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A flight crew poses in front of an SR-71A aircraft prior to a mission. They are wearing flight suits designed especially for the SR-71A

A flight crew poses in front of an SR-71A aircraft prior to a mission. They are wearing flight suits designed especially for the SR-71A

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Posing on the tarmac at the Shuttle Landing Facility after their arrival aboard T-38 jets (in the background) are STS-101 Mission Specialists James Voss, Susan Helms and Yury Usachev. They and the rest of the crew are at KSC to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that include emergency egress training and a dress rehearsal for launch. The other crew members are Commander James Halsell, Pilot Scott Horowitz, and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber and Jeffrey Williams. During their mission to the International Space Station, the STS-101 crew will be delivering logistics and supplies, plus preparing the Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, expected to be launched by Russia in July 2000. Also, the crew will conduct one space walk to perform maintenance on the Space Station. This will be the third assembly flight for the Space Station. STS-101 is scheduled to launch April 24 at 4:15 p.m. from Launch Pad 39A KSC00pp0446

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Posing on the tarmac at the Shuttle Landing Facility after their arrival aboard T-38 jets (in the background) are STS-101 Mission Specialists James Voss, Susan Helms and Yury Usachev. They and the rest of the crew are at KSC to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that include emergency egress training and a dress rehearsal for launch. The other crew members are Commander James Halsell, Pilot Scott Horowitz, and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber and Jeffrey Williams. During their mission to the International Space Station, the STS-101 crew will be delivering logistics and supplies, plus preparing the Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, expected to be launched by Russia in July 2000. Also, the crew will conduct one space walk to perform maintenance on the Space Station. This will be the third assembly flight for the Space Station. STS-101 is scheduled to launch April 24 at 4:15 p.m. from Launch Pad 39A KSC-00pp0446

Crew Training - Apollo 11, NASA Apollo program

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE ANNOUNCEMENT

DC-9 AIRPLANE FLIGHT WEEK OF AUGUST 26 1996

Bolden Tours Seattle Museum of Flight

STS061-12-013 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's flight deck

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In a secure area of building 845, 21st Space Wing's Headquarters, Brigadier General Jerry Perryman, Commander 21st SW, Colonel John Perioni and COL. Gregory Keethler receive information from battle staff members about the ongoing situation during the 21st Space Wing's ORI. The Operational Readiness Inspection was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft, and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robbery, terrorism, and communications disruptions

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 21st Space Wing (SW) "Knights," Peterson Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado (CO), gather for a team cheer on the flight line at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

Security force troops from 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, prepare to aim for a satellite dish target during the marksmanship competition of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command."

US Air Force (USAF) 90th Space Wing (SW) Disaster Control Group (DCG) organizes a battle plan in response to a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) scenario that the Space Command (SPACECOM) Inspector General (IG) generated during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at F.E. Warren Air Force Base (AFB), Cheyenne, Wyoming (WY).USAF image by SSgt Mitchell Fuqua, 460th CS, Buckley AFB, Colorado

Personnel from the 21st Space Wing are weighed in at the first stop of the mobility processing line in Hangar 123 at Peterson AFB. They are participating in Exercise Condor Contest, part of a Space Command Operational Readiness Inspection which deployed 155 members of the 90th Missile Wing, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. to Camp Guernsey Army National Guard Base, Wyo

Security forces troops from 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, hustle their way to the firing range during the marksmanship competition of GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command."

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Hasselden, with the 90th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), attempts to verify the security integrity of a capsule crew during a Missile Alert Facility (MAF) re-capture scenario that Space Command (SPACECOM) Inspector General (IG) generated during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) held at F.E. Warren Air Force Base (AFB), Cheyenne, Wyoming (WY)

When the Inspector General's ORI team stages an armed robbery at the base Shoppette, a simulated gunshot victim was the result. The 21st Medical Group, STAFF Sergeant Kevin R. Bradley (orange vest) and AIRMAN 1ST Class Mark Sherwin, tried to revive the simulated victim. The 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robbery, terrorism, and communication disruptions

US Air Force (USAF) personnel assigned to the 21st Space Wing (SW) "Knights," assigned to Peterson Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado (CO), enjoy a moment of tranquility aboard the team bus, shortly before arriving at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), to participate in Exercise GURRDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

A sign at Peterson Air Force Base announces the 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection being conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo.,13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robbery, terrorism and communication disruptions

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Subject Operation/Series: CONDOR CONTEST

Base: Peterson Air Force Base

State: Colorado (CO)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C William T. Wells

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After the opposing forces attacked and damaged the camp runway, the Rapid Runway Repair team from the 90th CES, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., went to work filling in the craters using dump trucks and road graders and then began assembling the AM2 runway repair mats. They are participating in Exercise Condor Contest, part of a Space Command Operational Readiness Inspection which deployed 155 members of the 90th Missile Wing, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. to Camp Guernsey Army National Guard Base, Wyo

SENIOR AIRMAN Falcon of the 90th AMS assists in loading TECH. SGT. Patty Dupree, a volunteer from the 90th MXS during the search and recoveries exercise, into an emergency medical unit after she arrived by helicopter. The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Samir Christian, Food Specialists Chef assigned to the 341st Space Wing (SW), chops celery stalks during the Chefs Competition conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Major power outages from the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011 tore a path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

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After the door was successfully removed from its hinges, allowing the Security Police inside the bay, they rush to the side of the only living "victim", SENIOR AIRMAN John Whitman from the 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron (MXS). The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems

U.S. soldiers of the Seventh Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis, Wash., practice quick response training with riot control gear at Camp Bulkeley, Guantanamo Bay. The Quick Response Force stands twelve hour rotations and has a five-minute limit to respond to situations as they may develop

All hazards training, hosted by the 8th Military Police

Co-pilot 1ST LT. Stan Jaicks, 41st Military Airlift Squadron, explains to former hostage Mithileshwar Singh the route that their C-141B Starlifter aircraft is taking to reach Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, from Damascus, Syria. Singh, an Indian citize

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) C. Donald Alston with the 341st Space Wing (SW), Malmstrom Air Force Base (AFB), Montana (MT), cheers after hearing their team was announced as the best Electronics Laboratory Team at the awards banquet for Guardian Challenge at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA). Guardian Challenge, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB

A right side view of U.S. Air Force GEN Daniel James, seated at a console in the Cheyenne Mountain command post

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Fedak, assigned to the 722nd

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