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Blurry Historical Military Images

Grainy, indistinct photographs capturing military activities in Indonesia during the 1940s. They reflect wartime conditions and military presence.

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Aviation 981 - Airborne Troops USA. September 19, 1943.

CVA 64 Constellation , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Area Near Hingham, MA ,. Photographs of the First Naval District

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Sint Willibrordus church in Amsterdam. Fire brigade. February 9, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Trip to South America: Bogotá, Colombia, White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) communications equipment preparations, personnel, and city views. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) equipment on the roof of Hotel Tequendama in Bogotá, Colombia.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return to blitar. Occupation of blitar: after Kepadjen and Wlingi, Dutch troops went to Blitar. Interior of a damaged church building. December 22, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

The Civil War. The battle of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Ford near Shepherdstown, on the Potomac. Pickets firing across the river. September, 1862. Drawing by Alfred Waud. 1862

Monument to the reminder of the fallen of war 1870/71

AKA-91 Whitley , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CGN 9 Long Beach 19-NN-CGN 9 Long Beach-19-NN-332-12 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Scene of the Attack on the Land-based Battery at Weihaiwei (Ikaiei rikujō hōdai kōgeki no kōkei) Kobayashi Kiyochika (Japanese, 1847-1915). , February, 1895. Color on paper, Each Panel: 14 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. (37.1 x 23.8 cm). Asian Art February, 1895

Artwork: "The ALQ-172 Collection" Artist: Dick Kramer, US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Night uptake. Soldiers in the loading back of a truck. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Artwork: "Impressions at Eglin 1-15" Artist: Maurice Silber. Country: Unknown

AE-23 Nitro , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

AGMR-1 Annapolis Inclining Experiment , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of General Major D.C. Buurman van Vreede to the V-Brigade. Failed photo. August 15, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Exhibition space of the Marines Corps during the Fleet Days 1989.

WS-110A "Brown Bomber"

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Lord Torenvliet Pyro Techniek. Recording flyer. July 11, 1953

AFS-6 San Diego , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection

Princess Beatrix brings an introductory visit to various parts of the Royal Navy. At the flagpole of the Van Braam Houckgeestkazerne (VBHKAZ) of the Mariniers in Doorn's corps, the distinction flag of Her Royal Highness (H.K.H.) Princess Beatrix in top.

The dragon (depicted - name).DRISTANT (depicted - name)

CAMP FUJI, Japan A U.S. Army Japan soldier plots a point on a map during the land navigation portion of the USARJ Expert Soldier Badge training week April 14.The two-week ESB training and testing identifies soldiers who possess the mastery of skills integral to ensuring combat readiness, including weapons proficiency, land navigation, patrolling and medical comprehension. Stay tuned as only those who meet the standards by demonstrating combat readiness and proficiency skills will be awarded the coveted ESB next week.

AOG-7 Elkhorn , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

1,000 lb bombs at instant of release from Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress over Berlin, Germany.

Anefo photo collection. NRC Handelsblad assignment. Coup against militaryism in Suriname (taken from TV screen). March 12, 1982

Communist Cuban MI-4 General Purpose Helicopter No. 25 on Cay Anguilla Island. Communist Cuban MI-4 General Purpose Helicopter No. 25 on Cay Anguilla Island.

Old boot fence

Damage after a fire on the shooting range in the bunker at the Princess Julianakanne.

Aerial view of Squibnocket Pond , Lakes & ponds, Squibnocket Pond. Photographs of the First Naval District

AM-447 Guide , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

CVB-43 Coral Sea , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Night Attack on allied invasion fleet.This radioed picture gives some idea of the resistance to the allied landings at Salerno Bay. The night sky is covered by tracer patters during an Attack on the invasion fleet. September 17, 1943. (Photo by British Official Photo).

A US Navy Seabee uses an arc welder to solder metal bands on cement culverts during exercise ATLAS RAIL, a Seabee project to repair a flood-damaged railroad. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RAIL Country: Tunisia (TUN)

AS-33 Simon Lake , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

I Karlskrona damage shoulder carrier.Karlskrona (pictured - name)

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection The flag of the King of the Hejaz.

Figure head an Calamari. November 25, 1945.

AGOR-14 Melville , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

An interior view of the radar, IFF and combat information center space on the guided missile frigate USS VANDERGRIFT (FFG 48) at 20 percent completion. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Green Berets US Army Special Forces Group soldier smoking. US Army soldier smoking

Coucy-le-Chteau, Aisne, France , 1917 - Devastated regions, Somme, Oise, Aisne - Fernand Cuville (photographic section of the army) - (September -October) (French - Coucy-le-Chteau , Aisne , France). Ruins, bombing, fortress, rubble, First World War, France, Coucy Le Chau, what remains of the dungeon

Gripen (depicted name).Gripen (depicted name)

The Napoleonic star of courage badge, commemorating the deeds of six generals during the Napoleonic wars: six figures. Engraving.

