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Balloons - Manufacturing - General - Activity in producing balloons for war service. Rear view of French type kite balloon. Left to right: Designer, Mr. Scott; Rigger, Mr. Bows; assembly boss, Boughmon; Lt. Phil Chase, inspector, and instructor; and the superintendent

Balloons - Manufacturing - General - Activity in producing balloons fo...

Photographer: Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Balloons - Manufacturing - General Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Magnesium. A rigger and a welder at the new Basic Magnesium plant in the southern Nevada desert look out across the growing impressiveness of the plant they are helping to build

Production. Magnesium. A rigger and a welder at the new Basic Magnesiu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division lifts his arms so that a Parachute Rigger can inspect his ensemble before boarding a 437th AW C-141 Starlifter for a mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03 mass jump. CRISIS LOOK is a 437th Airlift Wing operation supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

A soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division lifts his arms so that a Par...

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

A US Army soldier lifts his emergency (chest) parachute pack for inspection by a parachute rigger prior to boarding a US Air Force C-141 to be dropped during a mass night-drop at Fort Bragg, N.C. Exercise CRISIS LOOK 97-03, Pope Air Force Base, North carolina, 17 June 1997

A US Army soldier lifts his emergency (chest) parachute pack for inspe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS LOOK 97-03 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Shealeasa Leonard provides first aid to Parachute Rigger AIRMAN Rheanna Smith who suffered simulated injuries during a mass casualty drill aboard the USS Harry S. Truman. TRUMAN is currently conducting advanced battle group training in preparation for it's maiden deployment in November of 2000

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Shealeasa Leonard provides first aid to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jesi Werling, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Airborne) Detachment, Camp Hialeah, inspects the chin strap on the helmet of SPECIALIST Charles Miracle, a rigger assigned to the 4th Quartermaster (Airborne) Detachment, Camp Hialeah

Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kimhae Country: Korea Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Quartermaster Det.(Airborne) Scene Camera Operator: SPC James P.Johnson Release Status: Rel... More

Sergeant (SGT) Jim Johnson, USA, rigger, 24th Aerial Delivery Support Detachment, ensures equipment boxes are secured on a truck bed at Aviano AB, Italy

Sergeant (SGT) Jim Johnson, USA, rigger, 24th Aerial Delivery Support ...

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 Mark A. Kuhta, USAF Release S... More

U.S. Marine Corps CPL. Jacquelyn Gibson, parachute rigger, recovers a parachute during Operation Desert Talon 1-05 at the Stoval Training Ground, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 8, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Alicia M. Garcia) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps CPL. Jacquelyn Gibson, parachute rigger, recovers a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia M. Garcia, USMC Release Status: Released... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Aaron Alejo, a parachute rigger, recovers a parachute during Operation Desert Talon 1-05 at the Stoval Training Ground, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 8, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Alicia M. Garcia) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Aaron Alejo, a parachute rigger, recovers...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia M. Garcia, USMC Rel... More

A U.S. Army parachute rigger (left) works with SENIOR MASTER SGT. David Leightenberger (right), a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft loadmaster from the 164th Airlift Wing, Mansfield Air Reserve Station, OH., before an airdrop miison during Operation Enduring Freedom at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, on Feb. 10, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

A U.S. Army parachute rigger (left) works with SENIOR MASTER SGT. Davi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott T. Sturkol, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special Operations Command teaches students how to conduct a proper aircraft safety inspection of a C-130 Hercules during a Jump Master qualification course held at ... More

Sgt. 1st Class Ronnell Gillespie and Sgt. Joshua Rodriguez,

Sgt. 1st Class Ronnell Gillespie and Sgt. Joshua Rodriguez,

Sgt. 1st Class Ronnell Gillespie and Sgt. Joshua Rodriguez, with 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, use stakes to tie down panels which mark the release point and direction of flight for paratro... More

