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A1C Gregory V. Hughey inspects an anti-gravity suit used during the training of German military pilots by members of the 69th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron

A1C Gregory V. Hughey inspects an anti-gravity suit used during the tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul N. Hayashi Release Status: Rele... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Heeter, 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, smooths a freshly poured concrete surface with a trowel. He is involved in the construction of an outside storage area for the 836th Supply Squadron

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Heeter, 820th Civil Engineering Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory A. Suhay Release Sta... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott Runyan, 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, smoothes freshly poured concrete. He is involved in the construction of an outside storage area for the 836th Supply Squadron

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott Runyan, 820th Civil Engineering Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory A. Suhay Release Sta... More

Sergeant (SGT) Terry Lane, 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, attaches a completed template to forms used to mold concrete. He is involved in the construction of an outside storage area for the 836th Supply Squadron

Sergeant (SGT) Terry Lane, 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, attaches ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory A. Suhay Release Sta... More

Members of the 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, smooth freshly poured concrete. They are building an outside storage area for the 836th Supply Squadron. In the foreground is AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Heeter

Members of the 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, smooth freshly poured...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory A. Suhay Release Sta... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Runyan, 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, smoothes freshly poured concrete under the supervison of Lieutenant Lee Dickenson, project officer. They are involved in the construction of an outside storage area for the 836th Supply Squadron

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Runyan, 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, sm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory A. Suhay Release Sta... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Lange, 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, tightens a bolt on a template that will be used to mold concrete. He is involved in the construction of an outside storage area for the 836th Supply Squadron

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Lange, 820th Civil Engineering Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory A. Suhay Release Sta... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Lange, 820th Civil Engineering Squadron, tightens a bolt on a template that will be used to mold concrete. He is involved in the construction of an outside storage area for the 836th Supply Squadron

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Lange, 820th Civil Engineering Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory A. Suhay Release Sta... More

Tent City housed the 850 "Gunfighters" from the 366th Wing participate in the U.S. Central Command exercise called "Bright Star". TECH SGT. Keith Hutchenson (left) and SENIOR AIRMAN Gregory Batz work on providing power to "light up" the town. This exercise marked the first overseas deployment of a composite wing

Tent City housed the 850 "Gunfighters" from the 366th Wing participate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

The modular ramp for the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296) is lowered into place on the starboard side of the ship. USNS Gordon is docked at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, South Carolina, to onload heavy United States Army equipment. This modular ramp allows both wheeled and tracked equipment to be driven on/off the ship, reducing the time that the ship is docked. The ship is named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, US Army, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1994 for his gallantry in action in Mogadishu, Somalia

The modular ramp for the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, ... More

Vice Admiral Phil Quast, Military Sealift Cammander, is briefed prior to boarding the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296) to observe the loading of United States Army combat equipment. USNS Gordon is one of 19 Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships, or LMSR, which will be built or converted at United States shipyards by the year 2001

Vice Admiral Phil Quast, Military Sealift Cammander, is briefed prior ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: USN Unique Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gr... More

An Air Mobility Command C-5 Galaxy on the Libreville ramp in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET with airfield fire truck standing by for engine shutdown. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

An Air Mobility Command C-5 Galaxy on the Libreville ramp in support o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Libreville Country: Gabon (GAB) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

United States Air Force Major Mike Licata (left), 621st Tactical Airlift Control Element (TALCE) Commander explains his operations to members of the party accompanying Congolese Minister of Defense General (retired) Ayayen (right) during a tour of the operations center during Operation PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

