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Military Operations and Personnel

Visuals of military personnel engaged in various operations and everyday tasks, reflecting teamwork and functionality in different environments.

Ensign Noressey and Cadet Thenics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

DN-ST-85-07862. Base: USS Iowa (BB 61)

060502-N-0411D-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI) Scene Major Command Shown: COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE : HORN

Tom Berenger , Platoon , 1986 directed by Oliver Stone Orion Pictures Corporation

US Marine Corps Recruit Brag and the rest of the recruits from 4th Battalion, N Company, doing pushups during morning pt at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0105308 or search 000424M1050F008). Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

DF-ST-89-06062. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brigadier General Charles is being interviewed during media seminar training at the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Postal Clerk 2nd Class Andre Williams, foreground, and another crew member distribute mail aboard the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) as the vessel takes part in mairtime interdiction operations. Base: USS Ticonderoga(CG 47)

DN-SC-89-03246. Base: Nouakchott Country: Mauritania (MRT)

Combat Control School student shaves using a vehicle mirror. He will become a Red Berets upon their graduation. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

981026-N-6097C-001. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '99 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-12434. Base: Royal Air Force Bentwaters Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

SPEC. 5 Harry Vercovic, right, and SPEC. 4 Danny Cote, both of the 68th Medical Detachment, 25th Infantry Division, place CHIEF Warrant Officer Bill Kerr on a stretcher after removing him from the site of a simulated helicopter crash during an exercise at the east range of Schofield Barracks. Kerr is from the 346th Aviation Co. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, guard a group of Cuban prisoners captured during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Navy Counselor 1ST Class Rick Hudson displays hats he obtained as souvenirs while visiting the Soviet guided missile cruiser SLAVA during the Malta Summit between President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Hudson is a crew member aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Base: Gaeta Country: Italy (ITA)

COL Richard Myers, right, Commanding Officer, 38th Tactical Missile Wing, presents a pin to Soviet inspection team leader Vladmir Tselischev as MASTER SGT. Thomas Klobucar, left, an On-site Inspection Agency team member, and Soviet translator Miroslav Ufimtsev look on. The Soviets conducted an inspection at the base to ensure U.S. compliance with the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. Base: Wueschheim Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

Former Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo attends the 6th Annual Hispanic Officer Recruiting Conference, sponsored by the Association of Naval Services Officers. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DENZEL WASHINGTON, ADOLPH CAESAR and HOWARD E. ROLLINS JR. in A SOLDIER'S STORY (1984), directed by NORMAN JEWISON.

Guarding Spanish treasure from Las Maravillas 1656 Shipwreck

1940's reenactor in suit poses on Pearl Harbor Day Troop train reenactment from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diego

Brandenburg Gate with VOPOS and police officers from West Berlin, Berlin Festival of Unity, Berlin, Germany, Europe

A Crewman stands watch as a mine lookout in the forecastle of the amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11). The NEW ORLEANS is serving as a platform for mine-clearing operations in the gulf following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A member of a U.S. Navy construction battalion (Seabee) takes a break during clean-up efforts following a major earthquake that devastated the San Francisco area on October 17. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chaplain (CAPT.) Camilo P. Villanueva, 3rd Bn., 21st Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), right, handles an elephant trunk snake while attending a jungle survival course at the Royal Thai Army Training Camp near Bonchuri. The course is part of the joint U.S. Thai training exercise Cobra Gold '86. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '86 Country: Thailand (THA)

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class (MM2) Harry Giles stands on the fantail of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS TEXAS (CGN-39) with the U.S. flag as a backdrop. The TEXAS, the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS CALIFORNIA (DGN-36) and the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) have just returned from deployment to the Indian Ocean. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

On Board Hm Submarine Tribune, 1942 A member of the crew of HMS TRIBUNE.

Tom Garvey from Goram, (white shirt) discusses the rising Mississippi River with TECH SGT Don Palmer from the 182nd Fighter Group Air National Guard Peoria, Illinois. Base: Goram State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Admiral Frank B. Kelso, II, CHIEF of Naval Operations, assists Lieutenant Commander Jesus Malgapo, service officer and Mess SPECIALIST Second Class (MS2) Milo Moreno serving ice cream to a crew member of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during an ice cream social on the mess deck. The INDEPENDENCE is deployed in the Gulf of Oman in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

General Ronald Fogelman, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, presents Major General (Ret.) Tibor Szegedi, former Hungarian Air Force CHIEF of STAFF, with the Legion of Merit, at Taszar AB Hungary, for his role in helping Hungary and the US Military become closer during the first joint Hungarian and US exercises. General Fogelman was touring Taszar to present the award and to visit troops delpoyed in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

Vice-President George H.W. Bush visits Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras circa 1985.

