Military Equipment Operations

Personnel operating sophisticated military equipment and technology within submarines and naval ships, highlighting technical expertise.

DN-ST-87-10996. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Military and civilian personnel cooperate in the development of a relocatable, over-the-horizon radar (ROTHR) system in a research facility. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-89-04446. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A female member of a fleet replacement squadron assists with testing electronic equipment aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) as the vessel takes part in fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications. Country: Unknown

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

GUNNER's Mate 1ST Class Bradley Chamberlain mans an Mk 19, Mod 3, 40mm automatic grenade launcher for gunnery practice on the frigate USS FANNING (FF-1076) during exercise Eager Sentry 92-4. The crewmen in the background are preparing to deploy an inflatable gunnery target. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER SENTRY 92-4 Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-12321. Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

020104-F-8006R-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

Officer in Syntex working jacket.

SPEC. 4 Sharon Reilly works at a Tactical Army Combat Support Computer System (TACCS) terminal. The TACCS is used in the supply office and warehouse of the 210th Aviation Battalion, 193rd Infantry Brigade (Separate). Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Tech. Sergeant Ernest C. Jenkins and Major James L. Barrell Aboard a C-130. Tech. Sergeant Ernest C. Jenkins and Major James L. Barrell Aboard a C-130. "Udorn AB, ThailandU.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ernest C. Jenkins (left) passes intelligence information to Maj. James L. Barrell aboard a C-130 aircraft. Both men are with the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron." Photographer: Staff Sgt. W.E. Madison

DF-SC-86-12142. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two crewmen take inventory in s Supply Department space aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

MAJ Don McCabe, right, is briefed by a Danish air controller in the control tower during Exercise Reforger-Coronet Musket. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCORONET MUSKET Base: Karup Air Base Country: Denmark (DNK)

000708-N-7412M-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Hopper (DDG 70)

An officer delivers a briefing prior to an underway replenishment aboard the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Ordnancemen on the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) make adjustments on BDU-45 practice bombs resting in assembly trays on an A/F 32K-1 bomb assembly stand. CV-64 is participating in PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jeffrey Gordy, KC-10 Boom Operator with the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, prepares to refuel a USAF C-141 Starlifter (Not shown). After basic training, Gordy , a "Baby Boomer," entered KC-10 training at the 2nd ARS, McGuire AFB, NJ. The refueling took place in the skies over McGuire AFB, on July 12, 2000. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-04139. Base: Naval Air Station Country: Bermuda (BMU)

DF-ST-85-02160. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Patrick Platt on temporary duty to the 48th Component Repair Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, from the 3rd Component Repair Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, removes a B-Nut from an oil pressure transmitter of a Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-220 engine. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-02640 or search 010122-F-4177H-004). Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DF-ST-87-03117. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT GALAXY Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Volunteers from the pre-commissioning unit of the nuclear-powered attack submarine MONTPELIER (SSN-765) help clean out the basement of a local business after the city was struck by a flood. Base: Montpelier State: Vermont(VT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-85-11815. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-ST-89-00070. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

DN-SN-87-13205. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-05272. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lieutenant Colonel David M. Rein, a C-130 Hercules Pilot, 135th Airlift Squadron (ALS), Maryland Air National Guard, discusses mission requirements with his crew prior to stepping out to their aircraft. The 135th ALS is one of many Air Mobility Command units deployed to Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, in support of Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NATO exercise "Iron utility" Vice-Admiraal R. Krijger, Commander of the Sea Night in the Netherlands aboard the HR.MS guided arms factory. Tromp in conversation with a boarding.

DF-ST-85-01387. State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A STAFF SERGEANT is engaged in adjusting equipment.

Crewmen participate in a simulated missile firing in the control room during precommissioning activities aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine OHIO (SSBN-726). The submarine, built by General Dynamics Corp., carries TRIDENT C-4 (UGM-96) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

960801-F-0934S-008. Base: Vicenza Country: Italy (ITA)

SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Tubbs and Mitsuka Kobayashi of the 374th Communications Squadron calibrate a new Noritsu 613 color printer in the base photo lab. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Crew members use radar screens to monitor air operations from the combat information center to the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Two sailors check over a computer printout in the technical center aboard the Dutch frigate HR MS CALLENBURGH (F-808) duirng FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DM-SN-85-11820. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

030507-F-5281B-002. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

First lieutenant kite J.P. Soolsma, classified by 313 Squadron, with 'student-flyer' first lieutenant c.a.j.m. Frijters. Photo belongs to the photo report, which is created for the benefit of the 'operational, the Royal Netherlands Air Force in operation' by Wim Cock from 1983.

DF-ST-89-01009. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

DF-ST-87-06810. Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

Senior Airman at work on a motor of a McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle.

DF-ST-89-05895. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Students explore the torpedo room aboard the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS WEST VIRGINIA (SSBN 734) during their hour-long tour of the vessel. The children are fourth and fifth grade honor students at Matilda Harris Elementary School. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, tour of barracks, inspection of recruits, and address at Hall Field. President John F. Kennedy (left) and Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day (center), observe as a recruit receives a haircut in the barber shop of the MCRD in San Diego, California. Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn.

