey 4. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-86-04918. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST VIII Base: Tahkli Air Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Mr. Kevin Rimer, 97th Logistics Group Maintenance, and USAF Major Mike Smith, 54th Air Refueling Squadron proudly carry the winning trophies from the Rodeo 98 competition as USAF Major Tim Reader, 55th Air Refueling Squadron, follows the group down the aircraft stairs. Mr. Rimer, MAJ Smith and MAJ Reader are all members of the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker team from Altus AFB, Oklahoma, which traveled to McChord AFB, Washington to compete in the Rodeo 98 competition. The Team from Altus AFB won the Best KC-135 On Load Off Load Team, the Best KC-135 Tanker Wing, and the Best Aerial Refueling Crew, along with nine other trophies at the Rodeo 98 competition. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A flight deck crewman aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) during CINCPAC exercise FLEETEX '83. The US Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and the Canadian navy are participating in the exercise near the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Subject Operation/Series: FLEETEX '83 Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Northern Pacific Ocean

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Derrick Turner, Avionics Supervisor for the Combined Test Force located Edwards Air Force Base, California, tests electronic equipment on March 1ST, 1999, in the cockpit of Raptor Number 2. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ Stu Bischoff operates the control unit for the F-104G Starfighter aircraft simulator, during the training of German pilots conducted by the 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Weapon loaders load GBU-10 munitions onto a US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 555th Fighter Squadron in preparation for NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A ground crewman from the 183rd Tactical Fighter Group guides an F-4D Phantom II aircraft onto the runway during Exercise Coronet Brave. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BRAVE Base: Raf Finningley Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A "wounded aggressor" is being treated during the amphibious assault exercise CACEX-1-81. Subject Operation/Series: CACEX-1-81 Base: Fort Story, Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-00942. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Air Force Second Lieutenant Tim Chabail stands in front of a C-17 Globemaster III on March 1ST,1999. 2LT Chabail is deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

DN-SC-85-12369. Base: USS Virginia (CGN 38) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

SRA Jeffrey S. Ryan performs a preflight inspection of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft instruments panel. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lieutenant Colonel John I. Pray, Mission Commander, and Lieutenant Colonel Fraser, Assistant Mission Commander, discuss airdrop mission requirements during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Stanton Yarbrough, a maintenance technician with the 1957th Information Systems Group (ISG), adjusts an antenna at the Palehua Solar Observatory. The 1957th ISG also maintains radio communication between commanders, air bases and military forces throughout the Pacific area, and is responsible for data automation, telephone systems, power production, the Military Affilicated Radio System and various other responsiblities. Base: Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inside the hangar, CAPT. Steve Buchanan, 354th Fighter Squadron, explains A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft recent upgrades to GEN. Ronald Fogelman, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-09056. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

CPT Trueba, right, the pilot of a 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (26th TRW) RF-4C Phantom II aircraft, goes over a maintenance log with SGT Jones, his crew chief, prior to takeoff. Trueba and two other pilots are preparing to fly the 26th TRW's last three aircraft to the United States. The wing was officially inactivated on April 5, 1991. Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU)

DF-ST-88-10391. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

President George Bush, left, and GEN Jack Chain, Commander in CHIEF, Strategic Air Command (SAC), sit in the cockpit of a B-1B aircraft during the president's visit. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coming in for an arrested landing, an Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II aircraft passes over the stern of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

010403-N-5152P-004. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Gulf Of Thailand

LCDR. Tim Mulcare uses the ships communication link to talk to the officer of the deck who is standing watch up on the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Country: Chesapeake Bay

US Navy Rear Admiral John B. Nathman, Commander, Carrier Group Seven, (right) greets British Royal Navy Rear Admiral Ian Forbes, Commander, United Kingdom Task Group, during his visit to the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

SGT. Phillip Hughes from the 362nd Airlift Control Element (ALCE) provides information to the pilot of an inbound C-141B Starlifter aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing as it approaches the Zagreb Airport. The Starlifter is carrying a portion of the 50,000 meals ready to eat (MREs) to be distributed as part of a humanitarian airlift to refugees displaced by war. Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

Sitting under an aircraft, a crew chief takes a much needed break from preparing a C-130 Hercules for its flight to deliver supplies and equipment to Entebbe, Uganda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Pfc. Harold Johnson Of Mcdonald, Pa., Overhauls Lower Turret. Panama.

