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Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release Status: Rele More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Mark Schissler (left), Commander of the 374th Air Wing (AW), Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan (JPN), salutes Mr. Manshichi Saeki and his wife Tsuru Saeki, as they bow during a ceremony in honor of his brother Ippei Saeki, a Japanese Soldier who died fighting Americans during World War II. The flag Mr. Saeki is holding was brought to the US after the war. Today, 59 years later, COL Schissler, returned the flag to his family

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

Japanese World War II Veteran Mr. Iwashita, President of the Zero Fighter Pilots Association and US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Nichols, a member of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team, pay respects to fallen soldiers during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Release More

US Marine Brigadier General Frances Wilson (Left), Commander, 3rd Force Service Support Group, Okinawa, Japan, talks with two fellow Marines from Okinawa, Japan, while observing the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration at Gogu Beach, Korea, in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October 25th to November 3rd. About 25,000 U.S. troops (Not shown) will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from bases in the United States and elsewhere in the Pacific. The exercise demonstrates U.S. and South Korean military cooperation

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Gogu Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James E. Lotz, USAF Release St More

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release Status: Rele More

American and Japanese World War II (WWII) Veterans pose for a group photograph during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during WWII the Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Release More

World War II (WWII) Veteran Mr. Byram Bates (left), and US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Y.H. Kim, a member of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team, pay respects to fallen soldiers during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the WWII Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Sharon Baltazar, USAF Release Statu More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) John Calvano, Videographer, 509th Communication Squadron (CS), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), captures a historical moment with retired USAF Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul Tibbets in Columbus, Ohio. BGEN Tibbets founded the 509th Composite Group in the 1940s and piloted the B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tia C. Schroeder, US More

US Marine Corps Brigadier General Frances Wilson (Right), Commander, 3rd Force Service Support Group, Okinawa, Japan, talks with Republic of Korea (ROK) Lieutenant Commander Dong Jae Lee (In black jacket), Combined Forces Command (CFC), C-4, while observing the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration at Gogu Beach, South Korea, in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000 on October 30, 2000. The DMFDS is a Force Warfighting Lab (FWL) sponsored and Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project which demonstrates new techniques in the first ever transfer of fuel from the sea to land. FOAL EAGLE 2000 is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps Brigadier General Frances Wilson (Right), Commander, 3rd Force Service Support Group, Okinawa, Japan, talks wit More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets Jr., signs a copy of his autobiography "Return to the Enola Gay" for members of the 509th Bomb Wing (BW), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO) in Columbus, Ohio. BGEN Tibbets founded the 509th Composite Group in the 1940s and piloted the B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tia C. Schroeder, US More

Members of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) community and World War II pay their respect during the Zero Fighter Pilots Association Flagpole Ceremony. This event was held at Hickam AFB to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Boquette, USAF Release Status: More

A fully restored WWII era Japanese Zero Fighter aircraft performs aerial maneuvers during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) Arizona (AZ). The Zero flew with American fighter aircraft from the same era depicting a mock air battle over the base for the more than 300,000 guests that attended the two-day show

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: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel More

An individual at the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day gets a warm reassuring greeting from The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, prior to the event at North Island, Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US More

US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, departs the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) LC 81, from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) Detachment West Pacific, Sasebo, Japan, onto a Gogu Beach for the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. The DMFDS is a Force Warfighting Lab (FWL) sponsored and Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project which demonstrates new techniques in the first ever transfer of fuel from the sea to land. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, d More

Members of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) community and World War II veterans gather for the Zero Fighter Pilots Association Flagpole Ceremony. This event was held at Hickam AFB to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Valarry Smith, USAF Release Status: More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, pays respect to the presentation of the colors at the National Mall, in District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony to pay tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele More

A US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) LC 81, from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) Detachment, West Pacific, Sasebo, Japan, glides onto a Gogu Beach for the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. The DMFDS is a Force Warfighting Lab (FWL) sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project which demonstrates new techniques in the first ever transfer of fuel from the sea to land. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October 25th to November 3rd. About 25,000 U.S. troops (Not shown) will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) LC 81, from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) Detachment, West Pacific, Sasebo, Japan, More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, greets a World War Two Veteran at the National Mall, Washington, D.C. on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony to pay tribute to these veterans and their families. The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Japanese surrender, formally ending the war. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Release S More

