Military Operations and Control Rooms

Control rooms and military personnel managing defense operations. Images focus on technology, communication, and coordination in tactical environments.

A flight-line support technician checks out the controls in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Country: Unknown

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, works in the battle staff compartment aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Subject Operation/Series: GLORY TRIP 143GB Country: Unknown

CWO Thomas Gallo, Air Defense Command and Control Systems Technician, 6th Air Defense Brigade, Fort Bliss Texas uses a lap-top computer to work on an Air Defense Systems Integrator located in an Active Defense Pillar. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040423-F-7823A-005. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A navigator of the 436th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, dressed in chemical warfare gear, operates the controls in the cockpit of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two students at the US Army Signal School refer to a texbook as they practice troubleshooting techniques for automatic message switching control equipment as part of an advanced course of study. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

960709-F-2829R-002. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An interior view of the cockpit of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron. The aircraft is in flight to Moron Air Base, Spain, from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany during Exercise FLINTLOCK '87, a joint Special Oper. Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK '87 Country: Unknown

A flight-line support technician checks out the controls in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-05151. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL)

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command Undergraduate Navigator Course uses a T45 navigational simulator system during a class. The T45 uses high-speed computers to provide a realistic ground-based simulation of a wide variety of navigational situations. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ. Terry Sanchez, KC-135 navigator with the 434th Air Refueling Wing, AFRES, Grissom AFB, Indiana, guides his crew on an air refueling mission in support of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Moron Country: Spain (ESP)

A sergeant of the first class takes to the radar screens of the so-called TDECC in the "Platoon Command Post (PCP)" of the improved Hawk system. TDECC = Tactical Display and Engagement Control Console.

An airman explains objects depicted on a radar scope screen to a radar scope monitor during exercise Border Star '81. The airmen are members of the 6948th Electronic Security Command located on a radar site. Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A radar technician second class mans the SPA-66 console in the combat information center (CIC) of the destroyer USS SPRUENCE (DD-963) as the ship takes part in maritime surveillance off the coast of Haiti.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea

F3222-SPT-95-0014-133. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

DF-ST-88-02883. Country: Unknown

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 139th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, conducts a stray voltage check in the ALE-47 Chaff and Flare System of a C-130H Hercules aircraft, while attending the Weapon Task Qualification Manager/Munitions Training Course, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, in St. Joseph, Missouri, February 22, 2024. The check is preformed in order to protect maintainers and pilots from accidental flares. The WTQM course, taught by the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, includes training in the uploading of expendables in the ALE-47 Chaff and Flare Systems, as well as explosive safety, expendables operations, and practical flare loading operations, utilizing training munitions items on mobility aircraft. Air National Guard

U.S. Air Force 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress Weapons Systems Officer Emily Jäger Bomersbach simulates close air support procedures while working with Estonian Joint Terminal Attack Controllers during a Bomber Task Force mission over Estonia, Sept. 2, 2022. Bomber Task Force operations are conducted with NATO Allies and partners to demonstrate and strengthen the shared commitment to global security and stability.

DF-SC-86-12850. Base: Binghamton State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ. John Patrick of the 129th Tactical Control Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, monitors a radar screen in a TPS-43 shelter during the NATO Exercise Tactical Fighter Weaponry '89. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY '89 Base: Stenbjerg Country: Denmark (DNK)

020221-F-0558K-023. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE FLAG 02-4 Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

9282 CVIC The Combat Direction Center (CDC) serves as the nerve center on the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). The CDC accurately gathers specific information about ships and aircraft maneuvering in the vicinity of the battle group. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: USS America (CV 66)

Two sailors monitor a station in the combat information center aboard the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Jennifer Rainey, SENIOR AIRMAN Paul Havell and MASTER Sergeant Vincent Minnillo (standing) all loadmasters with the 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, appreciate the automated systems aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. From AIRMAN Magazine October 1995 article "Redemption". Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-05412. Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020506-F-7194F-016. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the crew inside the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules aircraft on an airdrop mission. Country: Panama (PAN)

