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A right side view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line during TACTICAL AIR MEET '78

A right side view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Sh... More

A front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line during TACTICAL AIR MEET '78

A front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Sh... More

A left front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line during TACTICAL AIR MEET '78

A left front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Sh... More

A head-on view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line during Tactical Air Meet '78

A head-on view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenwrath Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David E. S... More

A head-on view of a British Jaguar aircraft parked on the flight line during TACTICAL AIR MEET '78

A head-on view of a British Jaguar aircraft parked on the flight line ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Sh... More

A right front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line during TACTICAL AIR MEET '78

A right front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Sh... More

A left front view of a British Jaguar aircraft parked on the flight line during TACTICAL AIR MEET '78

A left front view of a British Jaguar aircraft parked on the flight li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Sh... More

A left front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight line during TACTICAL AIR MEET '78

A left front view of a Belgian Mirage aircraft parked on the flight li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '78 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Sh... More

A combat control team member begins his field training after parachuting from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The airman is assigned to the 317th Tactical Air Wing involved in exercise Reforger '80

A combat control team member begins his field training after parachuti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A combat control team member on a drop zone uses a field radio to direct an approaching C-141 Starlifter aircraft into position for a troop drop. The airman is a 317th Tactical Air Wing member, involved in exercise Reforger '80

A combat control team member on a drop zone uses a field radio to dire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A rear view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft as combat control team members parajump onto a drop zone. The troops are assigned to the 317th Tactical Air Wing involved in exercise Reforger '80

A rear view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft as combat control team memb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A combat control team member, TSGT Richard Heins, uses a signal mirror to signal an approaching C-141 Starlifter aircraft that is transporting paratroopers into a drop zone. The airman is a 317th Tactical Air Wing member participating in exercise Reforger '80

A combat control team member, TSGT Richard Heins, uses a signal mirror...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A combat control team member on a drop zone uses a field radio to direct an approaching C-141 Starlifter aircraft into position for a troop drop. In the background, troops parachuting from the preceding Starlifter are near the ground. The airman is a 317th Tactical Air Wing member involved in exercise Reforger '80

A combat control team member on a drop zone uses a field radio to dire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A combat control team member uses a field radio to direct an approaching C-141 Starlifter aircraft into position for a troop drop. The airman is a 317th Tactical Air Wing member involved in exercise Reforger '80

A combat control team member uses a field radio to direct an approachi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A combat control team member packs his parachute on a drop zone after jumping from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The airman is assigned to the 317th Tactical Air Wing involved in exercise Reforger '80

A combat control team member packs his parachute on a drop zone after ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Combat control team members begin their field training after parachuting from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The airmen are assigned to the 317th Tactical Air Wing, involved in exercise Reforger '80

Combat control team members begin their field training after parachuti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Wickley Release Status: Released to Public ... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes into the ground smoke, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Donald M. Wilkerson, 463rd Tactical Air Wing, checks the radio system in the Airlift Control Element building during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Donald M. Wilkerson, 463rd Tactical Air Wing, c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, retrieves his parachute, after landing near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, retrieves h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes into the ground smoke, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes into the ground smoke, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes into the ground smoke, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Interior view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 317th Tactical Air Wing, where personnel from the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron treat "patients" during exercise Team Spirit '82

Interior view of a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 317th Tactical Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ted Koniares Release Status:... More

Men from the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron move "patients" aboard a C-130E Hercules aircraft from the 317th Tactical Air Wing, during exercise Team Spirit '82

Men from the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron move "patients" aboar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Osan Air Base Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ted Koniares Release Status: Released to... More

SSGT Jeffrey L. Robbins of the 374th Aerial Port Squadron reads a Stars and Stripes newspaper as A1C Rodney K. Haselden of the 374th Tactical Air Wing Combat Control Team, looks on during Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

SSGT Jeffrey L. Robbins of the 374th Aerial Port Squadron reads a Star...

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

1LT Jerry Day, from the 435th Tactical Air Wing/Security Police Squadron, briefs an aggressor patrol prior to a mission during Exercise Reforger '81

1LT Jerry Day, from the 435th Tactical Air Wing/Security Police Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Pearson Releas... More

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing Confrontation Management Team provide security for the base as protesters march toward the back gate. The protesters were demonstrating peacefully against NATO's decision to deploy Pershing II and cruise missiles in Western Europe

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing Confrontation Management Team p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Robert Keffer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing Confrontation Management Team, equipped with riot shields and M-16 rifles, prepare to protect the base during an expected demonstration against NATO'S decision to deploy Pershing II and cruise missiles in Europe. unless the Soviet's agree to scrap their nuclear weapons aimed at Western Europe

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing Confrontation Management Team, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSG Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing Confrontation Management Team, equipped with body armor and riot control helmets, prepare to protect the base during an expected demonstration against NATO's decision to deploy Pershing II and cruise missiles in Western Europe

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing Confrontation Management Team, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Michael Diaz, 435th Tactical Air Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron, wires lighting at the processing center in preparation for Marine casualties arriving from Beirut, Lebanon. The casualties are the result of a terrorist bomb attack at the Marine barracks and headquarters building

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Michael Diaz, 435th Tactical Air Wing, Civil En...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mark Bucher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Volunteers from the 435th Tactical Air Wing put on disposable surgical gowns in preparation for Marine casualties arriving from Beirut, Lebanon, where a terrorist bomb destroyed the Marine barracks and headquarters building

Volunteers from the 435th Tactical Air Wing put on disposable surgical...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mark Bucher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing, Combat Mobility and Supply Squadron, erect a camouflage net at the processing center in preparation for Marine casualties arriving from Beirut, Lebanon. The casualties are the result of a terrorist bomb attack at the Marine barracks and headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing, Combat Mobility and Supply Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mark Bucher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing Aerial Port and Security Squadron offload transfer cases from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft containing the bodies of Marines who were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded at the Marine barracks and headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing Aerial Port and Security Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mark Bucher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Front view of the entrance sign to the main gate identifying the base and displaying the official emblems (left to right) of the 4th Tactical Air Wing, the Ninth Air Force and the Tactical Air Command

Front view of the entrance sign to the main gate identifying the base ...

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 Darryl D. Dean, USAF... More

A ground crewman of the 18th Tactical Air Wing tows a service cart on the flight line during Theater Force Employment Exercise IV

A ground crewman of the 18th Tactical Air Wing tows a service cart on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Rolly Wilson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Doug Ellis, 146th Tactical Air Wing flight engineer, right, signals to STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brad Cardwell during the VOLANT RODEO '84 tactical airdrop competition

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Doug Ellis, 146th Tactical Air Wing flight e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '84 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

TWA crew member Philip Maresca shakes hands with Colonel Ronnie Peoples, commander, 435th Tactical Air Wing, before boarding the plane for a flight to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Maresca is among a group of 39 US citizens who had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists

TWA crew member Philip Maresca shakes hands with Colonel Ronnie People...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A view of a car that was demolished when a car bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters. The shattered windows of Building 350, a barracks, can be seen in the background

A view of a car that was demolished when a car bomb exploded behind th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Firefighters extinguish the flames from a car that was loaded with a bomb and exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters. Building 350, a barracks, can be seen in the background

Firefighters extinguish the flames from a car that was loaded with a b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

An elevated view of the crater in the parking lot which resulted after a car carrying a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

An elevated view of the crater in the parking lot which resulted after...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Firefighters extinguish the flames from a car that was loaded with a bomb and exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters Building

Firefighters extinguish the flames from a car that was loaded with a b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A folder and papers were ripped and blown onto the grass when a car loaded with a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

A folder and papers were ripped and blown onto the grass when a car lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A car bomb exploded creating a crater and demolishing cars in the parking lot behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

A car bomb exploded creating a crater and demolishing cars in the park...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Henson, 435 Security Police Squadron, and a dog trained in searching for explosives, inspect a car following the explosion of a car bomb. The explosion took place behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Henson, 435 Security Police Squadron, and a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The car bomb that exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters lies demolished on the parking lot. Building 347, with windows blown out, can be seen in the background

The car bomb that exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A section of the roof of Building 347, the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters, is seen after the explosion of a car carrying a bomb

