Historic Military Activities

Dramatic images from historical military operations, emphasizing teamwork amid challenging conditions, mature engagements in varying environments.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Night uptake. Soldiers. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Night uptake. Soldiers. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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Position Smokekofel: Lost Stand on Field Guard IV.

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division occupy enemy town during Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) on Fort Polk, Louisiana., Nov. 9, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

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Explosion of a grenade. Standpunkt: Protected Position Hinterjoch. View of the south. .

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Indonesian citizens and soldiers play a board game and put money in. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Recovery: Arnhem. Women make something clean, photo made by the open front of a home or building. August 1945. Arnhem, Gelderland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Palembang. Evening recording. January 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Training Paratroops -- A view from inside the basket showing one of the paratroops jumping. Britain's paratroops do their training jumps from a static balloon. By this means a great saving of time and expense is affected, as training jumps can be made in weather which would prevent an aeroplane being used. October 21, 1941. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Emperor Charles I in the XI. Isonzo slaughter.

Police special operations team, quick response group fighter in black uniform, helmet and mask aiming with pistol equipped silencer while hiding behind ballistic shield, toned, low key studio shoot. Police special team fighter with pistol and shield

AFS-1 Mars , 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.

Machine gun stand in the trench, stood at the lock Moena, taken on the 27th of January 1916.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Simon Whitlock, an aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, participates in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Michaletz, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, participates in a force-on-force exercise during Jungle Leaders Course at Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 10, 2022. The training is designed to improve the lethality of leaders mental and physical toughness in a harsh jungle environment. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

AGDE-1 Glover , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Franklin's 250th Anniversary Celebrations in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

DN-SN-86-07004. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vietnam Memorial, Battery Park

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.

Col. Zygmunt Zieliński at the festival of Fourth under Optowa. Front of the Polish Legions in Volhynia Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)

The Winter War. A military conflict between the Soviet union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion on november 1939 when Soviet infantery crossed the border on the Karelian Isthmus. About 9500 Swedish volunteer soldiers participated in the war. Pictured a young woman on top of a building in Helsinki. She is part of the air defense personnel and has the important task to monitor and report any enemy aircrafts. A telephone is seen. The weather during the war was exteremely cold and was as l

AS-I and II , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 19, 2022) - Operations Specialist Seaman Jacob Dess, from West Palm Beach, Fla., applies lagging paste to a pipe aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) April 19, 2022 in Yokosuka, Japan. Lagging is used as thermal insulation for pipes and bulkheads inside the ship. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

"Gadgets" On Guard - "Protection Society" Calls in Electronic to make life Burglar-Proof. The Holmes "police" arrive on the scene, and intercept the unsuspecting burgler. November 07, 1949. (Photo by Camera Press).

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