010218-F-1851B-148. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

STAFF SGT. Frank Antonsen, 351st Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 100th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), United Kingdom, operates the refueling boom on a KC-135R Stratotanker. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

TSgt Stephen Cox takes over crew supervisor duties at the 3rd Combat Communications Groups radar approach control (RAPCON) shift change. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

DN-ST-87-06015. Base: USS New Jersey (BB 62)

061116-N-4776G-201. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

DN-ST-88-07755. Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pilot CPT Kurt Lajala, left, and co-pilot 1LT Steve Hazelfeldt check some of the instruments in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a flight out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during exercise Giant Warrior '89. The two officers are members of the 906th Air Refueling Squadron. Subject Operation/Series: GIANT WARRIOR '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

View of the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit of the C-130 as they participate in a combined airlift.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX SHARK Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air traffic controllers from the 51st Operations Support Squadron track air traffic on a radar during Vigilant Ace 16 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Nov. 2, 2015. Operations performed by the base's air traffic controllers, both in exercises and real-world, are vital to the safe conduct of all military and civilian aircraft occupying the airspace in and around Osan AB and Suwon.

U.S. Rep. Jerry L. Carl, Alabama 1st Congressional District, learns about the Army Radar Approach Control facility and capabilities during a visit to the home of Army aviation at Fort Novosel Jan. 4, 2024.

120304-N-WD757-257GULF OF ADEN (March 4, 2012) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Eric Vazquez monitors radar signals aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92). Momsen is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

MAJ Barry Obie, pilot, left, and 1LT Andrea Tart, co-pilot, both of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, fly their EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Country: Unknown

SGT Mark Briery and SRA Tom Vessie of the 57th Component Repair Squadron consult technical data while working on an aircraft ejection seat in the squadron's egress shop. The shop maintains ejection equipment for 104 aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inside the KC-130/R on the airstrip at Kandahar Airport Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) aircrew member prepare for takeoff as they head back to their home base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area. From left to right, Flight Engineer STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez (left), Aircraft Commander, Captain K. Whitehouse and Flight Navigator CWO2 Charles Duval (right). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352

Canadian Forces Air Command MASTER Corporal Dominic "Deeg" Digiovantonio, 962nd Air Control Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska reloads mission critical joint tactical information at the Distributed System Table, onboard a US Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft flying in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

970325-F-0994L-029. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Marty Stickans records information from a sonar display screen in a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during operations off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The helicopter is towing the sonar device of an AGS-14 minehunting system which is being used to locate inert mines planted by U.S. forces as part of a minehunting exercise during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

MASTER SGT. Kurt Knowles, a flight engineer with the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, performs a preflight inspection in the cockpit of a KC-10A Extender aircraft. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lieutenant Junior Grade (JG) Adem Dejesus (Hometown: New York, New York), a Combat Information Center Officer crewmember on board an E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft assigned to the VAW-125 Squadron, Norfolk Virginia, coordinates search and rescue forces in a simulated rescue attempt during DESERT RESCUE IX as Air Control Officer, Commander Harry Robinson (Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) looks on. Desert Rescue is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Lieutenant Junior Grade (JG) Adem Dejesus (Hometown: New York, New York), a Combat Information Center Officer crewmember on board an E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft assigned to the VAW-125 Squadron, Norfolk Virginia, coordinates search and rescue forces in a simulated rescue attempt during DESERT RESCUE IX as Air Control Officer, Commander Harry Robinson (Hometown: Philade

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Tech. Sgt. Nick Telle, a 270th Air Traffic Controller, checks conditions around the air field during Sentry Eagle 2015, July 31. With more than 30 visiting aircraft including two KC-135 tankers the orchestration of air traffic provides a heavy workload for the 270th.