Brig. Gen. Ronald Kirklin, Quartermaster General, chats

Brig. Gen. Ronald Kirklin, Quartermaster General, chats

Brig. Gen. Ronald Kirklin, Quartermaster General, chats with former members of the 383rd Quartermaster Detachment at the "rigger shack" facility of the Aerial Delivery and Field Services Department April 20. Th... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael C. McCullough, a jumpmaster

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael C. McCullough, a jumpmaster

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael C. McCullough, a jumpmaster and rigger assigned to the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), trains Soldiers on rigging personnel parachutes during annua... More

The official party salutes during the Opening Ceremony

The official party salutes during the Opening Ceremony

The official party salutes during the Opening Ceremony of Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 2, 2014. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode Island National Guard to promote hig... More

U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special

U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special

U.S. Soldier assigned to the United States Special Operations Command simulates an in flight outside the aircraft inspection of a C-130 Hercules during a Jump Master qualification course held at Stuttgart Army ... More

U.S. Army Reserve paratroopers from the U.S. Army Civil

U.S. Army Reserve paratroopers from the U.S. Army Civil

U.S. Army Reserve paratroopers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) make final preparations for a joint airborne operation with the 440th Airlift Wing from Pope Army ... More

Robert Osborne, a World War II Paratrooper, receives

Robert Osborne, a World War II Paratrooper, receives

Robert Osborne, a World War II Paratrooper, receives an award during the Opening Ceremony of Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 2, 2014. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode I... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Greenway (left) assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Greenway (left) assigned

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Greenway (left) assigned to B Company Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, and Staff Sgt. Justin Kelley, C Company 1-143 Infantry, R.I. National Guard, perform pathfinder op... More

A German Jumpmaster presents German wings to U.S. Army

A German Jumpmaster presents German wings to U.S. Army

A German Jumpmaster presents German wings to U.S. Army Maj. Cristopher Murphy, from the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), during the closing ceremony of International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, G... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reese Wilson, loadmaster,

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reese Wilson, loadmaster,

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Reese Wilson, loadmaster, 317th Operations Support Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Senior Airman X Payne, loadmaster, 43rd Operation Support Squadron, Pope Airfield, N.C., t... More

A U.S. paratrooper repeats the "one minute" time warning

A U.S. paratrooper repeats the "one minute" time warning

A U.S. paratrooper repeats the "one minute" time warning during airborne operations at International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 8, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW ann... More

Netherlands Sgt. Corne Van Noorloos from C Company,

Netherlands Sgt. Corne Van Noorloos from C Company,

Netherlands Sgt. Corne Van Noorloos from C Company, 11 AMB, 12 Infantry, stands ready to exit a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with his team from the 982 COMCAM during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., ... More

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pete" Ramagos, rigger at the TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River, served overseas in the last war, with the 90th Division, 345th machine gun company. He is a Greek who speaks with a Southern drawl. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1,682 feet long, with a 31,600 acre reservoir area extending forty-three miles upstream. With a useful storage capacity of approximately 1,330,000 acre-feet, this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam.  "Big Pete" Ramogos, rigger at TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River. Served overseas in the last war with the ninetieth Division, 345th Machine Gun Company. A Greek who speaks with a Southern drawl. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1,682 feet long with 31,600 acre reservoir area extending forty-three miles upstream. With a useful storage capacity of approximately 1,330,000 acre-feet this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pete" R...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Macalo Vagos, his wife Dorothy, and their daughter Dorothy, Jr. He is a ship rigger in the Boston Navy yard

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Macalo Vagos, his wife Dorothy, and their d...

