Military Equipment and Operations

Images showcasing various military equipment including weaponry and tactical gear, with a focus on functionality and detail in military settings.

Barbed wire fence. Razor wire. Restricted area. Crime and punishment concept photo. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.

DN-ST-87-00341. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A detail shot depicts the hand of a gunner bracing a .50 caliber weapon aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) prior to a GUNNEX shoot in Operation Nanook, Aug. 3, 2022. The Bear is partaking in the Tuugaalik phase of Operation Nanook, an annual exercise that allows the United States and multiple other partner nations to ensure security and enhance interoperability in Arctic waters.

DF-ST-86-07943. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

A French artilleryman

A cache of Soviet ammunition magazines seized during the evacuation of American students from the island. Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

Barbed wire fence. Razor wire. Restricted area. Crime and punishment concept photo. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.

A pallet awaits loading on a C-130 Hercules at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Sep. 22, 2022 during a readiness exercise, Operation Thundercat. This four-day exercise provides a simulated combat environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

U.S. Navy ND3 Samuel Harrison, a Navy diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), assists in loading equipment onto a truck in preparation for an underwater recovery mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on August 11, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

A hold is open to receive cargo aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) 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)

East German military field soup kitchen at an event

Stun gun, Los Angeles, California

A view from underneath an M-151A1 jeep as the 2nd Force Service Support Group offloads equipment from a double decked railroad flatcar, to be placed aboard ships in support of a possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop Marine amphibious brigade operation. Base: Port Authority, Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030907-F-0017M-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Firefighting equipment is laid out on top of a damage control vehicle during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Tour of the Naval vessel, USS Normandy, by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides during the Secretary's visit to Virginia

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110525-N-QT551-419GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (May 25, 2011) Sailors assigned to the harbor security team at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, uses an M240-N machine guns while patrolling the waters surrounding the base.

DA-ST-88-04857. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Kids 6 and 9 yrs looking out past canon mount from inside the Great Siege Tunnel The Siege Tunnels were carved out by the Merchant Marine to defend Gibraltar from the mainland during the Great Siege of 1779 to 1783 GIBRALTAR

Naval ships - Netherlands Royal Navy submarine Walrus, 1985. Color illustration

DF-ST-87-11693. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-90-01124. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

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240123-N-FK754-1037 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2024) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Brian Gonzalez, from Los Angeles, performs maintenance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains.

Securing evidence after a terrorist attack, symbol photo, Telemax remote-control manipulator grabs a hand grenade, robot takes over dangerous tasks, BWTEX anti-terror exercise, police, Bundeswehr and rescue forces rehearse the fight against terrorists together, Stetten am kalten Markt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Empty bullet casings lay on the floor of the range during a shooting competition in commemoration of National Police Week at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, May 20, 2022. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

DN-SC-86-00919. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Samuel Harrison, a Navy diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), prepares a dredge pump during an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 30, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Vietnam, DMZ Area. Dong Ha, Mine Action Visitor Center, interior display of bombs (PR)

$U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rictaveon Greene, 86th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection journeyman, uses a device to measure an object's magnetic field at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 30, 2022. The 86th MXS NDI flight uses a variety of tools and instruments to assist them in finding nearly microscopic fractures in aircraft parts.$

Expended shotgun shells sit in an ammo box during a live fire range on Camp Lejeune N.C., March 30, 2023. 2nd Supply Battalion trained Marines to familiarize themselves with the M1014 shotgun to increase proficiency in rear area security operations.

Georgia National Guardsman, Spc. Lucas Johnson, representing the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group, low crawls through a trench during the Individual Movement Technique event at the state Best Warrior Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia on March 6, 2019. Competitors were evaluated on time to complete the course, their capability to move through various obstacles and the clearing of a bunker. U.S. Army National Guard

030404-M-5753Q-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

040802-M-3717S-009. Base: Mount Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marines

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-132-66. Hurricane Katrina

DN-SC-86-04254. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - First Few Days - 26-HK-356-55. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vincent Catania, water support technician, Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 (MWSS-371), Marine Air Control Group 38, uses an ultrameter to determine the safety of the water running through a platoon water purification system at Cannon Air Defense Complex, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 14, 2022. Water support technicians, also known as Water Dogs, allow Marines and attached Sailors to have a clean, drinkable water supply during combat operations and training exercises around the world.

