Historical Military Operations

Vintage visuals depicting military operations and technology, including aircraft preparations and radar monitoring from previous decades.

DN-SC-85-11116. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)
DN-SC-85-11116. Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)
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Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Laura Alago tests video equipment for the Navy Broadcasting Service Detachment. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)
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Sgt. Susan M. Cline, 833rd Security Police Squadron, combat arms training and maintenance specialist, uses a training aid to demonstrate the catch bolt movement when loading an M-16 rifle. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A security policeman, using binoculars inside the security police tower, views the Pave Paws Radar Site at the Cape Cod Missile Early Warning Station. Base: Otis Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff and facilities, Cape Cod, Otis Air Force Base, and aboard Marlin. ST19061. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff member at unidentified location.
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DN-ST-86-02366. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Sergeant 1 Canters (LFF) During the sound definition of a film with a sound tape on a stone bar assembly table.
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DN-ST-90-10006. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-89-04441. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DA-ST-85-01507. Base: Gioia Del Colle Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)
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DA-ST-87-01548. Base: Fort Lee State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Instructor Gil Angell teaching Students Randolph Thompson and Wilson Flippo how to balance an Airplane Propeller, Volusia County Florida Vocational School, DeLand, Florida, USA, Howard R. Hollem, U.S. Office of War Information, April 1942
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DF-ST-89-09120. Base: Raf Alconbury Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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SGT Jonny A. Draggaman and SSGT Pauline Long go over a list of disaster preparedness team members during Exercise Coronet Cactus. SGT Draggaman, an administrative clerk, and SSGT Long, a document clerk, are assigned to the 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 131st Tactical Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET CACTUS Base: Raf Leeming Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
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CHIEF Aviation Machinist's Mate Durwood Satterwhite refers to a manual in the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) Support Detachment technical library. The library contains all the necessary technical literature for the SH-2F Seaspirit and SH-60B Sea Hawk LAMPS helicopters deployed aboard ships in the Mediterranean. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)
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SGT. Dave Hamerly, U.S. Army, and another Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) staff member discuss musical selections while working in an AFRTS broadcast van during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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S84-41580 (3 Sept 1984) --- Assembled together publicly for the first time, the seven crewmembers for NASA's 41-G Space Shuttle mission field questions from the press corps at the Johnson Space Center. Pictured (foreground right to left) are Robert L. Crippen, crew commander ;Jon A. McBride, pilot; Kathryn D. Sullivan, Sally K. Ride and David C. Leestma--all mission specialists; Marc Garneau, representing the Canadian National Research Council, and Paul D. Scully-Power, U.S. Navy oceanographer, both payload specialists. Their flight is scheduled for early October.
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A member of the Washington Air National Guard's 252nd Combat Communications Group conducts operations ca. 1972. (Washington Air National Guard archive photo)
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010424-A-1162K-014. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Marine recruits place their non-essential personal belongings on a table to be sent home, as they begin 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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DF-ST-88-02925. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-90-10023. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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SSGT Michael Pate, an air traffic controller, monitors a radar simulator at the Oakland Airport Control Tower. Base: Oakland State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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MSGT M.E. Allen, non-commissioned officer in charge of the communications platoon, tries to contact the 1ST Bn., 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, on a field radio. The battalion is undergoing combat readiness evaluations at the Pakalula Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-87-13488. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Sachon Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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DN-ST-87-06470. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Country: Philippines (PHL)
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Members of the 24th Composite Wing (24th COMPW) go through mobility processing at the Military Airlift Command terminal. The 24th COMPW is going on temporary duty to Honduras to participate in the joint United States/Honduran exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)
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Officer of administration aboard Kruiser Hr.Ms. The Seven Provinces (1954-1975)
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Briefing for flyers of the Twenthe airbase.
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Women Marine recruits receive their first issue of clothing 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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DN-SC-87-02864. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
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DF-ST-87-00755. Base: Castle Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Crewmen aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) eat dinner as the ship returns to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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DA-SC-85-10308. Base: Redstone Arsenal State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An instructor at the US Army Signal School uses a personal computer to monitor the progress of students in the Basic Electronics Training Course. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Test dummy and armor materials , Armories, Ordnance industry, Exhibitions. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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030408-M-3138H-114. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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DN-SC-90-02388. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
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Participants in the U.S. African Medical Symposium inspect the facilities aboard a 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft. Medical personnel from the U.S., Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda and Zaire are attending the three-day symposium which is sponsored by the U.S. European Command. Base: Stuttgart Army Air Field Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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Lieutenant N. Peterse at connecting equipment in the museum.
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DA-SD-03-08236. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A photograph of Marine Sergeant Michael Zigabarra sits on a table near Diane and Nancy Zigabarra as they sew red, white and blue ribbons to show their support for the troops in the Persian Gulf region for Operation DESERT SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown
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A U.S. Army draftsman uses drafting equipment to check a blueprint. Country: Unknown
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DN-ST-90-01357. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Firemen apprentices dismantle a valve during a class at the Recruit Training Command. Base: Naval Training Center, Orlando State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-89-04455. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-SC-87-02887. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
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DN-ST-89-10815. Base: Unknown
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SRA Stanley McCoy, a member of the 604th Air University band, makes changes to his score during a practice session. Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA)