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A chart of the cruise of the American Arctic Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin : in the years 1850 & 51 : fitted out by Henry Grinnell of New York ... and others

A chart of the cruise of the American Arctic Expedition in search of S...

Shows the ship routes followed by the John Franklin Arctic Expedition of 1846-1861 in the eastern Canadian Arctic islands and along the western coast of Greenland; also shows wind direction indicators along the... More

A chart of the cruise of the American Arctic Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin : in the years 1850 & 51 : fitted out by Henry Grinnell of New York ... and others

A chart of the cruise of the American Arctic Expedition in search of S...

Shows the ship routes followed by the John Franklin Arctic Expedition of 1846-1861 in the eastern Canadian Arctic islands and along the western coast of Greenland; also shows wind direction indicators along the... More

Training Activities, Ranger Activities, Search and Rescue Training.

Training Activities, Ranger Activities, Search and Rescue Training.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies /

Searching ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for dead bodies /

From Edison films catalog: This shows the heart of one of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of dead bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire AFB, New Jersey (NJ), is greeted by Ringmaster Kevin Vernardos, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, during a ceremony held March 6, 2002, at the Continental Arena in Newark, NJ. The Ringling Brothers Circus presented a plaque to SSGT Roselli in recognition of his efforts at Ground Zero and service to the nation. SSGT Roselli's civilian job is as a firefighter for the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. One of four Lakehurst firefighters on the NJ urban search and rescue team, SSGT Roselli responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) attack and worked for a week and a...

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire AFB, N... More

Right side front view medium shot at a Russian made Hind Mi-24 helicopter from the Army Test and Evaluation Center, Threat Support Activity, Las Vegas, Nevada, taxis back after providing simulated hostile threats to Search and Rescue operations, during Desert Rescue. Desert Rescue is a Joint Service Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), exercise designed to fully integrate planning and execution of both immediate and dedicated missions

Right side front view medium shot at a Russian made Hind Mi-24 helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A Swedish Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant assigned to Fast Attack Craft HMS NORRKOPING (R 131), observes the US Navy (USN) Aegis Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS VELLA GULF (CG 72) (left) and the German Navy Oiler FGS RHOEN (A 1443) on the Baltic Sea, during the annual maritime Exercise BALTIC OPERATIONS 2003 (BALTOPS). The United States and 12 other nations are participating in this year's exercise. BALTOPS 2003 is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership for Peace countries by conducting support operations at sea including exercises in gunnery, replenishment at sea, undersea warfare, radar tracking, mine countermeasures, seamanship, search and rescue, maritime...

A Swedish Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant assigned to Fast Attack Craft HMS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Swedish Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant assigned to Fast Attack Craft HMS NORRKOPING (R 131), observes the US Navy (USN) Aegis Class... More

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

YOSE SAR Hoist - National Parks Gallery

YOSE SAR Hoist - National Parks Gallery

Search and Rescue helicopter at Yosemite National Park Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Training Activities, Ranger Activities, Search and Rescue Training. River Rescue.

Training Activities, Ranger Activities, Search and Rescue Training. Ri...

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grand Teton National Park - Helicopter Rappel

Grand Teton National Park - Helicopter Rappel

Two people rappelling out of a helicopter for NPS search and rescue.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liberty Ridge Search and Rescue, Mount Rainier National Park

Liberty Ridge Search and Rescue, Mount Rainier National Park

Helicopter Search and Rescue mission at Mount Rainier National Park Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

National parks: SAR - public domain image

National parks: SAR - public domain image

Golden Canyon Search and Rescue operations end well this time. Public domain photograph of quarry workers, mining, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training Activities, Ranger Activities, Search and Rescue Training.

Training Activities, Ranger Activities, Search and Rescue Training.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Short-haul from Royal Arches - Yosemite National Park

Short-haul from Royal Arches - Yosemite National Park

Search and Rescue team at the Royal Arches in Yosemite National Park. The Royal Arches refers to a cliff containing natural occurring granite exfoliation arches, located below North Dome and rising above Yosemi... More

Search and rescue on Half Dome - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Search and rescue on Half Dome - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Search and Rescue at Half Dome - Yosemite National Park Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Training Activities, Ranger Activities, Search and Rescue Training.

