Military Load Operations

Images focus on military logistics, showcasing vehicles being loaded onto aircraft, pre-flight checks, and maintenance inspections.

DN-SC-89-06673. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-88-01976. Base: Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Kurt Brown and STAFF SGT. Robert Denbow attach cables to a 20 foot quick reaction satellite antenna of the 1ST Combat Communications Squadron. The satellite is being put in place 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: Vicenza Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) and U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare a crane during maintenance on an F-35B Lightning II jet aboard Tripoli, in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 21, 2022. F-35B maintainers, supported by Sailors operating a crane for lifting, regularly perform maintenance to ensure the aircrafts readiness for flight operations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

England, Dorset, Blandford Forum, Royal Signals Museum, Interior Display of Historic Military Communications Equipment

Marines work on an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine on an engine stand. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352

ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 7, 2016) Sailors perform routine maintenance on the rotor of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

SrA David Wade, Eugene Clark and SSgt Kevin Gorney, missile maintenance crewmen, perform an electrical check on an LGM-30F Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in its silo. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060726-N-8148A-048. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of a Mark 150 hydrofoil minesweeping sled and several rigid-hull inflatable boats of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) secured in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS DULUTH (LPD-6). The DULUTH is acting as a platform for HM-15 operations during the joint U.S. - Canadian fleet exercise MARCOT '93. Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Military equipment; undercarriage of tank caterpillar tracked wheel; close-up

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2013) Sailors assigned to the air department brace for shock on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a general quarters training exercise. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

A close-up view of damage to the guided missile frigate USS STARK (FFG-31) after it was struck by an Iraqi-launched Exocet missile. Country: Unknown

An air crew member monitors equipment in the air launch control center (ALCC) EC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American Army vehicles, uniforms and weapons at the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, Europe

Airmen from the 945th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron go over their inspection notes for a C-17 Globemaster III prior to its take off from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., for Patriot Wyvern Feb. 11, 2017. Patriot Wyvern is a hands-on, bi-annual event conducted by the 349th Air Mobility Wing designed to hone combat skills and improve organizational interoperability.

Trip to Western States: Visit to the Pacific Fleet, President Kennedy aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy sits in the captains chair in the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, stands at left.

DN-SC-90-01951. Base: Nav Ordnance Station, Louisville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An amphibious Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion is showered with freezing rain in -10-degree temperatures in the McKinley Climatic Lab Oct. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The LCAC, from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, underwent climate testing in the Labs large chamber.

Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCAC)US NavyKuwait Naval BaseKuwait

Submarine USS BALTIMORE (SSN-704) is undocked from OAK RIDGE (ARDM-1). Base: Kings Bay State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, inspects a hand pump in the cargo area of an aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mechanic performs work on an Alouette III helicopter of 300 Squadron.

Panama bound soldiers of the 7th Light Infantry Division manhandle a pallet of munitions in the hold of a 60th Military Aircraft Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maritime Patrol Flop Lockheed SP-2H Neptune (1961-1982), Interior, Radar Control Panels

Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class G. Geiger and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Owens of Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 68 (VP-68) work on the engine of a P-3B Orion aircraft. VP-68 is in Rota for active duty training. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

DN-SC-86-04208. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-10788. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-06275. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

Engine mechanics with the 157th Maintenance Group uninstall an auxiliary power unit from a KC-46 aircraft Sept. 27, 2022 at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. The Airmen completed the first full replacement of an APU on a KC-46.

Air Force Military Training School (Limos) Instruction BOFors 40L70 Fully automatic air goal canon.

DN-ST-89-10685. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct an airdrop of supplies from an MV-22B Osprey, while conducting day tactic drills during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 2, 2022. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

CAPT. G.B. McEwen, left, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10), inspects damage to the vessel as it sits in dry dock awaiting repairs. The damage was inflicted by an Iraqi mine that the ship struck while serving as a mine-clearing platform in the northern Persian Gulf on February 18 during Operation Desert Storm. The TRIPOLI was able to continue operations after damage control crews stopped the flooding caused by the explosion. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain(BHR)

DF-ST-85-12489. Country: West Germany (FRG)

imperial war museum north interior view of exhibition space

DF-ST-85-05223. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A tactical fire (TACFIRE) variable format message entry device (VFMED). Base: Fort Sill State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inside the cargo bay of the C-17 Globemaster III shows two High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and two Mobile Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) inside the latest addition to the Air Force cargo transporting capability. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12325. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

A U.S. Marine with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) conduct decontamination training at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Annex Stump Neck, Md., Oct. 17, 2022. The CBIRF Marines conducted the training during a tour of the facility for U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces. During the tour, he received briefs from CBIRF command staff, toured facilities used by CBIRF, talked to CBIRF Marines and Sailors, and received a demonstration of the response forces capabilities in case of a crisis.