United States Air Force Major Mike Licata (left), 621st Tactical Airli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Vernon D. Blocker talks with a Belgium Airborne soldier as he explains the United States operations at Brazzaville, Congo, to prepare for possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war. MSGT Blocker is a Security Policeman deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Vernon D. Blocker talks with a Bel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Major General Tad Oelstrom, 3rd Air Force Commander, Mildenhall England, oversees flightline operations on the Brazzaville, Congo, ramp. General Oelstrom is in charge of US Air Force personnel and assets at Brazzaville for PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Major General Tad Oelstrom, 3rd Air Force Commander, Mildenhall Englan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Tanker Airlift Control Element, (TALCE) located on the Brazzaville, Congo, flightline in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Tanker Airlift Control Element, (TALCE) located on the Brazzaville, Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE), located on the Brazzaville, Congo, flightline in position to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE), located on the Brazzaville, Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Air Force Special Agent Larry Rice (in civilian clothes) aids two airman as they unload bottled water from the back of a vehicle and place it under a camouflaged netting to help keep it cool in Brazzaville, Congo. All are participants in Phoenix Gauntlet. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Air Force Special Agent Larry Rice (in civilian clothes) aids two airm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A US Air Force MC-130 Combat Talon, of the Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, being unloaded on the Brazzaville, Congo, flightline next to a Belgium C-130H Combat Talon II. MC-130E/H provide infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. Aircraft and personnel have deployed to Congo, from both the United States and Belgium, in support of Phoenix Gauntlet. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Air Force MC-130 Combat Talon, of the Air Force Special Operation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Special Agent Mark McGovern, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, gives a threat briefing to PHOENIX GAUNTLET personnel at the Brazzaville, Congo, Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE). PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Special Agent Mark McGovern, Air Force Office of Special Investigation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Equipment and supplies set up at the JOC (Joint Operations Center) in Brazzaville, Congo, for PHOENIX GAUNTLET. This equipment would be used if necessary by personnel deployed to Congo during the evacuation of United States and other foriegn nationals from Zaire. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning

Equipment and supplies set up at the JOC (Joint Operations Center) in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force Security Policeman SENIOR AIRMAN Craig Maracle, 436th Security Police Squadron, Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware, on a Kawasaki 4x4 All Terain Vehical (ATV), provides highly mobile aircraft security to a C-141B Starlifter of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, as it is unloaded on the Brazzaville, Congo flightline in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Air Force Security Policeman SENIOR AIRMAN Craig Maracle, 436th Sec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Field shower set-up next to the Phoenix Gauntlet Joint Task Force facilities at the Brazzaville, Congo airfield. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Field shower set-up next to the Phoenix Gauntlet Joint Task Force faci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force AIRMAN John F. Spencer, 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, drives a USAF 10K forklift up to a US Marine Corps KC-130F Hercules to load a pallet of cargo at the Brazzaville, Congo airfield. US European Command deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Air Force AIRMAN John F. Spencer, 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Air Force AIRMAN John F. Spencer, 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, drives a USAF 10K forklift up to a US Marine Corps KC-130F Hercules to load a pallet of cargo at the Brazzaville, Congo airfield. US European Command deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Air Force AIRMAN John F. Spencer, 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Arthur Navarro and SENIOR AIRMAN Shane Allred, assigned to the 100th Supply Squadron, Mildenhall England, hold down fueling hoses and lean back into the wind as a Special Operations Command MC-130H Combat Talon II pushes out from its parking spot at the Brazzaville airport. The MC-130H was participating in PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Arthur Navarro and SENIOR AIRMAN Shane All...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Host Nation locals watch from a hill outside the perimeter fence as a US Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130H Combat Talon II takes-off from Brazzaville Airport, Republic of Congo. The MC-130H was participating in PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Host Nation locals watch from a hill outside the perimeter fence as a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force Security Policeman, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Theodore Peterson, 436th Security Police Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, next to a Kawasaki 4x4 All Terain Vehical (ATV), watches a C-141B Starlifter taxi in to Maya Maya Airport in Brazzaville, Congo. SRA Peterson, along with others, are deployed to Brazzaville in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Air Force Security Policeman, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Theodore Peterson...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Army Captain Dan Larsen, waves good-bye as he gets on an Air Mobility Command C-141B Starlifter for the flight home after deploying to Brazzaville, Congo for PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war. Captain Larsen is with the 1ST Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group from Stuttgart Germany

