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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Overby, Crewchief, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), torques a nut on an E main wheel assembly. The 48th EMS provides intermediate and organizational level for three fighter squadrons supporting the 48th FW, US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), US European Command and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) commitments. Responsibilities include of aerospace ground equipment, structural repair, fabrication, corrosion prevention, aircraft inspection and crash recovery, as well as providing contract oversight for the transient...

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Overby, Crewchief, 48th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Overby, Crewchief, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), 48th Fighter Wing (... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Andrew Johnson, Crewchief, 28th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), brings a B-1B Lancer to a stop at an undisclosed location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Andrew Johnson, Crewchief, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathaniel R. Terry (left), Crewchief, with USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher L. Rice, Weapons Loader, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), pull pins and perform last checks of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at the end of the taxiway before the aircraft enters the Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, runway

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathaniel R. Terry (left), C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Karolina Gmyrek, USAF Release Status... More

A crewchief inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon's fighter aircraft intake for loose screws and possible foreign object damage during a preflight inspection. He is on temporary duty at the Air Force Base while participating in the June Air Defense Exercise

A crewchief inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon's fighter aircraft intake...

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: SSGT Sue A. Bellia, USAF Release Statu... More

A pilot and his crewchief perform a standard preflight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. They are participating in the June Air Defense Exercise

A pilot and his crewchief perform a standard preflight inspection on a...

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: SSGT Sue A. Bellia, USAF Release Statu... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Robert Venturella of the 706th Tactical Fighter Squadron awaits the crewchief's okay to "fire up" his aircraft during the reserve training Exercise PATRIOT PEARL. The exercise is a combined air operation of short duration designed to make maximum use of limited training

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Robert Venturella of the 706th Tactical Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kelvin Davis, USAF Release Statu... More

STAFF SGT. Robert Ward, load crewchief, 107th Fighter Interceptor Group, attaches an SUU-23/A 20mm gun pod on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Exercise William Tell '88

STAFF SGT. Robert Ward, load crewchief, 107th Fighter Interceptor Grou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '88 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A U.S. Air Force crewchief and a model of a F-117A Stealth aircraft are being towed in the National Victory Celebration parade honoring the coalition forces of Desert Storm

A U.S. Air Force crewchief and a model of a F-117A Stealth aircraft ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

SSGT Jonathan Wakeley, a C-141 StarLifter crewchief from the 443rd Airlift Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Okla., taking a fuel sample from this team's aircraft during the last day of RODEO 92 competition

SSGT Jonathan Wakeley, a C-141 StarLifter crewchief from the 443rd Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Aida Solis, crewchief from the 319th AGS, Grand Forks N.D., connects the lower nose door links during preflight inspection before a refueling mission

AIRMAN 1ST Class Aida Solis, crewchief from the 319th AGS, Grand Forks...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT. Robert Jackson Release S... More

TECH. SGT. Michael Simpson, crewchief from the 640th AMSS, marshals in a C-5 cargo aircraft

TECH. SGT. Michael Simpson, crewchief from the 640th AMSS, marshals in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT Robert Jackson Release S... More

United States Air Force AIRMAN Christopher A. Gibbons, a Crewchief with the 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, looks out the door of the USAF's newest C-17A Globemaster III (tail number 950107) "The Spirit of North Charleston"

United States Air Force AIRMAN Christopher A. Gibbons, a Crewchief wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF R... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Charles D. Henson uses a portable radio to talk to the 37th Airlift Squadron maintenance control section to inform them on the status of his aircraft. SSGT Henson is a C-130 Hercules crewchief stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Charles D. Henson uses a portable radio to talk ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: ... More

STAFF Sergeant Charles D. Henson, a C-130 crewchief stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, packs up his tool box in front of a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules, "Norma Jean", after preparing the aircraft for a mission in support of the US Army's Southern European Task Force

STAFF Sergeant Charles D. Henson, a C-130 crewchief stationed at Ramst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: ... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Milan Geber, a Crewchief with 92nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, oils an engine of KC-135 Stratotanker. SSGT Geber is deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of Phoneix Duke II

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Milan Geber, a Crewchief with 92nd Aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHONIX DUKE II Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Stan Parker, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Patrick Schnieder, an F-16 Falcon Fighter crewchief with the 114th Fighter Wing (FW), South Dakota Air National Guard (ANG), cools-off in the shade of the aircrafts wings at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Patrick Schnieder, an F-16 F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Sce... More

SGT Thomas Bush, a Bridge Crewchief assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea, and a Korean Augmentee to the U.S. Army help guide M945 Bridge Transporters down the hill and to the rivers edge in preparation for crossing the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in todays exercise are officers participating in accordance with the U.S. Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery

SGT Thomas Bush, a Bridge Crewchief assigned to the 50th Engineer Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Mossman Release Status: Releas... More

SGT Thomas Bush, a bridge crewchief assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea (ROK), helps guide M945 Bridge Transporters down the hill and to the rivers edge in preparation for crossing the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in today's exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery

SGT Thomas Bush, a bridge crewchief assigned to the 50th Engineer Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Mossman Release Status: Releas... More

The 119th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crewchief US Air Force Technical Sergeant Ray Aberle, checks a panel "his" jet. The North Dakota Air National Guard accomplished a milestone in Nov 1998, when the unit flew over 40,000 hours in the jets without a Class-A accident

The 119th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crewchief US Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Paula K. Johnson, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

Technical Sergeant Bill Dimsdale, crewchief for the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), removes an engine intake cover with a propeller tool at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, in preparation for a flight to Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

Technical Sergeant Bill Dimsdale, crewchief for the 169th Operations S...

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

Technical Sergeant Bill Dimsdale, crewchief for the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), inspects engine dry bays for any signs of fuel leaks at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, in preparation for a flight to Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch

Technical Sergeant Bill Dimsdale, crewchief for the 169th Operations S...

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

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Murray assists USAF Colonel Gary North with strapping into an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to flying a training mission from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During March 1999, COL North was at Luke AFB going through F-16 refresher training before heading to Korea to become the 8th Fighter Wing commander at Kunsan Air Base. COL Gary North became the first US Air Force pilot to achieve an aerial kill in a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH when he successfully engaged an Iraqi Mig-25 Foxbat that violated the Iraqi southern no-fly zone. COL Norths crewchief at the time of the shoot down, TSGT Murray, is now ...

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Murray assists USAF Colonel Gary North...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Technical Sergeant Murray assists USAF Colonel Gary North with strapping into an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pri... More

TSGT Brian Clark, a KC-135R Crewchief works on the RAF Mildenhall, England, flightline in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Clark is assigned to the 100th Aircraft Generation Squadron at RAF Mildenhall. His home town is Miami, Florida. Tankers from RAF Mildenhall make-up a large portion of the tanker forces supporting NATO aircraft during NATO Operation Allied Force

TSGT Brian Clark, a KC-135R Crewchief works on the RAF Mildenhall, Eng...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Greg L. Davis Release Status: Released t... More

A Medium shot, rear view. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Joshua Sicking, aircraft crewchief from the 60th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB Florida, watches an F-15 taxi out at Davis Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona, during Roving Sands '99 June 19, 1999. Roving Sand's is a multinational air and missile defense exercise taking place through June at locations from Ft. Bliss Texas, to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

A Medium shot, rear view. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Joshua Sicki...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '99 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

A Close-up shot, rear view. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Joshua Sicking, aircraft crewchief from the 60th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB Florida watches an F-15 taxi out at Davis Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona, during Roving Sands '99 June 19, 1999. Roving Sand's is a multinational air and missile defense exercise taking place through June at locations from Ft Bliss Texas, to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico

A Close-up shot, rear view. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Joshua Sic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '99 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Thomas Childress, a munitions Program Crewchief from the 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, gives Major General Kenneth Hess, Third Air Force Commander, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, a briefing on the GBU-15 guided air-to-ground bomb during his visit to the base. MGEN Hess was visiting R.A.F. Lakenheath for a familiarization of the bases' mission

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Thomas Childress, a munitions Program Crew...

