Military Operations and Challenges

Artistic silhouettes and action shots of soldiers in training and mission scenarios, portraying the intensity and focus of military operations.

Backlit contour silhouette of Army sniper with big rifle against black background.

Two controllers observe a fire fight between aggressors and defenders from a wooded area during Exercise Reforger '81. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

060414-N-9421C-040. Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

SRA Chris Davy and SSGT David Tuck run between planes as they secure the remaining ordnance on F-4E Phantom II aircraft following a mission. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Thibodeaux, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, secures a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat for pier sweep training, during Valiant Shield 2022, at Naval Base Guam, June 13, 2022. During pier sweep training, Sailors removed physical, manmade, and explosive threats impeding the force's ability to maneuver on land and sea. In doing so, they refined expeditionary warfare skills, enabled freedom of movement and enhanced their integration ability with the fleet and joint force.

Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 10th Mountain Division host a haunted house for Soldiers and their families Oct. 29, 2022, on Fort Drum, N.Y. The haunted house held a plethora of horror for those in attendance.

DA-SC-86-09132. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Frederick Bird, 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) entry controller and point man for the 1ST SFS Contending Warrior team, escorts a rescued hostage to safety during tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Spc. Jameson Harris, assigned to 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 18th Airborne Corps, completes pull-ups during "The Hildy" in the Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 19, 2022. The Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition is an annual event hosted by 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) open to all branches of the military and multinational combat camera partners that tests physical, tactical and technical skills required of visual information specialists.

DN-ST-87-01272. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060808-N-4965F-018. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel wearing cold weather gear, push containers of supplies and food out the paratroop door of the aircraft over South Pole station. The airdrop by 62nd Military Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter was to resupply Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness on Antarctica. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIR DROP Country: New Zealand (NZL)

A perigree full moon or supermoon is seen over the US Marine Corps War Memorial, Sunday, August 10, 2014, in Arlington, Virginia. A supermoon occurs when the moons orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full.

Participants in a Community Leader Engagement visit the subway training facility at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on April 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. More than a dozen community leaders from Tomah, Sparta, and other nearby municipalities gathered at Fort McCoy to see the posts mission first-hand. During their visit, the community leaders received a driving tour of the installation and made stops at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility on South Post, Fort McCoy Commemorative Area, Fort McCoy Simulations Training Complex in the 200 block on the cantonment area, Garrison Headquarters, and McCoys Community Center where they received a lunch.

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U.S. Army Soldiers competing in the Army Best Squad Competition participate in a night land navigation course on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Sept 29, 2022. The Army Best Squad Competition tests soldiers on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-readiness events that test their physical endurance, technical skills, and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue.

A U.S. Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion conducts wet silk training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan April 24, 2022. This specialized training provided Marines with enhanced skills and confidence for deliberate water parachute operations, ensuring they are prepared to execute a diverse set of waterborne reconnaissance and surveillance missions in order to maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

111209-N-OY799-036 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 9, 2011) Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Derrick Lewis, from Annapolis, Md., jumps rope in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

Gold Star Family members stand around a large, sculptured water fountain prior to the start of a May 25 Butterfly Release ceremony at Fort Lees Memorial Garden. The observance, held annually just ahead of Memorial Day, provides an opportunity for them to honor fallen loved ones who sacrificed their lives while serving in the U.S. military. More than 50 Gold Star Family members attended the event.

Illustration of the territory of Hong Kong.Illustration du territoire de Hong Kong.

France

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Old french postcard representing a patriotic french soldier during the first World War.

Dart stabs the desert where aerial targets fell during air-to-air combat training

960821-A-6783B-007. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Site Gator Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A CH-47 Chinook jumpmaster ensures that all jumpers are in the water during a Helocast for the water and land course of the Fuerzas Comando 2022 competition into the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras on June 20, 2022. The overall competition promotes military-to-military relationships, increases mission readiness, and improves regional security.

