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A group of life-size mannequins fitted with World War Two (WWII) area flight gear are displayed near a restored Army Air Corps B-25J Mitchell aircraft bubbed the Executive Sweet, during an Air Show at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA)

A group of life-size mannequins fitted with World War Two (WWII) area ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Anne Mccormick, USAF Release... More

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a Bronze Star Medal, belonging to WWII Veteran Sergeant (SGT) Edward Francis Sweet, displayed during his Medal Presentation Ceremony, held at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA). The Bronze Star was awarded to Sweet 60 years after his service where he deployed over 1800 days as a radio operator with the 3rd Infantry Division. Sweet's Division was responsible for the eradication of the Nazi Army out of France as well as the defeat of the last ground soldiers in Southern Germany

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Edmund K. Gibbons III, USAF ... More

A WWII Finnish Air Force fighter aircraft and a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft fly side-by-side during the Western Air and Space Show at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2004. The event is held to demonstrate the capabilities of both modern and vintage aircraft and the pilots that fly them. (U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Craig R. Cisek) (Released)

A WWII Finnish Air Force fighter aircraft and a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Horne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Craig R. Cisek, USAF Release... More

A replica of the P-40E Tomahawk used during WWII by the Flying Tigers, founders of the 14th Air Force, is mounted near the Command Post for the viewing pleasure of the public. On the plaque: "This aircraft is dedicated to all the Past, Present, and Future Flying Tigers, those who blazed a path of glory in the China Skies in World War II, and those who blaze a path of glory into space." A ceremonial event was held for the unveiling of the war fighter at the 30th Space Wing Headquarters at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on April 17, 2001

A replica of the P-40E Tomahawk used during WWII by the Flying Tigers,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

A construction worker prepares a replica of the vintage P-40E Tomahawk for assembly at its new home in front of 14th Air Force Headquarters at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The P-40 was a leading fighter in the aerial campaign of WWII. The P-40 "serves as, a monument, not to the aircraft but to the people of the original Flying Tigers, and as reminder to their modern-day counter-parts." The Warhawk memorial, funded by the 14th Air Force with Major General William R. Looney III in command, took three months from ground breaking to the dedication ceremony

A construction worker prepares a replica of the vintage P-40E Tomahawk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in the early '80s, the Space Shuttle Enterprise undergoes Pathfinder fit checks at a tower. The Enterprise was built as a test vehicle and was not equipped for spaceflight. Enterprise eventually became the property of the Smithsonian Institution. Vandenberg AFB is located on the Central Coast of California about 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The property is comprised of parts of five Mexican land grants and a sixth grant that was transferred virtually intact to the Army. Vandenberg now is operated by the 30th Space Wing, and is the only military installation in the United States from which unmanned government and commercial satellites are launched into polar orbit. It is also the only site from which intercontinental ballistic missiles ICBMs are launched toward the Kwajalein Atoll to verify weapon systems performance. Vandenberg's military service dates back to 1941, when known as Camp Cooke it served as an Army training facility for armored and infantry troops. The main camp closed in June 1946 and was reactivated in August 1950 after the outbreak of the Korean War. The 13th and 20th Armored Divisions and the 40th, 44th, 86th, and 91st Infantry Divisions trained at Cooke. With the advent of the missile age in the 1950s, the Air Force persuaded Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson to direct the Army to transfer 64,000 acres of North Camp Cooke to the Air Force for use as a missile launch and training base. In 1958, Camp Cooke was renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base in honor of the late General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, second Air Force Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and chief architect of today's modern Air Force. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-99PP-1051

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in t...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in the early '80s, the Space Shuttle Enterprise undergoes Pathfinder fit checks at a tower. The Enterprise was built as a test vehicle and was n... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helium tank cars are lifted from their trucks onto flat cars in preparation for a journey to the Florida East Coast Railway interchange in Titusville, Fla., where the train’s tank cars will be transferred for delivery to the SpaceX engine test complex outside McGregor, Texas. The railroad cars were needed in support of the Space Shuttle Program but currently are not in use by NASA following the completion of the program in 2011. Originally, the tankers belonged to the U.S. Bureau of Mines. At the peak of the shuttle program, there were approximately 30 cars in the fleet. About half the cars were returned to the bureau as launch activity diminished. Five tank cars are being loaned to SpaceX and repurposed to support their engine tests in Texas. Eight cars previously were shipped to California on loan to support the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-4 on Vandenberg Air Force Base. SpaceX already has three helium tank cars previously used for the shuttle program at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spacex. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-2888

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Cent...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helium tank cars are lifted from their trucks onto flat cars in preparation for a journey to the Florida East Coast Railway i... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way for the departure of a train made up of tank cars. The railroad’s track runs past Kennedy’s 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building in the background. The train is headed for the Florida East Coast Railway interchange in Titusville, Fla., where the train’s helium tank cars, a liquid oxygen tank car, and a liquid hydrogen dewar or tank car will be transferred for delivery to the SpaceX engine test complex outside McGregor, Texas. The railroad cars were needed in support of the Space Shuttle Program but currently are not in use by NASA following the completion of the program in 2011. Originally, the tankers belonged to the U.S. Bureau of Mines. At the peak of the shuttle program, there were approximately 30 cars in the fleet. About half the cars were returned to the bureau as launch activity diminished. Five tank cars are being loaned to SpaceX and repurposed to support their engine tests in Texas. Eight cars previously were shipped to California on loan to support the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-4 on Vandenberg Air Force Base. SpaceX already has three helium tank cars previously used for the shuttle program at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spacex. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-3033a

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Spa...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way for the departure of a train made up of tank cars. The railroad’s track runs past Kennedy’... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit is raised onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex-2 (SLC-2) in California. While the Delta II rocket is stacked on SLC-2, teams for NASA's Glory spacecraft and Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket are in launch preparation mode at Vandenberg's nearby Space Launch Complex 576-E. Scheduled to launch in June, Aquarius' mission will be to provide monthly maps of global changes in sea surface salinity. By measuring ocean salinity from space, Aquarius will provide new insights into how the massive natural exchange of freshwater between the ocean, atmosphere and sea ice influences ocean circulation, weather and climate. Also going up with the satellite are optical and thermal cameras, a microwave radiometer and the SAC-D spacecraft, which were developed with the help of institutions in Italy, France, Canada and Argentina. Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-2011-1966

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II r...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit is raised onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Laun... More

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Traffic Check House, Napa & Alden Roads, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Traffic Check House...

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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Sewage Treatment Plant, Napa & Alden Roads, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Sewage Treatment Pl...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians guide the first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex-2 (SLC-2) in California. While the Delta II rocket is stacked on SLC-2, teams for NASA's Glory spacecraft and Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket are in launch preparation mode at Vandenberg's nearby Space Launch Complex 576-E. Scheduled to launch in June, Aquarius' mission will be to provide monthly maps of global changes in sea surface salinity. By measuring ocean salinity from space, Aquarius will provide new insights into how the massive natural exchange of freshwater between the ocean, atmosphere and sea ice influences ocean circulation, weather and climate. Also going up with the satellite are optical and thermal cameras, a microwave radiometer and the SAC-D spacecraft, which were developed with the help of institutions in Italy, France, Canada and Argentina. Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-2011-1969

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians guide the first stage...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians guide the first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Sp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA Railroad train passes in front of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building, left, and the twin bays of the Orbiter Processing Facility, right, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The train is on its way to the Florida East Coast Railway interchange in Titusville, Fla., where the train’s helium tank cars, a liquid oxygen tank car, and a liquid hydrogen dewar or tank car will be transferred for delivery to the SpaceX engine test complex outside McGregor, Texas. The railroad cars were needed in support of the Space Shuttle Program but currently are not in use by NASA following the completion of the program in 2011. Originally, the tankers belonged to the U.S. Bureau of Mines. At the peak of the shuttle program, there were approximately 30 cars in the fleet. About half the cars were returned to the bureau as launch activity diminished. Five tank cars are being loaned to SpaceX and repurposed to support their engine tests in Texas. Eight cars previously were shipped to California on loan to support the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-4 on Vandenberg Air Force Base. SpaceX already has three helium tank cars previously used for the shuttle program at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spacex. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-3038a