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

United States Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Steven Morris, Crewchief, 510th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, looks on as an aircraft cycles through it's pre-flight check in preparation for the day's first sortie. Training Exercise Iron Claw, Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia, 11 September 2000

United States Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Steven Morris, Crewchief, 510th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher Murdock, crewchief from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, directs an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft into a vacant parking slot at Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia on September 18, 2000 in support of Exercise IRON CLAW

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher Murdock, crewchief from the 510...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Derreck L. Stewart's breath is clearly visible, in the frigid air on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flightline. Temeratures in South Carolina have been unseasonably cold recently and for those who work outside, like A1C Stewart, a F-16CJ crewchief from the 78th Fighter Squadron, at the 20th Fighter Wing, a warm hat and gloves are essential equipment

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Derreck L. Stewart's breath is clearly...

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: SRA Greg L. Davis, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Derreck L. Stewart, F-16CJ crewchief from the 78th Fighter Squadron, at the 20th Fighter Wing, pushes his cold weather headgear further down on his head as he works to launch an F-16CJ aircraft (not shown) on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Temeratures in South Carolina have been unseasonably cold recently and for those who work outside, like A1C Stewart, a warm hat and gloves are essential equipment

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Derreck L. Stewart, F-16CJ crewchief f...

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: SRA Greg L. Davis, USAF Release St... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon crewchief checks the F-16 pilots seat straps prior to take-off during a recent Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) at the 174th Fighter Wing (FW), Syracuse, New York

An F-16 Fighting Falcon crewchief checks the F-16 pilots seat straps p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Allen, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

A crewchief from the 174th Fighter Wing (FW) prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for maintenance during a recent Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) in Syracuse, New York

A crewchief from the 174th Fighter Wing (FW) prepares an F-16 Fighting...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pamela Allen, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

(from left to right) US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Nathan Castle, US Air Force CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Carey Castle and US Air Force Major (Ret) Allan Castle pause for a picture on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flightline. A1C Castle is an F-16 Crewchief assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron while his father, CMSGT Castle, is also a F-16 Crewchief assigned to the 20th Logistics Group. MAJ Allan Castle is a former USAF KC-135 Pilot that retired from service in 1971. A1C and CMSGT Castle had the opportunity to launch a jet together as a team while MAJ Castle and other family members looked on. CMSGT Castle retires tomorrow on Friday Feb. 2, 2001. CMSGT Castle is assigned to the ...

(from left to right) US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Nathan Castle, US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: (from left to right) US Air Force Airman First Class Nathan Castle, US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Carey Castle and US Air ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Woodrow "Woody" Lemon, USAF, (left), crewchief, and SSGT Christian Homan, USAF, 80th Fighter Squadron, consult Technical Orders (TO) and maintenance records on their F-16 Falcon during the 8th Fighter Wing's COMBAT EMPLOYMENT READINESS Exercise (CERE)

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Woodrow "Woody" Lemon, USAF, (left), crewchief, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT EMPLOYMENT READINESS Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scen... More

Inside the hardened aircraft shelter, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Woodrow "Woody" Lemon, USAF, (left), crewchief, 80th Fighter Squadron, dons his gas mask and hood during a Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) alert on the flightline during the 8th Fighter Wing's COMBAT EMPLOYMENT READINESS Exercise (CERE)

Inside the hardened aircraft shelter, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Woodrow "W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF Release S... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Harris, USAF, Crewchief, 121st Fighter Squadron (FS), District of Columbia Air National Guard (DCANG), performs last minute End of Runway (EOR) preflight safety checks on an F-16C Fighting Falcon before take-off during Operation SNOWBIRD at Key West, Florida

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Harris, USAF, Crewchief, 121st Fighter Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SNOWBIRD Base: Key West International Airport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Lieutenant (LT) Eric Lacouture, USAF, 555th Fighter Squadron, is strapped in to his F-16 Fighting Falcon, by crewchief AIRMAN First Class Adam Callahan, USAF. LT Lacouture wears an LPU-9/P (Life Preserver Unit), the soft collar like unit, for over water flights

Lieutenant (LT) Eric Lacouture, USAF, 555th Fighter Squadron, is strap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jeremy Smith, USAF Release St... More

Lieutenant Eric Lacouture, USAF, pilot, 555th Fighter Squadron, and AIRMAN First Class Adam Callahan, USAF, crewchief with the 555th, perform flight control checks prior to taxing out at Aviano Air Base, Italy

Lieutenant Eric Lacouture, USAF, pilot, 555th Fighter Squadron, and AI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jeremy Smith, USAF Release St... More

STAFF Sergeant Eric Watts, USAF, 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron) Transient Alert crewchief inspects a flap on the wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. Warthog) that just landed at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The aircraft stopped at Lajes enroute to the US after returning from supporting CORONET EAST Operations

STAFF Sergeant Eric Watts, USAF, 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott W. Johnson, USAF ... More

An F-15 Eagle guided into a parking place at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, by a Transient Alert crewchief

An F-15 Eagle guided into a parking place at Lajes Field, Azores, Port...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott W. Johnson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

STAFF Sergeant Eric Watts, USAF, (right), 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron) Transient Alert crewchief, helps A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot Captain Chris Thompson, USAF, unstrap from the aircraft at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The A-10 and pilot are part of a group enroute to the US after supporting CORONET EAST Operations in Kuwait

STAFF Sergeant Eric Watts, USAF, (right), 65th OSS (Operations Support...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael R. Holzworth, US... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Tim Watson, USAF, 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron) Transient Alert crewchief, marshals an A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. Warthog) to it's parking spot at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The A-10 and pilot are part of a group enroute to the US after supporting CORONET EAST Operations in Kuwait

SENIOR AIRMAN Tim Watson, USAF, 65th OSS (Operations Support Squadron)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET EAST Base: Lajes Air Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael R. Holzworth, US... More

A crewchief from the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, assesses a safety check to an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's hook through a crash recovery scenario during Kunsan's Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

A crewchief from the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), fires the Saco .50 cal M2 Machine Gun from the UH-1N "Huey" helicopter during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE at Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light At...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), prepares the Saco .50 cal M2 Machine Gun for firing from the UH-1N "Huey" helicopter during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE on Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light At...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

With the Saco.50 M2 Machine Gun mounted and locked, off the starboard side of the UH-1N "Huey," Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief member with the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), calls in ground clearances to the pilot as they takeoff during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

With the Saco.50 M2 Machine Gun mounted and locked, off the starboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), fires the Saco .50 cal M2 Machine Gun from the UH-1N "Huey" helicopter during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE at Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief with Marine Light At...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

A crewchief in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2) and the pilot Major Wendel Smith, 174th Fighter Wing, Syracuse, New York, perform pre-flight checks during a recent Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) at the base. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0304272 or search 010428F0639B002)

A crewchief in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hancock Air National Guard Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin Brody, USAF Relea... More

Crewchief STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matt Dahlin, USAF, wipes down the canopy on the USAF Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon as they prepare for departure from the Nebraska Air National Guard Base, Lincoln Municipal Airport, Nebraska. The Thunderbirds participated in the Nebraska Guard Airfest Airshow and are preparing depart for Fort Lauderdale

Crewchief STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matt Dahlin, USAF, wipes down the cano...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew A. Roland, USAF Relea... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Carter, USAF, (left) and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Ronald Keeney, USAF, stand by the EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783 along all the signatures of unit members after a decommissioning ceremony. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's. MSGT Keeney is the last crewchief and TSGT Carter is the last assistant crewchief to work on 7783 during its 30 years of service to the 193rd Special Operations Wing

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Carter, USAF, (left) and MASTER Sergeant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Op... More

