Military Deployments in History

Snapshots from significant military operations, illustrating the arrival of troops, interrogations, and engagements in historical contexts.

1970 - A Viet Cong informer is interrogated by American and Vietnamese soldiers.

The Royal Canadian Air Force in Tunisia, April 1943 The Medical Officer of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant H J F Joncas, having a haircut while seated on a five-gallon can.

Sailors of Surface Operations work hard at preparing lines for a ships arrival. They include Navy Reservist SEAMAN Recruit (SR) Brad Stauffenberger, Boatswain's Mate Third Class (BM3) Kevin Walker and SEAMAN Apprentice (SA) Delene Routzen. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07994. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

African Americans refused admission to Murphy High School. Dorothy Bridget Davis and Henry Hobdy were blocked by state troopers acting under orders of Governor George Wallace. Mobile, Alabama. 1963.

A member of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, center, gives a briefing to members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during boarding team training aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-26. Hurricane Katrina

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DF-ST-87-08144. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT PEACH '86 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Operation Firefly - Lt. Ford of New York (Right) supervises negro paratroopers of the 555th Parachute Infantry as they prepare a clearing to keep the fire from spreading. Umatilla National Forest, Oregon.

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Anefo photo collection. Bernhard visits Dutch soldiers participate NATO army exercise Ferro West Germany; Bernhard (in military uniform) soldiers. September 19, 1973. Germany

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DA-ST-87-10865. Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Leghorn volunteers heading off to fight for liberating Sicily, 1872, by Cesare Bartolena (1830-1903), oil on canvas, 111x241 cm.

SENIOR AIRMAN Kevin Day, acting as an aggressor, intentionally provokes another handler's dog during an exercise to test the animal's obedience. SENIOR AIRMAN Day is the winner of the Outstanding AIRMAN of the Year award. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Second World War. Front pictures. German Wehrmacht soldiers when lifting a castle trail

Former POW and U.S. Air Force TSGT James R. Cook salutes the colors from his stretcher as he is carried from the C-141 aircraft. TSGT Cook was captured on 21 Dec 72 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Winter War. A military conflict between the Soviet union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion on november 1939 when Soviet infantery crossed the border on the Karelian Isthmus. About 9500 Swedish volunteer soldiers participated in the war. Here Rovaniemi, North Finland. War correspondents Eric Calcraft of Planet News and Arthur Menken of Paramount reports the ongoing events to the world press. They both became very well known war correpondents. January 1940. Photo Kristoffersson ref

Photo of men lined up to enter building.. Photo of men lined up to enter building..

1960S Man Instructing Teaching Boy Safety And Use Of Rifle Gun Shooting

Marines from the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit (32nd MAU) pass the time by playing cards during a multinational peacekeeping operation. The unit was sent here after a confrontation took place between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Subject Operation/Series: MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Asia, Vietnam, Saigon. Man lifting the cover to the Cu Chi Tunnels (MR)

DN-SC-88-05969. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Security policemen patrol a market village at Son Tan Up during exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Distributing surplus commodities, St. Johns, Arizona, circa 1940

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