Japanese World War II Veteran Mr. Iwashita, President of the Zero Fighter Pilots Association is escorted by a member of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team, as they place a flower wreath during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Boquette, USAF Release Status: More

American and Japanese World War II Veterans meet in front of a B-26 Invader aircraft mock up at Hickam AFB Hawaii (HI), to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Release More

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release Status: Rele More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, greets attendees at the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day at North Island, Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, watches the opening ceremony for the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day, held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, greets a World War II attendee prior to the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day, held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Y.H. Kim, Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team carries a flower wreath and escorts World War II (WWII) Veteran Mr. Byram Bates, during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the WWII Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Boquette, USAF Release Status: More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, addresses a crowd at the National Mall, in the District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony paying tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, listens to the invocation during a 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. President George Bush spoke at the event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, addresses a crowd at the National Mall, in the District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony paying tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)r Force) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall, Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, poses for a picture with Joe Browning, a senior field advisor for Congressman Duncan Hunter, Republican of California, during a 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, watches the anniversary of V-J Day being celebrated at the National Mall, in the District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony paying tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele More

Columbus Dispatch Reporter Mike Harden interviews retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul Tibbets in Columbus, Ohio. BGEN Tibbets founded the 509th Composite Group in the 1940s and piloted the B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tia C. Schroeder, US More

Landing Craft, Air Cushion 81 (LCAC-81), from Assault Unit Craft Five (ACU-5), US Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan, glides onto a Gogu beach for the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. The DMFDS is a Force Warfighting Lab (FWL) sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project which demonstrates new techniques in the first ever transfer of fuel from the sea to land. Foal Eagle is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from Oct. 25th to Nov. 3rd. About 25,000 US troops will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Landing Craft, Air Cushion 81 (LCAC-81), from Assault Unit Craft Five (ACU-5), US Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan, glides onto More

US Air Force (USAF) 1ST Lieutenant (1LT) Kenneth Raszinski (left) and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nathan Showers, both with the 374th Air Wing (AW) Honor Guard, Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan (JPN), folds a flag that belonged to Ippei Saeki, a Japanese Soldier who died fighting Americans during World War II. The flag was brought to the US after the war. Today, 59 years later, Colonel (COL) Mark Schissler, commander of the 374th AW returned the flag to the brother of Mr. Saeki during a solemn ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di More

Landing Craft, Air Cushion 81 (LCAC-81), from Assault Unit Craft Five (ACU-5), US Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan, glides onto a Gogu beach for the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. The DMFDS is a Force Warfighting Lab (FWL) sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project which demonstrates new techniques in the first ever transfer of fuel from the sea to land. Foal Eagle is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from Oct. 25th to Nov. 3rd. About 25,000 US troops will take part in the drill, including active duty, Reserve and National Guard troops from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Landing Craft, Air Cushion 81 (LCAC-81), from Assault Unit Craft Five (ACU-5), US Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan, glides onto More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, pays respect to the presentation of colors at the National Mall, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony to pay tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Japanese surrender, formally ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele More

Japanese World War II Veteran Mr. Iwashita, President of the Zero Fighter Pilots Association and US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy Nichols, a member of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team, pay respects to fallen soldiers during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Release More

The Commemorative Air Force's (formerly the Confederate Air Force)"TORA TORA TORA" Group re-enacts the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, against Pearl Harbor at the Nebraska Guard Airfest Airshow on April 29, 2001, in Lincoln, Nebraska

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Vernon Moore, USAF Release St More

Photograph of Lt. Lou Zamperini, Bombardier, Examining the Damage a Japanese Cannon Shell did to His Liberator

