Military Operations and Training

A collection of military personnel engaging in various operations, including relief efforts, press conferences, and training drills, highlighting teamwork and preparedness.

Overrall view as BGEN Stan McClellan, CHIEF of STAFF Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV), U.S. Army, conducts a press conference, to discuss the details of release of the prisoners of war, for members of the civilian press in a Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV) briefing room at Tan Son Nhut Airbase. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam

US Air Force GEN Ronald Fogelman, Commander in CHIEF, United States Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command, second from right, visits with the relief workers from "Concern" in Hoddur, Somalia. The General went to Somalia to see first hand how relief supplies flown in by Air Mobility Command C-130 Hercules are being distributed and used in war torn Somalia. Provide Relief is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPEPROVIDE RELIEF Base: Hoddur Country: Somalia (SOM)

DN-ST-90-03888. Base: USS Capodanno (FF 1093) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Overrall view as BGEN Stan McClellan, CHIEF of STAFF Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV), U.S. Army, conducts a press conference, to discuss the details of release of the prisoners of war, for members of the civilian press in a Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV) briefing room at Tan Son Nhut Airbase. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam

Sailors are shown preparing fire fighting equipment during a damage control drill on board the guided missile cruiser USS PORT ROYAL (CG-73). An inspector in the background is keeping score. The ship and her crew went to sea off Hawaii and are performing numerous fire drills in preparation for next month's operational propulsion plant exam (OPPE). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

First lieutenant kite J.P. Soolsma, classified by 313 Squadron, with 'student-flyer' first lieutenant c.a.j.m. Frijters. Photo belongs to the photo report, which is created for the benefit of the 'operational, the Royal Netherlands Air Force in operation' by Wim Cock from 1983.

Family, friends and well-wishers welcome the submarine tender USS HOLLAND (AS-32) back from Holy Loch, Scotland. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Wolf class Frigate Hr.Ms. Jaguar (1954-1983), back from an inspection, the rubber boat on board again.

DN-ST-85-03962. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron show Operation Desert Storm pictures to first grade students from Stewardson-Strasburg School. Squadron members corresponded with the children while stationed in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Now that they have returned from deployment, the men have traveled to Illinois to meet and spend a day with their pen pals. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Charleston State: Illinois(IL) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr., right, sits and talks with a pilot aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Lehman is visiting the carrier. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aviation ordnanceman secures an AGM-88A HARM high-speed anti-radiation missile on a wing pylon as aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) are fitted for strikes on Iraqi targets at the onset of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Visit of General Tuttle , Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

A sailor from the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) is reunited with his family upon his arrival in port. The oiler has returned to Norfolk from deployment in 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)

GEN. Manuel Noriega is escorted onto a U.S. Air Force aircraft by agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The former Panamanian leader will be flown to the United States, where he will be held for trial on drug charges. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

DN-ST-87-02273. Country: Unknown

A rear admiral briefs members of the media aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). The INDEPENDENCE is one of the U.S. Navy ships sent to the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Country: Unknown

Plebes at the United States Naval Academy compete in the annual Rear Admiral Blakely Cup race on the Severn River. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCDR Darlene M. Iskra, commanding officer of the salvage ship USS OPPORTUNE (ARS-41), uses a lifecycle to exercise aboard the ship. Iskra's recent appointment as the vessel's commanding officer represents the first time that a woman has been assigned to command a U.S. Navy ship. Base: USS Opportune (ARS 41) Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-86-03839. Base: Weisbaden Country: West Germany (FRG)

STAFF SGT. Lancaster, a combat camera photographer, signs a souvenir flag for a spectator at the Welcome Home parade honoring the coalition forces of Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-05729. Base: Legaspi Country: Philippines (PHL)

CAPT. Tom Spink of Naval Reserve Readiness Command 20 (REDCOM-20) meets reservists at the airport as they return from duty in the Persian Gulf region following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An officer returns a suspected hostage taker's purse after searching it during a hostage rescue exercise held at Naval Ocean Systems Command during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-04435. Base: USS Midway (CV 41)

CAPT Robert Abbe, left, a U.S. Navy doctor, consults with LT. COL. Thomas Smallman, left, a Canadian Army orthopedic surgeon, as they check over a simulated casualty during a drill held as part of Exercise Imminent Thunder. The MERCY is deployed to the gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: IMMINENT THUNDERDESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

