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Minuteman missile national historic site - Echo Flight

Minuteman missile national historic site - Echo Flight

Color slide noting the location of the Echo-01 launch control facility and the ten launch facilities (silos) of Echo flight. Map is contained inside a frame with the logos of Strategic Air Command and the 44th ... More

Retired GEN Curtis E. LeMay listens to a question during an interview taped for the National Air and Space Museum. LeMay headed the Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1957 and was Air Force CHIEF of STAFF from 1961 to 1965

Retired GEN Curtis E. LeMay listens to a question during an interview ...

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

Schlumberger, B-36, Southern Methodist University collection

Schlumberger, B-36, Southern Methodist University collection

Title: Schlumberger, B-36 . .Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall (1908-1984) ..Date: 1955..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photographs..Place: Fort Worth, Texas..Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gel... More

Retired GEN Curtis E. LeMay speaks during an interview taped for the National Air and Space Museum. LeMay headed the Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1957 and was Air Force CHIEF of STAFF from 1961 to 1965

Retired GEN Curtis E. LeMay speaks during an interview taped for the N...

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

Loyd Nolan, left, speaks during an interview taped for the National Air and Space Museum. Nolan founded the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. AT right is retired GEN Curtis E. LeMay, who headed the Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1957 and was Air Force CHIEF of STAFF from 1961 to 1965

Loyd Nolan, left, speaks during an interview taped for the National Ai...

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

Maintenance and support vehicles are used to provide maintenance to parked B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the Strategic Air Command (SAC), during Linebacker Operations over North Vietnam

Maintenance and support vehicles are used to provide maintenance to pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A B-52D Stratofortress aircraft waits beside the runway as a B-52G approaches for landing after completing a bombing mission over North Vietnam during Operation LINEBACKER. The aircraft are from the Strategic Air Command

A B-52D Stratofortress aircraft waits beside the runway as a B-52G app...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LINEBACKER Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Bombs are loaded aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Strategic Air Command as Arc Light, part of Operation Linebacker, gets underway

Bombs are loaded aboard a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Strategic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A view of Strategic Air Command's parked B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, prior to their participation in Linebacker Operations over North Vietnam

A view of Strategic Air Command's parked B-52 Stratofortress aircraft,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A B-52D Stratofortress aircraft, from Strategic Air Command, line up for takeoff as they prepare for strikes over Hanoi and Haiphong, North Vietnam, during Operation LINEBACKER

A B-52D Stratofortress aircraft, from Strategic Air Command, line up f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LINEBACKER Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Right front view of a B-52D Stratofortress aircraft from Strategic Air Command taking off for a mission over North Vietnam during Operation LINEBACKER

Right front view of a B-52D Stratofortress aircraft from Strategic Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LINEBACKER Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A B-52D Stratofortress aircraft, from Strategic Air Command, leave a smoke trail behind as they take off, one after another, for bombing missions over North Vietnam during Operation LINEBACKER

A B-52D Stratofortress aircraft, from Strategic Air Command, leave a s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LINEBACKER Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

General Richard H. Ellis, right, relieves GEN Russell E. Dougherty, center, as commander in cheif of the Strategic Air Command. Attending the change of command ceremony is GEN George S. Brown, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF

General Richard H. Ellis, right, relieves GEN Russell E. Dougherty, ce...

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: TSGT Dan Dougherty Release Status: Rel... More

General Richard H. Ellis, center, relieves GEN Russell E. Dougherty, right, as commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command. Attending the change of command ceremony is GEN George S. Brown, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF

General Richard H. Ellis, center, relieves GEN Russell E. Dougherty, r...

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: TSGT Dan Dougherty Release Status: Rel... More

General Russell E. Dougherty reviews the troops for the last time during his change of command and retirement ceremony. Dougherty is being relieved by GEN Richard H. Ellis as commander in cheif of the Strategic Air Command

General Russell E. Dougherty reviews the troops for the last time duri...

