Valor 24: Spc. 4 Leonard Alvarado
Medal of Honor candidate Spc. 4 Leonard Alvarado was born in Bakersfield, Calif., Feb. 13, 1947. Alvarado is being recognized for his valorous actions on Aug. 12, 1969, while serving as a rifleman during a miss... More
30 foot motor surfboat, US Coast Guard Photo
May 4 -- A Coast Guard 30 ft motor surfboat underway. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
47 foot motor lifeboat, US Coast Guard Photo
(July 28)--Textron, Inc., builder of the new 47 ft motor lifeboat, conducts rollover test. Photo by TEXTRON, INC
47 foot motor lifeboat, US Coast Guard Photo
(July 28)--Textron, Inc., builder of the new 47 ft motor lifeboat, conducts rollover test. Photo by TEXTRON, INC
47 foot motor lifeboat, US Coast Guard Photo
(July 28)--Textron, Inc., builder of the new 47 ft motor lifeboat, conducts rollover test. Photo by TEXTRON, INC
47 foot motor lifeboat, US Coast Guard Photo
(July 28)--Textron, Inc., builder of the new 47 ft motor lifeboat. Interior shot. Photo by TEXTRON, INC
47 foot motor lifeboat, US Coast Guard Photo
(July 28)--Textron, Inc., builder of the new 47 ft motor lifeboat, conducts rollover test. Photo by TEXTRON, INC
47 foot motor lifeboat, US Coast Guard Photo
(July 28)--Textron, Inc., builder of the new 47 ft motor lifeboat, conducts rollover test. Photo by TEXTRON, INC
20 years after operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm: War veterans re...
Marines headed to support the coalition forces participating in Operation Desert Shield board a commercial aircraft chartered by the Military Airlift Command in September 1991. (Department of Defense Photo)
A boom operator for a KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a
A boom operator for a KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-52 Stratofortress during air operations for Operation Desert Storm in February 1991. (Department of Defense Photo/Senior Airman Chris Putnam)
Troops cross the airfield after disembarking from Military
Troops cross the airfield after disembarking from Military Airlift Command C-141 Starlifter aircraft at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Desert Storm in February 1991.
30 foot motor surfboat, US Coast Guard Photo
(July 2)--Small boat crew underway. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
21 foot RHI - US Coast Guard photo
Oct. 4 -- A Coast Guard (RHI) Rigid Hull inflatable Boat underway. USCG photo by MENCH, RON PA1
47 foot motor lifeboat and an HH60 Jayhawk conduct rescue drills
(Feb. 20)--A 47 ft motor lifeboat and an HH60 Jayhawk conduct rescue drills. USCG photo by EGGEN, ERIC PA1
47 foot motor lifeboat and HH60 Jayhawk conduct rescue drills
(Feb. 20)--A 47 ft motor lifeboat and an HH60 Jayhawk conduct rescue drills. USCG photo by EGGEN, ERIC PA1
110-foot patrol boat - US Coast Guard photo
Oct. 2 -- USCGC Block Island with helicopter flying overhead. USCGC photo by EGGAN, ERIC PA1.
30 ft motor surfboat - US Coast Guard photo
A 30 ft motor surfboat crashes through waves. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Playing at the pond - US Coast Guard photo
Coast Guard dependents play at the edge of a pond. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Sunset - Unites States Coast Guard Photo
Sunset from aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on patrol. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Fishing - Unites States Coast Guard Photo
Coast Guard dependents fish along the edge of a pond. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Live-fire exercise - US Coast Guard photo
A Coast Guard cutter fires its weapons during a live-fire exercise. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
The sun sets over a West Coast lighthouse
The sun sets over a West Coast lighthouse. USCG photo by MILNES, PETE PA1
United States Coast Guard photo - Firing rounds
Coast Guard members fire rounds from their cutter during training of a .50 caliber machine gun.
United States Coast Guard photo - Standing watch
A Coast Guard female petty officer stands watch with an M16. U.S. COAST GUARD
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat, US Coast Guard Photo
A Coast Guard Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHI) underway. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO.
Port security boats practice maneuvers
Two U.S. Coast port security boats practice maneuvers. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
United States Coast Guard photo - Firing rounds
Coast Guard members fire rounds from their cutter during training of a .50 caliber machine gun.
Training in the North Atlantic, US Coast Guard Photo
An HH65A overflies a foreign naval vessel during training in the North Atlantic. The HH-65A is used to perform search and rescue; enforcement of laws and treaties including drug interdiction, polar ice-breaking... More
Volunteers from the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian
Volunteers from the Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force march in formation, moving into position to participate in the Battle of Britain Sunset Ceremony here Sept. 22, 2008. During the traditional Ro... More
Medal of Honor candidate Sgt. Jack Weinstein was born
Medal of Honor candidate Sgt. Jack Weinstein was born in Lamar, Mo., Oct. 18, 1928. He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1950. Weinstein is being recognized for his exceptionally valorous actions while serving wi... More
Valor 24: 1st Lt. Donald K. Schwab
Medal of Honor candidate 1st Lt. Donald K. Schwab was born Dec. 6, 1918, in Hooper, Neb. He joined the U.S. Army upon graduation from high school. Schwab distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions ... More
Staff Sgt. Ronisha Thomas, 386th Expeditionary Security
Staff Sgt. Ronisha Thomas, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, drums of voters for the Women's Equality Day voting station, Aug. 26, 2013 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Women's Equalit... More
Special mission aviators assigned to the 16th Expeditionary
Special mission aviators assigned to the 16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron load 105mm munitions onboard an AC-130W Stinger II in an undisclosed location in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, So... More
Valor 24: Sgt. Candelario Garcia
Medal of Honor candidate Sgt. Candelario Garcia was born in Corsicana, Texas, Feb. 26, 1944. Garcia distinguished himself on Dec. 8, 1968, while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Brigade,... More
Medal of Honor candidate Sgt. Victor H. Espinoza, was
Medal of Honor candidate Sgt. Victor H. Espinoza, was born in El Paso, Texas, July 15, 1929. Then-Cpl. Victor H. Espinoza is being recognized for his actions on Aug. 1, 1952, at Chorwon, Korea. While spearheadi... More
Medal of Honor candidate Staff Sgt. William F. Leonard
Medal of Honor candidate Staff Sgt. William F. Leonard hailed from Lockport, N.J., and was born Aug. 9, 1913. Then-Pfc. Leonard is being recognized for his valorous actions while serving as a squad leader, Comp... More
Medal of Honor candidate Sgt. 1st Class Eduardo C.
Medal of Honor candidate Sgt. 1st Class Eduardo C. Gomez, was born in Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 28, 1919. Then-Sgt. Eduardo Gomez distinguished himself while serving with Company I, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Ca... More
16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron provides air support
Special mission aviators assigned to the 16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron operate a M102 105mm Howitzer while flying a close air support mission providing support to special operations ground forc... More
Valor 24: Sgt. Jesus S. Duran - Public domain photogrpaph
Medal of Honor candidate Sgt. Jesus S. Duran was born July 26, 1948, in Juarez, Mexico. Then-Spc.4 Duran was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) to support the ef... More
Senior Airman Adam Huckabee, 407th Expeditionary Logistics
Senior Airman Adam Huckabee, 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fire and refueling truck maintainer, paints a t-wall out front of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group headquarters building at an undi... More
Valor 24: Staff Sgt. Felix M. Conde-Falcon
Medal of Honor candidate Staff Sgt. Felix M. Conde-Falcon was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico, Feb. 24, 1938, and raised in Chicago, Ill. Conde-Falcon distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions, while ... More
Valor 24: Sgt. Randall - Public domain photogrpaph
Medal of Honor candidate Pfc. Demensio Rivera, was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, April 29, 1933. Rivera joined the U.S. Army, Sept. 26, 1950, in New York. Then-Pvt. Rivera is being recognized for his actions ... More
U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the the 16th Expeditionary
U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the the 16th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron perform pre flight checks onboard a AC-130W Stinger II before a mission at an undisclosed location in support of Operatio... More
The Canadian Operational Support Detachment, undisclosed
The Canadian Operational Support Detachment, undisclosed location, Southwest Asia, hosted a Remembrance Day service Nov. 11, 2013. Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day originated following the end of th... More
Col. Robin Olds performs a preflight inspection on
Col. Robin Olds performs a preflight inspection on a F-4C Phantom before a mission in Southwest Asia. He was the commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Air Base, Thailand, and was credited with shoo... More
MARINE SAFETY AND SECURTY OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
SOUTHWEST ASIA, (Sept 3, 2003)--Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Arin Whitemountain stands by to take in his line on the fantail of CGC Wrangell, preparing to get underway in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 3, 2003. Wrange... More
You're Cleared for Take-off
Air Force Special Operations Command combat controllers give a C-130 Hercules take off clearance and provide air traffic control during a mission to establish and assess an airfield, March 15, at a forward depl... More
Berm to Berm: 2-124th Leads the Way Then and Now
Soldiers from C Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, with the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pose with the flags planted by Sgt. Robby Garrison and Spc. Jeffery Wershow during the breaching of t... More
Berm to Berm: 2-124th Leads the Way Then and Now
Soldiers from C Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, with the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, pose with the flags planted by Sgt. Robby Garrison and Spc. Jeffery Wershow during the breaching of t... More
Airpower Summary for January 29
Air Force people deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron refuel a U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft after it returned from a mission April 13. The U-2 can fly... More
US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Jack B. Egginton (left), ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Undisclosed Location Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Prentes M. Tramble, USAF Release Status: Released to Public... More
US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (A...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Undisclosed Location Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Prentes M. Tramble, USAF Release Status: Released to Public... More
Twins switch military branches, continue family's heritage
Andrew (L) and Matthew Van Dercreek, fraternal twins from Riverhead, N.Y., pose in their military uniforms in 2004 when they both began careers in the military. Leap forward nine years and the brothers have sin... More
47-foot motor life boat, US Coast Guard Photo
47-foot motor life boat. USCG Photo by PA3 Allyson Taylor
Heaving a line - US Coast Guard photo
A U.S. Coast Guard auxiliary member heaves a line at a target during a competition with the Canadian coast guard. The event was part of the International Search and Rescue Competition between the U.S. and Cana... More
Completing a timed marlin spike
A U.S. Coast Guard auxiliary member whips his line into action in an effort to complete a timed marlin spike, or knot tying, competition against the Canadian auxiliary coast guard. The event was part of the In... More
Southwest Asia - A group of people in military uniforms posing for a p...