Original caption: Theatre #23 Funafuti, Ellice Island - Lt. Lou Zamperini, bombardier, examines damage a Jap cannon shell from an intercepting Zero over Nauru did to his Liberator, The Zero got three other cann More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262), Futenma, Japan, deploy with evacuees during a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) at US Naval Forces Marianas Support Activity, Guam. The simulated NEO is part of Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003, a joint military endeavor including forces from the United States, Canada and Australia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Forces, Marianas State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Cline, USAF Release Status: More

The late retired Col. Delbert L. Mueller, 375th Aeromedical

The late retired Col. Delbert L. Mueller, 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing deputy commander at the time, poses for an official photo after being promoted to the rank of colonel at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 1970. More

A ground crewman directs an RF-4C Phantom II aircraft into a parking spot while on a rest stop during Operation Coronet Hook, the redeployment of 22 F-4 and RF-4C Phantom II aircraft from Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, and Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, to the United States because of a reduction in forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET HOOK Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: U More

Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan is welcomed upon his arrival in the United States for a visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan is greeted by BGEN Archer L. Durham upon his arrival in the United States for a visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan arrives in the United States for a visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan is welcomed upon his arrival in the United States for a visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Joint Chiefs of STAFF Chairman GEN Goro Takeda of Japan is escorted by a lieutenant general on his departure from the United States after his visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan is welcomed upon his arrival in the United States for a visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Joint Chiefs of STAFF Chairman GEN Goro Takeda of Japan is bid farewell by a lieutenant general on his departure from the United States after his visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Joint Chiefs of STAFF Chairman GEN Goro Takeda of Japan is bid farewell by a lieutenant general on his departure from the United States after his visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Chaplain LTC William Barr, USAF, with his mannequin named Willie, entertains guests. Bi-monthly Aerospace Audio Visual Service PHOTO Contest, B&W Entry, Jul. 1980

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

Airmen carry quadruplets into a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The babies are being returned with their mother to Japan after they were delivered in the Tripler Army Hospital

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Edgar B. Smith Release Status: Relea More

A pilot of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron looks over mission procedures during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

Airmen of the 316th Organizational Maintenance Squdron rest at a lunch break during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

A technical sergeant briefs an intelligence activities team during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

Korean troopers parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release More

An overall view of a structural repair shop with airmen at their duties during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

A morning view of the flight line framed by a plant and a close-up UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

A fish-eye rear view of a K-loader aligned with a C-130 Hercules aircraft for loading of cargo at night during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

AN airman 1ST class, 316th Aerial Port Squadron, operates a weighing station to weigh cargo pallets during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

Airmen transfer from a U.S. Air Force bus to a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to More

C-130 Hercules aircraft parked on the flight line during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

Korean paratroopers descend toward a drop zone during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release More

AN interior view of a command post during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

AN airman 1ST class, 316th Aerial Port Squadron, assists in moving a cargo pallet into a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

AN airman receives a shot during preparations for exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release Status: Releas More

U.S. Air Force officers watch as an E-3A advanced airborne command post (AABNCP) aircraft enters a parking ramp during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to More

Korean paratroopers descend toward a drop zone during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release More

Airmen are processed in a hangar during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release Status: Releas More

An airman works in a machine shop during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

AN airman checks an instrument panel in a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

Airmen work on the engines of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

A close-up view of a home sign of the Fifth Air Force and 475th Air Base Wing, as a C-130 Hercules aircraft (in the background) taxis in during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

AN airman works in a metal processing shop during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

An overall view of a survival shop with airmen at their duties during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

Airmen board a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release More

A Japanese national television crew documents the briefing of U.S. Air Force and Japanese Air Self Defense Force pilots during exercise Cope North '80. A U.S. Air Force F-4E Phantom II aircraft pilot assigned to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing is to the left

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '80 Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Curt Eddings More

Deputy CHIEF of Public Affairs, 474th Air Base Wing, First Lieutenant Charles Merlo reads the Meritorious Unit Commendation Award citation. Behind him from left to right are: Colonel (COL)Duane Oberg, Major General (MGEN)Marc Moore, Lieutenant General (LGEN) William Ginn, LGEN Edward Bronars and COL Clarence Whiteside. The award was presented to the USAF Hospital. Yokota Air Base, Japan for the support by hospital personnel from 19-22 November 1979, given to the Marines burned in a fuel fire at Camp Fuji and subsequently airlifted to Brooks Army Burn Center, Texas

