Image Gallery

Clear Filters | 901 - 920 of 20380 results

USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Alton W. Yates

USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Alton W. Yates, received national and international acclaim while serving in the U.S. Air Force at the Aeromedical Field Laboratory. He rode high speed Rocket Sleds and participated in numerous Aerospace Research experiments between 1955 and 1959 in the initial days of America's Space Program. The experiments were designed to pave the way for America's first manned space flights. Yates is cited by the U.S. Air Force for risking his life more than 65 times for science. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Alton W. Yates

USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Alton W. Yates, received national and international acclaim while serving in the U.S. Air Force at the Aeromedical Field Laboratory. He rode high speed Rocket Sleds and participated in numerous Aerospace Research experiments between 1955 and 1959 in the initial days of America's Space Program. The experiments were designed to pave the way for America's first manned space flights. Yates is cited by the U.S. Air Force for risking his life more than 65 times for science.
Details Download

USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Alton W. Yates

USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Alton W. Yates, received national and international acclaim while serving in the U.S. Air Force at the Aeromedical Field Laboratory. He rode high speed Rocket Sleds and participated in numerous Aerospace Research experiments between 1955 and 1959 in the initial days of America's Space Program. The experiments were designed to pave the way for America's first manned space flights. Yates is cited by the U.S. Air Force for risking his life more than 65 times for science.
Details Download

Enlisted Airmen on the Cutting Edge

Airmen congratulate a jubilant Sgt. Lawrence Lambert upon landing near Dayton, Ohio.
Details Download

Enlisted Airmen on the Cutting Edge

Sergeant Lawrence Lambert’s ejection cleared the aircraft’s tail fin by just twenty feet. The P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter was named Jack-In-The-Box. (USAF Photo via Air & Space Magazine)
Details Download

Enlisted Airmen on the Cutting Edge

Before Paul Stapp’s research, it was accepted that no pilot could withstand more than 18 G’s. Here, Alton Yates sits on the “Daisy Track” at Holloman Air Force Base where subjects tolerated more than 30 G’s.(U.S. Air Force photo)
Details Download

Enlisted Airmen on the Cutting Edge

"When the sled took off, it was almost as if everything in your body was being forced out through your back. And then when it stopped, it was like driving an automobile at a hundred miles an hour and running into a stone wall.” –then Airman Second Class Alton Yates
Details Download

Enlisted Airmen on the Cutting Edge

Although dummy tests indicated the possibility of severe injury or loss of life, Sgt. Lawrence Lambert volunteered without hesitation. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Cheney Award for his bravery.
Details Download

Technical Sergeant Ben Kuroki Distinguished Service Medal Recipient

Technical Sergeant Ben Kuroki Distinguished Service Medal Recipient exhibit on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Kuroki’s honorable service and relentless drive in the face of racial discrimination demonstrated that such discrimination was unfounded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Technical Sergeant Ben Kuroki Distinguished Service Medal Recipient

Technical Sergeant Ben Kuroki Distinguished Service Medal Recipient exhibit on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Kuroki’s honorable service and relentless drive in the face of racial discrimination demonstrated that such discrimination was unfounded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Protectors: Cold War Air Police

Protectors: Cold War Air Police exhibit on display in the Korean War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Korean War gave Air Police a new priority—protecting combat equipment from enemy destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Enlisted Airmen on the Cutting Edge

Enlisted Airmen on the Cutting Edge exhibit on display in the R&D Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Enlisted Airmen made a profound impact on aircraft, spacecraft, and automobile safety by participating in cutting edge research during the 1940s and 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Staff Sergeant James Meredith Desegregation in the Air Force

Staff Sergeant James Meredith Desegregation in the Air Force exhibit on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. He was one of the first Black Airmen to serve in an all-White squadron and sometimes the only Black Airman in the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Staff Sergeant James Meredith Desegregation in the Air Force

Staff Sergeant James Meredith Desegregation in the Air Force exhibit on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. He was one of the first Black Airmen to serve in an all-White squadron and sometimes the only Black Airman in the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Missile Technicians: Always Ready

Missile Technicians: Always Ready exhibit on display in the Missile Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Enlisted missile technicians have supported nuclear deterrence since the late 1950s by ensuring that the USAF’s strategic missiles are always ready to launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Missile Technicians: Always Ready

Missile Technicians: Always Ready exhibit on display in the Missile Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Enlisted missile technicians have supported nuclear deterrence since the late 1950s by ensuring that the USAF’s strategic missiles are always ready to launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Missile Technicians: Always Ready

Missile Technicians: Always Ready exhibit on display in the Missile Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Enlisted missile technicians have supported nuclear deterrence since the late 1950s by ensuring that the USAF’s strategic missiles are always ready to launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Missile Technicians: Always Ready

Missile Technicians: Always Ready exhibit on display in the Missile Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Enlisted missile technicians have supported nuclear deterrence since the late 1950s by ensuring that the USAF’s strategic missiles are always ready to launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Missile Technicians: Always Ready

Missile Technicians: Always Ready exhibit on display in the Missile Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Enlisted missile technicians have supported nuclear deterrence since the late 1950s by ensuring that the USAF’s strategic missiles are always ready to launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download

Enlisted Force: Foundation of Air and Space Power

Enlisted Force: Foundation of Air and Space Power(Central Exhibit) on display in Kettering Hall at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. From its earliest days, the highly-skilled, trained, and talented enlisted force has been the foundation for the daily operations of the Department of the Air Force.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
Details Download