PICRYLThe World's Largest Public Domain Source

COL James C. McCombs, 437th Military Airlift Wing Commander, and COL Richard L. Sula, 437th Air Base Group Commander, distribute awards at the conclusion of the Tri-County Special Olympics

COL James C. McCombs, 437th Military Airlift Wing Commander, and COL Richard L. Sula, 437th Air Base Group Commander, distribute awards at the conclusion of the Tri-County Special Olympics

description

Summary

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: TSGT Guido C. Locati

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

date_range

Date

09/04/1986

create

Source

The U.S. National Archives

link

Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

copyright

Copyright info

No known copyright restrictions

Explore: military airlift

COL Marvin S. Ervin, commander, 63rd Military Airlift Wing, and his wife Jenny greet entertainer Lucille Ball who will be performing in the Bob Hope birthday special show during the opening of Airlift Rodeo '87 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C

Combat control team scuba divers come ashore during a water training exercise. The airmen are from the 63rd Military Airlift Wing

COL. James C. McCombs, Commander, 437th Military Airlift Wing, introduces distinguished guests during the dedication ceremony of the new 437th Military Airlift Wing Headquarters building

A K-loader moves pallets of medical supplies toward a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft for transport to Philippine hospitals. The gathering of the supplies was coordinated by Americare Foundation

Silhouetted against the sunset, a C-5B Galaxy aircraft assigned to the 436th Military Airlift Wing is flown along the coastline by members of the 512th Military Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve

Air crew drop personnel, wearing cold weather gear to protect against the sub-zero temperatures during the drop over South Pole station. The airdrop by 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter was toresupply Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness on Antarctica. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Airmen from the 435th Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet of donated medical supplies onto a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The aircraft will be flying to Prague, Czechoslovakia, where it will be deliver the supplies to the Czech government for distribution

Explore: olympics

Army SPECIALIST Fourth Class Aristedes Gonzalez of Puerto Rico, left, boxes Joon-Sup Shin of South Korea during the 1984 Summer Olympics

Army SPECIALIST 5 Ruby E. Fox from Parker, Arizona, adjusts the grip on her pistol during the sport pistol competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal for her performance in the event

AIRMAN 1ST Class Owen Hamilton from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is a representative of the Jamaican track and field team competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Army 1ST Lieutenant Glenn Dubis from Fort Benning, Georgia, participates in the shooting competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Army Captain Randy W. Stewart from Fort Benning, Georgia, practices for the shooting competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Captain Glenn A. Dubis, from the US Army Markmanship Unit, sights in his target during the Men's 50-Meter Rifle Three-Position qualification during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Fifteen military athletes are competing in the 2000 Olympic games as members of the US Olympic team. In addition to the 15 competing athletes there are eight alternates and five coaches representing each of the four services in various venues

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander, (LCRD) Cynthia Eythell (left), and USN Illustrator Draftsman First Class (DM1) Marshell Gillispie, both assigned to CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) Divisions in the Pentagon, Washington District of Columbia (DC), prepare to award a first place medal to a Special Olympics athlete. The 2006 Washington D.C. chapter Summer Special Olympics kicked off at Howard University. Special Olympics are an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition

A right side view of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14B Tomcat aircraft parked on the flight line prior to taking part in a flyover during Inauguration festivities for President-elect William Jefferson Clinton. The aircraft exhibits the symbol of the Olympics on its nose as a tribute to the '92 Olympics held in Spain. VF-74 was deployed to the region while that event was taking place

Army Captain Craig T. Gilbert from Fort Dix, New Jersey, a member of the handball team competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Explore: charleston air force base

COL. James C. McCombs, Commander, 437th Military Airlift Wing, introduces distinguished guests during the dedication ceremony of the new 437th Military Airlift Wing Headquarters building

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dawn Anderson, an Aerial Combat Videographer with the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CCS), from Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), prepares for the day in the transient quarters at Al Udeid, Qatar

A group of well-wishers wait on the flight line to greet students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine in Grenada. The medical students are being flown to the base after being evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY

Air Force Reserve STAFF Sergeant Jack Riley backs a flush truck up to a civilain contract DC-10 aircraft. Reserve personnel from Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, are taking over the duties of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron during the reserve exercise PATRIOT PORT `83

SRA Jeffrey Allen, a photojournalist from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., documents activities at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle '98

MASTER Sergeant Johnny Bartosh of the 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, chains down an MH-60G Pave Hawk on a ramp as Technical Sergeant Tony McGuire of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, checks for clearance between the top of the helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

The first C-17 Globemaster III delivered to the Air Force's 437th Airlift Wing, on 14 Jun 93, sits on the ramp, silhouetted by the rising sun

Technical Sergeant Bill Dimsdale, and MASTER Sergeant Bill Allen, crew chiefs, for the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), troubleshoot a secondary fuel pump pressure switch on engine number three at 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 AB, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch