Military Events and Ceremonies

A collection of black and white images capturing military events, ceremonies, training exercises, and gatherings, featuring personnel in uniform and various ceremonial activities.

Good Friday 1945 the forest in Rombergpark was a place of crime. The commemoration of the Nazi crimes here on 23. 3. 1967 in Dortmund Bittermark a demonstration against neo-Nazism, Germany, Europe

Inspector General Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard also visits the 41 armored brigade at his working visit to the technical service at the Seedorf camp site.

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

A member of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14 (MALS-14) demonstrates now to use a nerve agent antidote injector during a nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) training exercise. The device delivers a dose of an atropine-based serum through a spring-loaded needle and is self-administered. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-86-00252. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Good Friday 1945 the forest in Rombergpark was a place of crime. The commemoration of the Nazi crimes here on 23. 3. 1967 in Dortmund Bittermark a demonstration against neo-Nazism, Germany, Europe

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Farewell Admiral Maas on board Hr.MS.de Ruyter (C 801)

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.

Anefo photo collection. Robbery and shooting at Hiltonhotel, blood is grumbled in the hall. May 9, 1973

The Queen Mary on War Service. The great British Atlantic liner queen Mary has a fine wartime record as a troopship.Captain of the "Q.M." - Commodore J.G.P. Bisset. O.B.E., R.D. R.N.R of Liverpool. Who has been in command for three years.He went to sea in 1898,was seven years in sailing ships; joined Cunard in 1907; has been captain of six other Canarders; was in Titanic rescue ship; has written a book called "Ship Ahoy", a collection of "nautical notes for ocean travellers." December 1, 1944. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).

Silhouette of Miners with headlamp in cave

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Soebang and Tjikempek. The same building with open shutters now from inside out. A man shows a cloth. December 1, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Series Borneo; Book Borneo. Steering hut from ship. June 1948. Borneo, Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

DN-SN-86-04673. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Fourth and fifth grade honor students begin their tour of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS WEST VIRGINIA (SSBN 734) by descending a sprial ladder leading below deck. The children, students at Matilda Harris Elementary School, are being treated to an hour-long tour of the vessel. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

West Indians in Britain during the Second World War West Indians in the Royal Air Force: Aircraftman C Pakeman of Kingston, Jamaica seen recording his impressions of a passing out parade of West Indian volunteers, for the BBC. The message was then broadcast on the West Indies programme.

Anefo photo collection. Extra safety measures at Schiphol, police officers with carabines. September 11, 1972. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Rennes - Demonstration against police violence in support of Theo. Rennes, Saturday, February 18, demonstration against the violence of the plague following the affair of Theo, young man assumed assaulted and violated by police. Rennes - Manifestation contre les violences policières en soutien à Théo. Rennes, le Samedi 18 Février, manifestation contre les violences plicières suite à l'affaire de Théo, jeune homme présummé agressé et violé par des policiers.

On the exercise area of the Van Ghentkazerne (VGKAZ) to the ROTAM, Kapitein der Mariniers (Kaptmarns) takes J.P. Laro the directive of the Marine Chapel of the Royal Netherlands Marine (Markap) about Van Kaptmarns H.C. Van Lijnschooten. After the function transfer, guests walk to the main building of the barracks.

Mlle. De Galard-Terraube Arrives for Press Conference -- Mlle. De Galard-Terraube (Left), the French Air Force Nurse, who arrived in Hanoi, May 24th, after being freed by the Viet Minh, arrives for the Press Conference she Desorbed her Experiences at Dien Bien Phu. June 02, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

DN-SN-87-05961. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Liberation joy: Camp Amersfoort. Liberation from the concentration camp in Amersfoort. Three Dutch officers behind the barbed wire the right person wear the number 1240 and a bracelet "Block ...". May 7, 1945. Amersfoort, Utrecht (province)

Minesweeper Ceremony. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. HR. Ms. "Flores". Dutch naval officer ready action. 1940-1945}

Z.K.H. Prince Claus visits the 5th group of led weapons (5ggw) in Stolzenau (West Germany).

At Norway's King Olav V, S visit to Stockholm.

