Military Logistics and Support

Photographs depicting logistical operations in military settings, including aircraft unloading and bomb loading, emphasizing the support role.

Members of the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif., prepare to unload relief cargos from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

Members of the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif., prepare to unload relief cargos from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

DF-ST-85-10641. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of an aerial port squadron directs the loading of an M-998 high mobility multi-puspose wheeled vehicle onto a 438th Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft duirng exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 509th Organizational Maintenance Squadron move BDU-50A/B 500-pound practice bombs into position for loading on FB-111A aircraft during the Strategic Air Command bomb competition Proud Shield. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-12617. Country: Persian Gulf

DN-ST-86-04369. Country: Sea Of Japan

DA-ST-85-04955. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Camp San Luis Obispo State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ground crewmen secure napalm bombs to the wing of an AV-8B Harrier aircraft from Marine Light Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231), prior to flight operations. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ground crew members replace an engine on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Crewmen secure the rotor blades of a Mark 88 Lynx helicopter on the flight deck of the West German frigate FGS KARLSRUHE (F-212) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: Fgs Karlsruhe (F 212) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Schonfield passes a box to Spc. Justin Manel while loading mail and packages onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Nov. 27, 2007, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Both Soldiers are with the 485th Postal Company. The helicopter will deliver the mail to service members at forward operating bases and outposts all across the region.

A Navy ordnance officer checks over an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile mounted on an AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopter is assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU). Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand

MAJ William J. Fields and LTC Thomas Fields (left to right) discuss testing of a laser-guided bomb, which is loaded on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft. Both officers are graduates of Air Force Institute of Technology, Air University, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft, foreground, and an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, background, undergo preflight checks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Saratoga(CV 60)

Maintenance personnel and aviation ordnancemen prepare several F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, left, and F-14A Tomcat aircraft for flight aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (PH3) Jason Stiles double checks the aperture and lens angle on an F-14 Tomcat mounted (TARPS) digital camera on board the conventional aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). The INDEPENDENCE is forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 12 April 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

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

S71-16635 (31 Jan. 1971) --- The three Apollo 14 astronauts arrive at the White Room atop Pad A, Launch Complex 39, during the Apollo 14 prelaunch countdown. Apollo 14, with Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander; Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot; and Edgar D. Mitchell, lunar module pilot, aboard was launched at 4 03 02 p.m. (EST), Jan. 31, 1971, on a lunar landing mission. Note identifying bands on the sleeve and leg of Shepard. Standing in the center foreground is astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, chief of the MSC Astronaut Office.

Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, USA, Alfred T Palmer for Office of War Information, October 1942

DF-ST-89-06286. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from 1ST Aviation Bn., 82nd Airborne Division, check to see that an AH-64A Apache helicopter has enough clearance as it is loaded aboard a 439th Military Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft during Exercise Market Square III. Subject Operation/Series: MARKET SQUARE III Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Members of the Weapons Division load a Mark 46 torpedo into one of the tubes of a Mark 32 triple torpedo launcher aboard the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41). Torpedoes are being moved from the magazine to the torpedo tubes due to welding work being done on the deck above the magazine. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maintenance crewmen work on an external fuel tank from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at the Lungi airport, just north of Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. A detachment from HC-4 is working in conjunction with amphibious ready group that is in place off the coast of Liberia to provide support for the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, and evacuate civilians caught in that country's civil war. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

Aviation Boatswain Mate H (Aircraft Handling) Third Class (ABH3) Eric Withers uses an MD-3A tow tractor to tow an F-14 Tomcat aircraft to a parking spot on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) in preparation for flight operations during Operation Deny Flight. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea

Personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division load an AH-64 Apache helicopter onto a Military Airlift Command C-5A Galaxy aircraft for deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-04854. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Airmen load a pallet of cargo aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Brim Frost "81. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maintenance crewmen from Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) move a weapons skid loaded with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs across the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Country: Unknown

Three-quarter right front view of a Sikorsky H-5G Dragonfly (s/n 48-536) on pad. Two technicians, standing atop the helicopter, examine the engine. Three other personnel are standing in front of it.. Three-quarter right front view of a Sikorsky H-5G Dragonfly (s/n 48-536) on pad. Two technicians, standing atop the helicopter, examine the engine. Three other personnel are standing in front of it..

US Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class (AB3) Justin Morrow backs an EA-6B Prowler into a slot just forward of the super structure on the flight deck of the conventional aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). The INDEPENDENCE is nearing completion of its deployment in the Persian Gulf , in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 11 May 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

DN-ST-86-02272. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

DF-ST-89-05431. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET WARRIOR II Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980620-F-2907C-104. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photographer's mates photograph a restored B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft on a pier near the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). It and another B-25 will be launched from the RANGER in a re-enactment of "Doolittle's Raid" of April 18, 1942, during which 16 B-25's were launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first mainland attack on Japan. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A ground crewman "decontaminates" an OV-10 Bronco aircraft after it "had flown through a chemical environment" during Exercise UREX '82. Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Sembach Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

An SD-1D aircraft spotting dolly is used to move an F-14A Tomcat aircraft in hangar bay No. 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The pilot and ground crew of a 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle rush to launch their aircraft during the tactical fighter weaponry Exercise Oksboel '87. Subject Operation/Series: OKSBOEL '87 Base: Aalborg Air Station Country: Denmark (DNK)

DN-ST-85-05534. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

A U-21 Beechcraft King Air A100 aircraft is loaded aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft for the trip back to the United States. The aircraft is partially dissembled and has all glass surfaces covered with protective wrappings. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-86-11225. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD 78 Country: Unknown

SGT. Jamal G. Walker and Lance CPL. Carl Feaster tighten the sway braces on a Mark 77 napalm bomb while loading it onto the wing pylon of a Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 321 (VMHA-321) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. The reserve squadron is at Fallon for two weeks of active duty training at the Naval Air Warfare Center target complex. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-04656. Base: USS America (CV 66)

DN-ST-86-03975. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-ST-88-03917. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ordnancemen examine one of several bomb carts loaded with Mark 20 Rockeye II anti-tank cluster bombs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. An Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (VAW-125) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is parked near the bomb carts. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

DF-ST-89-05725. Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIRDROP 88 Country: New Zealand (NZL)

DN-SC-87-05531. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

US Navy Aviation maintenance technicians from the "Patriots" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Four Zero (VAQ 140), perform various maintenance functions on one of the squadrons EA-6B Prowler aircraft on the flight deck of the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington is commanded by US Navy Malcolm P. Branch, and is operating in the Adriatic sea, in support of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR), under Operation DECISIVE ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE ENDEAVOR Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Adriatic Sea

Crewmen hose down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Two technicians bend over to examine some part of the engine of a North American F-86 Sabre, which has been removed from the front part of the fuselage.. Two technicians bend over to examine some part of the engine of a North American F-86 Sabre, which has been removed from the front part of the fuselage..

DF-ST-85-11572. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY 83 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

A flight deck crew member conducts preflight check on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as a flight crewman passes by aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

The Sikorsky HSS-1N (SH-34J, UH-34J) Subdue boat control helicopter 142 (1960-1972) hits a wounded of a ship with its hoist.

DN-ST-88-02108. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Personnel from the Airborne Early Warning Squadron One-Two-Five (VAW-125) are shown servicing the port engine of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft on the hangar deck of the Forrestal Class, Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60). Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-86-09489. Base: Marietta State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A bulldozer chained to the nose gear prepares to align the C-141 Starlifter that was damaged when it ran off the end of the runway at Marine Corp Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Personnel from Warner Robins Air Force Base's 2955 Combat Logistics Support Squadron are doing the recovery. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Apprentice (AOAA) Michael Larson charges a nitrogen tank designed to cool the seeker head of an AIM-9 Sidewinder short range, IR (infrared) air to air missile aboard the conventional aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). The INDEPENDENCE is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 10 February1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

Ground crewmen use a bomb loader to raise a bomb into position for attachment to the wing pylon of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Operation Gunsmoke '81. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft prepare to push cartons, with parachutes attached, out of the plane during an airdrop. The airdrop will provide personnel stationed at the South Pole with fresh produce and supplies. Base: South Pole Country: Antarctica (ATA)

DN-ST-87-03393. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '86 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A judge at AIRLIFT RODEO '90 checks to see where a competing C-130 Hercules transport aircraft lands during the spot landing phase. AIRLIFT RODEO is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.. Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Hangar deck crewmen stow hoses following a firefighting drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Two Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) EA-6B Prowler aircraft are in the background. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-85-04162. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT OAK Base: Kulis Air National Guard Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation ordnancemen from Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) hoist another Mark 82 500-pound bomb up to a multiple ejector rack on the wing of one of their squadron's A-6E Intruder aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Left to right: SENIOR AIRMAN Richard Griffin, SGT. Alexander Muniz and AIRMAN 1ST Class George Walker, members of the 43rd Bombardment Wing Corrosion Control Branch, scrub down a B-52G aircraft. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 101st Airborne Division Airmobile team prepare to unload a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft 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)

Naval Mechanic adding oil to Airplane at Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, photograph by Howard R. Hollem, U.S. Office of War Information, August 1942

DF-ST-85-05213. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-09701. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An interior view of a 747 cargo aircraft as a vehicle with a trailer is being loaded aboard during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sections of a Bailey Bridge are unloaded from a 709th Military Airlift Squadron (709th MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Chaklala air base. Two 709th MAS aircraft wre used to deliver the portable bridge, which will be passed on to an Afghan guerrilla group. The Afghans will use the bridge to span the Konar River outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)

Passengers stage their gear in front of a Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40) C-2A Greyhound aircraft on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Country: Adriatic Sea

A member of the Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Search and Rescue (SAR) team demonstrates rappelling procedures to a local group. Behind him is a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter. Base: Bear Valley State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-11575. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY 83 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Crewmen from Light Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) perform preflight maintenance on an A-7 Corsair II aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Moffett Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Empty 20 mm shells are unloaded from an F-4E Phantom II aircraft prior to the loading of new shells during Sabre Spirit One, the first annual 5th Air Force munitions loading competition. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An airman cleans one of the military-design vehicles that the Air National Guard (ANG) is acquiring from the Marine Corps. The acquisition and rehabilitation project will save the Air Force about seven million dollars. Base: Usmc Logistics Base, Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two Czech soldiers stand guard near a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft as a few final items are unloaded from the aircraft. The aircraft came to Prague from Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, with 130,000 pounds of donated medical supplies that have been turned over to the Czech government for distribution. Base: Prague Country: Ceskoslovensko(CSK)

DF-ST-88-08051. Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM BRAVE Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060415-N-7359L-002. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

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)

An airman mans the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as a U.S. Air Force security team stands guard near a Filipino air force F.27 Friendship aircraft. A heightened state of security is in effect aboard the base as the Filipino government fights to put down a coup attempt by rebel factions within the nation's armed forces. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A Japanese Air Self Defense Force flight crewman conducts a preflight check on a Japanese F-15J Eagle aircraft during exercise Cope North 89-1. Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

Young adults of the Herkimer Police Departments youth program tour the HMX Helo squadron's CH-53E Sea Stallion, during their visit to the base. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-02952. Base: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck crew members and ordnance crew members use an HLU-196 bomb hoist to load an AIM-7 Sparrow missile onto the pylon of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Caribbean Sea

SGT Donnie McGabe operates a bomb loader, as A1C Daniel Franquez gives directions. The bomb loader is being used to move Mark 82 bombs into position to be loaded aboard an F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel aircraft. The men are participating in Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Navy aviation ordnancemen load a US Navy EA-6B Prowler with an AGM-88 HARM missile. The ground crew is preparing the aircraft for a NATO airstrike against the Bosnian Serbs. HARM or High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, are air-to-surface tactical missiles designed to seek out and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems. The aircraft is from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 141 deployed on board the aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-87-07786. Base: Hellenikon Air Base Country: Greece (GRC)

DN-SC-90-03972. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Paratroopers from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, wait to board C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing for a night parachuting mission during exercise Carbine Fortress. Subject Operation/Series: CARBINE FORTRESS Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A firefighting party approaches an F-14 Tomcat aircraft during a drill on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Members of the Aviation Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), prepare an AH-1 Cobra Gunship for shrink wrap during SEDRE. Subject Operation/Series: SEA EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SENIOR AIRMAN Larry Perrault, a load master and SENIOR AIRMAN Steve Valenti, flight engineer, both from the 41st Airlift Squadron, 23rd Wing, Pope AFB, NC, load wood onto a C-130 Hercules which will deliver supplies to Entebbe, Uganda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Ordnancemen of Attack Squadron 165 (VA-165) mount a Mark 82 500-pound high-drag bomb onto an aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

DF-ST-85-13528. Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '83 Country: Unknown

The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Anti-submarine Squadron 29 (VS-29) S-3A Viking aircraft are led across the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The aircraft was unable to make a normal arrested recovery because of damaged landing gear. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Cargo on pallets beside a C-2 Greyhound aircraft, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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