Firefighters in proximity suits stand by on the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION EL DORADO Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DN-ST-85-08480. Base: La Junta State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A sailor uses a video camera to film sailors from the frigate USS BAGLEY (FF 1069) picking up supplies on the pier at the beginning of PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force personnel check on the condition of a wounded US serviceman during a flight to a medical facility. The serviceman was wounded during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY on Grenada. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Unknown

DN-SC-89-08662. Base: Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Malta, Valletta. Policeman.

A U.S. Army recruit receives his clothing allowance during basic training. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

AIRMAN 1ST Class Todd Feinstein (left) and STAFF SGT. Daniel Ortiz (right), pararescue specialists from the 38th Air Rescue Squadron, discuss their training rescue mission with the downed pilot, CAPT. Mike Lusby, who they have just rescued from the Yellow Sea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A sailor from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) processes evacuees as they prepare to depart from the area aboard the vessel in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The volcano, which erupted for the first time in over 600 years, forced the U.S. military to coordinate Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts to remove more than 20,000 evacuees from the area. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

PFC. White, Tactical Platoon, The Basic School, pulls the safety pin from a grenade during a grenade-throwing demonstration. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LOUIS DE FUNES, THE TROOPS OF ST. TROPEZ, 1964

1982 - A Marine sergeant assigned aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) kisses his wife. .

US Army Brigadier General Deloach, CHIEF of Joint Civil Military Cooperation from the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, Riverdale, Maryland, and Professor Dr. Zahid Causevic, Director Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina, talk over an upcoming distribution of livestock in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Sen. William S. Cohen of Maine, principal speaker at the launch of the guided missile cruiser SHILOH (CG-67) at the Bath Iron Works Corp. shipyard. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of a U.S. Navy construction battalion (Seabee) takes a break during clean-up efforts following a major earthquake that devastated the San Francisco area on October 17. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

policemen

DN-ST-89-08245. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)

S95-00359 (12-14 September 1992) --- Astronaut candidate Koichi Wakata gathers his parachute following a simulated chute drop at Vance Air Force Base. Wakata is one of seven international mission specialist candidates who joined 19 United States astronaut candidates for the three-day parachute/survival training school at the Oklahoma Base. EDITORS NOTE Since this photograph was taken, Wakata has been named as mission specialist for the STS-72 mission.

A team of Young Marines learn how to cross a stream using team work as an instructor observes their training at Mountain Warfare Training facility. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A flight deck crewman, wearing protective clothing, waits for the next aircraft to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Captain Radovan Zoranovic, Commander, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, Serbian army, shows American soldiers from Charlie Company, 16th Engineering Battalion, 130th Brigade, Bamberg, Germany, where the bunkers and trenches are that need to be inspected. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-133. Hurricane Katrina

Navy combat artist CMDR. John Charles Roach, USNR-R, uses a 35mm slide for reference as he works on a portrait in his shop at the Washington Navy Yard. Roach is doing a series of paintings on Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy Lieutenant Commander James C. Wong as he assumes duty as commanding officer of Fleet Imaging Command Pacific. Country: Unknown

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Jack Wilcox answers questions from the media during a reunion at the Hangar AF docks, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with his rescuers. Wilcox reunited with the men aboard KSC's Freedom Star SRB retrieval ship that was in the vicinity when Wilcox suffered decompression sickness on a diving expedition 20 miles off shore in the Atlantic Ocean. When the Freedom Star team heard the call for help, they asked the Coast Guard if they could assist. The ship was out on a crane certification exercise and coincidentally had a diver medical technician and other divers training on the crane. The ship's divers were trained for the hyperbaric chamber on board. Upon reaching the Army dock, KSC Occupational Health physician Skip Beeler entered the chamber and continued the process of helping to stabilize Wilcox. After several hours in the chamber, Wilcox, who lives in Orlando, was airlifted to Florida Hospital Orlando.

Muscular cowboy with gun in front of rock

A local television personality interviews well-wishers dressed in costumes for the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) battle group. The vessels had been deployed to the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-07-43882. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-07178. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-02225. Base: Qingdao Country: China (CHN)

Commander Ray Ramirez, Hispanic weapons officer of Naval Air Station North Island, looks over assignments of weapons personnel at his desk in his office. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03254. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

1990s TWO POLICEMEN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN STAND IN FRONT OF U.S.FLAG WEARING BLUE UNIFORM AND BADGES LOOKING AT CAMERA

040805-A-1300H-116. State: Parwan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Navajo codetalker

Ms Patricia Peterson, (right), a Fitness STAFF SPECIALIST at the Northside Fitness Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, checks the Identification of Technical Sergeant Matt Eubanks, USAF, 26th Information Operations Group, as part of the enhanced force protection measures. The base is now operating in a Force Protection Condition in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A close-up view of COL. Steve Richards, a member of the Air Force Shooting Team for nearly 20 years. Richards is holding a .45-caliber automatic pistol. Country: Unknown

010314-N-3443B-005. Country: Unknown

U.S. Army nurses attend a class. Country: Unknown

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