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA Railroad train passes in front of the 52...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA Railroad train passes in front of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building, left, and the twin bays of the Orbiter Processing Facility, right, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in ... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit is raised onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex-2 (SLC-2) in California. While the Delta II rocket is stacked on SLC-2, teams for NASA's Glory spacecraft and Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket are in launch preparation mode at Vandenberg's nearby Space Launch Complex 576-E. Scheduled to launch in June, Aquarius' mission will be to provide monthly maps of global changes in sea surface salinity. By measuring ocean salinity from space, Aquarius will provide new insights into how the massive natural exchange of freshwater between the ocean, atmosphere and sea ice influences ocean circulation, weather and climate. Also going up with the satellite are optical and thermal cameras, a microwave radiometer and the SAC-D spacecraft, which were developed with the help of institutions in Italy, France, Canada and Argentina. Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-2011-1970

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II r...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit is raised onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Laun... More

A team of firefighters from Vandenberg Air Force Base prepares a 6-foot by 6-foot trench in the roof of the Lockheed site during a fire training exercise

A team of firefighters from Vandenberg Air Force Base prepares a 6-foo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Burbank State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Harrington Release Status: Released t... More

An airman from Vandenberg Air Force Base uses a fog spray on a structure at the Lockheed site during a fire training exercise

An airman from Vandenberg Air Force Base uses a fog spray on a structu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Burbank State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John Reed Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is test fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, during exercise Global Shield

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is test fire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

An artist's concept of the payload assembly building planned for the upcoming MX intercontinental ballistic missile program at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

An artist's concept of the payload assembly building planned for the u...

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An artist's concept of the SAMTO Management and Engineering Facility (SMEF) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

An artist's concept of the SAMTO Management and Engineering Facility (...

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A left side view of an AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile being followed by a photo chase RF-4C Phantom II aircraft near Vandenberg Air Force Base

A left side view of an AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile being follow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Artist's concept of Space Shuttle Launch Complex. Vandenberg Air force Base, California

Artist's concept of Space Shuttle Launch Complex. Vandenberg Air force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left side view of an AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile in flight near Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during an Integrated Weapon System test

A left side view of an AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile in flight ne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left side view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft releasing an AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile near Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This flight mission is part of an Integrated Weapon System test

A left side view of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft releasing an AGM-86...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Army Homing Overlay Experiment (HOE) flight vehicle is launched for the fourth and final time. The vehicle is participating in a test of its ability to destroy a re-entry vehicle from an intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

An Army Homing Overlay Experiment (HOE) flight vehicle is launched for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kwajalein Missile Range State: Marshall Islands (MH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

MX intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry vehicles pass through the clouds after a 4,130 nautical mile flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

MX intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry vehicles pass through t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kwajalein Missile Range State: Marshall Islands (MH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

Artwork: Portrait of MASTER Sergeant Guadalupe Silva, 6596th Missile Test Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, selected as one of 1984's Outstanding Airmen. Artist: MASTER Sergeant Larrie Jenkins, US Air Force

Artwork: Portrait of MASTER Sergeant Guadalupe Silva, 6596th Missile T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Cuban refugee debarks from a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft after a flight to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Air Force is helping the Bureau of Prisons transfer 1,200 Cubans from a prison in Georgia to a more secure

A Cuban refugee debarks from a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Guido C. Locati Release Sta... More

A Cuban refugee debarks from a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft after a flight to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Air Force is helping the Bureau of Prisons transfer 1,200 Cubans from a prison in Georgia to a more secure

A Cuban refugee debarks from a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Guido C. Locati Release Sta... More

A US marshal searches a Cuban prisoner before he boards a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft for a flight to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Air Force is helping the Bureau of Prisons transfer 1,200 Cubans from a prison in