US Army Captain Dan Larsen, waves good-bye as he gets on an Air Mobili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Army personnel carry their belongings to a United States Air Force C-141B Starlifter on the Brazzaville, Congo flightline. United States Army and Air Force personnel are beginning to re-deploy to home stations as PHOENIX GAUNTLET operations are handed over to the United States Marine Corps. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Army personnel carry their belongings to a United States Air Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

C-141B Starlifter takes-off in the background as Host Nation locals watch from a hill outside the perimeter fence of the Maya Maya Airport in Brazzaville, Congo. The C-141B had a full load of passengers who are redeploying from PHOENIX GAUNTLET back to home stations in Germany and Italy. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

C-141B Starlifter takes-off in the background as Host Nation locals wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force Security Policeman, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Theodore Peterson, 436th Security Police Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, next to a Kawasaki 4x4 All Terain Vehical (ATV), provides mobile security / asset protection as a C-141B Starlifter taxis in to Maya Maya Airport in Brazzaville, Congo. SRA Peterson, along with others, are deployed to Brazzaville in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Air Force Security Policeman, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Theodore Peterson...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A US Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules taxis in to park behind another KC-130 Hercules on the Brazzaville, Congo ramp in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules taxis in to park behind another KC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A MH-53E Super Stallion crewmember stands next to the aircrafts refueling point during an engines running refueling in Brazzaville, Congo for PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A MH-53E Super Stallion crewmember stands next to the aircrafts refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion of HM-365, USS Nassau, takes off from the Brazzaville, Congo airfield. The MH-53 was in Brazzaville for PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion of HM-365, USS Nassau, takes o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion crewmembers monitor the aircraft as it is refueled on the Maya Maya airfield located in Brazzaville, Congo. The MH-53's flew into Brazzaville as part of the Phoenix Gauntlet operating force. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion crewmembers monitor the aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Flaring for landing at Maya Maya Aeroport located in Brazzaville, Congo is a United States Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion. The MH-53 is assigned to HM-365 on board the USS Nassau and is in Brazzaville in preparation for the Marine Corps take-over of PHOENIX GAUNTLET operation from the Joint Task Force (JTF). PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Flaring for landing at Maya Maya Aeroport located in Brazzaville, Cong...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Members of United States Marine Corps VMGR-252 Squadron work on the auxiliary Power Unit of a KC-130R Hercules transport aircraft on the Brazzaville, Congo flightline. Reading the technical manual are Corporal Hunter Spinks (left) and Lance Corporal Dustin Sherlin while STAFF Sergeant SSGT Matt Davis (kneeling) and SSGT J. L. Gordon (sitting) work on the actual unit during PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Members of United States Marine Corps VMGR-252 Squadron work on the au...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Two US Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to taxi out for take-off at Brazzaville, Congo. The aircraft came to Brazzaville in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Two US Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to taxi ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A US Navy Fuels SPECIALIST from the USS Nassau, monitors the field fuel pump adjacent to the Brazzaville, Congo taxiway as a United States Marine Corps MH-53 Super Stallion, also from the USS Nassau, refuels with its engines running while participating in PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Navy Fuels SPECIALIST from the USS Nassau, monitors the field fue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Navy personnel monitor the refueling of an United States Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion in the background. The MH-53 and support personnel are from the USS Nassau and are participating in PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Navy personnel monitor the refueling of an United States Marine Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion kicks up dust as it flares for landing at Maya Maya Aeroport located in Brazzaville, Congo. The MH-53 is assigned to HM-365 on board the USS Nassau and is in Brazzaville in preparation for the Marine Corps take-over of PHOENIX GAUNTLET operation from the Joint Task Force (JTF). PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Super Stallion kicks up dust as it flares for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Marine Corps Corporal Joseph Calebro uses an AN/PSC-3 Satellite Communications Radio on the tarmac at Pointe Noire, Congo. Corporal Calebro is attached to VMGR-252 (Detachment Bravo) to provide KC-130 Hercules aircraft secure communications while deployed in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Marine Corps Corporal Joseph Calebro uses an AN/PSC-3 Satellite Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: R... More

