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CAPT. Bill Miller and CAPT. J.R. Foster, the pilot and radar intercept officer of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, F-4E Phantom II aircraft, cross the flight line after returning from a successful flight during exercise Cope Tora '90, a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) bombing and gunnery exercise

CAPT. Bill Miller and CAPT. J.R. Foster, the pilot and radar intercept...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TORA '90 Base: Clark Air Base Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: R... More

TECH. SGT. Mike Garcia of the 8th Security Police Squadron (8th SPS) is silhouetted against the sky as he holds a Stinger anti-aircraft guided missile during the air base ground defense Exercise Foal Eagle '89. The 8th SPS is the only Air Force security police unit to have a Stinger section. Air Force security police personnel from various U.S. and Pacific commands are taking part in the exercise

TECH. SGT. Mike Garcia of the 8th Security Police Squadron (8th SPS) i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release S... More

An airman armed with an M16 rifle speaks with the driver of a 1 1/4-ton cargo truck as another airman mans a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) . The roadblock has been organized to prevent the entry of aggressor forces into camp during the air base ground defense Exercise Foal Eagle '89

An airman armed with an M16 rifle speaks with the driver of a 1 1/4-to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release S... More

STAFF SGT. Warren Jackson points out a target to Stinger anti-aircraft guided missile gunner SGT. Gary Cross during the air base ground defense Exercise Foal Eagle '89. Both are members of the 8th Security Police Squadron, which is the only Air Force security police unit to have a Stinger section. Air Force security police personnel from various U.S. and Pacific commands are taking part in the exercise

STAFF SGT. Warren Jackson points out a target to Stinger anti-aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release S... More

A technician works on the AN/APQ-120(V) fire control radar in the nose of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft

A technician works on the AN/APQ-120(V) fire control radar in the nose...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

An airman uses an MJ-1 weapons loader to position a GBU-10 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb beneath the wing of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft

An airman uses an MJ-1 weapons loader to position a GBU-10 2,000-pound...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A technician secures the nose of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft

A technician secures the nose of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A fellow squadron member arrives with beers for the pilot and radar intercept officer of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, F-4E Phantom II aircraft following their return to base during exercise Cope Tora '90, a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) bombing and gunnery exercise

A fellow squadron member arrives with beers for the pilot and radar in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TORA '90 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Val Gempis Release ... More

The Military Sealift Command auxiliary crane ship FLICKERTAIL STATE (T-ACS-5) lies at anchor off Johnston Atoll as it waits to unload its cargo during Operation Steel Box. The ship is delivering chemical munitions to the U.S. Army Chemical Activity on Johnston Atoll for storage and disposal

The Military Sealift Command auxiliary crane ship FLICKERTAIL STATE (T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: STEEL BOX Base: Crane Ship Flickertail State Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Releas... More

A pallet of 155mm chemical artillery shells sits in its shipping crate before being unloaded during Operation Steel Box. The shells, part of a shipment of chemical munitions transported to the atoll aboard a Military Sealift Command ship, will be placed in a storage bunker until their disposal

A pallet of 155mm chemical artillery shells sits in its shipping crate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: STEEL BOX Country: Johnston Atoll Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Local residents express their sentiments with a tattered banner in the aftermath of a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

Local residents express their sentiments with a tattered banner in the...

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

U.S. Marines carry a sack of rice across the airfield at Chittagong Air Base during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

U.S. Marines carry a sack of rice across the airfield at Chittagong Ai...

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

Local residents stand amidst the rubble in the aftermath of a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

Local residents stand amidst the rubble in the aftermath of a cyclone ...

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

An exterior view of the local hospital, overflowing with people in the aftermath of a cyclone which devastated the area on April 30th. U.S. military forces ar providing disaster relief to the victims as part of Operation Sea Angel.

An exterior view of the local hospital, overflowing with people in the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter delivers a reverse osmosis water purification system to the island as part of 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-53E Super Stallion helicopter delivers a reverse osmosis water pu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas... More

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bernard Galvez, Headquarters, 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, 5th Marine Expeditionary Bde., treats a child at the local hospital during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Bernard Galvez, Headquarters, 2nd Bn., 11t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas... More

A local resident stands beside a well as he pours water from a bucket. Much of the region's water is c ontaminated in the aftermath of a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

A local resident stands beside a well as he pours water from a bucket....

