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An Iraqi employee at a local water treatment center, in the Rusafa district of Baghdad, Iraq (IRQ), which serves as the primary freshwater supply for the eastern side of the city, works at the center which was installed by the British and has valves and equipment dating back to 1930

An Iraqi employee at a local water treatment center, in the Rusafa dis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley Brokop, USAF Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) Louisiana (LA), sits parked in front of the original control tower and base operations building, now used to house the 2nd Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Base Operations Center (BOC), some 71-years after the buildings dedication in 1933

A US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the 2...

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

78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid

78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid

In April 18, 1942, Airmen of the U.S. Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a daring raid on military targets in Tokyo, ... More

A tanker sinks after being torpedoed by German U-boat

A tanker sinks after being torpedoed by German U-boat

A tanker sinks after being torpedoed by German U-boat in 1942 of the coast of North Carolina. This loss and other attacks on American tankers spurred the Petroleum Industry War Council to advocate using the Civ... More

A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump is part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited the C-17s in six passes. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II...

A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Caroli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Structural Maintainers prepare to paint a World War II (WWII) era P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft Static Display, outside the 9th Air Force Headquarters Building at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC). Pictured left-to-right: SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Derek Hendrix, SRA Joshua Joslin, and AIRMAN (AMN) Jeffery Targ

US Air Force (USAF) Structural Maintainers prepare to paint a World Wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Josef E. Cole III, USAF Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMST) Vickie C. Mauldin, US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), stands on the shoreline of Normandy, France at the area designates as Utah Beach during the World War Two (WWII) Allied invasion of France

US Air Force (USAF) Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMST) Vickie C. Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Richard C. Smeeth, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Y.H. Kim, Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team carries a flower wreath and escorts World War II (WWII) Veteran Mr. Byram Bates, during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the WWII Japanese invasion

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Y.H. Kim, Hickam AFB, Haw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Boquette, USAF Release Status:... More

Mr. Irving Smolens, a veteran of the US Army (USA) Bravo Battery, 29th Field Artillery (FA), assists the salute battery of USA Charlie 1/27th FA, Babenhausen Kaserne, Germany, during a 21-gun salute at Utah Beach during a ceremony held to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings

Mr. Irving Smolens, a veteran of the US Army (USA) Bravo Battery, 29th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump is part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited the C-17s in six passes. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II...

A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Caroli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, parachutes to the ground at Charleston Air Force Base ... More

Retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager spends time with team

Retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager spends time with team

Retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager spends time with team Luke Thunderbolts during a luncheon at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2018. As part of Yeager’s 95th birthday celebration, he participated in telling ... More

Korean War Veteran Mr. Glbert Lyons (left) passes the Olympic flame to World War Two (WWII) Veteran, US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) (Retired) Frank E. Herrelko Sr., during his leg of the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay in Washington, D.C

Korean War Veteran Mr. Glbert Lyons (left) passes the Olympic flame to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The flag that flew on the USS St. Louis during the

The flag that flew on the USS St. Louis during the

The flag that flew on the USS St. Louis during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Dec. 7, 2016. The one-time display co... More

Members of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Band play pre-ceremony music during the Madingley Memorial Ceremony held at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery in the United Kingdom (UK). The cemetery is one of 13 American World War II (WWII) military cemetery memorials erected on foreign soil where 3,812 Americans are buried. The cemetery first established on December 7, 1943, and completed in 1956

Members of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Band play pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Jessica Struble, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A group of life-size mannequins fitted with World War Two (WWII) area flight gear are displayed near a restored Army Air Corps B-25J Mitchell aircraft bubbed the Executive Sweet, during an Air Show at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA)

A group of life-size mannequins fitted with World War Two (WWII) area ...

