Maj. Gen. Dawn Ferrell, the Deputy Adjutant General
Maj. Gen. Dawn Ferrell, the Deputy Adjutant General - Air, and the Minister Plenipotentiary Mr. Barakat Elleithy, the Assistant Deputy Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States, pose in fron... More
Apollo 9 Mission image - Earth Observation - Middle East
Oblique Earth Observation taken by the Apollo 9 crew. View is of the Strait of Gubal, Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Aqaba. Film magazine was D,film type was SO-368 Ektachrome with 0.460 - 0.710 micrometers film / fi... More
1108th TASMG assists with mission in Sinai, Egypt
First Sgt. Douglas Krol (right), 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group Task Force 17, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, assists Spc. Daniel Burke (center) and Pfc. Robert Smith (left), Multinational Forces ... More
Dr. Graham Allison, author of “Destined for War: Can
Dr. Graham Allison, author of “Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap,” delivers a lecture to Special Operations Command personnel at the Joint Special Operations University on MacDill... More
092618-N-VO895-0042 CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Sept. 26, 2018)
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The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron heraldic
The 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron heraldic device is placed at a table setting prior to a Heritage Dinner on Jan. 15, 2016, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. One of the most important ... More
Fire Danger Extreme in New South Wales: Natural Hazards
Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description
The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington,
The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., Feb 6, 2021. The National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with security, communications, medical evac... More
Chief Petty Officer Aaron Rich (left) digs out the
Chief Petty Officer Aaron Rich (left) digs out the opening to the ancient burial site in Parco Forestale Di Calaforno (Park Forestry of Calaforno) in Ragusa, Sicily, Dec. 12, 2014. After a request from the lead... More
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 5, 2015) U.S. Marines
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 5, 2015) U.S. Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform pull-ups during a team-building physic... More
The Ziggurat of Ur, sometimes called the "Great Ziggurat
The Ziggurat of Ur, sometimes called the "Great Ziggurat of Ur" is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat which is located in the city of Ur near Nasiriyah.
Iraqi musicians perform on the historic streets of
Iraqi musicians perform on the historic streets of Mutanabi Book Market during a celebration of the market's reopening in the Rusafa District of eastern Baghdad Dec. 18.
GEMINI VII - EARTH-SKY VIEW - MIDDLE-EAST AREA - OUTER SPACE
Nile Delta, Sinai, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Cyprus, Iraq, as photographed from the Gemini VII Spacecraft during its 56th revolution of the Earth. OUTER SPACE NASA Identifier: S65-63849
Dust Storm off West Africa: Natural Hazards
Dust blew off the west coast of Africa on April 13, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (MODIS) flying onboard the terra.nasa.gov/ Terra satellite took this picture ... More
The Persian Gulf: Image of the Day
Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description
Dust Plumes Off North Africa Coast: Natural Hazards
Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Earth observations taken during STS-77 mission
Earth observations taken during the STS-77 mission from the space shuttle Endeavour includes: Crete, entire island, near vertical view (very good) (052), New center pivot, swing-arm argicultural facility, Saudi... More
Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mis...
Earth observation views taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission. NASA Identifier: STS080-734-039
A U.S. Navy sailor, assigned to aircraft carrier USS
A U.S. Navy sailor, assigned to aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, slides down a waterslide during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation sponsored tour. Several thousand sailors enjoyed a host of activities whil... More
Earth observations taken during STS-94
Earth observations taken during the STS-94 mission from the space shuttle Columbia including: Nile River delta and Suez Canal (002-10). Gibraltar and Africa (020). NASA Identifier: STS094-725-007
U.S. service members listen to U.S. Navy Capt. Irving
U.S. service members listen to U.S. Navy Capt. Irving Elson, a Jewish Rabbi with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speak during a Passover Seder here, April 7, 2012. Passover commemorates the story of the Exodus, in wh... More
Dust over the Red Sea: Natural Hazards
A dust plume blew off the coast of Saudi Arabia and over the Red Sea on November 3, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satelli... More
The flames of an oil/gas separation plant as seen from
The flames of an oil/gas separation plant as seen from the Al Hayyaniah District, Dec. 12, in Basra, Iraq.
Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia
Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-73 mission. Athens, Corinth, Greece (068). NASA Identifier: STS073-721-073
Dust over the Red Sea: Natural Hazards
A dust plume blew off the coast of Saudi Arabia and over the Red Sea on November 3, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's terra.nasa.gov Terra satelli... More
Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry
Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, conduct a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise as part of Exercise Bright Star 2018... More
US Military Aircraft Fly Egyptians Home from Tunisia
A U.S. airmen stands among displaced Egyptian citizens aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J that is transporting them to Cairo, Egypt. They boarded the aircraft in Djerba, Tunisia, after fleeing the recent violence a... More
Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco: Image of the Day
Dagger-like ridgelines and fluted-edged mesas rise out of the desert floor of southwestern Morocco. This folded, eroded landscape is at the far southwestern end of the Anti-Atlas Mountains, where they taper off... More
Apollo Soyuz Test Project, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Gaza...
Apollo Soyuz Test Project ASTP, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Gaza, Beirut, Hamah. Image taken on Revolution 56. Greenwich Mean Time GMT of Photo 200:11:02, Ground Elapsed Time GET 87:12. Altitude 225 ... More
Lt. Col. Nerolie McDonald, Australian contingent commander,
Lt. Col. Nerolie McDonald, Australian contingent commander, Multinational Force and Observers, in Egypt, speaks to a crowd of multinational service members about the important role women have played throughout ... More
Earth observation image taken during STS-100
Earth observation image taken during the STS-100 mission from Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. NASA Identifier: sts100-704-012
Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia
Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-73 mission. Athens, Corinth, Greece (068). NASA Identifier: STS073-721-073
Army Brig. Gen. Ed Burley, commander, 352nd Civil Affairs
Army Brig. Gen. Ed Burley, commander, 352nd Civil Affairs Command (Airborne), greets Egyptian navy Commodore Alaa Eldin Mokhtar Abouzeid, deputy chief of civil affairs and psychological operations for the Egypt... More
Earth observations taken during NASA/Mir 22 mission
Earth observations taken during the NASA/Mir 22 mission from the Russian space station Mir by astronaut Shannon Lucid including: Amistad Reservoir Rio Grande, western Texas drought shot 059. Tripoli, Libya 016.... More
Snow in Greece: Natural Hazards
An unusual storm dumped snow on Athens, Greece, on January 29, 2008, reported Reuters. Snow still covered the mountains north of the city when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( modis.gsfc.nas... More
180822-N-QR145-051 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 22, 2018)
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Gas Pillars in M16 - Eagle Nebula
These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are actually columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new stars. The pillars protrude from the interior wall of a dark molecular c... More
Embryonic Stars Emerge from Interstellar "Eggs
*Description*: Undersea corral? Enchanted castles? Space serpents? These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are actually columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new star... More
USCG Station Point Judith, RI by Thomas O'Hara
Coast Guard Station Point Judith is located in Narraganset in the Ocean State of Rhode Island. Its treacherous waters and rocky shoreline were the scene of many shipwrecks in the 19th century. In an effort to ... More
Grampians National Park, Victoria: Image of the Day
In Victoria, Australia, near the southeastern tip of the continent, sandstone mountains rise above the surrounding farmland. A 19th-century surveyor named the mountains after those in his native Scotland: Gramp... More
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United States Coast Guard photo - I'm Alone
This is a Coast Guard photo titled, "I'm alone." Public domain photograph of a steamship, ocean ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thunderbirds Delta flies over Yosemite National Park
he U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" fly over Yosemite National Park returning to Nellis Air Force Base. Since 1953, the Thunderbirds team has served as America’s premier air demonstratio... More
Sailor removes non-skid from USS John C. Stennis deck plate
Aviation ordnanceman Airman Chelsey Krupnick, from Woodland Hills, Calif., uses a pneumatic grinder to remove non-skid from a deck plate on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stenn... More
Erma Henry-Raver holds photos of her and relatives
Erma Henry-Raver holds photos of her and relatives going to see Indian Rock Dam in 1945, as well as photo postcards from flood of 1933 in York, Pennsylvania. Henry-Raver was one of several hundred people who at... More
A vintage themed holiday postcard features infantry
A vintage themed holiday postcard features infantry Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division training in wintry conditions, November 20, 2019, at Fort D... More
Four Alarmer by Richard Walsh, US Coast Guard Photo
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Reno Veterans Day parade honors local WWI hero
Pvt Darrell Dunkle, born and raised in Reno, was killed during World War I. The city of Reno and the Nevada Air National Guard will honor Dunkle's legacy during Reno's annual Veterans Day parade.