US Marine Corps Corporal Joseph Calebro uses an AN/PSC-3 Satellite Communications Radio on the tarmac at Pointe Noire, Congo, as a VMGR-252 KC-130R takes-off in the background. Corporal Calebro is attached to VMGR-252 (Detachment Bravo) to provide KC-130 Hercules aircraft secure communications while deployed during PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

US Marine Corps Corporal Joseph Calebro uses an AN/PSC-3 Satellite Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: R... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion crewmember and another Marine take a box of cargo out to the helicopter on the Pointe Noire ramp, Congo, in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. The CH-53 is assigned to HM-365 aboard the USS Nassau. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A CH-53E Super Stallion crewmember and another Marine take a box of ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Sea Dragon of HM-365, USS Nassau, pulls into position behind the drogue (visible in lower right corner) of a USMC KC-130F Hercules of VMGR-252, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina, over the ocean near the coast of Congo, Africa. A second helicopter, a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion waits in the background to refuel. All three aircraft are participants in PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Sea Dragon of HM-365, USS Nassau, pulls into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: R... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Dan Hoffman, KC-130F Hercules Flight Mechanic/Aerial Observer, watches as a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion of HM-365 refuels just off the coast of Congo. Also visible is a MH-53E Sea Dragon waiting its turn to refuel further off the port (Left) wing of the KC-130. LCPL Hoffman is assigned to VMGR-252, Cherry Point, North Carolina

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Dan Hoffman, KC-130F Hercules Fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion refuels using the (Left) port-side drogue of a KC-130 Hercules off the coast of Congo. Visible in the photo is the horizontal stabalizer of the KC-130 (left) and another USMC helicopter, a MH-53E Sea Dragon. The KC-130 is from VMGR-252 while the CH/MH-53's are from HM-365, USS Nassau

A US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion refuels using the (Left) port-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Ambassador Hooks, the United States Ambassador to Congo, (second in line) along with members of his staff, prepare to board a United States Marine Corps VMGR-252 KC-130R refueling tanker for an orientation flight. Ambassador Hooks took the flight to see USMC and United States Navy operations in the Congo and on board the USS Nassau, steaming just off the coast of Congo in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

Ambassador Hooks, the United States Ambassador to Congo, (second in li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

United States Marine Corps Sergeant Terry Adkins, Marine Air Logistics Squadron-14 / VMGR-252 Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina, works a request for KC-130 Hercules parts in the Enabling Forces Joint Task Force Headquarters in Brazzaville, Congo, in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

United States Marine Corps Sergeant Terry Adkins, Marine Air Logistics...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Under the wing of a non-operational Congolese AN-24 transport, United States Army Sergeant (SGT) First Class Chris Neil, shows the book 'A Day in the Life of America' to fascinated civilians at the Maya Maya Aeroport located in Brazzaville, Congo. From left to right are Bianco Capo, Alain Muoukani, SGT 1ST Class Chris Neil, Thierry Gongala, and Lekoubi Corneille

Under the wing of a non-operational Congolese AN-24 transport, United ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A piece of blue jeans smolders on the ground near the wreckage of an Angolan AN-24 Cargo aircraft at the Brazzaville, Congo, airport. The jeans were cut off of a crewmember as he was pulled from the wreckage by US and Belgium personnel who were on location for PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A piece of blue jeans smolders on the ground near the wreckage of an A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Army Airborne Ranger speaks about jump safety to 437th AW Aircrew members at a mass briefing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. During CRISIS LOOK, 437th Airlift Wing is tasked with supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

Army Airborne Ranger speaks about jump safety to 437th AW Aircrew memb...