A section of the roof of Building 347, the 435th Tactical Air Wing Hea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A section of the car that exploded while carrying a bomb behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

A section of the car that exploded while carrying a bomb behind the 43...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public C... More

The Mobile Command Post is stationed near the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters, where a car carrying a bomb exploded

The Mobile Command Post is stationed near the 435th Tactical Air Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A German explosives expert investigates the area after a car carrying a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

A German explosives expert investigates the area after a car carrying ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

An Air Force hat can be seen in the rear window of one of the cars that was destroyed when another car loaded with a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

An Air Force hat can be seen in the rear window of one of the cars tha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A view of the cars damaged when a car carrying a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

A view of the cars damaged when a car carrying a bomb exploded behind ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

The engine of the car that carried a bomb and blew up behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters rests approximately 20 yards from the car

The engine of the car that carried a bomb and blew up behind the 435th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Firefighters extinguish the flames from a car that was loaded with a bomb and exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters Building

Firefighters extinguish the flames from a car that was loaded with a b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

The car that carried a bomb and exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters is seen in the parking lot near Building 350, a barracks. It is surrounded by other destroyed cars

The car that carried a bomb and exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public C... More

The remains of a car and the building generator are seen behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters where a car bomb exploded

The remains of a car and the building generator are seen behind the 43...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

The remains of a car bomb that exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters rest in the parking lot

The remains of a car bomb that exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Several cars were damaged when a car carrying a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

Several cars were damaged when a car carrying a bomb exploded behind t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

One of the many windows in Building 347 that was blown out when a car loaded with a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

One of the many windows in Building 347 that was blown out when a car ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A view of a car that was loaded with a bomb and exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

A view of a car that was loaded with a bomb and exploded behind the 43...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Firefighters check for further damage after a car loaded with a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

Firefighters check for further damage after a car loaded with a bomb e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A car loaded with a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters Building, destroying several cars, a barracks, and creating a crater in the parking lot

A car loaded with a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Medical supplies, trash and blood remain at the scene where victims of a car bomb explosion were transported to medical facilities. The explosion took place behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters Building

Medical supplies, trash and blood remain at the scene where victims of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Firefighters check for further damage after a car loaded with a bomb and exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters Building

Firefighters check for further damage after a car loaded with a bomb a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A car carrying a bomb exploded creating a crater and demolishing several cars in the parking lot behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

A car carrying a bomb exploded creating a crater and demolishing sever...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

An overview of the scene after a car carrying a bomb exploded behind Building 347, the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters. The photo was taken from the third floor of Building 350, a barracks

An overview of the scene after a car carrying a bomb exploded behind B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A firefighting vehicle is deployed behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters, where a car carrying a bomb exploded

A firefighting vehicle is deployed behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Car parts and a destroyed generator rest on the parking lot after a car carrying a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

Car parts and a destroyed generator rest on the parking lot after a ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Glenda K. Pellum Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A tree branch imbedded in the wall of Building 350, a barracks, after a car carrying a bomb exploded behind the 435th Tactical Air Wing Headquarters

A tree branch imbedded in the wall of Building 350, a barracks, after ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing (435th TAW) act as casualties after a simulated attack near a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E Hercules aircraft. The airmen, equipped with nuclear-biological-chemical warfare gear, are taking part in exercise Bluetail maneuvers, designed to test the operational readiness of the 435th TAW and wing tenant organizations

Members of the 435th Tactical Air Wing (435th TAW) act as casualties a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BLUETAIL Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick H. Nugent Release ... More

Colonel (COL) Bruce Fister, commander, 435th Tactical Air Wing, bids farewell to Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger after his visit

Colonel (COL) Bruce Fister, commander, 435th Tactical Air Wing, bids f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Doug Lingefelt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Colonel (COL) Darrell Clark, vice commander, 435th Tactical Air Wing, congratulates the participants of the Rhein-Main Summer Special Oympics

Colonel (COL) Darrell Clark, vice commander, 435th Tactical Air Wing, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A 7th Special Operations Squadron 435th Tactical Air Wing MC-130E Hercules aircraft from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, refuels from a KC-10A Extender aircraft currently assigned to the 34th Strategic Wing at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain. Two other Hercul

A 7th Special Operations Squadron 435th Tactical Air Wing MC-130E Herc...