030407-M-3138H-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Rescue Squadron perform a rescue demonstration at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 14, 2022. Team Fairchild held the Fairchild Skyfest 2022 airshow as a means of thanking the local community for their support and partnerships, as well as to inspire future generations of Airmen with a showcase of U.S. Air Force assets and their capabilities.

Alaska Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation aircrew practices fire suppression support training using a Bambi water bucket in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 16 2019. 1-207th AVN aircrews have supported multiple fire suppression missions this summer with UH-60 Black Hawks. The Chinooks -- a new aircraft to the 207th AVN inventory this year -- provided wildfire suppression support for the first time ever July 8 at the Swan Lake Fire in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Sterling, Alaska. The Chinooks and Black Hawks continuously train to remain proficient and ready to respond to missions as needed.

Stones Placed On The Holocaust Memorial Wall Surrounding The Old Jewish Cemetery At Frankfurt Am Main In Germany

AIRMAN Lorrie K. Scovil, aircraft maintenance specialist, 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, services an F-15 Eagle aircraft during exercise Gallant Eagle '86. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

On Thursday 8th October 2020, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, visits two defence companies essential to the economic fabric of the Brittany region. The Minister of the Armed Forces then visits SABENA TECHNICS, a company specialising in aeronautical maintenance, aircraft conversion and cabin fittings. Half of this company's turnover is in the military sector. SABENA TECHNICS will benefit from the government's aeronautics support plan with, in particular, the anticipation of the order for a light surveillance and intelligence aircraft (ALSR). Saint-Lunaire on 2020-10-08.Le jeudi 8 octobre 2020, Florence Parly, ministre des Armees, visite deux entreprises de defense essentielles au tissu economique de la region Bretagne. La ministre des Armées visite ensuite la societe SABENA TECHNICS, spécialisee dans la maintenance aeronautique, la transformation davions et laménagement des cabines. La moitie du chiffre daffaire de cette entreprise concerne lactivite militaire. SABENA

DN-ST-85-13349. Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

Chief Master Sgt. Ricky Smith, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing senior enlisted advisor, checks the brakes on a C-5 Super Galaxys landing gear on Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022. The 730th AMS mission is to facilitate the efficient movement of personnel and cargo throughout the Indo-Pacific region, providing critical logistical support to U.S. and allied commands. The C-5M is the largest strategic transport aircraft in the Air Force inventory and its primary mission is to transport cargo and personnel for the U.S. Department of Defense. Maintenance Airmen of the 730th AMS train on a series of critical support functions for the C-5M from towing, nitro servicing, tire and brakes, external power and more.

Round and rectangle tables stand ready at the Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Equipment Checkout Center for Soldiers and their Families to rent, Aug. 31. The Equipment Checkout Center is located off Smith Lake Road and offers an extensive list of equipment.

Wheels to support the armored personnel carrier BTR-MD "Rakushka"

SAN PEDRO, Calif. - State and federal marine law enforcement officers will be working together during Operation Dry Water, June 24-26, 2011, looking for boaters whose Blood Alcohol Content exceeds the legal limit of .08%. Operation Dry Water will include increased patrols, breathalyzer tests, and boater education.

Students check helicopter parts with a micrometer at the 531st Field Training Detachment's helicopter maintenance school. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110407-N-DR144-257ARABIAN GULF (April 7, 2011) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Peter Zavala gathers screws to secure panels after adjusting the fuel injectors on a P-25 fire truck in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are conducting maritime security operations and close-air support missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster inputs cargo weight at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Schultz, 100th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, aligns a wire cord into the head of an F-2B Carbon Dioxide bottle at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 27, 2022. To ensure that all equipment is properly functioning, AFE Airmen preform annual diagnostic checks to test its durability and functionality.

STAFF SGT. Kisselvich of MSSQ office checks the Identification tags of Civil Engineering troops to make sure the social security numbers match the numbers on the identification card. This was the first stop of the processing line early Tuesday morning during the base mobility exercise. The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems. Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Orlando, Fla., native Cpl. Ian Sanchez, an allied trades specialist with Company B, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, steadies his hand as he performs a metal inert gas weld Jan. 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. Sanchez uses the protection of his mask to get close to the arc of the weld.

