Historical Military Operations

Vintage footage from the Vietnam War and Apollo missions, showcasing military and aerospace operations, with a focus on teamwork and mission control.

Company office of the Leeuwarden airbase.
Company office of the Leeuwarden airbase.
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Evacuees from Naval Station, Subic Bay and Naval Air Station, Cubi Point stand in line for processing en route to the United States. Civilian and military personnel and their dependents are being evacuated from the Philippines in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption as part of Operation FIERY VIGIL.. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Naval Air Station, Agana State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP)
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DN-SC-86-12423. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
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Energy) on 24. 10. 1987, Luenen. Thousands of miners at a demonstration of the IGBE Mining Industrial Union
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The Second World War- Personalities Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, the Supreme Allied Commander of the Mediterranean Forces, at his desk in his Headquarters in the Royal Palace, Caserta, Italy.
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930325-D-9880W-024. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An officer and three enlisted men share a table on the mess deck of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS ALABAMA (SSBN-731) during the 100th Trident ballistic missile submarine patrol. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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Medics from the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron rest during a flight aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The aircraft is en route to pick up wounded Afghan freedom fighters from Pakistan for transport back to the United States where they will receive. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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DN-ST-89-10314. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)
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DF-ST-87-03226. Country: Panama (PAN)
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Firefighters from the Vandenburg Air Force Base fire department, known as the "Hot Shots," take a break in the shade of their truck at a staging area near Dos Pueblos High School. The firefighters are joining units from state and local agencies in battling the brush fires that are sweeping through the area. Base: Santa Barbara State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Personnel of Detachment 6, 2003rd Communications Group, stand near the tropospheric antennas at a communications site run by the detachment. They are, from left: SRA Mercer, SRA Pat Bates, MSGT Barner, MSGT Fritz, A1C Legrone, SSGT Christopher Whiteman, and A1C Dwayne Bren. Balikesir is located in western Turkey, about 95 miles north of Izmir, Turkey. Base: Balikesir Country: Turkey (TUR)
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DM-ST-85-09725. Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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031024-F-9429S-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF
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DD-SC-03-00656. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The duty deck officer, a Naval Academy midshipman and a Danish naval officer review a ship identification book on the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) during BALTOPS '92. Country: Baltic Sea
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A B-52 Stratofortress aircraft pilots hold a preflight briefing for an alert mission. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Members of a fire party relax beneath one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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DN-SC-87-00500. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
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LTC Joseph Meeko, an exchange officer assigned to the Japan Air Self Defense Force, eats a Japanese style lunch with LTC Hiroshi Nagashima, an airborne control and warning instructor at the air staff college. Base: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN)
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Gist inspector, Mrs. Mary Betchner inspecting one of the 25 cutters for burrs before inserting it in the inside of a 105mm. howitzer at the Milwaukee, Wis. plant of the Chain Belt Co. - February 1943.
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DF-ST-89-03640. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)
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Religious Program SPECIALIST 1ST Class (RP1) Jim True is interviewed by a CBS news team at Nimitz Hall prior to his departure for reserve duty aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Members of Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 1 and a Park Service member examine a 1/96th scale model of the wrecked battleship USS ARIZONA (BB-39) and the memorial which spans its hull. The ARIZONA was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor on December 7, 1941. Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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060831-N-4124C-059. Base: White Beach Naval Facility State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)
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The 6th national congress of the DKP-affiliated Socialist Workers' Youth Germany (SDAJ) on 5 May 1979 in Hamburg. Bundeswehr soldier, Germany, Europe
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552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing life support specialists repair an oxygen mask. Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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RUC officers on armed foot patrol performing a mobile vehicle checkpoint on the streets of Northern Ireland. They are stopping vehicles to check driving documents and to search for arms and explosives. This image may only be used to portray the subject in a positive manner.
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031101-F-1740G-003. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF
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LCDR John Rosenblatt conducts Jewish Sabbath services in the chapel aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
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DF-ST-87-03936. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '86-3 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)
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Tim Sullivan enjoys his off duty time by reading a book in his rack aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714). Base: Hampton Roads, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Shot of the Republic of Srpska representatives at their table. They are one of many organizations comprising the Joint Operations Election Center (JOEC) at the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Included were key leaders and representatives of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian), Republic of Srpska (Serbian), International Police Task Force, Peace Implementation Forces, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), Organization for the Security and Co-0peration in Europe (OSCE), the Office of High Representatives (OHR) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as well as numerous .... Complete Scene Caption: Shot of the Republic of Srpska representatives at their table. They are one of many organizations comprising the Joint Operations Election Center (JOEC) at the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Included were key leaders and representatives of the
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New Marine recruits stand in line to receive their post exchange issue during the first part of processing in. The recruits will form Series 2089. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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060921-N-6959H-063. Base: Fleet Activities Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)
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Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding
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060208-N-0696M-334. Base: Unknown
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New recruits stand in line to receive their first Marine Corps hot meal in the 2nd Battalion mess hall at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. As they stand in line, they hold a tray in one hand and a white laundry bag with their exchange issue in the other hand. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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010224-F-6187R-004. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)