Military Aviation Operations

Military aircraft activities and operations, including airlifts and logistics, highlighting the role of aviation in defense missions.

Helicopter on aircraft carrier

PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER VISIT TO MSFC FOR THE DEDICATION OF THE CENTER.

DF-ST-87-08463. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen, clad in chemical warfare gear, perform F-4 Phantom II aircraft decontamination maintenance. The airmen are assigned to the 8th Security Police Squadron, involved in exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft, part of operation Election District, takes on a contingent of Australians to join Headquarters Civil Engineers United Nations Transition Assistance Group (HQ CE UNTAG). The engineers will construct facilities for UNTAG, which will perform peacekeeping duties and monitor the November 1989 elections and independence of Namibia. Base: Raaf Richmond Country: Australia (AUS)

Egyptian and U.S. troops board a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY)

One-half left front view of a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star bearing the markings of the 80th Fighter Bomber Squadron (FBS) and buzz number FT-827, somewhere in Korea. Three men prepare to load a bomb onto the bomb rack of the left wing. The bomb sits on a small cart in front of the wing. Two more men stand nearby. Quonset huts appear in the background.

Ground Crew Checking A B-24 After A Mission. England.

A forklift is used to load a pallet of supplies into the rear cargo bay of a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The C-141B is being prepared for a flight to Honduras in support of the joint United States/Honduran exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

DF-ST-89-00463. Base: Minneapolis State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage Photograph. Paratroopers prepare for training mission aboard military aircraft.

The Could. Marechaussee at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg at the Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Vlieguiever 255 (1971-1981) on inspection.

A Member Of The First Brazilian Fighter Squadron Sits On Top Of A P-47 Motor At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy

DF-ST-88-06786. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of Fleet Composite Squadron 6 (VC-6) attaches a cable to a BQM-74C target drone on the flight deck of the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American countries. The drone will be used as a target by anti-aircraft gunners aboard ships taking part in the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DM-ST-85-09361. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

Philippine army paratroopers have their equipment checked by a jumpmaster prior to boarding the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 aircraft. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Local Kenyans mow the grass around taxi ways and parking ramps for better flight line safety at Moi International Airport. In the background, a C-130 Hercules from the 23rd Air Wing, Pope AFB, NC, stops for refueling on its way to Rhein Main, Germany to end a mission in support of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Crew members maneuver a NAN-2 nitrogen servicing unit aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-86-10482. Base: Newburgh State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck maintenance personnel work on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft's landing gear aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Inspection tour of NASA installations: St. Louis, Missouri, McDonnell Aircraft, 3:27PM. President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (gesturing with hand); President Kennedy. Also pictured: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson and Frank Yeager. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA

The Wings of Liberty Memorial Park on RAF Lakenheath, U.K. was dedicated in memory of all POW/MIAs. The park features one F-4, one F-111, and one F-15, all of which have flown for the Liberty Wing. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A right side view of a Marine Light Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) AV-8B Harrier aircraft with a camouflage paint scheme during pre-flight operations. The Harrier is equipped with two napalm bombs on its right wing. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sailors swab the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during a break in flight operations. The carrier is deployed to the region during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

DF-ST-87-02157. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS BOLIVIA Country: Bolivia (BOL)

A Turkish M-923 truck probably at the Air Force Base Diyardbakir Turkey during the Dutch commitment in 1991.

The trailer carrying the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) backs down the ramp of an Air Force C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 60th Military Airlift Wing (MAW-60). The AVALON is being used in a fly-away exercise to train personnel in the handling and operation of the vehicle. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030329-A-XXXXX-365. Base: Udairi Air Field Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

An S-3 Viking aircraft from Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare Squadron Twenty-Two (VS-22) surveillances the land areas in the Caribbean Sea while stationed on USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) (not shown). Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-13207. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Country: West Germany (FRG)

US Army paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC, prepare to board a C-130 Hercules. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE EXERCISE 98-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-00449. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel of the 359th Fighter Group sit on the back of a crew truck at East Wretham.

Instructor and students studying a map, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Tex. January 1942.

