1940s War Training Films

Dark, dramatized film clips from US Army training, showcasing tank maneuvers and soldiers preparing for combat, encapsulating mid-20th century military life.

ONTARIO - 1959 - A proof-tested turborotor and its components are installed in an Avrocar.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Mattson, 801st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer Training Squadron water and fuels system contingency training instructor, is dressed in a mask and costume at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 14, 2022. The 801st RHTSs Silver Flag exercise site is an ideal location to host a haunted trail, open to installation personnel, Bay County and the surrounding population, every year due to the 1,200 acres of land available to have a spooky experience.

DN-SC-87-06122. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, treats a simulated casualty during a night casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

North American P-51S Peel Off To Investigate Unidentified Aircraft Over England.

DD-ST-89-04058. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sailors aboard the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) look for their loved ones as the ship is tied up at the pier. The oiler has returned to Norfolk from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division jumps out of a C-17 Globemaster III over North Carolina during Battalion Mass Tactical Week, Jan. 23, 2023. BMTW provides an opportunity for soldiers of Fort Braggs Third Brigade combat team to train in personnel drops and joint aircraft inspections in preparation for future deployments.

U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Training Wing co-ed bathrooms, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 19, 2022. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Thomas Coney).

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-146. CGC Dauntless -- view from commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

DF-SD-03-06259. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRASBAT 00 Base: Ili Base Camp, Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ) Scene Major Command Shown: US CENTCOM

Members of the 110th Security Forces Squadron enter and clear a building while conducting a live shooter exercise at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan on Aug. 6, 2022. The 110th SFS conducts regular training exercises in controlled and safe environments to maintain deployment readiness.

Badges (Sleeve Rings Etc.) - British Navy. November 28, 1938.

A pilot is prepared to take a sled-run test for high-speed survival by the Air Force Systems Command. Country: Unknown

Portrait of Colonel Siebert by Johann Victor Krämer, created in 1893, showing the subject in uniform with formal posture and detailed facial features.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

A crewmember bands pallets in the hangar bay of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) during a replenishment at sea. Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Office of the Secretary - Seafarer's Union and U.S.S. Bellatrix in Harvey, Louisiana New Orleans

Bundeswehr Memorial, Federal Ministry of Defence, Hildebrandstrasse, Tiergarten, Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students tour Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. The Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. There are 43,000 American Civil War artifacts that are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Visit It is an academic field study that is part of the master's program offered by the college.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Stephen Messenger practices training with Fort McCoy firefighters Sept. 12, 2022, at a fire training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Firefighters regularly hold training to improve skills. The fire department was reaccredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International earlier in 2022. The fire department is one of more than 200 agencies to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International and the Center for Public Safety Excellence. (Photo by Hunter Young, Fort McCoy Fire Department)

Warrant Officer James H. Glass, USMC, (uniform) MWSS-371 (Marine Wing Support Squadron), Yuma, Arizona sets up a MIDDS-T (Meteorology and Oceanography Integrated Data Display System Tactical) Portable Weather Station with Navy Lieutenant Timothy B. Smith, USN, NAVPACMETOCCEN (Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center), San Diego, CA. The unit will be used in support of operations on Camp Doha during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Madison, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear specialist with 95th Chemical Company, takes notes while participating in a low light training event as part of exercise Keen Sword 23 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 17, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3rd MLG, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

Burglary, burglar on a staircase of an apartment building during the day, forcing oping a glass door

Taiwan army commander devising strategy to combat Chinese propaganda next to green screen tablet. Taiwanese freedom fighter walking in operation room in front of mockup device, camera A

A degraded bathtub pictured at Smoke Bomb Hill is shown to members of the media during the XVIII Airborne Corps media day on Sept. 8 2022, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The XVIII Airborne Corps hosted eight media outlets allowing them to tour the affected Smoke Bomb Hill barracks, as well as the more suitable barracks our Soldiers are being relocated. Fort Bragg is committed to increasing funding, hiring and training of maintenance personnel at Fort Bragg and across installations to address a trend in degraded preventive maintenance within barracks.

Construction work is shown at night on Nov. 16, 2022, in the 1600 block of the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis., on a second, new, fiscal year 2020-funded transient training troops barracks project on the post. The $18.8 million project was awarded to L.S. Black Constructors, which is the contractor who built the first barracks building at Fort McCoy, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office at Fort McCoy. The new contract was awarded Sept. 29, 2020, and the notice to proceed was issued Oct. 28, 2020. The contract duration is scheduled for completion in 780 calendar days. Currently contract completion is scheduled for December 2022. The barracks is different than the traditional barracks located throughout the installation. This new building will be four stories and able to house 400 people in approximately 60,000 square feet. The building is being built with the latest in construction materials and include state-of-the-art physical security and energy-saving me

EAST CHINA SEA (July 1, 2022) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Jason Kostem, from Jacksonville, North Carolina, stands watch in the Combat Information Center aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.

010807-N-0715P-022. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.

Cartoon - Tail Gunner. John Collins (1917-2007)

Estonia, Western Estonia Islands, Saaremaa Island, Kuressaare, Kuressaare Castle, World War Two battle information desk

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