Assistant crewchief STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bradford Bowen, USAF, conducts a routine check on the trailing edge of the wing on a USAF Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon, as they prepare for departure from the Nebraska Air National Guard Base, Lincoln Municipal Airport, Nebraska. . The Thunderbirds participated in the Nebraska Guard Airfest Airshow and are preparing depart for Fort Lauderdale

Assistant crewchief STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Bradford Bowen, USAF, conduc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew A. Roland, USAF Relea... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Carter, USAF, (left), watches as members of the 193rd Special Operations Wing (SOW) sign EC-130E Hercules number 63-7783 after a decommissioning ceremony. The aircraft is the first to be decommissioned as part of the units conversion to C-130J's. TSGT Carter is the last assistant crewchief to work on 7783 during its 30 years of service to the 193rd SOW

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Joe Carter, USAF, (left), watches as members...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Harrisburg International Airport State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Op... More

STAFF Sergeant Marcus Collins, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron crewchief, helps Anthony Joppie, son of MASTER Sergeant Jeff Jopie, USAF, 16th Air Force, strap into an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a family fair at Aviano Air Base, Italy

STAFF Sergeant Marcus Collins, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron crewchi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeremy Smith, USAF Release St... More

Larrissa Joppie, daughter of MASTER Sergeant Jeff Joppie, USAF, 16th Air Force, gets a lesson on strapping into the F-16 Fighting Falcon from STAFF Sergeant Marcus Collins, USAF, 31st Maintenance crewchief during a family fair at Aviano Air Base, Italy

Larrissa Joppie, daughter of MASTER Sergeant Jeff Joppie, USAF, 16th A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeremy Smith, USAF Release St... More

A Crewchief from the 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, guides the B-1B Lancer as it taxis out during Ellsworth's Operational Readiness Inspection

A Crewchief from the 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Sou...

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

Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, and AIRMAN 1ST Class Fausto Olivo, USAF, (right), KC-135R crewchief, perform pre-flight aircraft checks before a refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. CAPT Ramrakha and about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel are deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. The McConnell active duty personnel join the primarily Air National Guard flying and maintenance operations here. The group flies aerial refueling missions in support of NATO Operation JOINT FORGE, refueling US and NATO aircraft, patrolling the ...

Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, and Airman 1st Class Fausto Olivo, USAF, (right), KC-135R c... More

Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, performs his pre-flight walk around the aircraft, with crewchief AIRMAN 1ST Class Fausto Olivo, USAF, before taking off on a refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. CAPT Ramrakha and about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel are deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. The McConnell active duty personnel join the primarily Air National Guard flying and maintenance operations here. The group flies aerial refueling missions in support of NATO Operation JOINT FORGE, refueling US and NATO aircraft, ...

Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, pe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, performs his pre-flight walk around the aircraft, with crew... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Jay Evans (right), a 92d Aircraft Generation Squadron crewchief, signs out his fuel sampling tool from Technical Sergeant Christopher Johnson. The 92d Air Refueling Wing has relocated its flightline operations to March Air Reserve Base, California due to flightline repairs at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington

SENIOR AIRMAN Jay Evans (right), a 92d Aircraft Generation Squadron cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Jay Evans (right), a 92d Aircraft Generation Squadron crewchief, signs out his tools from Technical Sergeant Christopher Johnson. The tool in yellow is used to collect fuel samples from an aircraft's wing. The 92d Air Refueling Wing has relocated flightline operations to March Air Reserve Base, California due to flightline repairs on Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington

SENIOR AIRMAN Jay Evans (right), a 92d Aircraft Generation Squadron cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ryan Alfke, crewchief for the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, marshalls an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft into position for parking after a sortie at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ryan Alfke, crewchief for the 555th Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Margarethe Via, a crewchief with the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, prepares her jet around for the next sortie by cleaning the canopy of her F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Margarethe Via, a crewchief with the 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Using time between sorties to catch up on paperwork, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Via, crewchief with the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, relaxes on an aircraft ladder while updating the aircraft logbook. The 555th Fighter Squadron deployed to Slovakia with 220 personnel from Aviano for weapons training at the range in Kuchnya, located just outside Bratislava, the capital of the Republic of Slovakia

