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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.

Humbled 30.5 gun in Zampichia. .

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.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), climb through a collapsed building searching for notional casualties during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRF Marines are trained in technical rescue for vehicle extrication, trench rescue, collapsed structure and confined space rescue. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

220507-N-DO281-1477 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 7, 2022) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Jared Moore, right, coaches the fire team during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), May 7, 2022. Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., Allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

Night vision, army mission and a soldier pov in the forest for surveillance or tactical ambush. War, military and a person in the woods in the evening on a scouting assignment to search for intel

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Airman 1st Class Deull Arnold, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, stands in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to take off at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 30, 2022. The 909th ARS is the Pacific Air Force's lead force for air refueling U.S. and allied aircraft during all contingencies.

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Sergeant Hitz and others performing a sham battle and aerial tricks during an aerial circus. The photograph captures the battle formation of the airplanes. The image was taken on April 13, 1919 by an unidentified photographer. It is part of the collection with the ID number 47216.

Captain Van Renselaer K. Hilliard of 48th New York Infantry Regiment in uniform. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Hilliard, Van Renselaer K, approximately 1836-1893, United States, Army, New York Infantry Regiment, 48th (1861-1865), People, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Koehler, 8th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, apprehends a simulated suspect during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11, 2022. The training ensured all SFS personnel could safely apprehend suspects while remaining vigilant through the night scenario.

A roleplayer acting as a representative of the Red Cross speaks to U.S. Army Soldiers with 416th Civil Affairs Battalion about bringing clean water back to the locals during a field exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, May 21, 2022. 1st CAG Marines must receive realistic and challenging civil affairs training in a field environment to maintain unit readiness. One of the prioritized objectives is to have reserve integration with active duty forces to support I Marine Expeditionary Force operations.

Firefighters with the 914th Fire Emergency Services participate in bi-annual Confined Space Rescue Training July 11, 2022, at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. During this training, members simulated an evacuation and medical care of a firefighter who had passed out from the gases within the tank.

Construction concept. Strong man in uniform and helmet pushing wall

Tartar Huntsman ca. 1530 Unidentified artist. Tartar Huntsman 51535

220718-N-CH260-2036 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2022) Side boys salute New Zealand Ambassador to the U.S., Ambassador Rosemary Banks, and leaders from New Zealand, Belgium, Guatemala, and Fiji on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

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