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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Rele More

Members of four coalition countries who are united in one deployed U.S. Air Force unit make their way downstairs after a debrief, Oct. 7, 2008. Americans, Australians, British and Canadians are flying operation More

Airman 1st Class Stephen Lucero spends part of the long desert night waiting to provide transportation to about 25 E-3 Sentry air crew members, Oct. 7, 2008. Lucero, deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, is a v More

An E-3 Sentry, also known as airborne warning and control system or AWACS, from the 963rd Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron maneuvers into position to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340 More

Senior Airman David Holley, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, begins procedures to replace an auxiliary power unit for an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control More

An E-3 Sentry, also known as airborne warning and control system or AWACS, from the 960th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron maneuvers into position to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340 More

Maintenance airmen prepare an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control systems aircraft for takeoff while an F-15C Eagle flies by Jan. 5, 2012. The E-3 is deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing from Tinker More

Crew members from the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron prepare for a Red Flag air operations exercise, aboard an E-3 Sentry AWACS, Jan. 27, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 964th AACS is stationed at Tink More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Afghanistan, March 3, 2012. The 908th EARS provides critical aerial refueling to aircraft More

Sailors on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) take the Petty Officer 3rd Class Advancement Exam on the ship’s aft mess deck. Nimitz recently arrived to its new homeport of Everett, Wash.

Staff Sgt. Thomas Vesser, 351st Air Refueling Squadron In-flight Refueling Systems craftsman, provides in-flight mission support during a refueling flight Feb. 22, 2013, over Scotland. Aside from controlling th More

One of two E-3 Sentry AWACS jets sits inside the 962 Airborne Air Control Squadron's hangar, March 14, 2013. Each E-3 takes its turn in the hangar for maintenance and mission preparation. (U.S. Air Force photo/ More

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 22, 2013) Capt. John F. Meier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), addresses his junior personnel at an E-3 and below CO's ca More

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 22, 2013) Junior personnel raise their hands to answer a question during an E-3 and below CO's call with Capt. John F. Meier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning More

Two KC-135R Stratotankers prepare to take off within 30 seconds of each other, Sept. 21, 2013, on Ørland Main Air Station, Norway. The aircraft participated in the Arctic Challenge exercise Sept. 16 to 26, to p More

Royal Norwegian Air Force members raise the flags, on Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013. Approximately 600 personnel deployed from multiple bases within the U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa More

A Finnish F-18 Hornet rejoins the fray during the Arctic Challenge exercise Sept. 24, 2013, over Norway. The F-18 played on the Blue side during this day’s particular scenario, while an opposing Red side played More

Airmen assigned to the 962nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform maintenance on a E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft after a mission on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Wednesday, Mar More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kyle Anderson, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron ground communication observer, checks headphone gear on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2014, before take off in support of exercise RED More

Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson honor guard present the colors during the open ceremonies of Arctic Thunder Open House July 25. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-R More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth and Senior Airman Josh O'Leary, both loadmasters with the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, secure a Humvee aboard a C-17 Globemaster III More

Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell J. Handy, commander of Alaskan Command and the 11th Air Force, U.S. Air Force, gives the opening remarks during the 2014-2016 Joint Honorary Commanders’ Program Induction Ceremony on More

Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, look for their families after performing an demonstration that More

Rex Pemberton parachutes in with the American flag to officially start Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 26. The event features more than 40 Air Force, Army and civilian aer More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Arrowhead Bottom-Up Pass during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a bie More

The audience pays their respects to the American flag while the National Anthem is played during Arctic Thunder at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event host More

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, review donning procedures of the T-11 pa More

Melissa Pemberton and Skip Stewart, both professional stunt fliers open the Arctic Thunder Open House, July 26, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Featur More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Braunwarth, loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, conducts a troop door safety check aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in preparation for a tr More

Army paratroopers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, line the seats aboard a C-17 Globemaster More

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Dave Proehl, Alaska National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, stands in the turret of an Alaska Territorial Cavalry (Motorized) M8 Greyhound armored vehicle July 27, 2014, during JBE More

Oregon Aero Skydancer, Skip Stewart, commands his Pitts S-2s Prometheus aircraft low to the ground during Arctic Thunder at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial e More

Malie Delgado, Miss Alaska 2014, sings the national anthem during the opening ceremony of Arctic Thunder Open House July 27, 2014, Arctic Thunder Open House is a biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-R More