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Parachute Rigger 2nd Class Bruce Ambrose inspects a pilots SV-2 survival vest during routine maintenance and upkeep of air crew equipment aboard the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Nimitz and her embarked air wing have been operating in the Persian Gulf to provide U.S. Naval forward presence while enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq by patrolling the no-fly zone under operation Southern Watch

Parachute Rigger 2nd Class Bruce Ambrose inspects a pilots SV-2 surviv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN John Bringer Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Bobby Gautier, a re-enactor with the Liberty Jump Team,

Bobby Gautier, a re-enactor with the Liberty Jump Team,

Bobby Gautier, a re-enactor with the Liberty Jump Team, out of Fort Worth, Texas, inspects his gear for Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump at McCarthy Hall ... More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christa Petersen, with Echo Company,

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christa Petersen, with Echo Company,

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christa Petersen, with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, gives the sound off for equipment check during Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for the 75th A... More

Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Airborne) Detachment, Camp Hialeah, inspects the reserve parachute on SPECIALIST First Class Charles Miracle, a rigger assigned to the 4th Quartermaster (Airborne) Detachment, Camp Hialeah

Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kimhae Country: Korea Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Quartermaster Det.(Airborne) Scene Camera Operator: SPC James P.Johnson Release Status: Rel... More

SPECIALIST (SPC) Brandon Bagwell, a Rigger with the 421st Quartermasters, Fort Valley, Georgia, puts the finishing touches on a humanitarian bundle which will be air dropped into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

SPECIALIST (SPC) Brandon Bagwell, a Rigger with the 421st Quartermaste...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status... More

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Andy Smity (foreground), Airborne Parachute Rigger, 24th Quarter MASTER, Detachment Aerial Delivery, goes through the hand signals used during squad leader tactics and combat procedures, part of a task-training exercise being conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Andy Smity (foreground), Airborne Para...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

U.S. Marine Corps CPL. Jacquelyn Gibson, parachute rigger, recovers a parachute during Operation Desert Talon 1-05 at the Stoval Training Ground, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. on Dec. 8, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by CPL. Alicia M. Garcia) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps CPL. Jacquelyn Gibson, parachute rigger, recovers a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia M. Garcia, USMC Rel... More

Northrop Grumman rigger Albert McCoy assists in mounting the MK46 Mod 1 weapon system aboard the Amphibious Transport Dock USS SAN ANTONIO (LPD 17). The SAN ANTONIO is the lead ship in the newest amphibious transport dock class of ships. The ship is undergoing final preparations before departing for her commissioning ceremony, scheduled for January 14, 2006 in Ingleside, Texas (TX). The MK46 Mod 1 is a remotely operated naval gun system using a 30mm high-velocity cannon and second-generation thermal day-night sight for close-in ship's protection

Northrop Grumman rigger Albert McCoy assists in mounting the MK46 Mod ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Steven J Blount, CIV Release Status: Released ... More

The judges of Leapfest render their salute toward the

The judges of Leapfest render their salute toward the

The judges of Leapfest render their salute toward the colors of the flag at the opening ceremony of Leapfest 2015 in West Kingstown, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hoste... More

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th Rescue Squadron drops a Humvee during the 563rd Operations Support Squadron’s aerial delivery and recovery training at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2015. T... More

Cpl. Ian Chapman, 299 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers,

Cpl. Ian Chapman, 299 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers,

Cpl. Ian Chapman, 299 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers, Yorkshire, England, completes a free fall jump onto Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, during Operation Toy Drop (OTD) Europe Dec. 7, 2015. Cpl. Chapman mounted... More

South African Rifleman Nick Van Vuran (right), with

South African Rifleman Nick Van Vuran (right), with

South African Rifleman Nick Van Vuran (right), with the 3 Parachute Battalion South Africa Reserve Force, rigs up U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jose Moreno's, with the 56th Command Rhode Island National Guard, parachute at... More

A parachute rigger assigned to the U.S. Army John F.

A parachute rigger assigned to the U.S. Army John F.

