Military Operations and Equipment

Historic black-and-white images of military activities featuring troops with anti-tank guns, briefings, and logistical support during various military exercises.

Anti Tank Guns - Guns - War. May 2, 1941.

Anti Tank Guns - Guns - War. May 2, 1941.

SPC Saupia Olo, left, loads a round of ammunition into 105mm howitzer while SPC Joseph Reynolds sights in on a target during exercise Ocean Venture '82. They are assigned to the 1ST Battalion, 321st Field Artillery. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Meyer, chief of staff, United States Army, briefs troops from Company C, 82nd Abn. Division, during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fourth Marine Division reservists carry a military amphibious reconnaissance system (MARS) boat into a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-88-07910. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT Base: Uncheon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Each Marine helps the other at getting dressed in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense warfare clothing at the school. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Peruvian army lieutenant practice fires the M-203 grenade launcher which is attached to a M-16A1 rifle. A U.S. Marine captain observes his procedures. The Peruvians, Americans and military men from many South American countries are participating in the amphibious landing exercise, Unitas XXII. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXII Base: Paita Country: Peru (PER)

Sean Flynn (left) and Dana Stone (right), US photojournalists believed killed by the Khmer Rouge in April, 1970. The Khmer Rouge, or Communist Party of Kampuchea, ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan. It is remembered primarily for its brutality and policy of social engineering which resulted in millions of deaths. Its attempts at agricultural reform led to widespread famine, while its insistence on absolute self-sufficiency, even in the supply of medicine, led to the deaths of thousands from treatable diseases (such as malaria). Brutal and arbitrary executions and torture carried out by its cadres against perceived subversive elements, or during purges of its own ranks between 1976 and 1978, are considered to have constituted a genocide. Several former Khmer Rouge cadres are currently on trial for war crimes in Phnom Penh.

DM-SN-88-03715. Base: MC Logistics Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Army's 7th Infantry Division (Light) prepare to move on to their next objective during the combined South Korea/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT 90 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Tegal. Tegal. The bridge is not yet rally, but the infantry is already across the street. Bob Wognun and Marin Bakker from Rotterdam remain in contact with the Cie through their radio. If something could be handed out. July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Tegal

Marines of Co. L, 4th Bn., 12th Marines, fire their M-198 155mm howitzer while participating in the regimental firing exercise during Operation Bear Hunt '88. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT '88 Base: Uncheon Country: South Korea

TWo Marines from 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, install the antennas on a communications shelter carried by an M1037 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) after coming ashore at Blue Beach during Exercise Valiant Usher 5-88. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER 5-88 State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

The crew of an AAVC-7A1 amphibious assault command vehicle communicates with headsets during a capabilities exercise (CAPEX). The vehicle is armed with a M-60D 7.62mm machine gun. Subject Operation/Series: CAPABILITIES EXERCISE (CAPEX) Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines from an 81mm mortar unit operate a mortar during a general quarters drill. U.S. Marines have been assigned to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force following a confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

From the Far East Lichen battleground -- U.B.Zeigt the crew of a Japanese antiaircraft gun on a battleship that repel an attack individual Chinese flyers on the Japanese martial-front in southern China here. April 17, 1939. (Photo by Atlantic-Photo).

Paratrooper Henry MacNally, tour guide at the military museum here, looks on as A1C John Glowacki, center, and SSGT Robert Overland, both members U.S. Air Force 317th Combat Control Team, use the communications radio. The men are participating in exercise Reforger/Autumn Forge 1980, which is a reserve airdrop taking place both here and in Germany and involving mostly U.S. and British troops and equipment. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER/AUTUMN FORGE 1980 Base: Arnhem State: Gelderland Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD)

Video cameraman films the offloading of supplies at a base camp during Cobra Gold '90, a combined Thai/U.S. exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 State: Rayong Province Country: Thailand (THA)

GDR, Berlin, 18. 06. 1987, ND (Neues Deutschland) Press festival, in Volkspark Friedrichshain, NVA military show, tank, soldier, children

Members of the Navy Combat Camera Team videotape the activities taking place around the airport during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD)

GEN. Alfred M. Gray, commandant of the Marine Corps, is greeted by members of the 1ST Marine Division as he visits their base camp during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. soldiers participating in an amphibious exercise during the Vietnam War. Date, 1962.

DM-SN-85-02957. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Women on duty on an anti-aircraft battery, 1943. Artist: Unknown.

A tracked landing vehicle (LVTP7) is driven ashore by Marines of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit as they arrive to participate in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Marines of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit discuss operations connected to their participation as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DM-SN-83-00146. Subject Operation/Series: CAX-1-2-82 Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Kebon Selada and Kota Batoe (2nd and 3rd Cion of 4-10 R.I. and 3 grid). Three knil soldiers. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

About 100, 000 demonstrators, peaceful and violent, came to Brokdorf in the district of Steinburg to protest against a nuclear power plant, protected by a large police force 28.02.1981, Germany, Europe

Ejército, servicio militar. Ejercicios de entrenamiento. Campamento Sant Climent Sescebes, Girona. Años 70.

