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Rigger, J W - Age [Blank], Year: 1863 - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts of Records - West Virginia

Rigger, J W - Age [Blank], Year: 1863 - Miscellaneous Card Abstracts o...

Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War

SHIPS: SQUARE RIGGER, SWEDISH TRAMP

SHIPS: SQUARE RIGGER, SWEDISH TRAMP

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

[Lieut. W. Reed, Pensacola, Florida, and Chief Rigger Kit Mallenax of Pensacola, flyers of one of the Navy balloons in the Milwaukee race, standing under balloon]

[Lieut. W. Reed, Pensacola, Florida, and Chief Rigger Kit Mallenax of ...

No. CH 14904. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, Chicago.

Frank Baron Jr. stands at port-arms circa 1930s. Baron

Frank Baron Jr. stands at port-arms circa 1930s. Baron

Frank Baron Jr. stands at port-arms circa 1930s. Baron served as an active duty Marine from 1933 to 1937. (Photo provided by Teri Juybari, one of Baron's granddaughters)

"Big Pete" Ramagos, rigger at work on dam (TVA) Douglas Dam, Tenn.

"Big Pete" Ramagos, rigger at work on dam (TVA) Douglas Dam, Tenn.

W.W. McDaniel, rigger at Hercules powder plant, in his bunkhouse in the rear of Mrs. Pritchard's boardinghouse. Radford, Virginia

W.W. McDaniel, rigger at Hercules powder plant, in his bunkhouse in th...

Las Vegas, Nevada. A rigger and a welder at the Basic Magnesium plant in the southern Nevada desert pausing for a moment in their work on the gigantic structure

Las Vegas, Nevada. A rigger and a welder at the Basic Magnesium plant ...

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...

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Rigger

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Rigger

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

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

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Rigger

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Rigger

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. "Big Pete" Ramagos, a rigger at TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River. 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 system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

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

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Rigger

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Rigger

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Rigger at the TVA's new Douglas Dam on the French Broad River. 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 system in dry years and almost 170,000 kilowatts in the average year

Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of Douglas Dam. Rigger at the...

Production. Parachute making. The importance of proper folding and rigging of parachutes is well known to Adeline Gray, an employee of an Eastern plant, and herself a licensed rigger parachute jumper. Last summer she made the first jump in the first nylon parachute. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

Production. Parachute making. The importance of proper folding and rig...

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Rigger

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Rigger

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

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

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

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

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Dorothy Vagos, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lopez. Her husband Macalo was born in Portugal and is a rigger in the Boston Navy yard

Gloucester, Massachusetts. Dorothy Vagos, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos...

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...

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...

Photograph of Construction Progress Modification of Shrine in Exhibition hall, Rigger Putting up Outside Plates

Photograph of Construction Progress Modification of Shrine in Exhibiti...

Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel

Members of the 383rd Quartermaster Detachment pose

Members of the 383rd Quartermaster Detachment pose

Members of the 383rd Quartermaster Detachment pose for pictures in May 1965 at Fort Lee. The unit made its way to Vietnam a few weeks later.

AMN Raymond Haug, a rigger of the 63rd Aerial Port Squadron, positions a spool of wire onto a pallet with the help of a forklift operator during Operation Deep Freeze '80

AMN Raymond Haug, a rigger of the 63rd Aerial Port Squadron, positions...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Rigger Clarence A. King works with heavy chains that are used for lifting

Rigger Clarence A. King works with heavy chains that are used for lift...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk Naval Shipyard State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert K. Hamilton Release Status... More

An Air Force parachute rigger stands inside an HH-3 Sea King helicopter from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) as it is prepared for takeoff

An Air Force parachute rigger stands inside an HH-3 Sea King helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOCS Kirby Harrison Release Status... More

A member of a Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team inspects his parachute with a parachute rigger after a jump

A member of a Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team inspects his parachute with a p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

New Zealand rigger Corporal (CPL) Mike Tournier, left, and US Air Force MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mike Thayer, 63rd Aerial Port Squadron, guide a crate of supplies into a shock absorbent box for a mid-winter airdrop of supplies over the South Pole

New Zealand rigger Corporal (CPL) Mike Tournier, left, and US Air Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

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

A parachute rigger is concentrating on repairing and sewing the harness of a parachute

A parachute rigger is concentrating on repairing and sewing the harnes...