Using time between sorties to catch up on paperwork, US Air Force SENI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Russel Murray, crewchief with the 555th Fighter Squadron, performs a post-flight check on the front main gear of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft deployed to Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. The 555th Fighter Squadron is taking part in a weapons training deployment

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Russel Murray, crewchief with the 555th Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant William Zimmerman, crewchief from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, watches as the nose-gear of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is cycled up timing the procedure to make sure it is within specifications at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. The 555th Fighter Squadron is taking part in weapons training deployment

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant William Zimmerman, crewchief from the 555t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Via, crewchief for the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air base, Italy, helps raise a 28,000 pound F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft up on an aircraft jack at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. The 555th Fighter Squadron is taking part in weapons training deployment

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Via, crewchief for the 555th Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jordan Bradely, crewchief from the 555th Fighter Squadron, supervises the raising of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, making sure that one side doesn't go up at an uneven rate causing the aircraft to become unstable. The 555th Fighter Squadron is taking part in weapons training deployment at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jordan Bradely, crewchief from the 555th F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

AIRMAN First Class Travis Clark, USAF, crewchief, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2), performs a post-flight inspection following a sortie generated during a Local Salty Nation Exercise. The exercise tests the wing's ability to meet wartime tasking from command and control processes to accomplishing the mission in a chemical environment

AIRMAN First Class Travis Clark, USAF, crewchief, 555th Fighter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Rele... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bob Broderick, USAF, Commander, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Margarethe Via, USAF, crewchief, 555th, preflights the Paveway II (CCG MAU-169) control unit on a Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) 500-pound munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The 555th deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey as part of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bob Broderick, USAF, Commander, 555th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Task Force - ONW Sce... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bob Broderick, USAF, Commander, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Margarethe Via, USAF, crewchief, 555th, preflights the Paveway II (CCG MAU-169) control unit on a Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) 500-pound munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The F-16 as carries and AIM-9 Sparrow (right) missile on the wing. The 555th deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey as part of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bob Broderick, USAF, Commander, 555th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Task Force - ONW Sce... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Via, USAF, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), crewchief, performs post flight inspections an F-16 Fighting Falcon cockpit as he prepares to button it up. The 555th deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey as part of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Via, USAF, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), crew...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: Combined Task Force - ONW Sce... More

Taking back the night, a 148th Fighter Wing Crewchief and Pilot conduct last minute operational checks of a Minnesota Air National Guard F-16 ADF (Air Defense Fighter) "Fighting Falcon", prior to a night CAP (Combat Air Patrol) assigned by NORAD. The FAA called on the 148th Fighter Wing to enforce the ban on all commercial fight activity following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The flag rests at half-mast in the background in memory of those lost lives

Taking back the night, a 148th Fighter Wing Crewchief and Pilot conduc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James R. Gillooley, USAF, a crewchief, 125th Logistics Group, Florida ANG, Jacksonville, sits in quiet repose after the tumultuous events of the week following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) James R. Gillooley, USAF, a crewchief, 125th Log...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jacksonville Iap State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 125 Fighter Wing Scene Camera Operator: ... More

AIRMAN First Class Steven D. Hensly, USAF, crewchief, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, installs a rain seal to the leading edge flap of an F-16C. The seal ensures that rain doesn't get inside the wing where the flap and leading edge join, causing internal erosion

AIRMAN First Class Steven D. Hensly, USAF, crewchief, 510th Fighter Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release St... More

During Operation NOBEL EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Katrina Bradshaw, USAF, crewchief, 151st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Utah Air National Guard, looks around the ramp before marshalling one of the unit's KC-135E Stratotankers (out of frame) into taxi position, September 20, 2001

During Operation NOBEL EAGLE, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Katrina Bradshaw, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Salt Lake City Iap State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG... More

As seen through a night vision lens, a crewchief from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom performs an end of runway (EOR) check on an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to releasing it for take off. Due to the extended periods of darkness during the winter months, the base shifted to night operations as of September 10th and will continue through March. F-15E Strike Eagles launch from RAF Lakenheath in the early evening and generally return around 1130PM (2330)