Soldiers from the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army
Soldiers from the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, gather for a group photo with local children, in France, during World War I. The 36th Infantry Division fought on the front lines during the ... More
Tow Tank #1, NASA history collection
Digging the channel for the Tow Tank. In the late 1920s, the NACA decided to investigate the aero/hydro dynamics of floats for seaplanes. A Hydrodynamics Branch was established in 1929 and special towing basin ... More
1920s training - A group of men riding on the backs of horses
A group of Soldiers trains at Camp Robinson, a precursor of Fort McCoy, in the 1920s. (U.S. Army file photo)
Fairchild FC-2W2 Instrument Panel
In aviation's youth, instrument panels and controls were models of simplicity - at least compared with those of modern aircraft. The cockpit illustrated is a Fairchild FC-2W2 from 1928. Photograph published in ... More
Propeller Research Tunnel - staff photo
Standing on the PRT balance are five of the six men who comprised the majority of the PRT engineering staff in 1928. From left to right: Fred Weick, Ray Windler, William H. Herrnstein, Jr., John L. Crigler, and... More
Charts/diagrams of the Variable Density Wind Tunnel
This diagram, based on a LMAL drawing from 1928, illustrates the Lab's plan for correcting the turbulent airflow that had plagued the original Variable Density Tunnel. Notice in particular the change from open-... More
7 x 10-Foot Atmospheric Wind Tunnel (AWT)
Smoke generator for 7 x 10-Foot Atmospheric Wind Tunnel (AWT) (left center); Force Test Set-Up in the center. In 1928, the NACA decided to replace its original Atmospheric Wind Tunnel (AWT #1) with two tunnels-... More
Boeing P-26A, NASA history collection
The Boeing P-26A fighter mounted in the 30 x 60 Full Scale Tunnel in 1934. Nicknamed the "Peashooter," it was the first Army fighter to be constructed entirely of metal and to employ the low-wing monoplane conf... More
3rd military information support battalion airborne - World War II
Navy and Marine Personnel posing for a photo opportunity during WWII.
B-24D AIRPLANE, NASA history collection
B-24D AIRPLANE NASA Identifier: C-1944-6758 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grumman XTBF-1 "Avenger, NASA history collection
General views of Avenger aircraft. NASA Identifier: L31955 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, NASA history collection
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt: This Republic P-47D Thunderbolt was equipped by the NACA with a survey rake to measure propeller thrust in-flight. This rake protruded from either side of the nose just behind the en... More
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison presents Medals
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison presents Medals of Honor to Chief Machinist's Mate William Badders, Chief Torpedoman John Mihalowski, Chief Boatswain's Mate Orson L. Crandall and Chief Metalsmith James Har... More
INTERIOR VIEW OF DRAFTING ROOM IN ERB SHOWING MEN AT WORK
INTERIOR VIEW OF DRAFTING ROOM IN ERB SHOWING MEN AT WORK NASA Identifier: C-1942-1188
ENGINE PROPELLER RESEARCH BLDG BUILT IN MARCH 1942 FOR NACA NATIONAL A...