A skywriter spells the initials for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at Arctic Thunder Open House 2014, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event hosted by JBER. Featuring more than 40 Air Force, Army an More

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform the Diamond 360 during the Arctic Thunder Open House biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2014. Arctic Thunder is a biennial event h More

U.S. Air Force E-3B Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) crew members prep the jet before taking off from an undisclosed location for a mission in support of airstrikes against ISIL targets, Oct. More

An E-3C Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft flown by reservists from the 513th Air Control Group prepares to touch down on Aug. 20 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif., after fl More

An aircraft armament staff sergeant with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., begins to unload a missile Dec. 8 at the Tyndall flightline. Airmen from Shaw AFB were at Tyndall for More

A 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament member from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., performs maintenance on a training missile Dec. 15 at the Tyndall AFB, Fla., flightline. Airmen from Shaw came to Ty More

Senior Airman Seth Keadle, 95th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, mounts a tire on an F-22 Raptor Dec. 17 during the Checkered Flag 16-1 exercise. The 95th AMU is part of the 325th Aircr More

An E-3 Sentry assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., takes off for a mission March 8, 2016, during Red Flag 16-2. Along with Airmen from the 726th Air Control Squadron out of Mo More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caesar Lazaro operates the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, March 22, 2016. Lazaro is a boom operator deployed out of the 203rd Air Ref More

A Colombian Air Force C-130 Hercules lands at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 13, 2016. The Colombian Air Force brought about 45 Airmen and four A-29B Super Tucanos to Barksdale to participate in Exercise G More

A 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron crew member completes an E-3 Sentry preflight inspection before flying a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undis More

Airmen from the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron board an E-3 Sentry before a mission in support of a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southw More

A 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 pilot adjusts his helmet while donning his flight suit before a mission in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed lo More

1Lt. Kevin Wise, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron air warfare officer, makes notes during a pre-flight briefing while surrounded by other members of his E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft prio More

The static tail of an E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft in the foreground frames another E-3 as it taxis toward the runway for a mission with the 552nd Air Control Wing March 24, 2017, Tinker Ai More

Airmen with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron E-3 Sentry Aircraft Maintenance Unit recover an E-3 Sentry after a flight May 25, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. To prepare More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System assigned to the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Red Flag 1 More

A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator performs an in-flight operations communications check during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Aug. 30, 017. The KC-135 provides aerial More

Airmen of the 552nd Air Control Wing prepare an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft for a mission in support of the ongoing humanitarian efforts for Hurricane Harvey Aug. 31, 2017, Tinker Air Force More

An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system navigator assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, pre loads flight plans, Oct. 21, 2017. The AWACS can provide More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 AWACS assigned to Al Dhafra Airbase, United Arab Emirates, waits to take off to provide air communications and surveillance capabilities to U.S. and Coalition fighter and reconnaissance air More

A U.S Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron launches in support of a Bomber Task Force mission from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 10, 2020. The Bom More

The crew of a Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft from the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, along with hosts from the 552nd Air Control Wing, Air Co More

A Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, taxis toward the runway with Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control Syst More

Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex paint hangar, building 3225, has received energy efficiency upgrades to their air-handling system and installation of LED lighting as part of the energy savings performance c More

GULF OF ADEN (Sep. 05, 2018) Sailors assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (TAK-E 3) attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat S More

GULF OF ADEN (Sep. 05, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class David Campbell operates a forklift aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while participating in an underway replenishment wi More

GULF OF ADEN (Sep. 05, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 offloads supplies from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (TAK-E More

GULF OF ADEN (Sep. 05, 2018) The dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (TAK-E 3) transits the Gulf of Aden while conducting a vertical replenishment with the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Ess More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sep. 11, 2018) Sailors fake down line on the forecastle of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) as it breaks away from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USN More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sep. 11, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, transfers cargo from the dry cargo and ammunition ship U More

DJIBOUTI (Sep. 18, 2018) Intelligence Specialist 1st Class William Woodley, assigned to Task Group 68.6 (TG-68.6), stands watch on a SeaArk patrol boat upon completion of a mission with the the dry cargo and am More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sep. 19, 2018) Seaman Caden Kirby secures a lifeline at a connection replenishment station aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) following a replenish More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sep. 19, 2018) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Collin Sarnosky calls out commands to line handlers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a repl More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sep. 19, 2018) Cmdr. John Hamilton, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) looks out from the bridge wing following a replenishment-at-s More