A parachute rigger assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School packs an MC-6 main parachute at Fort Bragg, North Carolina August 20, 2020. Soldiers packed the parachutes in prepe... More

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Martinson ties up a G-12E Type V

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Martinson ties up a G-12E Type V

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Martinson ties up a G-12E Type V platform parachute after recovering it from the dropzone on June 6, 2015. The Airman from the 182d Airlift Wing, Small Air Terminal, Peoria, Ill. check and rep... More

A British paratrooper prepares to execute a parachute

A British paratrooper prepares to execute a parachute

A British paratrooper prepares to execute a parachute landing fall during Operation Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., July 29, 2015. Leapfest is an international parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Co... More

Paratroopers conduct airborne operations during

Paratroopers conduct airborne operations during

Paratroopers conduct airborne operations during familiarization jump for Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., July 29. Leapfest is an international parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode... More

Col. Gregory Townsend, Lt. Col. Tony Marante  and Command

Col. Gregory Townsend, Lt. Col. Tony Marante and Command

Col. Gregory Townsend, Lt. Col. Tony Marante and Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Miles get ready to attach themselves to the static line.

U.S. and International paratroopers practice landing

U.S. and International paratroopers practice landing

U.S. and International paratroopers practice landing techniques during Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 4, 2014. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode Island National Guard t... More

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Stephen Malone, 982nd Combat

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Stephen Malone, 982nd Combat

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Stephen Malone, 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), prepares to board a UH-60 Black Hawk for airborne operations on Paulding County Airport in Dallas, Ga., July 13, 2019. Paratroop... More

An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on United

An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on United

An Italian Jumpmaster pins Italian wings on United Kingdom paratrooper GNR Shaun Knight from the 7th PARA, Royal Horse Artillery, during the wing exchange ceremony for completing a jump with an Italian jumpmast... More

Paratroopers from various countries wait to load the

Paratroopers from various countries wait to load the

Paratroopers from various countries wait to load the aircraft during International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 7, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW annually to build glo... More

American Paratroopers practice parachute landing falls

American Paratroopers practice parachute landing falls

American Paratroopers practice parachute landing falls during International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 6, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW annually, to build global pa... More

A U.S. jumpmaster looks for the drop zone from the

A U.S. jumpmaster looks for the drop zone from the

A U.S. jumpmaster looks for the drop zone from the ramp of a C-130 aircraft during International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 7, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW annuall... More

A German C-160 aircraft stages on the tarmac prior

A German C-160 aircraft stages on the tarmac prior

A German C-160 aircraft stages on the tarmac prior to airborne operations during Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 15, 2015. Operation Skyfall - Deutschland is a multilateral Combat Ca... More

Paratroopers from various countries walk to the rally

Paratroopers from various countries walk to the rally

Paratroopers from various countries walk to the rally point following a jump during Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 15, 2015. Operation Skyfall - Deutschland is a multilateral Combat... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Matthew Eakes, Airborne Rigger, 24th Quartermasters Company, 22nd Area Support Group (AGS), Caserma Ederle, Italy, checks the clearances of the "Belly Box" for the M-929 Dump truck as it is prepared for loading on an aircraft pallet. The 24th Quartermasters trained on preparing an M-929 Dump truck for an airdrop, to maintain proficiency at heavy load airdrop tasking

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Matthew Eakes, Airborne Ri...

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

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Chris Hines, Parachute Rigger, performs maintenance on a helicopter aircrew breathing device aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) in the Arabian Sea on Sep. 6, 2006. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class John Skrzyniarz) (Released)

U.S. Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Chris Hines, Parachute Rigger, perfo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 John S. Skrzyniarz, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Jermayne J. Waltower, a parachute rigger

U.S. Army Pfc. Jermayne J. Waltower, a parachute rigger

U.S. Army Pfc. Jermayne J. Waltower, a parachute rigger assigned to the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), packs a personnel parachute during annual training at Muñiz Air Na... More

Representatives of the Quartermaster School and Army

Representatives of the Quartermaster School and Army

Representatives of the Quartermaster School and Army QM Museum unveil a statue paying tribute to parachute riggers during a ceremony June 26 at the museum. The lifelike bronze casting depicts a rigger standing ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Fox a rigger with the 165th