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

A KC-10A Extender aircraft currently assigned to the 34th Strategic Wing at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, prepares to refuel a 7th Special Operations Squadron, 435th Tactical Air Wing MC-130E Hercules aircraft from Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, during a

A KC-10A Extender aircraft currently assigned to the 34th Strategic Wi...

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

A member of the 409th Squadron, Canadian air force, refuels a CF-18 Hornet aircraft during Tactical Air Meet '88 (TAM-88), a biennial Central European live firing exercise. TAM-88 is being held at Canadian Air Force Base, Baden-Soellingen. Exact Date Shot

A member of the 409th Squadron, Canadian air force, refuels a CF-18 Ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

Ground crewmen monitor the takeoff of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Tactical Air Meet '88 (TAM-88), a biennial Central European live firing exercise. TAM-88 is being held at Canadian Air Force Base, Baden-Soellingen

Ground crewmen monitor the takeoff of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Bill Thompson Release Status: R... More

The pilot climbs up to the cockpit of a French air force Mirage FR-1 aircraft during Tactical Air Meet '88 (TAM-88), a biennial Central European live firing exercise. TAM-88 is being held at Canadian Air Force Base, Baden-Soellingen. Exact Date Shot Unkno

The pilot climbs up to the cockpit of a French air force Mirage FR-1 a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

Ground crewmen in a control vehicle stand by to monitor incoming aircraft from a vantage point at Baumholder Range. Aircraft from various participating countries are using the range during a day-long gunnery practice session in preparation for Tactical Ai

Ground crewmen in a control vehicle stand by to monitor incoming aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

Tornado GR. Mark 1 aircraft taxi on the runway during Tactical Air Meet '88 (TAM-88), a biennial Central European live firing exercise. TAM-88 is being held at Canadian Air Force Base, Baden-Soellingen. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Tornado GR. Mark 1 aircraft taxi on the runway during Tactical Air Mee...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL AIR MEET '88 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released... More

STAFF SGT. Tim B. Rogers of the 314th Tactical Air Wing's airlift control element tracks arriving and departing aircraft from a shelter set up at the Camp Davis airfield, near Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, at the close of the joint services Exercise Solid Shield '89

STAFF SGT. Tim B. Rogers of the 314th Tactical Air Wing's airlift cont...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Stewart, Scott/STA... More

Carrying soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 317th Tactical Air Wing lifts off from the runway at the Camp Davis airfield, near Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, at the conclusion of the joint services exercise SOLID SHIELD '89

Carrying soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, a C-130 Hercules a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Camp Davis State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 146th Tactical Air Wing. The aircraft, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), will dispense the chemical on fires burning in the Santa Barbara area. The plane is painted with fluorescent orange number for easy identification during the mission

The fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek is pumped into a C-130 Hercules ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Puttman Release Status:... More

A ground crew member cleans the tail section of a 146th Tactical Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with discharge tubes, part of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), and are used to dispense the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek. The Hercules is currently taking part in firefighting efforts in the Santa Barbara area

A ground crew member cleans the tail section of a 146th Tactical Air W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Puttman Release Status:... More

SSGT Jack Combs paints a fluorescent number on a 146th Tactical Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft. The number will aid in identifying the plane as it takes part in a firefighting mission in the Santa Barbara area

SSGT Jack Combs paints a fluorescent number on a 146th Tactical Air Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Puttman Release Status:... More

SSGT Ronald Zahoryin monitors equipment as SSGT John Norquist stands by aboard a 146th Tactical Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during a firefighting mission. The plane, equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), will be dispensing the fire retardant chemical Phos-Chek over the Santa Barbara area

SSGT Ronald Zahoryin monitors equipment as SSGT John Norquist stands b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Puttman Release Status:... More

C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 146th Tactical Air Wing are serviced on the flight line prior to taking part in firefighting efforts in the Santa Barbara area. The plane are painted with fluorescent orange numbers for easy identification during the mission