U.S Air Force Airmen stand in front of an E-3 Sentry during Exercise Keen Sword 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 29, 2018. The exercise enables U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel to stren More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to 552nd Air Control Wing, from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma parked at Orland Air Station, Norway, Oct. 31, 2018. The 552nd A More

JEBEL ALI, United Arab Emirates (Nov. 09, 2018) Sailors prepare to moor the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), left, next to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (TAK-E 3) as th More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dustin Giesick, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron U-2 Dragon Lady crew chief, unscrews a panel off of a U-2 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 18, More

An Oklahoma Army National Guard UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter with rotors turning awaits the take off of an Air Force E-3 Sentry during a SENTRY REX 19-01 exercise period Jan. 15, 2019, Tinker Air Force Base, Okl More

Line Operation Safety Audit (LOSA) program posters were designed to inform about the nature of the LOSA exercise and the time frame that the audit would be taking place. The design was to be visually captivatin More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry flies toward a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling Feb. 28, 2019, while flying in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AW More

An 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief member watches as an E-3 Sentry taxis into Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Mar. 7, 2019. The 380th AMXS night shift members provides mai More

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, arrives April 17, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California. AWACS provides situational awareness of friendly, neutral an More

Maintainers of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group begin working on a E-3 Sentry May 16, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. E-3s are known as Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), w More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to 552nd Air Control Wing, from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 17, 2019, sits on the flight line at Dover Air Force Base, More

552nd Air Control Wing members welcome Col. Geoffrey Weiss as he completes his final flight as commander with the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System. Weiss has been the 552nd ACW commander since Jun More

A new multi-colored tail-stripe applied to an E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft representing the subordinate squadrons within the 552nd Air Control Wing is revealed during the units' change of c More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry sits on the flightline at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 20, 2019. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft with an integrated comm More

The 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron had an Airborne Warning and Control System dedication day June 24, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. This dedication inspires ownership, improves partnership, and conti More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Lawson, boom operator assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, instructs Airman 1st Class Liam Kilbane, boom operator from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, July 10, 2019, More

Photos showing 552nd Training Group personnel in front of a Boeing E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft Aug. 12, 2019, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 552nd TRG is a suborndinate unit of the More

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conduct a preflight briefing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 3, 2019. The 28th EARS, deployed with U.S. Ai More

The E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System prepares for a mission in support of RED FLAG on Feb. 3, 2020 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. While the AWACS belongs to the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry, assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, taxis on the flight line at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 1, 2020. The E-3s forward dep More

U.S. Air Force aircraft assigned to the 3rd Wing, 176th Wing and 477th Fighter Group participate in a close formation taxi, known as an Elephant Walk, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 5, 2020. Th More

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron performs a preflight inspection on a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 10, 2020. The KC-135 St More

A U.S. Air Force in-flight refueling specialist assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron performs preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 11, 2020. The KC- More

Airman 1st class David Liu, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, tests an oxygen mask before take-off aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to a flight at RAF Mildenhall, England, July 17, 2020. The 100th A More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conduct an air refueling mission aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with a U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry, July 25, 2020. Thr More

An E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System visited Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 10. While based out of Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, the aircraft touched down for a short period of time to More

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft from Tinker Air Force Base, Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System aircraft from Robins AFB, MQ-9 Reapers operated from Ellington Field Join More

U.S. Airmen from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron provide tactical command and control to air units while aboard an E-3 Sentry during Exercise WestPac Rumrunner Oct. 16, 2020, out of Kadena Air Base, Jap More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry flies over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 15, 2020. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system aircraft with an integrated command and control b More

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender pilot, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Aircraft Refueling Squadron, communicates with crew members during pre-flight operations at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, J More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief, assigned to the 350th Expeditionary Aircraft Refueling Squadron, listens to the pre-flight brief in front of the aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 12, 2 More

Senior Airman Jacob Taylor, left, hands a rivet to Senior Airman Jesse Spears as the two build shelves in the fabrication shop, Oct. 7, 2008. Taylor and Spears are aircraft structural maintenance journeyman wit More