Explosions and Weapons Testing

Dynamic visuals of explosions from military operations and missile tests, highlighting firepower and ordnance during various training scenarios.

June 9, 2007 - Pyrotechnics explode while an F-15 flies over to simulate an air-to-ground attack during the California Capital Air Show in Sacramento, California.
June 9, 2007 - Pyrotechnics explode while an F-15 flies over to simulate an air-to-ground attack during the California Capital Air Show in Sacramento, California.
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171027-M-GY167-007CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2017) Japanese soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force conduct an amphibious assault drill during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is an opportunity for U.S. forces to increase interoperability with partner nations to be prepared for real-world crisis situations.
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burned tank in the desert at sunset burned tank in the desert at sunset Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxRishnyakx 14479853
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Trip to Western States: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. View of a missile launch during demonstrations at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico, attended by President John F. Kennedy.
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031028-F-6278K-164. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG
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A US Army remote-controlled "B.A.T.S." target rocket lifts from its launchpad, toward an impact area on the E-1 range at Camp Lejeune's Onslow Beach area during a 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion missile targeting exercise. Marines of the LAAD Battalion, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, were using the versatile rockets as fast-moving targets, firing Stinger missiles at them from the Avenger system mounted atop High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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North Macedonian soldiers conduct fire phobia training during Exercise Kosovo Forces 31 (KFOR31) at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East.
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030327-M-2306K-056. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramaylah Oil Field Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Point Mugu Sea Range, California, August 26, 2004 - An Arrow anti-ballistic missile interceptor is launched from its mobile platform during a joint Israel/United States developmental test at the Point Mugu Sea Range, California.
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020815-M-9578B-006. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Wing Support Squadron 171
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The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, performed for Aviation Nation Nov. 6, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Thunderbirds have been based out of Nellis since 1955.
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DN-SC-88-07638. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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030325-M-2715C-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-271
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220722-N-ML137-2015 KEKAHA, Hawaii (July 22, 2022) A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. PMRF is the worlds largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously.
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U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), 2d Marine Division, fire from a light armored vehicle during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Fort Pickett, Virginia, Aug. 9, 2022. The MCCRE evaluates the combat readiness of 2d LAR in preparation for their future deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 14, 2018) The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile. Monterey is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.
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DN-ST-89-05628. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Fort Bragg, North Carolina , Fires, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, NATO eFP Battle Group Poland, supporting the 4th Infantry Division, alongside German soldiers assigned to the 93 Armored Demonstration Battalion, 9th Panzerlehr Brigade, 1st Panzer Division and Polish soldiers assigned to the 15th Mechanized Infantry Brigade engage targets during Amber Lynx, a combined live fire exercise at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, April 6, 2023. The 4th Inf. Div.s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.
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040712-A-6017M-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NA
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Tora, Tora, Tora dazzle the audience during the Frontiers in Flight Air show at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 25, 2022. The air show featured 12 performers including Tora Tora Tora, an A-10 demonstration, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to name a few. An air show, also known as an open house, is a way for military members and installations to show appreciation to local communities as well as showcase Department of Defense and Air Force capabilities. Wichita, home to McConnell AFB, is known as the Air Capital of the World, the birthplace of some very famous airframes.
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DF-ST-88-09910. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Spc. Ryan Barger, representing the 200th Military Police Command, scans his sector during the M4 rifle night fire qualification event at the 2011 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis. on Wednesday, June 22. A steady rain made the task all the more difficult as Warriors had to fire on targets at distances ranging from 50-300 meters. Barger is a native of Belding, Mich.
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Lava flows down a slope following an eruption of Mount Etna. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel are in the area in an attempt to stem the volcano's flow and minimize destruction as part of Operation Hot Rock. The military personnel are using 8,000-pound concrete blocks in an effort to divert the flow of lava away from the town. Subject Operation/Series: HOT ROCK Base: Sicily Country: Italy(ITA)
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041020-N-8493H-006. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Smoke and dust obscure the battlefield as camouflaged M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles support the final assault by members of the 2nd Bn., 41st Inf., 2nd Armored Div., during a company team attack exercise at the Shell Point training area. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department responds to a simulated aircraft incident during a major accident response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 11, 2022. The MARE tested the bases response to a simulated F-16 Fighting Falcon crash and the ability to collaborate with mission partners. Due to the support of Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Misawa Air Base and Tokyo Fire Department, Fussa Fire Station, this was the largest MARE in Yokota history.
