visibility Similar

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th

An Ellsworth B-1 with a new piece of nose art with

The Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie is an experimental stealthy

The Air Force Heritage Flight comprised of a P-51D

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th

An AV-8B Harrier from VMFA-214, 3rd Marine Air Wing performs a vertical takeoff at Red Beach, Camp Pendleton during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

A Polish F-16 flies toward the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker

An LC-130 Hercules with the 109th Airlift Wing takes

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th

code Related

A U-2 aircraft from the 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, takes off for its daily mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The 363rd ERS is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

A C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 363rd Expeditionary Airborne Squadron (EAS), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, takes off for its daily mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The 363rd EAS is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

An E-3 Sentry aircraft from the 363rd Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron (EAACS), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, takes off for its daily mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The 363rd EAACS is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

A US Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker from the 363rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, takes off for its daily mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The 363rd EARS is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

A C-130 Hercules from the 363rd Expeditionary Airborne Squadron (EAS), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, takes off for its daily mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The 363rd EAS is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

An F-15 Eagle aircraft takes off at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The Aircraft is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

US Air Force personnel of the 363rd Expeditionary Medical Group, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, look at the shot records of the personnel who just came in on a Boeing 757 aircraft (Not shown). They are a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression. This mission is in direct support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force personnel of the 363rd Expeditionary Medical Group, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, look at the shot records of the personnel who just came in on a Boeing 757 aircraft (Not shown). They are a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression. This missionis in direct support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Timothy Stawski from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Support Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, secures an aircraft engine onto a K-loader that came off a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SRA Stawski is a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

A U-2 aircraft from the 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, takes off for its daily mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The 363d ERS is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

description

Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH

Base: Prince Sultan Air Base

Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

label_outline

Tags

aircraft reconnaissance rd expeditionary reconnaissance squadron ers prince sultan air base saudi saudi arabia mission operation southern coalition forces coalition forces no drive zone no drive zone iraq southern iraq iraqi aggression air base operation southern watch u 2 aircraft u 2 staff sergeant us air force high resolution air expeditionary expeditionary reconnaissance squadron southern iraqi aggression ssgt sean air expeditionary wings air force base military aircraft us national archives
date_range

Date

24/10/2000
create

Source

The U.S. National Archives
link

Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known copyright restrictions

label_outline Explore Rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, U 2 Aircraft, Ers

Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall is suited up prior to her U-2 Dragonlady flight. STAFF SGT. Andrew McLean, an aerospace physiologist specialist, integrates the full pressure suit

Aerial view of the North Ramp at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Aircraft visable on the flight line (Left to right) are Saudi Air Force 707's, US Air Force E-3 AWACS Sentrys and KC-135 Stratotankers. Personal working at the North Ramp are a part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Nichole Sterling a Inbound Cargo SPECIALIST from the 52nd Transportation Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, fills a metal crate with incoming cargo at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. SRA Sterling is part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Two US Air Force (USAF) HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters assigned to the 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERS), take-off at Baghdad International Airport (BIA), Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft assigned to the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, takes off for a mission from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force Captain Darrell Dunn, U-2 pilot, 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, gets suited up before his flight with the help of USAF SENIOR Airmen Cindy Nakoski and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN John Harry, of physiology support. CPT Dunn, SRA Nakoski, and SRA Harry are part of the coalition force here to support Operation Southern Watch, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Nichole Sterling an Inbound Cargo SPECIALIST from the 52nd Transportation Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, scans the incoming cargo at the cargo distribution center, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. SRA Sterling is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw (SW) Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina; F-15E Strike Eagle, 4th FW Seymour Johnson (SJ) AFB, North Carolina; and F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 27th FW, Cannon (CC) AFB, New Mexico during the 4th Aerospace Expeditionary Wing (AEW) in Doha, Qatar. The AEW was in country in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH enforces the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 that establishes a no-fly zone over Southern Iraq below the 32nd parallel

Members in the New Mexico Air National Guard continue

A US Air Force (USAF) U-2R Dragon Lady aircraft assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), on final approach following a mission flow in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Billy Christy, 363rd Expeditionary Supply Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, visually checks the level of fuel as it is pumped into his truck. A1C Christy is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

Kelly Johnson, developer of the original U-2 reconnaissance aircraft presents models of its successor, the new TR-1 aircraft (background) to LGEN James P. Mullins and LGEN John G. Albert during its rollout ceremony. LGEN Mullins is the new commander of the Air Force Acquisition Logistics Command and LGEN Albert is the former commander

Topics

aircraft reconnaissance rd expeditionary reconnaissance squadron ers prince sultan air base saudi saudi arabia mission operation southern coalition forces coalition forces no drive zone no drive zone iraq southern iraq iraqi aggression air base operation southern watch u 2 aircraft u 2 staff sergeant us air force high resolution air expeditionary expeditionary reconnaissance squadron southern iraqi aggression ssgt sean air expeditionary wings air force base military aircraft us national archives