Training Activities, Ranger Activities, Search and Rescue Training.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Helicopter Search and Rescue - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Seaman Ben Bratko, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), applies a tourniquet to a training dummy during a search and rescue evaluation to become a qualified search and rescue swimmer.

Seaman Ben Bratko, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS A...

NORFOLK (Aug. 24, 2015) Seaman Ben Bratko, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), applies a tourniquet to a training dummy during a search and rescue evaluation to become a ... More

Search and Rescue (SAR) Swimmer Robert Naunzems, assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS 9), stands by a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).

Search and Rescue (SAR) Swimmer Robert Naunzems, assigned to Military ...

At sea aboard USS Harry S. Truman Search and Rescue (SAR) Swimmer Robert Naunzems, assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Spica (T-AFS 9), stands by a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHI... More

A search and rescue swimmer jumps off of a deck edge elevator during a swim call held aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

A search and rescue swimmer jumps off of a deck edge elevator during a...

Persian Gulf (Aug. 26, 2005) A search and rescue swimmer jumps off of a deck edge elevator during a swim call held aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Grou... More

A US Navy (USN) SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to the USN Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) hoist a USN Search and Rescue (SAR) Sailor during an air power demonstration for family members aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)  during a Tiger Cruise in the Pacific Ocean. Tiger Cruise is provided for family members and friends of the crew to give them an opportunity to experience life at sea for a week

A US Navy (USN) SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to the USN Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Kathleen Gorby, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

HS-3 group photograph, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

HS-3 group photograph, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircrew members assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Three (HS-3) are assembled for a group photograph in the squadrons ready room: (Left to Righ... More

Naval Air Crewman 1st Class Curtis Clontz looks out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter.

Naval Air Crewman 1st Class Curtis Clontz looks out of an MH-60S Sea H...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2011) Naval Air Crewman 1st Class Curtis Clontz, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), looks out of an M... More

Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters, assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21

Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters, assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicop...

GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 07, 2009) Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters, assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, transfer cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat-support ship USN... More

US Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Nathan Blevins inspects fuel samples from an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter during a daily turn around inspection onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) during operations in the Atlantic Ocean. The Seahawk is a twin-engine helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift and special operations.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Javier Capella) (Released)

US Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Nathan Blevins inspe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Javier Capella, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered in the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a man overboard drill.

Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered in the Rigid...

Arabian Sea (Feb. 15, 2007) Members of the surface search and rescue team are lowered in the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a m... More

Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Zack DelCorte hands bottled water to a Japanese citizen.

Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Zack DelCorte hands bottled water to a Jap...

NORTHERN JAPAN (Mar. 15, 2011) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Zack DelCorte, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 7... More

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class William Robertson, a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) stands aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class William Robertson, a search and rescue (SAR...

Atlantic Ocean (May. 16, 2006) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class William Robertson, a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) stands aboard a Rigid... More

Seahawk lowers it's nose and speeds away

Seahawk lowers it's nose and speeds away

The Pacific Ocean (May. 13, 2003) At sea with USS Constellation (CV 64) May 13, 2003 -- During a rehearsal for Constellation's upcoming Tiger Cruise, an HH-60H Seahawk attached to the Gold Falcons of Helicopter... More

Damage Controlman 3rd Class Juan Garcia fills up search and rescue swimmer self controlled breathing apparatus bottles in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

Damage Controlman 3rd Class Juan Garcia fills up search and rescue swi...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 25, 2008) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Juan Garcia fills up search and rescue swimmer self controlled breathing apparatus bottles in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier U... More

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) load supplies onto an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter from the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14.

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) load su...

JAPAN (Mar. 21, 2011) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) load supplies onto an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter from the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14. The squadro... More

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Dalton Branson, assigned to the

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Dalton Branson, assigned to th...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2018) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Dalton Branson, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, signals from the water during a during a search... More

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Joshua Conway, a search and rescue swimmer, readies himself to board the rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a man overboard drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN71).