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Fox a rigger with the 165th

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Fox a rigger with the 165th Quartermaster Company from Seymour, Ind. signs the log book of an MC-6 parachute after it was packed for Leapfest, July 30, 2015. Leapfest is an internati... More

A British paratrooper draws a parachute during International

A British paratrooper draws a parachute during International

A British paratrooper draws a parachute during International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 7, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW annually to build global partnerships, fost... More

U.S. Army Pvt. William Ploeg is one of the newest graduates

U.S. Army Pvt. William Ploeg is one of the newest graduates

U.S. Army Pvt. William Ploeg is one of the newest graduates of Airborne School from the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., at Ft. Benning, Ga., Aug 14, 2015. Airborne wings are awarded to soldiers wh... More

Paratroopers from various countries parachute to the

Paratroopers from various countries parachute to the

Paratroopers from various countries parachute to the ground during airborne operations at International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 8, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW ... More

Staff Sgt. Sherry Sauls, a Career Counselor for 210th

Staff Sgt. Sherry Sauls, a Career Counselor for 210th

Staff Sgt. Sherry Sauls, a Career Counselor for 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division lands during a tandem jump with a member of the Black Daggers Parachute Exhibitio... More

A German jumpmaster demonstrates how to prepare the

A German jumpmaster demonstrates how to prepare the

A German jumpmaster demonstrates how to prepare the door of a C-160 aircraft prior to an airborne operation during Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarlouis, Germany, July 14, 2015. Operation Skyfall - Deutsch... More

A U.S Army paratrooper takes part in a wing exchange

A U.S Army paratrooper takes part in a wing exchange

A U.S Army paratrooper takes part in a wing exchange jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th ... More

U.S. Army Paratrooper, Capt. Loren Teillon from the

U.S. Army Paratrooper, Capt. Loren Teillon from the

U.S. Army Paratrooper, Capt. Loren Teillon from the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne), awaits to jump from a German C-160 aircraft during airborne operations at Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarbrücken... More

A German Jumpmaster teaches a class on the T-10 Parachute

A German Jumpmaster teaches a class on the T-10 Parachute

A German Jumpmaster teaches a class on the T-10 Parachute System during Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarlouis, Germany, July 13, 2015. Operation Skyfall - Deutschland is a multilateral Combat Camera Subjec... More

All the paratroopers that received foreign wings pose

All the paratroopers that received foreign wings pose

All the paratroopers that received foreign wings pose for a photo in West Kingston, R.I. during the closing of Leapfest, Aug. 3, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troo... More

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing during airborne operations at Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 15, 2015. Operation Skyfall - Deutschland is a multilateral Co... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Damian Panajia, from the 435th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Damian Panajia, from the 435th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Damian Panajia, from the 435th Contingency Response Group, thanks participants at the closing ceremonies of International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 8, 2015. The 4... More

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing during airborne operations at Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 15, 2015. Operation Skyfall - Deutschland is a multilateral Co... More

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing

A German paratrooper recovers his parachute after landing during airborne operations at Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 15, 2015. Operation Skyfall - Deutschland is a multilateral Co... More

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Fil, a tactical air control

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Fil, a tactical air control

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Fil, a tactical air control party specialist assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron, recovers his parachute after completing airborne training at Geronimo Drop Zone, Joint... More

Paratroopers from various countries practice parachute

Paratroopers from various countries practice parachute

Paratroopers from various countries practice parachute landing falls during International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 6, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW annually, to b... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Rigger House, South end of Morton Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Rigger House, South end of Morton Stree...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam.  "Big Pete" Ramogos, rigger at TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River. Served overseas in the last war with the ninetieth Division, 345th Machine Gun Company. A Greek who speaks with a Southern drawl. This dam will be 161 feet high and 1,682 feet long with 31,600 acre reservoir area extending forty-three miles upstream. With a useful storage capacity of approximately 1,330,000 acre-feet this reservoir will make possible the addition of nearly 100,000 kilowatts of continuous power to the TVA system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pete" R...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A Navy parachute rigger fills a canister used in flight gear by Navy pilots and air crewmembers