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: SRA Anne Mccormick, USAF Release... More

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeants (MSG) Tim Watson (left) and Henry Sanchez, 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE), Caserma Ederle, Italy (ITA), prepare to depart Aviano Air Base (AB), ITA, for Normandy, France (FRA), to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion which began the Allied occupation of Europe during World War II (WWII). On the morning of June 6, 1944, 225 Rangers invaded Omaha Beach on the northwest coast of France. After two days of fighting only 90 Rangers could still bear arms

US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeants (MSG) Tim Watson (left) and Henry Sanch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, listens to the invocation during a 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. President George Bush spoke at the event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, listens to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US... More

During a Dedication Ceremony at Barksdale AFB, LA retired members of the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, unveil the artwork on the "Louisiana Belle II", a static display of a B-24 Liberator aircraft that flew 57 combat mission in 1944, during WWII, 52 mission as the lead ship

During a Dedication Ceremony at Barksdale AFB, LA retired members of t...

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 Kimberly A. Warren, USAF Rele... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class James Armer, 355th Communications Squadron, uses a digital video recorder to document activities as Airmen assigned to the 355th Civil Engineering Squadron digging a hole to properly dispose of a World War Two bomb, unearthed at a construction site on September 10, 2004, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class James Armer, 355th Communications Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christina D. Kinsey, USAF Re... More

The Buckley Air Force Base Honor Guard fold the flag at the funeral of World War II flying ace, retired COL. John Smith Stewart at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo., on Oct. 8. 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Anika Williams) (RELEASED)

The Buckley Air Force Base Honor Guard fold the flag at the funeral of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Logan National Cemetery State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anika K Williams Release S... More

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni receives congratulations and applause fom Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, and United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California after receiving the Bronze Star. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT. Sciaroni was never awarded the medal because of ...

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni receives congratulations and applause fom Major... More

The Latin Cross marker of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, from Minnesota, 165th Signal PHOTO Company, killed in action (KIA) August 25, 1944, during World War II (WWII) along with more than 9,000 Americans killed in the Normandy, France, region. They were laid to rest in the American Cemetery in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. Among those buried are more than 300 unknown Soldiers

The Latin Cross marker of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Brian Hood, 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, explains the process of mid-air refueling for two US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) Battle of the Bulge, Veterans aboard a USAF KC-10A Extender aircraft at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Brian Hood, 32nd Air Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Scott H. Spitzer, CIV USAF Release... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, addresses a crowd at the National Mall, in the District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony paying tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, addresses a cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele... More

The Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Honor Guard, await the arrival of the remains of repatriated American warriors from the Korean War and World War II, in front of Base Operations at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Mysti Bicoy, CIV.) (RELEASED)

The Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Honor Guard, await the arrival of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Contractor/Mysti Bicoy Release Status: R... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, addresses a crowd at the National Mall, in the District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony paying tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)r Force) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, addresses a cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall, Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets with WWII veterans during the Alaska-Siberia Lend Lease memorial ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Aug. 27, 2006. The memorial commemorates Russian and American aviators and support personnel that ferried more than 8,000 American-built airplanes through Great Falls Montana through Fairbanks for transfer to Russia during World War II. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. D. Myles Cullen) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairbanks State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Benjamin Dudley, Charlie 127 Field Artillery (FA), Babenhausen Kaserne, Germany (DEU), presents World War II (WWII) veteran USA Private (PVT) Robert Levine, 90th Division, K Company, 358th Infantry, with an empty shell casing from a 75mm Howitzer after the 21 gun salute during the US-sponsored ceremony at Utah Beach commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Benjamin Dudley, Charlie 127 F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Retired US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Jose Mendoza Lopez, Medal of Honor Recipient, World War II (WWII), receives a decoration presented by USA Lieutenant General (LGEN) Richardo Sanchez, Commander, 5th Corps, at the Department of Defense Armed Forces Awards Breakfast, held during the 75th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), National Convention and Exposition at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas (TX)

Retired US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Jose Mendoza Lopez, M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Francisco V Govea II, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni speaks to the members of the 129th Rescue Wing and assembled guests after receiving the Bronze Star from United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT. Sciaroni was never awarded the medal because of interruptions in his chain of command and deaths of senior officers involved. The ...