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

MAJ. GEN. Henry C. Stackpole III, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force / 3rd Marine Division, speaks with Marines during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th. Stackpole is functioning as commander of the relief efforts.

MAJ. GEN. Henry C. Stackpole III, commanding general, III Marine Exped...

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

CPL. Greg Grippo, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265), speaks with Dr. Muhammad Islam aboard a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

CPL. Greg Grippo, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265), spe...

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 Milita... More

CAPT. Wayne Miller, a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HML/A-169), speaks with local residents upon his arrival during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

CAPT. Wayne Miller, a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Ut...

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

MASTER SGT. Tony Hughes, TECH. SGT. Craig Sands and TECH. SGT. William Hill help local residents load rice during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

MASTER SGT. Tony Hughes, TECH. SGT. Craig Sands and TECH. SGT. William...

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

An aerial view of damage sustained by a port area in the aftermath of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

An aerial view of damage sustained by a port area in the aftermath of ...

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

LT. John Koella, a doctor with the 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, 1ST Marine Div., examines a patient as Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Robert Andrews stands by. The U.S. medical team is assisting local doctors as part of Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

LT. John Koella, a doctor with the 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, 1ST Marine D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas... More

A 353rd Special Operations Wing HC-130H Hercules aircraft taxis on the runway at Chittagong Air Base after arriving to take 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 353rd Special Operations Wing HC-130H Hercules aircraft taxis on the...

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

An aerial view of flooding in the aftermath of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

An aerial view of flooding in the aftermath of a cyclone which devasta...

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

TECH. SGT. K.J. Jones coordinates relief efforts wsith C.A.R.E. personnel during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

TECH. SGT. K.J. Jones coordinates relief efforts wsith C.A.R.E. person...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas... More

The flags of Bangladesh and the United States are depicted on a sign for Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

The flags of Bangladesh and the United States are depicted on a sign f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Mofizur Rahman Sepoy, a member of the Bangladesh air force, listens to SPEC. James Beard's field radio as the two coordinate transport of supplies during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone which devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

Mofizur Rahman Sepoy, a member of the Bangladesh air force, listens to...

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

MASTER SGT. Roman H. Espejo of Customs Section, 3rd Transportation Squadron, inspects boxes of household goods being prepared for shipment. Airmen and their families are being moved off of the base due to the damage caused by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo and the flooding that followed

MASTER SGT. Roman H. Espejo of Customs Section, 3rd Transportation Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano comes alive for the first time in over 600 years. Mount Pinatubo is forcing the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts to remove over 20,000 evacuees from Clark Air Base, foreground, and Naval Station, Subic Bay

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano comes alive for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Relea... More

SGT. Perry A. Hooter of the 3rd Security Police Group checks a moving van at an entry control point. Airmen and their families are being moved off of the base due to the damage caused by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo and the flooding that followed

SGT. Perry A. Hooter of the 3rd Security Police Group checks a moving ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Aircraft weather shelters are collapsed after more than four inches of volcanic ash fell as a result of the June 10 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil.

Aircraft weather shelters are collapsed after more than four inches of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Releas... More

Smoke billows from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano erupts for the first time in over 600 years. More than 20,000 evacuees are being removed from the area as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil.

Smoke billows from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano erupts for the first ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Mount Pinatubo Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released ... More

STAFF SGT. Skinowski, a helicopter flight engineer from the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, stands by his UH-1N Iroquois helicopter as clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo in the background prior to its eruption. The volcano's activity is forcing the U.S. military to coordinate removal of over 20,000 evacuees from Clark Air Base and Naval Station, Subic Bay, during Operation Fiery Vigil

STAFF SGT. Skinowski, a helicopter flight engineer from the 3rd Tactic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Relea... More

Filipino movers load furniture and boxes onto their truck as an airman moves out of his home in the Mactan housing area. Airmen and their families are being moved off of the base due to the damage caused by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo and the flooding that followed

