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Refueling, Wisconsin Air National Guard

Date: 1963
Description: A KC-97 of the 126th Refueling Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, refueling an F-84 fighter over eastern Wisconsin.
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Helicopter Power

Date: 02 1966
Description: Arriving at a forward area, a U.S. Air Force CH-30 helicopter carrying a 105mm howitzer is directed in for a landing. The artillery piece, which was in a r...
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Marines at Soc Trang

Date: 06 1962
Description: Marines arriving at Soc Trang on a C-130 Hercules transport carrier. Soc Trang was an abandoned landing strip built by the Japanese during World War II. ...
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M*A*S*H Helicopters

Date: 1960
Description: Bell Model 47 light observation helicopters during a training exercise at Fort Benning, Georgia. One of the most popular helicopters ever built, the Model ...
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Paratrooper Training

Date: 07 1963
Description: A view of special forces training taken by freelance photographer Dickey Chapelle inside a C-47 transport plane. The photograph shows the preparations for ...
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Helicopter Hero Scott Alwin

Date: 1968
Description: Helicopter pilot Scott Alwin, a native of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, with his UH-1 ("Huey"). Alwin spent five tours of duty in Vietnam from 1967 to 1972, se...
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International TD-80 Paymover Towing US Navy Jet

Date: 1960
Description: TD-80 Paymover towing a US Navy jet. The TD-80 was manufactured by Hough, the construction equipment subsidiary of International Harvester.
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International Harvester Scout at Fort Stewart

Date: 1964
Description: A man drives an International Harvester Scout past military vehicles on display near the entrance to Fort Stewart.
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Night Construction with IH Equipment in Vietnam

Date: 1967
Description: Men from the Air Force's Red Horse heavy repair squadrons use International equipment to clear land in Vietnam, possibly for construction of barracks or a ...
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Aluminum Runway Repair in Vietnam

Date: 1967
Description: A group of men from the Air Force's Red Horse heavy repair squadrons stand outdoors while making repairs on an aluminum runway in Vietnam. An airplane is b...
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Navy Plane on Tarmac

Date: 06 1965
Description: Side view of a Navy plane marked with "8376" and squadron number "VF-161" on a tarmac at Miramar Naval Air Station. Written on the photograph in grease pen...
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Men with Phantom II Naval Plane

Date: 06 1965
Description: Front view of a Phantom II Naval plane on a tarmac at Miramar Naval Air Station. Men stand on and beside the airplane. Another plane is taking off in the b...
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Phantom II Jet

Date: 1965
Description: Rear view of a Phantom II Naval plane on a tarmac at Miramar Naval Air Station. Two uniformed men stand beside the airplane, and other equipment is in the ...
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Phantom II Jet from Above

Date: 1965
Description: View of a Phantom II jet from above, possibly taken with infrared film. The text on the wing reads, "USAF."
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Phantom II Jet against Lunar Backdrop

Date: 1965
Description: Photograph of the Phantom II jet silhouetted against what appears to be the surface of the moon.
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Drawing on a Letter to William Proxmire

Date: 03 06 1962
Description: A pencil drawing of a man holding his hands over his ears, standing next to his bed as though he's just leapt out of it. His expression is similar to that ...
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Air Defense Activities at Truax Field to be Phased Out

Date: 10 19 1964
Description: Hooded jet fighters on the Truax Field flight line that will be transferred to Peru, Indiana as the air defense activities at Truax Field in Madison are ph...
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Lewis Arms on an Airplane

Date: 1962
Description: Lewis Arms is sitting on an airplane as he and other soldiers travel to Fort Knox.
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We Saw You . . . Greeting General Twining

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: General Nathan F. Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957-1960), arrives at Truax Field on his way to visit his hometown of Monroe on the 4th ...
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We Saw You . . . Greeting General Twining

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: General Nathan F. Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1957-1960), arrives at Truax Field on his way to visit his hometown of Monroe on the 4th ...

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