Military Leadership Engagements

Photos of military leaders and personnel discussing operations or addressing troops during training and operational exercises.

Rear Adm. Philip A. Dur, commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight, addresses the crew aboard the guided missile cruiser USS ANZIO (CG-68) during his visit aboard the vessel. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

MAJ. Charles Hutsler, an Air Force chaplain, discusses working conditions with a member of the 314th Field Maintenance Squadron during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rear Adm. Philip A. Dur, commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight, addresses the crew aboard the guided missile cruiser USS ANZIO (CG-68) during his visit aboard the vessel. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

CAPT T.B. Rothrauff, commander, Naval Beach Group Two, issues orders by phone during the amphibious assault exercise CACEX-1-81. Subject Operation/Series: CACEX-1-81 Base: Fort Story, Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force aerial port personnel from the 621st Air Mobility Group, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, pre-positioned themselves prior to downloading a C-17 Globemaster III (not shown) carrying US Army support equipment for Task Force Hawk. TFH is the US Army's contingent operation currently building up in Albania as part of NATO's air offensive campaign in Yugoslavia. The 14th Airlift Wing is part of the 437th Air Expeditionary Unit that is base out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This is mission in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Country: Unknown

Ground crewmen from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing perform maintenance on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral Jonathan T. Howe, right, Commander in CHIEF, Allied Forces Southern Europe, talks to a member of the Italian air force as he views the cockpit of an AMX aircraft being shown as part of a static display of NATO aircraft. The display is being held in conjunction with the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90. Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '90 Country: Italy (ITA)

CAPT Morris C. Foote, Commanding Officer of the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47), gestures as he speaks to Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III. Garrett is visiting the TICONDEROGA during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS Ticonderoga (CG 47) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-88-05309. Base: USS Harry W. Hill (DD 986)

Straight on shot of US Army CHIEF of STAFF, GEN Gordon Sullivan, centered in frame, as walks across the tarmac at Mogadishu Airport. Restore Hope US Army STAFF, MGEN Moore is at the Right. (Unable to finds specific information on MG Moore.) GEN Sullivan is in Somalia to visit troops assigned to the mission of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM)

MEL GIBSON and RANDALL WALLACE in WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002), directed by RANDALL WALLACE.

Crew members walk along the pier as they prepare to board the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) for deployment to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970906-F-7910D-019. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-87-07848. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE HORIZON Base: Taura Air Base Country: Ecuador (ECU)

DF-ST-88-05199. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RADM William Retz, commander, Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, speaks with CAPT Robert Annis, executive officer of the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3), as the two watch supplies being unloaded from the BELLEAU WOOD. The supply delivery is part of Joint Task Force Garden Isle, a joint military disaster relief effort organized to assist the residents of Kauai and surrounding areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Iniki. Subject Operation/Series: GARDEN ISLE State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army General John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 16 December 1996. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-89-05026. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020920-F-3873G-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A petty officer plots the location of reported damage on a cutaway diagram of the ship in damage control central during a general quarters drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). The drill is taking place during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia) soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles up on line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exercise-4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that is conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 .... Complete Scene Caption: Commonwealth of Independent States (Soviet Union, Russia) soldiers armed with AK-74 assault rifles up on line during civil disturbance operations, Situational Training Exercise-4, Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command spons

A female crew member services a cable aboard the destroyer tender USS ACADIA (AD-42). Country: Unknown

U.S Army's BGEN Stan McClellan, CHIEF of STAFF, Military Assistance Command - Vietnam (MACV) the American representative and Viet Cong and North Vietnamese members of the Four Power Joint Military Commission discuss the release of their respective prisoners of war. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam

DN-ST-89-10879. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-01765. Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3)

CHIEF Hull Maintenance Technician (HTC) Richard Thomas, a Fleet Training Group instructor, observes a fire drill aboard the guided missile frigate USS STARK (FFG 31). Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Ground crew members converse during a break from readying C-5A Galaxy aircraft for missions in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, meet their drill instructors aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept 2, 2022. Pickup Day officially marks the beginning of the training cycle for the new recruits and outlines the expectations of the recruits during training.

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: President Kennedy views Marine Corps exercises at Bogue Field and Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2:11PM. President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left), arrive at Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to view a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach. The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined President Kennedy in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (left) and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. walk directly behind the Shahanshah and the President. Those pictured in the background include (L-R): White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. Art Godfrey, Ernest Ernie Olsson, and Gerald A. Jerry Behn; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management) Robert McCormack, left, Undersecretary of the Navy Daniel Howard, second from left, and Assistant CHIEF of Naval Operations (Undersea Warfare) VADM Roger F. Bacon, right, talk with a Canadian officer during a stopover at the base. Howard is leading an official party that is en route a visit the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PARGO (SSN 650) north of the Arctic Circle.. Base: Canadian Forces Base, Cold Lake State: Alberta(AB) Country: Canada(CAN)