ENGINE PROPELLER RESEARCH BLDG BUILT IN MARCH 1942 FOR NACA NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS NASA Identifier: GRC-C-2001-184
NACA MODEL VIEWS WITH Zella MOROWITZ IN PICTURES. ALSO MODEL WITH BUI...
NACA MODEL VIEWS WITH Zella MOROWITZ IN PICTURES. ALSO MODEL WITH BUILDINGS IDENTIFIED NUMERICALLY WITH LISTING OF NAMES NASA Identifier: C-1942-1013
Retired Master Sgt. Francis M. Bania holds the U.S.
Retired Master Sgt. Francis M. Bania holds the U.S. flag during a Bataan Death March survivor reunion that is held annually. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)
CONTROL PANEL OF TEST CELL IN EPTH #1 ALSO WRIGHT R-2600-8 ENGINE INST...
CONTROL PANEL OF TEST CELL IN EPTH #1 ALSO WRIGHT R-2600-8 ENGINE INSTALLATION MOUNTED IN EPTH ALSO PERSONNEL TEST CREW ON SETUP IN EPTH NASA Identifier: C-1943-1380
Vought F4U-1 Corsair, NASA history collection
Vought F4U-1 Corsair: This is a "Birdcage" Corsair, so called for the canopy framing around the cockpit. Several F4Us were flown by the NACA , but this F4U-1 only flew at Langley for two months in 1943 before g... More
GENERAL HAP ARNOLD VISITS THE LAB
GENERAL HAP ARNOLD VISITS THE LAB NASA Identifier: C-1944-7496
VISITORS TO ANNUAL COMMITTEE MEETING
VISITORS TO ANNUAL COMMITTEE MEETING NASA Identifier: C-1944-4955
TEST #1 VARIOUS RUNS, NASA history collection
TEST #1 VARIOUS RUNS NASA Identifier: C-1944-6599
Army Lt. Col. P.L. Hooper and Brig. Gen. Julian Cunningham
Army Lt. Col. P.L. Hooper and Brig. Gen. Julian Cunningham examine a map at a command post near the Driniumor River, New Guinea, August 9, 1944. Army Signal Corps photo
Tom Belt - U.S. Coast guard photo
SEATTLE - Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas E. Belt (retired) and fellow Coast Guardsman enjoy their liberty, 1944-46. Belt(right) served as a Radioman on the Cor Caroli, a U.S. Liberty Ship, as part of the Pacifi... More
FUELS AND LUBES GROUP, NASA history collection
FUELS AND LUBES GROUP NASA Identifier: C-1945-10856
CROWDED CONDITIONS IN MACHINE SHOP ETC.
CROWDED CONDITIONS IN MACHINE SHOP ETC. NASA Identifier: C-1945-10397
PHOTOGRAPHED BY FLIGHT RESEARCH DIVISION FROM HANGAR
PHOTOGRAPHED BY FLIGHT RESEARCH DIVISION FROM HANGAR NASA Identifier: C-1945-11387
SAFETY POSTERS, NASA history collection
SAFETY POSTERS NASA Identifier: C-1945-9675
Image from the front cover of Far Eastern Prisoners
Image from the front cover of Far Eastern Prisoners of War Bulletin, August 1945, showing prisoners of war standing at attention in front of Japanese officers at Camp Cabanatuan, a prisoner of war camp near Man... More
Photo of Tech Sgt. Burton TenBrink Sr. in 1945 while
Photo of Tech Sgt. Burton TenBrink Sr. in 1945 while he was in France during WWII.