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- From left to right, Staff Sgt. Josie E. Harshe, flight engineer; Capt. Anita T. Mack, navigator; 1st Lt. Siobhan Couturier, pilot; Capt. Carol J. Mitchell, aircraft commander; and loadmasters ... More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 42nd Infantry
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 42nd Infantry Division stand together.
Multi-service office to advance air-sea battle
An Air Force B-2 bomber along with other aircrafts from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fly over the Kitty Hawk, Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike groups during the photo portion of Exercise... More
A maintainer from the Republic of Korea's 58th Airlift
A maintainer from the Republic of Korea's 58th Airlift Wing here taxis a C-130 in from a mission. (Courtesy photo)
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Schott, a loadmaster
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Schott, a loadmaster with the 738th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, checks her night vision goggles priot to a mission into Iraq. The 738th EAS is part of the 386th Air Exp... More
Master Sgt. James E. Krupp, 209th ASB support operations
Master Sgt. James E. Krupp, 209th ASB support operations NCOIC, loads equipment before they are transported forward. The 209th worked with transportation elements of Army Central to push their equipment and air... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA (September 6, 2006) --- Sgt. Leonardo
SOUTHWEST ASIA (September 6, 2006) --- Sgt. Leonardo Mijares, 343rd Medical Company, guides a Kuwaiti National Guard member on the proper way to practice resuscitation.
SOUTHWEST ASIA (September 6, 2006) --- About 10,000
SOUTHWEST ASIA (September 6, 2006) --- About 10,000 pounds of explosives are denonated at Camp Udairi, Kuwait.
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- 386th Expeditionary Security Forces
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Viper Flight member Senior Airman Ted Collazo, who is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., looks over a berm that surrounds the base. The... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing stand silent and some bow during a moment of silence during a a 9-11 memorial service here Sept. 11. Coalition members from the Australia Defense Fo... More
CHIEFS - Unites States Coast Guard Photo
Reworked Illustrator Graphic By CWO Scott Epperson
Airpower Summary for May 17
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft fly over Southwest Asia June 13, 2007.
24/7 by Karen Loew - US Coast Guard photo
The boathouse at GTMO. No ship entered or left Guantanamo Bay without a U.S. Coast Guard escort. Port Security Unit 305, from Ft. Eustis, VA made its daily patrols from these docks while deployed from January ... More
US Coast Guard activity, June 25, 2007
U.S. Coast Guard activity, June 25, 2007.
F-16 Eases up to Refueler in Midair
An F-16 eases up to the boom of a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission, Thursday, July 26. During boom refueling operations, fuel i... More
United States Coast Guard photo - CGC ADAK
SOUTH WEST ASIA-Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell awaits to lower their small boat in the waters of the South West Asia. The Wrangell is one of the cutters deployed in the area and working with coalition forces in su... More
United States Coast Guard photo - CGC WRANGLER
SOUTH WEST ASIA-Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell awaits to lower their small boat in the waters of South West Asia. The Wrangell is one of the cutters deployed in the area and working with coalition forces in suppor... More
United States Coast Guard photo - CGC ADAK
SOUTH WEST ASIA-Petty Officer 2nd Class Emaia Rise throws a mooring line at a Coastguardsman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Aquidneck. Rise, a machinery technician, is part of a Coast Guard unit 7th crew station... More
United States Coast Guard photo - CGC WRANGLER
SOUTH WEST ASIA-Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell awaits to lower their small boat in the waters of the South West Asia. The Wrangell is one of the cutters deployed in the area and working with coalition forces in su... More
Lancer Taxis Toward Main Runway
A B-1B Lancer aircraft taxis towards the main runway in preparation for takeoff from a Southwest Asia air base. The B-1B is capable of flying intercontinental missions without refueling. (USAF photo by Staff Se... More
Getting Ready to Go - A large airplane sitting on top of an airport ru...
