Historical Silhouettes

High-contrast images capturing silhouettes of military and historical figures in various contexts, evoking a sense of mystery and drama.

Silhouette of Miners with headlamp in cave

Swedish Anti Terrorist Unit, Svenska Insatsstyrkan, EU, Stockholm

Interior Communications Technician 3rd Class Schubert transfers 50-volt direct current to the ordnance rectifier aboard the guided missile destroyer USS HOEL (DDG-13). Country: Unknown

CPT Larry Krigel of the 494th Tactical Fighter Squadron, demonstrates the operation of his "beeper" monitor system to Larry Baker, a handicapped child visiting the base on a summer holiday program sponsored by the British Red Cross. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, salutes during the reflagging ceremony of the 11th Airborne Division, June 6, 2022, at Pershing Parade Field, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The activation returns the historic 11th Airborne Division to an active Army role, with a focus on operations in extreme cold weather and mountainous high-altitude environments. Ceremonies at Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson reflagged the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, into the 1st and 2nd brigade combat teams, 11th Airborne Division, respectively.

Hard driving SAC bin Lt. Gen. Curtis LeMay plot his own C-97 *****. June 20, 1952. (Photo by Look Magazine).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Funeral General Track on Ereveld Menteng Pulo. 28 May 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC TNI officer speaks to population; Train monitoring. Double recording: Tennis party and train with wagons. April 29, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Dexter Turner, 633d Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, poses for a photo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 19, 2022. Turner sat in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance tower and gave verbal instructions and safety reminders to the participants of the Excellence in Competition tournament as part of National Police Week.

Comedian Bob Hope performs aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) during a United Services Organization Christmas show for sailors patrolling the gulf. The ship is anchored off the coast of Bahrain. Country: Unknown

Staff Sargent on location at March Airforce Base in Riverside, CA.

Poll photo collection. Rome: visit to the new home of ballila. Boys are an honorary guard in the hall. December 1937. Italy, Rome

DN-SN-88-09767. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An instructor adjusts Midshipman, Cindy Mason's parachute harness prior to the beginning of water survival training at the Aviation Physiology Training Unit. Mason is participating in a one-week aviation training program for students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Commander of Seaworthy forces (BDZ) vice-admiral A. de Booy (1901-1997, left) inspects the armed guard aboard Kruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (C 801) with the left behind him the Dutch consul in La Guaira (Venezuela), October 1955.

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 26, 2022. The ACFT was one of several events during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition that tested each competitors physical fitness and endurance.

Waiting Area, Municipal airport, Washington, D.C., USA, Jack Delano, U.S. Office of War Information, July 1941

Crew chief A1C Ronald Mitchell, on duty to inspect E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, heads toward the aircraft. The crew chief is from the 552nd Airborne Warning and Control Wing. Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NATO Paris Conference, 1954. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Rico, a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403d Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, preps for night operations aboard a C-130J Super Hercules during Southern Strike 2022 at Avon Park, Florida, April 24th, 2022. During the joint exercise, members of the 172d Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, worked closely with teammates from across the U.S. military, strengthening the partnerships that are essential for Americas national defense.

Exercise shooting of the police and the special group GSG 9 in a quarry on 15.6.1979 near Menden, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Supply vs army equipment for exercise Reforger in Rotterdam. US leg frame with agent. September 13, 1983. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Army place Steenwijkerwolde renamed Johannes Post Kazerne, widow Mrs. D. Post-Salomons reveals the name. May 5, 1964. Overijssel, Steenwijkerwold

At the Royal Institute for the Marine (Kim) in Den Helder, the command change takes place between the Colonel of the Mariniers (Kolmarns) A.F. van Velsen and Captain-Ter-Zee (KTZ) A.J. De Graaff. The petal in the stairwell of the Kim.

Anefo photo collection. Vredesmars in Amsterdam by around 350,000 people against nuclear nurse. Soldiers dress in the Tetterode building. November 21, 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Dadapajan at Salatiga, a Slamatan for 2-6 R.I .. Gamelan orchestra. December 8, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

Anefo photo collection. Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven visits "Security" exhibition Utrecht; "Terrorist" Security Fair. September 22, 1987. Utrecht

US Navy personnel work with Grenadians to set up communications equipment for "Spice Island Radio" during Operation URGENT FURY. The station will be used by the newly established provisional government of Sir Paul Scoon. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Re-training 41 R.V.A., the exercises, after an exercise, everything is discussed again; Some pictures at Art. lt. King. Djampang Koelon. Only arrived troops of a field artillery department get a four-week infantry training in Djampang Koelon. The storm track is one of the toughest tasks for the men. But they are not even "crates" even when heavy smoke hangs and rattles. November 12, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Women on the Home Front 1939 - 1945 The Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS): A class of Wrens undergoing signal practice at Greenock.

Team Marine Corps athletes, gather together for a meeting before the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 17, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans.