US Navy Operations SPECIALIST 2nd Class Doug Settles, a member of the Combat Information Center aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) operates from his station while off the northwest coast of South America en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Reuben James will be conducting bilateral operations with the Chilean navy. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57)

Captain Danial Wagers, co-pilot with the 41st Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina checks flight controls during his flight to Tuzla Air Base. The 41st Airlift Squadron fly C-130 aircraft and are deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

230131-A-NR779-1015 MANAMA, Bahrain (Jan. 31, 2023) Engineman 2nd Class James Morris, assigned to the mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator (MCM 6), performs maintenance in the propulsion plant, Jan. 31, while pierside in Manama, Bahrain. Devastator is forward-deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

000708-N-7412M-012. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Hopper (DDG 70)

DF-ST-85-13229. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER Base: Giessen Country: West Germany (FRG)

DN-SC-88-06543. Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

US Navy Air Traffic Controller 3rd Class (AC3) Christopher Landavzo monitors the air traffic on board 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, 8 May 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 23, 2022) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, addresses the crew aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) via the ships announcement system on the bridge. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

SGT Warren Lutz and A1C David Anderson (left to right) repair an automatic test station in the avionics maintenance shop. The airmen are from the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing, involved in Exercise Sidewinder II. Subject Operation/Series: SIDEWINDER II Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)

DF-ST-86-09259. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

040526-N-1876S-002. Base: USS Albuquerque (SSN 706) State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crew member stands beside an alidade aboard the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD 987) as he surveys the surrounding area with binoculars. The ship is taking part in Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Panama(PAN)

DF-ST-89-04149. Country: Unknown

120704-N-WB378-500 ARABIAN GULF (July 4, 2012) A Sailor monitors the SPA-25G radar console from the combat information center aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB 15). Ponce is deployed to support maritime security operations and mine countermeasure efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

DN-ST-88-07750. Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061113-N-4053P-081. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

As part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, North Dakota Air National Guard fuels technician, MASTER Sergeant Mark Dibble, Moorhead, Minnesota prepares his refueling truck for service. The truck will refuel an F-16 returning to Hector Field from a training mission. The field, near Fargo North Dakota, is home base for the 119th Fighter Wing. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Hector Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ATC

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mike Stough (Left), a KC-10 Extender pilot and Deployed Commander of the 32nd Aerial Refeuling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, with Major Carlos Vilella, also a KC-10 pilot with the 32nd ARS, set a new heading and check radio frequencies during a night refueling mission while deployed to a forward location in the European theatre. The image was shot through a Starlight Night Vision Lens System. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Country: Unknown

Sergeant Walter Hogwood, of the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, completes maintenance check on a EE-111 Raven while working the swing shift in support of a combat operation. Operation DENY FLIGHT is the NATO enforcement of the not fly zone over Bosnia. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Coast Guard Cutters - Northland (WMEC 904) - 26-HK-76-29. CGC Northland ops-- Coast Guardsman talking on intercom in control room --051710. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Navy CAPT Robert D. Jenkins III (right), Commanding Officer of the TICONDEROGA class guided missile cruiser, USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG-58), discusses his ship's position in relation to other yet unidentified surface contacts, with the ship's Tactical Action Officer (TAO), LCDR Pete Winter. PHILIPPINE SEA is participating in day two of the NATO Operation Allied Force. This mission is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Adriatic Sea

AIRMAN First Class Adriane Bean, right, Weapons Load Crew Member for the 71st Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, checks for error readings while Technical Sergeant Cary WIlliams, Weapons Instructor, supervises Gun System Operational Check training at Langley's Maintenance University. The TFE-20 F-15 Armament Trainer is a full scale mock-up of aircraft armament controls allowing checks to be taught without using an actual aircraft. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

CDR David W. Hearding, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PARGO (SSN-650), looks through the submarine's periscope while underway north of the Arctic Circle.. Country: Unknown