DN-ST-88-00675. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Weapons cargo bound for Ukraine sits on a C-17 Globemaster III during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 14, 2022. The Department of Defense is working with industry to increase production of certain capabilities to continue meeting the needs of Ukrainian forces, while ensuring the U.S. is ready to defend itself, our partners and allies.

Front View of Restored Vintage Scout Tank

A view of the control panels in a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter during Operation Sand Eagle '88. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Mcdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041220-D-8175W-008. Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-90-04032. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A hose team waits for instructions at the start of a hangar deck firefighting drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during PACEX '89. The sailors are wearing oxygen breathing apparatuses (OBAs). Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-86-09427. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 2, 2005 -- Patients are loaded on C-130's for evacuation at New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations.

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 26, 2018) Sailors lower a jet engine in the jet shop of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

DN-SC-85-06373. Base: Nav Weapons Center, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-08018. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Pulse Acquisition Radar (par) at the 3rd group of led weapons in Blomberg, West Germany.

DF-ST-86-09247. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060920-N-3228J-006. Base: Port Klang Country: Malaysia (MYS)

Gas Turbine Engine Systems Technician M (Mechanical) 1ST Class Richard Andrews, left, goes over prestart procedures for the LM-2500 gas turbine engine with Navy reservist Engineman 1ST Class Tom Rottman. Navy reservists are participating in weekend-away training at the center's gas turbine school. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Great Lakes Naval Training Ctr State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Technicians from the 2nd Bombardment Wing service one of the engines on a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft during Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '92 Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SD-03-12639. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

DN-SC-04-15251. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

USA, Texas, Galveston, Seawolf Park, Interior View of USS CAVALLA WWII Submarine

One of the radar sites for the Lockheed/Martin Corp.'s Universal Anti-Aircraft Artillery (A3) used to train combat pilot on how to avoid SAM and Anti-Aircraft weapons. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE '96 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-05125. Base: USS Ranger (CV 61) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

110312-N-DR144-349ARABIAN SEA (March 12, 2011) Sailors on the mess decks brace for impact during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

JSC2008-E-035359 (17 April 2008) --- Astronauts Scott D. Altman (right) and Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 commander and mission specialist, respectively, prepare for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

DN-SC-87-05694. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Diorama showing WW2 German soldiers operating gun in casemate, Musee Memorial d'Omaha Beach museum, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

Open view of a German bunker with an artillery turret and one 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun.

Army National Guard, STAFF SGT. Gregory L. Stalker, a CH-47 Chinook flight engineer from Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation, Davenport, Iowa, watches as a load of construction materials are lowered from the helicopter to the site at Malali. The 106th is participating, as part of Combined Task Force Falcon in this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Army National Guard, Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Stalker, a CH-47 Chinook flight engineer from Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation, Davenport, Iowa, watches as a load of construction materials are lowered from the helicopter to the site at Malali. The 106th is participating, as part of Combined Task Force Falcon in this first combined humanitarian and civic assistan

DF-ST-88-08017. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-ST-87-05918. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A guest departs the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) following the ship's decommissioning ceremony. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Uk, England, Imperial War Museum; London

DM-ST-90-10527. Country: Norway (NOR)

The air cushion landing craft LCAC-7, its deck loaded with vehicles, waits on the beach during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The engine of a C-117 aircraft is guided away from the plane after being removed as part of the retirement procedure. The C-117 is being retired from active duty. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-90-00565. Base: Shin Tatsu Maru

221201-N-MZ836-1157 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2022) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, approaches the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during well deck operations Dec. 1, 2022. LCAC 100 is the Navy and Marine Corps next generation landing craft designated to replace the legacy LCAC, providing a more reliable and capable high speed amphibious connector to deliver Sailors and Marines and their equipment from ship to shore.

Airmen unload sections of a Bailey Bridge from one of two 709th Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft that were used to deliver the portable bridge to Chaklala air base. The bridge will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group that will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)

U.S. Space Force Col. Robert A. Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, hosted leaders of the California Installation Commanders Caucus at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 24, 2022. During their time at VSFB, the visiting commanders received a mission brief from Space Launch Delta 30, VSFB's commercial launch capabilities as well as a tour of Space Launch Complex 6.

Weapons technicians lower a BDU-45/B 500-pound practice bomb onto an Aero 21A weapons skid in the bomb assembly area aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

F-16 and American Flag

020720-F-0201H-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Radioman SEAMAN John M. Joyce spray paints a symbol representing a mine on the side of the ocean minesweeper USS INFLICT (MSO-456). The symbols represent the number of mines the ship has discovered and destroyed in gulf shipping lanes. Country: Unknown

HMS Avon frigate, 1943, United Kingdom, drawing.

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55% SHARC model in 40x80ft w.t. test-597 with Steve Craft, Lt. Col. Rick Perkins and

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DN-SD-03-12729. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

050205-N-7676W-611. Base: USS Sea Fighter (FSF 1)

DN-SC-90-02441. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

DF-ST-87-01077. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Baptism of the Frigate Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman at De Kon. Me. The Scheldt in Vlissingen.

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