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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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: 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

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

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 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

Workmen lay reinforcing wire and cement during construction of the new Strategic Air Command Underground Command Center

Workmen lay reinforcing wire and cement during construction of the new...

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: SGT Currington Release Status: Release... More

Workmen lay reinforcing wire and cement during construction of the new Strategic Air Command Underground Command Center

Workmen lay reinforcing wire and cement during construction of the new...

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: AMN Lisa Herrera Release Status: Relea... More

Workmen lay reinforcing wire and cement during construction of the new Strategic Air Command Underground Command Center

Workmen lay reinforcing wire and cement during construction of the new...

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: AMN Lisa Herrera Release Status: Relea... More

An overview of the base, with KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft on the flight line in the background. The planes will be used in the Strategic Air Command's Bomb Competition '87, during which ground crews from across the country will be judged in categories including refueling, chocking of landing gear, and overall engine maintenance procedures. The competition is part of exercise Proud Shield '87

An overview of the base, with KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft on the flig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '87 Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Ground crew members work on KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during the Strategic Air Command's Bomb Competition '87. Ground crews from across the country will be judged in categories including refueling, chocking of landing gear, and overall engine maintenance procedures. The competition is part of exercise Proud Shield '87

Ground crew members work on KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during the St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '87 Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Members of the 596th Bombardment Squadron prepare to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

Members of the 596th Bombardment Squadron prepare to refuel a B-52 Str...

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

Members of the 596th Bombardment Squadron position a maintenance ladder beside a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

Members of the 596th Bombardment Squadron position a maintenance ladde...

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

Captain (CPT) Robert E. Millay, an F-111A radar navigation instructor, checks his arrival time from the cockpit of his 528th Bombardment Squadron FB-111A aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD '87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competiti

Captain (CPT) Robert E. Millay, an F-111A radar navigation instructor,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '87 Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

An air crewman services the engine of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

An air crewman services the engine of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft d...

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

Electronics Warfare Officer First Lieutenant (1LT) John F. Myslinski, 69th bombardment Squadron, hooks a power cart to a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

Electronics Warfare Officer First Lieutenant (1LT) John F. Myslinski, ...

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

A close-up of STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Sam Samuel, gunner, 596th Bombardment Squadron, during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition.  Samuel is taking a break from refueling a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft

A close-up of STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Sam Samuel, gunner, 596th Bombardm...

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

Pilot and navigator refuel an F-111 aircraft as part of the competition requirements during exercise Proud Shield '87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

Pilot and navigator refuel an F-111 aircraft as part of the competitio...

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

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Bettini, 1ST Combat Evaluation Group, discusses arming procedures with AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Frank R. Bernal, gunner, during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Bettini, 1ST Combat Evaluation Group, discusses...

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

Members of the 69th Bombardment Squadron work on the .50-caliber guns in the tail turret of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

Members of the 69th Bombardment Squadron work on the .50-caliber guns ...

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

A ground crewman guides the pilot of an F-111 aircraft as it arrives on base for participation in Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A ground crewman guides the pilot of an F-111 aircraft as it arrives o...

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

Crew members from the 596th bombardment Squadron move a power cart into place before servicing a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

Crew members from the 596th bombardment Squadron move a power cart int...

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

Captain (CPT) Robert E. Millay, an F-111A radar navigation instructor, checks his arrival time from the cockpit of his 528th Bombardment Squadron FB-111A aircraft during Exercise PROUD SHIELD '87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competiti

Captain (CPT) Robert E. Millay, an F-111A radar navigation instructor,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '87 Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

An air crewman from the 43rd Bombardment Wing stands by during exercise Proud Shield '87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

An air crewman from the 43rd Bombardment Wing stands by during exercis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '87 Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Ellie G. Shuler Jr., commander, 8th Air Force and director, 8th Air Force Combat Operations STAFF, Strategic Air Command, welcomes participants of Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competi

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Ellie G. Shuler Jr., commander, 8th Air Forc...

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: SSGT Rose S. Reynolds Release Stat... More

A close-up of the commemorative patch for Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

A close-up of the commemorative patch for Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, th...

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: SSGT Rose S. Reynolds Release Stat... More

An honor guard stands at attention as members of participating units of Exercise PROUD SHIELD 87, the Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition, arrive for the symposium and awards banquet

An honor guard stands at attention as members of participating units o...

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: SSGT Rose S. Reynolds Release Stat... More

A Minuteman II missile and American flags in front of the Strategic Air Command's Headquarters building at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A Minuteman II missile and American flags in front of the Strategic Ai...

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

Technicians use sanders to prepare aircraft parts for painting. Aircraft inspections and repairs are made quickly and more efficiently due to the implementation of the Strategic Air Command's Readiness Oriented Logistics System, a program which consolidat

Technicians use sanders to prepare aircraft parts for painting. Aircra...

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: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Statu... More

A technician conducts a flight system inspection on a 509th Bombardment Wing F-111 aircraft. Aircraft inspections and repairs are made quickly and more efficiently due to the implementation of the Strategic Air Command's Readiness Oriented Logistics Syste

A technician conducts a flight system inspection on a 509th Bombardmen...

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: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Statu... More

A Minuteman II missile and American flags in front of the Strategic Air Command's Headquarters building at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A Minuteman II missile and American flags in front of the Strategic Ai...

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

A maintenance specialist installs a patch plate on a 509th Bombardment Wing F-111 aircraft. Aircraft inspections and repairs are made quickly and more efficiently due to the implementation of the Strategic Air Command's Readiness Oriented Logistics System

A maintenance specialist installs a patch plate on a 509th Bombardment...

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: CMSGT. Don Sutherland Release Stat... More

A Minuteman II missile and American flags in front of the Strategic Air Command's Headquarters building at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A Minuteman II missile and American flags in front of the Strategic Ai...

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

KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 376th Strategic Wing, Strategic Air Command, are parked on the flight line

KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 376t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

An underside view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 376th Strategic Wing, Strategic Air Command, based at Kadena Air Base. The Stratotanker is refueling an RF-4 Phantom II aircraft

An underside view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 909th Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

GEN Jack Chain, front row, second from right, Commander in CHIEF, Strategic Air Command (SAC), watches a presentation in a SAC underground command post

GEN Jack Chain, front row, second from right, Commander in CHIEF, Stra...

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 Pittard Release Status: Released... More

Maintenance personnel work on the rear of an EC-135 Looking Glass aircraft.  The Strategic Air Command always has one of the three Looking Glass command-and-control aircraft airborne

Maintenance personnel work on the rear of an EC-135 Looking Glass airc...

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 Scott Koenig Release Status: Relea... More

A close-up view of COL. Mark Smith, chief of Strategic Air Command's Information Systems Implementation Division at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., and former commander, 1957th Information Systems Group

A close-up view of COL. Mark Smith, chief of Strategic Air Command's I...

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

BGEN Arlen D. Jameson, commander, 1ST Strategic Aerospace Division, Strategic Air Command, and COL Roberts retire the flag of the 4th Air Division during a deactivation ceremony

BGEN Arlen D. Jameson, commander, 1ST Strategic Aerospace Division, St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ronald Rush Release Sta... More

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