In support of an official event 

The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Fourth Hangar will be closed Saturday, May 24

Access to the Presidential Gallery will be limited from May 15 to June 5
 

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Chariots of the Rescue Service

An Air Force pararescue specialist is lowered on a forest penetrator from an HH-43 to treat an injured pilot in Southeast Asia.
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Chariots of the Rescue Service

A PJ rescues a pilot from the Gulf of Tonkin during a search and rescue mission in Southeast Asia.
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Chariots of the Rescue Service

A PJ is lowered on a forest penetrator from a hovering HH-53 during a rescue mission in SEA, June 1970.
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Rescue Specialist Pararescue in Southeast Asia

US Air Force pilot 1st Lt Glenn Fleming and a 40th ARR Squadron PJ are hoisted from the jungles of Laos by a USAF HH-43 helicopter on April 28, 1971.
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Rescue Specialist Pararescue in Southeast Asia

Lieutenant Fleming relaxes aboard the HH-43 helicopter following his rescue as a 40th ARR Squadron PJ reels in the rescue hoist on April 28, 1971.
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Rescue Specialist Pararescue in Southeast Asia

Pararescuemen are trained medical technicians with advanced military skills such as scuba and parachuting. Here, a PJ is shown wearing the standard equipment to perform a water parachute jump in 1970.
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Global Peacetime Transition

Air Force pararescuemen flank Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott, sitting in the Gemini 8 space craft, while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean March 16, 1966, in the Philippine Sea. Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., provide first-response contingency medical and rescue support for all NASA shuttle launches. With the advent of the NASA's new capsule-based, manned-spaceflight program, Constellation, Air Force pararescuemen will once again greet astronauts on the high seas following splashdown. (NASA photo)
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Global Peacetime Transition

A fire suppression kit is being attached to this HH-43B in preparation for a simulated Local Base Rescue operation, Luke AFB, AZ, 1961.
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41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet

DAYTON, Ohio -- Overhead view of the 41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 21, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet

DAYTON, Ohio -- National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Director, David Tillotson III, presents the 2022 Museum Volunteer of the Year award to Dave London of Beavercreek Ohio on April 21, 2023. (From Left to Right) David Tillotson III, Ms. Lorna Estep, Executive Director, Air Force Material Command, Dave London, NMUSAF Volunteer, and Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, USAF(Ret.), Chair, Board of Trustees, Air Force Museum Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet

DAYTON, Ohio -- Dave London(red jacket), of Beavercreek Ohio received the 2022 National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Volunteer of the Year Award on April 21, 2023. (From Left to Right) David Tillotson III, Director, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Ms. Lorna Estep, Executive Director, Air Force Material Command, Dave London, NMUSAF Volunteer, and Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, USAF(Ret.), Chair, Board of Trustees, Air Force Museum Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet

DAYTON, Ohio -- Overhead view of volunteers from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at the 41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet on April 21, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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SURVIVAL: THE EXHIBITION IN ITS FINAL WEEKS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM USAF

Visitors try on snow shoes in while engaging with the Survival: The Exhibition special exhibit at the National Museum of the USAF.
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Gnome N-9

DAYTON, Ohio -- Museum volunteers Frank Wolfe and Dave London constructed the display case for the Gnome N-9 rotary engine exhibit on April 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Gnome N-9

DAYTON, Ohio -- Museum volunteer Frank Wolfe works on the display case for the Gnome N-9 rotary engine exhibit on April 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Gnome N-9

DAYTON, Ohio -- Museum volunteer Dave London works on the display case for the Gnome N-9 rotary engine exhibit on April 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Gnome N-9

DAYTON, Ohio -- Museum volunteer Dave London works on the display case for the Gnome N-9 rotary engine exhibit on April 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Gnome N-9

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Gnome N-9 rotary engine on display in the Early Years Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The French Gnome engine was one of the most important designs in early aviation, and a main source of aircraft power for the Allies in World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Gnome N-9

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Gnome N-9 rotary engine on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The French Gnome engine was one of the most important designs in early aviation, and a main source of aircraft power for the Allies in World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Gnome N-9

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Gnome N-9 rotary engine on display in the Early Years Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The French Gnome engine was one of the most important designs in early aviation, and a main source of aircraft power for the Allies in World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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