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Historic Military Aircraft

Photographs showcasing military aircraft across different eras, including operations in Tunisia and training exercises in California's desert.

A U.S. Air Force convoy returns to base after a combat search and rescue exercise at an undisclosed location, April 28, 2022. Air Forces Central Command's ERQSs are organized, trained, equipped, and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations within the Central Command theater of operations.

Security monitors the Soyuz TMA-11M rocket as it is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for November 7 and will send Expedition 38 Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

A view of a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) on San Nicolas Island, Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC). Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army HMMV drives into a hostile training environment during a demonstration of military capabilities Sept. 3, 2022, in Razish, National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. U.S. Army Soldiers from 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment demonstrated combat operations including react to contact, military operations in urban terrain (MOUT,) and medical treatment and evacuation skills for visiting members of the public during a tour of the National Training Center.

DF-ST-87-03971. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Soliders with 206th Transportation conduct a convoy during exercise Native Fury 22 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 14, 2022. Native Fury 22 is vital for strengthening the U.S. long-standing relationship with Saudi Armed Forces. The exercise enhances combined tactics, maritime capabilities and promotes long-term regional stability.

030224-M-2900S-069. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

81mm mortar rounds impact targets during exercise Bougainville I at Schofield Barracks Hawaii, Aug. 23, 2022. Forward observers located at an observer position down range communicated with the fire direction center to ensure high-explosive rounds fired from an M252 81mm mortar system land on their intended targets. Bougainville I allows fire teams and squads with 3d LCT to rehearse small unit cohesion, lethality, and survivability to set conditions for company offensive, defensive, and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during future exercises

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, set up a thermal effects detonation at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 18, 2022. Brig. Gen. William Betts, the commander of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, and other 378th AEW leadership visited the EOD team to learn about their capabilities and recognize their outstanding performers.

A U.S. Air Force RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing departs the aerial refueling track after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 91st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during Exercise Juniper Oak, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 25, 2023. Juniper Oak is a large-scale bilateral exercise, aimed to enhance interoperability between U.S. and Israeli armed forces contributing to regional security.

AN air-to-air right side view of four F-4E Phantom II aircraft flying in formation during exercise PROUD PHANTOM. The 347th Tactical Fighter Wind and Egyptian air force aircraft are flying past the pyramids. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

A U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fires the M242 Bushmaster main gun during a gunnery table VI iteration, Niinisalo, Finland, July 19, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, A section of the border fence that separates the United States from Mexico. A US Border Patrol officer sits in a vehicle at the top of the hill on the American side.

A burned out Iraqi T-55 main battle tank destroyed in southern Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Royal Saudi Air Force firefighters put out a simulated aircraft engine fire during a partner nation Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear response exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 29, 2022. The exercise was purely simulation, no chemical, explosive or fire hazards were present during the training. The 378th ECESs Emergency Management flight, also known by many as CBRN, is responsible for working with RSAF to build and establish response and recovery actions for a wide variety of scenarios.

Ede,Holland,20-sept-2019:The airborne commemorations on Ginkel Heath with para drops with hundreds of parachutists dropped from hercules and dakota remebring the 75 year of operation market garden. operation market garden remembering

A section of unfinished highway partially obscures a group of Iraqi vehicles destroyed in the Euphrates River Valley during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

rhino rubbing stones. skeleton coast park, namibia. historically black rhinos were found in the area (upto 1960s). males used these stones to rub themselves against, hence the stones' polished look. date: 12.12.2008 ref: zb761_126201_0067 compulsory credit: nhpa/photoshot

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4th ABCT) walk toward the ammunition point to start zeroing their weapons before Defender 22 at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, April 25, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

Ballistic Aerial Target System (BATS) missiles are prepared for launching during Marine Corps target operations. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A821172 SAFEGUARD AREA 11 EXERCISE MARK SOOHOO (PROJECT ENGINEER) JUL 28 82 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 7/28/1982 AREA 11; AREA 11 EXERCISE; COMPOUNDS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FENCES; FENCES (BARRIERS); FENCES, CHAIN LINKED; GATES; GATES (OPENINGS); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; SAFEGUARDS; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; SAFEGUARD-AREA 11 EXERCISE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

nhq201704100037 (April 10, 2017) --- Russian support personnel work around the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 10, 2017 (Kazakh time). Kimbrough, Ryzhikov, and Borisenko are returning after 173 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 49 and 50 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Slovak Soldiers fire rockets from their RM-70 Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRL) during a multinational live-fire training as part of Exercise Dynamic Front 2022 in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 19, 2022. Dynamic Front 2022, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premiere U.S.-led NATO Allies and Partners-integrated fires exercise in the European theater focusing on fire interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural and technical domains.

Soldiers from the 960th Brigade Support Battalion, Wyoming Army National Guard, set up for a training exercise in Sheridan, Wyoming, May 17, 2022. The training exercise included members of the Tunisian Army, part of a State Partnership Program visit.

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) of the 1ST Brigade, 101st Airborne Battalion is parked at forward operating base Cobra during Operation Desert Storm. The area was taken over from Iraqi forces. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A South Korean observation post overlooks the Punch Bowl area near Kach'il'Bong Peak. South Korean counter-tunnels are being constructed in the area to eliminate the value of North Korean structures by intersecting them. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An automated turret controlled by Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, is primed to counter an offensive attack by 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, during Adversary Force Exercise 3-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 26, 2022. During each Service-Level Training Exercise, the adversary force is provided with advanced equipment from the Office of Naval Research to test emerging technology for effectiveness in the multi-domain, force-on-force environment.