A-7E Corsair aircraft of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72), foreground, and Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) prepare for a night launch from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) at the beginning of Operation Desert Storm. The VA-72 aircraft is carrying an AGM-88A HARM high-speed anti-radiation missile. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Crew members load life rafts aboard an AC-130H Hercules aircraft while preparing for a training flight. They are assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

CPL. James Hughes and PFC. Jack D. McDaniels, both of Headquarters Company, 2nd Amphibian Assault Vehicle Battalion, load rounds into the belt of an M-60 machine gun mounted atop an AAVC-7A1 machine gun mounted atop an AAVC-7A1 amphibian assault vehicle during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-SN-86-00036. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

DN-SN-89-03132. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Contingent boy scouts left for Jamboree in Greece. July 24, 1963

Seabees go aboard the amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) for departure to Costa Rica on a drought relief mission. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen monitor a bulk fuel line being deployed from a spool fitted on the deck of the utility landing craft LCU-1666 as the landing craft backs away from the beach during the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise TEAM SPIRIT '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

On the quay for the sub-sea service barracks, the sub-sea service (OZD) receives a banner as appreciation for the performance delivered in the Second World War (WW2). Best of course, which is awarded by Queen Juliana, 2 promotions: South China Sea 1941-'42 and Mediterranean Sea 1941-'42. The military Willems-order 4th class (MWO4) awarded in 1947 is also confirmed. After the ticket ceremony and reception / reunion, Queen Juliana leaves Den Helder with the court car, done done by, among other things, the mayor of Den Helder.

Wearing protective clothing and oxygen breathing apparatuses (OBAs), the members of a hose team wait to advance down a passageway during a firefighting drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The LINCOLN's crew is receiving refresher training under the supervision of personnel from Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Country: Caribbean Sea

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pankelan PoerwoHerto. Film truck service Welfare with film projector. March 13, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Poerwoherto

Speech in the music tent at the Laan van Haagvliet in Voorburg upon receipt of the 5th Battalion Wardregiment Hunters.

Queen's Day at the Royal Navy in Vlissingen. Guests at the Marine Defilé greet each other.

Jap War Criminal on Way to Gallows -- Sentenced to death in Singapore for war crimes, Lieutenant Nakamura, Japanese officer found guilty of beheading with his sword an Indian soldier in the Palau Islands, is escorted to the scaffold (right) and a noose is placed around his neck (left). The execution took place in Singapore on March 14. Because he believes that Japan's crimes may not receive full punishment, McGregor officially offered his services to the Australian Government as a hangman of war criminals. February 14, 1951. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Scene inside the cabin of High Speed Launch HSL 110 on patrol off the North African coast. The coxswain is steering the vessel, while the commanding officer keeps a lookout from the upper hatch. HSL 110 was based at Mersa Matruh, Egypt, for rescue duties.

Separation of informers at the intelligence section in Wladimir Wolinsky Russia, Volhynia; photographer: Kriegsvermessung 4

Ohio National Guard Soldiers unload supplies from a UH-1 Iroquois Huey” helicopter during state active duty operations in support of the Blizzard of ’78.” The Ohio National Guard played an integral role in the Buckeye State’s recovery. (Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections)

Station H.IJ.S.M. Oldenzaal recto, l.b.

Two Marines prepare their special patrol insertion and extraction (SPIE) equipment for an exercise. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN)

Canadian Troops - Arctic & Ski Troops - Foreign Troops. April 23, 1951. (Photo by Wartime Information Board).

DF-SN-89-07841. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

RDML John D. Bulkeley, president, Navy Board of Inspection and Survey, speaks at the launching of the guided missile patrol combatant (hydrofoil) AQUILA (PHM-4). The AQUILA was built by Boeing Marine Systems. Base: Renton State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-437-2. Hurricane Katrina

Sailors participate in an air department training team drill on Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Jan. 16, 2024. George Washington is underway in support of carrier qualifications.

A California Army National Guard Soldier from the 140th Chemical Company reconnaissance team surveys a subway exposed to a possible hazardous chemical during a Guardian Response 22 mock exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana. Guardian Response 22 trains and evaluates the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) in a realistic live, and constructive training environment.

Firefighters stop to check on a simulatd casualty during a firefighting drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The LINCOLN's crew is receiving refresher training under the supervision of personnel from Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Country: Caribbean Sea

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Van Pakem and Baoengan. Siantar town hall. Men with hands are raised up. July 29, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

General S.H. Track (left) keeps an informal speech. An officer listens carefully.

President Ronald Reagan boards the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) to attend its recommissioning ceremony. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen position a Mark 4 propellant canister on a pallet on the deck of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Guard on north wall of Goulburn gaol. July 19, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. Army place Steenwijkerwolde renamed Johannes Post Kazerne, left from left to right. Mrs. D. Post-Salomons, Captain A.A. Van de Vlugt, Prince Bernhard. May 5, 1964. Overijssel, Steenwijkerwold

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Sinterklaas celebration. December 5, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Full anti-gas protection clothing includes - Hood, gloves, jacket, trousers oil skin & gum boats. The tin hat is for soldiers.Gunner H.B.Benson (right) adjusting the gas mask on Gunner H.L. Jaques both of 1st field cadre R.A.A Victoria Barracks. May 27, 1938. (Photo by Hood).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Borneo (1947 February). Soldiers aboard a ship. February 1947. Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Two Dutch soldiers in underpants are in a bar surrounded by uniformed soldiers. January 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Embarkation first equipment for the Dutch UNIFIL troops sent to Lebanon in Helihaven in Rotterdam; In the Jeep State Secretary Van Lent. 13 February 1979. Rotterdam, South Holland

Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard visits the 4th group of led weapons as an inspector general of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (4GGW).

