Historical Military Operations

Vintage footage showcasing U.S. military personnel during key battles in Vietnam and Iwo Jima, highlighting combat actions and troop movements.

Operation OREGON, a search and destroy mission conducted by an infantry platoon of Troop B, 1st Recon Sqd, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) three km west of Duc Pho. Troops prepare to move out in search of a suspected Viet Cong outpost as a Huey takes off. 24 April 1967, Vietnam.

Major Gene Dudley (right), the official controller working with Orange and Blue Forces, tries to ease tensions after Orange Force officers are captured by troops of the 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Chukpaw Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

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Operation OREGON, a search and destroy mission conducted by an infantry platoon of Troop B, 1st Recon Sqd, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) three km west of Duc Pho. Troops prepare to move out in search of a suspected Viet Cong outpost as a Huey takes off. 24 April 1967, Vietnam.

DF-ST-86-11948. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNITAS '85 Base: Cartagena Country: Colombia (COL)

An Air Force master sergeant, right, and four Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) discuss plans to repair the bomb-damaged runway at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Sirsenk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-85-11577. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A US Marine aims a shoulder-fired Redeye anti-aircraft rocket while his partner points out the target during the air combat training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1. The Redeye they are using is a training model that uses a laser device to score hits. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Crow Valley Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL)

DA-ST-85-12866. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-84-08085. Subject Operation/Series: WEDGER, PRIME BEEF Base: Crow Valley Range Country: Philippines (PHL)

Two Marine staff non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) sit atop sand bags to eat their Thanksgiving Day dinner following a visit by President and Mrs. George bush. The president and his wife are paying Thanksgiving Day visits to U.S. troops who are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Colonel James Arthur and Captain Peter Vandyck talk with Navy doctor John English, during a Medical Civil Action Program (MED CAP) to give proper medical treatment to the Honduran people. The program is part of the joint US/Honduras Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Base: Eyes Of The Water Country: Honduras (HND)

A United States Navy River Patrol Boat (PBR) crewman mans an M-60 machine gun aboard the boat during OPERATION BIG MUDDY on the Saigon River, Dau Tieng, Republic of Vietnam, 1969. (Photo by JOCS E L Nelson/US Navy/GG Vintage Images)

DA-SC-85-06430. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-84 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-02277. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Partnership For Peace soldier, armed with an AK-47 rifle that is equipped with the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES), leads his squad on a patrol at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '97 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Troops from Company Three, soldiers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia), make an assault on "Combat Town" with AKM assault rifles, Dragoon sniper rifles, and a PKM light machine gun during Final Training Exercise 2 of COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the.... Complete Scene Caption: Troops from Company Three, soldiers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia), make an assault on "Combat Town" with AKM assault rifles, Dragoon sniper rifles, and a PKM light machine gun during Final Training Exercise 2 of COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96.

A recruit aims his M16A1 rifle during small arms training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MGEN Charles P. Ostott, left, Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division (Light), visits with a group of South Korean and American officers during the joint South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Taegu Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-86-07864. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

Members of the 41st Combat Support Hospital instruct Honduran soldiers in helicopter safety and litter handling procedures during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

Laos, Xianghoang, War, 'Meo Soldiers Carrying Guns And Grenades, Members Of The Cia Army Under Gen. Vang Pao Wait At Ban Xon Airport To 2009251320092513200925132009251320092513Be Flown Out To The Battle Front'

A combat control team observes as paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion Airborne of the Honduran Army descend on the drop zone. They are participating in the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TAR" (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TAR (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

DN-ST-90-02123. Base: Coco Solo State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

DF-ST-88-05535. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNIDAS PERU Base: Pisco Air Base Country: Peru (PER)

Two Marine officers from Task Force Mogadishu confer while waiting for word to go ahead with a planned raid on a weapons cache in the northern part of the city. This raid is part of the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

010326-M-1112H-014. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force

DA-SC-85-06449. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Yogul Training Area Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

STAFF SGT. Warren Earling, Co. B, 4th Bn., 27th Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), carries his M-16A2 rifle on patrol as he trains for deployment to the Middle East to take part in Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of some of the Marines participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy G.D. Penisten and his son sit in on a class on explosive devices given by MAJ J. Fasulo for the Navy midshipmen at Murphy's Demo Range, Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joseph Maisonville, left, a platoon commander assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to search a room with a Royal Thai Marine during military operations on urbanized terrain, training as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

Panama Defense Force soldiers board a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter for their first jump into the Venado Drop Zone at Fort Kobbe, during training exercises conducted by the 193rd Infantry Brigade. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

JESSE BRADFORD in FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2006), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

Original Film Title: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. English Title: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. Film Director: CLINT EASTWOOD. Year: 2006.

MARTIN SHEEN in APOCALYPSE NOW (1979), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

Security policemen take turns dropping rounds into an M-29 81mm mortar during heavy weapons training at Rodriquez Range. Base: Rodriquez Range Country: South Korea

A member of the 41st Combat Support Hospital instructs Honduran soldiers in helicopter safety procedures during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. The helicopter in use is a UH-60 Blackhawk air ambulance. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

DA-ST-86-05852. Country: Unknown

A US Navy beachmaster signals to his companions as they prepare to move out from the shoreline on an LCM 8 mechanized landing craft during the joint Thai/US combined exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

DA-SC-86-10756. Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA)

DF-ST-87-08150. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEACH '86 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Original Film Title: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. English Title: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. Film Director: CLINT EASTWOOD. Year: 2006.

WOODY HARRELSON and BEN CHAPLIN in THE THIN RED LINE (1998), directed by TERRENCE MALICK.

DF-ST-88-03013. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13326. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An instructor conducts a class for recruits 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)

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Edward Williams, a videographer assigned to the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron (CTCS), Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, edits a video clip while in full battle gear. The editing of clips in the field is a dangerous endeavor, putting full faith in your team to cover your back. Team building is one of many concepts taught at Contingency Support Operations Course (CSOC) 97-8. The Contingency Support Operations Course gives many airmen their first taste of how contingencies work, what is expected of them, and how to survive and operate under these conditions. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army soldiers armed with M-16A1 rifles wade across a stream during a field training exercise. Country: Unknown

DA-ST-84-07959. Subject Operation/Series: CELESTIAL EMPIRE '83 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 21st Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, cross the Bug Han Gang River in a rubber raft during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Bug Han Gang Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

DF-ST-87-13188. Base: Air Base 6, Montigo Country: Portugal (PRT)

THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

DF-ST-86-05160. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Country: Philippines (PHL)

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Members of the 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, cross the Hwachon River in rubber rafts during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Hwachon Country: Korea

Airborne Troops Waiting For Take-Off Somewhere In Italy.

One of the Navy corpsmen assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines, administers first aid to a Marine's foot during Operation CAX 1-2-82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2-82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-87-12262. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DN-ST-88-03670. Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CSM of the Army William G. Bainbridge inspects troops of the 172nd Infantry Brigade during a visit to the base. Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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