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael E. Daniels Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

Jim Nabors sings the national anthem at the beginning of a ceremony marking the transfer of the U.S. flag flown over Hickam during the 1941 Japanese attack from the Air Force Academy Museum back to the base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lono Kollars Release Status: Releas More

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force personnel discuss F-15 Eagle aircraft ground support requirements during exercise Cope North '81

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81 Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Curt Eddings More

A rusting Japanese naval gun from World Ear II frames a view of the beach

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wake Island Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

A port beam view of a Japanese fishing boat passing the island

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wake Island Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Two off duty members of the U.S. Air Force explore a Japanese bunker

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wake Island Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Fehringer, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

A view of a Japanese Air SelF Defense Force F-104 Starfighter aircraft and USAF F-4J Phantom aircraft on the flight line, during Exercise Cope North '81-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81-3 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Curt Eddings Relea More

MAJ John Kalosis, a flight surgeon from the hospital at Yokota Air Base and TSGT John Long from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, work with their Japanese counterparts during Exercise Cope North '81-3

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81-3 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Curt Eddings Relea More

GEN Namateme of Japan is greeted by GEN Lew Allen, Air Force chief of staff, upon his arrival

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P More

Members of 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, based at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, board a chartered airliner for the flight to Okinawa, Japan, where the battalion will stay for six months as part of the unit deployment plan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Smith Release Status: Released t More

Some of the twenty-seven U.S. Air Force personnel and eight U.S. civilians, who were invited to participate in "Adults Day", a Japanese national holiday. The event took place at the Budokan Auditorium and the Yasukuni Shrine

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Terry Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Some of the twenty-seven U.S. Air Force personnel and eight U.S. civilians, who were invited to participate in "Adults Day", a Japanese national holiday. The event took place at the Budokan Auditorium and the Yasukuni Shrine

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Terry Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members from the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan participate in Volant Rodeo '82

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

Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi (left) talks to another dignitary in front of the base operations building, as they wait to welcome the Prime Minister of Japan, Zenko Suzuki, for a visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bertram W.I. Mau Release Status: Re More

Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi (left), the Prime Minister of Japan, Zenko Suzuki (center) and Pacific Fleet Commander, ADM Sylvester R. Foley, stand on the reviewing stand during an aloha ceremony prior to the Prime Minister's departure after a visit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bertram W.I. Mau Release Status: Re More

An interior view of a building occupied by the Japanese and later by the U.S. during World War II. The island is presently being used for Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft, USA More

A view of the power and communication site used by the Japanese during World War II, and now used as a butcher house by residents. The island is the location of Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft, USA More

A view of the front of a building occupied by the Japanese and later by the U.S. during World War II. The island is presently being used for Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft, USA More

A view of the roof of a building occupied by the Japanese and later by the U.S. during World War II. The island is presently being used for Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft, USA More

A view of the front of a building occupied by the Japanese and later by the U.S. during World War II. The island is presently being used for Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft, USA More

Members of the Combat Mobility Team from Clark Air Base, Philippines, and Yokta Air Base, Japan, stand on the site where atomic bombs were loaded onto B-29 aircraft during World War II. The airfield is presently being used for Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft, USA More

An interior view of a building occupied by the Japanese and later by the U.S. during World War II. The island is presently being used for Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft, USA More

Members of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force and United States Air Force who participated in training exercise Cope North '83-1 pose for a group photo on the flight line. The aircraft parked on the runway behind them (from left to right) are an F-104 Starfighter, an F-4 Phantom II and an F-15 Eagle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released More

COL Takahashi, exercise director for the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and COL George H. Peacock, exercise director for the United States Air Force, monitor radio transmissions between aircraft participating in training exercise Cope North '83-1. The exercise is being held at Chitose Air Base

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '83 Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Publ More