Filipino movers load furniture and boxes onto their truck as an airman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

LT. COL. (Dr.) Kelly Drizon of the 3rd Medical Group listens to a girl's breathing while taking part in a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) at the Santa Rosa School. The school is being used as a clinic for more than 1,3000 evacuees who have fled the mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rains that fell following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

LT. COL. (Dr.) Kelly Drizon of the 3rd Medical Group listens to a girl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Florida Blanca Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A helicopter crew member stands beside his UH-1N Iroquois helicopter as he watches a cloud of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that came alive for the first time in over 600 years. The eruption is causing the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts over 20,000 military and civilian personnel and dependents

A helicopter crew member stands beside his UH-1N Iroquois helicopter a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Relea... More

Personnel of the 3rd Security Police Group horse patrol make their rounds in the aftermath of the volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil when more than four inches of fallen ash disrupted operations at Clark and Naval Station, Subic Bay

Personnel of the 3rd Security Police Group horse patrol make their rou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Releas... More

Somalian workers assist US Air Force personnel off-loading relief supplies from a US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft. Pictured are people pushing a truck from beneath the tail section of the aircraft.(Exact date unknown)

Somalian workers assist US Air Force personnel off-loading relief supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Relief supplies bound for Somalian refugee camps are stored in a warehouse in Wajir, Kenya. Pictured is a mountain of supplies with workers adding bags of food.(Exact date unknown)

Relief supplies bound for Somalian refugee camps are stored in a wareh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Base: Wajir Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A C-130 Hercules from the 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR, arrives at Moi International Airport carrying aircraft propellers. Personnel from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), 437th Airlift Control Squadron (ALCS) and the 50th Airlift Squadron (ALS) download the aircraft

A C-130 Hercules from the 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR, arr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public... More

STAFF SGT. Scott Hauer, 62nd Combat Control Squadron (CCS), McChord Air Force Base, stands next to STAFF SGT. Obino Joram, Kenya Air Force, as they conduct air traffic control training. STAFF SGT. Joram sits on the motorcycle and an all-terrain vehicle is in the background.(Exact date unknown)

STAFF SGT. Scott Hauer, 62nd Combat Control Squadron (CCS), McChord Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE HOPE Base: Wajir Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Pictured is a close-up view of a bullet hole in the fuselage of a US Air Force C-130. The aircraft was fired on while delivering relief supplies to the Somalian village of Belet Huen. A single shot from the ground hit the aircraft. The C-130 was not endangered

Pictured is a close-up view of a bullet hole in the fuselage of a US A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Base: Belet Uen Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Pictured is a bullet hole in the fuselage of a US Air Force C-130. The aircraft was fired on while delivering relief supplies to the Somalian village of Belet Huen. A single shot from the ground hit the aircraft. The C-130 was not endangered

Pictured is a bullet hole in the fuselage of a US Air Force C-130. The...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Base: Belet Uen Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A close up view of a Somalian refugee woman as she waits for relief food

A close up view of a Somalian refugee woman as she waits for relief fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Base: Wajir Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Somalians gather around a cooking fire at a refugee camp where the International Red Cross has established 24 food kitchens during Operation Restore Hope

Somalians gather around a cooking fire at a refugee camp where the Int...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Wajir Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Publi... More

MASTER SGT. Mark Mahoney, 210th Air Rescue Squadron (Alaska Air National Guard), parachutes right to the red target as a Russian soldier looks on during an air drop on the small Arctic Ocean island. A 34-member American team joined 40 Russian military personnel in a search and rescue exercise

MASTER SGT. Mark Mahoney, 210th Air Rescue Squadron (Alaska Air Nation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stolbovoi Island State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Air Rescue Squadron (Alaska Air National Guard) and a Russian M1-8 helicopter wait on the frozen ground during a search and rescue exercise involving 34 Americans and 40 Russians

An MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Air Rescue Squadron (Ala...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stolbovoi Island State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Doug Patchin, 210th Air Refueling Squadron, with his winter hat, mask and gloves visible, secures a parachute harness. Patchin is part of the 34-member American Team at the first joint Russian and American exercise conducted since World War II. This search and rescue exercise took more than two years of planning

