Historical Military Events

Vintage images depicting significant military operations and events from the late 1930s to 1950s, featuring ships, airlifts, and meetings.

1981 - The first US space shuttle is launched.

A US Air Force (USAF) 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) F-16 Fighting Falcon returns after a night flight, to its forward deployed location during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

German Military Album Second World War, 1939 - 1940 German military photo album with a blue linen cover. The album contains 24 sheets of brown cardboard with 144 photos, spinning paper in between. Cord through the back. It is an album from a soldier who was probably a radiotelegrafist at the Luftwaffe. All photos with captions. In 1939 and 1940 many photos of military training in Germany, various places and holidays at home. With 'Belgien und Holland screams' the part about the Netherlands starts. The compiler of the album can be photographed with a Dutch helmet, also photos of non -exploded English bombs, English planes and damage to houses. Summer 1940 he is back in Germany. On August 30, he will be promoted to Wachtmeister. Germany photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print Netherlands. Germany

Firefighters with Camp Kinser Fire Station, Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, check for casualties during a training scenario on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 18, 2022. Camp Kinser Fire Station and Urasoe Fire Department conducted bilateral training during exercise Constant Vigilance in order to strengthen their capability to jointly respond to crises.

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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-191. Hurricane Katrina

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