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

A US Army Soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division/18th Airborne Corps prepares for a mass jump during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03

A US Army Soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division/18th Airborne Corps ...

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

A US Army Parachute Rigger performs final checks of a Paratroopers static line near the Pope Air Force Base flightline during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. CRISIS LOOK is a 437th Airlift Wing operation supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

A US Army Parachute Rigger performs final checks of a Paratroopers sta...

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

A United States Air Force Captain from the 701st Airlift Squadron (AS), Standards and Evaluation, 315th Airlift Wing (AW), takes notes during a mass briefing for a nighttime large package / paratrooper drop during The troop commander for members of the 82nd Airborne Division, who will be aboard a USAF C-17A Globemaster III, coordinates with the flight crew from the 437th AW during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. CRISIS LOOK is a 437th Airlift Wing operation supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps. To his left is a Captain from the 704th AS who is also assigned to the 315th AW

A United States Air Force Captain from the 701st Airlift Squadron (AS)...

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

A US Army Parachute Rigger performs final checks of a Paratroopers static line near the Pope Air Force Base flightline during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. During CRISIS LOOK the 437th Airlift Wing is tasked with supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

A US Army Parachute Rigger performs final checks of a Paratroopers sta...

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

The troop commander for members of the 82nd Airborne Division, who will be aboard a USAF C-17A Globemaster III, coordinates with the flight crew from the 437th AW during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. CRISIS LOOK is a 437th Airlift Wing operation supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

The troop commander for members of the 82nd Airborne Division, who wil...

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

The troop commander for members of the 82nd Airborne Division, who will be aboard a USAF C-17A Globemaster III, coordinate with the flight crew from the 437th AW during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. During CRISIS LOOK the 437th Airlift Wing is tasked with supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

The troop commander for members of the 82nd Airborne Division, who wil...

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

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne sleeps en-route to the drop zone on board a 437th AW C-17A Globemaster III during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. CRISIS LOOK is a 437th Airlift Wing operation supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne sleeps en-route to the drop zone on b...

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

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division lifts his arms so that a Parachute Rigger can inspect his ensemble before boarding a 437th AW C-141 Starlifter for a mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03 mass jump. CRISIS LOOK is a 437th Airlift Wing operation supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division lifts his arms so that a Par...

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

Paratroopers from the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps prepare for a mass nighttime jump during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. CRISIS LOOK is a 437th Airlift Wing operation supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

Paratroopers from the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne...

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

A bolt of lightning contacts the ground behind a row of transient Navy and Marine Corps F-18 Hornets on the Charleston AFB, South Carolina, ramp

A bolt of lightning contacts the ground behind a row of transient Navy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

United States Air Force AIRMAN Christopher A. Gibbons, a Crewchief with the 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, looks out the door of the USAF's newest C-17A Globemaster III (tail number 950107) "The Spirit of North Charleston"

United States Air Force AIRMAN Christopher A. Gibbons, a Crewchief wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

A C-17A Globemaster III "The Spirit of North Charleston" sits on the Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, tarmac in the late afternoon sun

A C-17A Globemaster III "The Spirit of North Charleston" sits on the C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

US Army jumpmaster STAFF Sergeant Nathaniel Brinson of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force prepares to jump out the door of a US Air Force C-130 Hercules while other soldiers line up behind

US Army jumpmaster STAFF Sergeant Nathaniel Brinson of the 1ST Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Army jumpmaster STAFF Sergeant Nathaniel Brinson of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force looks for the signal from the C-130 Hercules loadmaster that the paratroopers on board are ready to be dropped

US Army jumpmaster STAFF Sergeant Nathaniel Brinson of the 1ST Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Captain Ken Moss, C-130 Hercules co-pilot at the controls of a 37th Airlift Squadron aircraft while participating in a nine ship formation paratroop drop over Germany in support of the US Army's Southern European Task Force