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A 316th Civil Engineer Squadron fire truck extinguishes a fire during the Fire Prevention Week proclamation signing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 4, 2022. The Department of Defense and JBA observe the second week in October as Fire Prevention Week to highlight fire safety awareness and to educate families, students and communities across JBA.
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An aircraft from the Michigan Army National Guard uses a bambi bucket, an aerial firefighting tool suspended below a helicopter, to extinguish a fire 10 miles from Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Mich., Aug. 8, 2007.
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An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk performs an aerial survey of a river of lava flowing down what was once highway 132. The Hawaii National Guard has been providing key assistance to civil authorities on Hawaii Island over the past month as the ever shifting streams of lava reform the landscape.
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Pacific Ocean, May 16, 2013 - A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG-70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar.
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030112-F-6844O-001. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Force Space Command
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A Philippine Air Force A-29B Super Tucano destroys simulated targets during Balikatan 22 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.
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An Avenger fires a Stinger missile during Artemis Strike, a live fire exercise at the NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) off the coast of Crete, Greece Nov. 6, 2017.
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Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, headquartered at the Utah National Guards Spanish Fork Armory has continuously supported the Spanish Fork Flag Retirement Ceremony for the past 24 years. Members of the Utah National Guard, Boy and Girl Scouts, civil air patrol, naval sea cadets and other youth groups volunteer to be a part of this dignified U.S. flag retirement of the symbol of our country. Command Sgt. Maj. Spencer Nielsen, senior enlisted leader for the Utah National Guard, was the keynote speaker and has participated in all 24 years of the ceremony.
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Water is shot from a P-19 Panther aircraft rescue and firefighting crash truck onto flames of a simulated aircraft at the live-fire training area on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 28, 2022. U.S. Air Force Col. Gene Jacobus, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, rode in the truck and had the opportunity to do live-fire training to learn what goes on behind the scenes to protect the base and mission every day.
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-388. Hurricane Katrina
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A D-5 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile is airborne following its test launch from the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) off the coast of Florida. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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DF-ST-85-09222. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-SC-85-09656. Country: Unknown
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A small wooden house burning at night, sparks fly in the sky and
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Soldiers from The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The United States Army Field Band perform during Defenders Day, Baltimores oldest holiday, at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Md., Sep. 10, 2022. During the event, more than 20 outstanding young Americans took the U.S. Army oath of enlistment, administered by Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin, commanding general, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington.
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U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, detonate 100 pounds of TNT on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, June 17, 2022. Explosive ordnance disposal Marines trained to improve their proficiency to safely detonate ordnance from a distance.
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The Aftershock Jet truck wows the crowd during the Frontiers in Flight Air show at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, Sept. 25, 2022. The air show featured 12 performers including Tora Tora Tora, an A-10 demonstration, and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to name a few. An air show, also known as an open house, is a way for military members and installations to show appreciation to local communities as well as showcase Department of Defense and Air Force capabilities. Wichita, home to McConnell AFB, is known as the Air Capital of the World, the birthplace of some very famous airframes.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2013) A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands in Kauai, Hawaii. Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. The event was the third consecutive successful intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB missile.
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An SU-25 Frogfoot aircraft destroyed during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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A UGM-93A Trident C-4 missile is launched from the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS FLORIDA (SSBN-728) during a demonstration and shakedown operation. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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040425-F-8164Z-047. Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-SC-86-12933. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The Marine Fire Reverse in action (fire exercise firefighting) at the School for NBCD (Nuclear, Bacteriological, Chemical, Damage Control) and Safety Safety (March 1990).
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040505-F-5407T-115. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC/ANG
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Air Force fire protection specialists assigned to the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron respond to a simulated downed aircraft while participating in Mission Assurance Exercise 22-6 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 25, 2022. MAE 22-6 tested JBERs emergency response capabilities following a mock-down aircraft accident.
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A Soldier assigned to the 160th Engineer Company, 72 troop command, Delaware Army National Guard, moves through smoke concealment while reacting simulated indirect fire on July 14, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. This training is part of the companys 2022 annual training. Soldiers go through lanes that include simulated combat situations with munitions such as pyrotechnics, blanks and demo munitions that are used to simulate urban combat