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Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lee G. Malone Jr., 63rd Military Airlift Wing (MAW), uses a field radio to check aircraft arrival times. The 63rd MAW is bringing troops and equipment to the base from Fort Hood, Texas, during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

1ST Lieutenant (1LT) Christopher D. Karls, 63rd Military Air Wing (MAW); completes paperwork in the Military Airlift Command airlift control element facility. The 63rd MAW is transporting troops and equipment to the base from Fort Hood, Texas, during PURPLE PENNY, a mobility exercise simulating a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

STAFF SGT. Jeff W. Schmidt and 1ST LT. Christopher D. Karls, 63rd Military Airlift Command, wear chemical/biological warfare suits while working in the Military Airlift Command airlift control element facility during the Mobility Exercise Purple Penny. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

A 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft transports US Army troops and equipment from Fort Hood, Texas to George Air Force Base to be used in the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

Captain (CPT) Emily A. Lieou, 63rd Military Airlift Wing, confirms aircraft downloading operations on her radio. The wing's aircraft are bringing in troops and equipment from Fort Hood, Texas, during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

Sergeant (SGT) James M. Sturkey, 63rd Aerial Port Squadron, directs the offloading of a cargo truck from a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Johnny M. Turner, 63rd Security Police Squadron, searches mobility judge Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ronald T. Dehart during the 63rd Military Airlift Wing mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces. Turner is wearing chemical/biological warfare gear

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Johnny M. Turner, right, and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brad R. Schmidt, left, 63rd Security Police Squadron, prepare to search mobility judge Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ronald T. Dehart during 63rd Military Airlift Wing mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces. The airmen are wearing chemical/biological warfare gear

An M561 1 1/4-ton truck from Fort Hood, Texas, is driven off the flight line after being transported to the base by the 63rd Military Airlift Wing during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

STAFF SGT. Jeff W. Schmidt, 63rd Military Airlift Wing (MAW), checks aircraft arrival times on a list in the Military Airlift Command airlift control element facility. The 63rd MAW is transporting troops and equipment to the base from Fort Hood, Texas, during Purple Penny, a mobility exercise simulating a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY

Base: George Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott Stewart

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/09/1986
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label_outline Explore North Korean Forces, Rd Maw, Purple Penny

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Platoon (Cowboys), Attack

Captain Scott Stewart, commanding officer, Weapons

U.S. Army Capt. David Robin of Attack Company, 1st

Commander Carol J. Schmidt, USN (covered)

(Left) Sgt. Maj. Anthony L. Crutcher, the sergeant

Utilitiesman Second Class (UT2) Penny Peterson cleans her M-16A1 rifle that was issued to her in preparation for the Seabees supporting Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia. Peterson is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) Bravo Company

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 2nd Mission Support Squadron (MSS), Family Support Center, provide service to USAF personnel conducting pre-deployment processing at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA). Pictured foreground: USAF US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Anthony Williams, assigned to the 2nd Dental Squadron, and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Damon Schmidt

Approved insignia for: 512th Military Airlift Wing (Associate) (AFRES)

Technicians from the 314th Field Maintenance Squadron remove a faulty engine from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lee G. Malone Jr., 63rd Military Airlift Wing (MAW), uses a field radio to check aircraft arrival times. The 63rd MAW is bringing troops and equipment to the base from Fort Hood, Texas, during the mobility Exercise PURPLE PENNY. The exercise simulates a deployment to South Korea following an attack by North Korean forces

CAPT. Richard Berger, left, aircraft commander, and 1ST LT. Mike Mathews perform a preflight inspection in the cockpit of a KC-10A Extender aircraft during a Military Airlift Command channel cargo mission. Both are with the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, 22nd Air Refueling Wing

AMN Theresa G. Levault and Mary J. Honeycutt of the 437th Services Squadron sanitize cooking utensils so a hot meal can be served, during the chemical warfare exercise PURPLE PENNY '89

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staff sgt jeff jeff w schmidt military airlift maw checks aircraft checks aircraft times list command control element facility military airlift command airlift control element facility rd maw troops equipment fort hood purple penny purple penny mobility exercise mobility exercise deployment south korea forces sergeant california military airlift george air force base high resolution north korean forces scott stewart us air force usaf us national archives attack aircraft