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López works out with Airman from the base led by the 57th Rescue Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 13th, 2022. The SEAC serves as a spokesperson to the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Deputies to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on standards, professional development, pay and other factors that affect total force Airman.

Commander Robert K. Peters, Commanding Officer of the guided missile frigate USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40), communicates via portable radio with crew members handling mooring lines as the ship is tied up in port during Exercise BALTOPS '85. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '85 Base: Kiel Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, compete in a body-sparring bout during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 18, 2024. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test.

Anefo photo collection. Strikes in Brussels, paratrooper is used as a questionrical. December 27, 1960. Brussels

8th Annual White House Police Pistol Tournament. White House Police officer, Private Alexander V. Kissal, attends the Eighth Annual White House Police Pistol Tournament; on front of stand is a photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower with the 1960 White House Police Pistol Team. White House, Washington, D.C.

A U.S. Marine of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit stands guard from a position overlooking the city after the Marine contingent of the multi-national peace-keeping force assume management of the port of Beirut. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Signalman 2nd Class Ronald Fleming aboard the destroyer USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) uses signal flags to signal another ship during operations with the U.S. 6th Fleet. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Two Senior officers with Something in Common meet today (Thursday) at the third annual Royal Air Force Staff exercise in the Real Empire Society's premises, Northumberland Avenue, London. They are General I. H. Edwards (right) of the United States Army Air Force.General Edward is wearing the new American Air Force uniform which is a similar shade of blue to that of the Royal Air Force. May 19, 1949.

DM-SN-89-01589. Country: Unknown

Soldier during assault rappelling exercises with weapons.

Concert 7th Army Band, USIS Gardens. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participate in Squad Lanes for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 28, 2022. During the Best Squad Competition, competitors were tested on a wide range of subjects including land navigation, marksmanship, casualty care, physical fitness, small-unit tactics and endurance.

Maj. Gen. Chris LaNeve, Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, and civillians all pay respects during the Airborne Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. All attendees came to pay respects to the fearless actions of Paratroopers who began their liberation of Normandy 78 years ago to the day.

US Navy personnel are taken on a tour of "Radio Free Grenada" during Operation URGENT FURY. The station was the voice of the recently ousted People's Revolutionary Army. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

Providers assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division discuss and prepare for convoy on Fort Bragg, NC, March 28, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

DA-SC-87-05288. Country: Unknown

A plane director aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) signals to a helicopter on the ship's flight deck during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Country: Caribbean Sea

U.S. Marines preparing to go ashore by helicopter assault are making last minute checks of their snow ski's and alpine gear in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7). The USS GUADALCANAL is in the Baltic taking part in Exercise Teamwork '92. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Country: Norwegian Sea

Machine Gunners in Gas

011004-F-1644L-020. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed

A flight engineer straps a survivor onto a forest penetrator of a hovering CH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter. The airman is a 302nd Special Operations Squadron member rescuing guests from the blazing MGM Grand Hotel. Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Washington DC, United States of America

De Gaulle Sits In Truman's Gift Plane -- Gen. Charles De Gaulle (left) and Jefferson Caffery (right), U.S. Ambassador to France, sit at the pilot's seats of a C-54 plane after it was presented to the French leader as a gift from President Truman, at Orly airfield, outside Paris, September 24. October 03, 1945. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden disembark Marine One on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. Friday, June 4, 2021, and depart en route to the White House.

U.S. Navy medical personnel give a local child a check up during a medical civic action program held in conjunction with Cobra Gold '90, a combined Thai/U.S. exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 State: Rayong Province Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Army ROTC Cadets assigned to the U.S. Army Cadet Command 2nd Brigade accept awards for placing first overall during the Ranger Challenge at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 23, 2022.The competition is conducted over two days on a non-tactical course. The mission is to challenge Cadets' mental and physical toughness and to develop leadership while fostering teamwork and esprit-de-corps. Teams participate in nine graded events, each team is awarded points based on how well they perform in each event. The best team in each event is awarded a trophy for being the first, second, and third place teams. The number one team is The Ranger Challenge Winner for that year.

Franklin's 250th Anniversary Celebrations in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

"Terrible" Handed Over To Australia -- Mrs. Beasley, wife of the High Commissioner for Australia, naming the Aircraft carrier, "H.M.A.A. Sydney", during the ceremonies at ***** today December 16.The British-Built aircraft carrier "Terrible" was turned ever to Australia today December 16, at Devonport, while an inquiry went on to determine whether an a tempt had been made to sabotage the ship.In formal ceremonies, Viscount hall, first Lord of the Admiralty, "Handed Over" loner for Australia, with the words: "May God bless this ship and all who sail with her". December 16, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photos).

Command transfer of the HR.MS supplies ship. Zuiderkruis (1975-2012) in November 1989. Behind the Katheder the new CDT. Captain-Ter-Sea Drs. G.G. Hooft (1943) and second from the left the separating CDT. KTZ P.J. In 't Veld (1941).

Barnade Guard Royal Air Force. Recordings made for the benefit of issuing "exercise prescription Klu

FRA - SOCIETY - MOBILISATION DES LYCÉENS DE DINAN SOUTENUES PAR LES GILETS JAUNESMobilisation des étudiants du lycée La Fontaine à Dinan des Eaux à Dinan soutenues par les gilets jaunes.FRA - SOCIETY - MOBILIZATION OF DINAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SUPPORTED BY YELLOW VESTSMobilization of students from La Fontaine high school in Dinan des Eaux in Dinan supported by yellow vests.

DN-SN-85-06371. Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

Commencement Address at United States Military Academy, West Point (New York), 10:01AM. Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Major General William C. Westmoreland (right, at lectern), delivers remarks during graduation exercises at the USMA, West Point, New York. Also pictured (seated on stage): General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chaplain of the USMA, Reverend Theodore C. Speers, D.D. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.

DN-SN-88-01965. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-07730. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A joint services honor cordon lines the steps at the east entrance to the Capitol during an arrival ceremony for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era. The Unknown will lie in state in the rotunda until Memorial Day, when he will be taken to Arlington National Cemetery for a state funeral and internment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A man stands looking away from the camera with a kalashnikov rifle strung across his back.

Germany, Berlin, 8 November 1992, demonstration: Human dignity is inviolable, (Art. 16), police intervene against the disruptors, in the Lustgarten

The hangar bay aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) serves as a temporary shelter for pets of military personnel and dependents being evacuated from Clark Air Base and Naval Station, Subic Bay. Evacuees are being transported from the area in the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that came alive on June 10th for the first time in over 600 years. Country: Philippines(PHL)

Photo essay with a mobile assistance team of a social humanitarian emergency service (Samusocial) in France.

For disarmament and against nuclear weapons in Germany. DEU, here on 25. 3. 1967 in the Ruhr area, Ruhr Area: Der Ostermarsch Ruhr 1967, Germany, DEU, Europe

DF-SN-88-01560. Base: USS Sides (FFG 14) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

CAPT. Alvin Koeneman, chaplain, gives the blessing at the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70). Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030418-M-7262C-085. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Senior Airman Bailey Malik, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, Logistics Readiness Flight, prepares to unload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III at AB 101, Niger, Nov. 13, 2022. LRF Airmen are in charge of loading and off-loading cargo for transportation to and from locations whether via air or ground transportation.

NSW - Sydney G.P.O. February 07, 1954.

The Dutch army is practicing in La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

World War II Veterans and representatives of those who could not be in attendance receive a challenge coin at the Eternal Heroes Monument in Normandy, France, June 2, 2022. World War II Veterans and representatives of the 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Divisions (Air Assault) came to honor fallen Paratroopers who liberated Ravenoville in June of 1944.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC from Singkarak to Padang Pandjang. a destroyed truck or mobile canteen in Fort de Kock. January 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Portrait Commandeur IR. P.e.r. Leertouwer.

A member of the Saudi national guard stands outside a building during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

STAFF Sergeant Robert E. Brown, a drill instructor at the Aviation Officer Candidate School, addresses his class through a bullhorn. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Prop North American Military Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes B25 Mitchell bomber WWII dog tags leather helmet goggles

DF-SN-89-07883. Base: Saint Lawrence Island State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

French Cavalry Officers School. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

DN-SN-88-09311. Base: USS Coronado (AGF 11)

Air Raid Precautions In Paris - Issuing Gas Masks: The work of distributing gas masks in progress at the Gare des Invalides in Paris. The arrangements made by the Paris Prefecture of Police for the protection of the inhabitants who may not have been evacuated in the event of air raids. Gas marks are being issued from a number of special centers. May 10, 1939.

DN-SN-87-11146. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-88-03206. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

Reunion of veterans at the Vietnam Monument in North Carolina, 1993.

Japan Places - Tokyo - General. November 27, 1946.

Students from the Saint George's University School of Medicine pose for a group photograph before boarding a C-141B Starlifter aircraft at Point Salines Airfield. They are being evacuated from the island during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Alberto Calderon, a corpsman with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, plays guitar and sings during an open mic night aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 6, 2022. The open mic night was held by the Junior Enlisted Association to raise morale, integration, and expression. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli 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.

Demonstration of the DGB Youth on Anti-War Day. On 01.09.1980 in Hamburg, Germany, Europe

021109-M-2534S-002. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCRD/WRR SD

030418-M-7262C-087. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Evacuees make flight arrangement for the final stage of their journey from the Philippines. The evacuees have been transported from Subic Bay Naval Station and Clark Air Base following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that came alive on June 10 for the first time in over 600 years. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington(WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

This graphic is a summary of the new Enlisted Force Structure, or "The Brown Book", current as of May 2022. The graphic was created on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sep. 19, 2022. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Jasmine Czajka)

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