1946, NASA history collection, Glenn Research Center
NACA EXHIBIT FOR INSPECTION BY THE INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL SCIENCE - CHARTS SHOWING RAM JET ENGINE - TURBO PROPELLER AND THRUST AUGMENTATION WITH MR READER - WEINING - ABE SILVERSTEIN NASA Identifier: C-1946-14511
11 inch Hypersonic Tunnel, NASA history collection
11 inch Hypersonic Tunnel: John V. Becker's Langley 11 inch Hypersonic Tunnel. The first successful run of the small facility, which was built in the shop of the old Propeller Research Tunnel, was in November 1... More
Curtiss XP-42, NASA history collection
Curtiss XP-42: This highly modified Curtiss P-36A became the XP-42 when it was re-engined and took part in drag-reduction and all-moving tail research with the NACA at Langley. The last flight of this aircraft ... More
1947 Air Force Birthday Graphic
On September 18, 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 establishing the Department of the Air Force as a separate branch from the Army Air Forces. The act, which was a component of Pre... More
F-51 (P-51) Mustang aircraft at the North Dakota Air
F-51 (P-51) Mustang aircraft at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Hector Field, Fargo, North Dakota, May 2, 1948.
Executive Order No. 9981: Ending military segregation
Executive Order 9981, July 26, 1948; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington. (Online version, www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=84, Fe... More
WATER DROPLET COMPUTER, NASA history collection
WATER DROPLET COMPUTER NASA Identifier: C-1949-24380 Public domain photograph of NASA research facility, experimental engineering design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
FLEXIBLE WALL THROAT ACTUATING SYSTEM THROAT STRUCTURE FOR THE AMERICA...
FLEXIBLE WALL THROAT ACTUATING SYSTEM THROAT STRUCTURE FOR THE AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY NASA Identifier: C-1949-23274
MOTION PICTURE RECORDING OF HEAT TREATMENT OF TURBINE BLADE
MOTION PICTURE RECORDING OF HEAT TREATMENT OF TURBINE BLADE NASA Identifier: C-1949-23502
EFFECT OF TWIN JET EXHAUSTS INCLINED TOWARD THE GROUND IN SIMULATION O...
EFFECT OF TWIN JET EXHAUSTS INCLINED TOWARD THE GROUND IN SIMULATION OF TAKE OFF CONDITIONS FOR CERTAIN ENGINE INSTALLATIONS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS OF OPERATION UNDER STUDY AT NACA NASA Identifier: C-1949-23744
D-558-1 on ramp with ground crew
In this NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph taken in 1949, the Douglas D-558-1 is on the ramp at South Base, Edwards Air Force Base. Three members of the ground crew are seen poising against the left wing of... More
CLEANING PITOT TUBE OF 16 INCH RAM JET IN THE 8X6 FOOT WIND TUNNEL
CLEANING PITOT TUBE OF 16 INCH RAM JET IN THE 8X6 FOOT WIND TUNNEL NASA Identifier: C-1950-25677
LOW PRESSURE DIFFUSER FLAME STUDIES
LOW PRESSURE DIFFUSER FLAME STUDIES NASA Identifier: C-1950-25834
X-1B Aircraft Cockpit and Instrument Panel
The instrument panel of the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1B was quite conventional in appearance and fairly typical of 1950s vintage research aircraft. Primary flight instrumentation was centrally mounted, with ... More
NASA D-558-1 Skystreak, Dryden history gallery
E-17347 The Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak is seen close-up in this early 1950s inflight photograph. Although less well known than the X-1, the D-558-1 could carry out research roles that complemented those of the m... More
D-558-2 on ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This 1949 NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #1 at the South Base, Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft was turned over to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on 31 Aug... More
NASA X-1B, Dryden history gallery
E-2547 The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1B, seen here on the lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, was first flown for 10 flights in a three-month period by eight Edwards Air Force pilots. After being t... More
D-558-2 in flight with F-86 chase
This 1950s photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 and the North American F-86 Sabre chase aircraft in-flight. Both aircraft display early examples of sweptwing airfoils. The Douglas D-558-2 "Skyrockets" were amon... More
Elvis Joins the ARMY - A man in uniform holding a microphone
On March 24th, 1958, a day dubbed “black Monday” by many music fans, the King of Rock & Roll became a lowly buck private, putting his fame on hold to serve his country. Elvis Aron Presley was drafted into milit... More