Military Operations Briefings

Military personnel depicted in various operational settings, engaging in discussions, planning, and conducting support activities essential for missions.

In One Of The Squadron'S Day Rooms, Gis Gather Around A Radio To Hear A Sports Broadcast Over Their Own Station 'The Voice Of The Cottontails'. From Their Consolidated B-24 Liberator Group Base In Southern Italy, Football Games Can Be Picked Up From The

In One Of The Squadron'S Day Rooms, Gis Gather Around A Radio To Hear A Sports Broadcast Over Their Own Station 'The Voice Of The Cottontails'. From Their Consolidated B-24 Liberator Group Base In Southern Italy, Football Games Can Be Picked Up From The

Supply Section of the U.S. Fighter Unit in North Africa operates from a dugout. Left to right: Sgt. B. Andeel, Wagner, Okal.; T/Sgt. L.W. Buhrmester, St. Louis, Mo.; Cpl. R. Caskey, Briggs. Tex.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Operations , Naga Headhunters War

Members of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group in Corsica attack a bomb under the wing of a Lockheed P-38.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Gen. Carl B. Spaatz, Col. Elliott Roosevelt, Pembrook, Texas; Gen. Alexander Brig () Group Capt. Humphries.

After the film, taken on a photo reconnaissance mission over Leyte, Philippine Islands, has been viewed and lettered by photo draftsmen, prints are made for target maps. This film is being developed at a base somewhere in New Guinea.

Major Gen. William E. Kepner Attends A Staff Meeting Of Officers Of The 2Nd Bomb Division, 8Th Air Force, Somewhere In England.

Before Taking Off From Their 8Th Air Force Base In England, Crews Of The 390Th Bomb Group Are Given A Time 'Hack' For Synchronization Of Their Watches.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Here camera repair men of a Photo Recon Unit on duty with the 9th AF are at work. Left to right are: S/Sgt William F. Rais of Peteluma, Calif.; T/Sgt Thomas B. Bowen of Memphis, Tenn.; and Sgt Robert J. Schultz of Michigan City, Ind. FRANCE.

First Aid Class Given To New Crew Members At 2Nd Central Medical Establishment, Nadzab, New Guinea.

Gunnery Instruction At The 401St Bomb Group Base Was Constant And Careful. S/Sgt. E.A. Sokolowski And S/Sgt. A.P. Machasick Get Some Gunnery Practice By Using An Aerial Gunnery Trainer, Designed To Teach All Phases Of Aerial Flexible Gunnery Without Any

Armorers Of The 4Th Fighter Group, Debden, England Work On The Guns Of A P-47 (Left To Right) Cpl George Pierce, Weston, Mass; T/Sgt. John Colford, Bisbee Arizona. May 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Preparation For The Invasion Of France - Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Discuss A Mission Shortly After Returning To Their Base Somewhere In England. 4 June 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India &ELECTRONICS,RADAR War

Cairo, Egypt-"It went right in there, boy!" T/Sgt. Loyd A. Rogers of Patterson, Louisiana, and Sgt. Knute H. Leirmore, Mt. Sterling, Wisc., look at a hole in the engine caused by Ack-Ack fire after returning from a bombing mission over the Mareth

Crew Member Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Dons Flying Clothes Prior To A Bombing Mission Over Enemy Territory. England, 9 December 1944.

After briefing combat men went to the dressing rooms to don their heavy flying togs to protect them from the biting cold and subzero temperatures. Electrically heated jackets and pants go on over heavy underwear and flying coveralls. Shown left to

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower Discusses Photo Interpretation With British Officers During His Inspection Tour Of An Air Base Somewhere In Italy. 90Th Photo Reconn Wing.

Men Of The 322Nd Bomb Squadron, 91St Bomb Group, Based In Bassingbourne, England, Are Interrogated By Captain Smith, S-2 Officer, After Returning From A Mission On 27 August 1943.

Capt. Bonneau Interrogates Lt. Cahill, Sgt. Mccrory And An Unidenfied Member, 381St Bomb Group, After Mission Over Lyons, France. 1 May 1944, England.

