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The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flying Tigers was re-designated the 43rd Airlift Wing, the Operations Group Commander, Colonel Gordon Ettenson, wanted a distinctive marking to replace the shark teeth of the Flying Tigers that were being removed. A World War II veteran of the then 43rd Bomb Group who attended the reactivation of the 43rd designation carried with him a leather-covered flight log from the 43rd Bomb Group, circa 1943. Embossed in leather front was a rough depiction of a gryphon (or griffin). Dave Davenport, a photographer with the Pope Air Force Base Visual Information Support Center, reworked the logo into the design applied to the 43rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Fighting Gryphon of the 43rd Airlift Wing. When the 23rd Wing Flying Tigers was re-designated the 43rd Airlift Wing, the Op More

A US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40 Tomahawk pursuit aircraft (right), piloted by Mr. Steve Hinton, and a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft (left), piloted by USAF Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, Pilot, East Coast A-10 Demonstration Team, 23rd Fighter Group (FG), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), fly in close formation near Langley AFB, Virginia (VA). This formation represents the heritage between the 23rd FG of World War II (WWII) which stood down to become the famous Flying Tigers, and the legacy continues today. The P-40 arrived at Langley for the Flying Tigers Reunion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

A US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40 Tomahawk pursuit aircraft (left), piloted by Mr. Steve Hinton, and a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft (right), piloted by USAF Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, Pilot, East Coast A-10 Demonstration Team, 23rd Fighter Group (FG), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), fly in close formation near Langley AFB, Virginia (VA). This formation represents the heritage between the 23rd FG of World War II (WWII) which stood down to become the famous Flying Tigers, and the legacy continues today. The P-40 arrived at Langley for the Flying Tigers Reunion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Medium shot, front view, a bronze and granite marker dedicating the new CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Louis Williams Leadership School, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina is unveiled by CMSGT (Retired) Louis Williams (center), assisted by Colonel (Brigadier General Select) Richard J. Casey, USAF, Commander, 43rd Airlift Wing (left), and MASTER Sergeant Dave Zentmeyer, USAF, AIRMAN Leadership School Flight CHIEF (right), 21 January 2000. CMSGT Williams was the first commandant of the Non Commissioned Officers Preparatory School established in a Pope AFB, WWII barracks in 1962

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dave Davenport Release Status: Rel More

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld makes a point in response to a question from a member of the local press during a news conference at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Dec. 18, 2003. A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft is visible in the background. (DoD photo by Michael Murchison) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Murchison, CIV Release Sta More

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 75th Fighter Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., return from a mission during Exercise Operation Dynamic Weasel at Shaw AFB, S.C., on Dec. 2, 2005. The exercise is designed to test the abilities of aircraft using Link-16"Internet in the sky"data network and to hone the skills Airmen need for combat deployments. Link-16 is a tactical digital information link integrated in the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Nathan Bevier) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Nathan Bevier, USAF Release S More

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, AIRMAN First Class Adam McNallen a crew chief for the 75th Fighter Squadron at Pope AFB, North Carolina, marshals in Captain Kevin Eilers an A-10 pilot from the 75th Fighter Squadron. AIRMAN McNallen is originally from East Brady, Pennsylvania. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comm More

Troops of the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to board a Military Airlift Command C-130 Hercules aircraft. They will be airlifted to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to participate in an airborne assault during combined Army and Air Force training exercise Neptune II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Frank Garzelnick Release Stat More

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division struggles with his parachute after landing in a drop zone during combined Army and Air Force training exercise Neptune II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Frank Garzelnick Release Stat More

An aerial view of C-141 Starlifter and C-130 Hercules aircraft parked on the flight line during the Zaire alert build-up

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Larry G. Enloe Release Status More

An aerial view of C-141 Starlifter and C-130 Hercules aircraft parked on the flight line during the Zaire alert build-up. Two C-5 Galaxy aircraft are parked on the opposite side on the field

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Larry G. Enloe Release Statu More

An aerial view of C-141 Starlifter and C-130 Hercules aircraft parked on the flight line during the Zaire alert build-up. Equipment of the 82nd Airborne Division is staged in a field in the foreground

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Larry G. Enloe Release More

An aerial view of the base showing aircraft on standby and personnel and equipment of the 82nd Airborne Division in position to await loading instruction during the Zaire alert

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Larry G. Enloe Release Status More

An aerial view of C-141 Starlifter and C-130 Hercules aircraft parked on the flight line during the Zaire alert build-up

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Larry G. Enloe Release Status More

A 25-ton hydraulic crane is driven into the cargo hold of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a loading test

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Larry G. Enlove Release Statu More

Wooden planks are used to build up the loading ramp of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a loading test of a 25-ton hydraulic crane

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Larry G. Enlove Release Statu More

A 25-ton hydraulic crane is driven into the cargo hold of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a loading test

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Larry G. Enlove Release Statu More

Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Rupert Davis of the 317th Field Maintenance Squadron puts the finishing touches on a specially fabricated tool in the machine shop

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Larry G. Enloe Release Status More

Fire protection specialists from the 317th Civil Engineering Squadron foam the runway in preparation for an emergency wheels-up landing by an Army aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Larry G. Enloe Release Status More

An airman crawls through an obstacle on a reconnaissance course while participating in Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

A member of the 437th Military Airlift Wing falls into a river while competing on the reconnaissance course during Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

