Historical Military Scenes

A collection of images depicting military life, sailors, and construction of military structures, blending historical moments with evocative storytelling.

African American soldier greeting girlfriend in airport

Off-duty Marines relax in a billeting tent during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: US Naval Station, Roosevelt Road State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Campaign to turn military signs into peace signs, painted face masks on poles, Varus Battle or Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Kalkriese Museum and Park, Osnabruecker Land region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe *** IMPORTANT: WARNING: Publication only with the following note: "Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in Osnabruecker Land region - Kalkriese Museum and Park" ***

Tammy Temple waves goodby to her husband, MAA3 Kenney as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) gets underway for a six month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. The IKE is deploying with over 350 women as part of the crew; a first for a combatant warship. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220904-N-XN177-1103 SINGAPORE (Sept. 4, 2022) - Sailors sort mail in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Sept. 4, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Scenes from the campus of Virginia Tech, sight of a shooting masacre that left 33 people dead

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Mississippi River - 26-HK-313-20. Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne Upbound in the Mississippi River to New Orleans, Louisiana, September 10 through 11, 2005. Hurricane Katrina

220425-N-EE352-1201 PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 25, 2022) Sailors direct flight operations from primary-flight aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), April 25. Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations in the Pacific Ocean.

Spec ops police officer SWAT during assault operation. Police assault operation

Remains of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse, Photographed in Berlin, 05 11 2024 This Week Marks the 35th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall Berlin Germany

Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit embark aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan during preparations by the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission for a disaster response effort for the nation of Haiti. Bataan departed Naval Station Norfolk to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake on Jan. 12.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents train U.S. Police Officers assigned to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams from police departments across South Carolina to clear tight hallways and rooms during the 2022 SWAT Summit at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Columbia, South Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy hosted a weeklong Federal Bureaus of Investigation Special Weapons and Tactics summit to train law enforcement officers in firearms, close quarters combat, tactical medical care, patrolling tactics and familiarize officers with improvised explosive devices.

Uniformed Parade

Police

Soldiers Marching off to Battle

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, searches for trapped civilians in the rubble during an exercise as part of Emerald Warrior 22.1 at the Guardian Center, Georgia, May 10, 2022. Emerald Warrior provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint operating areas. The exercise prepares special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations and interagency elements, to integrate with and execute full-spectrum special operations in an arctic climate, sharpening U.S. forces abilities to operate around the globe.

California Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Christopher Moya, 144th Fighter Wing crew chief, readies Louisiana Air National Guard Col. David Anderson, 159th Fighter Wing commander, for a flight during Cope North 24 at Andersen Air Base, Guam, Feb. 20, 2024. Cope North participants including Active, Guard and Reserve units exercised interoperability through agile, integrated generation of airpower from dispersed locations across the Indo-Pacific, demonstrating Allied airpower resilience and survivability in a contested environment. Air Force Master Sgt. Natasha Stannard/Released)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - New Orleans Flood Response - 26-HK-384-35. Hurricane Katrina

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron sits on the flightline, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2022. Yokota serves as the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for U.S. Air Force peacetime and contingency operations. Missions include tactical air land, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation, special operations and distinguished visitor airlift.

120120-N-DR144-410 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 20, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Leigh Davis mans a hose during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Barbed wire in the prison or on military base, close up perspective

XII Raid Cataluña 2018, Barbastro, Huesca, Spain.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to launch combat rubber raiding craft from the well deck of the amphibious docking ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a boat raid exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 3, 2024. Marines with BLT 1/1 conducted a raid exercise on Kin Blue training area to strengthen and refine company tactics and procedures when conducting ship to shore raids. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

981211-M-8902P-001. Base: Camp Hayes Country: Panama (PAN)

DN-ST-86-07317. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970423-F-6655M-001. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) watch as equipment is lowered into a cargo hold for storage during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220813-N-GF955-1107ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2022) Boatswains Mate 1st Class Nicholas Labarre, from Chicago, rolls up a firehose following completion of a fresh water wash down aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), Aug. 13, 2022. Paul Ignatius, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

020627-M-9902V-023. Country: Malaysia (MYS) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Ames and Moffett Field (MFA) historical sites and memorials Navy Patrol Squadron 50 Memorial Plaque and surrounding (located between Moffett Post office and Bldg 3 along McCord Avnue. In memory of the shipmentes lost at sea 21 March 1991.... Still on Station

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 24, 2013) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) move boxes of supplies during a replenishment-at-sea. Stockdale is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

The smoke of burning gun powder drifts across the island structure one last time as gunner mates fire the last traditional salutes at the decommissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41). Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120111-N-YQ852-029SAN DIEGO (Jan. 11, 2012) Sailors haul in the mooring lines as the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) prepares to depart for for a scheduled independent deployment to the western Pacific region and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility.

Tattoo on the Parade of the Breda Castle (Royal Military Academy).

ATLANTA, August 4, 1996 - Georgia Army National Guardsmen embark on an early morning walk to their duty stations during the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games. Georgia National Guard

WASHINGTON (OCT. 27, 2022) -- Naval Support Activity Washington secuirty forces personnel monitor protesters during an anti-terrorism training exercise onboard the Washington Navy Yard. NSAW security forces team participate in routine scheduled anti-terrorism exercises to challenge the response and capabilities of Navy security forces.

Friends and family members of Airmen with the23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron wait to greet their loved one on the flight line at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sep. 27, 2022. The 23rd BS Airmen deployed to RAF Fairford, England to integrate with NATO allies and partners.

Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy views two newly completed Containerized Biocontainment System units at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, on August 11, 2015. The units will be instrumental in expanding and expediting medevac capabilities for healthcare workers on the frontlines fighting Ebola.

DF-ST-86-10003. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russia, Siberia, Policeman

At a reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, USA; Franklin, Tennessee, United States of America

detail Military Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes RAF Royal Air Force British roundel insignia side

A member of Leadership Oklahoma rappels down Treadwell Tower at Fort Sill as part of the group's visit June 17, 2022.

A veteran of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, walks with his child among the Camp Horno memorial crosses as part of a reunion hike for the 20th anniversary of Operation Vigilant Resolve, also known as the first Battle of Fallujah, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29, 2024. The hike brought together approximately 150 veteran and active-duty Marines and Sailors who served with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004. Marine Corps

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Directs Aircraft onto Catapult

Rennes - Demonstration of support for Théo. Rennes, on 15 February 2017, demonstration of support to Theo, heune assumed man assaulted and raped by police officers. Rennes - Manifestation de soutien à Théo. Rennes, le 15 Février 2017, manifestation de soutien à Théo, heune homme présummé agressé et violé par des policiers.

La Palma, Spain - 06 December 2021: Aerial view of rescue team. In a residential district of La Palma island after the Cumbre Vieja eruption, a Volcano in La Palma island, Canary Islands, Spain.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-171. Hurricane Katrina

A closed-up view of communication equipment set up in the Sudanese air force area during Arid Farmer, a deployment made in response to Libyan activities in Chad. Camouflage netting is being used to conceal part of the operation. Base: Khartoum Country: Sudan (SDN)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) load a casket during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 25, 2022. The ceremony is part of DPAA's efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during past conflicts. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and other officials for tours, reception at the Arlington House-Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington, Virginia

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Prior to their upcoming graduation, senior Air Force Academy cadets continue the tradition of jumping into the terazzo's Air Garden fountains to celebrate the completion of final exams, May 10, 2022.

A protestor looks out of a police van during a demonstration against the re-opening of the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos. Activists had called for a renewed protest following a judicial panel authorization of the reopening the city's toll gate, the flash point of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality, where the military shot at peaceful protesters on 20th October 2020. The protestors were met with heavy-handed crackdown by security forces who are trying to prevent a repeat of the protests that went on for weeks in major cities in Nigeria last year. Lagos, Nigeria. (Photo by: Adeyinka Yusuf/Majority World/UIG)

New U.S. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in rappel tower training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Feb. 17, 2023. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepare them for any circumstances they may encounter.

Pentagon tribute in memory of the 5th anniversary of the 911 attacks

Man builder. Strong man in uniform breaking brick wall with hammer

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- U.S. Air Force Academy cadets commute across the terazzo to their first class of the spring semester on January 9th, 2024.

DN-SC-87-00202. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. sailor statue, Washington, DC

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-185. Hurricane Katrina

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides on visit to San Francisco, California for touring, and participation along with Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome, and other officials in activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire

More than 6,000 visitors showed up to an open house hosted by the Vermont Air and Army National Guard, where military aviation, equipment, vehicles, munitions and flight simulators were on display, along with a career fair, musical performances and police dog demonstrations, at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Sept. 11, 2022. The event was planned to coincide with the Vermont National Guard's observance of the 21st anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 which saw Vermont Air National Guard F-16s flying patrols over NYC in the immediate aftermath of the attack.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division execute the 12 mile road march as part of one of the last events in the road to earning their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 8, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

Crowds, and Wright brothers monument, viewed during events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Navy Day celebration at Gateway of India, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally "Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division participate in the 10k Presidents Day Ruck, February 19, 2024. The ruck was hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) and celebrated all 46 of the United States' current and former Presidents. Army

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-154. Hurricane Katrina

This is one of the three, 25-meter baffled ranges at the Joliet Army Training Area, which have 10 lanes and apt for 9mm pistol and 5.56mm rifle ammunition firing.

220805-N-UF592-1029 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 5, 2022) Sailors render honors to Vice Adm. Tatsuya Fukuda, Commander, Fleet Escort Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during an embarked tour in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 5. Fukuda and his staff, as well as members of the Japan Ministry of Defense and media personnel, observed flight operations and toured various parts of the ship during their time aboard. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Pennants are displayed aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during a change of command. Country: Unknown

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Operations Division Chief Waylon Humphrey (left) describes wicket operations with members of the German Ministry of Transport during a tour of Olmsted Lock and Dam in Olmsted, Illinois. The German Ministry of Transport in partnership with The Waterways Council, Inc. participated in a delegation trip to visit the U.S. inland waterways system.

Memorial Warsaw Uprising Close up of the statues in the memorial to the Warsaw Uprising in Poland Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxHeapx 1569867

Moors and Christians, "Es Firó" of Soller, final battle staged in the main square, Soller, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Sailors from the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) telephone loved ones upon their arrival in port. The oiler has returned to Norfolk from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An actor dressed as Abraham Lincoln walks down the ranks of empty chairs set up for the commissioning of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) navigate an obstacle course during the first annual Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Campbell, Ky., July 12, 2022. The inaugural Army Best Squad Competition assesses groups of Soldiers on their tactical and technical proficiencies and ability to work together as a squad.

Demonstrations, riots and clashes on New Year's Eve in Mong Kong. Hong Kong on 2019-12-31.Manifestations, émeutes et affrontements durant la nuit du nouvel an à Mong Kong. Hong Kong le 2019-12-31.

050423-A-1566H-058. Base: Camp Bucca State: Al Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DN-ST-87-02183. Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN)

DN-SC-86-00764. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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