View of Leland A. Olson (left) and another man at Sparrevohn Lang Range Radar Site headquarters in western Alaska, with quonset hut in background. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote...
View of Santa Claus riding on a dogsled near the tail end of a C-123 airplane at Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. This was part of "Operation Santa Claus" out of Elmendorf Air Force Base. From verso: "Santa (Lt. Col. Jay N. Thomas) and helper...
View of a person in a rescue basket being hoisted up to a U.S. Air Force helicopter. Crewmen can be seen operating the hoist from the hatch of the helicopter. From verso: "That others may live - An H-21 helicopter of the 5017th Operations Sq....
Major John W. Thaxton, right, and Airman 2nd Class Jim Deveno of the 5040th Transportation Squadron, are unloading boxes of donated disaster supplies from an Air Force truck. The goods were collected to aid the harder hit...
Title taken from caption. View of the exterior of the Elmendorf hospital on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. From verso: "USAF hospital Elemendorf [sic] is a modern seven-story facility built for 350 beds. It employs more than 450 highly trained...
View of two military personel working on an aircraft engine at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. From verso: "Maintenance support for Alaskan Air Command's combat and mission support aircraft is provided by the 5040th Consolidated Aircraft...
Portrait photograph of Major General James C. Jensen, Commander Alaskan Air Command Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska from 1963 to 1966. From verso: "Major General James C. Jensen. Commander Alaskan Air Command Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska (Air...
Title taken from caption. View of three men, a dogsled, and sled dog team in front of a C-130 "Hercules" aircraft. From verso: "C-130 "Hercules" Aircraft of the Alaska Air Command's 17th Troop Carrier Sq., form an aerial resupply "pipeline" to both...
Title taken from caption. Aerial view of an Alaskan Air Command radar installation. From verso: "HQ AAC -- Early warning -- BMEWS Site 2, at Clear, Alaska boasts three AN/FPS-50 fixed detection radars. Clear was the second operational site in the...
Title taken from caption. View of dogsled race contestants during Fur Rendezvous celebration in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. From verso: "Headquarters Alaskan Air Command, APO Seattle 98742, Office of Information Telephone 272-6111 or Elmendorf AFB...
View of Santa Claus handing out gifts to children. From attached press release: "Press Release. Headquarters Alaskan Air Command APO 942, Seattle, Washington. Office of Information. Telephone BRoadway 5-8001 or Elmendorf AFB SKyline 2-6122. For...
Title taken from caption. View of Santa Claus posing beneath a sign held up by two airmen, near the tail end of a C-123 airplane. Sign reads: "Air Force. Sergeants Association. Chapter 605. Elmendorf AFB Alaska. Operation. Santa Claus." From...
View of Santa Claus greeting children. From attached press release: "Press Release. Headquarters Alaskan Air Command APO 942, Seattle, Washington. Office of Information. Telephone BRoadway 5-8001 or Elmendorf AFB SKyline 2-6122. For immediate...
Title taken from caption. Group of men in uniform at Alaska Air Command, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska. Sign on building reads: "[...] AAC." 1953-1959. Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Donald Arthur Post.
Children examining a Civil Air Patrol airplane, a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. The logo on the tail reads "Civil Air Patrol USAF Auxiliary." The airplane number is "N4799C." A helicopter can be seen behind the airplane.
View of Lime Hills as seen from Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote radar site and operated from 1953-early 1980's. From slide mount:...
View of Weasel Ridge at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, with building at left. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote radar site and operated from 1953-early 1980's....
Title taken from slide mount. View of air strip at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, as seen from vehicle (airplane?) on runway. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote...
Aerial view of Sparrevohn Dome (possibly radome?) at Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, with airplane partially visible in photo. Sparrevohn LRRS was built by United States Air Force as Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) remote...