SENIOR AIRMAN Doug Patchin, 210th Air Refueling Squadron, with his win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tiksi Air Base State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Photographer First Class (PH1) Steven Vanderwerff records an extremely high angle shot of a Thai Marine as he reveals himself from the sparse vegetation he was using as cover during field operations as part of exercise Cobra Gold '94

Photographer First Class (PH1) Steven Vanderwerff records an extremely...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '94 Base: Rayong Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif, flew in relief goods. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public... More

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif, flew in relief goods. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public... More

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif, flew in relief goods. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public... More

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif, flew in relief goods. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public... More

Members of the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif., prepare to unload relief cargos from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft

Members of the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public... More

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif, flew in relief goods. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public... More

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif, flew in relief goods. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public... More

Haitians outside the gate at the Port-au-Prince airport chant pro-Aristide slogans. Exact Date Shot Unknown .Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1994

Haitians outside the gate at the Port-au-Prince airport chant pro-Aris...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released ... More

Haitians, waving a U. S. flag, display pro-U.S. sentiments at the Port-au-Prince airport. Exact Date Shot Unknown .Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1994

Haitians, waving a U. S. flag, display pro-U.S. sentiments at the Port...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released ... More

An Air Force member prepares ammunition at the Port-au-Prince airport. Exact Date Shot Unknown .Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1994

An Air Force member prepares ammunition at the Port-au-Prince airport....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released ... More

TECH. SGT. George Tracy of the 436th Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) directs airfield traffic on the Port-au-Prince tarmac from the TALCE mobile operations center. Exact Date Shot Unknown .Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1994

TECH. SGT. George Tracy of the 436th Tanker Airlift Control Element (T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released ... More

An air-to-air view of United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft deployed from UMFA (AW)-224 (Bangles), Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station, South Carolina, to Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, for participation in this annual air defense exercise

An air-to-air view of United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: First Place Category: Sports Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A young gymnast holds her trophy in one hand and wipes her tears with the other hand. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: First Place Categ...

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

Shot of a group of Northrop employees, dressed in fire gear, who man the Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, fire department. This image was used in the April 1996 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Shot of a group of Northrop employees, dressed in fire gear, who man t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vance Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Val Gempis Release Status: Released to ... More

Students Derek L. Showers (far left), Keith A. DeMarray, Andre J. Hall, and Ricardo Cordova try to solve algebra problems during study hour at their dormitory. The students at the Air Force Academy each have a roommate and mandatory daily study hours from 7 to 9 in the evening.(Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1996 ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

Students Derek L. Showers (far left), Keith A. DeMarray, Andre J. Hall...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Rele... More

Air Force maintenance members use both sign and spoken language to communicate with military members from other nations to exchange both ideas and knowledge.(Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1996 ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air Force maintenance members use both sign and spoken language to com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A group of students do push-ups as part of strength exercises at the parade grounds during physical conditioning. They are taught academics, military training, and physical conditioning during their 11 month stay at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School.(Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1996 ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

A group of students do push-ups as part of strength exercises at the p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Rele... More

Students practice marching for their graduation exercise. They are taught academics, military training, and physical conditioning during their 11 month stay at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School. (Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1996 ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

Students practice marching for their graduation exercise. They are tau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Rele... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Saejung Parks runs up the steps of the course to stay in top physical condition in order to maintain Air Force Academy Preparatory School standards.(Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1996 ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

AIRMAN 1ST Class Saejung Parks runs up the steps of the course to stay...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Rele... More

Cadet Ted Roberts stands outside of the chapel on the parade grounds at the Air Force Academy. He is a prior enlisted security police apprentice, a member of the Air Force Honor Guard, and a Pentagon tour guide. He smiles at his success in getting a second chance at an academy appointment where he achieved a degree in general engineering. The Air Force has selected him for duty as a space operations and missile officer.(Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1996 ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

Cadet Ted Roberts stands outside of the chapel on the parade grounds a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Rele... More

An Air Force medical technician examines a young boy's arm during a routine childhood physical examination

An Air Force medical technician examines a young boy's arm during a ro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CAPT. Stewart LeBlanc poses with three of the cadets who he coaches in fencing at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School. CAPT. LeBlanc was a former academy varsity fencing team captain who now shares his expertise.(Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1996 ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

CAPT. Stewart LeBlanc poses with three of the cadets who he coaches in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Rele... More

An Air Force Major assigned to the Asian Pacific Theater becomes an ambassador of goodwill by handing out food to local civilians in need.(Published in AIRMAN Magazine May 1996 ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

An Air Force Major assigned to the Asian Pacific Theater becomes an am...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CAPT. Dirk J. Bouma poses next to his horse at the equestrian center. CAPT. Bouma is a 1995 Olympic gold-medal performer in the Modern Pentathlon, which consists of shooting, epee fencing, swimming, equestrian and cross-country running. PHOTO published in AIRMAN Magazine, June 1996Exact Date Shot Unknown

CAPT. Dirk J. Bouma poses next to his horse at the equestrian center. ...

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: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: ... More

MAJ. Bill Roy, a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team and the Air Force's World Class Athlete Program, practices his shooting skill for the summer games in Atlanta. MAJ. Roy is the reigning National Skeet Shooting Association world champion. PHOTO published in AIRMAN Magazine, June 1996.Exact Date Shot Unknown

MAJ. Bill Roy, a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team and the Air Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Sta... More

Shot of US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Doug Holty, an aerospace physiological specialist, watches a bank of video screens in the medical monitor room of the Dynamic Environment Simulator, or centrifuge, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, keeping tabs on a subjects performance. This image was used in the June 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Shot of US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Doug Holty, an aerospace physiolo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Val Gempis Release Status: Relea... More

Shot of John Frazier as he straps US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Bob Bennington into the cab of the Dynamic Environment Simulator, or centrifuge, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This image was used in the June 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Shot of John Frazier as he straps US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Bob ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Val Gempis Release Status: Relea... More

Mike and Lisa Blackwell enjoy playing bingo at the NCO club.Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Mike and Lisa Blackwell enjoy playing bingo at the NCO club.Published ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release S... More

Liza D. Paige prepares food at the deli line during lunch time at the officers club.Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Liza D. Paige prepares food at the deli line during lunch time at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release S... More

Dorothy J. Diaz, day kitchen supervisor, prepares food during lunch at the officers club.Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Dorothy J. Diaz, day kitchen supervisor, prepares food during lunch at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release S... More

Alex Kouras, Officers Club manager, said clubs must aggressively promote their programs and benefits just to stay out of the red.Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Alex Kouras, Officers Club manager, said clubs must aggressively promo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release S... More

Shooting pool is popular at the NCO club.Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Shooting pool is popular at the NCO club.Published in AIRMAN Magazine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release S... More

Traditional bicycle carts and modern busses coexist near the jungle where Cobra Gold is taking place. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996

Traditional bicycle carts and modern busses coexist near the jungle wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '96 Base: Surat Thani Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to... More

A Buddhist temple near the jungle where Cobra Gold is taking place. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996

A Buddhist temple near the jungle where Cobra Gold is taking place. Ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '96 Base: Surat Thani Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to... More

A C-130 Hercules from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota, Japan, skims the tree tops. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996

A C-130 Hercules from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota, Japan, skims the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '96 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

U.S. Army troops from A Company 2/75 Ranger, Fort Lewis, Washington, board a C-130 Hercules from the 374th Air Wing, Yokota to fly to southern Thailand. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996

U.S. Army troops from A Company 2/75 Ranger, Fort Lewis, Washington, b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Cobra Gold Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Pu... More

TECH SGT. Charles B. Hawman from the 1ST SOS Intelligence, Kadena AB, Japan, checks a map of southern Thailand before a preflight briefing with helicopter pilots. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996

TECH SGT. Charles B. Hawman from the 1ST SOS Intelligence, Kadena AB, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Cobra Gold Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Pu... More

STAFF SGT. Pete Chapin and CAPT. Kitron Collaku, both from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota AB, Japan, brief U.S. Army troops in the rear of an open C-130 prior to their drop over Nakon Si Thammarat AB, Thailand. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996

STAFF SGT. Pete Chapin and CAPT. Kitron Collaku, both from the 374th A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '96 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

CAPT. Jim Wallace sits in the cockpit of his C-130 Hercules. He is a previously banked pilot who attended the last requalification training class and now flies with the 40th Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB, TX. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996

CAPT. Jim Wallace sits in the cockpit of his C-130 Hercules. He is a p...