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Joshua Conway, a search and rescue swim...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 16, 2013) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Joshua Conway, a search and rescue swimmer, readies himself to board the rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a man overboard drill aboard the a... More

Aircrewmen are lifted from the flight deck of USS John F. Kennedy by an HH-60H �Seahawk� helicopter

Aircrewmen are lifted from the flight deck of USS John F. Kennedy by a...

At sea aboard USS John F. Kennedy Aircrewmen are lifted from the flight deck of USS John F. Kennedy by an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine / Search and Rescue Squadro... More

 Flight deck personnel aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) remove wheel chocks and tie-down chains during the launch of a HH-65A Dolphin search and rescue helicopter

Flight deck personnel aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) remove wheel c...

Arabian Gulf (Feb. 26, 2003) Flight deck personnel aboard USS Constellation (CV 64) remove wheel chocks and tie-down chains during the launch of a HH-65A Dolphin search and rescue helicopter, assigned to the U.... More

John Raye from Ottawa, Canada receives medical attention aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) from the Ship's Nurse Lt. Cmdr. Keith Goldston and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Angela Thomas.

John Raye from Ottawa, Canada receives medical attention aboard the nu...

Atlantic Ocean (Jan. 15, 2005) John Raye from Ottawa, Canada receives medical attention aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) from the Ship's Nurse Lt. Cmdr. Keith Goldston... More

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Sailors prepare to pull Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tim Tuttle, playing the role of a man overboard, into a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB).

USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Sailors prepare to pull Aviation Ordnanceman Ai...

Pacific Ocean (Oct. 20, 2006) USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Sailors prepare to pull Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tim Tuttle, playing the role of a man overboard, into a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) after having be... More

A U.S. Navy SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to the"Black Knights"of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 following a plane guard Search and Rescue mission approaches the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) for a landing in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 25, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Aaron Burden) (Released)

A U.S. Navy SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to the"Black Knights"of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Aaron Burden, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SH-60F Flying Plane Guard (CVN-74)

SH-60F Flying Plane Guard (CVN-74)

Operation Enduring Freedom (Jan. 25, 2002) An SH-60F "Seahawk" assigned to the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Eight (HS-8), conducts plane guard maneuvers near the U.S. Navy nuclear powere... More

Instructor Bob Vining assigned to Resolve Marine Group (RMG) briefs USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Damage Control Team on proper procedures for entering the Search and Rescue phase.

Instructor Bob Vining assigned to Resolve Marine Group (RMG) briefs US...

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Apr. 27, 2004) Instructor Bob Vining assigned to Resolve Marine Group (RMG) briefs USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Damage Control Team on proper procedures for entering the Search and Rescue phase... More

SEKI Kaweah River Rescue - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SEKI Kaweah River Rescue - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Search and rescue on the Kaweah River at Sequoia & Kings National Parks

Hall PH-2 Flying Lifeboat,1936 by Gerard Provenza

Hall PH-2 Flying Lifeboat,1936 by Gerard Provenza

Beginning in 1934, the Coast Guard began using a specially designed "flying lifeboat" -- equipped with specialized equipment and capabilities for search and rescue duties and capable of operating up to 1,000 mi... More

A father and daughter look at a World War II-era PBY-5A seaplane at Simard Hall at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Seaplane Base.

A father and daughter look at a World War II-era PBY-5A seaplane at Si...

OAK HARBOR, Wash (Jun. 25, 2010) A father and daughter look at a World War II-era PBY-5A seaplane at Simard Hall at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Seaplane Base. The PBY was produced by Consolidated Aircr... More

U.S. Coast Guard Lake Worth Inlet Station, Peanut Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, FL

U.S. Coast Guard Lake Worth Inlet Station, Peanut Island, Riviera Beac...

