Military Fortifications and Historic Battlefields

Images of anti-tank barricades, battlefields, and natural landscapes, highlighting military history and outdoor training, with a focus on greenery and fortifications.

Airmen with the 109th Airlift Wing recover a container delivery system, following an airdrop conducted during a large scale readiness exercise May 14 2022.

Anti-tank barricades line the streets of 48th Fighter Wing compound at RAF Lakenheath, UK. Security is always foremost at RAF Lakenheath, but security is even tighter to prevent another occurrence of the tragedies that struck New York and Washington D.C. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Maryland, Antietam National Battlefield. Bloody Lane

Tel Saki site of a fierce battle in the Yom Kippur war

The midway perspective of the cliff and rope use while rappelling during Exercise Cartwheel, 18 September 2022. New challenges require new thinking; we do not have the luxury of standing still. Our ability to employ emerging capabilities rapidly and effectively serves as a blueprint for future force structure and employment. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

An AGM-114A Hellfire tactical air-to-surface missile is launched successfully at range C-72 as part of Hellfire Project 921CAY42. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct High Mobility Artillery Rocket System simulated fire missions while members of the Northern Army, Japan Self-Defense Force, conduct Multiple Launch Rocket System live fire during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 10, 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.

Croatia. Pula. Cannons. Venetian Citadel. 17th century.

Airmen with the 109th Airlift Wing recover a container delivery system, following an airdrop conducted during a large scale readiness exercise May 14 2022.

The 485th Chemical Company is completing Crew Gunnery mounted .50 Cal on a 5-ton vehicle. This live fire training was at Range 65 on the Fort Dix Range Complex. Crew level gunnery Qualifies and develops a Vehicle Crew that elevates training and prepares units for theater operations. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

220519-N-TP544-1345 BALTIC SEA (May 19, 2022) - Landing Craft, Air Cushion 04, attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, launched from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), offloads troops onto the shore of Estonia May 19, 2022. Kearsarge, flagship of the Kearsarge ARG/MEU team, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

Shooting Range Baumholder during an exercise with attacking NATO jet jackets. On the ground various tanks.

Vintage Photograph. Explore the history of this abandoned military bunker hidden in the lush forest.

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German Artillery Battery Fortification, Utah Beach, Normandy, France.

Access Road To The Gazimestan Monument To The Battle Of Kosovo, Kosovo

A platform-mounted AN/TPS-43 tactical 3-D radar antenna in use during joint readiness training exercise SOLID SHIELD '77. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '77 Base: Fort Fisher Air Station State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Shot of the middle runway that was only used to park the aircraft at Tinian Island. The reason why it wasn't used as an active runway is because the grass is starting to grow over the runway and would be very dangerous to use. US Marine Corps members conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future. Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Army base, training and military target in the countryside with grass, vegetation and a blue sky. War, space and horizon on an empty warzone or battlefield during conflict in a fight for freedom

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Damage in and around Marine Force Atlantic (MARFORLANT) Headquarters after Hurricane Bertha. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Kunduz, Afghanistan - Old Russian BTR-60 armored personnel carrier.

Low ground shot of the most Northern and active runway on Tinian Island. The US Marine Corps conducted a sight survey aboard the island of Tinian to discuss the possibility of making the airfield more active in the future. Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, deploy a ribbon-bridge section while preparing for a wet-gap crossing operation part of Defender Europe 22 held at Dęblin, Poland, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 2022 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

NORWAY, Oslo. Antique Cannon atop Akershus Fortress.

Spc. Brock Cerneka of Youngstown, Ohio, a Military Police with the Ohio National Guards 838th Military Police Company strides through the 12-mile ruck on May 15, 2022 during the Region IV Best Warrior Competition. He is one of twelve National Guard Soldiers competing in the Region IV Best Warrior Competition May 11-15, 2022, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The annual competition tests the military skills, physical strength and endurance of the top Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio National Guards. The winners will move on to compete in the National Guards competition on July 20-30, 2022, at Camp Smyrna, Tennessee. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sydney Mariette.)

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U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, launch a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in support of Valiant Shield 2022 on Palau, June 8, 2022. This is the first time the Marine Corps employed a HIMARS on the island of Angaur. The HIMARS rapid infiltration, or HI-RAIN, was possible due to improvements made to the Angaur Airstrip during Task Force Koa Moana in 2020.

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Spent shells from a a live fire exercise with 105 mm Howitzers at the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. conducted by Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard conduct a live fire exercise with 105 mm Howitzers atthe eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Albanian soldiers approach a barricade during crowd riot control training during Kosovo Forces 33 (KFOR 33) Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) in the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 5, 2024. KFOR 33 MRE is a training event conducted to prepare the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard and multinational partners for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. Army

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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment engages opposing forces while conducting a raid at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 16, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and

Airmen assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing perform chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense survival skills training Jun. 5, 2022, at the Tactics and Leadership Nexus on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. In preparation for a base-wide readiness exercise, Airmen participated in a two day training event to hone their skills.

Soldiers in basic training move tactically as a squad during close quarters combat training.