As seen through a night vision lens, a crewchief from the 494th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

Captain Doug Bartels, USAF, (left), pilot, and Captain Mark Ciero, USAF, (right), Weapons System Operator, 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, UK, strap into an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to "Night Flight". The crewchief will double-check all straps before the canopy closes. Due to the extended periods of darkness during the winter months, the base shifted to night operations as of September 10th and will continue through March. F-15E Strike Eagles launch from RAF Lakenheath in the early evening and generally return around 1130PM (2330)

Captain Doug Bartels, USAF, (left), pilot, and Captain Mark Ciero, USA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

As seen through a night vision lens, a crewchief from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom performs an end of runway (EOR) check on an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to releasing it for take off. Due to the extended periods of darkness during the winter months, the base shifted to night operations as of September 10th and will continue through March. F-15E Strike Eagles launch from RAF Lakenheath in the early evening and generally return around 1130PM (2330)

As seen through a night vision lens, a crewchief from the 494th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

As seen through a night vision lens, a crewchief from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom performs an end of runway (EOR) check on an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to releasing it for take off. Due to the extended periods of darkness during the winter months, the base shifted to night operations as of September 10th and will continue through March. F-15E Strike Eagles launch from RAF Lakenheath in the early evening and generally return around 1130PM (2330)

As seen through a night vision lens, a crewchief from the 494th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christopher Haider, USAF, 39th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), conventional maintenance crewchief, checks the Universal Ammunition Loading System (UALS) for any leftover rounds of 20mm ammunition. The system is checked after loading up an F-16 for a mission during its deployment in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH, at Incirlik Air Base Turkey

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Christopher Haider, USAF, 39th Maintenance Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, USAF, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conventional maintenance crewchief, ties down and secures MK-82 bombs on the MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport during Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, USAF, 18th Munitions Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, (left), USAF, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conventional maintenance crew chief and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Aviano Air Base, Italy, conventional maintenance crewchief, guide MK-82 bombs onto the MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport. Both airmen are deployed in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, (left), USAF, 18th Munitio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matthew J. Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, (left), USAF, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conventional maintenance crewchief, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, USAF, 39th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), conventional maintenance crewchief, SSGT Christopher Haider, USAF, 39th MXS, conventional maintenance crewchief. They are performing a routine serviceability inspection of 20mm ammunition rounds from an aircraft deployed to Incirlik Air Base in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, (left), USAF, 18th Munitio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, (left), USAF, 39th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), conventional maintenance crewchief and SSGT Christopher Haider, 39th MXS, conventional maintenance crewchief, position MK-82 bombs on the MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport. Both airmen are deployed in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, (left), USAF, 39th Maintenance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, 39th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), conventional maintenance crewchief, SSGT Jason Harre, USAF, 31st MXS, Aviano Air Base, Italy, conventional maintenance crewchief and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, USAF, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conventional maintenance crewchief, tie down and secure MK-82 bombs onto an MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, 39th Maintenance Squadron (MXS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Aviano Air Base, Italy, conventional maintenance crewchief, with assistance guides a pair of MK-82 bombs toward a MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport. The munitions are part of the support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Av...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, (left), USAF, 18th Munitions Squadron, conventional maintenance crewchief, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), conventional maintenance crewchief, Aviano Air Base, Italy, loading MK-82's onto a munitions handling unit trailer for transport to the munitions assembly conveyor. Both airmen are deployed to Incirlik in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, (left), USAF, 18th Munitio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, USAF, 39th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), conventional maintenance crewchief, SSGT Jason Harre, USAF, 31st MXS, Aviano Air Base, Italy, conventional maintenance crewchief, and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, USAF, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conventional maintenance crewchief, tie down and secure MK-82 bombs on the MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport. The munitions are part of the support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, USAF, 39th Maintenance Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS) conventional maintenance crewchief guides AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Joseph D'Antonio, USAF, 31st MXS, forklift driver, Aviano Air Base, Italy, as they load MK-82's onto a MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport. Both are deployed in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MX...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, (left), USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, conventional maintenance crewchief, with assistance guides MK-82 bombs over to the MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Harre, (left), USAF, 31st Maintenance Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Matthew J. Hannen, USAF Release Statu... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, (left), USAF, 39th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), conventional maintenance crewchief, and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, USAF, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conventional maintenance crewchief, performing a routine serviceability inspection of 20mm ammunition rounds from an aircraft deployed to Incirlik Air Base in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Hartford, (left), USAF, 39th Maintenance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, USAF, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH, conventional maintenance crewchief, ties down and secures MK-82 bombs onto the MHU-110 munitions handling trailer for transport