DF-ST-85-10616. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Low angle shot looking up a US Army CHIEF of STAFF GEN Gordon Sullivan at a press conference at Mogadishu Airport. Several boom type microphones are in the foreground just in front of the GEN Sullivan. The general was in Somalia visiting troops assigned to the task force in support of the mission of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM)

Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Johnny Bivera covers the arrival of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) as aircraft from the wing return to the station from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. CVW-1 is stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A landing director gives a helicopter the signal to hover during flight operations aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

GEN Robert E. Huyser, commander, Military Airlift Command (MAC), holds a press conference on the flight line after a drop is completed during exercise Dragon Team. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON TEAM Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-09122. Base: Raf Alconbury Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, B-1 bomber chief test pilot, poses for photographs in front of the B-1 he has just landed. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mike Butchko, a Rockwell representative on the B-1 bomber test team, speaks to members of the press attending the B-1 fly-by and landing at the base. On the left is Secretary of Air Force Verne Orr and standing behind Mr. Butchko are the other members of the B-1 test team. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-88-09921. Base: Torrejon Air Base Country: Spain (ESP)

Left to right, CPT J. J. Cummins, CPT Mike Collins and 2LT Clyde Spencer review the refueling location on a map, prior to their departure for Hawaii. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Craig Ward, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242, loads ordnance into an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 12, 2022. U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12 are conducting unit level training in Australia to maintain readiness, test expeditionary capabilities, and increase interoperability with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.

US Air Force Lieutenant General Sams, 15th Air Force commander, arrives at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to review to standard of living of his troops. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mercury Seven by F-106

981009-F-6655M-005. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

DN-ST-90-05707. Base: Utapao Air Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Mr. Richard Jones, United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan, watches through binoculars for members of the 82nd Airborne Division (not shown), deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S.... Complete Scene Caption: Mr. Richard Jones, United States Ambassador to Kazakhstan, watches through binoculars for members of the 82nd Airborne Division (not shown), deployed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United St

LT. COL. Alexander Carlisle gets down on his knees to inspect the seals of the electronic equipment racks down in the Missile Alert Facility capsule at MAF K-O. A joint Nuclear Surety Inspection was held. Inspectors from the Defense Nuclear Agency, Air Force Space Command, and the Military Airlift Command joined forces to see how well Team Grand Forks ensured the safety. security and reliability of the nuiclear resources under their command. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-12780. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY '86 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

LT Michael E.Sullivan, commanding officer of the Coast Guard large patrol craft USCGC KISKA (WPB-1336), scans the harbor area during Operation Steel Box. The KISKA is in place to provide security during the delivery of chemical munitions to the atoll. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL BOX Country: Johnston Atoll

DF-ST-85-02935. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Corporal Orlando Villareal, and Avenger GUNNER from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion from Cherry Point, North Carolina, confirms the simulated destruction of hostile aircraft in the skies over NASA Test Site, New Mexico during exercise Roving Sands '96. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Nasa Test Site State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SD-03-12493. Base: Uss Cole (DDG 67) State: Aden Country: Yemen (YEM)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Terry Bearden, Communications Repair Technician, 255th Air Control Squadron, Mississippi Air National Guard, adjusts the alignment of a Tropo Satellite Support Radar as USAF SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Leigh Dumas and USAF MASTER Sergeant David Burke observe during Exercise ROVING SANDS '96. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF Aviation Ordnanceman Richard Norman, left, and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft pilot LT David Taylor share a laugh after Taylor's return to the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) following a strike mission during OPERATION DESERT STORM. The two men are members of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83). Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class James Reed stands watch at the lee helmsman's station on the bridge of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Colour photograph of M-4 tank crew of the United States. Photographed by Alfred T. Palmer. Dated 1942

DF-ST-89-00785. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 7 astronauts, left to right, Donn F. Eisele, Walter M. Schirra Jr., and Walter Cunningham, after 12days and 4.5 million miles later, return to meet with the employees and management at Cape Kennedy. On October 11, the three astronauts were launched aboard a Saturn 1B space vehicle from Launch Pad 34 for the first manned lunar orbital mission.

