Historical Military Archives

Reenactments and historical film snippets showcasing military events, from colonial battles to space missions, highlighting military history.

1943 - Ambulance crews and crash crews wait for B-17s to land.

DA-ST-86-09435. Country: Unknown

Two re-enactors portraying members of the U.S. Army Signal Corps during the Civil War send a message from a hilltop using semaphore flags. Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 24th Special Operations Wing perform a military free-fall jump from an MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, during Emerald Warrior 22.1 over Eglin Range, Florida, May 4, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict.

DN-ST-87-02637. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Barracks scene at Norwich University, Vermont. Unknown maker, American

cuba, havana, cuban soldiers, memorial granma

DN-ST-85-08900. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Firefighters at Pier 4 of the Naval Station work to extinguish a fire that started in a Naval Supply Center building, and eventually spread to the converted Raleigh class command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF 3). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Detainees from the captured Iranian mine-laying ship IRAN AJR rest aboard the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). Country: Unknown

Vintage Photograph. Firefighters battle raging house fire with high-pressure hoses.

French soldiers with the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, assigned to the Multinational Field Artillery Brigade, fire an AHS Krab self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer as part of exercise Dynamic Front held at Oskbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Dynamic Front is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nations ability to execute multi-echelon fires and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fire systems in a live environment.

Light cavalryman from the Kingdom of Granada shooting a compound bow. Replica. Army Museum. Toledo, Spain.

plastic toy soldier over wooden mountain

A view of a radar scope in the combat information center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Chamouilley, Haute-Marne, France Le Château Property Léchaudelle () , 1916 - Regions at war Meuse, Haute -Marne, Oise, Somme - Stéphane Passet - (February -30 July) (French - Chamouilley , Haute-Marne , France Le château propriété Léchaudelle ( )). Military uniform, watercourse, rear, park , garden, vegetation , botany, men, Clothing, First World War, Habitat , Architecture, Nature , Environment, Human Starries, France , Chamouilley , Chamouilley ( Marne )

CAPT. Pete Loebs of the 11th Air Defense Battalion writes his name on a Scud missile that he shot down with an MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missile during Operation Desert Storm. The missile landed harmlessly in the desert outside of Tiyadh and was transported to a nearby base. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DA-ST-86-04610. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010801-N-3783H-009. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

DA-SC-86-02968. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Watcher is calling the whalers with a rocket Azores

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Assistant Secretary and Veterans Visit San Diego, CA to Attend Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Conference and Homeless Grantees

Scenes from the campus of Virginia Tech, sight of a shooting masacre that left 33 people dead

Hats & swords , Parades & processions, Hats, Rifles, Band uniforms. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

An image from a security monitor inside a wind tunnel, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

DM-ST-86-07547. Base: Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SC-89-11107. Base: Unknown

Ricky, a canine service member of the Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team based in Alameda, Calif., is fitted out in his helicopter vertical delivery gear during his training. Serving alongside human Service members, these canines are some of the militarys most skilled working dogs. Whether on land or sea these four-legged defenders help protect the U.S. The many duties they perform are explosive detection, narcotics detection and water rescue. Ricky, a Belgian Malinois, is particularly skilled in detecting explosives and other contraband. US Coast Guard Art Program 2022 Collection, Ob ID# 202231, "Working dog," J.C. Jim Smith, watercolor, 15.8 x 18.5

A French World War I postcard, 1914-1918. The artist is unknown.

Navy Disestablishment Ceremony (NAS Moffett Field) and the handing off to NASA/AMES Research Center Director Dr. Ken Munechika (Moffett Federal Airfield MFA)

Various moulage items are used to simulate injuries during a mass casualty decontamination exercise at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2022. Task Force 46 and over 600 personnel from its federal, state, local, private and academic partners collaborated to successfully complete the most recent Dense Urban Terrain (DUT) exercise. The DUT series of exercises began in 2018 and has become one of the Nations premier all-hazard and homeland defense exercises designed to enhance interagency interoperability in the event of “Americas worst day.”

England, London. A Guardsman in the Household Cavalry holding a Ceremonial Sword.

070102-F-0193C-003. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF

000515-F-3050V-021. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Mainz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Lt. Gen. Valdemaras Rupšys, the chief of defence, Lithuania, speaks with senior Pennsylvania National Guard leaders during a video conference on April 27, 2020. The gathered individuals, including Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, the PA Adjutant General, celebrated the 27th year of the State Partnership Program between PA and Lithuania.

Death looking for a pulling army

DA-SC-86-09009. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldier in uniform in rainbow colors

DF-SC-89-11112. Base: Unknown

A view of artwork entitled "Rebel" on the nose of a B-1B Lancer aircraft. Country: Unknown

Be an Active "25" Club Member. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

A car's owner retrieves his possessions from the vehicle after it was damaged by debris from an Iraqi Scud missile that was intercepted by a Patriot missile during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-SD-03-12741. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

Nose art decorates a B-1B aircraft of the 28th Bombardment Wing. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Bush Signs the Patriot Reathorization Act

DN-ST-85-07710. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ninja Village near Tokyo Japan. A ninja was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included espionage, deception, and surprise attacks. Their covert methods of waging irregular warfare were deemed dishonourable and beneath the honor of the samurai.

Trip to Western States: President Kennedy at U.S. Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado. President John F. Kennedy (center left), Major General Robert H. Warren (right of President Kennedy), and others depart the United States Air Force (USAF) Academys interfaith cadet chapel during a tour of the campus, following commencement exercises at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert (second from left). Damage is original to the negative.

Nose art decorates a B-1B aircraft of the 28th Bombardment Wing. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AFIS BILLBOARD POSTERS. SAFETY-BICYCLE HELMET. DEFENSE BILLBOARD #123. Country: Unknown

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-303. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

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