PFC Lonnie Osborne, Co. B, 4th Bn., 9th Inf. Div., wears cold weather gear as he takes part in CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

U.S. Navy Sonar Technician Second Class Daniel Bergman wears protective headgear while exploring the harsh arctic environment of the North pole. The U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647) returned to Hawaii, on Tuesday, November 12, after a 45-day research mission to the North Pole. The second of five planned deployments through the year 2000, USS POGY embarked a team of researchers led by Mr. Ray Sambrotto of Columbia University. During the several thousand mile trek, the submarine collected data on the chemical, biological, and physical properties of the Arctic Ocean, and conducted experiments in geophysics, ice mechanics, pollution detection, and other areas. For the purposes .... Complete Scene Caption: U.S. Navy Sonar Technician Second Class Daniel Bergman wears protective headgear while exploring the harsh arctic environment of the North pole. The U.S. Navys attack submarine USS POGY (SSN 647) returned to Hawaii, on Tuesday, November 12, after a 45-day research mission

041116-M-4855P-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Habbaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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Anti War protesters are being arrested on the first day of the Iraq War.

060726-N-8148A-115. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Korea

Spec ops police officer SWAT during rope exercises with weapons.

PERTH, Australia (April 28, 2022) - Chief Machinists Mate (Auxiliary) Joshua Kerr, from Spring Valley, Illinois, a search-and-rescue swimmer assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761), observes line handling procedures as the submarine departs from alongside the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) at Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling on Garden Island, off the coast of Perth, Australia April 28, 2022. Springfield is currently on patrol in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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Burgher Memorial, battle between bures and british, Ladysmith, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Derek Love, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, marks the surrounding area during a joint EOD exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. EOD technicians around the joint force conducted a week long joint-service level exercise where service members cohesively integrated, trained, and competed with one another while utilizing experimental technology. The training demonstrated progress in the U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 efforts.

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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - MOD

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Madrid 06-11-2001 ETA attack on Corazon de Maria street with Cardinal Siliceo photo Jaime Garcia and Chema Barroso Archdc.

United States, State of South Carolina, Parris Island. Marine recruits in training on an obstacle course.

The Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Wakata, Tyurin and Mastracchio returned to Earth after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 38 and 39 crews.

Senior Airman Rafael Chavez, 8th Maintenance Group maintenance operations center controller, poses for a photo at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 6, 2022. The MOC Airmen work as a central hub for all aircraft maintenance operations, ensuring fluidity and quick responses during operations.

U.S. Army Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Wesley Dohogn, the Command Chief Warrant Officer for 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, standing on the Peak of Europe Nov. 4 at the Zugspitze Mountains, Garmisch during a Warrant Officer Offsite Leader Professional Development conference. Warrant officers from all U.S. Army air defense units in EUCOM joined in a conference to combine their specialties, expanding and developing innovation to continue to reinforce our Allies and deter any potential aggression.

U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS Bataan man the rails as they approach New York City, May 25, 2022. As a part of Fleet Week New York 22, the Marines of Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task Force Fleet Week New York engage in special events throughout New York City and the Tri-State area showcasing sea service technologies, future innovation, and connecting with citizens. Fleet Week New York brings together more than 2,000 service members from the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard offering live band performances, military vehicle and equipment displays, and other community relations projects.

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The Taborfalva Cantonment area, located southeast of Budapest, Hungary, has been selected to provide U.S. military units in the Balkans sustainment, gunnery and collective training as well as day to day war-fighting focus during Operation Joint Endeavor. This image shows the construction of what will become the barracks. The living quarters and dining facility will be operational before units begin arriving on 30 March 1996. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taborfalva Cantonment Area State: Budapest Country: Hungary (HUN)

Recruits with Bravo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion and November Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, receive the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor after successfully completing the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 29, 2022. The Crucible is the culminating event of everything recruits learn in Recruit Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Randall D. Whiteman)