Bombs Of Destruction Fall Toward The Blechhammer North Oil Plant In Germany, Which Is Already Partially Covered With Bomb Bursts. This Mission Was Accomplished By The 463Rd Bomb Group, 772Nd Bomb Squadron On 27 August 1944.

A Resting Place of Prisoners Vasily Vereshchagin (Russian, 1842-1904). A Resting Place of Prisoners, 1878-1879. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 119 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (182.6 x 302.6 x 5.7 cm). Vasily Vereshchagins two monumental paintings depicting wartime violence stem from the artists own experience as a volunteer correspondent and combatant during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877-78. In A Resting Place for Prisoners, a snowstorm beats down on Turkish prisoners who are monitored by Russian soldiers wielding lances while a horse and carriage are buried under the snow in the foreground. The Road of the War Prisoners depicts bloodied, frozen prisoners in the storms aftermath. Crows perch atop the telegraph wires and pick at the lifeless prisoners strewn across the road. Openly antiwar in its biting realism and unflinching portrayal of death, The Road of the War Prisoners was rejected for the czars collection. In 1891, Vereshchagin sold both canvases to New York collectors still haunted by the ho

AGMR-1 Annapolis Inclining Experiment , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Master Sgt. Michael Berry, 39th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, uses night vision goggles inside of a C-130J Super Hercules during an airdrop, Jan. 6, 2023 at an undisclosed location. During the airdrop, loadmasters wore night vision goggles to execute their mission during night flying operations and drop pallets of blood out of the aircraft to ground personnel below.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Silhouette of police officer during rope exercises.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ambarawa. Training General Police. Presentation seized weapons?. October 23, 1974. Ambarawa, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

A rehabilitation soldier makes muscle exercises in a bathtub on the military repair resort 'Aardenburg'.

Rescue by Soviet Fishermen. This image depicts Captain Hugh La Vallee being rescued from the Atlantic ocean by Soviet fishermen after he was forced to abandon his aircraft.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Linggadjati. Grafitti. Drawing of figures around a figure that stands on a figure that is worn by a 5th figure. Three figures have the names Tjina balande an djepank. On the right a figure with long hair? In uniform. Around that figure the following words "Tjing Soen" "Djika Krain Mara Siri" "Katjang Tanah" "Tjeng Loen" Awas. July 1947. Indonesia, Linggarjati, Dutch East Indies

Cruiser Hr.Ms. The Seven Provinces (C 802) lays a smoke curtain, 1958.

Fish and Wildlife Service staff and volunteers help guide disoriented baby loggerhead turtles towards the ocean with the help of a red light which does not interfere with their sense of direction. Subjects: Reptiles; Threatened species; Wildlife refuges; Coastal environments. Location: South Carolina. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CAPE ROMAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) equipment demonstration. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) equipment in an unknown location.

Team Leader, North Jersey Division of Ghost Hunters Society.

Project 26 - Operation Dominic (Johnston Island/Christmas Island/Maui, Hawaii) Test Activities. Washdown of B-57 radioactive cloud sampler aircraft at Barbers Point. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

DN-SN-88-05228. Base: Naval Air Facility, Atsugi Country: Japan (JPN)

Special operations soldier, commando fighter, modern warfare combatant in combat uniform, helmet with night-vision, wearing mask and glasses, sneaking in darkness for sentry quiet removal with knife. Commando fighter creeping in darkness with knife

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Anefo photo collection. Sailor Molenaar (photo naval information service). July 25, 1948

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC reproductions of badges. Emblem Territorial Command Bali and Lombok. April 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Black silhouette of soldier at night.

Sailor shows uniform, 1957.

Artwork: "AN Alaska Sketchbook" Artist: Charles Lock U.S. Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Country scenes, portraits, and ships in Wellington harbour, April 1940, New Zealand, by Eric Lee-Johnson.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Emblems. Emblem topographic service. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

AKA-113 Charleston , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

U.S. Paratroops In England in Mass Training For Combat - United States parachute troops have been in Great Britain for some time, although their presence was only ***** made known by Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in the European theatre ***** troops today are engaged in mass maneuvers--mapping ***** attacks, practicing fast jumps, exchanging ***** knowledge with theBritish. This is the first series of ***** of them in action. This U. S. paratrooper has just ***** and is ready to go into action as soon as he has ***** parachute. November 30, 1942.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Republic of Palembang (derailed train, Indonesian patient, wounded care). Palembang: A large amount of ammunition and explosives of English manufacture was found by our troops in Lahat. One of the nine crates Hercules Powder .. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Anefo photo collection. Fire on the Ziedeneneskade no. 10, the fire brigade in action. April 18, 1965

United States, c 1918Artificial limbs, probably for WWI soldiers.

A crewman from the combat stores ship USS SAN JOSE (AFS-7) helps Vietnamese refugees climb from their fishing boat up a Jacobs ladder to the deck of the ship. Fifty-five refugees were rescued. Country: South China Sea

Off Charleston. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Forts & fortifications, 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, United States, South Carolina, Charleston

U.S. Army Soldiers traverse the land navigation course during the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests Soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical and mental endurance, technical and tactical abilities, and basic warrior skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

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