Operations Room At Camp Griffiss, England.

England-2nd Lt. Paul Keller, 4015 Brownsville Road, Pittsburg, Pa., inspects a 20 mm bullet hole on the leading edge of the left wing root of his Thunderbolt P-47 fighter plane. Pictured with his is his crew chief, S/Sgt. Jack E. Morley, 1408 East

A Flight Nurse Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Checks Identification Tags Of Freed Prisoners Of War Aboard A Douglas C-47. 27 April 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Combat Gunners Of The 8Th Air Force Pass The Time By Playing A Game Of Poker While Convalescing In A Hospital Ward Somewhere In England. They Are, Left To Right: 2Nd Lt. Dan L. Hinebaugh, Newport, Pa.; S/Sgt. John R. Graham, Bangor, Maine; Sgt. Shirley M

HEAD OF 8th AF-Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, Commanding General of the U.S. 8th AF intently looks on with Brig. Gen. Edmund W. Hill, Commanding General of the 8th AF Composite Command, as S/Sgt. Albert C. Esler, of 215 Coolidge Rd., Rochester, N.Y.

Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Check Their Watches For Correct Time After The Briefing At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 29 May 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

The carriage of the 105 mm Howitzer being lowered out of bomb-bay. (Location: New Guinea)

American Consolidated B-24 Liberator pilot of the 15th AF explains pump to residents of Lyons. Pump was used to draw gas out of wing tanks and into drums.

2nd Lt. Lawrence A. Peacock, Boeing B-17 navigator from ofrt Lauderdale, Fla., scans over his course before his plane took off on a mission over enemy territory from his base at Molesworth, England.

Cairo, Egypt-Mail bags being loaded aboard U.S. Army Transport in the Middle East to be flown to the fighting men in the desert.

China - Major General Claire L. Chennault, Commanding General Of The 14Th Air Force, Awards The Emblem For Meritorious Civilian Service To Three Civilians. They Are, Left To Right, Thomas G. Trumble Of Lincoln, Nebraska; Miss E. Eloise Whitwer Of Grand I

FRANCE-Film taken from a plane just returned from a Photo Reconnaissance Mission, turned in at the field lab for processing. Left to right at this Ninth Air Force base are: S/Sgt Bert Reiser of Lakeland, Fla.; and Lab Chief T/Sgt Robert W. Anderson

Cpl. James Horsovillo, stationed at the Communication Center of Force Logistics Command during the Vietnam War, is seen working on an IBM computer in this photograph taken in 1969. The image was captured by Sgt. Mike Teramoto and is a part of the official documentation of American military activities during the war.

Gis Based At Kent, England, Line Up To Send Gift Parcels Home To The Folks. They Are, Left To Right: Pvt. John Balsavage Of Sunbury, Pa., Mail Clerk, Cpl. William Easley Of Nashville, Tenn., Pfc. Raymond Hargrave Of Newport News, Va., And Sgt. Daniel J.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Ignoring the howls of a...

Men Of The 381St Bomb Group Are Interrogated After Returning To Their Home Base From The Group'S First Mission Over Enemy Territory. 22 June 1943, England.

Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle Looking On As A Maintenance Crew Repairs An Airplane Engine In England.

Inspection Of 2Nd Service Group Parachute Shop By Major General Bonesteel At An Airfield Somewhere In Iceland. 2 February 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Members Of A 401St Bomb Group Combat Crew Are Interrogated After Bombing Mission Over Nancy, France, On 27 April 1944, England.

Men Of The 93Rd Bomb Group Study Target Maps In Preparation For A Mission Over Enemy Territory. England.

Flight Nurses Being Trained On Bivouac Area At Oahu, Hawaii, For Work In The Jungles. 21 May 1944.

Crew Chief Sgt. W. H. Banks in a 9th Air force transport plane reads a copy of Stars and Stripes Army newspaper, as copies of the paper are flown from England to France in Douglas C-53's.

A Ninth Air Force Bomber Base, France -- The Post Exchange Is The Overseas Soldier'S Only Source Of Commercial Products Not Issued By The Government. Capt. Sweeney And His Aides Handled Every Item Necessary To Military Life Under Normal Conditions. Abov

Movements Section of the 45th Fighter Control Center, Luzon, Philippine Islands. This section review all flight plans, having direct contact with local base operations, and receiving all take-off and landings. Thru coninuous wave contact with other

Cooks Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron, 10Th Army, Making Pork Pie In Squadron Kitchen. They Are Left To Right: Cpl. Sylvester A. Stepowski, 6147 Marcus St., Detroit Michigan, And Sgt. Albert A. Lacroix, 165 Mitchell Drive, New Haven, Connecticut. Okinawa,

Enlisted Men Of The 401St Bomb Group Enjoy A Few Minutes Relaxation At The Sergeants Club Of The 401St Bomb Group In England, 31 March 1945.

General Curtis Le May, Commanding Officer Of The 20Th Bomber Command, Talks With Lt. Colonel Edmundson And Major F. Maybury, A Pilot Of The 793Rd Bomb Squadron, 468Th Bomb Group, At The Interrogation Following The 14 December 1944 Raid On Bangkok, Siam. I

Captured Axis Prisoners Are Guarded By An Air Force Sergeant Of The 90Th Photo Reconn Wing At A Railroad Station Somewhere In Italy.

With Their 2Nd Anniversary Party In Full Swing These Men Of The 353Rd Fighter Group And The 440Th Air Service Group Enjoy A Refreshing Drink From Two Huge Kegs. The Occasion Celebrated In England, On 9 June 1945, Marks Their Two Years Of Service In The E

Aircraft, Burma, India &PRISONS &PRISONERS War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Men Of The 381St Bomb Group Are Interrogated After Returning To Their Home Base From The Group'S First Mission Over Enemy Territory. 22 June 1943, England.

Men At Work In The Photo Lab Of The 386Th Bomb Group In Great Dunmow, Essex, England. 7 May 1944.

Air Force personnel interpret photographs at A90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing air base somewhere in North Africa. 24 December 1942.

Some Of The Members Of The Crews Which Piloted The Two Japaneseanese Surrender Arrangement Planes From Tokyo To Ie Shima, Being Driven Away From The Airfield To Their Quarters Immediately After Their Arrival.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival in Rotterdam of the M.S "Intrapora" from the Dutch East Indies. On board a naval officer issues documents to Mariniers. 28 June 1947. Rotterdam, South Holland

Sgt. Everett R. VanCleave, 2423 Spring St., Omaha, Nebraska, is turning on the power to put his newly invented aceteylene cutting machine into action.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Two 9th AF enlisted men, Harris Levy (left) of N.Y.C. prints and Martin H. Stoll, of Brooklyn, N.Y., develops the prints in a Photo Recon Unit Lab at a 9th AF base somewhere in France.

Aircraft, Burma, India &CREWS,NAVIGATOR War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RELIGION War

A Member Of The 90Th Photo Reconn Wing Loads A Camera Into A Photo Plane Prior To A Mission Over Enemy Territory. Italy.

Left To Right: Colonel John J. Morrow, Co, 30Th Bomb Group; Major General Robert W. Douglass, Cg 7Th Air Force; And Colonel Lawrence J. Carr, Co, 7Th Bomber Command, Stand Beside The Plane Autographed By Henry Ford And General H. H. Arnold. Isley Field, S

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, Awards, War

Aircraft, Burma, India &ELECTRONICS,RADAR War

Project 30-7 - Operation Tumbler/Snapper (Nevada Test Site) Test Activities. Monitors check personnel returning from forward area. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Dropping Supplies To Italian Partisans -- The Douglas C-47 Is Nearing Its Destination, And The Crew Has The First Packages In The Hatchway, Ready To Kick Them Out At A Signal From The Pilot. The Crew Works Without Parachutes Before The Open Hatchway For

The 13Th Day Of The Month Is Considered An Unlucky One By The 8Th Air Force Flyers At Ridgewell, Essex, England, But These Members Of The 381St Bomb Group, Who Participated In A Successful Raid Over Northwestern Germany On The 13Th, Tell Red Cross Worker,

With A Job Well Done, The Air Wacs Prepare To Leave U.S. Airfields In China - Destination, U.S.A.! The Prospects Of Home And Loved Ones Will Keep Those Happy Smiles On Their Faces All The Way.