DM-SN-88-07921. Subject Operation/Series: BEAR HUNT Base: Uncheon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Marines carry a wounded fellow Marine toward a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter for evacuation, as the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit redeploys back to ships of Amphibious Squadron 4 at the conclusion of a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DN-SN-85-00786. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Operation Starlight, a U.S. Marine Corps search and destroy operation south of Chu Lai. VC casualties stood at 599 killed and six captured. Viet Cong prisoners await being carried by helicopter to rear area. August 1965.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Schietbivak SOEMOMOMO at Ambarawa. Artillery exercises. Shooting exercises. Artillery exercises on the shooting ranges in SOEMOWONO. V.l.n.r. The soldiers Agelink from Amsterdam, the rider from Utveld and Van Dam from Voorhout van de VLDA 2.12 RVA ensure communication. 28 February 1948. Ambarawa, Borneo, Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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.

DM-SN-89-11260. Base: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of the 1ST Bn., 28th Inf. Regt., 1ST Inf. Div., board an HC-130 Hercules aircraft for a flight to Karlsruhe to participate in Exercise Reforger '82. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Country: Luxembourg (LUX)

Lieutenant Barber from Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Brigade, briefs his squad leader on up-coming tactics during Operation ZULU WARRIOR. The operation is taking place at the Pakalula Training Area. Subject Operation/Series: ZULU WARRIOR State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two Marines armed with an M16A1 rifles, after their arrival with the Battalion Landing Team A command group during Operation URGENT FURY. The Marines were deployed from Grenada when they were informed that members of the Peoples Revolutionary Army were on the island. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Carriacou Island Country: Grenada (GRD)

DN-SN-90-00263. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SPECIALIST 4 Samuel Taylor (far right) and SPECIALIST 4 Todd Robinson of Company A, 1ST Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, capture and search "enemy" soldiers during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Geon Cha Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Army sergeant from the 82nd Airborne Division observes the situation during his participation in exercise Reforger '82. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Base: Bofshein Country: West Germany (FRG)

Korean children gather around a Marine as a Navy cameraman videotapes other activities in the landing zone during the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Country: East China Sea

DF-SN-85-09973. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-86-00866. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1960S Military Personnel Gathered Under Tails Of Planes In Airfield Waiting To Be Airlifted For Special Operation In Vietnam

DN-SN-87-04616. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Boxing 769th M.S.C. Ft. Devens , Forts & fortifications, Soldiers, Boxing. Jack Miller Collection

Marines move toward a landing CH-47 Chinook helicopter during their participation as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A Marine sniper, covered from head to foot in camouflaged, shows his rifle to General Kuroda of Japan. Base: Camps Hansen And Courtney State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

The Second Boer War, 1899-1902 British piquet at Belfast, Transvaal Province.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Report Semarang and surroundings. Patrol gang. Fruits are taken from a basket. March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

A Marine examines a foreign-language newspaper outside a bunker at Beirut International Airport. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DA-SN-84-07984. Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Royal Dutch Indian Army (KNIL), Australia. From Suriname, Dutch people arrive, Caribbean Indians, Creoles, along with Javanese and Hindustani. 1944. Australia

U.S. Army soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to leave Germany after participating in Exercise Reforger '82. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Base: Stuttgart Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

GEN William G.T. Tuttle, commander, Army Material Command, right, and MGEN Carmen J. Cavezza officiate at a ceremony for the M-119 105mm howitzer. Base: Fort Ord State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Larry Kemp, Company A, 15th Engineer Battalion, pumps the plunger that electronically detonates an M-15 anti-tank mine during an exercise at Range 60. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck crewmen carry the crash barricade back to its storage space after a drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Marines from Headquarters, Marine Corps Air Station, participate in FBI Special Weapons and Tactical training. Base: Tustin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-05070. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER 88 Base: Unknown

An M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with a Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher mounted on its roof sits beneath a camouflage net at the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, combat operations center (COC) during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Soldiers of the 66th Maintenance Company replace the left front wheel of their truck. Base: Tauberbicbhofsheim Country: West Germany (FRG)

A Marine uses plants to camouflage his helmet as he participates in Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DM-SN-89-01596. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marines are from Co. K, 3rd Bn., 6th Mar., are given a briefing on the area of operation for the amphibious landing exercise, Unitas XXII, that will take place here in Chile. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXII Base: Valaparaiso Country: Chile (CHL)

Two Marines of the 9th Engineer Battalion climb onto a section of an M-4T6 floating bridge that was delivered by a helicopter during a training exercise. Base: Northern Training Area (NTA) State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Marine reservists from the 2nd Platoon, 3rd Bn., 23rd Marines, Montgomery, Ala., prepare to overrun an "aggressor" stronghold during a field exercise. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LGEN Edward V. Bronars, director of Manpower, Headquarters Marine Corps, left center, talks to a group of Marines at Repair Division during his visit to the Marine Corps Logistics Base. Base: Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage photograph. Two soldiers manning an anti-aircraft gun emplacement at an air base in Japan