Air Transportation Specialists from the 615th Aerial Port Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, off-load vehicles and equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

Scorched Iraqi SA-6 surface-to-air missiles stand atop a Soviet ZIL-131 6x6 truck after Allied forces claimed the area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Sgt. Carlton W. Fulford, Of Senoia, Georgia, Gives The Green Light To A Plane Coming In To Land As Pvt. Edward H. Burlingame, Of Dunkirk, New York, Checks Its Progress To Warn Off Any Possible Encroachment On The Landing Plane. They Are In A Mobile Flying

DF-ST-86-12026. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Led by a pair of loaders, a convoy of vehicles from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB-5) arrives at a site in northern Saudi Arabia prior to the start of the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. The Seabees will construct a forward Marine camp on the site. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Aerographers inflate a weather balloon and prepare it for launching from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aircrafts - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-56-90. Numerous HH-60s and HH-65s on ramp, with de-brief at center. Hurricane Katrina

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft aircrew member explains the aircraft to members of the Royal Australian Air Force. The aircrew member, assigned to the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, 43rd Strategic Wing, Pacific Task Force, is a participant in Exercise Glad Customer '82. Subject Operation/Series: GLAD CUSTOMER '82 Base: Raaf Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS)

DF-ST-88-02972. Base: Castle Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircrew pose with British paratroopers beside the aircraft. The U.S. Air Force flew the troopers and their participants, the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division, to Arnhem to perform at an annual Market Garden (1944 Arnhem Drop) memorial service on Sept. 21. Base: Deelen Royal Netherlands Afb Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD)

Presenting Officers (Left To Right): Gen Hoag, Col Feagin, Col Kilgore And Lt Myers.

Women's Auxiliary Air Force: WAAF and RAF trainee ground crew work together on a Hawker Hart aircraft as part of the Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan at Waterkloof near Pretoria, South Africa.

A view of the crowd gathered to welcome recently released prisoner of war home from Vietnam. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-90-02453. Base: Nassau Country: Bahamas (BHS)

Pilots man Lockheed F-94 Starfire.

England,Cambridgeshire,Duxford,Imperial War Museum,Exhibit in the American Air Museum

DF-ST-89-00466. Base: Minneapolis State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Elements of 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, at Hunter Army Airfield, boarding the plane for their deployment to Somalia. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of C-130 Hercules aircraft parked in line. The aircraft are assigned to the 37th Tactical Airlift Wing (TAW), which is undergoing an operational readiness inspection by the 435th TAW. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A Canadian national from the Saint George's University School of Medicine displays a Canadian flag prior to boarding a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Point Salines Airfield. He is being evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

A sailor drives an MD-3A tow tractor across the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969), directed by GUY HAMILTON.

Airmen transfer from a U.S. Air Force bus to a C-130 Hercules aircraft 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)

GEN Edgar S. Harris Jr., Commander 8th Air Force, speaks with a television interviewer as they stand near the KC-10A Extender aircraft that was just delivered here by Douglas Aircraft Company. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) 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.

Former prisoner of war MAJ. Rhonda Lee Cornum, a flight surgeon assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 229th Aviation Brigade, disembarks an International Red Cross DC-9 aircraft from Geneva at the Riyadh Air Base upon her release by the Iraqi government during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Riyadh Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Visit from Prince Bernhard on the open day in the airbase Deelen, also his 60th birthday. Static show from Army equipment. AMX salvage vehicle.

Air "Rifle" - The first production model of the Boeing B52 jet bomber, described by an Air Force general as the "long rifle of the air age," is shown here as it was rolled from the Boeing Airplane Co. plant yesterday. Gen. Nathan P. Twining, Air Force chief of staff here for the unveiling, told Boeing workers the eight-engined swept wing bomber is the weapon that is "going to keep that red fellow in his place." An disclosed number of the bombers will be built here for the Air Force. Two experiment models were built and tested here previously. May 19, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

DF-ST-86-09810. Base: Palanquero Air Force Base Country: Colombia (COL)

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: Arrival at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, address, and inspection of troops and equipment, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy's motorcade passes by troops and military equipment during an inspection at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.

Military Basic and Airport at Suchon, David Ketel, 1952 color slide Korea slide Korea

Physical training exercises take place on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A member of the Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Search and Rescue (SAR) team demonstrates the use of a winch attached to the side of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter, as a local group looks on. Base: Bear Valley State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Artwork: "A Snapshot from Vietnam"" Artist: Mary Carter, US Air Force Air Collection. Country: Unknown

Members of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force and United States Air Force who participated in training exercise Cope North '83-1 pose for a group photo on the flight line. The aircraft parked on the runway behind them (from left to right) are an F-104 Starfighter, an F-4 Phantom II and an F-15 Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

An aerial photo shows U.S. troops begin to occupy the north end of the Port-au-Prince Airport with vehicles and equipment near Air Haiti aircraft during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Trip to Western States: China Lake, California, (Naval Air Facility) NAF. Military officers and officials view weapons demonstrations from their seats in the reviewing stand during President John F. Kennedys visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lakes Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., sits at center. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (wearing sunglasses), and Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, sit in first row.

A front view of a Soviet SA-3 Goa surface-to-air missile mounted on a portable launcher. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Battle of Midway 80th Anniversary graphic from Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington (CVN73). (Graphic by MC3 Jacob Van Amburg)

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