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

MAJ Steve "Lux" Luxion gets suited up for a Tomcat mission with the help of PR3 Joanne Bove, a Navy parachute rigger. MAJ Luxion, an Air Force exchange officer with the Navy, flies backseat in the F-14 Tomcat as a Radar Intercept Officer during his sea tour. They are aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), a Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine April 1997

MAJ Steve "Lux" Luxion gets suited up for a Tomcat mission with the he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A US Army Parachute Rigger performs final checks of a Paratroopers static line near the Pope Air Force Base flightline during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. During CRISIS LOOK the 437th Airlift Wing is tasked with supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

A US Army Parachute Rigger performs final checks of a Paratroopers sta...

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 Parachute Rigger performs final checks of a Paratroopers static line near the Pope Air Force Base flightline during mobility exercise (MOBEX) CRISIS LOOK 97-03. CRISIS LOOK is a 437th Airlift Wing operation supporting the Army's 82nd Airborne Division / 18th Airborne Corps

A US Army Parachute Rigger performs final checks of a Paratroopers sta...

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 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

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

Right side front view medium shot of US Marine Lance Corporal Arguemedo, parachute rigger, 5th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, as he gathers up his MC5 parachute after successfully jumping from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter during the Force Reconnaissance Exercise

Right side front view medium shot of US Marine Lance Corporal Arguemed...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FORECONEX Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Aaron... More

Soldiers from 5th Quartermaster Company, 39th Transportation

Soldiers from 5th Quartermaster Company, 39th Transportation

Soldiers from 5th Quartermaster Company, 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade set up a pallet on May 19 in the rigger airdrop facility on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. The airdrop was the first pa... More

Medium shot, USA paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina gets a chute from a rigger prior to boarding a McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey C-141B Starlifter for a jump into a Fort Polk, Louisiana, drop zone. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200nd paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The mission took place at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina on April 5, 2000

Medium shot, USA paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LARGE PACKAGE WEEK 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 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

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: Re... More

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 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

US Army Captain William Black, a rigger with C Company, 82nd Airborne, gives a final safety check to paratrooper, US Army STAFF Sergeant Sammie Brown of Headquarter Company, 82nd Airborne. SSGT Brown is one of 5,000 troops that will be inserted onto the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He is taking part in an aerial assault exercise called LARGE PACKAGE. The training exercise sharpens the airdrop capability of Air Mobility Command and the 82nd Airborne. Aircraft from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, the 97th Airlift ...

US Army Captain William Black, a rigger with C Company, 82nd Airborne,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army Captain William Black, a rigger with C Company, 82nd Airborne, gives a final safety check to paratrooper, US Army Staff... More

Army Sergeant Juan Galvez, parachute rigger, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, lays out the panels marking the drop zone at Wing 46, Amphor Muang, Phitsanulok, Thailand, in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 01. COBRA GOLD is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

Army Sergeant Juan Galvez, parachute rigger, 1ST Special Forces Group,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 01 Base: Phitsanulok Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Efrain Gonzalez, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Aviation Ordinanceman First Class (AO1) Jonathan A. Hamm, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five (EODMU5), Detachment Marianas and CHIEF Parachute Rigger (CPR) Frank V. Marrs, prepare to lift old sunken ammo cans with 20mm rounds to the surface. The ammo is being salvaged from a barge, which sunk after WWII

Aviation Ordinanceman First Class (AO1) Jonathan A. Hamm, Explosive Or...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Braxton Plunkett, USN Release Status: Released t... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Headquarters Company, Headquarters Command Parachute Rigger Branch, Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF), Georgia (GA), demonstrate parachute opening and packing procedures

US Army (USA) Soldiers from Headquarters Company, Headquarters Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southeast Scene Camera Operator: Mi... More

SPECIALIST 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 Brandon Bagwell, a Rigger with the 421st Quartermasters, Fo...

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

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

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

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

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

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Ishmael Ramosbarbosa (foreground), Airborne Parachute Rigger, 24th Quarter MASTER, Detachment Aerial Delivery, leads a squad of Soldiers armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, on a tactical road march around the flight line perimeter at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Ishmael Ramosbarbosa (foreground), ...

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

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

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

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Coy Barker (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) Private First Class (PFC) Coy Barker (foreground), Airbo...

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

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Steve Capelli, Airborne Rigger, 24th Quartermasters Company, 22nd Area Support Group (AGS), Caserma Ederle, Italy, checks the technical manual for clearances of the underpinnings of an M929 Dump truck as it sits on the pallet for an airdrop, during training

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Steve Capelli, Airborne Rigger, 24t...