Back From A Mission Over Frankfurt, Germany, Four Crew Members Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Talk It Over In The Coffee Room At An Air Base At Chelveston, England. The Crew Members Are, Left To Right: 1St Lt. Irvin Eisler, Somerset, Penn; 1St Lt. Br

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Left to right: Major Armstrong, Group Navigator; Capt. Hoblett, Australian Liaizon Officer; Capt. Woodward and Capt. Suttle, get into a huddle over a map and mosaic to plan a mission. Borneo, Netherlands East Indies, 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb

Sleeping quarters were very crowded aboard a war-time Army transport. Bunks are stacked six to the tier and some several hundred men to each billeting area. These men who are en route to begin construction of airstrips on Middleburg Island and Cape

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Receives Instruction On The Use Of A Radio Under The Conditions Similar To Those On A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 19 November 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,ARMAMENT War

1st Lt. James O. Britt, Snyder, Okla., being presented the Air Medal by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya.

Troop Carrier Planes Are Kept Busy Hauling Mail, Supplies And Passengers Back And Forth Between More Than A Score Of Isolated, Wilderness Bases. Panama.

The Day Room at Clark Field, Luzon, Philippine Islands, furnishes all types of books, magazines and maps of different theatres of war. All personnel have the privilege of using this recreational facility. 1 June 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,BOMBS War

B-26 Marauder crew members of the tactical Air Force, are shown here at a briefing before they took off from their Mediterranean base to fly in support of ground troops that invaded the coast of Southern France, between Toulon and Cannes, on Aug 15

Continuous wave Radio Set SCR-399, a high power mobile radio station for communication between ground to ground and ground to air. This set provides 24 hour long-range communications to 5th Air Force and over the entire theatre of operations if

Maintenance Of A Vultee L-5 At Cub Field No. 7 On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. The Plane Is Flown By The 163Rd Liaison Squadron, Attached To The 10Th Army. 1945.

Preparation For The Invasion Of France - Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Being Interrogated After Returning From A Mission Over Enemy Territory. England. 4 June 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Men Of The 318Th Fighter Group Look Over Memorandum Tacked On Bulletin Board. Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto. 11 July 1945.

Sgt James J. Duffy of Kearny, N.J., and M/Sgt John H. Strobel (lab chief) of Louisville, Ky., are at work in a Lab at a 9th AF base in France.

OVATION ON RETURN. Congratulated on the completion of his tour of "ops," T/Sgt. Edward Fee (holding cup) 30, of Charlestown, Mass., is surrounded by flying mates as he awaits interrogation. T/Sgt. Fee, holder of Air Medal and slated for the DFC

Capt. Harley, Controller, A A Battery, 325Th Battalion In The Searchlight Battery Plotting Room Where Plots From Searchlight Radars Were Sent To Be Plotted. Here Capt. Harley Is Shown At The Phones Receiving Tracks From His Searchlight Units. Plotting B

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Still in a critical condition, the wounded gunner is removed from the plane, more than two hours after it had landed. Note medical corpsmen (upper left) holding plasma bottle and (lower right) another medic holds portable oxygen bottle. ENGLAND.

The London Underground As Air Raid Shelter, London, England, 1940 At a London Underground 'Tube' Station, probably Aldwych, people queue for tickets to reserve a bunk for the night. The gentleman issuing tickets is wearing an armband with the words 'Shelter Marshal Westminster'. This photograph was probably taken in November 1940.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the Niwin packages. Adjudant General Colonel C.H.J.F. Van Houten inspects the warehouse. November 3, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Control tower by R. Taylor Carson.

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