Marines replenish their water supplies as they participate in Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DM-SN-86-07468. Base: Marine Corps Air Station

LCOL Russell W. Schumacher Jr., right, receives the 7th Engineer Support Battalion colors from LCOL Robert A. Tiebout during their change of command ceremony. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S.Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Platoon, Regimental Troops Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard participate in a grueling three day live fire course of Advanced Marksmanship Training at Camp Buerhing, Kuwait, Feb.14, in preparation for a security mission prior to deploying to Iraq. During the course, the Soldiers were taught advanced room clearing, mounted and dismounted firing techniques and properly securing VIP's from one location to the next. This is the units second tour to Iraq in five years.

Anefo photo collection. Schiphol, Arrival American soldiers in connection with exercise "Reforger". September 11, 1983. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

A Thai jungle survival instructor shows two Marines from Co. K, 3rd Bn., 7th Marines, how to skin a snake during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Thalay Thai '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

The 2nd Battalion, 81mm Mortar Platoon, won a one-mile force march over the 1ST Battalion, 81mm Mortar Platoon, during the 1ST Marine Division Field Meet. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paratroopers participate in the first day of patrols and ambush training as a part of the Small Unit Range Tactics (SURT) course on Fort Bragg, NC, Aug. 26, 2022. The patrols and ambush training tests the paratrooper's ability to react to contact, work as a team and step into a leadership role before continuing on to Ranger School.

During annual training, Infantry Soldiers of the Minnesota National Guards 1st Combined Arms Battalion - 194th Armor are air inserted into a narrow landing zone on Camp Ripley August 19, 2022 by CH-47 Chinook aircrews of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion - 126th Aviation Regiment out of the Maryland National Guard Soldiers.

Crewmen from the USS FOX (CG-33) prepare to hoist a female Vietnamese refugee aboard the guided missile cruiser. Country: South China Sea

U.S. Marines wait with their sea bags to board the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) for the trip to South Korea during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: White Beach State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Two Marines from Headquarters Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, participate in a nuclear, biological and chemical warfare training exercise at combat town. They are carrying M-16A1 rifles and are wearing field protective mask. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare to fire their weapons on a range during Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Aug. 10, 2022. FCH is a pre-deployment course directed by the 421st Combat Training Squadron, that teaches basic combat skills to over 5,000 U.S. Air Force, Joint and NATO personnel annually.

Photographers Mate Third Class (PH3) April Hatton, a photojournalist with Combat Camera Group, Atlantic, sharpens her skills on the .38 caliber pistol. Hatton has an expert ribbon on both the pistol and the rifle. Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-05685. Base: Naval Air Station, Whiting Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion undergo training with the bangalore torpedo. PFC Edward Tapia (left), and LCPL Pete Leyva check this section of the torpedo to see which ends go together. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

One sailor helps another don his protective helmet as they prepare to attach a lifting harness to a helicopter's external cargo cables. The sailors' protective clothing will prevent debris whipped up by the rotor wash of the hovering helicopter from injuring them. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines and sailors remove the tie-down chains from two M-923 5-ton cargo trucks aboard the air cushion landing craft LCAC-18 on D-day of the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Departure Air landing troops from Semarang. Colonel D.R.A. Van Langen, the Commander of the T-Brigade at the Kali Banteng airport at Semarang, sitting on a staff car bumper. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

Airlift Control Element (ALCE) personnel work in the control center during support operations for the multiservice, multinational Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Seawell International Airport Country: Bangladesh (BGD)

The French army camp La Courtine. Pay attention! The above description is a generic series description based on the information stated by the army film and photo service. In the long term, this global description will be specified.

CPT Jack C. Cuddy, right, and Warrant Officer Neil Goddard, left brief GEN Robert H. Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps, center, on the Marine Corps M-40A1 sniper rifle and scope during the general's visit to the Interservice Rifle Matches. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-85-02861. Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 629th Tactical Control Flight set-up a mobile radar tracking unit during Exercise Wintex '81. Subject Operation/Series: WINTEX '81 Base: Hessisch-Oldendorf Air Station Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of the 92nd Separate Infantry Brigade, Puerto Rican National Guard, move past two C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Saint Croix State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Gading and Plajen, action by mountain field. Action in the direction of Gading, Plajen and Wonosari. The infantry raised at night to close the area, which gangs were signaled, the purification started in the morning. Soldiers during the patrol. March 9, 1949. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Schiphol, Arrival American soldiers in connection with exercise "Reforger". Soldiers leave the plane. September 11, 1983. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Madrid. 05/01/1959. Maneuvers during the tactical course called "Operation Tentacle" carried out by the Seventh Reinforced Company of the 2nd Parachute Flag of the Army "Roger de Lauria" in the vicinity of Fuentidueña de Tajo.

A security officer at the Uitwijk Center of the Defense Computer Center (DCC) at Woensdrecht airbase.

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