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A right side of an NC-135 Stratolifter aircraft on the Naval Air Facility ramp

A right side of an NC-135 Stratolifter aircraft on the Naval Air Facil...

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

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the 912th Aerial Refueling Squadron refuels an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft from the 306th Strategic Wing during a training mission over the North Sea. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO (RELE

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from th...

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

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the 912th Aerial Refueling Squadron prepares to refuel an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft from the 306th Strategic Wing during a training mission over the North Sea. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from th...

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

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....An RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft from the 306th Strategic Wing is refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from the 912th Aerial Refueling Squadron during a training mission over the North Sea. OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOT

MASTER SGT. Patrick Nugent ....An RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft from th...

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

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

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

Air crew members aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named the Looking Glass monitor information for the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during a flight. 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

Air crew members aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named the...

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

An RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft arrives on base during the US 3rd Fleet North Pacific Exercise (NORPACEX). The joint Air Force and Navy exercise not only provides training for fighter pilots and tactical controllers, but also tests the ability of those services to operate together for the defense of Alaska

An RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft arrives on base during the US 3rd Flee...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT W. Thornton Release Status: Relea... More

An air-to-air front view of an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft from the 306th Strategic Wing during a refueling mission over the North Sea

An air-to-air front view of an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft from the 3...

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

An air-to-air left side view of a 28th Bombardment Wing B-1B aircraft, foreground, a 28th Bombardment Wing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft and a 4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft in formation over Mount Rushmore

An air-to-air left side view of a 28th Bombardment Wing B-1B aircraft,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael J. Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

An air-to-air right side view of a 4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft over Ellsworth Air Force Base

An air-to-air right side view of a 4th Airborne Command and Control Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael J. Haggerty Releas... More

The VC-135 Stratolifter aircraft of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF stands on the flight line at A1-Jubayl Airport in preparation for transporting senior Military commanders taking part in Operation Desert Shield

The VC-135 Stratolifter aircraft of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF stands o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. S. Reid Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An air-to-air overhead view of an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.

An air-to-air overhead view of an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Donald Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public... More

An air-to-air left side view of an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.

An air-to-air left side view of an RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Donald Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public... More

Luggage is loaded aboard a VC-135 Stratolifter aircraft as GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, prepares to depart from Riyadh Air Base. Schwarzkopf has been visiting coalition military officials and troops in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

Luggage is loaded aboard a VC-135 Stratolifter aircraft as GEN. Norman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean W. Wagner Release Status: Released to Public C... More

MAJ Richard Davis, left, and CPT Chris Hofstad, student pilots, fly a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft over Texas during a training mission. Both men are members of the 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron

MAJ Richard Davis, left, and CPT Chris Hofstad, student pilots, fly a ...

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

MAJ Thomas Waddel, navigator, 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, charts the position of a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft as it flies over Texas

MAJ Thomas Waddel, navigator, 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, ...

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

A ground crew member works on an engine of a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft in preparation for a training mission

A ground crew member works on an engine of a 55th Strategic Reconnaiss...

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 Publ... More

Air crew members from the 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron adjust the flight controls of a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft during a training mission

Air crew members from the 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron adjus...

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

A USAF VC-135 Stratolifter aircraft takes off from the flight line at Diego Garcia carrying General (GEN), William J. Bergert, USAF, Commander Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, HI. GEN Bergert (Not shown) visited with USAF personnel assigned to the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing deployed to Diego Garcia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A USAF VC-135 Stratolifter aircraft takes off from the flight line at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rebeca M. Luquin... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard places a coffin carrying the remains of a Space Shuttle Columbia crewmember aboard a Tunner 60k cargo loader, during a Ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA). The remains with be places aboard a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) C-135A Stratolifter aircraft, and flown to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware

A US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard places a coffin carrying the remains...

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: TSGT Robert J. Horstman, USAF Rele... More

Inside the cargo compartment of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) C-135A Stratolifter aircraft, a US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard folds the American Flag, after removing it from the coffin carrying the remains of a Space Shuttle Columbia crewmember, during a Ceremony held at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA)

Inside the cargo compartment of a National Aeronautics and Space Admin...

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: TSGT Robert J. Horstman, USAF Rele... More

Inside the cargo compartment of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) C-135A Stratolifter aircraft, a US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard folds the American Flag, after removing it from the coffin carrying the remains of a Space Shuttle Columbia crewmember, during a Ceremony held at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA)

Inside the cargo compartment of a National Aeronautics and Space Admin...

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: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Relea... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard places a coffin carrying the remains of a Space Shuttle Columbia crewmember aboard a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) C-135A Stratolifter aircraft, on the flight line at Barksdale, Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA)

A US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard places a coffin carrying the remains...

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: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Relea... More

Inside the cargo compartment of a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) C-135A Stratolifter aircraft, a US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard folds the American Flag, after removing it from the coffin carrying the remains of a Space Shuttle Columbia crewmember, during a Ceremony held at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA). An unidentified US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) stands in the background

Inside the cargo compartment of a National Aeronautics and Space Admin...

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: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Relea... More