Historic Military Operations

Vintage images showcasing military maneuvers, bombings, and historical reenactments, capturing significant moments in military history.

A bomb squad disposes of an explosive and police HQ use computers in 1975.

U.S. Marines with 3d Transport Battalion conduct convoy recovery and refueling operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 8, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

A800766 U3KY HURON KING FINAL TANK & GZ SHOTS T. TOWNE (Project Engineer) JUN 19 80 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 6/19/1980 CABLES; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FINAL TANK; FINAL TANK & GZ SHOTS; GZ SHOTS; HURON KING; NETS; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; PIPELINES; PIPES; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WIRE & CABLES historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

DN-ST-88-00312. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Technicians wearing chemical warfare gear prepare to load an F-15 Eagle aircraft with AIM-9 missiles during Sidewinder II exercises. Subject Operation/Series: SIDEWINDER II Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)

Equipment Operator Ronald A. Stroup of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) waits to drive a truck aboard a ship. NMCB-1 is being deployed to Somalia to participate in Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-102. CG Personnel With Supplies -- close-up of strap used to tie supplies onto flatbed trailer, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

Virginia National Guard Soldiers from G Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct reconnaissance patrols in support of Hurricane Sandy operations Oct. 29, 2012 in Norfolk, Va. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 750 personnel on state active duty, and the Virginia Army Guard and Virginia Defense Force are staging throughout Virginia with personnel and equipment capable of performing high water transport, debris reduction and reconnaissance patrols. (Sgt. 1st Class A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-410-71. Hurricane Katrina

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-308. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-61. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight, respond to a simulated fire scenario Dec. 9, 2022, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Firefighters and first responders assigned to the 378th ECES routinely conduct training exercises to ensure emergency response times and overall mission readiness.

Store looted during 1992 riots, South Central Los Angeles, California

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-426-305. Showing the Admiral around. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-130. Hurricane Katrina

The results of a simulated attack on an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Md., during an Anti-terrorism/force protection exercise on September 9, 2022. The exercise was held from September 8-10 and tested the emergency response of the entire base populace in an elevated FPCON level.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-195. AIRSTA NOLA--damage in flooded building2. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-46. Hurricane Katrina

040819-F-4691W-005. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-123-96. Hurricane Katrina

The tail spotter on a C-141C Starlifter from March Air Reserve Base, California, gives the go ahead clearance signal as it is towed into the maintenance hangar in Christchurch, New Zealand. The aircraft landing gear will be repaired so the aircraft can resume missions transporting cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Aftermath - Aviation Training Center Damage - 26-HK-287-34. Bldg 51-05. Hurricane Katrina

The vault door inside an ammunition storage bunker. Base: Raf Sculthorpe Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

030522-M-5972A-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

President George Bush points toward the sunken battleship USS ARIZONA as he joins ADM Charles R. Larson, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Command, Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Larson at the railing overlooking the sunken vessel at the USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL. The dignitaries are taking part in an observance commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army soldiers lift the right wing from the wreckage of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which lay on a hillside in the Russian sector of the Multinational Division North (MDN) area of operations. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tongil Lee, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation, cruises down his shuttle route Oct. 3, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The base shuttle system makes 400 stops a day and helps AUAB members get to their destination.

New Orleans - Overflight - 26-HK-405-17. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-132. Hurricane Katrina

A Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers smooths concrete for window installation at the Ban Prakaet school at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

A scene at Pine View Campground is shown Aug. 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Pine View Campground is part of Pine View Recreation Area. This area also includes Whitetail Ridge and Sportsmans Range. The campground is nestled in a wooded area about a quarter mile west of Fort McCoys cantonment area and is bounded by Suukjak Sep Lake on the east and the La Crosse River on the west and south. Get additional information about cabin rental rates by stopping by the campground office or visiting https://mccoy.armymwr.com.

A medium-range view of the main gate. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the New York Air National Guard escorts local residents to a fuel point at the Staten Island Armory, in Staten Island, N.Y., where Soldiers and Airmen were distributing fuel provided by FEMA, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The fuel, provided to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, was distributed at various armories throughout the New York and northern New Jersey areas.

030328-M-0175R-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

Members of the North Carolina National Guard transported cots and blankets to the American Red Cross shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, NC, September 16, 2018. National Guardsmen transported more than 300 cots and 800 blankets to eight different shelters across Fayetteville. Hurricane Florence is one of the largest storms to hit the Carolinas in years and has ignited a massive response from emergency services.

220503-N-TL932-1021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2022) Sailors clean pad-eyes on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), May 3. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conduct low light fast-rope training during ANGLICO Basic Course 1-22 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 31, 2022. This basic training enhances the capabilities of ANGLICO Marines to plan and execute liaison missions in support of joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational operations.

040921-M-5901F-015. Base: Jabella State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Amber Bell, sentry guard with the 90th MW/CES checks the ID of a driver before authorizing him entrance to the Camp Guernsey, the deployed base camp. They are participating in Exercise Condor Contest, part of a Space Command Operational Readiness Inspection which deployed 155 members of the 90th Missile Wing, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. to Camp Guernsey Army National Guard Base, Wyo. Subject Operation/Series: CONDOR CONTEST Base: Camp Guernsey State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041201-M-0036Y-008. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Coast Guard Cutters - Spencer - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-332-31. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Hurricane Damage - 26-HK-298-4. Hurricane Katrina

050907-A-9419D-008. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF Base: Stennis State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co

The Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) arrive to Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Sept. 14, 2022. The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting a routine deployment in Oceania as part of Operation Blue Pacific, working alongside Allies, building maritime domain awareness, and sharing best practices with partner nation navies and coast guards. Op Blue Pacific is an overarching multi-mission U.S. Coast Guard endeavor promoting security, safety, sovereignty, and economic prosperity in Oceania while strengthening relationships with our regional partners. (U.S. Coast Guard photo Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Ray Blas)

A California Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Joint Task Force 115 loads food into a vehicle at the Interfaith Food Bank in Amador County, California, March 23, 2020. As of June 9, the California National Guard surpassed 50 million meals packed and distributed at food banks throughout the state since operations began in March as part of Cal Guards humanitarian response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-423-56. Fly away to JAX first day back. Hurricane Katrina

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