A Navy parachute rigger fills a canister used in flight gear by Navy p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sharie Derrickson Rele... More

Sergeant Glen Dickhaus, (right), Airborne Rigger, 24th Aerial Delivery Support Detachment, Aviano AB, Italy, operates a crane as they prepare a Towed Howitzer (105mm) M119 A1/A2 for placement on a pallet while other members ensure proper placement on the dunnage. When the howitzer is dropped, by parachute, the dunnage compresses on impact absorbing the shock

Sergeant Glen Dickhaus, (right), Airborne Rigger, 24th Aerial Delivery...

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 Sherrell Thompson, USAF Relea... More

A U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 1ST Class Kalvert Davis works on a power available spindle rigger for an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), in the Arabian Sea, on Jan. 19, 2007.  The EISENHOWER and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Shanika L. Futrell) (Released)

A U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 1ST Class Kalvert Davis works on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Arabian Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69 Scene Camera Operator: MCSA Shanika Futrell, USN Release Status: Relea... More

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers exit the

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers exit the

U.S. Army and partner nation paratroopers exit the tailgate of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by ... More

Sgt. Jack Arnold, a resident of Macon, Ga., and a member

Sgt. Jack Arnold, a resident of Macon, Ga., and a member

Sgt. Jack Arnold, a resident of Macon, Ga., and a member of the 412st Quartermaster Company rigger detachment, inspects the webbing on a bundle being prepared for aerial delivery in Southwest Asia, Sept. 29. Th... More

John Richardson and John O'Neill, both Vietnam War-era

John Richardson and John O'Neill, both Vietnam War-era

John Richardson and John O'Neill, both Vietnam War-era veterans who served as parachute riggers in the 383rd Aerial Supply Company, laugh and share stories with old friends and fellow Quartermasters during an A... More

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to uniformed

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to uniformed

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to uniformed service members, March 18. The vice president came to the base to visit deployed military men and women serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. A... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Derrick Correthers, with the 165th

U.S. Army Sgt. Derrick Correthers, with the 165th

U.S. Army Sgt. Derrick Correthers, with the 165th Quartermaster Company, Indiana Army National Guard, secures the pack closing flap of the MC-6 parachure for Leapfest, in East Greenwich, R.I., July 30, 2015. ... More

U.S. Soldiers with the 421st Quartermaster Company,

U.S. Soldiers with the 421st Quartermaster Company,

U.S. Soldiers with the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), rig personnel parachutes during annual training at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, July 16,... More

U.S. Army Cpl. Adrian W. Thomas of Macon, Ga., a parachute

U.S. Army Cpl. Adrian W. Thomas of Macon, Ga., a parachute

U.S. Army Cpl. Adrian W. Thomas of Macon, Ga., a parachute rigger with the 421st Quartermaster Company, places the centerline for a cargo parachute March 10 at Fort Valley, Ga. Riggers with the reserve unit pac... More

A U.S. Army jumpmaster observes the ground below during

A U.S. Army jumpmaster observes the ground below during

A U.S. Army jumpmaster observes the ground below during the familiarization jump at Leapfest, July 29, 2015. Leapfest is an international parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Nat... More

U.S. and International paratroopers practice landing

U.S. and International paratroopers practice landing

U.S. and International paratroopers practice landing techniques during Leapfest in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 4, 2014. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode Island National Guard t... More

Paratroopers from various countries parachute to the

Paratroopers from various countries parachute to the

Paratroopers from various countries parachute to the ground during airborne operations at International Jump Week (IJW), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 8, 2015. The 435th Contingency Response Group hosts IJW ... More

Paratroopers from multiple nations and joint services

Paratroopers from multiple nations and joint services

Paratroopers from multiple nations and joint services conduct chute shakeout during Operation Toy Drop EUCOM Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop (OTD) EUCOM will be Dec. 6-11, 2015. OTD is hosted by the 5th Quarte... More