A US marshal searches a Cuban prisoner before he boards a 437th Milita...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Guido C. Locati Release Status: R... More

A US marshal searches a Cuban prisoner before he boards a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft for a flight to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Air Force is helping the Bureau of Prisons transfer 1,200 Cubans from a prison in

A US marshal searches a Cuban prisoner before he boards a 437th Milita...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Guido C. Locati Release Status: R... More

Cuban refugees board a bus for transport to a maximum security prison after a flight to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Air Force is helping the Bureau of Prisons transfer 1,200 Cubans from a prison in Georgia to a more secure facility in Cali

Cuban refugees board a bus for transport to a maximum security prison ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Guido C. Locati Release Sta... More

Military members board a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft for a flight to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Air Force is helping the Bureau of Prisons transfer 1,200 Cubans from a prison in Georgia to a more secure facility

Military members board a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Guido C. Locati Release Status: R... More

Artwork:"Jewel of the West Vandenberg Air Force Base"Artist: Kathleen Gillette

Artwork:"Jewel of the West Vandenberg Air Force Base"Artist: Kathleen...

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U.S. Air Force MAJ. GEN. Michael Hamel (right), 14th Air Force Commander, prepares to take flight in the only authentic AT-6 Texan aircraft flown by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II during the Western Air and Space Show at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on October 31, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT Quinton Russ) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MAJ. GEN. Michael Hamel (right), 14th Air Force Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton Russ, USAF Release ... More

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, works in the battle staff compartment aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLORY TRIP 143GB Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

CPT Lance Plummer, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, runs a preflight check on the airborne launch control system aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

CPT Lance Plummer, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron services communications equipment in the battle staff compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron takes notes at radio maintenance station No. 2 aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, is observed by other oficers as he works in the battle staff compartment aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott Steward Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

1LT D. Boots, a navigator with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, plots a course aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

1LT D. Boots, a navigator with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

1LT Andrea Tart, an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft co-pilot with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, makes preflight checks in the cockpit of her aircraft prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

1LT Andrea Tart, an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft co-pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron monitors air-to-ground communications aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, during "Glory Trip 143GB."Glory Trip 143GB will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron monit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

MAJ Barry Obie, pilot, left, and 1LT Andrea Tart, co-pilot, both of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, fly their EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

MAJ Barry Obie, pilot, left, and 1LT Andrea Tart, co-pilot, both of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

1LT D. Boots, a navigator with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, plots a course aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

1LT D. Boots, a navigator with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron services communications equipment at radio maintenance station No. 2 aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

SSGT Chuck Hensley of the 55th Organizational Maintenance Squadron ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

CAPT. Mike Thomas, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, works in the battle staff compartment aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

CAPT. Mike Thomas, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLORY TRIP 143GB Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, works in the battle staff compartment aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

CAPT. Tom Neiss, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLORY TRIP 143GB Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron makes preflight checks in the communications compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron makes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

1LT Andrea Tart, co-pilot, with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, flies her EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft during "Glory Trip 143GB." Glory Trip 143GB is the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

1LT Andrea Tart, co-pilot, with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

1LT Andrea Tart, an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft co-pilot with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, runs through a preflight checklist prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

1LT Andrea Tart, an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft co-pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

CPT Lance Plummer, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, loads a coded tape into the airborne launch control system aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

CPT Lance Plummer, a launch control officer with the 2nd Airborne Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Brook Devos of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron makes preflight checks in the battle staff compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

AIRMAN 1ST Class Brook Devos of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott Steward Release Status:... More

SSGT Mike Roberts, an environmental technician, places a plastic cover on a metal container to help slow corrosion. The plastic caps are part of Vandenberg's hazardous waste program

SSGT Mike Roberts, an environmental technician, places a plastic cover...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Vickie M. Graham Release Sta... More

Old underground storage tanks await shipment as part of Vandenberg's comprehensive recycling program. The base's morale, welfare and recreation fund receives about $300,000 annually from the recycling of various products