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: TSGT Dan Dougherty Release Status: Rel... More

General Russell E. Dougherty receives the Defense Distinguished Service Medal from GEN Geroge S. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, during his change of command and retirement ceremony. GEN Richard H. Ellis, his successor as commander in chief of the Strategic Air command, looks on

General Russell E. Dougherty receives the Defense Distinguished Servic...

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: TSGT Dan Dougherty Release Status: Rel... More

Active duty personnel from the Strategic Air Command's 509th Bombardment Wing and New Hampshire Air National Guard run to their aircraft during an alert

Active duty personnel from the Strategic Air Command's 509th Bombardme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mike Pendrak Release Status: Relea... More

MSGT Vic Willoughby, Challenge 79 moderator, center, announces the team standings during a closed circuit television game show at the Strategic Air Command Non-Commissioned Officer Academy

MSGT Vic Willoughby, Challenge 79 moderator, center, announces the tea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

TSGT Brad McClain, right, awards five points to a Challenge 79 contestant while MSGT Phil Volz, left, and TSGT Dave McKinney operate the cameras. Challenge 79 is a closed circuit television game show aired at the Strategic Air Command Non-Commissioned Officer Academy

TSGT Brad McClain, right, awards five points to a Challenge 79 contest...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

GEN Richard A. Ellis, Strategic Air Command, commander in chief, handles top level communications in his airborne command post, during Exercise Global Shield '79

GEN Richard A. Ellis, Strategic Air Command, commander in chief, handl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD 79 Base: Northwestern Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John Marine Release ... More

A1C Bill Adams and SSGT Randall Simeona hook up an MH-2A hose cart to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. The airmen are from the Fuels Management Branch, 22nd Supply Squadron, 22nd Bombardment Wing. The branch was recently named one of the top three units in the Strategic Air Command

A1C Bill Adams and SSGT Randall Simeona hook up an MH-2A hose cart to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Angie Binford Release Status: Rel... More

STAFF SGT. David Pierce maneuvers the huge steel access door of an underground missile launch control facility. Pierce is a manager of the facility, 91st Strategic Missile Wing, Strategic Air Command

STAFF SGT. David Pierce maneuvers the huge steel access door of an und...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT William Franqui Release St... More

SSGT David Pierce crawls down the ladder to the combat crew capsule. Pierce is a manager of a missile launch control facility, 91st Strategic Missile Wing, Strategic Air Command

SSGT David Pierce crawls down the ladder to the combat crew capsule. P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT William Franqui Release Status... More

MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Eglin Air Force Base, Fla....A member of the Strategic Air Command civil engineering team adds chemicals to a portable water purification system during the Readiness Challenge '87 competition. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO (RELEA

MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Eglin Air Force Base, Fla....A member of the...

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

TSGT Michael Ewart and SSGT Michael Generose trouble shoot a missile transporter-erector during the Strategic Air Command's 14th annual Olympic Arena Exercise

TSGT Michael Ewart and SSGT Michael Generose trouble shoot a missile t...

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 Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

MAJ Steve Miller evaluates a combat crew exercise, during the Strategic Air Command's 14th annual Olympic Arena Exercise

MAJ Steve Miller evaluates a combat crew exercise, during the Strategi...

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 Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

A sign is posted to welcome Titan II and Minuteman wings participating in the Strategic Air Command's 14th annual Olympic Arena Exercise

A sign is posted to welcome Titan II and Minuteman wings participating...

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 Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

Members of the 308th Strategic Missile Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, arrive so to participate in the Strategic Air Command's 14th annual Olympic Arena Exercise

Members of the 308th Strategic Missile Wing, Little Rock Air Force Bas...

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 Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

SGT Shawm Gilligan undergoes security police exercises during the Strategic Air Command's 14th annual Olympic Arena

SGT Shawm Gilligan undergoes security police exercises during the Stra...

