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STAFF Sergeant SSGT) Jim Harr, 336 Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina, performs a post-flight check of an F-15 Eagle while it is parked on the Cannon AFB, New Mexico, flight line. SSGT Harr is deployed to Cannon AFB to participate in ROVING SANDS 97. ROVING SANDS is a joint service exercise designed to improve air defense capability

A member of the 1ST 147th Aviation Battalion, United States Army, unloads military vehicles from train cars at Biggs Army Airfield, El Paso, Texas. The vehicles will be used in support of helicopter operations during ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

STAFF Sergeant Jim Harr, 336 Fighter Squadron (FS), Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina, helps an F-15 Eagle pilot with his gear after arriving at Cannon AFB, New Mexico. Members of the 336 FS are deployed to Cannon AFB to support Roving Sands 97. Roving Sands is a joint service exercise designed to improve air defense capability

F-15 Eagles, of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida, during a pre-flight inspection prior to a ROVING SANDS '97 mission at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

STAFF Sargeant Jim Harr, 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, helps a pilot strap into an F-15 Eagle. The pilot is ready for a familiarization flight in order to become better acquainted with the terrain for ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 188th Fighter Squadron, 150th Fighter Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, wait to take off on a mission during ROVING SANDS '97 as a Southwest Airlines passenger jet taxis across the active runway. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

AIRMAN First Class Ryan Richardson, crew cheif, 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, sits on the ramp of Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, as he signs off his walk-around inspection prior to his F-16's participation in ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

AIRMAN First Class Wassim Timani, 523rd Fighter Squadron (FS) Life Support, Cannon AFB, New Mexico, cleans and inspects helmets and masks worn by F-16 pilots while flying. The 523rd FS is participating in ROVING SANDS '97; an exercise designed to improve air defense capability

F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot 1ST Lieutenant Craig Hollis, 523rd Fighter Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, checks for cracks in AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. The 523rd Fighter Squadron is supporting ROVING SANDS '97; a joint service exercise designed to improve air defense capabilities

A pilot from the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina, loads gear on a pickup truck after arriving at Cannon AFB, New Mexico. The 336th is at Cannon AFB to participate in ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a joint service exercise designed to improve air defense capability

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Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS

Base: Cannon Air Force Base

State: New Mexico (NM)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffery Allen, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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17/04/1997
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