Historical Military Incidents

Black and white images depicting historical military events, including soldiers recovering remains in a wooded area and a military vehicle tour during Operation Desert Shield.

British Soldiers Find Bodies Of British Sergeants Hung By Palestine Terrorists -- The remains of bodies of British Sergeants Mervyn Paice of Bristol, England, and Clifford Martin of Coventry, England, being removed from the eucalyptus grove South of Nathanya, Palestine, where they were found hanging July 31- 19 days after being kidnapped by Palestine terrorists. When British soldiers cut the bodies down a booby trap concealed behind Sgt. Martin's body exploded. August 02, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Purification Loekboek dienceng. Dutch soldier is concealed in the scrub and holds a Piat. December 10, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

British Soldiers Find Bodies Of British Sergeants Hung By Palestine Terrorists -- The remains of bodies of British Sergeants Mervyn Paice of Bristol, England, and Clifford Martin of Coventry, England, being removed from the eucalyptus grove South of Nathanya, Palestine, where they were found hanging July 31- 19 days after being kidnapped by Palestine terrorists. When British soldiers cut the bodies down a booby trap concealed behind Sgt. Martin's body exploded. August 02, 1947. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

A member of the 936th Firefighters is trained in the proper use of oxygen breathing apparatus during the annual training with the 827th Aerospace Defense Group (ADG) base fire department. Base: Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 3rd Tank Battalion shows the interior of his M998 series High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to, from left to right, GEN. Alfred M. Gray, commandant of the Marine Corps, SGT. MAJ. David W. Sommers, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, and LT. GEN. Walter E. Boomer, commanding general, 1 Marine Expeditionary Force (1 MEF), during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Train trip Departure 2-7 R.I (the Amsterdam Battalion). A soldier caked the top of a camera. 13 July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

An 82nd Airborne Division military policeman examines a pistol seized during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Uniformed man is sitting on a chair on a veranda of an alloy building. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Members of the 936th Firefighters are integrated with the 827th Aerospace Defense Group (ADG) base fire department for annual training in firefighting procedures. Base: Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Track in Palembang: Posts in West Sumatra. General Track in Palembang. Speaks in the infirmary with a patient. Links Colonel Mollinger. June 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Crewmen from the ammunition ship USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-19) participate in search and rescue (SAR) operations aboard the beached and overturned Filipino frigate RPS DATU KALANTIAW (PS-76). The ship was overtaken by Typhoon Clara. Base: Calayan Island Country: Philippines

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.

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Navy Chaplain K. H. Sprilicaur gives communion to Lieutenant P. N. Winters and other members of 1ST Battalion, 9th Marines, during their mountain warfare training. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Bridge repair. Genist with drill driven by water pressure gate in shelf of a floor of a bridge. April 15, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Casualties are cared for by the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron during a paramedic exercise. Base: Raf Woodbridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DN-SN-89-02440. Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

LT Lee O. McKinnon, instructor pilot with Helicopter Training Squadron 8, (left) watches a student go through the preflight procedures for a TH-57A Sea Ranger Helicopter. Base: Naval Air Station, Whiting Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Ereveld Tillemaplein 3-7 R.I. Communtees are killed in the 2th anniversary. Lieutenant Colonel C.M. Schilperoord places flowers at the memorial. July 1, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Army personnel & armed police deployed to prevent rioting after religious fundamentalists demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on 6/12/1992 ; The rioting continued till January 1993 in Bombay Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Shooting Indian life. Street images. Goats and a toddler. August 24, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit General Spoor to Medan (Sumatra). Army Commander General S.H. Track visiting a hospital. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

GDR, Berlin, 04. 07. 1987, parade for the 750th anniversary of Berlin, tribune with the party and state leadership, Erich Honecker

Poll photo collection. Soldiers in the negative desert at Avdad in the canteen. January 1, 1963. Avdat, Israel, Negev

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Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. German bakers. August 12, 1963. Greece

Artwork: "Lost in Music". Artist: SGT Adam Glenday, Catalog Number: 10.20.90. Country: Unknown

DA-SN-86-08546. Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA)

A sergeant briefs Squadron Leader Ivan E.D.B. Logan, RAF commander, on a vehicle during Top Wheels, a competition in the maintenance of old U.S. Air Force vehicles. The airman is a member of the 513th Organizational Maintenance Squadron. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

DN-SN-88-01961. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the Peoples Revolutionary Army is searched by Marines after his capture during Operation URGENT FURY. A member of the Navy Combat Camera Team, films the procedure. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Carriacou Island Country: Grenada (GRD)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DCL Visit MainlayerAmrother H.J.J.M. Van strails to Hospital Medan. Visit from Colonel van Straelen to a military hospital. April 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Passengers step into or from a catalina flight. Crew members are on the plane. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