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 Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

COL Norman E. Miner Jr., 351st Strategic Missile Wing, draws the competition schedule under the supervision of COL Ralph E. Spraker, commander of the Strategic Air command's 14th annual Olympic Arena Exercise

COL Norman E. Miner Jr., 351st Strategic Missile Wing, draws the compe...

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 Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

Members of the 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, arrive to participate in the Strategic Air command's 14th Annual Olympic Arena Exercise

Members of the 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, ...

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 Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

Members of the 381st Strategic Missile Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, are welcomed upon their arrival to participate in the Strategic Air Command's 14th annual Olympic Arena Exercise

Members of the 381st Strategic Missile Wing, McConnell Air Force Base,...

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 Robert S. Thompson Release ... More

Members of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft crew are debriefed by maintenance schedulers on the Recovery Oriented Aircraft Maintenance (ROAM) bus. The Strategic Air Command (SAC) system is designed to ensure that aircraft receive vital maintenance as soon as they complete a mission

Members of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft crew are debriefed by mainte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wurtsmith Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey Sanborn Release Status: Rele... More

COL James E. Leger, deputy commander for maintenance, 379th Bombardment Wing, supervises the Strategic Air Command's Recovery Oriented Aircraft Maintenance (ROAM) system for the wing. The ROAM system is designed to ensure that aircraft receive vital maintenance after completing a mission

COL James E. Leger, deputy commander for maintenance, 379th Bombardmen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wurtsmith Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey Sanborn Release Status: Rele... More

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits, stand by with decontamination equipment on the flight line during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-che...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A C-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxis on the runway as early morning flight operations get underway during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

A C-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxis on the runway as early morning fli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A member of the Disaster Response Force fastens the collar of his nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

A member of the Disaster Response Force fastens the collar of his nucl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits, use radiacmeters to detect "radiation contamination" on an aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-che...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Members of the Disaster Response Force use masking tape to seal any vulnerable areas of their nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits as they participate in Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force use masking tape to seal any vu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A nighttime view of several Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft on the flight line during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD. To the left is a C-135 Stratotanker aircraft, in the center, an E-4 advanced airborne command post aircraft, and to the far right, an EC-135 APOLLO/range instrumentation aircraft (A/RIA)

A nighttime view of several Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits, stand at the back of a van with NBC equipment during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-che...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A member of the Disaster Response Force, wearing a nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suit, uses a radiacmeter to detect "radiation contamination" on another DRF member during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

A member of the Disaster Response Force, wearing a nuclear-biological-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits, "decontaminate" an aircraft by washing it down during Exercise Global Shield at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-che...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits "decontaminate" an aircraft by washing it down during Exercise Global Shield at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force, wearing nuclear-biological-che...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A nighttime view of Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft on the flight line during exercise Global Shield. To the far left is an E-4 advanced airborne command post aircraft and to the far right, an EC-135 APOLLO/range instrumentation aircraft (A/RIA)

A nighttime view of Strategic Air Command (SAC) aircraft on the flight...

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

Members of the Disaster Response Force use masking tape to seal any vulnerable areas of their nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suits as they participate in Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

Members of the Disaster Response Force use masking tape to seal any vu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A member of the Disaster Response Force, wearing a nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective suit, uses a radiacmeters to detect "radiation contamination" on an aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters

A member of the Disaster Response Force, wearing a nuclear-biological-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A view of the US Air Force Seal surrounded by the major command seals. Clockwise from the top: Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command, Air Force Systems Comm., Electronic Security Command, A. F. Logistics Command, A. F. Reserve, Air National Guard, Alaskan Air Command, Pacific Air Force, USAF in Europe, Air Force Communications Command, Air Training Command, Military Airlift Command

A view of the US Air Force Seal surrounded by the major command seals....

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

This is a group photograph of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and several rs in Chiefs taken on July 1, 1983, in the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF dining room, located in the Pentagon. Shows (left to right): U.S. Navy Adm. Wesley L. McDonald, r in CHIEF, US Atlantic Command; U.S. Marine Corps GEN. Paul X. Kelley, Commandant of the Marine Corps; U.S. Army GEN. Paul F. Gorman, r in CHIEF, US Southern Command; U.S. Army LT. GEN. Robert C. Kingston, r in CHIEF, US Central Command; U.S. Army GEN. John A. Wickham, CHIEF of STAFF, US Army; U.S. Army GEN. Wallace H. Nutting, r in CHIEF, US Readiness Command; U.S. Air Force GEN. James V. Hartinger,...

This is a group photograph of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and several rs...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: This is a group photograph of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and several Commanders in Chiefs taken on July 1, 1983, in the Chairman ... More

This is a group photograph of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and several rs in Chiefs taken on July 1, 1983, in the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF dining room, located in the Pentagon. Shows (left to right): U.S. Navy Adm. Wesley L. McDonald, r in CHIEF, US Atlantic Command; U.S. Marine Corps GEN. Paul X. Kelley, Commandant of the Marine Corps; U.S. Army GEN. Paul F. Gorman, r in CHIEF, US Southern Command; U.S. Army LT. GEN. Robert C. Kingston, r in CHIEF, US Central Command; U.S. Army GEN. John A. Wickham, CHIEF of STAFF, US Army; U.S. Army GEN. Wallace H. Nutting, r in CHIEF, US Readiness Command; U.S. Air Force GEN. James V. Hartinger,...

This is a group photograph of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and several rs...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: This is a group photograph of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF and several Commanders in Chiefs taken on July 1, 1983, in the Chairman ... More

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Sam Parish, recently named as the CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force, attends to his duties as SENIOR Enlisted Advisor for Headquarters, Strategic Air Command

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Sam Parish, recently named as the CHIEF MASTER S...

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 Bob Simons Release Status: Releas... More

An informal portrait of CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Sam Parish, recently named as CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force, as he attends to his duties as SENIOR Enlisted Advisor for Headquarters, Strategic Air Command

An informal portrait of CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Sam Parish, recently nam...

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 Bob Simons Release Status: Releas... More

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Sam Parish, recently named as the CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force, attends a drug and alcohol board meeting in his capacity as SENIOR Enlisted Advisor for Headquarters, Strategic Air Command

CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Sam Parish, recently named as the CHIEF MASTER S...

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 Bob Simons Release Status: Releas... More

An air-to-air right side view of a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52G Stratofortress aircraft over Chin Hae Harbor, near Pusan, during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise Team Spirit '84. The bomber is participating in a mine warfare exercise during Operation Minex

An air-to-air right side view of a Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52G S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Mike Harrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Members of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, participate in the decontamination of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Members of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), wearing nuclear biological...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, prticipate in the decontamination of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, sprays down the flight line in front of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as a decontamination exercise takes place during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A member of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemical (NBC) protective gear, scrub down a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft as they participate in a decontamination exercise during GLOBAL SHIELD '84

Members of the Strategic Air Command, wearing nuclear biological chemi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

(Left to right) Congressman Hal Daub (D-Nebraska), Senator J. James Exon (D-Nebraska), and General (GEN) Bennie L. Davis, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new aircraft maintenance facility. The 330,000 square foot facility will cost $18.8 million and take two years to complete

(Left to right) Congressman Hal Daub (D-Nebraska), Senator J. James Ex...

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: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pu... More

General (GEN) Bennie L. Davis, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland review the Strategic Air Command Elite Guard during a brief visit by the Queen

General (GEN) Bennie L. Davis, commander in chief, Strategic Air Comma...

