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Blurred historical photos showcasing significant military actions, units, and operations from World War II and beyond.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Celebration date December 7 Division to exceeding care (officers and sports competitions). Failed recording or registration legislation. December 7, 1946. Bogor, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

An improvised explosive device.

House fire at Point Independence, Onset, Mass. , Fires, Houses, Fire fighters, Fire fighting. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

DD-860 McCaffery , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Armical on the occasion of Liberation Day in the Vlasakkers in Amersfoort.

DD-833 Thomas , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

DN-SN-87-01363. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

A view of damage caused to an underside section of the port deck edge of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) when it collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. (Substandard image). Base: Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Green, a flight engineer assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, stands outside of a CV-22 Osprey during a special operations forces exercise, Nov. 3, 2022, at Austere Field #6, Florida. Periodic SOFEXs integrate Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft with joint-service special operations personnel to train for a variety of real-world scenarios.

DN-SN-89-07003. Country: Unknown

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Reconstruction Launching Ways For New Battle Ship, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Anefo photo collection. Army exercises Eindhoven. 11 June 1952. Eindhoven

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Library of the U-Brigade, called the Brik. Cupboard with books. November 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

ARC-4 Thor , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Photo collection Government information service. Destruction Walcheren. After recently a hole in the nolledijk had recently been hit, people have started to try to recover the damage before the winter. October 1945. Vlissingen, Walcheren, Zeeland

Engraving depicting ascent before the fatal parachute descent of Robert Cocking (1776-1837) a British watercolour artist and the first victim of a parachute accident. Dated 19th Century

DN-SN-89-08129. Base: Unknown

DN-SN-89-02591. Country: Unknown

Scenes on board the SS Arawa, including visit from Pitcairn Islanders gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives

CVA 36 Antietam , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

DN-SN-85-00678. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Filling at old USNAD Hingham-Barricade siding #2 & bldg #59 at right , Magazines Military buildings, Naval Ammunition Depot. Photographs of the First Naval District

DN-SN-88-09660. Base: Unknown

ATF 114 Tawakoni 19-NN-ATF 114 Tawakoni-147865 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

DD-561 Prichett , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Five new American built Grumman Avenger three seater torpedo bombers in beam formation during exercises from HMS SPARROWHAWK, the Royal Naval Air Station at Hatston. Note the fact that the torpedo is fully enclosed so as to improve the aerodynamics of the aircraft.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Welfare service at Laan Hölle. Different copies of the newspaper the newspaper. November 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Wieringermeerpolder. December 8, 1945. Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer

Group of officers. 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 . United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

ARC-5 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Aerial photograph of WW1 trenches

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.

Aerial view of the south coast of Middle Java between the turtle bay and the bay of Patjitan. Photo is part of the so-called 'third exploration / propaganda flight' of soldiers from the 18th squadron ML-KNIL with a Mitchell B-25 (Registration N5-185) from Broome, along a part of the south coast of Central Java and back to Broome.

View from guns on Busagrande against Panarotta.

CG 10 Albany , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Misc. Negatives , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Providers assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division conduct security operations on Fort Bragg, NC, March 29, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC S.R.O.I. Tjimahi. Set up with examples of placing land mines. September 1, 1948. Cimahi, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

ATC-CCB Boats , 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.

DN-SN-85-11345. Base: Makassar Strait Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC 100th performance of the Cabaret Sylvain Poons. Status quo line at LOEBOEK ALOENG. On the status Quolijn in Tapakis near Loekan-diegeng, the Republican PTT works on the Padang-Fort De Kock telephone connection. "Antara" reported 6 weeks ago the creation of this connection but first on 20 May the line was connected. 21 May 1948. Indonesia, Lubuk-Alung, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra, Tapakis

Untitled, February 1941, New Zealand, by Eric Lee-Johnson.

I norrköping injuries in the shoulder carrier.Norrköping (depicted name)

Anefo photo collection. Large fire on the Wibautstraat in Amsterdam, outline of the fire. April 9, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Bombs Explode On Viterbo Airdrome, Italy, After They Were Dropped By Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses During A Mission On 29 July 1943.

Second World War. Front pictures. Soviet Union. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht, standing on a grassy. In the middle ground a tank

Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.