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

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Ishmael Ramosbarbosa (right), 24th Quartermasters Company, 22nd Area Support Group (AGS), Caserma Ederle, Italy, checks the clearances as fellow Airborne Rigger, SSG Steve Capelli makes adjustments to the "Belly Box," ensuring no damage to the chassis upon landing after the truck is airdropped from a cargo aircraft. The 24th Quartermasters trained on preparing an M929 Dump truck for an airdrop, to maintain proficiency at heavy load airdrop tasking

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Ishmael Ramosbarbosa (right), 24th ...

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

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Shaun Allen (right), Airborne Rigger, 24th Quartermasters Company, 22nd Area Support Group (AGS), Caserma Ederle, Italy, assists a civilian contractor with the lift straps as they prepare a Dump truck for loading onto an aircraft pallet. The 24th Quartermasters train to maintain their proficiency for heavy airdrop operations

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Shaun Allen (right), Airborne Rigger, 2...

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

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Martin Newberry, Parachute Rigger, 24th Quartermasters Company, 22nd Area Support Group (AGS), Caserma Ederle, Italy, keeps tension on a line as a raised M929 Dump truck is aligned on paper honeycomb cushioning material on an aircraft pallet. The material will absorb the shock when the truck is airdropped via parachute from a cargo aircraft. The training maintains proficiency for heavy airlift drops

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Martin Newberry, Parachute Rig...

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

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

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) David Middleton, a Parachute Rigger for the 782nd Main Support Battalion (MSB), 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), assembles a parachute rig in support of Large Package Week. Large Package Week is a joint exercise that trains the USA and US Air Force's (USAF) ability to load and drop heavy cargo, and paratroopers, using various aircraft

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) David Middleton, a Parachute R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 82nd Airborne Division Scene Camera Ope... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Maurice Bailey, a Parachute Rigger for the 782nd Main Support Battalion (MSB), 82nd Airborne Division (AD), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (NC), rapidly sorts parachute panels in preparation for Large Package Week. Large Package Week is a joint exercise that trains the USA and US Air Force's (USAF) ability to load and drop heavy cargo, and paratroopers, using various aircraft

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Maurice Bailey, a Parachute Rigger for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 82nd Airborne Division Scene Camera Ope... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Timothy Wolfley, Parachute Rigger, Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), repacks a parachute between jumps during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's (AK) annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast...

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Timothy Wolfley, Parachute...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Timothy Wolfley, Parachute Rigger, Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) ... More

Holding on to the emergency brake and strapped in to a harness, a rigger keeps an eye out for the crew of the starboard Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).

Holding on to the emergency brake and strapped in to a harness, a rigg...

Pacific Ocean (Aug. 25, 2004) Holding on to the emergency brake and strapped in to a harness, a rigger keeps an eye out for the crew of the starboard Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during a man overboard dri... More

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Sanchez (center), Parachute Rigger, 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE), inspects a reserve parachute in preparation for a 173rd ABN BDE low altitude static line training jump over Maniago, Pordenone Province, Italy (ITA), where over 350 Sky Soldiers will jump in chalks of eight from USA UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) utility helicopters to practice jumping out at low altitudes to prevent detection by enemy forces

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Sanchez (center), Parachute Rigger, 173rd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maniago State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... 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

U.S. Marine Corps Lance CPL. Derrick Wolfe, a parachute rigger, recovers a parachute that is attached to a simulated supply load, 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. Derrick Wolfe, a parachute rigger, recove...

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 CPL. Jacquelyn Gibson, 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 CPL. Jacquelyn Gibson, 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

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

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

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

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

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

Spc. Joshua Black, (center) 82nd Airborne rigger, 11th

Spc. Joshua Black, (center) 82nd Airborne rigger, 11th

Spc. Joshua Black, (center) 82nd Airborne rigger, 11th Quartermaster Detachment, connects a static line to an anchor cable on a C-130 Hercules while joint airdrop inspectors, Master Sgt. Mike Pierson (left) fro... More

Seaman William Hudson, a rigger, guides a replacement main propulsion diesel engine cylinder head down the escape trunk to the main machinery room aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42).