NATO Ministerial Council Meets in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Second World War. Netherlands under German crew. Relatives of the German Wehrmacht on a barracks yard (well at the Hague)

U.S. military personnel and dependents board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) during evacuation of 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)

LT. CMDR. Dave Belt, Protestant chaplain aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69), holds a worship service in the forecastle during Fleet Ex '90. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting airport Djokja, arrival Catalina Republic, watching members of good services. Radio phones at work on a veranda of a building at Djokja airport. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Trip to Ottawa, Canada: Arrival ceremonies, 4:30PM. Arrival ceremony for President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at the Royal Canadian Air Force Station Uplands. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

DN-SN-89-10517. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Mayor of Hall received the war vessels from the Rear Admiral Twiss city hall. November 2, 1962

Rear Adm. William M. Fogarty, left, and Rear Adm. Raynor A.K. Taylor listen to a speaker at a change of command ceremony aboard the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) during Operation Desert Storm. Taylor is relieving Rear Adm. William M. Fogarty as Commander, Middle East Force. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain(BHR)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, ride on a CH-53E Super Stallion during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

Crewmen aboard the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5) extinguish a simulated AV-8 Harrier aircraft fire (actually an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft) to demonstrate Navy readiness on the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The British General Sir John C. Westall (1901-1986, rear table right half behind lady) Commander of the Royal Marines is by the commander of the Mariniers General-Major of the Mariniers H.O.. Romswinckel (1906-1981, sitting at the table behind American (!) Flag) Received for a visit to the E55 exhibition in Rotterdam. The E55 was an exhibition (May-August 1955) to show the world how the reconstruction of our country ter Hand was taken and how far we were already again at the time. The KM was also present on the E55.

Image of the headquarters of the railway police of the N.S.

Tamboers and trumpets of the Tamboo and Trumpet Corps of the Armaments Workplaces (BW) Royal Navy during the Veterans Day Royal Navy in May 1990.

Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command presented 9 personnel with awards for ACC's 2022 Outstanding Airmen of the year April 28. OAY award winners were selected based on their performance and achievements put forward by members of their leadership.

The shooting of Cologne sailors Max Reichspietsch and Albin Koebes on 5 September 1917 in Cologne-Wahn for mutiny prompted youth associations to protest and lay a wreath in commemoration after 50 years, Germany, Europe

Among the proudest and most honored of all guardsmen are these British soldiers members of the Queen's horse guards.Londoners eye them admiringly as they rest their mounts before an archway in front of the horse guards parade ground at London's Whitehall. December 23, 1955. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Chapman's grave wreath plant.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival of the ship Volendam with the Prince Bernhard Chapel on board. Children catch cigarettes that are thrown on the quay from the ship. November 12, 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies, Tandjong Priok

Little Mirror at the Wall..... This is the looking glass at the entrance of Carabinieni barrack in Milan. The Italian elite - Police - troop the popular Carabinieni attach great importance to the perfect appearance barracks the men have to look in the great mirror which is raised at the entrance. June 23, 1938. (Photo by Atlantic Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Command BOVAG. 18 February 1987

Dressed for The Artic - Fux-lined boots, string vests, and a lot of other very warm clothing are just some of the clothing men taking part in next month's Combined Services expedition to North Groonland. June 18, 1952. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

President Barack Obama walks with U.S. Secret Service agents to Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Calif., May 8, 2014.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Opening of the Fancy-Fair in Banjoemas. Banjoemas. The 2th anniversary of 1-5 R.I. was celebrated in Poerwokerto with a large "Boeaja" fair. The proceeds were intended for the V-Brigade Fund to support the war invalids of the V-Brigade. The throwing and annealing tent was visited, because the prizes were found to be on weekend to Bandoeng .. September 30, 1947. Banuymas, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 27, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne operation in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.

8th Annual White House Police Pistol Tournament. Several unidentified people at the Eighth Annual White House Police Pistol Tournament. White House, Washington, D.C.

The national tattoo is held on the market in Delft. This tattoo had a purely military character up to 1974. Performance of the Marine Chapel of the Royal Netherlands Marine (Markap) with tonke carriers.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Opening military technical evening school in Surabaya opened. Speech by .... 2 June 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

Anefo photo collection. Nato taptoe in Arnhem. June 22, 1966. Arnhem

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