Survivors look on from a life raft as a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2) SH-3H Sea King helicopter slowing sinks beneath the surface of the water after crashing. The helicopter suffered engine failure while conducting a routine anti-submarine warfare patrol around the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

A member of Marine Attack Squadron 224 (VMA-224) services an A-6E Intruder aircraft. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Conquered Italian machine gun. .

Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command presented 9 personnel with awards for ACC's 2022 Outstanding Airmen of the year April 28. OAY award winners were selected based on their performance and achievements put forward by members of their leadership.

The national tattoo is held on the market in Delft. This tattoo had a purely military character up to 1974. Performance of the Marine Chapel of the Royal Netherlands Marine (Markap) with tonke carriers.

DN-ST-87-06198. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Wreck of SS Speke near Kitty Miller Bay

Albumin print by Johann Victor Krämer of Colonel Siebert in 1893, depicting a military portrait with uniform details.

Richmond, Virginia. (Two women in black). Civil war photographs, 1861-1865 , Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .. Washington : Library of Congress ., 1975, no. 85. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Mobile anti-aircraft searchlights. 1917 - 1918. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Competitors wait on a bus before competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P Hill, Virginia, May 17, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

Diver on a 12-inch gun from the USS Arkansas, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Oceania

Army Place Oirschot. Swimming pool.

Scenes at Pukeora Sanatorium; skyscapes, Waipukurau, November 1940, Waipukurau, by Eric Lee-Johnson.

Photographs depicting military activities in France, May - June 1940. Included photographs of Rommel, Guderian, Dreuz, Bottcher, Italian General Garaboldi, Lucie Rommel, shots of Rommel with Hitler. Photographs of equipment and troops arriving and in action, from the personal collection of Rommel.

Aerial view of the south coast of Middle Java between the turtle bay and the bay of Patjitan. Photo is part of the so-called 'third exploration / propaganda flight' of soldiers from the 18th squadron ML-KNIL with a Mitchell B-25 (Registration N5-185) from Broome, along a part of the south coast of Central Java and back to Broome.

AGMR-1 Annapolis Inclining Experiment , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro surrounded by fields and desert

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

General Pix of the Three Assemblies at Strasbourg Jan/53. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Aerial recording of ships belonging to NATO StanavForchan (Standing Naval Force in The Channel), including Dutch mines / hunters in May 1989. v.L.n.R. The British "ton" class mine hunter HMS Iveston (M 1151, 1955), behind the mine hunter Hr.Ms. Alkmaar (M 850, 1983-2000), for the German Lindau class Mine hunter FGS Koblenz (M 1071, 1958), Danish Lindorms Class MijnElegger KDM Unloading (N 44, 1978), the British "Hunt" Class Mine hunter / Veger HMS Dulverton (M 35, 1983), the Norwegian Mine Sweeper KNM Alta (M 314, 1954), and the Belgian tripartite Mine hunter BNS Fuchsia (M 919, 1988).

Arrival of a shooter piece at the shelters at Heemskerk.The largest shooters piece from Van der Helst, the Vendel of Captain Roelof Bicker and Lieutenant Jan Michielsz Blauw is transported. The work is carried in the bunker from a glass truck. The bomb-free cellars were built in 1940 after the shelters in North Holland villages were not safe. The collection components of the museum were evacuated in 1939. The new cellars were put into use in 1941.

A pall of smoke rises from the Bucharest, Roumania oil Refineries as heavy bombers of Mediterranean Allied Air Forces continue to hinder the flow of oil to the Hun Armies.

Exercise of the artillery measuring regiment, Amersfoort; battery, long basic base gate, triangulation battery, calculation center, motorcycle, meteorological battery, light measuring battery

ASPB MK 2 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

British Everest 1953 Expedition -- A member of the first assauls team consisting of T. Bourdillon and R.C. Evans resting at a height of over 27,000ft before continuing the climb this ***** a height of 28,000ft. June 19, 1953.

DN-SN-88-07086. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Scuba diver in underwater cave

AMS-92 , 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.

Army shops of the navy, weapons department. Damage to the hood of the Oto Melara cannon.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Wall records in Tandjong Morawa FB25-29 is missing. Pornographic wall drawing. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

AK-279 Norwalk Victory , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army

Damage to the bow and railing of the Submarine hunter Hr.Ms. Utrecht (D 817) T.G.V. A collision, February 1975.

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