A U.S. Soldier with the 336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, undertakes the 110 Floor Stair Climb on Sept. 11, 2022, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in honor of the victims and first responders who passed away on September 11, 2001. Since the events of 9/11, the U.S. has deployed hundreds of thousands to the outer limits of its American borders and to every corner of the globe to eradicate terrorism.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 11, 2015) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Aldane Aarons, from Lake Worth, Fla., climbs out of a gas turbine engine space aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71). Ross is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

Soldiers of the 290th MP Brigade perform restraint training as part of Titan Warrior here in Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Titan Warrior is a two-week long exercise where units within the 290th train on job specific tasks and basic soldiering skills.

Army National Guard firefighter equipment from the 1442nd Engineer Detachment waits to be used during a Pre-Accident Planned Rehearsal event during Exercise Northern Strike 22 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 6. Northern Strike is a multi-component multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 22-2, Michigan's largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force, is held Aug. 6 to 20, 2022 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year's iteration will feature approximately 7,400 participants. (Official U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Isaac Copeland, 220th Public Affairs Detachment)

DF-ST-88-06818. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

070315-M-0460B-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ferris State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An explosives robot rolls up to a backpack left at the front doors of the Strom Thurmond Building May 18, 2022, during the annual Full-Scale Exercise. The Richland County Sheriff's Special Response Team assisted Fort Jackson directorates during the exercise by responding to the suspicious bag. The exercise is designed to test the capabilities of the installations directorates and local aid partners to respond to an incident such as the active shooters.

031031-A-6774R-037. Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vertical view of surface to air missile pointing toward blue sky in background

DF-ST-85-13180. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Humvee stands by before the start of the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade in New York, Nov. 11, 2022. The Veterans Day Parade is observed annually by veterans, service members and local residents to give thanks and support for members of the armed forces.

Detail from the Merchant Seafarers' War Memorial in Cardiff Bay

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Larry Clapper checks the area for snipers while pullilng security inside of an unused sewage pipe during a combined cordon and search with the Iraqi army in Mansour, Iraq, April 14, 2007. Clapper is from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.

A close up view weapons and explosives confiscated by US Army Soldiers from C Company Task Force 1-26, Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during house to house searches in the town of Hajvazi, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Shown here is a bag containing 20 pounds of C-4 explosives with various hand grenades and anti-personnel mines. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Hajevazi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Department of Aisne. Big game hunting season (autumn). Hunter holding in his hand the bullets of his rifle.

050624-N-3443B-006. Base: Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040702-M-7514K-049. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Released bySgt. 1st Class Adrian Patoka Security Force Assistance Command Public Affairsadrian.t.patoka.mil@army.mil

041130-M-3658J-006. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CSSC-115

Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Jacob Todd, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), prepares ammunition for a .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire crew certification exercise as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 26, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

Simulated aircraft debris liter the ground during a major accident response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 11, 2022. The MARE tested the bases response to a simulated F-16 Fighting Falcon crash and the ability to collaborate with mission partners. Due to the support of Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Misawa Air Base and Tokyo Fire Department, Fussa Fire Station, this was the largest MARE in Yokota history.

030330-M-4779G-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is shown on the flightline at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 13, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 58th FS temporarily relocated to MacDill to avoid inclement weather conditions affecting their home station. Despite the relocation, the 58th FS pursued operations as part of a training program for newly selected F-35 pilots.

The Armstrong 100 ton gun, Fort Rinella, Kalkara, Malta

030301-M-0523L-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

World war two 'F' MK II portable telephone sets for the British army

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ashley Chavez and Lance Cpl. Stephanie Nelson, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; survey a clandestine lab as the sampling team during a CBRN Response Element exercise on Okinawa, Japan, July 12, 2022. A CRE-EX tests CBRNs ability to respond to different operations, including investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Members of the 507th Tactical Air Control Center work on power generators atop Cerro Gordo during US Southern Command canal defense exercise Black Fury II. Units of the Army, Navy and Air Force are taking part in the exercise. Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Zataray, airframe mechanic, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preventive corrosion maintenance on a AH-1Z Viper on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. HMLA-167 aviation maintenance Marines conduct routine preventative maintenance on the AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Hueys to ensure a constant state of readiness. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.

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