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: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: ... More

CAPT. Bob Rick, conducts a preflight briefing with CAPT. Rob Cook. Both are members of the last class of banked pilots that will be flying a T-1 trainer. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996

CAPT. Bob Rick, conducts a preflight briefing with CAPT. Rob Cook. Bot...

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: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas... More

T-1 trainer aircraft sit on the ground as two pilots approach for a mission. Banked pilots get acquainted with the cockpit while flying the T-1 Jayhawk. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996

T-1 trainer aircraft sit on the ground as two pilots approach for a mi...

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: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Releas... More

CAPT. Bob Rick, pilot training instructor, checks his T-1 Jayhawk aircraft prior to flight. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996

CAPT. Bob Rick, pilot training instructor, checks his T-1 Jayhawk airc...

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: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: ... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 150th Fighter Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, N.M., flies over the Australian coastline. The F-16 participating in Australia's largest air defense exercise, PITCH BLACK '96, held at RAAF bases at Darwin, and Tindal in the Northern Territory and RAAFB Curtain in Western Australia. U.S. forces including Air Force F-16 and F-15 fighters, B-52 bombers, KC-10 tankers, C-141 transports and E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft; Marines and Army teamed up with troops from Australia and Singapore during 15 July to 2 August 1996.Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1996Exact Date Shot Unknown

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 150th Fighter Wing, New Mexico Air Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK '96 Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A B-52 from the 93rd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is silhouetted against the morning sun at Royal Australian Air Base Darwin. The B-52s are participating in Australia's largest air defense exercise, PITCH BLACK '96, held at RAAF bases at Darwin, and Tindal in the Northern Territory and RAAFB Curtain in Western Australia. U.S. forces including Air Force F-16 and F-15 fighters, B-52 bombers, KC-10 tankers, C-141 transports and E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft; Marines and Army teamed up with troops from Australia and Singapore during 15 July to 2 August 1996.Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1996 Exact Date Shot Unknown

A B-52 from the 93rd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is silh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK '96 Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Retired MASTER SGT. Francis Guess, a former military training instructor from nearly fifty years previous, makes adjustments to a basic trainee's hand salute. He joined other former training instructors to celebrate the golden anniversary of Air Force Basic training. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1996

Retired MASTER SGT. Francis Guess, a former military training instruct...

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: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: ... More

Ground crews prepare to launch F-117 Stealth Fighters from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, William Perry, in response to an Iraqi missile attack against two F-16s flying over the northern no-fly zone. The destination for the 49th Fighter Wing F-117 Nighthawks is Kuwait.Published in AIRMAN Magazine November 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Ground crews prepare to launch F-117 Stealth Fighters from Holloman Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: R... More

Basic training instructors and staff march during a celebration of the golden anniversary of Air Force Basic Military Training. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1996

Basic training instructors and staff march during a celebration of the...

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: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: ... More

Retired MASTER SGT. Francis Guess, marches a basic training flight, a task he performed nearly 50 years ago. He joined other former training instructors to celebrate the golden anniversary of Air Force Basic Training. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1996

Retired MASTER SGT. Francis Guess, marches a basic training flight, a ...

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: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: ... More

A student at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida's Joint Service Water Survival Training Course is hoisted aboard a Navy helicopter, after successfully using a hand signal for his 'rescue' from the surf. The Air Force's 17th Training Squadron work with the Navy personnel in training aircrew members of both services on water survival techniques at the Florida Naval Air Station.Published in AIRMAN Magazine, December 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A student at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida's Joint Service Wate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status:... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997Title: RunPlace: Honorable Mention Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Army cadets chase a Navy player during a rugby game at Brooks AFB Park, San Antonio, Texas. The game was non-stop action from start to finish. Navy won in overtime

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997Title: RunPlace: Honorabl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Brooks Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Re... More

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