Significance: The U.S. Coast Guard Lake Worth Inlet Station is architecturally significant as an intact and typical example of the Coast Guard's many lifeboat stations built or improved in the 1930s and 1940s. ... More

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

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

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

Umpqua River Lighthouse SAR equipment

Umpqua River Lighthouse SAR equipment

Coast Guard Station Umpqua River personnel pose for a photo on recently modernized search and rescue equipment near Winchester Bay, Ore., in the 1940s. Until recently, shore patrols were conducted on horseback ... More

Headed Home by Priscilla Messner-Patterson

Headed Home by Priscilla Messner-Patterson

The Coast Guard Cutter YOCONA, one of three Navy "Diver" class vessel, heads home after a patrol in the Pacific. Transferred from the Navy in 1946, YOCONA served until 1996. During its 50-year career, YOCONA ... More

Middle East region air navigation meeting : Cairo, Egypt.

Middle East region air navigation meeting : Cairo, Egypt.

"October, 1946." Reference key shows rescue and aircraft symbols. "8 of E. 1946 (46/363)." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Robert M. Flanagan, Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), prepare to board a CH-46 Sea Knight Search and Rescue helicopter, to conduct his final flight as Base Commander

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major General (MGEN) Robert M. Flanagan, Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL David Callaway, USMC Release S... More

Presque Isle’s Civil Defense Search and Rescue Unit

Presque Isle’s Civil Defense Search and Rescue Unit

Original caption: Presque Isle’s crack Civil Defense search and rescue unit brings in a “lost” hunter during the test held for Maine and New Brunswick officials. They located eight hunters this way during the r... More

Red Cross mountain rescue exercise at Bwlch Cwmhafodoer above Tal-y-llyn

Red Cross mountain rescue exercise at Bwlch Cwmhafodoer above Tal-y-ll...

Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Ymarferiad achub o'r mynydd gan y Groes Goch ym Mwlch Cwmhafodoer uwchlaw Tal-y-llyn.Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002).Dyddiad/Date: March 15, 1956..Cyfrwng/Medium... More

Mapping a Civil Air Patrol search and rescue excercise

Mapping a Civil Air Patrol search and rescue excercise

: 263992 ( http://263992 ) ...Local call number: TD00997B...Title: Mapping a Civil Air Patrol search and rescue excercise...Date: June 6, 1959...Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - b&w - 4 x 5 in....Series Titl... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron and a volunteer from the NASA Vehicle Integration Test Team office get ready to demonstrate rescue equipment that is used by participants in the Mode VIII exercise being conducted at Patrick Air Force Base. In the background is an HH-60G helicopter.  In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII.  This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.  This will be the 15th Mode VIII exercise conducted in the past 20 years.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1347

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron and a volunteer from the NASA Vehicle Integration Test Team office get ready to demonstrate rescue equipment that is used by participants in... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron demonstrates rescue equipment that is used by participants in the Mode VIII exercise being conducted at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.  In the background is an HH-60G helicopter.  In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII.  This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.  This will be the 15th Mode VIII exercise conducted in the past 20 years.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1344

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron demonstrates rescue equipment that is used by participants in the Mode VIII exercise being conducted at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. In the... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An Air Force HC-130 rescue tanker flies over the target area off Florida's central east coast during a rescue training exercise, known as Mode VIII.  In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII.  This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-08pd1371

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An Air Force HC-130 rescue tanker flies over t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An Air Force HC-130 rescue tanker flies over the target area off Florida's central east coast during a rescue training exercise, known as Mode VIII. In support of, and with logistical s... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Participants in a rescue training exercise, known as Mode VIII, are successfully launched from a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat off Florida's central east coast.  In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII.  This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-08pd1366

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Participants in a rescue training exercise, kn...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Participants in a rescue training exercise, known as Mode VIII, are successfully launched from a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat off Florida's central east coast. In support of, and with l... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron and a volunteer (in the stretcher) from the NASA Vehicle Integration Test Team office get ready to demonstrate rescue equipment on the HH-60G helicopter that is used by participants in the Mode VIII exercise being conducted at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.  In support of, and with logistical support from, NASA, USSTRATCOM is hosting a major exercise involving Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, search and rescue (SAR) forces, including the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, which support space shuttle astronaut bailout contingency operations, known as Mode VIII.  This exercise tests SAR capabilities to locate, recover and provide medical treatment for astronauts following a space shuttle launch phase open-ocean bailout. Participants include members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center.  This will be the 15th Mode VIII exercise conducted in the past 20 years.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1348

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron and a volunteer (in the stretcher) from the NASA Vehicle Integration Test Team office get ready to demonstrate rescue equipment on the HH-60... More

Susan Frank takes a moment to relax while playing with cadaver dog, Tucker during the recovery of a Navy P-2V Neptune aircraft that crashed over Greenland in 1962.