Comedian Jay Leno, left, is interviewed by Navy Broadcasting Service personnel prior to one of his performances at the Administrative Support Unit (ASU), Bahrain. Leno is in the region to entertain U.S. troops participating in Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

An instructor observes as a soldier takes an aim using the Weaponeer remedial rifle marksmanship trainer of the Fort Polk Training Aids Services Command. The trainer is mounted on a trailer that can be transported to rifle ranges or company areas to correct individual deficiencies in marksmanship. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tom Hanks , Saving Private Ryan , 1998 directed by Steven Spielberg Dreamworks LLC ,Paramount Pictures

Undersecretary of the Navy Daniel Howard pins a submarine insignia to the uniform of a sailor aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PARGO (SSN-650) during a visit. The PARGO is underway north of the Arctic Circle.. Country: Unknown

010813-F-0718S-018. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

050708-A-9154J-072. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Copenhagen Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Major General Richard Trzaskoma, Commander, 22nd Air Force, right, converses with Major Robert P. Sevin, Commander, Detachment 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron and Lieutenant Colonel William H. Krechowski, Assistant Director of Operations, 834th Airlift Division, prior to a cargo/personnel delivery by C-5B Galaxy aircraft to McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

Female petty officers work at their stations in an air traffic control tower. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewman aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft put on protective clothing during a chemical warfare exercise. The aircraft is en route from Dover, Delaware, to Germany. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

During underway replenishment on board the Spruance class destroyer USS FLETCHER (DD-992), BM3 Alonzo Williams instructs his crew to tether the line while preparing to receive fuel. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

The boatswain's mate of the watch mans his station during a general quarters drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III sports a Seabees cap as he visits a construction battalion camp during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-SC-90-02408. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

MAJ. W. M. McDaniel, US Air Force, listens to LT. GEN. Anthony Zinni, Combined Task Force commander, US Marine Corps, at Moi International Airport. LT. GEN. Zinni is in Mombasa to be briefed on the progress of US forces bringing in personnel, material and equipment to support the operation which is the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from Mogadishu, Somalia. Subject Operation/Series: UNITED SHIELD Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN)

VADM William A. Owens, commander, Sixth Fleet, is interviewed during his inspection tour of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DA-SC-86-08895. Base: Hwachon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

MARTIN SHEEN in APOCALYPSE NOW (1979), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

DN-ST-88-03992. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF Warrant Officer 4 Ed McBain poses for a photograph while standing in the control tower damaged during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Tenue During Oil Load at Sea (BOZ).

Electrician's Mate/Fireman Dianne Rivera-Jean, a member of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1), prepares to depart the base en route to Naval Air Station (NAS), North Island. Rivera-Jean and other members of her unit will then depart NAS North Island for Somalia to assist in multinational relief efforts taking place there as part of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SD-03-12494. Base: Uss Cole (DDG 67) State: Aden Country: Yemen (YEM)

CPL. David E. Byerly, Lance CPL. Andrea V. Smith, and GUNNERY SGT. Robert W. Wood, all members of Marine Wing Security Squadron 174, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Brigade, listen to an Armed Forces Radio and Television Station broadcast during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Flight planning takes place by members of the 183rd Tactical Fighter Group during Exercise Coronet Brave. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BRAVE Base: Raf Finningley Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

(Left to right) Engineman Third Class (EM3) Walter Shorts, Electronics Technician First Class (ET1) Edwin Gonzalez and Electronics Technician First Class (ET1) Terry Nartowicz review course plottings of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) as the ship sails up the Bay toward Annapolis, MD. Base: Chesapeake Bay State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

First LT. Charles J. Duch and AMN Ray Romero from the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, experiments with a PRC-77 Army Field Radio for Combat Quick Turn Around Debriefing purposes, during exercise Coronet Wrangler. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET WRANGLER Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

030412-F-8362B-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DN-SC-87-10042. Base: Navy Annex Building, Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TECH. SGT. K.J. Jones coordinates relief efforts wsith C.A.R.E. personnel during Operation Sea Angel, a U.S. military effort to provide disaster relief to victims of a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.. Subject Operation/Series: SEA ANGEL Base: Kutubdia Island Country: Bangladesh(BGD)

A member of the 55th Security Police Squadron waits to board an aircraft for a flight to Saudi Arabia, where his unit will support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-08470. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010508-D-9880W-022. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LGEN Frank E. Petersen Jr. speaks to the crowd as BGEN Gail M. Reals stands by during the change of command ceremony in which Reals assumes command of Marine Corps Base, Quantioco upon Petersen's retirement. LGEN William R. Etnyre assumes command of the M. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets participate in target practice at a range during a tour of the German Air Force Academy. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DM-ST-88-06553. Base: MC Air Facility, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force personnel prepare a meal in a tent during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

MGEN Nick Ansell, director of the Royal Armoured Corps, United Kingdom, watches an exercise with base personnel during a visit to the U.S. Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Four Base Operations personnel perform their command and control jobs during the 169th Fighter Wing Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Marines aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft in flight, apply facial camouflage make-up for an assault mission during exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Country: Korea

Rise crown prince. Prince Willem Alexander and some of his classmates led by an instructor in a fireplace en route in the new naval port.