C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 146th Tactical Air Wing are serviced on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chris Puttman Release Status:... More

STAFF SGT. Allen M. Craven, a turbo prop mechanic with the 317th Tactical Air Wing, operates a crane to install a new propeller on a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Desert Shield

STAFF SGT. Allen M. Craven, a turbo prop mechanic with the 317th Tacti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose S. Reynolds Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Ground crew members of the 37th Tactical Air Wing converse prior to readying the F-117A aircraft for a mission in support of Operation Desert Shield

Ground crew members of the 37th Tactical Air Wing converse prior to re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lands as a 374th Tactical Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft prepares for take-off at Chittagong Air Base. The aircraft are taking part in Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lands as a 374th Tactical Air Wing C-130...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

COL. Winston Williams, vice commander of the 1630th Tactical Air Wing (Provisional), marches in the Welcome Home parade honoring the coalition forces that served in Desert Storm

COL. Winston Williams, vice commander of the 1630th Tactical Air Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Hans D... More

A 314th Tactical Air Wing C-130E Hercules aircraft touches down while practicing assault landings during Operation Desert Shield.

A 314th Tactical Air Wing C-130E Hercules aircraft touches down while ...

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

An F-14A/B Tomcat aircraft assigned to the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Patuxent River is shown conducting a separation test of the Tactical Air Launched Decoy (TALD) in a continuing effort to expand the air-to-ground capabilities of the F-14 aircraft. The testing began last November and was completed on April 28, 1994. This test flight is being flown by LT. Hal Murdock, and LT. Robert Curbeam, both of the Strike Ordnance Department

An F-14A/B Tomcat aircraft assigned to the Strike Aircraft Test Direct...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Vernon Pugh Release Status:... More

Members from the Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) deployed to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia International Airport, off load Aircraft Generation Equipment (AGE) that will be used to support the aircraft during the Operation Support Hope

Members from the Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) deployed to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A. Borosch Release Status: Released t... More

Members from the Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) deployed to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia International Airport, off load Aircraft Generation Equipment (AGE) that will be used to support the aircraft during the Operation Support Hope

Members from the Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) deployed to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A. Borosch Release Status: Released t... More

Members from the Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) off load Aircraft Generation Equipment (AGE) that will be used to support the aircraft during the Operation Support Hope

Members from the Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) off load Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A. Borosch Release Status: Released t... More

Tactical Air Navigational Maintenance personnel, STAFF Sergeant Krystal McLeod, 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron (ACTS), tightens straps on a mobility pallet that will be shipped to Michael Army Airfield, Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah for GLOBAL PATRIOT '98. The 245th ATCS is co-located, with the 169th Fighter Wing, on McEntire Air National Guard Station, Eastover, South Carolina

Tactical Air Navigational Maintenance personnel, STAFF Sergeant Krysta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL PATRIOT '98 Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camer... More

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Rodney Clayton, Air Surveillance Technician, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, checks a UHF/VHF radio in the AN/TYQ-23 Tactical Air Operational Module. The 603rd is deployed to Bovbjerg, Denmark, in support of an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry exercise "TFW" and a NATO Air Meet. TFW and NATO Air Meet are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical capabilities in a combined training environment

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Rodney Clayton, Air Surveillance Techn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO AIR MEETTACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY EXERCISE Base: Boubjerg Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia A. Cas... More

The American team participating in the VOLANT RODEO '84 tactical airdrop competition stands at attention in front of their C-130 Hercules aircraft as Major (MAJ) Michael W. Beard, team chief, 463rd Tactical Air Wing, is greeted by General (GEN) Thomas M. Ryan, commander in chief, Military Airlift Command

The American team participating in the VOLANT RODEO '84 tactical airdr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '84 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

US Air Force (USAF) Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) and Security personnel offload their M1038A1 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), from a C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 312th Airlift Squadron (AS), after landing at Krumovo Air Base, Bulgaria, during Exercise COOPERATIVE KEY 2003. The Exercise is designed to promote dialogue between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partner nations, while conducting peace support operations

US Air Force (USAF) Tactical Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) and Secu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE KEY 2003 Base: Krumovo Air Base Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Billy Johnston, USAF Release... More