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni speaks to the members of the 129th Rescue Wing ... More

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the annual POW/MIA Ceremony held in Heritage Park at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Mr. Cooper was a navigator with the Army Air Corps from 1943-1945 and became a German POW after being shot down 29 June 1944 during his 12th bombing mission. He was liberated on April 29th, 1945

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: S... More

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk search and rescue helicopter, attempts to remove birds by flying low prior to an unexploded World War II-era M46 photoflash bomb being detonated at Passage Key Island, Fla., on Oct. 13, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chad Chisholm) (Released)

A U.S. Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk search and rescue helicopter, attemp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Passage Key Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chad Chisholm Release Status: Release... More

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, land on the Charleston Air Force Base runway after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump was part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited from C-17s in six passes, 50 jumpers at a time. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the...

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, land on the Charleston Air Force Base runway after jump... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft (left), from the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), flies in formation with a restored World War Two (WWII) era P-38 Lightning aircraft over the Arizona desert during a USAF Heritage Conference 2002 training flight. The conference brings together civilian Heritage pilots and USAF Demonstration Team pilots to discuss safety and practice formation flying in a non-air show environment

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft (left), from the 1ST Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, USAF Release... More

World War Two (WWII) US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) William H."Dub"Wilson Jr. (center), accompanied by his wife Idel, is congratulated by USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Elizabeth Bookhoop, First Sergeant, 165th Mission Support Flight, following an award ceremony held at the 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah International Airport (IAP), Georgia (GA). PFC Wilson was presented with various awards including the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. The awards were presented fifty-seven years after he left the service

World War Two (WWII) US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) William H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Savannah International Airport State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Shaleata Johnson, USAF Rel... More

The Iron Mike Monument, dedicated to the Airborne Soldiers the liberated the area, overlooks La Fiere, an area outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). A wreath laying ceremony will take place here after an airdrop commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

The Iron Mike Monument, dedicated to the Airborne Soldiers the liberat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

World War Two (WWII) Veteran, US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) (Retired) Frank E. Herrelko Sr. (front), Vietnam Veteran Mr. Earl Gillespie (center) and Korean War Veteran Mr. Glbert Lyons participate in the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay in Washington, D.C

World War Two (WWII) Veteran, US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) (Retir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The American Flag is lowered to half mast during a Flagpole Ceremony held at Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the WWII Japanese invasion

The American Flag is lowered to half mast during a Flagpole Ceremony h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Release ... More

A World Was II veteran takes a picture of a Battle of Britain Memorial during his tour of the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The 48th FW hosted approximately seventy-five World War II veterans and family members of four World War II bombardment groups that were stationed in England with the 8th Air Force. The group represented the 100th, 447th, 452nd and the 393rd Bomb Groups

A World Was II veteran takes a picture of a Battle of Britain Memorial...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Air Force Colonel (COL) William "Bill" Smith, USAF, lays a wreath during the American Memorial Day in France ceremony today at Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. COL Smith is the commander of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. He and more than 30 other Air Force members from the group joined representatives of the Navy, Army, and French military, along with French and American veterans' organizations at the ceremony. Fifty-two wreaths placed to honor the 861 American military veterans buried at Rhone who fought in southern France during World War II

US Air Force Colonel (COL) William "Bill" Smith, USAF, lays a wreath d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Draguignan State: Provence-Aples-Cote D'Azur Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, ... More

In the church of St Mere Eglise, France (FRA), this stained glass window shows the arrival of the US Army (USA) 82nd Airborne paratroopers as they were dropped over the town on D-Day, June 6, 1944

In the church of St Mere Eglise, France (FRA), this stained glass wind...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Ed Howell of the MacDill Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team prepares explosive charges to destroy a World War II-era M46 photoflash bomb found on the beach at Passage Key Island, Fla., on Oct.13, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Paul Hohn) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Ed Howell of the MacDill Explosive Ord...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Passage Key Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT.Paul Hohn Release Status: Released to... More

Juan Jose Morin Jr. (left), the first candidate for the Pilot for a Day program implemented at Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB), poses with Host Pilot Captain (CPT) Bradley J. Brumbaugh, 87th Flying Training Squadron (FTS). The program provides disabled or terminally ill children and their families a tour of the base experiencing Air Force flying operations firsthand. CPT Brumbaugh is wearing an 87th FTS WWII Heritage shoulder patch

Juan Jose Morin Jr. (left), the first candidate for the Pilot for a Da...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jose Mendoza, CIV, USAF Release Status:... More

US Army (USA) Rangers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) depart Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA) for Normandy, France (FRA) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion which began the Allied occupation of Europe in World War II. On the morning of June 6, 1944, 225 Rangers invaded Omaha Beach on the northwest coast of France. After two days of fighting only 90 Rangers could still bear arms

US Army (USA) Rangers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) depart...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Mrs. Florene Miller Watson (one of the first Women Air Forces Service Pilots during WWII), entertains women with her war stories while aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Carlye D. LaPointe) (RELEASED)

Mrs. Florene Miller Watson (one of the first Women Air Forces Service ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Carlye D. La Pointe Release Status... More

US and Italian military paratroopers parachute toward the Iron Mike drop zone (DZ) outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). More than 650 servicemen participated in the airdrop commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US and Italian military paratroopers parachute toward the Iron Mike dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 48th Fighter Wing (FW) Honor Guard, RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK) render a 21-gun salute during the Madingley Memorial Ceremony at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery in the United Kingdom. The cemetery is one of 13 American World War II (WWII) military cemetery memorials erected on foreign soil where 3,812 Americans are buried. The cemetery first established on December 7, 1943, and completed in 1956

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 48th Fighter Wing (FW) Honor Guard,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Jessica Struble, USAF Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, jump from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump was part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited from C-17s in six passes, 50 rs at a time. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II veterans who did this on D-Day, those who...

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, jump from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron... More

World War II veteran Sam Ramey and his wife Mildred shed tears while "Taps" is played following a flag folding ceremony honoring those lost during the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001, at the Morningside Assisted Living Center in Sumter, South Carolina (SC)

World War II veteran Sam Ramey and his wife Mildred shed tears while "...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videographer, 52nd Communications Squadron (CS), Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), signs a hat for a French citizen during celebrations outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). USAF SMSGT Duke is in France to document activities for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Retired US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Jose Mendoza Lopez (left), Medal of Honor Recipient, World War II (WWII), and US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) John H. Grueser, Vice-Commander, 4th Air Force (AF), poses for a photograph, during the Department of Defense Armed Forces Awards Breakfast, held during the 75th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), National Convention and Exposition at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas (TX)

Retired US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Jose Mendoza Lopez (l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert A. Whitehead, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A U.S. Air Force KC-135

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A U.S. Air Force KC-135

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing sits on the tarmac at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 26, 2019. In honor of 75 years since D-Day, aircraft from RAF... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), parachute, from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary commemorating the D-Day invasion six decades ago

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

The Joint Analysis Center (JAC) Honor Guard, RAF (Royal Air Force) Molesworth, United Kingdom (UK), and bagpiper Gary Kernaghan, march in the colors during the Madingley Memorial Ceremony at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery in the United Kingdom. The cemetery is one of 13 American World War II (WWII) military cemetery memorials erected on foreign soil where 3,812 Americans are buried. The cemetery first established on December 7, 1943, and completed in 1956

The Joint Analysis Center (JAC) Honor Guard, RAF (Royal Air Force) Mol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Jessica Struble, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

World War II (WWII) vintage Willys Jeeps line the streets of St Mere Eglise, France (WWII). Veterans and spectators are in the Normandy region of France for ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion on June 6, 1944