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: Bobby R. Pittard Release Status: Relea... More

Captain (CPT) Linda M. Phillips, 97th Air Refueling Squadron, sits at the controls of an aircraft. She is the first female instructor pilot in the Strategic Air Command

Captain (CPT) Linda M. Phillips, 97th Air Refueling Squadron, sits at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Blytheville Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA James P. Peppard Release Stat... More

The kitchen area of a new housing facility at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range

The kitchen area of a new housing facility at the Strategic Air Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Release... More

A newly constructed base exchange, commissary and recreation center complex at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range

A newly constructed base exchange, commissary and recreation center co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Released to P... More

The radar complex at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range

The radar complex at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Ra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Released to P... More

The new dormitory facility at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range

The new dormitory facility at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Released to P... More

The new housing facility at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range

The new housing facility at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Trai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Released to P... More

An overall view of the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range. The site's radar complex is in the background with the newly constructed complex in the foreground

An overall view of the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Rang...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Released to P... More

The new housing facility at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range

The new housing facility at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Trai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Released to P... More

The new housing complex at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range

The new housing complex at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Train...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Released to P... More

An interior view of a newly constructed domitory facility at the Strategic Air Command's Strategic Training Range

An interior view of a newly constructed domitory facility at the Strat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Powell State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Frederick H. Laskey Release Status: Released to P... More

Senator Barry Goldwater, Republican-Arizona, speaks at a ceremony dedicating the Strategic Air Command's Air Command's first B-1B aircraft

Senator Barry Goldwater, Republican-Arizona, speaks at a ceremony dedi...

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: A1C Blade H. Smithee Release Status: R... More

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the Strategic Air Command in flight during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the Strategic Air Command in flig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 4 Dorian Kitts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the Strategic Air Command in flight during the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the Strategic Air Command in flig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC. 4 Dorian Kitts... More

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the Strategic Air Command in flight during the multinational joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the Strategic Air Command in flig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Vincent Kitts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Brigadier General (BGEN) Richard B. Goetze, Strategic Air Command, addresses guests attending the 307th Air Refueling Squadron reactivation ceremony

Brigadier General (BGEN) Richard B. Goetze, Strategic Air Command, add...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released ... More

Aircrew equipment technicians help General Larry D. Welch, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, into a flight suit for his first flight in an SR-71 strategic reconnaissance aircraft

Aircrew equipment technicians help General Larry D. Welch, commander i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Kathleen L. Kresge Release Statu... More

A replica of a Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft flies during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

A replica of a Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft flies during a re-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GATHERING OF EAGLES '86 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Simons ... More

A replica of a Japanese Kate torpedo plane, made from an American AT-6 Texan aircraft, makes a bombing run during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

A replica of a Japanese Kate torpedo plane, made from an American AT-6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GATHERING OF EAGLES '86 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Simons Releas... More

A replica of a Japanese Kate torpedo plane, made from an American AT-6 Texan aircraft, makes a bombing run during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

A replica of a Japanese Kate torpedo plane, made from an American AT-6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GATHERING OF EAGLES '86 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Simons ... More

A replica of a Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft flies during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

A replica of a Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft flies during a re-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GATHERING OF EAGLES '86 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Simons ... More

Replicas of Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft fly during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

Replicas of Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft fly during a re-enact...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GATHERING OF EAGLES '86 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Simons ... More

Replicas of Japanese Kate torpedo planes, made from American AT-6 Texan aircraft, and replicas of Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft fly during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

Replicas of Japanese Kate torpedo planes, made from American AT-6 Texa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GATHERING OF EAGLES '86 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Simons Releas... More

A replica of a Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft flies during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

A replica of a Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft flies during a re-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GATHERING OF EAGLES '86 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Simons Releas... More

A B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft flies during a reenactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by a Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The reenactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

A B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft flies during a reenactment of World Wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Simons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Coley Evans, left, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kevin Turner and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark White"capture"Captain (CPT) Steven Sabourin during a Strategic Air Command (SAC) combat survival training exercise

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Coley Evans, left, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kevi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN James D. Pohle Rele... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark White ties Captain (CPT) Steven Sabourin's hands to prevent his escape following Sabourin's"capture"during a Strategic Air Command (SAC) combat survival training exercise

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark White ties Captain (CPT) Steven Sabourin's ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN James D. Pohle Rele... More