Old underground storage tanks await shipment as part of Vandenberg's c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Vickie M. Graham Release Sta... More

Old computer printouts are stacked for shipment as part of Vandenberg's comprehensive recycling program. The base's morale, welfare and recreation fund receives about $300,000 annually from the recycling of various products

Old computer printouts are stacked for shipment as part of Vandenberg'...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Vickie M. Graham Release Sta... More

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Michael Geskin translates English to Russian for GEN. Igor Sergeyev during a meeting at the Vandenberg Officers Club. Gen Sergeyev is on a tour of U.S. military installations, helping to establish rapport between former adversaries

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Michael Geskin translates English to Russian for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mary Johnvin Release Status:... More

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) had nine Thor boosters in storage at Carlsbad, CA awaiting disposition. The NRL had the USMC move the boosters to Camp Pendleton for shipment to other agencies. Vandenberg AFB will receive two: a Thor IRBM and a Thor SLV-2A. The Air Force, Vandenberg and Thor missile booster are definitive links to the original Space Age and nearly 17,000 launches here. The Thors will be used for educational and historical purposes. A caravan arrives at the Vandenberg AFB main gate carrying the Thor static display

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) had nine Thor boosters in storage ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Frederick V. Johnson, USAF R... More

A UH-1 Iroquois helicopter from the 76th Rescue Flight, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, successfully lands on Platform Irene. Platform Irene is an off shore oil platform located three miles off of the coast of Vandenberg AFB

A UH-1 Iroquois helicopter from the 76th Rescue Flight, Vandenberg Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gary Coppage, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Space debris sphere that was found near Seguin, Texas and brought to Randolph Air Force Base where it was identified as a piece of a Delta rocket that had been launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in April 1996

Space debris sphere that was found near Seguin, Texas and brought to R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: O. C. Sanchez Release Status: Released ... More

A Peacekeeper ICBM is successfully launched from Launch Facility 02 on the north side of Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:00 AM Pacific Standard time on 30 May 1996. The launch is part of the continuing follow on test and evaluation program that insures the reliability of the U.S. ICBM program. It took the missile approximately 30 minutes to travel to the Kwajalein Missile Range where it accurately dropped its payload of telemetry sensors

A Peacekeeper ICBM is successfully launched from Launch Facility 02 on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Gary Coppage Release Statu... More

Major General David L. Vesely, Commander, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., delivers remarks during the change of command ceremonies for the 30th Space Wing. The Air Force Space Command event was held on the Vandenberg base parade grounds. COL. Franklin Blaisdel relinquished his command of the 30th Wing to COL. C. Robert Kehler

Major General David L. Vesely, Commander, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gary Coppage Release Status... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Stan Parker (left), deployed from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to a Joint Combat Camera unit with the Implementation Force in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, gets caption information from Suljo Imamovic during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Stan Parker (left), deployed from Vandenber...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Eric Beaman, USAF Release S... More

Some thirty seconds after lift-off, a Titan II rocket makes it's way into the upper atmosphere above Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The rocket is carrying the first 5 of the 66 Iridium satellites that will make up the Iridium satellite constellation allowing people to communicate with anyone, anytime, anyplace on earth

Some thirty seconds after lift-off, a Titan II rocket makes it's way i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Scott Wagers Release Statu... More

Forty feet below ground in a missile silo on North Vandenberg AFB, STAFF SGT. Mark Conrad and SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher Olson, missile maintenance technicians from the 320th Missile Squadron, work to replace a post boost control system on a Minuteman Man rocket

Forty feet below ground in a missile silo on North Vandenberg AFB, STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE '97 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

The honorable Dr. Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force arrives at Vandenberg AFB to take part in the Guardian Challenge festivities. She is greeted by Brig. GEN. Robert Hinson, Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, and other distinguished visitors from the 30th Space Wing

The honorable Dr. Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force arrives a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE '97 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

MAJ. GEN. Lance Lord, 2nd Air Force Commander, takes the podium to address nearly 1,000 people who packed the 76th Rescue flight hangar at Vandenberg AFB, California to attend the awards presentations at the end of the competition. Among the competitors, commanders and distinguished visitors were the Secretary of the Air Force and the Commander, Air Force Space Command

MAJ. GEN. Lance Lord, 2nd Air Force Commander, takes the podium to add...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE '97 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

A reconfigured Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Vandenberg AFB at 8:39 p.m. 23 June 1997. The missile, part of the Multi-Service Launch System developed by Lockheed-Martin Astronautics, deployed a payload of nine target objects in space to test sensors carried aloft by a second Minuteman II that was launched from the Kwajalein Missile Range in the south Pacific Ocean approximately 20 minutes later. It carried sensors using existing National Missile Defense technology to identify and track the nine target objects released by the Vandenberg missile. A side effect from the launch resulted in what is termed as a "twilight phenomenon," a multicolored light...

A reconfigured Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile was lau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A reconfigured Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Vandenberg AFB at 8:39 p.m. 23 June 1997. The m... More

US Air Force AIRMAN Melanie Tobias and her partner Rocky, a Malinois, both are from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, compete in handler protecting. Handler Protection, a display of the six phases of controlled aggression, one of the events at the Department of Defense Worldwide Military Working Dog Competition at Lackland AFB, Texas, April 25-26

US Air Force AIRMAN Melanie Tobias and her partner Rocky, a Malinois, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robbin Cresswell, Civilian, USAF Releas... More

Systems engineer Dean Carlson (left) and electrical systems technician Dave Fawcett monitor a guidance computer in a mock silo at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The new Minuteman III guidance system is being evaluated at Hill AFB before going to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, for launch. This image was used in the May 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Systems engineer Dean Carlson (left) and electrical systems technician...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Air Force Colonel Roosevelt Mercer Jr. assumes command of the 30th Space Wing from Major General Gerald Perryman at the 30th Space Wing Change of Command Ceremony at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on June 15, 1998

US Air Force Colonel Roosevelt Mercer Jr. assumes command of the 30th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cherie A. Thurlby Release St... More

US Air Force Colonel Roosevelt Mercer Jr., Commander of the 30th Space Wing, addresses the troops at the 30th Space Wing Change of Command ceremony at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

US Air Force Colonel Roosevelt Mercer Jr., Commander of the 30th Space...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cherie A. Thurlby Release St... More

The former Commander of the 30th Space Wing, Colonel C. Robert Kehler salutes the men and women of the 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg, Air Force Base, California, as the 30th Space Wing SENIOR Enlisted Advisor, CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Kip Thonak, looks on

The former Commander of the 30th Space Wing, Colonel C. Robert Kehler ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Taubman, USAF Release... More

The presentation of the Commands to the official party during the 30th Space Wing Change of Command ceremony at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on June 15, 1998

The presentation of the Commands to the official party during the 30th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cherie A. Thurlby Release St... More

Straight on pockets to headroom shot of USAF AIRMAN Jason Hoffman, Vandenberg Air Force Base Combat Arms Instructor as he gives guidance to a fellow AIRMAN on the pistol range. SRA Hoffman has been working with the 30th Security Forces Squadron for the past seven years. He says, "I am a competitor. I enjoy taking an average shooter and training them until they are a notch above the competition level."

Straight on pockets to headroom shot of USAF AIRMAN Jason Hoffman, Van...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cherrie Thurlby, USAF Releas... More

Straight on medium shot of USAF Airmen First Class Thomas White as he stands next to his horse's head while holding the reins. A1C White enjoys working in the Game Warden's office on Vandenberg Air Force Base. There are only seven bases in the entire Air Force that employs Game Wardens. When asked what is his favorite part of his job, he replied, "enforcing the hunting and fishing laws." The most frequently broken laws are using an illegal weapon and fishing over the limit

Straight on medium shot of USAF Airmen First Class Thomas White as he ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Rebecca Velez, USAF Release ... More

Straight on medium close-up from the waist up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Ramona Davidson. SRA Davidson is a Reservation SPECIALIST and member of the 30th Services Squadron and works at the Vandenberg Lodge on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Her duties include fielding an average of 150 telephones per day