During a recent visit, Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton holds a question and answer session with crew members in the Fighter Squadron111 (VF-11) ready room aboard the nucelar-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70). The ship is conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of southern California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A petty officer wears a goggles and a respirator sprays pesticides in a berthing compartment aboard a ship. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lieutenant Colonel Wolfgang Schmitt of the German Army briefs members of the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, on differences between training in Europe and the US. The Third Brigade is being shipped to Germany to participate in exercise Reforger '82. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-85-12383. Base: Arnold Air Force Station State: Tennessee (TN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12945. Country: Unknown

Cargo is tied down to a flatbed railroad car after its delivery. It contains a munitions shipment that arrived at the Chinhae Water Port. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A view of an operations room in which students at the U.S. Air Force Weapons Controller School receive instruction on radar sets and the AN/UPA-62 indicator group. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Captain Timothy Roets (Left), 363rd Expeditionary Medical Group, shows French Air Force Sergeant Krugel (Center) how to intubate an airway during the Health Fair, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia on October 22nd, 2000. CAPT Roets is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Photo of Airmen Richard Devine in the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force KC-135A Statotanker in 1959. The Omaha Neb. native served in the Air Force from 1958 to 1963. During his time in the Air Force Devine was a KC-135 crew chief. Photo submitted

A signalman aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) operates the signaling lever on a searchlight during a general quarters drill. The LINCOLN is at sea for its shakedown cruise. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The Officer of the Deck maintains constant sight of the Bulgarian cargo ship while the guided missile cruiser USS NORMANDY (CG-60) instructs the cargo vessel on the procedures she is to follow.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: SHARP GUARD Country: Adriatic Sea

DN-SN-87-13204. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members discuss the operation of a wheel spool in the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during WestPac '93. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A mess specialist first class (MS1) stirs a steam heated kettle known as a "Copper" in the galley aboard the Naval Reserve Force training frigate USS AINSWORTH (FFT-1090). Base: Staten Island State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General Thomas M. Ryan Jr., Military Airlift Command Commander In CHIEF, tests a new computer terminal while Colonel Kurt G. Blunck, chief of data automation, and Belleview Mayor Richard Brauer look on during an open house. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030413-M-3558L-069. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Three Rivers Airfield, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A female U.S. Army air traffic controller gives instructions to approaching aircraft. Country: Unknown

DN-SN-87-06731. Country: Unknown

Fire brigade on MarineLiegkamp de Kooy.

DN-SC-87-02871. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-ST-90-00647. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

Torpedoman Third Class (TM3) Greg Culbreath and Torpedoman Third Class (TM3) Kurt Lopez prepare to levelshift an exercise torpedo onboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Country: Chesapeake Bay

Students at the U.S. Air Force Weapons Controller School learn to use a AN/UPA-62 indicator group radar display during their training. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Instructor Mickie Roach assists a student in the specialized, 13-week camera repair course, one of five advanced courses offered at the Naval Schools of Photography. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Sept. 18, 2012) Dan Mozena, right, the U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, speaks with Ed Dickerson, the captain of the Military Sealift Command rescue and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50), during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

DF-ST-88-09055. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TSGT John Bargar, Outstanding AIRMAN of the Year for 1981, works on a teletypewriter. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. President Richard Nixon greeting Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin and Michael Collins, inside quarantine facility after successful recovery mission, USS Hornet, NASA, July 24, 1969

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro visits the Kibbutz Sasa, home to the Plasan factory, in northern Israel on January 30, 2012. The Ambassador saw the full range of products, from reactive armor, to purpose built vehicles, to body armor. Plasan has delivered more than 8,000 armor kits to U.S units on active duty.

DN-SC-87-06612. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Tour of the Naval vessel, USS Normandy, by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides during the Secretary's visit to Virginia

Rear Admiral James MacArthur, Commander, Carrier Group Two, and Captain David Logsdon, Commanding Officer, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), discuss plots in the C.O.'s cabin on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Tour of the Naval vessel, USS Normandy, by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides during the Secretary's visit to Virginia

AIRMAN 1ST Class Jill Scott, Detachment 17, 1ST Weather Wing, takes a reading from a barometer for station pressure. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-ST-89-08600. Base: Pensacola Bay State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) take advantage of the offer of two cans of beer per man after 45 days at sea providing support for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

DN-SC-87-00503. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Personnel of Detachment 6, 2003rd Communications Group, stand near the tropospheric antennas at a communications site run by the detachment. They are, from left: SRA Mercer, SRA Pat Bates, MSGT Fritz, MSGT Barner, SSGT Christopher Whiteman, A1C Legrone and A1C Dwayne Bren. Balikesir is located in western Turkey, about 95 miles north of Izmir, Turkey. Base: Balikesir Country: Turkey (TUR)

DF-ST-86-12228. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members gather on the mess deck of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) as the vessel deploys to the Middle East to take part in Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A chaplain celebrates Mass aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) as the vessel operates in the Gulf of Oman. Country: Gulf Of Oman

Chilean officers embarked aboard USS TUCSON (SSN 770) play a game of "Uckers" with Commanding Officer, US Navy Commander Dennis Murphy (3rd from left) and Executive Officer, US Navy Lieutenant Commander James Pitts (right) in the wardroom after dinner during Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 off the coast of Chile. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Tucson (SSN 770)

Armed Forces Inaugural Committee behind the scenes. An unidentified U. S. Air Force augmentee to the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee (AFIC), J-6 Directorate charges the batteries in the hand held radios used for communications by AFIC personnel throughout the 1993 Inaugural Period. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SRA David Bryant, U.S. Air Force firefighter, takes a break. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A chart showing production for the Soviet Union and NATO. "Soviet Military Power," 1983, Page 79. Country: Unknown

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