Captain Ken Moss, C-130 Hercules co-pilot at the controls of a 37th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: ... More

Captain Thom Gilster, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, looks over his shoulder as he pulls into the ninth and last position on the end of the runway for a minimum separation take-off. A minimum separation take-off allow all of the aircraft to line up on the runway. Shortly after the first aircraft lifts-off then the next aircraft begins its' take-off roll. This allows the aircraft to rapidly formate and proceed along the designated flight path

Captain Thom Gilster, a C-130 Hercules pilot with the 37th Airlift Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Goddard, C-130 Hercules loadmaster (foreground), talks into his helmet mounted microphone while US Army jumpmaster, SSGT Nathaniel Brinson looks through the open troop door as the aircraft nears the bunker drop zone. The 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, provided in-theater airlift to over 600 US Army paratroopers of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force

USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Goddard, C-130 Hercules loadmaster (fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A paratrooper of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) seems to be wide awake while others around him rest during their flight to the bunker drop zone in a 37th Airlift Squadron (AS) C-130 Hercules. The 37th AS provided critical in-theater airlift to over 600 US Army paratroopers from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force

A paratrooper of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A US Army Captain listens to the aircrew conversation on a pair of headsets in order to be able to update his soldiers who are participating in a mass formation jump over Germany. As troop commander on board the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS) C-130 Hercules, the captain must work closely with the aircrew to insure that his troops have ample time to prepare for the upcoming jump. The 37th AS, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, provided in-theater airlift to over 600 US Army paratroopers of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force

A US Army Captain listens to the aircrew conversation on a pair of hea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

USAF Captain Skip Fullem, C-130 Hercules navigator of the 37th Airlift Squadron, reaches to flip a switch while going through his pre-flight checklist at his station in the Hercules' cockpit

USAF Captain Skip Fullem, C-130 Hercules navigator of the 37th Airlift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: ... More

A US Army paratrooper of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force, looks through the troop door window of the C-130 Hercules aircraft from 37th Airlift Squadron, as he nears the bunker drop zone located just south of Nurnberg, Germany

A US Army paratrooper of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Joint Guard Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Captain Ken Moss sits at the controls of a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules at sunset. He is preparing for a late evening paratroop drop of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force

Captain Ken Moss sits at the controls of a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nuremberg Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

The engines of a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules run-up while another aircraft taxis in the background. Both aircraft are participating in a massive nine ship formation drop of US Army paratroopers from the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force

The engines of a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules run-up while ano...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Charles D. Henson uses a portable radio to talk to the 37th Airlift Squadron maintenance control section to inform them on the status of his aircraft. SSGT Henson is a C-130 Hercules crewchief stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Charles D. Henson uses a portable radio to talk ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: ... More

USAF STAFF Sergeant John Goddard, a C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the 37th Airlift Squadron, United States Air Forces In Europe, watches as the number one engine of his C-130 starts up on the Nurnberg airport parking ramp for a late evening paratroop drop

USAF STAFF Sergeant John Goddard, a C-130 Hercules loadmaster with the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nuremberg Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A US Army paratrooper of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team) from Vicenca, Italy, Southern European Task Force, pulls himself through the troop door of a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules over the bunker drop zone located just south of Nurnberg, Germany

A US Army paratrooper of the 1ST Battalion, 508th Infantry Brigade (Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nuremberg Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

STAFF Sergeant Charles D. Henson, a C-130 crewchief stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, packs up his tool box in front of a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules, "Norma Jean", after preparing the aircraft for a mission in support of the US Army's Southern European Task Force

STAFF Sergeant Charles D. Henson, a C-130 crewchief stationed at Ramst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: ... More

STAFF Sergeant Charles D. Henson fills out paper work on the tarmac at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prior to releasing the aircraft to the aircrew for a mission in support of the US Army's Southern European Task Force