Susan Frank takes a moment to relax while playing with cadaver dog, Tu...

Greenland (Aug. 08, 2004) Susan Frank, a Volunteer from Bucks County Search and Rescue takes a moment to relax while playing with cadaver dog, Tucker during the recovery of a Navy P-2V Neptune aircraft that cra... More

Fort Benning crash rescue map - Public domain map

Fort Benning crash rescue map - Public domain map

Scale 1:100,000 and 1:250,000. Printed on both sides of sheet. "SX 8-67." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Shows radial distances from Lawson Army Airfield. Includes "Location index." Available also t... More

Fort Rucker crash rescue map - Public domain map

Fort Rucker crash rescue map - Public domain map

Scale 1:100,000 and 1:250,000. Printed on both sides of sheet. "SX 11-68." "Universal transverse Mercator grid." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes "Location index" and "Elevation guide." Avail... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BASSWOOD, Marianas Section, Victor Wharf, Agana Heights, Guam, GU

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BASSWOOD, Marianas Section, Victor Wharf, Agan...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The U.S. Coa... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SWEETBRIER, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SWEETBRIER, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Are...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The U.S. Coa... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter COWSLIP, Base Tongue Point, Astoria, Clatsop County, OR

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter COWSLIP, Base Tongue Point, Astoria, Clatsop C...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The U.S. Coa... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CITRUS, Coos Bay, Coos County, OR

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CITRUS, Coos Bay, Coos County, OR

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The U.S. Coa... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SASSAFRASS, Marianas Section, Victor Wharf, Agana Heights, Guam, GU

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SASSAFRASS, Marianas Section, Victor Wharf, Ag...

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942 to 1944. The U.S. ... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter MESQUITE, Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, MI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter MESQUITE, Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, MI

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The U.S. Coa... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WOODBINE, Grand Haven, Ottawa County, MI

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WOODBINE, Grand Haven, Ottawa County, MI

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The U.S. Coa... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EVERGREEN, New London, New London County, CT

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EVERGREEN, New London, New London County, CT

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942 to 1944. The U.S. ... More

X-Wing RSRA - 80 Knot Taxi Test

X-Wing RSRA - 80 Knot Taxi Test

The Rotor Systems Research Aircraft/X-Wing, a vehicle that was used to demonstrate an advanced rotor/fixed wing concept called X-Wing, is shown here during high-speed taxi tests at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Res... More

X-Wing Research Vehicle in Hangar

X-Wing Research Vehicle in Hangar

One of the most unusual experimental flight vehicles appearing at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later redesignated Dryden Flight Research Center) in the 1980s was the Rotor Systems Research Aircr... More

X-Wing Research Vehicle in Hangar

X-Wing Research Vehicle in Hangar

One of the most unusual experimental flight vehicles appearing at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later redesignated Dryden Flight Research Center) in the 1980s was the Rotor Systems Research Aircr... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant Jonas Concepcion (left), an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF performs post-flight checks on his aircraft following a training mission, during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV). The image is silhouetted against the setting sun

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant Jonas Concepcion (left), an A-10 Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

X-Wing RSRA - 80 Knot Taxi Test

X-Wing RSRA - 80 Knot Taxi Test

The Rotor Systems Research Aircraft/X-Wing, a vehicle that was used to demonstrate an advanced rotor/fixed wing concept called X-Wing, is shown here during high-speed taxi tests at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Res... More

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, AIRMAN First Class Adam McNallen a crew chief for the 75th Fighter Squadron at Pope AFB, North Carolina, marshals in Captain Kevin Eilers an A-10 pilot from the 75th Fighter Squadron. AIRMAN McNallen is originally from East Brady, Pennsylvania. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, AIRMAN First Class Adam Mc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comm... More

X-Wing Research Vehicle, NASA history collection

X-Wing Research Vehicle, NASA history collection

One of the most unusual experimental flight vehicles appearing at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later redesignated Dryden Flight Research Center) in the 1980s was the Rotor Systems Research Aircr... More

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training. Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training. Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training. Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training. Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training actvities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training actvities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities, NPS Individuals - Ed Nelson

training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities, NP...