Service members en route to Iraq prepare to board a C-130 Hercules, Nov. 30, at an air base in Southwest Asia. The C-130 is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air droppi... More
Airpower Summary for April 29
Aviation ordnancemen load and unload bombs onto aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are underway on a regularly scheduled... More
B1-B Takeoff - A jet is taking off from an airport runway
An Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft takes off from the runway of an air base in southwest Asia, for a mission as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The B-1B is a multi-role, long-range bomber capable of flying i... More
Airpower Summary for January 13
A C-17 Globemaster III taxis to the ramp. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can also transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. (U.S... More
POL reaches milestone - A man in a military uniform holding a hose
Airman 1st Class Shaun Brodin, a 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, pulls on the fuel trigger line for more slack. The 332nd ELRS Fuels Management Flight collectively ... More
USCENTAF's top chief discusses GWOT with Airmen
Chief Master Sgt. Richard Small talks to Airmen deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Jan. 24, during an 'Enlisted Call' at an air base in the Persian Gulf Region. Small is the Ninth Air Force and United... More
Airpower Summary for January 23
An A-10 Thunderbolt II, like this one, is among the various U.S. Central Command Air Forces air assets available for providing close-air support for International Security Assistance Force troops in contact wit... More
Airpower Summary for January 30
A C-17 Globemaster III, from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., has its cargo unloaded at an air base in the Persian Gulf region. The aircraft is moving troops throughout Iraq.
C-130H Hercules, US Air Force Photo
U.S. Army Soldiers embark a C-130H Hercules aircraft in Southwest Asia, Feb. 4, 2008, to travel to several different locations throughout the Operation Iraqi Freedom area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force phot... More
Staff Sgt. Michael Cambridge, 386th Expeditionary Logistics
Staff Sgt. Michael Cambridge, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, non commissioned officer in charge of special handling, spots a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle into the cargo yard at an ... More
Airpower Summary for February 4
U.S. Soldiers enter a C-130 Hercules on Feb. 4, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf region. The Soldiers are heading to locations throughout the area of responsibility for Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Ai... More
Deployed Ogden officer recognized for excellence
Capt. David Anderson was honored by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne, Feb. 5 at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christina M. Styer)
Deployed Ogden Airman recognized for excellence
Airman 1st Class Roger Henthorn was honored by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne, Feb. 5 at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christina M. Styer)
A Gift Presented to Japanese Self Air Defense
Maj. Gen. Maury Forsyth, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Deputy Commander, presents a gift on behalf of Lt. Gen. Gary North, CAOC, Commander, to Col. Chiyohiro Akamine, Commander, Iraq Reconstruction ... More
First active duty C-130J deploys to AOR
The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed the newest member of its fleet, Feb. 8, as the first active duty C-130J deployed to the area of responsibility landed in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Ai... More
Airpower Summary for February 14
C-130 Hercules aircraft stand by for missions at an air base in the Persian Gulf region. These aircraft will help move coalition forces and equipment through out Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air... More
Airpower Summary for February 13
A B-1B Lancer stands by for its mission on the tarmac of an air base in the Persian Gulf region, Feb. 12, 2008. One of the Lancers missions is to provide close air support for coalition forces throughout the ar... More
737th EAS Transporting Coaliition Forces
Tech. Sgt. Sigrid Carrero-Perez (left) and Senior Airman Ian Hunt (center), C-130 loadmasters deployed with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, guide servicemembers onto a C-130 Hercules Feb. 16, 2008, at... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Bridgford loads
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Bridgford loads internet protocol address to new computers in the Combined Air and Space Operations Center in Southwest Asia, Feb. 16. Bridgford is assigned to the Combined ... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Daniel Brewer, a C-130
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Daniel Brewer, a C-130 Hercules flight engineer deployed with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, verifies the level of fuel inside a C-130 fuel tank at an air base in the Per... More
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Daniel Brewer, a C-130
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Daniel Brewer, a C-130 Hercules flight engineer deployed with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, verifies the level of fuel inside of a C-130 fuel tank at an air base in the ... More
U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Petty Officer 3rd Class
U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Petty Officer 3rd Class (AW3) Eric Uhden (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class (AW2) Jordan Schuster (right) peer through an open door of an MH-60 Sierra while members from the 386th Exp... More
Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, 2014 Deployment
U.S. Sailors assigned to the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) toss a life ring while performing man overboard training on a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat April 30, 2014, in an undisclosed lo... More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Kellner, NCO in charge
Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Kellner, NCO in charge of installation logistics for an Army Life Support Area, operates a 10K forklift to position pallets filled with bottles of water throughout the LSA located in... More