STAFF Sergeant Charles D. Henson fills out paper work on the tarmac at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: ... More

Colonel Robert Byrd, Commander of the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group (EABG) at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, points out improvements being made to the living areas to General Michael R. Lee, 22nd Air Force Commander, (AFRES) during a visit to the base to discover first hand how AFRES personnel are performing their mission in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Colonel Robert Byrd, Commander of the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Gro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

At the controls of a C-130 Hercules flying a Operation JOINT GUARD resupply mission to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are (foreground) First Lieutenant Rob Hanna, co-pilot, 815th Air Squadron (AFRES); and (background) Captain Bill Price, pilot, 815th Air Squadron, (AFRES). JOINT GUARD is the peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

At the controls of a C-130 Hercules flying a Operation JOINT GUARD res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

Captain Kim Sheppard, C-130 Hercules co-pilot, (158th Air Squadron) looks on while Pilot Captain Bly Blaser, fills out forms associated with flying Operation JOINT GUARD missions into and out of Bosnia during a flight from Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. JOINT GUARD is the peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Captain Kim Sheppard, C-130 Hercules co-pilot, (158th Air Squadron) lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

Brigadier General Mike Lee (center) visits with members of the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group (EABG) Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, during a fact-finding visit to the base. (From left to right are: STAFF Sergeant Wayne W. Woroniecki, 914th AES (AFRES), Brigadier General Michael R. Lee, 22nd Air Force Commander (AFRES), Colonel Kenneth Byrd, 401st EABG Commander, and SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Kenneth C. Crosby, 914th AES (AFRES)

Brigadier General Mike Lee (center) visits with members of the 401st E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Captain Bly Blaser, a C-130 Hercules Pilot, fills out forms associated with flying Operation JOINT GUARD missions in and out of Bosnia from Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, transiting to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, while Captain Kim Sheppard, C-130 co-pilot, (158th Air Squadron) looks out the cockpit for danger. Captain Blaser flies C-130's part-time for the Tennessee Air National Guard and is a full-time Boeing 747 pilot for United Parcel Service. JOINT GUARD is the peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Captain Bly Blaser, a C-130 Hercules Pilot, fills out forms associated...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

A member of the Ramstein Air Base Aerial Port Squadron (left) directs the driver of the approaching K-loader to the ramp of a 437th Airlift Wing (AW) C-17A Globemaster III while the aircraft's Loadmaster keeps watch (right). The C-17A from Charleston Air force Base, South Carolina, is preparing to fly a resupply mission of pallets and outsized cargo to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Taszar, Hungary, in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

A member of the Ramstein Air Base Aerial Port Squadron (left) directs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C G... More

Members of the Tuzla Air Base Aerial Port Squadron stand next to a K-Loader with an ambulance on it as it backs away from a 437th Airlift Wing C-17A Globemaster III. The Ambulance is being deliverd to Tuzla Air Base by a C-17A as it is too large to be carried inside of a C-130; the primary re-supply aircraft for the base. The C-17A Globemaster III is based in Charleston, South Carolina and is flying re-supply missions to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Taszar, Hungary in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR)/ Operation Joint Guard

Members of the Tuzla Air Base Aerial Port Squadron stand next to a K-L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

United States Air Force AIRMAN First Class Michael Kretser, 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), monitors the starting of the number one engine of a C-17A Globemaster III on the Ramstein Air Base, Germany flightline. The C-17A, from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is preparing to fly a resupply mission of outsized cargo to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, and Taszar, Hungary, in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Note that in the background is another C-17A

United States Air Force AIRMAN First Class Michael Kretser, 637th Airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C G... More

A member of the Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, directs the placement of a K-Loader to the rear ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III in the early morning. The C-17A, from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is preparing to fly a resupply mission of outsized cargo to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, and Taszar, Hungary, in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

A member of the Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, directs the p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C G... More