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Historical Military Activities

Vintage clips of military personnel engaged in various tasks, from nursing to scientific study, reflecting military life through the decades.

1960s - Switchboard operators work at the United Nations.
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Coast Guard Station - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-347-22. Hurricane Katrina
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Military personnel and their families are processed after President Bush's order to reduce the number of US citizens in the country. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)
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A 6th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor tallies points on a target during the Excellence in Competition tournament at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 18, 2022. Participants were graded on accuracy during the competition held in honor of Police Week.
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A video conference takes place for the first time from a Peace Keeping Operation (PKO), thanks to a satellite link between the PKO location at the Escola de Comando e Estado Maior de Exercito (ECEME), Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and the United Nations (UN) office in New York City, New York. Taking part in the conference are: Mr. Halquist, UN Representative (far left), Brazilian Army Major General Basto, CHIEF of STAFF, 5th Brazilian Army (3rd from left) and Colonel Longo (2nd from right). Base: Rio De Janeiro Country: Brazil (BRA)
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Secretary of the Navy William Ball speaks to some of the ship's officers during his visit to the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71), the Navy's newest nuclear-pwoered aircraft carrier. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
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DF-ST-88-07135. Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A1C Wassim Timani, 523rd Fighter Squadron (FS) Life Support, Cannon Air Force Base cleans and inspects helmets and masks worn by F-16 pilots on air support missions. The 523rd FS is participating in the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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S75-22770 (25 Feb. 1975) --- Two American ASTP prime crewmen have a meal with the Soviet ASTP first (prime) crewmen during Apollo-Soyuz Test Project joint crew training at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The four are inside the Soyuz orbital module mock-up in Building 35. They are, left to right, astronaut Donald K. Slayton, docking module pilot of the American crew; cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov, commander of the Soviet crew; astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, commander of the American crew; and cosmonaut Valeriy N. Kubasov, engineer on the Soviet crew. The training session simulated activities on the second day in Earth orbit. During the actual mission the other American crewmen, astronaut Vance D. Brand, command module pilot, would be in the Command Module.
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DF-ST-87-02442. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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SENIOR AIRMAN Brian K. Payne, 438th Airlift Control Squadron (ALCS), McGuire AFB NJ, working in the Airlift Control Element (ALCE) office with the radios. He is able to communicate with the inbound aircraft and the Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) at Scott AFB, IL. Subject Operation/Series: TANZANIA AIRLIFT Base: Mwanza Country: United Republic Of Tanzania (TZA)
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Soldiers in training at the Air Force Officer and framework school (Loks) .Theory lessons.
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DN-ST-86-03603. Base: Nav Station Anacostia Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-85-08948. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The U.S. Army Strings, a section of the U.S. Army Band, plays for one of the pre-inaugural celebrations. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Navy reservist and his wife wait at a counter as a member of the Naval Reserve Readiness Command 20 (REDCOM-20) personnel support detachment. The reservist has just returned from duty in the Persian Gulf region following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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030408-M-3138H-081. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Women war workers - 1942.
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DF-ST-86-05037. Subject Operation/Series: TRIAD '84 Base: Whenuapai Air Base Country: New Zealand (NZL)
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SGT. G. McNoun, a still photographic technician assigned to the 833rd Combat Support Group, takes a photo in the portrait studio. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Members of the press record the activities at the annual USO SIx-Star Salute at the U.S. Embassy. The ceremony is being held to honor the outstanding members of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines. Base: Manila Country: Philippines
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DA-SC-87-01561. Base: Fort Lee State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-86-12590. Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-SC-87-02873. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
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DF-ST-86-12944. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Department of Defense family members look for their baggage after arriving at Charleston International Airport. The family members process through United States Customs, and then a joint service processing team that assists them to their final destination. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-86-12717. Base: Baltimore State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Vingt mille lieues sous les mers, jules verne
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Flight deck crew members wearing MCU-2P gas masks man a fire hose aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during a general quarters drill. The KENNEDY is deployed to the area during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea
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DN-ST-90-04642. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Directing the range of the Mortars - Fort Wright - Fishers Island - New York, USA. Military Cadets using complex higher mathematical formulae and telephone instructions to work out the exact aiming, elevation necessary for 'modern warfare'. Date: circa 1920s
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Wings-ops, Leeuwarden airbase. Staff at work.
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On 09 MAY 2003, 1900 hours, the 1st Forward Support MEDEVAC Team, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, received an urgent request to evacuate an 11-year-old Iraqi child who had fallen victim to a land mine. Two aircraft were launched from the teams location at Tikrit South Airfield to the pick up site located in the vicinity of the Iraqi city of Samarra. Upon arrival, Witchdoctor 619, the lead aircraft, landed to tend to the injured child, while the second aircraft, Witchdoctor 507, circled overhead ready to lend assistance. While circling, Witchdoctor 507 came under heavy enemy fire from the ground. It is not clear whether this aircraft was hit or whether the crew was seeking to avoid being hit, but the aircraft was observed making an immediate evasive descent. While in that descent, the aircraft struck a single strand of cable car type wire strung appropriately 50 feet above the surface of the Tigris River and crashed. Witchdoctor 507 came to rest twenty fe
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