A C-123 Provider aircraft lands on an unimproved runway during Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

C-123 Provider crew members stand in front of their aircraft during opening ceremonies for Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

C-130 Hercules and C-141B Starlifter crew members stand in front of their aircraft during opening ceremonies for Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

A member of a combat control team uses a field radio to notify an aircraft that a personnel drop zone is secure during Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

A member of the 62nd Military Airlift Wing radios for assistance after apprehending a suspected saboteur during a security police tactical evaluation conducted as part of Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

Combat control team members of the 437th Military Airlift Wing practice firing an M60 machine gun prior to the target competition during Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

Two members of a combat control team set marker panels around a drop zone while competing in Exercise VOLANT RODEO '79. The member on the right is armed with a 5.56 mm Colt Commando assault rifle/submarine gun

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '79 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O More

An aerial view of the flight line and other facilities during the open house and air show

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Cindy Burnham Release Status: Rele More

A left front view of a C-7 Caribou aircraft during an assault landing on an unpaved strip. The aircraft is assigned to the Air Force Reserve, involved in the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. William W. Magel Releas More

A row of Royal Air Force members, standing in front of their C-130 Hercules aircraft, are inspected during the opening ceremony for the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Paratroopers descend after the jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

A Royal Canadian Air Force member is instructed on proper site adjustments to his M-177 machine gun at the firing range during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

A Royal Air Force member finishes first in a six-mile run with a 40-pound ruck sack during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Left side view of a C-123 Provider aircraft during an assault landing on an unpaved strip. The aircraft is assigned to the Air Force Reserve, involved in the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Combat controllers participate in a three-mile run during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Royal Canadian Air Force members fire M-177 machine guns at the range during Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO 1981 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera More

Combat controllers participate in a three-mile run during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

A Royal Canadian Air Force member checks his target for accuracy at the firing range during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

A front view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft, from the Air National Guard, making assault landing during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Paratroopers descend after the jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Royal Canadian Air Force members fire M-177 machine guns at the range during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

A row of Royal Canadian Air Force members, standing in front of their C-130 Hercules aircraft, are inspected during the opening ceremony for the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Group photo of 1981 Volant Rodeo C-141 Starlifter aircraft maintenance competition winners

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

A Royal Canadian Air Force member watches the judge check his target for his score on the firing range during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Royal Canadian Air Force members fire M-177 machine guns at the range during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Aerial view of rows of parked aircraft, on the flight line, being used during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

A paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division nears the ground, as airmen (foreground) watch, during the Volant Rodeo 1981 competition

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

Group photo of 1981 Volant Rodeo C-130 Hercules aircraft engine-run offloading competition winners from Royal Air Force

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William W. Magel Release Stat More

A U.S. Army Humvee is loaded into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. The vehicle was later air-dropped over nearby Fort Bragg's Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Mike Reinhardt Release Status More

GEN David C. Jones, chairman, Joint CHIEF of STAFF, U.S. Armed Forces, is interviewed by the local news media. He will be visiting Fort Bragg for an update on Exercise Gallant Knight '82, that is currently underway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT KNIGHT '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera More

SPC Patrick McGinnis, 2nd Bn., 504th Inf., 82nd Abn., Div., gives "thumbs up" before boarding a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. About 800 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division became the first Americans to make a mass tactical jump in Egypt during Exercise Bright Star '82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

Paratroopers of the 1ST Bn., 505th Inf., 82nd Abn., Div., board an Israeli 747 jet en route to the Sinai for Multinational Force Observer (MFO) duties

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ron Freeman Release Status: R More

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division, injured in an air drop, is strapped into a letter by a member of the 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron for a medical evacuation (medevac) flight aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The injury occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat More

An interior view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as a piece of heavy equipment is dropped over the Fort Irwin, California drop zone during exercise Gallant Eagle '82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera More

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division board a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera More

A view from the boom of a KC-10 Extender aircraft as a C-141B Starlifter aircraft prepares to link up for refueling during exercise Gallant Eagle '82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera More

Ambulances carrying injured members of the 82nd Airborne Division are prepared to transfer the patients to the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, after their medical evacuation (medevac) flight from Norton Air Force Base, California. The injuries occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle airdrop in a California desert

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper More

Injured members of the 82nd Airborne Division are transferred from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a medical bus that will take them to the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The injuries occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle airdrop in a California desert

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper More

An injured member of the 82nd Airborne Division is carried from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft for transfer into an ambulance that will take him to the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The injury occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle airdrop in a California desert

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper More

Injured members of the 82nd Airborne Division wait after their transfer from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a medical bus that will take them to the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The injuries occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle airdrop in a California desert

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper More

A ground-to-air left front view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as it takes off for a mass troop and equipment drop over Fort Irwin, California

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: R More

A commander from the 82nd Airborne Division speaks with an injured paratrooper after his transfer from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a medical bus that will take them to the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The injuries occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle airdrop in a California desert

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper More

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division, injured in an air drop, is transferred from a C-130 Hercules aircraft by California Air National Guardsmen, to a waiting C-141 Starlifter aircraft for medical evacuation to Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The injury occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat More

A right side view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft landing during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Several UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are parked in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera More

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division, injured in an air drop, is transferred from a C-130 Hercules aircraft by California Air National Guardsmen, to a waiting C-141 Starlifter aircraft for medical evacuation to Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The injury took place during Exercise Gallant Eagle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat More