Kamikaze Attack and Military Operations

Historical footage captures military operations during WWII and Vietnam, displaying smoke-filled skies, armored personnel carriers, and cockpit preparations.

Rear view of men in control room monitoring experiment, 1970s

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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-123-31. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. David Cole, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Program Manager with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, poses for a photo while an A10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" flies overhead during exercise Garnet Rattler at Saylor Creek Range in Grasmere, Idaho, April 25, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint exercise between Marines, Soldiers and Airmen to train and qualify JTACs to be more efficient and lethal in a realistic training environment.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Redito, KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, loads gear into the aircraft prior to takeoff at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 26, 2022. The KC-135 provides core refueling capabilities in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

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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.

Visit from Prince Bernhard on the open day in the airbase Deelen, also his 60th birthday. Impressions of the flight show.

Soldiers compete for recognition as the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Best Warrior / Squad. Over 15 Soldiers in Europe competed to secure a spot on the largest American Military Medical Centers Best Squad, April 25-27.

A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member from the 363rd EOD, places a water charge into a culvert for the disablement of a simulated Improvised Explosive Device at Udari Range, Kuwait, Nov. 22, 2022. The disabling of a simulated Improvised Explosive Device was one of the four stations that the Kuwait Army EOD members rotated through to learn different EOD techniques from the joint Air Force and Army subject matter experts.

A barbed wire fence surrounds the memorial and museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim, Poland, Sept. 16, 2022. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division on rotation in Europe visited the site as part of an effort to develop a better understanding of significant historical events.

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, prepare to perform a nighttime course of fire during a Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Program range as part of 2nd Brigade Platoons field exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 14, 2024. CMP allows Marines to maintain weapon proficiency by engaging targets in a competitive environment with primary and secondary weapon systems. 5th ANGLICO Marines refined their shooting fundamentals through advanced marksmanship training, enhancing their lethality. Marine Corps

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U.S. Marines with 3d Transport Battalion conduct convoy recovery and refueling operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 8, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

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