STAFF SGT. Paul Brawner of the 6th Missile Warning Squadron studies a radar screen for the AN-FPS-115 Pave Paws phased array warning system radar. The system is designed to detect missiles launched at North America from submarines operating in the Atlantic Ocean. Base: Cape Cod Air Force Station State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USAF Captain Ted Lemieux, an operations officer, from McGuire AFB, New Jersey stands and talks on a receiver phone inside the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) at Entebbe, Uganda. From AIRMAN Magazine's December 1994 issue article "Will You Please Pray for US" -Relief for Rwandan Refugees. Base: Goma Airport Country: Zaire (ZAR)

060502-N-9079D-002. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

DA-ST-86-04156. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

During Operation Joint Endeavor, SPECIALIST James Hoff, 319th Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, operates a Synthetic Aperture Radar Terminal that is receiving information from Joint STARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) located in Kaposvar, Hungary. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Kaposvar Country: Hungary (HUN)

LT Scott Ramsay, Operations Officer aboard USS JOHN S. MCCAIN (DDG 56) monitors area operations in the Combat Direction Center. MCCAIN is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS John S. Mccain (DDG 56)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 12, 2021) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Chance Coogle, from Huntington Beach, Calif., stands watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). McCain is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed destroyer squadron and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Four sonar technicians are shown at their stations on the BBQ-5C active-passive sonar system to spot objects outside the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) during maneuvers. The LOUISVILLE is assigned to Submarine Group Five (SubGru5) homeported at San Diego. Base: USS Louisville @@(Ssn 724) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-87-07633. Country: Spain (ESP)

030214-M-5753Q-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Sergeant Daniel Ledesman of the 161st Target Acquisition Battery, Kansas National Guard, works on his Fire Finder Radar System in the morning of the 20th of April, 1996. He and the rest of an eight soldier team man their equipment at the International Airport at Sarajevo, Bosnia. Their mission is to gather information through the use of their Q-36 Fire Finder Radar that deals with small arms weapons, mortars, artillery and rockets, as well as many other sorts of weapons being fired. With the help of their Radar System, they can determine where, when, and at what time the weapon was fired as well as where the round is going to land and when it will do so. They are in Sarajevo to support.... Complete Scene Caption: Sergeant Daniel Ledesman of the 161st Target Acquisition Battery, Kansas National Guard, works on his Fire Finder Radar System in the morning of the 20th of April, 1996. He and the rest of an eight soldier team man their equipment at the International Airport at Sarajevo, Bo

A pair of Marines man their stations in an M-93 Fox nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) reconnaissance system. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Maintenance personnel change an altitude indicator in the cockpit of a C-141B aircraft while wearing new chemical warfare ensembles. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewmember makes notations on a surface status board on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Officers and crewmen on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) tend to their duties while wearing helmets and flashproof masks as part of a general quarters drill conducted during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Interior cockpit view of the Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Globemaster III. The C-17 is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force and is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating base anywhere in the world. It has the ability to rapidly deploy a combat unit to a potential battle area and sustain it with on-going supplies.

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-168. Clearwater Crew. Hurricane Katrina

The Command Post of the North American Air Defense (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex. Computer-generated images are projected on two large display screens. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120211-N-VY256-084ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 11, 2012) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Eric Johnston mans a console in the command information center aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). Cape St. George is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

DF-ST-87-03116. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT GALAXY Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13108. Base: Kwang-Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

060814-N-1960H-073. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

020409-F-6740T-039. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

MSGT Charlie Parker receives instruction on the operation of a radar scope from a civilian air traffic controller in the control tower of San Francisco International Airport. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David E. Yow (right), Commander, 43rd Operations Support Squadron, shows US Air Force General Charles T. Robertson, Jr., Commander, TRANSCOM/Air Mobility Command, the refurbished air traffic control tower at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, as US Air Force Brigadier General David L. Johnson (left), 43rd Airlift Wing Commander, looks on. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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