980605-F-4116M-008. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

President William Jefferson Clinton shakes hands with US troops as he arrives at Tactical Assembly Area Liberty for his speech to the troops. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft aircrew member guides Royal Australian Air Force members on a tour of the aircraft. The aircrew member, assigned to the 27th Bomb Squadron, is a participant in Exercise Glad Customer '82. Subject Operation/Series: GLAD CUSTOMER '82 Base: Raaf Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS)

Co-hosts Nancy Snyderman and Charlie Gibson interview a sailor from the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) during filming of the news/entertainment television program Good Morning America aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The BLUE RIDGE is among the US Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

050615-A-9889G-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Danger, Tikrit State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 42ND INFANTRY DIVISON

Sailors, airmen and Marines unload luggage at a temporary evacuation center during Operation Fiery Vigil. The center was set up to process military dependents who were evacuated from the Philippines after volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo disrupted operations at Clark Air Base and Naval Station, Subic Bay.. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam(GUM)

US Air Force Captain Paul Murray and US Air Force First Lieutenant Marc Garceau, pilots with the 36th Fighter Squadron Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, review tapes of bombing runs during Osan's Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force Major Rob Mitchell the Air Force Recruiting Service judge advocate general, answers a question from USAF STAFF Sergeant Diane Schmitt during a class at the Air Education and Training Command School at Lackland AFB, TX. From AIRMAN Magazine, July 2000 article "Learning to sell; It's a Scream.". US Air Force Major Rob Mitchell the Air Force Recruiting Service judge advocate general, answers a question from USAF Staff Sergeant Diane Schmitt during a class at the Air Education and Training Command School at Lackland AFB, TX. From Airman Magazine, July 2000 article "Learning to sell; It's a Scream."

MAJ Rowland R. Wilson, CPT Harvey A. Weisblat, and CPT Fred K. Koerner (left to right) discuss their flight plan during exercise Sentry Cowboy I. Wilson and Weisblat are from the 136st Tactical Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard, and Koerner, 167th Tactical Airlift Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY COWBOY I Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia, sit across the table from an interpreter and Iraqi LT. Gens. Mohammd Abdez Rahman Al-Dagitistani and Sabin Abdel-Aziz Al Douri to discuss cease-fire conditions during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Safwan Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DN-SC-89-03217. Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT)

MAJ. GEN. John I. Hopkins, deputy commanding general, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, converses with officers aboard the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19) which is in the region in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf

TECH. SGT. Greg Rachels and STAFF SGT. Ray Johnson, radar maintenance specialists from the 2048th Communications Squadron, discuss the alignment of azimuth and elevation antennas outside the Ground Control Approach trailer. Base: Carswell Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220421-N-VH871-1064 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 21, 2022) Electronics Technician 1st Class Daniel Stewart, assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, collects foreign object debris (FOD) a during FOD walk down, April 21. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.

Uruguayan pilot LT Manuel Atorro briefs LT Michael Tutt, 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron (24th TASS) on the T-6G aircraft prior to flight. Members of the 24th TASS are deployed to Uruguay for a two-week training exercise with members of the Uruguayan air force. Base: Durazno Country: Uruguay (URY)

DA-SC-85-00601. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2006), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

DF-ST-87-11066. Base: Fort Walton Beach State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rear Adm. Raynor A.K. Taylor, commander, Middle East Force, points out strategic areas on a map while conducting a news conference prior to a ceremony marking the re-opening of Ash Shuaybah's port facility during Operation Desert Storm. The port is being reopened after a multinational effort to clear the mines laid by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DN-ST-87-05724. Base: Legaspi Country: Philippines (PHL)

(L-R) Lance CPL. B. L. Palmer, Lance CPL. C. C. Moore, and CPL. G. E. Newton, Bravo Battery, 1ST Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, stand by their 105mm saluting howitzer while waiting for the order to fire during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony. This exercise is sponsored by the United States Atlantic Command and will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic. Under the Partnership for Peace program this exercise will provide combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00985. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Women Marine recruits stand in line waiting to begin the challenge course during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dan Smith, center, and another cameraman videotape the audience at the USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitors Center during Survivor's Day ceremonies honoring the sailors and Marines of the battleships that were sunk or damaged in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Prince Gillard, 17, a student at R. B. Stall High School, listens as Air Force Academy recruiter Captain John Mack, right, explains the principles of aerodynamics using two model F-106 Delta Dart aircraft. Captain Michael D. Kaufman is on the left. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine positions rubber hoses to provide traction for tracked vehicles being unloaded from the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC. EUGENE A. OBREGON (T-AK-3005) 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)

MEL GIBSON in WE WERE SOLDIERS (2002), directed by RANDALL WALLACE.

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