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

UH-1N Huey number 6648 hits the 18,000 hour flight

UH-1N Huey number 6648 hits the 18,000 hour flight

UH-1N Huey number 6648 hits the 18,000 hour flight mark Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash, Jan. 11, 2018. UH-1N Huey number 6648 arrived at Fairchild Air Force Base in April of 1971 and has flown all of its missio... More

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training. Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training. Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

Training Activities, Search and Rescue Training, Ranger Activities.

SEKI Historic Image Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Knox crash rescue map - Public domain map

Fort Knox crash rescue map - Public domain map

Scale 1:100,000 and 1:250,000. Printed on both sides of sheet. "Universal transverse Mercator grid." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes "Location index" and "Elevation guide." Available also th... More

720601-N-xx999-001 Coronado, CA (1972) Michael Artegian,

720601-N-xx999-001 Coronado, CA (1972) Michael Artegian,

720601-N-xx999-001 Coronado, CA (1972) Michael Artegian, now a customer support specialist for Naval Tactical Command Support Systems (NTCSS) at Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, is pictured here in Ju... More

Air-crash search-and-rescue map. Wright Army Airfield (Fort Stewart), Georgia

Air-crash search-and-rescue map. Wright Army Airfield (Fort Stewart), ...

"Map information as of 1976. Air data 1976." Relief shown by spot heights. Shows radial distances. Standard map series designation: Series V603. "Aero data furnished by the airfield commander, Wright Army Airfi... More

MASTER Sergeant Kelly videotapes a search-and-rescue (SAR) exercise at the bombing range, during the US Air Force Europe fighter crew weapons exercise CREEK STAR

MASTER Sergeant Kelly videotapes a search-and-rescue (SAR) exercise at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CREEK STAR Base: Zaragosa Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

HC-130 Hercules, US Coast Guard Photo

HC-130 Hercules, US Coast Guard Photo

The HC-130 Hercules is a long-range surveillance and transport, fixed-wing aircraft that is used to perform search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties including illegal drug interdiction, marine enviro... More

Search and Rescue by George Gray

Search and Rescue by George Gray

Since 1979, women in the Coast Guard have been assigned virtually every duty to which their rank entitled them. By 1983, of 129 women officers in the Coast Guard, 35 were serving aboard seagoing vessels and fiv... More

Early morning low level flight of a CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter over rice paddies to a search and rescue (SAR) target during exercise Cope Thunder

Early morning low level flight of a CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alex R. Taningco Rele... More

SGT Anthony Romano, a search and rescue team (SAR) crew chief of Marine Helicopter Experimental Squadron 1 (HMX-1), shows what their horse collar looks like. The collar is attached to a cable hoist system which enables the SAR team to rescue a person from the water

SGT Anthony Romano, a search and rescue team (SAR) crew chief of Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kim Rossman Release Status: ... More

The Lifesavers by Arden von Dewitz

The Lifesavers by Arden von Dewitz

Search and Rescue is one of the Coast Guard's oldest missions. Minimizing the loss of life, injury, property damage or loss by rendering aid to persons in distress and property in the maritime environment has a... More

COAST GUARD CUTTERS - U.S. Coast guard photo

COAST GUARD CUTTERS - U.S. Coast guard photo

Sand Island, HI (Jan. 27) --Sister cutters Assateague (WPB-1337) and Washington (WPB-1331) homeported in Honolulu. The 110-foot Island-class Patrol Boats are a Coast Guard modification of a highly successful B... More

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