Photo reportage of a demonstration flight with a General Dynamics F-16A with Captain Flyer G. Booij for a Vara television crew.

Green Berets U.S. Army Special Forces Group sniper in action.

In December, the Federal Ministry of Defence decided that the new Logistics Battalion 471 would be stationed in the municipality of Bernsdorf in the district of Bautzen. Remnants of the former anti-aircraft missile regiment 31 of the National People's Army on the site. Air Defence Missile Regiment 31 of the National People's Army, Bernsdorf, Saxony, Germany, Europe

One of four British bunkers as headquarters on the Lettenberg, World War One site at Kemmel, Belgium, Europe

Dog run on the former German-German border, border barrier, border fence, expanded metal fence, border signal fence, barbed wire fence, Point Alpha memorial and meeting place, US observation base, Iron Curtain Trail, death strip

Fort Everdingen, building A1 Here in the picture was used for the storage of explosives. Fort Everdingen (municipality of Vianen) belonged to the explosive clearance service (EOD) from the 1950s. The fort was in use for lesson, storage, exercises and as an exhibition space. Defense was owner until May 24, 2014.

New Bundeswehr base Bernsdorf, Bernsdorf, Saxony, Germany, Europe

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey approaches Anderson Pond to pick up a bucket of water during a training mission June 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The water bucket operations training is required for flight crews to maintain their firefighting proficiencies. The 413th FLTS helicopters can be tasked by the 96th Test Wing to support Jackson Guard with fire management. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Rct. Emmanuel Williams with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, walks through the woods during Land Navigation on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., Aug 31, 2022. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and is designed to teach recruits how to use a compass and map for navigation.

A new indoor Army Combat Fitness Test facility at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, is shown in the background as a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier assigned to the 7456th Medical Operations Readiness Unit drags a 90-pound sled during ACFT testing Oct. 5, 2022. The Iowa National Guard Field House features 16 turf lanes, energy saving motion sensor lights and temperature control available for Iowas cold winters. The ACFT is the Armys new record fitness test as of October 1. Each of the six events provides an assessment of Soldiers physical strength, mental toughness, coordination and flexibility while reducing preventable injuries.

Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Yuval Chen, a visual information specialist assigned to Israel Defense Forces Combat Camera Unit, participate in a stress shoot event while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 22, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

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Exercise of the Bundeswehr with armed forces from norway and the czech republic at the wettiner sword exercise as part of quadriga 2024 in the training town of schnoeggersburg, 08 04 2024 schnoeggersburg germany copyright: xflorianxgaertnerxphotothek.

US Army soldiers, Alpha Company, 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1ST Engineering Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division (Mechanized), elevate an M60 Armored Vehicle-Launching Bridge (AVLB) to the vertical position just outside the town of Olivo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 21 July 1997. Subject Operation/Series: JOINTGUARD Base: Olivo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

GREYWOLF Troopers, assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

Palo Alto Battlefield and canons.

The fortifications of The Mannerheim Line built by Finland during Winter War in 1939 on The Karelian Isthmus. . The fortifications of The Mannerheim Line built by Finland during Winter War.

Churchill Tanks on Manoeuvres in Britain, October 1942 Churchill tanks of A and B Squadrons, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade firing from cover.

The Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), along with Soldiers from Albania, Armenia and Moldova and Active Duty Soldiers from Hohenfels, Germany, participated in Operation Bronze Shield, which was to simulate a disturbance turned riot, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, on October 17, 2022. The 76th IBCT, Task Force Nighthawk, is preparing for their rotation in Kosovo as part of KFOR 31.

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M1A2 Abrams tanks assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, change the flags from green to red to signify that they are armed and ready to engage the enemy at the start of a multinational live-fire exercise during Defender Europe at Mielno Range, Poland, May 17, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

U.S. Army V Corps senior staff leaders explore the Vossenack War Cemetery during the units Siegfried Line Campaign and Battle of the Bulge Staff Ride in Hürtgenwald, Germany, August 6, 2022. This staff ride takes historical analysis of the Siegfried Line campaign and Battle of the Bulge during WWII, part of the preliminary study, extensive-field-study and integration phases of an Army staff ride to capture the lessons derived from each event and further the professional development of Army leaders. As America's forward-deployed corps in Europe, V Corps works alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat ready forces, executes joint and multinational training exercises, and retains command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European theater while building local community relationships.

In December, the Federal Ministry of Defence decided that the new Logistics Battalion 471 would be stationed in the municipality of Bernsdorf in the district of Bautzen. Remnants of the former anti-aircraft missile regiment 31 of the National People's Army on the site. Air Defence Missile Regiment 31 of the National People's Army, Bernsdorf, Saxony, Germany, Europe

World War cemetery, Ile des Pins, New Caledonia, France, Oceania

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 refuel an AH-1Z Viper and a UH-1Y Venom at a forward arming and refueling point prior to conducting aerial dive-fire drills during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 7, 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.