Straight on medium close-up from the waist up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Ra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeanette Copland, USAF Relea... More

Straight on medium close-up from the waist up at USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Jeremy Lock, Aerial Photographer assigned to the 30th Communications Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. SRA Lock is tasked to photograph Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and Space Vehicle launches as well as other activities that affect the base populous

Straight on medium close-up from the waist up at USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Je...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Taubman, USAF Release... More

Straight on medium close-up of USAF AIRMAN Mike Arzabal in full firefighter gear as he kneels down next to a Vandenberg Air Force Base fire truck. AMN Arzabal, a Fire Protection Apprentice, is assigned to the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron at Vandenberg AFB, California. About being a fire fighter, he states, "Aside from the adrenaline rush, I love the fact that I can help people out of possible fatal situations."

Straight on medium close-up of USAF AIRMAN Mike Arzabal in full firefi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cherrie Thurlby, USAF Releas... More

Straight on medium close-up from the waist up at USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Sargent as he stands guard next to a USAF F-117A Stealth fighter (partially shown in background). SRA Sargent, a member of the 30th Security Forces Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, is responsible for protecting military assets such as Titan and Atlas launch facilities (Not shown) and occasionally stands post for visiting aircraft such as the F-117A

Straight on medium close-up from the waist up at USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Ro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Taubman, USAF Release... More

Straight on medium shot of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Jennifer Bell, an Aeromedical Technician, assigned to the 30th Aeromedical Squadron, affiliated with the 76th Helicopter Flight on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. She says the best part of her job is performing medical evacuations

Straight on medium shot of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Jennifer Bell, an Aerome...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeanette Copland, USAF Relea... More

Straight on medium shot of USAF First Class Corey Tate (Left) of the 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Working in the Outpatient Records, A1C Tate says that he loves working with and meeting new people. On an average day A1C Tate offers assistance to about 60 people

Straight on medium shot of USAF First Class Corey Tate (Left) of the 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C David Clower, USAF Release S... More

Straight on medium close-up of USAF AIRMAN First Class Mary Colin, a Satellite Systems Controller with the 4th Space Operations Squadron (SOPS), Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. A1C Colin is assigned to a tenant unit on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Of her job, A1C Colin says, "With my computer system, I can track an object about the size of a baseball thats floating 250 miles into space. How many other computer geeks can brag about that?"

Straight on medium close-up of USAF AIRMAN First Class Mary Colin, a S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Wagers, USAF Release ... More

Right side profile, long shot of a Blacktailed deer as well as feral pigs, valley quail and a variety of ducks (Not shown) are now hunted by Chumash Native Americans. In August 1998, for the first time in more than a century, members of the Santa Ynez band of Chumash could once again hunt and fish on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This image is seen in the November 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Right side profile, long shot of a Blacktailed deer as well as feral p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Wright, Usafr Release S... More

Straight on medium close-up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Tino, an instructor Flight Engineer on the UH-1 Huey helicopter at the 76th Helicopter Flight at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Although his primary duty is Aircrew Training NCOIC, he mostly enjoys the diversity of missions his jobs provides

Straight on medium close-up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Mike Tino, an instru...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cherrie Thurlby, USAF Releas... More

Straight on close-up shot of USAF AIRMAN First Class Tim Debie, a Vehicle Maintenance Technician with the 30th Transportation Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. SRA Debie says, "I take an interest in repairing vehicles. With all the training I've received, I can put it to good use both on and off duty. Also, it feels good to be able to help friends out with their vehicles."