Warrant Officer 2 Radeck Bartosik, Poland paratrooper,

Warrant Officer 2 Radeck Bartosik, Poland paratrooper,

Warrant Officer 2 Radeck Bartosik, Poland paratrooper, gathers his deployed parachute on Alzey Drop Zone, Germany during Operation Toy Drop (OTD) EUCOM, Dec. 7, 2015. OTD Europe 2015 is the ninth annual joint s... More

A paratrooper exits a C130J Hercules aircraft during

A paratrooper exits a C130J Hercules aircraft during

A paratrooper exits a C130J Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop (OTD) Europe Dec. 7, 2015. OTD Europe 2015 is the 9th annual joint service, multinational airborne operation hosted by 5th Quartermaster ... More

A German Jumpmaster teaches a class on the T-10 Parachute

A German Jumpmaster teaches a class on the T-10 Parachute

A German Jumpmaster teaches a class on the T-10 Parachute System during Operation Skyfall - Deutschland, Saarlouis, Germany, July 13, 2015. Operation Skyfall - Deutschland is a multilateral Combat Camera Subjec... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Edwards, from the 435th

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Edwards, from the 435th

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven Edwards, from the 435th Contingency Response Group, shakes the hand of U.S. Army Maj. Cristopher Murphy, from the 982nd Combat Camera Company (Airborne) at the closing ceremonies of I... More

A safety checks the static line of a U.S. Army Paratrooper

A safety checks the static line of a U.S. Army Paratrooper

A safety checks the static line of a U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to Tarantula Team, Operations Group while conducting airborne operations at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 27, 2015. T... More

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th

A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II from the 79th Rescue Squadron drops a heavy equipment training platform during aerial delivery and recovery training at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2015. The training p... More

Italian paratroopers jump for the "X" on the drop zone

Italian paratroopers jump for the "X" on the drop zone

Italian paratroopers jump for the "X" on the drop zone during Leapfest 2015 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 1, 2015. Leapfest is an International parachute competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Islan... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Derek Golec from Det. 1, 165th

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Derek Golec from Det. 1, 165th

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Derek Golec from Det. 1, 165th Quartermaster Company, Ind. National Guard, conducts a Jump Master Personnel Inspection on a paratrooper from South Africa during Leapfest 2015, Aug 1, 20... More

Square Rigger Building (Commercial), 186 Front Street, New York, New York County, NY

Square Rigger Building (Commercial), 186 Front Street, New York, New Y...

Survey number: HABS NY-6358 Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Rigger

Fort Loudon [i.e., Loudoun] Dam, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Airborne) Detachment, Camp Hialeah, inspects the parachute rigging on SPECIALIST First Class Charles Miracle, a rigger assigned to the 4th Quartermaster (Airborne) Detachment, Camp Hialeah

Sergeant Stephen Fogarty, a Jumpmaster from the 4th Quartermaster (Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kimhae Country: Korea Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Quartermaster Det.(Airborne) Scene Camera Operator: SPC James P.Johnson Release Status: Rel... More

Sergeant (SGT) John Feleton, USA, Rigger, 24th Aerial Delivery Support Detachment, Aviano Air Base, Italy, performs final checks on dunnage bracing a Towed Howitzer (105mm) M119 A1/A2. When the howitzer is dropped, by parachute, the dunnage compresses on impact absorbing the shock

Sergeant (SGT) John Feleton, USA, Rigger, 24th Aerial Delivery Support...

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 Sherrell Thompson, USAF Relea... More

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Frank Cooks, (foreground), Airborne Parachute Rigger, 24th Quarter MASTER, Detachment Aerial Delivery, readies his 5.56mm M16A1 rifle, as he participates in a squad tactics and combat procedures task-training exercise at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Frank Cooks, (foreground), Airborne Pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

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