Historical Military Operations

A collection of scenes depicting various military operations, including supply drops, troop movements, and support efforts during conflicts from the 1960s to World War II.

1969 - Signal grenades are used by Korean soldiers to let helicopters know where to drop their equipment. They leave packs of captured Viet Cong equipment which contain a Russian flag.
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Second World War. For quartering (probably in Ukraine). Unpatisfied highway with a group of peasants
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General-purpose bombs and other ordnance are brought up on a deckedge elevator from the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during OPERATION DESERT STORM. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea
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A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) drives a self-propelled roller along a stretch of runway at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired so relief supplies can be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Sirsenk Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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PFC Richard Foster, Co. B, 3rd Bn., 187th Bde., 101st Abn. Div., prepares to defend a bridge against the enemy during the field training exercise Quick Thrust. Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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82nd Airborne Division air traffic controllers coordinate on radio with C-141B Starlifter aircraft as the other members parachute from the aircraft during exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Lhuende Drop Zone Country: West Germany (FRG)
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U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), swim after jumping from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 during a helocasting masters course conducted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 7, 2022. Helocasting is an airborne technique used by small unit special operations forces to insert into hard to reach areas via bodies of water.
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Vietnam, North , Hung Yen Province, Female Soldier In Air Raid Look-Out Tower.
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An explosion caused by Serbian soldiers and US Army troops, 9th Engineer and Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 1ST Infantry Division, detonating unexploded ordnance outside of Zvornik, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 9th EEOD is stationed at Camp Dobol and participating in Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. An explosion caused by Serbian soldiers and US Army troops, 9th Engineer and Explosive Ordnance Disposal, 1st Infantry Division, detonating unexploded ordnance outside of Zvornik, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The 9th EEOD is stationed at Camp Dobol and participating in Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords.
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010118-F-9033M-007. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET ROADRUNNER 2001 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
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Combate aéreo. Derribo de un avión Polikarpov (rata o mosca) del ejército republicano que intentaba atacar una unidad de bombarderos nacionales. Guerra civil española.
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U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, advance toward their objective during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency.
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A member of the BMU1/Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Team stands back to camera and holds two marshaling placards high over his head. In the distance a LCAC approaches Blue Beach. The LCAC, which is capable of speeds of over 40 knots and loads of 60 tons, came on shore with supplies used to support Operation Show Care. This operation is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPESHOW CARE Base: Blue Beach Country: Somalia (SOM)
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Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-372-59. Hurricane Katrina
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050703-A-1906W-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Area Office Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE
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Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Operation Firefly - Paratroopers of the 555th Parachute Infantry combat a forest fire. The paratroopers jump with their fire-fighting equipment from Troop Carrier Command planes on fires which would take days fro ground parties to reach, thereby preventing destruction of huge areas of the nation's timber on the watershed of the Northwest Pacific area. Umatilla National Forest, Oregon.
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U.S. Army Soldiers attending the Small Unit Ranger Tactics (SURT) course demonstrate their physical capabilities at the 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy obstacle course, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, August 22nd, 2022. SURT attendees are evaluated and prepped to ensure they have all the knowledge and physical abilities to be successful at Ranger School.
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CIVIL WAR, directed by ALEX GARLAND.
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Personnel manning a flamethrower
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Flame Thrower
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Stalker with gun. Man in gas mask and camouflage holding gun. Disaster concept
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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, maneuver past obstacles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.
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The My Lai massacre, was the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in Son Tinh District, South Vietnam, on 16 March 1968 during the Vietnam War. Between 347 and 504 unarmed people were killed by U.S. Army soldiers.
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Artwork: "Bunker for Ships," Lorient France, 1941. Artist: Adolf Bock. Catalog Number: G.W.2.236.50. US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown
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Vintage Photograph. Merchant Marine Monument seen during winter.
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JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. - Soldiers from the 1058th Transportation Company, Massachusetts National Guard, conduct a night base defense live-fire exercise under the illumination of a green flare during the Combined Arms Exercise: Patriot Crucible, here, August 1st, 2019. This is the first time in twenty years that Soldiers have been able to conduct night fire with pyrotechnics and flares at Camp Edwards. Patriot Crucible is an intense two-week field exercise preparing army combat support units from across the North East United States to support major combat operations against a modern and professional enemy force.
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Removing Bodies from a Wrecked Plane, Robert Henderson Blyth (Glasgow, Scotland, 1919 - 1970) 1942
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The Back Of An Historic Wartime American Landing Vehicle Tracked; Peleliu Palau
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A U.S. Navy ZIPPO flame thrower is test fired from a patrol boat. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)
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Firefighters stand watch for embers crossing a firebreak.
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A U.S. Tactical Air Control Party Airman from the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron conducts reconnaissance tactics and deep precision strike training during Bold Quest 2022, Fort Stewart, Georgia, August 12, 2022. Bold Quest is an exercise designed to test coalition interoperability, focused on testing elements of Joint All Domain Command and Control and gave the TACP Airmen the opportunity to showcase their ability to be the ground-based USAF Battle Management Command and Control node that collocates with the joint service maneuver element.
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Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Assistant Secretary and Veterans Visit San Diego, CA to Attend Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Conference and Homeless Grantees
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Equipment Operator Second Class Joe Moneypenny prepares to enter the lake to recover the Zodiac boat dropped off by a CH-7 helicopter. EO2 Moneypenny and other members of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California, are tasked with searching several lakes for the 500 pound Mark 82 bombs carried on the A-10 that crashed on nearby Gold Dust Peak. Base: Big Spruce Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A British Royal Air Force Spitfire shoots down a German Heinkel bomber during the Battle of Britain.
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Sergeant Pat Patterson (170th Pioneer Squadron) is doing a patrol while two Bosnian people rummage through a garbage dumpster in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilizda, Bosnia on the afternoon of the 13th of May 1996. A horse and trailer are parked near the dumpster, and a Bosnian woman approaches with her trash. SGT Patterson is part of the Implementation Force (IFOR). Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.
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LCPL Rafael Toro from G Company, 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., works out at Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang (MEC-P), Oct. 11, 1998. Toro, a machine gunner, deployed to MEC-P to train the ROK military in support of Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Marine Expeditionary, Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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A mud-covered trainee lies exhausted in the sand during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. Country: Unknown
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Recruits from Flights W129 and W489, 3743rd Basic Military Training Squadron, practice crossing over obstacles by using parallel ropes on the confidence course. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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030402-M-9106S-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH MARINES
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DF-SC-88-02252. Country: Unknown
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