Straight on close-up shot of USAF AIRMAN First Class Tim Debie, a Vehi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeanette Copland, USAF Relea... More

US Air Force Major Inge Gedo, Intelligence Commander, explains to General Richard B. Myers the role that intelligence plays in the 14th Air Forces mission at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

US Air Force Major Inge Gedo, Intelligence Commander, explains to Gene...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Taubman Release Statu... More

Mrs. Mary Jo Myers, wife of US Air Force General Richard B. Myers, gets acquainted with Tatianna Engst and the other children at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during her visit to the base on 4 December 1998

Mrs. Mary Jo Myers, wife of US Air Force General Richard B. Myers, get...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C David H. Clower Release Stat... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Robert Bodell of the 2nd Space Launch Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, takes US Air Force General Richard B. Myers on a tour of Space Launch Complex 4E and the Titan II Space Launch Vehicle

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Robert Bodell of the 2nd Space Launch Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C David H. Clower Release Stat... More

US Air Force Colonel Charlie Phillips, Vice Commander of the 30th Space Wing, gives a mission briefing to General Richard B. Myers and his wife Mary Jo before they depart for the aerial tour of Vandenberg and its launch facilities

US Air Force Colonel Charlie Phillips, Vice Commander of the 30th Spac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Taubman, USAF Release... More

US Air Force General Richard B. Myers getting prepared for his flight with the 76th Helicopter Flight over the Vandenberg launch facilities

US Air Force General Richard B. Myers getting prepared for his flight ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Taubman Release Statu... More

The highlight of US Air Force General Richard B. Myers visit was the pin-on of an extra stripe to Below-the-Zone winner SENIOR AIRMAN Misty Privet accompanied by her commander, Major Michael Brice, of the 30th Mission Support Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

The highlight of US Air Force General Richard B. Myers visit was the p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Taubman Release Statu... More

The helicopter carrying US Air Force General Richard B. Myers and his entourage touches down at Space Launch Complex 4E, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

The helicopter carrying US Air Force General Richard B. Myers and his ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C David H. Clower Release Stat... More

A Peace Keeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, as part of the follow-up test and evaluation program. This image is from the January 1999 edition of AIRMAN Magazine highlighting the Expeditionary Aerospace Force

A Peace Keeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches from Vanden...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gary Coppage, USAF Release ... More

A Boeing Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Complex-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The rocket carries a NASA Landsat 7 Satellite that will go into a polar orbit. The Delta rocket has a NASA Landsat 7 Satellite payload that went into a polar orbit on April 15th 1999

A Boeing Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Complex-2, Vandenberg Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Linda C. Miller, USAF Releas... More

A Boeing Delta II rocket sits on the pad at Space Launch Complex-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The Delta rocket has a NASA Landsat 7 Satellite payload that went into a polar orbit on April 15th 1999

A Boeing Delta II rocket sits on the pad at Space Launch Complex-2, Va...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Linda C. Miller, USAF Releas... More

A Boeing Delta II rocket stands alone on the Space Launch Complex-2 pad, awaiting its ascent into space. The Delta rocket has a NASA Landsat 7 Satellite payload that went into a polar orbit on April 15th 1999, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

A Boeing Delta II rocket stands alone on the Space Launch Complex-2 pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Linda C. Miller, USAF Releas... More

A Boeing Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Complex-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The rocket carries a NASA Landsat 7 Satellite that will go into a polar orbit. The Delta rocket has a NASA Landsat 7 Satellite payload that went into a polar orbit on April 15th 1999

A Boeing Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Complex-2, Vandenberg Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Linda C. Miller, USAF Releas... More

A Special Olympian (Left) receives a 1ST place ribbon from US Air Force Paul Curtis and renders a cheerful salute in appreciation, during the '99 Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympic Games held on April 17th at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This image is seen in the April 1999 edition of AIRMAN Magazine

A Special Olympian (Left) receives a 1ST place ribbon from US Air Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael E. Buytas, USAF Rel... More

Kaleinani Kawai was one of the many participants at this year's Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympics '99, held on April 17th, 1999 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The beautiful Hawaiian lei on the top of her head represents her name which translates into "Lei of Love." This image is seen in the April 1999 edition of AIRMAN Magazine

Kaleinani Kawai was one of the many participants at this year's Northe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release... More

A Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympic participant competes in the softball throw, while spectators cheer her on. The '99 Special Olympic games were held on April 17th, 1999 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This image is seen in the April 1999 edition of AIRMAN Magazine

A Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympic participant competes i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release... More

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