Captain (CPT) Steven Sabourin acts as a prisoner of war during a Strategic Air Command (SAC) combat survival training exercise

Captain (CPT) Steven Sabourin acts as a prisoner of war during a Strat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN James D. Pohle Rele... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James E. Burleson acts as an aggressor during a Strategic Air Command (SAC) combat survival training exercise. Burleson is armed with an M16 rifle

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James E. Burleson acts as an aggressor during a St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN James D. Pohle Rele... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kevin Turner and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark White lead Captain (CPT) Steven Sabourin away to a prisoner of war camp following his"capture"during a Strategic Air Command (SAC) combat survival training exercise

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kevin Turner and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark Whi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN James D. Pohle Rele... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark White, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Wallace Bryant and SSGT Coley Evans plot aggressor strategies during a Strategic Air Command (SAC) combat survival training exercise

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Mark White, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Wallace Bryant a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN James D. Pohle Rele... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Wallace Bryant acts as an aggressor during a Strategic Air Command (SAC) combat survival training exercise. Bryant is armed with an M16 rifle

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Wallace Bryant acts as an aggressor during a Str...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN James D. Pohle Rele... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Cannon acts as a prisoner of war during a Strategic Air Command (SAC) combat survival training exercise

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Cannon acts as a prisoner of war during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN James D. Pohle Rele... More

Air Force personnel and investigators from Strategic Air Command sift through the wreckage of an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker. The aircraft, of the 305th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana, crashed on San Juan Hill after missing an approach at Howard Air Force Base. All four crew members perished in the accident.

Air Force personnel and investigators from Strategic Air Command sift ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Rodman Country: Panama(PAN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Arnold Butler Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

General (GEN) John T. Chain Jr., commander in chief, Strategic Air Command, shakes hands with members of the 341st Security Police Group after war games

General (GEN) John T. Chain Jr., commander in chief, Strategic Air Com...

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

General John T. Chain Jr., Commander in CHIEF, Strategic Air Command, center, and Colonel Robert W. Parker, 321st Strategic Missile Wing Commander, welcome Lord Peter Carrington, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, left, to the base

General John T. Chain Jr., Commander in CHIEF, Strategic Air Command, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Karen S. Cagle Release S... More

The air crew of an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft, background, which functions as the backup command and control post of Strategic Air Command (SAC), poses for a group photograph prior to a mission. In the event that SAC's underground command center was destroyed by enemy attack, the crew of the flying command center, code-named Looking Glass, would assume all functions from the air. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

The air crew of an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft, background, which fun...

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

Weather officers CPT Ivan Friend, left, and CPT Alan Haberecht, along with engineer CPT George Auten pose for a photograph aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named Looking Glass. The aircraft acts as the backup command and control post for the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) underground command center. Its crew would assume all functions in the event that SAC's underground center was destroyed by enemy attack. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

Weather officers CPT Ivan Friend, left, and CPT Alan Haberecht, along ...

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

SSGT Donald Anderson, boom operator for emergency refueling operations, stands by prior to a flight in an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named Looking Glass. The aircraft acts as the backup command and control post for the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) underground command center. Its crew would assume all functions in the event that SAC's underground center was destroyed by enemy attack. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

SSGT Donald Anderson, boom operator for emergency refueling operations...

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

An EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft refuels a second Stratolifter assuming the position of Looking Glass, the code name for the backup command and control post of Strategic Air Command (SAC). In the event that SAC's underground command center was destroyed by enemy attack, the crew of the flying command center would assume all functions from the air. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

An EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft refuels a second Stratolifter assuming...

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

SGT Thomas Buhr repairs a radio system aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named Looking Glass. The aircraft acts as the backup command and control post for the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) underground command center and its crew would assume all functions in the event that SAC's underground center was destroyed by enemy attack. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

SGT Thomas Buhr repairs a radio system aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter a...

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

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