World War II (WWII) vintage Willys Jeeps line the streets of St Mere E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colleville Sur Mer State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Stacia C. Tieman (left), Public Affairs Journeyman, 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), interviews Mr. Wilbur Richardson, wearing the uniform of a World War II (WW II) US Army Air Force (USAAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), for an upcoming article on the rededication of the American Air Museum at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Standing to the left of Mr. Richardson is an unidentified female wearing the uniform of a WW II USAAF 1ST Lieutenant (1LT)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Stacia C. Tieman (left), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Duxford State: Cambridgeshire Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Andrew E. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Released to Public... More

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft fly in formation with an US Air Force (USAF) A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft (center) during the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel... More

During the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Services held at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, UK, USAF personnel assigned to the 48TH Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, UK pass the traditional flower wreaths to the Presenters during the Ceremony. The presenters will then lay their wreath on the "Wall of the Missing" to honor the men and women buried at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, and those whose names are engraved on the Wall. The cemetery was dedicated on July 16, 1956, as the only permanent American World War II cemetery in the British Isles

During the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Services held at Cambr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coton State: Cambridgeshire Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), take a morning run on Utah Beach exactly 60 years after the landings of D-Day in 1944. The 3-mile run is to honor all those who gave their lives during the Normandy Invasion

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Tombstone of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, from Minnesota, 165th Signal PHOTO Company, killed in action (KIA) August 25, 1944, during World War II is buried in the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach, France (FRA)

Tombstone of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: St Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), parachute into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion six decades ago

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Joint Honor Guard personnel prepare to tranport the remains of repatriated American warriors from the Korean War and World War II, from a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Mysti Bicoy, CIV.) (RELEASED)

Joint Honor Guard personnel prepare to tranport the remains of repatri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Contractor/Mysti Bicoy Release Status: R... More

Cast members from the Home Box Office (HBO) World War II mini-series "Band of Brothers" are given a tour of an aircraft by US Air Force (USAF) personnel at an undisclosed location. Cast members are part of a United Service Organizations (USO) tour visiting deployed troops overseas

Cast members from the Home Box Office (HBO) World War II mini-series "...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A P-51 Mustang displaying World War II D-Day markings

A P-51 Mustang displaying World War II D-Day markings

A P-51 Mustang displaying World War II D-Day markings is parked at the Atlantic City Air National Guard Base prior to flying in the Thunder Over The Boardwalk Air Show at Atlantic City, N.J., Aug. 17, 2004. (U.... More

Welcoming home their deployed family members and friends of the US Air Force (USAF) 2nd Bomb Wing (BW) and US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) 917th Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), returning from deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. In the background, the P-51 Mustang, Moonbeam McSwine, a WWII aircraft is on display

Welcoming home their deployed family members and friends of the US Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More

Colonel (COL), Dave Lay, USAF, (Retired), listens as Brigadier General (BGEN), John C. Koziol, USAF, Commander, 8th Air Force speaks during a Dedication Ceremony at Barksdale AFB, LA. During the Ceremony retired members of the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, unveiled the artwork on the "Louisiana Belle II", a static display of a B-24 Liberator aircraft that flew 57 combat mission in 1944, during WWII, 52 mission as the lead ship

Colonel (COL), Dave Lay, USAF, (Retired), listens as Brigadier General...

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 Kimberly A. Warren, USAF Rele... More

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a Bronze Star Medal, belonging to WWII Veteran Sergeant (SGT) Edward Francis Sweet, displayed during his Medal Presentation Ceremony, held at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA). The Bronze Star was awarded to Sweet 60 years after his service where he deployed over 1800 days as a radio operator with the 3rd Infantry Division. Sweet's Division was responsible for the eradication of the Nazi Army out of France as well as the defeat of the last ground soldiers in Southern Germany

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a...

