Winter Rescue Operations

Scenes of airmen performing ice rescue training and setting up communication towers in snowy environments. Emphasis on teamwork and extreme weather conditions.

3-inch Gun Motor Carriage Firing on Enemy Positions at Night, Ardennes-Alsace Campaign, Battle of the Bulge, 1945
3-inch Gun Motor Carriage Firing on Enemy Positions at Night, Ardennes-Alsace Campaign, Battle of the Bulge, 1945
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DM-ST-88-08209. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)
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Ivrea, Italy, celebrates Carnivale with the Orange Battles, when the town reenacts an ancient battle.
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A crew chief assigned to the 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects a C-17 globemaster III on the flightline at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Jan 16, 2024. Crew chiefs are vital for aircraft maintenance, ensuring the safety and operational readiness of military aircraft through their expertise and attention to detail.
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An Army CH-47 helicopter from Detachment 1, Company G, 140th Aviation, Nevada Army National Guard, prepares to pick up members of the A-10 recovery team who have been searching the slopes for debris from the crashed aircraft. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER (2002), directed by KATHRYN BIGELOW.
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U.S. Army Pfc. Danville Aguirre assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, packs his parachute after an airborne operation as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 8, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. Army
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AIRMAN 1ST Class Findley, weather specialist, under the security of Green Beret troops, prepares to release a helium balloon for a wind reading in a drop zone during exercise Brim Frost '81. The airman is from the 5th Weather Service and the Green Beret troops are from Co. C, 2nd Bn., 7th Special Forces. Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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120702-N-KM939-026 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 2, 2012) Sailors scrub down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The scrub-ex was performed after a steel beach picnic in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ships commissioning. George Washington departed Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 26 to begin its 2012 patrol. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.
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U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Heyob, a boatswains mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), shakes hands with Capt. Keith Ropella, Polar Stars commanding officer, after receiving his sixth Antarctica Service Medal during a ceremony on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, Feb. 3, 2024. Every year, a joint and total force team works together to complete a successful Operation Deep Freeze season. Active, Guard, and Reserve service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy work together to forge a strong Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica that continues the tradition of U.S. military support to the United States Antarctic Program. Coast Guard
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030501-F-2034C-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Cold weather and snow arrive at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, where the 127th Civil Engineer Squadron personnel perform snow removal operations around KC-135T Stratotanker air refueling aircraft in preparation for training Jan. 16, 2024.
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Members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to begin their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Winter weather at Arlington National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., Jan. 16, 2024.
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A rescueman on a jungle penetrator is lowered from a hovering CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter to pick up a "downed" pilot during survival training. The 71st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron helicopter is participating in exercise Brim Frost '81. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Yukon GUNNERY Range State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-88-05280. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Donnelly Dome Air Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The U.S. flag is shown in front of garrison headquarters Dec. 9, 2022, during daily operations in a snow storm at Fort McCoy, Wis. The installation received several inches of snow Dec. 9, causing a winter weather advisory to be placed for the post. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.”
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An M-60 armored vehicle launched bridge is deployed across the Lahn River during Central Guardian, a phase of exercise Reforger '85. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAL GUARDIANREFORGER '85 Base: Bellenhausen Country: West Germany (FRG)
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DA-SC-88-00414. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)
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An Air Force reservist is dressed for the extreme cold experienced during this phase of JAGUAR BITE '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the US Special Operations Command. Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Three soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, operating as opposing forces, fire blanks at paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division who are conducting an airfield seizure as the official start of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 March 25, 2023.
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Canadian Army Capt. Daniel Walcott, platoon commander, Alpha (PARA) Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry, describes the plan to his Soldiers during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 17, 2024. JPMRC 24-02 depends on joint, multi-component and multinational partners to succeed, including U.S. Air Force air and ground crews, U.S. Marines, and international military participants from more than five countries, a testament to the realism and authenticity of its world-class training capability. Army
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Airmen respond to an intense, yet brief snowstorm that hit the 106th Rescue Wing at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, January 31, 2017.U.S. Air National Guard
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U.S. Marines with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, ride a dog sled during a volunteer event in Setermoen, Norway, April 1, 2023. Marines are deployed to Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners. During their deployment, Marines had the opportunity to help set up and support a cross country ski race in Norway.
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021205-F-1663P-001. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: amc
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DR-1671.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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DM-ST-87-10922. Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER Country: Norway (NOR)
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A policeman stands in front of the Federal Chancellery in front of the federal-state agreement on the further procedure of the Corona restrictions, photographed in Berlin, 10.02.2021. Copyright: Berlin, Germany, Europe
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With Gold Dust Peak in the background, members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 members from San Diego, California set out on the Zodiac boat to gather data during their initial search for the four missing 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried by the A-10 that crashed near Gold Dust Peak. New York Lake is the first of six lakes in the Gold Dust Peak that will be searched. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Aerial view of the air station taken from an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, from the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron, participating in exercise Cool Snow Hog '82-1. Subject Operation/Series: COOL SNOW HOG '82-1 Base: Kotzebue Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Members of the A-10 recovery team board a CH-47 helicopter after completing a search of the basin and East Brush Creek areas for remnants of the A-10 and the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs. Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Air crew drop personnel, wearing cold weather gear to protect against the sub-zero temperatures during the drop over South Pole station. The airdrop by 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter was toresupply Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness on Antarctica. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL)
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220820-N-RC359-1337 MOUNT FUJI, Japan (Aug. 20, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Marissa Givens, from Atlanta, Georgia, assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) climbs Mount Fuji during a tour hosted by the ships Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) committee, Aug. 20. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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USA, California, Bridgeport, Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bandvagn 206 being driven through snow
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Residents from Shin Kay receive the humanitarian supplies air dropped to them by a C-130.
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SS-X-25 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 1, (Pages 6 and 7). Country: Unknown
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 17, 2015) Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Godson Bagnabana, from Gadsden, Alabama, erects an inflatable snowman on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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Afghan evacuees load their luggage on the bus at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin January 25, 2022. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Yon Trimble, 302nd MEB)
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DF-ST-85-04151. Base: Anchorage State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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041214-F-7169B-007. Base: Arctic Village State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Mountain Guiding And Logistics Company Operates A Small Base Of Operations On Snowy Landscape
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Art Frias Jr., a radio operator with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, 2d Marine Division, places markers on the ground during a volunteer event in Setermoen, Norway, April 1, 2023. Marines are deployed to Norway as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 which focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, arctic cold-weather and mountain warfare training, and military-to-military engagements, which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners. During their deployment, Marines had the opportunity to help set up and support a cross country ski race in Norway.