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    Tag: Roving Sands '97
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    • A Patriot missile roars off the launch pad during Exercise Roving Sands '97.

      Courtesy Photo   |   Defense.gov   |   05.19.1997

      A Patriot missile is launched by soldiers of the 11th Brigade, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, at McGregor Range near El Paso, Texas, on April 30, 1997. More than 20,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands are participating in Exercise Roving Sands '97. The exercise is designed to refine their skills in operations using an......

    • Opposing forces set up a SCUD missile site for Exercise Roving Sands '97.

      Courtesy Photo   |   Defense.gov   |   05.06.1997

      Members of the opposing forces provide a strong sense of reality for Exercise Roving Sands '97 participants as they set up a SCUD missile site at Roswell, N.M., on April 26, 1997. More than 20,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands are participating in Exercise Roving Sands '97. The exercise is designed to refine their skills......

    • Navy Airman Otis Miller performs pre-checks on a S-3 Viking.

      Courtesy Photo   |   Defense.gov   |   05.06.1997

      Navy Airman Otis Miller performs pre-checks on a S-3 Viking during Exercise Roving Sands '97 at Roswell, N.M., on April 20, 1997. More than 20,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands are participating in Exercise Roving Sands '97. The exercise is designed to refine their skills in operations using an integrated air defense......

    • Vehicles of a Patriot missile battery are ground-guided to their next site.

      Courtesy Photo   |   Defense.gov   |   05.05.1997

      Vehicles of the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade Patriot missile battery are ground-guided by a soldier to their next site at Otero Mesa, N.M., on April 23, 1997, during Exercise Roving Sands '97. More than 20,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands are participating in Exercise Roving Sands '97. The exercise is designed to......

    • MI-24 Hind attack helicopter simulates ground attacks on an air defense site.

      Photo by Sgt. Israel Sheber   |   Defense.gov   |   04.20.1997

      A MI-24 Hind attack helicopter simulates ground attacks as it flies in the mist of a simulated aerial chemical attack on an air defense site at Dona Ana Range, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, on April 22, 1997. The attacks on the camp are part of Exercise Roving Sands '97. More than 20,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands are......

    • Senior Airman Dyer provides operator assistance for Exercise Roving Sands.

      Photo by Airman 1st Class Cody Mott   |   Defense.gov   |   04.20.1997

      Senior Airman Cassandra Dyer, a computer and communications operator, provides telephone operator assistance to participants of Exercise Roving Sands '97 on April 21,1997. More than 20,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands are participating in Exercise Roving Sands '97. The exercise is designed to refine their skills in......

    • F-16 Fighting Falcon returns from a Roving Sands '97 bombing mission.

      Photo by Jeffrey Allen   |   Defense.gov   |   04.20.1997

      A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon returns from a bombing mission over the New Mexico desert as part of Exercise Roving Sands '97 on April 21, 1997. More than 20,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands are participating in Exercise Roving Sands 97. The exercise is designed to refine their skills in operations using an......

    • F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in a two ship formation before beginning a bombing mission.

      Photo by Jeffrey Allen   |   Defense.gov   |   04.20.1997

      Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in a two ship formation in the skies over New Mexico before beginning a bombing mission as part of Exercise Roving Sands '97 on April 21, 1997. More than 20,000 service members from all branches of the armed forces of the U.S., Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands are participating in Exercise Roving Sands '97. The exercise is designed to refine......