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Glenn Swearengin, USAF, 18th Munitions Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Technical Sergeant Jon Livingston, USAF, a Crewchief for the 148th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard, conducts pre-launch checks of one of the Wing's F-16 Fighting Falcons on September 27, 2001. The aircraft once, "hot cocked" (fully loaded and ready to go and ready to fire) was placed on alert in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

Technical Sergeant Jon Livingston, USAF, a Crewchief for the 148th Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

At the F-16C Fighting Falcons cockpit, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joe Kahoe, USAF, crewchief, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, prepares to assist Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bill Edwards, USAF, pilot, attach the should straps from the ACES II ejection seat to his parachute harness prior to taxiing.At the F-16C Fighting Falcons cockpit, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joe Kahoe, USAF, crewchief, 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), Virginia Air National Guard, prepares to assist Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bill Edwards, USAF, pilot, attach the should straps from the ACES II ejection seat to his parachute harness prior to taxiing. As part of the increased vigilance and readiness encompassed in Operation...

At the F-16C Fighting Falcons cockpit, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joe Kahoe, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: At the F-16C Fighting Falcons cockpit, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joe Kahoe, USAF, crewchief, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National... More

With the crewchief standing by an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, reviews the maintenance logs on her aircraft in preparation for take off in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

With the crewchief standing by an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, 48th Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: U... More

The crewchief, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, hands a personal bag to the pilot to retrieve an item after she is strapped to the F-15 Strike Eagles seat. The Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) adjusts his chute harness prior to entering the cockpit. The crew is preparing for take off in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The crewchief, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, hands a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: U... More

A crewchief from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, stows the crews baggage in the travel pod of the F-15E Strike Eagle prior to take off. The crew and craft are deploying in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A crewchief from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: U... More

An F-16C Fighting Falcon crewchief from the 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, helps a pilot prepare for a nighttime mission from Byrd Field, Richmond International Airport (IAP), Virginia, in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

An F-16C Fighting Falcon crewchief from the 192nd Fighter Wing, Virgin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sc... More

Assisted by 510th Crewchief SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Harvey, Captain (CAPT) Scott "Fester" Fredrick, 510th Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano AB, Italy, straps in a "Buzzard" F-16C Fighting Falcon prior to his sortie. CAPT Fredrick will be flying a Surface Attack Tactics-Day (SAT-Day) sortie designed to develop proficiency in daylight surface attack tactics

Assisted by 510th Crewchief SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Harvey, Captain ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J. Ahlschwede, USAF Re... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Harvey, 510th Fighter Squadron (FS), crewchief, gives Captain (CAPT) Scott "Fester" Fredrick, pilot, 510th FS, Aviano AB, Italy, the traditional "Buzzard Claw sign" prior to his sortie. CAPT Fredrick will be flying a Surface Attack Tactics-Day (SAT-Day) sortie designed to develop proficiency in daylight surface attack tactics. Note the Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pod on the outside pylon

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Harvey, 510th Fighter Squadron (FS), crewchi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J. Ahlschwede, USAF Re... More

Captain Mark "T-Bone" Doria, USAF, pilot, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, gives his crewchief the traditional "buzzard claw" before launching off for a sortie

Captain Mark "T-Bone" Doria, USAF, pilot, 510th Fighter Squadron, Avia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Louis Rivers, USAF Release St... More

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