Seaman William Hudson, a rigger, guides a replacement main propulsion ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 10, 2008) Seaman William Hudson, a rigger, guides a replacement main propulsion diesel engine cylinder head down the escape trunk to the main machinery room aboard the amphibious dock landin... More

Supply bundles are dropped near Forward Operating Base

Supply bundles are dropped near Forward Operating Base

Supply bundles are dropped near Forward Operating Base Todd, Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2011. The bundles contain supplies for service members living on the base.

We will deliver

We will deliver

Airborne riggers of the 421st Quartermaster Company, Detachment 1, (Georgia Army Reserves) prepare rigged aerial bundles of fuel, destined for a remote patrol base in Afghanistan.

Marines receive hands-on training with a rough terrain

Marines receive hands-on training with a rough terrain

Marines receive hands-on training with a rough terrain crane during a licensing course Aug. 12 on Camp Hansen. The class took place Aug. 11-15 and was geared toward expanding 7th Communication Battalion’s opera... More

Tech. Sgt. Benita Quash (left) and Tech. Sgt. Todd

Tech. Sgt. Benita Quash (left) and Tech. Sgt. Todd

Tech. Sgt. Benita Quash (left) and Tech. Sgt. Todd Bearden, aircrew flight equipment specialists, inspect an ACES II parachute for an F-16 prior to packing it. Aircrew flight equipment specialists with the Sout... More

Spc. Tiffany D. Major, a parachute rigger with the

Spc. Tiffany D. Major, a parachute rigger with the

Spc. Tiffany D. Major, a parachute rigger with the 647th Quartermaster Detachment, ties a knot on a cargo load Aug. 1, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield. Parachute riggers must make sure all knots and straps are corre... 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. The... More

Left to right: Maj. Jeffry Carlson, 82nd Sustainment

Left to right: Maj. Jeffry Carlson, 82nd Sustainment

Left to right: Maj. Jeffry Carlson, 82nd Sustainment Brigade S-3 officer in charge, and Annandale, Minn., native, waits for a C-130 with Maj. James Weaver, 82nd Sustainment Brigade deputy of support operations,... More

A rigger aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) hooks up the traveling surf during an underway replenishment with the military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189).

A rigger aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) hooks...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 27, 2013) A rigger aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) hooks up the traveling surf during an underway replenishment with the military Sealift Command fleet replenishm... More

Army Capt. Melvin McDonald, left, with 403rd Inland

Army Capt. Melvin McDonald, left, with 403rd Inland

Army Capt. Melvin McDonald, left, with 403rd Inland Cargo Transportation Company, 330th Transportation Battalion briefs Sgt. Maj. Darryl Hill, incoming 82nd Sustainment Brigade S-3 senior enlisted adviser, duri... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Dianne Duran assigned to the 5th

U.S. Army Pfc. Dianne Duran assigned to the 5th

U.S. Army Pfc. Dianne Duran assigned to the 5th Quartermaster Detachment in Rhine Ordinance Barracks, Germany, sets up a practical exercise for a group of Cameroonian paratroopers in a hangar on an air base in ... More

A Cameroon Army Officer calls his platoon to the position

A Cameroon Army Officer calls his platoon to the position

A Cameroon Army Officer calls his platoon to the position of attention inside a hangar on an Air Base in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon, Feb. 20, 2013. These soldiers are training with U.S. Army soldiers for... More

U.S. Army Pvt. Ronald Johnson, a rigger with the 11th

U.S. Army Pvt. Ronald Johnson, a rigger with the 11th

U.S. Army Pvt. Ronald Johnson, a rigger with the 11th Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, positions a Humvee for rigging at the Heavy Drop Rig Site in Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 27, 2... More

Spc. Alvaro Morales, a parachute rigger assigned to

Spc. Alvaro Morales, a parachute rigger assigned to

Spc. Alvaro Morales, a parachute rigger assigned to the 824th Quartermaster Company, 362nd Quartermaster Battalion, 207th Regional Support Group, found himself unexpectedly in Pathfinder School the day after co... More

Pfc. Randall Reinink, a parachute rigger assigned to

Pfc. Randall Reinink, a parachute rigger assigned to

Pfc. Randall Reinink, a parachute rigger assigned to the 824th Quartermaster Company, 362 nd Quartermaster Battalion, 207th Regional Support Group, won three Best Warrior Competitions. The 19-year-old Lillingto... More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Ivey, airdrop

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Ivey, airdrop

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Ivey, airdrop systems technician with the 11th Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, briefs congressional members and airborne coalition for... 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

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