Friends and family members gathered on the pier cheer the return of the frigate USS ELMER MONTGOMERY (FF-1082). The ELMER MONTGOMERY has returned to Mayport after serving in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-00318. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

DN-ST-86-02848. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-05233. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force nurse helps a "patient" aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

SSGT Michael Starke takes a prescription from A1C Timothy Scrivner, 22nd Civil Engineering Squadron, at the 655th Tactical Hospital during Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-ST-90-04378. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

The Fort Sam Houston Audio/Visual production crew makes final camera adjustments prior to taping US Army Major General Kevin Kiley's presentation for the year 2000 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Left to right are, Auggie Kowalik, camera operator; Juan Olguin, Director of the Television Branch; US Army Captain Hidalgo, Aide-de-Camp; Dave Schriener, Project Producer/Director; and MG Kevin Kiley, Commander, AMEDDC&S (Army Medical Department Center & School) and Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Base: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-10081. Base: Mexico City State: Distrito Federal Country: Mexico (MEX)

Marines quickly secure fuses on 155mm howitzer projectiles during a combined arms exercise. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-88-04089. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9), left, and his family come in out of the rain following the ship's arrival at the naval station. The GUAM has returned to Norfolk after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen aboard the destroyer USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD-968) participate in the traditional shellback initiation ceremony during Exercise Unitas XXI. The shellback initiation takes place anytime a U.S. Navy ship crosses the equator. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXI Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A sailor briefs visitors on bridge operations aboard the guided missile destroyer USS TATTNALL (DDG-19). The TATTNALL is among eight ships here participating in Navy Appreciation Week sponsored by the Navy League. Base: Fort Lauderdale State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-02851. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Manuel Noriega walks to his seat aboard a US Air Force aircraft by agents from the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The former Panamanian leader will be flown to the United States, where he will be held for trial on drug charges. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Surgery Sharp Guard. Female crew members from (probably) Hr.Ms. Zuiderkruis read mail in their sleeping stay. Surgery Sharp Guard was an embargo operation of the United Nations aimed at Serbia and Montenegro, performed by NATO fleet units and the Weu.

DN-ST-88-01127. Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53)

DN-SN-89-10776. Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPT Tom Dougherty, a test conductor, insures proper documentation of participants' Air Force test and evaluation program for the ground-launched cruise missile's weapon system. State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A petty officer from Shore Mobile Communications Unit Six (SMCU-6) holds a child as he is reunited with his family after returning to Norfolk. SMCU-6 had been deployed to the United Arab Emirates since January 1991 in support of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rear Adm. Benjamin F. Montoya, commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command chief of civil engineers of the Navy, talks with the leading students from Garfield High School about career motivation during a luncheon at a local restaurant. Montoya presented his own career and the career of Vice Adm. Diego E. Hernandez, commander, 3rd Fleet, as examples of how Hispanics have risen in the ranks of the Navy. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of a wardroom aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970508-F-0208S-007. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-ST-89-03826. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Colonel James M. Mead, 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit commander, is interviewed by the press at Beirut International Airport. The first deployment of Marines is arriving to participate in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

41G-90081 / S17-90081 (5 Oct 1984) --- The seven member crew leaves the Operations and Checkout Building (OCB) to take a van ride to the launch pad. Leading the way is Kathryn D. Sullivan followed in file by Robert L. Crippen, Paul D. Scully-Power and Jon A. McBride. On the right side are Sally K. Ride, David C. Leestma and Marc Garneau. Trailing the crew are George W. S. Abbey, Richard Nygren, Paul Bulver, and Paul J. Weitz.

DN-ST-88-03171. Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-02949. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-01402. State: British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada (CAN)

STS054-S-015 (15 Jan 1993) --- Casper talks to a radio station from the flight deck of Endeavour while, in the background, Runco, left, and Harbaugh await their turns to communicate with other stations. The scene was recorded at 13 45 54 05 GMT, Jan. 15, 1993.