Military housing for soldiers lead by George Washington during the American Revolution at Valley Forge, PA

WWI German coincidence rangefinder, stereoscopic rangefinder, parallax rangefinder, split-image rangefinder along the North Sea coast, Raversijde

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A view of a Tactical Ordnance Scoring System (TOSS) camera site and its antenna on the Korean Tactical Range. Base: Sang Dong Country: South Korea

Co Armagh, Ireland, British army post

Boezinge, Belgium, 09/10/2017.Yorkshire Trenches, the preserved trenches, once ;ost and rediscovered and kept as a memorial.

Soldiers struck from the climbing tower of the command troops in Roosendaal. Part of the notorious exercise "Armor storm".

Army ROTC cadets with the University of Wisconsin-Madison hold training Oct. 14, 2022, at the ropes bridge on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to Army ROTC, training in Army ROTC prepares a cadet for a lifetime of challenges in the military and in the civilian world. The training cadets receive includes time management, stress management, military skills, land navigation, and battle drills. You do not have to make a commitment to Army ROTC to gain from its training program. We offer courses at the freshman and sophomore level that are available to all students. ... The first two years are referred to as the Basic Course and is designed to provide you with the fundamentals of leadership, military history, practical experience, and a foundation in ethics and self-discipline. Fort McCoy regularly hosts ROTC training.

Members of the directorate of protective services police force, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, prepare to fire weapons on the new range 1 as the range instructor gives commands. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A left side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft from the 563rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, George Air Force Base, California, being prepared for flight by ground crewmen during Exercise Reforger '81. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Raf Wildenrath Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana for touring and participation in dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial

World War Two FW3 Type 25 pillbox on beach, Kimmeridge, Dorset, England, october

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In December, the Federal Ministry of Defence decided that the new Logistics Battalion 471 would be stationed in the municipality of Bernsdorf in the district of Bautzen. Remnants of the former anti-aircraft missile regiment 31 of the National People's Army on the site. Air Defence Missile Regiment 31 of the National People's Army, Bernsdorf, Saxony, Germany, Europe

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 19, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 work together with Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 on assessing the damage during the airfield damage repair exercise during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

An area where an archaeology survey on South Post was completed in July 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wis., is shown Sept. 15, 2022. The looked at areas were cement pads were located where troops placed military tents and bivouacked nearly 90 years ago after World War I. Archaeology work has been ongoing on Fort McCoy for decades to not only look back and document the post's military history, but also the area's distant past where artifacts thousands of years old have been found.

Camouflage netting covers equipment during ground-launch cruise missile (GLCM) evaluations. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Regiment, South Dakota Army National Guard, kicks up a large plume of dust and dirt as they move toward a morning sun on Aug. 10, 2018. The Soldiers are participating in Northern Strike, a multinational combined arms live fire exercise involving approximately 5,000 service members from 11 states and six coalition countries.

Beautiful ocean view France, Normandy, Omaha beach, December 24, 2022.

Bullet holes in iron turret from trench at the First World War battlefield Le Linge at Orbey, Alsace, France, Europe

Virginia, Hallowed Ground, Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg

An M-163 20mm Vulcan self-propelled anti-aircraft system moves along a road during exercise Reforger '85. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '85 Base: Bonnland Country: West Germany (FRG)

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton, members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, and other dignitaries to the Flight 93 crash site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Norton swore in the members of the Commission, planning the permanent memorial honoring passengers and crew of the planehijacked on September 11, 2001

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members demonstrate the capabilities of the 01 Anti-Tank Missile to U.S. Army and JGSDF leadership during the Orient Shield 22 training exercise at Oyanohara Training Area, Kumamoto, Japan, Aug. 28, 2022. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.

U.S. Army M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division move to the staging area during a multinational rehearsal at Borsuk 22, Nowa Deba, Poland, Oct. 13, 2022. (3-4 ABCT) The 3-4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

GREYWOLF Troopers, assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

Soldiers participating in the Spartan Warrior III exercise conduct training June 21, 2022, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Spartan Warrior III was an exercise to provide specific training for all of the military occupational specialties within the 300th Military Police Brigade.

Europe, Poland, Lubusz Voivodeship, Fortified Front Oder-Warthe-Bogen (Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen) / Miedzyrzecki Rejon Umocniony

St. David's Battery, UNESCO, four guns installed 1910 by British to defend deep water channel leading to Royal Navy Dockyard and Hamilton, Bermuda

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Crews of infantry Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company Fighting Aces, of 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conduct table VI qualification operations on Bradley Fighting Vehicles at Konotop Range, Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, January 22, 2022. Fourteen crews are evaluated on their performance during Table VI, which consists of eight tasks designed to train the tank crew to engage stationary and moving targets. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tara Fajardo Arteaga)

Two large dish-shaped radar antennas in use during joint readiness training exercise SOLID SHIELD '77. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '77 Base: Fort Fisher Air Station State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GREYWOLF Troopers, assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct a platoon STX, Oct. 26, 2022. Training events like these promote readiness throughout the unit and help soldiers prepare for situations they may face on the battlefield.

Service members with Joint Task Force - Bethel assisted with storm debris removal as part of Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 22-23, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda O'Neal)

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