A group of Landing Signal Officers (LSO) from VA-75, VF-84, and VF-101 onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73), are shown directing aircraft during the recovery (landing ) operations as a part of the carrier qualifications taking place off the coast of Florida. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

980318-F-7910D-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team checks his equipment. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin(WI) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DF-ST-86-10582. Country: Colombia (COL)

Captain Zoltan Kozari, logistical chief of the 54/1 Radio Technical Company from Kaposujlak, Hungary, stands beside a Hungarian radar system to explain the system to soldiers (not seen) who are participating in a Partnership for Peace Program during Operation Joint Endeavor. Captain Zoltan Kozari, logistical chief of the 54/1 Radio Technical Company from Kaposujlak, Hungary, stands beside a Hungarian radar system to explain the system to soldiers (not seen) who are participating in a Partnership for Peace Program during Operation Joint Endeavor.

LTC Nancy Driscoll, chief nurse with the 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (68th AES), jokingly carries a stuffed toy during a medical evacuation exercise for members of the 42nd Medical Services Squadron and the 68th AES. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two members of the 37th Aeromedical Evacuation Group help a patient to breathe during the trip to RAF Lakenheath, England. The men are aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-86-05053. Subject Operation/Series: TRIAD '84 Base: Whenuapai Air Base Country: New Zealand (NZL)

World War II Re-enactment, Reading, PA

ENS Feldhuhn uses a sextant aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft to determine the plane's location during a Patrol Squadron 31 (VP-31) training flight. Country: Unknown

The STS-102 crew are instructed on the use of slidewire baskets for emergency exits from the launch pad. Listening to the instructor are, left to right, Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas and Paul Richards, Commander James Wetherbee, Mission Specialists Susan Helms, James Voss and Yury Usachev, and Pilot James Kelly. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown. STS-102 is the eighth construction flight to the International Space Station, with Space Shuttle Discovery carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. Voss, Helms and Usachev are the Expedition Two crew who will be the second resident crew on the International Space Station. They will replace Expedition One, who will return to Earth with Discovery. Launch on mission STS-102 is scheduled for March 8

NASA astronaut John Phillips talks with astronaut Kent Rominger onboard a Russian Search and Rescue helicopter as they prepare to fly to Kustanay, Kazakhstan, following touchdown, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, near Arlalyk, Kazakhstan. Members of the 11th expedition to the international space station, astronaut John Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, landed after a six-month mission in orbit. Along with American businessman Greg Olsen, who visited the station for more than a week, Phillips and Krikalev returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

DF-ST-87-03942. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '86-3 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-86-09374. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '85 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy electronic and optical company staff (Meob) at work on a high mast in Den Helder in June 1989. In the background an S-frigate (1978-2003).

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

A submariner goes down a vertical ladder aboard the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701). With space limited, submarines are equipped with deck-mounted hatches and vertical ladders. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-89-07692. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General Ronald Fogelman, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, speaks on stage at Hoban Hall during his visit. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RDML Robert E. Kirksey, center, wearing a blue windbreaker, commander, Carrier Strike Force, 7th Fleet, briefs crewmen and pilots aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carirer USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) prior to the start of Operation Evening Light, a rescue mission to Iran. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

Leading the way is Kathryn D. Sullivan followed in file by Robert L. Crippen, Paul D. Scully-Power and Jon A. McBride. On the right side are Sally K. Ride, David C. Leestma and Marc Garneau. Trailing the crew are George W. S. Abbey, Richard Nygren, Paul Bulver, and Paul J. Weitz.

040610-F-4884R-001. Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-88-05843. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A chief petty officer from Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) talks to an aviation ordnanceman about the installation of an arming wire on a Mark 82 500-pound bomb loaded aboard one of the squadron's A-7E Corsair aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

State Secretary for Defense Berend-Jan Marie Baron from Voorst to Voorst in the Cockpit of an NF-5B at Eindhoven airbase. The CDA politician was State Secretary for Defense in the Lubbers III cabinet.

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