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: A1C Edmund K. Gibbons III, USAF ... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG)

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Cory Lovejoy, Charlie 1/27 Field Artillery (FA), Babenhausen Kaserne, Germany (DEU), presents World War II (WWII) veteran First Lieutenant (1LT) (Ret) Frank Hertzog, with an empty shell casing from a 75mm howitzer following the 21 gun salute during the US-sponsored ceremony at Utah Beach commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Cory Lovejoy, Charlie 1/27...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Controller (CCT), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), Jumpmaster for the day, offloads jumpers from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, to the 'Iron Mike' drop zone (DZ) during a jump into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

An individual at the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day gets a warm reassuring greeting from The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, prior to the event at North Island, Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

An individual at the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US... More

Retired U.S. Army GEN. John W. Vessey (left), MAJ. GEN. Robert Swann, Commander Military District of Washington, and The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) enter the World War II Memorial on Sept. 2, 2005, in Washington, District of Columbia prior to a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of V-J Day. The event commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender, which ended World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

Retired U.S. Army GEN. John W. Vessey (left), MAJ. GEN. Robert Swann, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele... More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), prepares to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), over the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team crew

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team crew

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team crew chiefs, signal to an F-22 Raptor before take-off at the 2017 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, ... More

The US Air Force (USAF) 48th Fighter Wing (FW) Honor Guard faces a formation of 48th FW USAF Airmen during a Battle of Britain ceremony as they pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the battle. During World War II (WWII) the Luftwaffe, Germany's Air Force, began its attack on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against British shipping and fighter sweeps over Britain's southern coast in what would become known as The Battle of Britain

The US Air Force (USAF) 48th Fighter Wing (FW) Honor Guard faces a for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Dellies speaks with World War II (WWII) veteran US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert Shantz on arrival at Cherbourg, France (FRA). Mr. Shantz, from St. Louis, Missouri, was a member of the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS) during the D-Day Invasion. He was flown by USAF C-17A Globemaster III from the 15th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), to be a part of the 60th Anniversary of D-Day

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Dellies speaks with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Left side profile medium close-up of Squadron Leader Paul Day, Royal Air Force Memorial Flight, R.A.F. Coningsby, as he sits in the cockpit of his Spitfire, a British World War II era fighter, prior to take-off for an aerial demonstration during the Battle of Britain ceremony. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

Left side profile medium close-up of Squadron Leader Paul Day, Royal A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Left side front view medium shot of a Spitfire, a World War II era fighter plane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Royal Air Force Coningsby, as it was on display at R.A.F. Lakenheath, United Kingdom, during the Battle of Britain ceremony. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

Left side front view medium shot of a Spitfire, a World War II era fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the annual POW/MIA Ceremony held in Heritage Park at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Mr. Cooper was a navigator with the Army Air Corps from 1943-1945 and became a German POW after being shot down 29 June 1944 during his 12th bombing mission. He was liberated on April 29th, 1945

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Michael J. Haugen, the North Dakota (ND) Adjutant General (AG), shakes hands with retired US Army (USA) Anthony "Tony" Richard, 12th Cavalry Regiment, while North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad, Rebublican, presents several medals to the World War II (WWII) veteran. The medals presented to 90-year-old Tony Richard included the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat when he served in the Pacific campaign

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Michael J. Haugen, the North ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hector Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David ... More

A US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40 Tomahawk pursuit aircraft (left), piloted by Mr. Steve Hinton, and a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft (right), piloted by USAF Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, Pilot, East Coast A-10 Demonstration Team, 23rd Fighter Group (FG), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), fly in close formation near Langley AFB, Virginia (VA). This formation represents the heritage between the 23rd FG of World War II (WWII) which stood down to become the famous Flying Tigers, and the legacy continues today. The P-40 arrived at Langley for the Flying Tigers Reunion

A US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40 Tomahawk pursuit aircraft (left), pil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Latin Cross marker of Brigadier General (BGEN) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the eldest son of former US President Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied the first wave of troops landing at Utah Beach, France (FRA), on D-Day, June 6, 1944. More than 9,000 Americans killed in Normandy during World War II (WWII) were laid to rest in the American Cemetery in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. Among those buried are more than 300 unknown Soldiers

Latin Cross marker of Brigadier General (BGEN) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire the honorable Mr. Hugh Duberly lays a wreath in remembrance of those who died in World War II, during the Memorial Day ceremony held at Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge, England (ENG)

Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire the honorable Mr. Hugh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

A fully restored WWII era Japanese Zero Fighter aircraft performs aerial maneuvers during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) Arizona (AZ). The Zero flew with American fighter aircraft from the same era depicting a mock air battle over the base for the more than 300,000 guests that attended the two-day show

A fully restored WWII era Japanese Zero Fighter aircraft performs aeri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel... More

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Brian Plass salutes while his fellow infantrymen with the United States Third Infantry Regiment, or Old Guard, fire 19 rounds with four World War II vintage 3-inch anti-tank guns during the opening ceremony of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Service Open House (JSOH). The ceremony was hosted at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), marked the 55th annual celebration of Armed Forces Day

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Brian Plass salutes while his fellow infan...

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: TSGT Tracy L. Demarco, USAF Release S... More

Councilman Carrol Schubert (second from left), Chairman of the Board of the San Antonio City Council, Texas, pins a World War II 60th Anniversay pin on retired MASTER SGT. John Lawlor (center) during San Antonio's Honoring of WWII Veterans Ceremony on April 3, 2005, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (PHOTO by Alan Boedeker) (Released)

Councilman Carrol Schubert (second from left), Chairman of the Board o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Boedeker, CIV Release Status: Rele... More

Members of the Red Baron Squadron in Strearman World War Two (WWII) era Biplanes demonstrate their acrobatic skills during the Air Fest 2004 air show at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA)

Members of the Red Baron Squadron in Strearman World War Two (WWII) er...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wendy Brockel, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), prepare to parachute from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: D-DAY 60TH ANNEVERSARY EVENT Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A... More

A US Army (USA) 82nd Airborne Division World War II veteran, displaying his earned Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), renders a salute during the playing of the National Anthems at Utah Beach during a ceremony commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings

A US Army (USA) 82nd Airborne Division World War II veteran, displayin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), board a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), on their way to the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, departs the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) LC 81, from Assault Craft Unit-5 (ACU-5) Detachment West Pacific, Sasebo, Japan, onto a Gogu Beach for the D-Day Mobile Fuel Distribution System (DMFDS) concept demonstration in support of FOAL EAGLE 2000. The DMFDS is a Force Warfighting Lab (FWL) sponsored and Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project which demonstrates new techniques in the first ever transfer of fuel from the sea to land. FOAL EAGLE is the largest Joint and Combined field training drill conducted annually in South Korea, running from October ...

US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Deta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine First Lieutenant Jonathon Kehr (Right), Landing Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan, d... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), re-enact the D-Day parachute drop near Amfreville, France (FRA), from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft. This is part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Amfreville State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Two World War Two (WWII) era P-51 Mustang aircraft and a US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft fly together during a Heritage Flight conducted during the Air Fest 2004 air show at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA)

Two World War Two (WWII) era P-51 Mustang aircraft and a US Air Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wendy Brockel, USAF Release S... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, pays respect to the presentation of the colors at the National Mall, in District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony to pay tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, pays respect t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele... More

A US Army (USA) Honor Guard removes the flag draped casket, carrying the remains of US Army Air Corps, World War II Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Earle Aber, during a graveside Funeral Service held at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial at Cambridge, England, United Kingdom (UK)

A US Army (USA) Honor Guard removes the flag draped casket, carrying t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge American Cemetery State: Cambridgeshire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Meghan E. Geis, USAF Release... More

A World War Two (WWII) P-51D Mustang aircraft on display at the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware (DE). The aircraft is painted with the markings of the Tuskegee Airmen

A World War Two (WWII) P-51D Mustang aircraft on display at the Air Mo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Dan Gill... More

Members of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) community and World War II veterans gather for the Zero Fighter Pilots Association Flagpole Ceremony. This event was held at Hickam AFB to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

Members of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) community and World War II vete...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Valarry Smith, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), parachute, from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary commemorating the D-Day invasion six decades ago

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft prepare to taxi to the runway to take off and fly participate in the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mccneal, USAF Release... More

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