SENIOR CHIEF Aviation Electronics Technician Mark Van Reken of Patrol Squadron 56 (VP-56) inspects part of the AN/APN-227 Doppler navigation system on one of the squadron's P-3C Orion aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral ceremonies at the honor of Kembang Koening in Surabaya. Inauguration Ereveld Kembang Koening in Surabaya. General W.J.k .. Baay greeting the Dutch flag. March 8, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

CPL. James E. Hughes and PFC. Jack D. McDaniels, both of Headquarters Company, 2nd Amphibian Assault Vehicle Battalion, tighten the wheel lugs of an AAVC-7A1 assault amphibian vehicle prior to a breaching operation during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Djambi. In the early morning of the 30th December 1948, the Dutch troops was struck to Djambi (Sumatra). This place was occupied without opposition at 8 a.m. One of the first acts of the Dutch soldiers, was the acquisition of the hospital where the doctors and the nursing staff were still present. After having received some instruction they all went back to work. December 30, 1948. Djambi, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

040414-M-2900S-011. Base: Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DN-SN-85-02131. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

A Marine waves to a child from his jeep as it moves through the Moslem section of the city. The Marines are from the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit participating in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A Thai marine corps officer conducts a snake-handling demonstration for the Marines of Co. K, 3rd Bn., 7th Marines, during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Thalay Thai '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

Aviation Storekeeper 3rd Class Douglas L. Pearson removes an item from a shelf in an Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) parts storage area aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Train accident Tjikempek. There is still unrest in the corner of Tjikempek, Poerwakarta and Pagadan Baroe. Terrorists destroy and burn the possessions of the civilian population, as a result, they try to undermine Dutch authority. They also did not like to have the Batavia-Bandoeng train by blaging the rails and shot on it, giving some victims regrettable. Immediately the repair work started. Railway workers and soldiers try to bring about the connection in the shortest possible time. 25 June 1948. Cikempek, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

On the grounds of the Van Braam Houckgeestkazerne (VBHKAZ) from the Mariniers Korps on the Wiltduinlaan in Doorn, Marine shooting games are held. A group of gunners of the fleet and the Mariniers corps.

Malta's Brave Visage- Everyday Life on the George Cross Island. 17 August 1942. Loading up the local wine onto a flat cart.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Pentjak Puncak and surroundings. Patrol wades through a fast-flowing kali. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Puncak

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Pentjak Puncak and surroundings. Soldiers with their messtin in line for their meal. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Puncak

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Prakeeping actions Pekalongan W-Brigade. Pekalongan. In and around Pekalongan, treatment actions were held on 16 August. Every train that comes in is thoroughly investigated, while travelers get their turn on the platform. August 16, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Pekalongan

DN-SN-88-01079. Base: USS Illusive (MSO 448)

Transfer Of H.M.S. Chilvalrous - The Begum Choudri wife of Rear Admiral H.M.S Choudri, M.B.E., Commander in Chief Royal Pakistan Navy unveils the new name plate of H.M. Pakistan Ship ***** was formerly H.M.S. "Chilvalrous." The ceremony took ***** at Trafalgar Dock, Liverpool, today. June 29, 1954. (Photo by Express News And Feature Services).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of General Major D.C. Buurman van Vreede to the V-Brigade. Plate attached to Pillar of Veranda from a large building with weapon of I-3 R.I. "Watermen". August 15, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

A bus is halted at Tel el Kebir, in Egypt's "cold war"territory, and a British corporal on check-point duty inspects Egyptian passengers' papers, before letting them through to the Canal Zone. The Egyptian Government's latest move, reported from Cairo yesterday is to tighten regulations preventing food drinks and some materials reaching British Forces in the Canal Zone. July 22, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

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Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Action Pentjak Puncak and surroundings. Patrol wades through a fast-flowing kali. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Puncak

in ethiopia africa the berber wire in the clear sky concept of border

An elderly man is assisted down the steps of a utility landing craft, upon his arrival here, after being evacuated from Beirut. Approximately 600 Americans and third nation personnel are being evacuated. Base: Larnaca Country: Cyprus (CYP)

Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection

SPEC. Nadine Beach, left, of the 382nd Field Hospital prepares to draw blood from SGT. William Gordon of Company B, 551st Signal Battalion, during a blood drive conducted in Building 353. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Dependents of U.S. military personnel prepare to board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) during evacuation of Clark Air Base and Naval Station, Subic Bay. Evacuees are being transported from the area in the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that came alive on June 10th for the first time in over 600 years. Country: Philippines(PHL)

Hurricane 'Betsy' - Puerto Rico - 8/12/1956 , Hurricanes, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Country singer Lee Greenwood pilots a sub base C-tractor tug boat as skipper Chris Duet and CAPT. R.J. Labrecque stand by. Greenwood is aboard the tug as part of his visit to Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Ga. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC REPORTAGE V-Brigade. Wild pigs that occur frequently on Java are a very welcome addition to what the military pot is shaving. Theo Coppen and Arie van Heelen, as the good chefs agrees, from all markets at home, make the hunting boot. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

DN-SN-85-02133. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

Colonel James M. Mead, 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit, Commander, supervises the offloading of food supplies for the Marines participating in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

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DN-SN-89-10526. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Curve rolls turn to Sittard. April 1, 1962. Limburg, Sittard

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-437-32. Hurricane Katrina

Photo reportage of daily life at the Air Force Instruction Regiment (LIR) On the Krayenhoffkazerne in Nijmegen.Hier come the conscript soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Air Force for their first turnout as a Rekrup.later the name of the LIR was amended in the Air Force instruction and military courses School (Limos). Van Rekrups G. Supheert is made a passport photo.

Richard McCleskey, a civilian missile contractor working for the Raytheon Corp. is carried from a 55th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron C-9A Nightingale aircraft. McCleskey was one of four Americans wounded during the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

0505294-A-8255A-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Riyadh Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Clothing ceremony by the Red Cross in Salatiga. Salatiga: The need, in which the population of liberated areas was found, has already been largely gendered by the wonderful work of the Dutch Red Cross. Mobile teams cross Java and bring medications, food and clothing. Sorting clothing. September 18, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

02/01/1922. Melilla. Occupation of New Positions. The Soldiers of the indigenous police setting up their camp in Reyen.

As his assistant stands by, a U.S. Navy dentist examines a Kurdish man's teeth at a field dental clinic near Zakhu, Iraq. The dentist and his assistant are attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), which is taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and Southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting army technical service in Meester Cornelis (Batavia). Workplace. February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass (left) speaks with Chief Master Sergeant Melvina A. Smith, command chief master sergeant for Air Force Global Strike Command, and Air Forces Strategic-Air, during the interment ceremony for 6th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James M. McCoy at the Omaha National Cemetery, Neb., July 29, 2022. Following the ceremony, two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, provided a flyover to honor McCoy.

Students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine climb aboard a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that will transport them to Point Salines Airfield, where they will be evacuated from the island on transport aircraft. The evacuation is tak. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Anefo photo collection. EC Meeting EC Foreign Affairs Ministers Hague Emergency Consultation Due retaliation bombings Libya. single demonstrator Ministry Foreign Affairs Hague. April 14, 1986. Hague, South Holland

USA, New England, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, re-enactors of the Battle of Gloucester, August 8-9, 1775, battle convinced the Americans of the need of creating an American Navy to fight against the British.

DN-SN-89-07483. Country: Philippines (PHL)

Mahatma Gandhi and others on board on the way to Midnapur East Bengal, December 1945 NO MR Copyright: xVithalbhaixJhaveri/DinodiaxPhotox

A Bedford MK 4x4 truck assigned to the British army's 7th Armour Brigade is driven down the stern ramp of the Danish cargo ship Dana Cimbria after its arrival at the King Abdul Aziz Naval Port during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

During the 1969 federal election campaign, here in Recklinghausen in August 1969, police brutally used a mounted squadron against demonstrators to protect the NPD and injured NPD opponents. Afterwards, the police investigated demonstrators and the media, Germany, Europe

Arresting illegals spotted from helicopter.

DA-SN-86-08574. Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA)

United States Marines stand by boxes of supplies brought in to aid victims during rescue and recovery efforts in an area which sustained earthquake damage. Base: Cabanatuan City Country: Philippines

DN-SN-85-11341. Base: Sumare State: Sulawesi Country: Indonesia (IDN)

The 1948 Palestinian exodus, known in Arabic as the Nakba (Arabic: an-Nakbah, lit.'catastrophe'), occurred when more than 700,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were expelled from their homes, during the 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The exact number of refugees is a matter of dispute, but around 80 percent of the Arab inhabitants of what became Israel (50 percent of the Arab total of Mandatory Palestine) left or were expelled from their homes. Later in the war, Palestinians were forcibly expelled as part of 'Plan Dalet' in a policy of 'ethnic cleansing'.

Anefo photo collection. PAROOL command: Jehovah camp. August 1, 1961

Iranian detainees from the mine-laying ship IRAN AJR assemble on the helicopter deck of the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). Country: Unknown

Veterans of World War II receive warm greetings from the Normandy community following the Airborne Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. Paratroopers come to Normandy to celebrate the triumph and victory of the 82nd Airborne Division in liberating Normandy from Nazi rule.

A member of Co. C, 2nd Bn., 1ST Inf., is instructed on what to do in a tactical situation with the use of a game table at the Battle Simulation Center. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen roll up a hose on the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10). The TRIPOLI is serving as a platform for helicopter mine-clearing operations in the Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Two men busy with bales. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

DN-SN-89-04830. Base: USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3)

Students from the Saint George's University of Medicine pose for a photograph prior to being evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Soldiers from the 1133rd Transportation Company climb a net on the obstacle course. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vietnamese refugees rest as crewmen aboard the guided missile cruiser USS FOX (CG-33) give them something to drink. Country: South China Sea

The spontaneous strikes, here at the Bochumer Verein (Krupp) l in Bochum on 15.9.1969, went down in history as the September strikes, Germany, Europe

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.

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