Historical Military Events

Diverse scenes depicting military history, including POW reunions, firefighting efforts post nuclear attack, and WWII crew interactions. A mix of somber and intense moments.

Two men grappling over gun

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On Board Hm Submarine Tribune, 1942 Lieutenant Commander G D A Gregory at the periscope of HMS TRIBUNE.

LT Shelia Simon checks a casualty" aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. LT Simon is a flight nurse of the 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron involved in Exercise Wounded Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '82 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 6948th Electronic Security Command use a console on a radar site during exercise Border Star '81. Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary Gale Norton, center, participating in flag ceremony at the temporary memorial, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, honoring the passengers and crew of Flight 93, hijacked on September 11, 2001. Norton visited the site to swear in the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission

DA-ST-85-10001. Subject Operation/Series: ORBIT SUNSET Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine major inspects the barrel of a recruit M16A1 rifle during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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PFC Mitchele Aycoth from the 58th Signal Company (TACSAT), Karlsruhe, Germany, talk on the radio. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Airport Country: Russia (RUS)

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The Honorable Joe Frank Harris, Governor of Georgia, speaks at the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A cameraman films activities taking place during arctic training exercise Jack Frost '77. Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03725. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1976 - Midshipmen attend class at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Soldiers of the 47th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division in action, demonstrating their commitment to collective readiness and efficient response during a MASCAL exercise at the Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland. The 47th Brigade Support Battalion, integral to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team demonstrated its ability to rapidly adapt and support soldiers during a crisis scenario.

Marching band member at reenactment of Paul Revere's ride, Somerville, Massachusetts , Historical reenactments, Clothing & dress, Holidays, Patriots' Day. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

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PANTEON - TUMBA DE NAPOLEON. Author: Visconti. Location: LOS INVALIDOS. France.

DF-ST-85-10888. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA)

The U.S. flag is presented to Mrs. T. Bates III, during funeral ceremonies for her brother, LCDR James T. Ruffin, at Arlington National Cemetery. Ruffin was listed as missing-in-action after failing to return from flying a mission off the coast of North Vietnam Feb. 18, 1966. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ. Angela Watwood, anesthesiologist, and CAPT. Cedric Chenet, dentist, do an auxiliary nerve block on a patient in the 363rd Tactical Hospital during the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

010515-f-9627P-002. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040117-F-2869F-133. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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A pattern from a sound scope was superimposed over the face of an airman wearing stereo headphones in this double exposure. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-08499. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage Photograph. Soldier in gear standing in studio looking up and to the left.

DN-ST-85-08728. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Esmeraldas (CM 11)

A U.S Marine Corps recruit with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, tries on his uniform during his first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, May 25, 2022. Recruits are fitted several times throughout recruit training to ensure their uniforms are ready to be worn as Marines.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Devin Davis, an infantry officer with Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) and a California native, conducts a communication check during an infantry skills test as a part of the Division Leaders Assessment Program (DLAP) on Fort Walker, Virginia, Feb. 23, 2024. DLAP is a rigorous course that tests and improves the warfighting abilities of leaders across 2d MARDIV. Marine Corps

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