DF-ST-86-09974. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Gas Mask Mania" CATEGORY: Feature PLACE: Third Place Feature CAPTION INFORMATION: Navy recruits experience mild tear gas effects inside the "confidence chamber" at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00009. Country: Unknown

A Navy petty officer talks on the telephone at an information desk as hundreds of military and civilian personnel arrive from the Philippine Islands after the June 10 eruption of Mount Pinatubo deposited more than four inches of volcanic ash on the area, dispupting base operations. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil. Subject Operation/Series: FIRERY VIGIL Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam(GUM)

DN-ST-88-02609. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

DN-ST-86-01421. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-SC-87-11647. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Nanking Cargo. Captain Michael Hatcher led Salvage Operation Nanking Cargo reveals clock found ship. January 28, 1986. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

DF-ST-87-11213. Base: Naval Air Facility, El Centro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijackers in Cairo. They had allowed the hostages from Pan American Flight 93 to leave the plane only minutes before they set off explosives on the Jumbo Jet. Sept. 7, 1970.

President Kennedy with a model Gemini Capsule. President John F. Kennedy stands next to a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President's visit to McDonnell's St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at left. Visible through doorway at right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; John F. Kennedy, Jr. (sitting on floor). See also MO 63.1922a-c, Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft

LT Gerner adjusts the wheel of a lathe. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-ST-89-03964. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Belting Ammunition In Ordnance Dept. Panama.

DN-ST-88-06038. Base: Naval Air Station, Bermuda Country: Bermuda (BMU)

CMDR Ryan, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PHILADELPHIA (SSN 690), and his executive officer converse with members of Boy Scout Troop 85 as the group concludes lunch. The troop is aboard the vessel for a 36-hour stay arranged by Commander, Sixth Fleet. Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

DN-ST-88-03163. Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-02495. Base: Naval Operating Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010202-D-2987S-001. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas, talks with a group of Marines while visiting a military facility during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

At Gia Lan Airport, surrounded by North Vietnamese and American officials, the press and public, just released, ex-POW U.S. Navy LCMDR Joseph C. Plumb Jr., (Captured 19 May 67) walks to meet his escort officer for the trip to Clark Air Base. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Hanoi Country: Democratic Republic Of Vietnam

DF-ST-87-11067. Base: Fort Walton Beach State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bernard Diehl, a German civilian, aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft after his recent release from a prisoner of war camp. Base: Hanoi Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

Military assistants converse with guests attending the inaugural ball being held at the National Air and Space Museum in honor of George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MEL GIBSON and MARK LEE in GALLIPOLI (1981), directed by PETER WEIR.

A pilot answers questions during the first press conference after the initial missions of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. COL. T. Kinnan, commander of the 401st Fighter Wing, is conducting the briefing. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Customs activities, here on 29.11.1994 in Pomellen, on the German-Polish border, Germany, Europe

DN-ST-88-02488. Base: Naval Operating Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-90-04046. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A crew member aboard a Military Sealift Command vehicle cargo ship consults a chart as he plans redeployment operations. Military equipment and ordnance is being loaded at various ports for shipment to the United States in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DM-SN-85-02840. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Operations SPECIALIST SEAMAN Wayne J. Ehret, left, and Operations SPECIALIST 3rd Class Christopher A. Zukowski, right, examine a street vendor's merchandise while on liberty from the guided missile frigate USS DOYLE (FFG-39) during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Klaipeda Country: Lithuania (LTU)

A1C David Smith, a security policeman, salutes a passing vehicle at Checkpoint Charlie, the allied entry point into East Berlin. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-86-11925. Base: Newark State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two Navy reservists sit with their families as they wait for their processing to be completed by the Naval Reserve Readiness Command 20 (REDCOM-20) personnel support detachment. The reservists have just returned from duty in the Persian Gulf region following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-06347. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-ST-86-00605. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SD-05-00656. Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Paul McKenna, of the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Abilene, Texas, helps Cuban passengers fasten their seat belts as they prepare for their flight to Miami, Fla. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

DF-ST-85-10630. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030808-F-3798Y-020. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

With their child in a carrier on her back, the wife of a chief petty officer assigned to the dock landing ship USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD-43) waves a pair of signs to get her husband's attention. The FORT MCHENRY has returned to San Diego following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TWA Captain John Testrake is the first to exit from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft upon his arrival from Beirut, Lebanon. Testrake is among a group of 39 US citizens who had been held captive for 16 days in Beirut, Lebanon, by Shiite Moslem terrorists. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Desert Survival Training Pasco, Washington - Duke, Mattingly, Col. Bohart, Swigert

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