An enemy role player engages Special Forces candidates assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School as they assault a target during the final phase of field training known as Robin Sage in central North Carolina, April 26, 2022. Robin Sage is the culmination exercise for Soldiers in the Special Forces Qualification Course and has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 50 years.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Derek Donahey, a Military Working Dog (MWD) handler with the 568th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, releases his partner Rico on an attack decoy during the attack work portion of the 2001 Ramstein, K-9 Competition on Jan 22, 2001. Eleven teams from Ramstein are competing to determine who will represent their base in the United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) competition and then go on to represent the command at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and the Department of Defense MWD competition. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

030403-M-9792P-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Marines Regiment

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 25, 2020) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Julian Denerson, from Clemmons, N.C., assigned to Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO), sits during a respirator fit test as part of command indoctrination on Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan. CFAO supports the full spectrum of Navy operations on Okinawa and its major tenant commands are Commander Task Force 76, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 and Patrol and Reconnaissance Force 7th Fleet.

Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) provide ceremonial support for the National Memorial Day Observance at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, May 30, 2022. President Joseph R. Biden participated in the Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor wreath-laying ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin, commanding general, Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington.

Two police officers conduct a sobriety test in the street on a drunk driving suspect.

Bags of mail for Marines stationed in Beirut await pick up on the flight line at Landing Zone Brown. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

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Two crewmen sitting at the edge of the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) are silhouetted against the early morning sky as the ship prepares to get underway for its final day at sea. The MIDWAY, which recently returned to San Diego after being based in Japan for 18 years, will be decommissioned in the spring of 1992. Base: San Diego Bay State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel with 1st Mechanized Battalion scans the area during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at the North Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, June 29 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions.

Artwork: "The Night Battle". Artist: SGT Patrick Farrell, Catalog Number: 9.18.88. Country: Unknown

Air Controlman 2nd Class Fred Edwards, left, Air Controlman 2nd Class Robert Rapavi, center, and Air Controlman 1ST Class Victor Roman, right, monitor incoming aircraft in the Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The air controlmen provide guidance and interval control for aircraft approaching the carrier. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-SC-89-11115. Base: Unknown

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U.S. Army Soldiers in class 09-22 of the 7th Army Training Comand (7ATC) Non-Commissioned Officer Academy's (NCOA) Basic Leadership Course conduct their graduation ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 30, 2022. The 7ATC NCOA mission is to train and develop future leaders who are adaptive, disciplined, and ready to lead effectively at the squad and team levels.

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Bruno leaps down the stairs during a 12 stalls obstacle at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 28, 2023. The crucible is a 54-hour event that challenges all the skills learned throughout recruit training.

STAFF SGT. Brian MacWilliams (left) and STAFF SGT. Bob Dedmon (right), crew chiefs from the 1ST Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, VA, install a new panel on the wing of their F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during the competition.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '94 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

German bunker transformed into a sculpture of a mule at Blavand beach

Detainees from the captured Iranian mine-laying ship IRAN AJR rest aboard the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). Country: Unknown

A C-130 Hercules transport aircraft sports menacing nose art during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

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A World War 2 American army helmet atop a vertically placed M1 Garand rifle, USA. Caliber .30 06 at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Omaha Beach, Colleville sur Mer, Basse Normandie, France.

United Kingdom, London, Guard, Uniform Detail

A pile of human skulls as a result of an atomic war

DN-SC-90-03970. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

220912-N-NQ285-1189ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2022) Boatswains Mate Seaman Christian Jenkins, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), stands lookout watch during a surface action group training exercise for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT), Sept. 12, 2022. Ramage is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting SWATT exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.

Members of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, search and rescue team pose for a group picture. Base: Yosemite National Park State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chart For 8Th Air Force 2Nd Bombardment Division

A view of artwork entitled "Sky Dancer" on the nose of a B-1B Lancer aircraft. Country: Unknown

Nose art decorates a B-1B aircraft of the 28th Bombardment Wing. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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