. Work Request Description: Photographic support for Desert Rats 2022 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Charge Code: DESERT RAT IMAGE ACQ XM, 23.44.600000.8100.8117 for UWI 2023.44.XA.600000.0 Desert Rats Project 2023 (XM)

031208-A-8684R-421. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

A C-130 Hercules aircraft approaches the base for a landing during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

980527-F-4116M-008. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Udairi Range Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 performs a medical evacuation during exercise Bull Shark near Balbala, Djibouti, Dec. 3, 2022. During the response operation, the recovered personnel sustained simulated injuries that required the dispatch of MV-22 Ospreys. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

CH-46 SEA KNIGHT HELIKOPTERS.

970217-F-8748C-014. Complete Scene Caption: Shown is an overall of the cluster bomb damage of the runway at Roberts International Airport, located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The holes could be a hazard for aircraft landing at the airport. The runway is two miles long and is being used by United States Air Force C-130E Hercules aircraft from the 86th Air Wing out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states thatare deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory Coast and Ghana also expected to contribute troops. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR)

030324-M-5150A-074. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

040702-M-2900S-025. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Running to Fight Fire from Launch

Traveling along a dirt road, Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol using a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lindsay MAD Johnson, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies in a heritage flight formation over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 24, 2023. Heritage Flights are flown with current and former U.S. Air Force aircraft that pay tribute to Airmen, past and present, for their service and dedication to ensuring national security.

021230-F-7203T-025. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Qatar (QAT)

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division (Arctic Angels) recover their parachutes at Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 20, 2022. Following the airborne training some of the paratroopers simulated jump casualties for 673d Medical Group Airmen participating in the Arctic Warrior Challenge 2022. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmens tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success.

An Alouette III Helicopter of the Search and Rescue (SAR) of the Leeuwarden airbase flies along the Jackpot Range van Terschelling.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

A821170 SAFEGUARD AREA 11 EXERCISE SOOHOO (PROJECT ENGINEER) JUL 27 82 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 7/27/1982 AREA 11; AREA 11 EXERCISE; ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS; ARMORED VEHICLES; ARMORED VEHICLES (MILITARY); DESERTS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; MOUNTAINS; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; ROADS; SAFEGUARDS; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; VEHICLES, SPECIAL USE; SAFEGUARD-AREA 11 EXERCISE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

An Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) A-7E Corsair aircraft takes off on a training mission. VA-122, which is the Navy's last A-7 fleet replacement training squadron, will be disestablished on May 31, 1991.. Base: Naval Air Facility, El Centro State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 (MWSS-371), Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona, lay foundation for distribution tanks while taking part in humanitarian assistance operations in Djibouti, Africa. Country: Djibouti (DJI)

U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division fire during a multinational live fire exercise as part of Defender Europe at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 26, Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

Matt Diederich, who is the Cultural resource manager for the Oregon Military Department gives a tour of the munitions storage bunkers, called igloos, that dominate the landscape at Camp Umatilla on July 13, 2022. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

A view of an Iraqi radar site destroyed by the French 6th Light Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Memorial to the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25-26, 1876), which engaged combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, who defeated the five companies of the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment under Custer's command. Headstones on the hill where the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry fell dead. The headstone with black shield is that of George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876). State of Montana. United States.

Military Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Site

Vintage Photograph. Skydivers create a breathtaking aerial display above a sprawling city landscape.

Members of Team Kirtland participates in the Motorcycle and Mental Health Awareness Ride at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico May 20, 2022. Riders leave in groups to go on each of their planned ride paths.

Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr, Strawberry field covered in foil tunnels protecting against cold

U.S. Army Sgt. Johnny Hoyos patrols the area around a bridge on Highway 1 during a quality assurance, quality control visit on Nov. 15, 2010. Sergeant Hoyos is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force. PRT Zabul is comprised of Air Force, Army, Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of Agriculture personnel who work with the government of Afghanistan to improve governance, stability, and development throughout the province.

Milky Way and the Perseids with an army cannon.

Trip to North Carolina: Visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division and observes combat readiness demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy (front and center, back to camera); others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Air Force SGT David Drier, an airfield operator assigned to the 823rd Redhorse Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, stands back to the camera and cuts down a tree with an axe. The squadron is preparing the airstrip at Baledogle, Somalia for the arrival of "Restore Hope" personnel. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM)

030813-M-7837W-030. Base: Camp Snoopy, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234

An unexploded ordnance placard is displayed to annotate a potential hazard, during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives training, known as CBRNE on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 5, 2022. Pacific Warriors practiced the various MOPP levels to include the donning and doffing of the personal protective equipment ensemble worn by troops in CBRNE-contaminated environment to protect against chemical and biological agents.

An aerial port beam view of the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) transiting the canal. A formation of crewmen spells out "108" on the bow to signify that the ship has been at sea for 108 consecutive days. State: Suez Canal Country: Egypt (EGY)

. Work Request Description: Photographic support for Desert Rats 2022 in Flagstaff, Arizona. Charge Code: DESERT RAT IMAGE ACQ XM, 23.44.600000.8100.8117 for UWI 2023.44.XA.600000.0 Desert Rats Project 2023 (XM)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 hovers in Pyramid Cove during a mine countermeasure (MCM) live fire training exercise off the coast of San Clemente Island, Aug. 23, 2022. The MCM live fire is realistic, relevant training that enables our joint, multi-domain forces to integrate and rehearse a critical capability and complex skillset.

A Puma aerial system flies overhead during Eagle Ursa exercise at the training range in Slunj, Croatia, Feb. 24, 2024. The Puma aerial system is a Robotic Complex Breach Concept. The Robotic Complex Breach Concept includes the employment of Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) in intelligence, suppression, obscuration, and reduction. Army

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