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United States Marine Corps MRAP or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle during a combat operation in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan
United States Marine Corps MRAP or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle during a combat operation in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan
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030919-F-5586B-014. Base: Awad Al Hussein Village State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Martin Stojke, a load operator and Safety Office and USAF Technical Sergent Marcus Ladu both from the 88th Element of light Air Defense Artillery Battery, Fuldatal, Germany, transfer a Hawk missile unit from Echo Battery during an emergency missile transfer during Exercise ROVING SANDS '96 at McGregor Range, New Mexico. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An Afghan National Army soldier fires a SPG-9, a Russian-made recoilless rifle, at known Taliban positions from a rooftop on a patrol base in the green zone in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 29, 2013. Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Wasea, the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps commanding general, and his Afghan National Security Forces counterparts planned and launched Operation Aoqad Se Hasht 38 Eagle to push Taliban fighters out of Sangin. The operation has spanned nearly a week during which ANSF countered the unprovoked attacks, gained the initiative and advanced from multiple positions to envelope their enemies and forced them into retreat across the Helmand River. (Screen capture by Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)
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Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) drive their LAV-25 (Light Armored Vehicle-25) through the Afghan-manned gate at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU
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030330-A-7317P-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030517-M-5972A-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Samwah Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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A Stryker vehicle assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment moves through an Iraqi police checkpoint in Al Rashid, Baghdad, Iraq, April 1, 2008.
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030412-M-5753Q-171. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines
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040801-M-0367H-002. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Ein Soldat einer Einheit der Mobilen Luftverteidigung steht an einem Maschinengewehr welches auf einem Pickup montiert ist. Kyjiw, 21.05.2024. Fotografiert im Auftrag des Auswaertigen Amtes Kyjiw Ukraine *** A soldier of a Mobile Air Defense unit stands at a machine gun mounted on a pickup truck Kyiv, 21 05 2024 Photographed on behalf of the Kyiv Foreign Office Ukraine Copyright: xThomasxTrutschelxAAxphotothek.dex
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Aerial view as a Russian MI-24 Hind attack helicopter simulates ground attacks on an air defense site at Dona Ana range, Fort, Bliss Texas. The Russian helicopter is operated by members of Optec Threat Support Activity during the world's largest joint service, multi-nation tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 97 Base: El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Kandahar city, Southern Afghanistan. 2nd September 2021. The Taliban continued their victory celebrations with a military parade in the city of Kandahar. Kandahar is the spiritual city of the Taliban, and the group's capital during its 1996-2001 rule. Fighters waved white Taliban flags from Humvees and armored SUVs during the parade.
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041112-M-2353F-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Marines with the Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), drive their light armored vehicles out through the front gate at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the foreground, standing next to an M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), local Afghans wait at the gate in order to perform contract labor within the military compound. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
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A group of burned out Iraqi T-72 main battle tanks destroyed in southern Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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SANGIN, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - A mine clearing line charge detonates on route 611 during a clearing operation, known as outlaw wrath, in the Sangin District, Dec. 4, 2010.
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030402-M-5150A-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030402-M-5150A-053. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Kandahar city, Southern Afghanistan. 2nd September 2021. The Taliban continued their victory celebrations with a military parade in the city of Kandahar. Kandahar is the spiritual city of the Taliban, and the group's capital during its 1996-2001 rule. Fighters waved white Taliban flags from Humvees and armored SUVs during the parade.
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060419-A-7969G-005. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION
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Iraqi vehicles lie abandoned in Kuwait City after Allied forces reclaimed the area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait(KWT)
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Two Airmen assigned to the 225th Combat Communications Squadron, Martin Air National Guard Station, Gadson, Alabama, adjust the angle of the dish on a TRAC-170 Wideband System. When the TRAC-170 is operational it will provide communication links for Forces Command (FORSCOM) during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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030416-A-0363C-067. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
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An M-939 5-ton cargo truck transports members of a U.S. Navy Beachmaster unit to their base camp after they took part in erecting a tent city near Zakhu. An encampment was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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A destroyed Iraqi T-55 main battle tank lies abandoned beside a road at the edge of an oil field following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)
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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Head and Headquarters Company, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, help Romanian civilians during an equipment download on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, July 7, 2022. 101st units will support V Corps' mission to reinforce NATO's eastern flank and engage in multinational exercises with partners across the European continent to reassure our Nation's Allies and deter further Russian aggression.
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070317-M-2819S-036. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-2-1 MTT
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Virgin Islands National Guard Chief of Staff, Col. Linda Cills, coordinates movement during the Hurricane Irma disaster relief effort on St. Thomas, VI, September 10, 2017. Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 hurricane, inflicted catastrophic damage to St. Thomas, VI when it made landfall, September 6, 2017.
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Senior Master Sgt. James Miles of the 4409th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch, Myrtle Beach, S.C., examines the tail section of a Scud missile shot down in the desert by an MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missile during Operation Desert Storm.
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060803-N-0411D-008. Base: Nginyang State: Rift Valley Country: Kenya (KEN)
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040610-M-7514K-048. Base: Al Walbde Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees
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Members of the 8th Security Forces Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, check Identification cards during a random anti-terrorism measure check point during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) Beverly Bearcat at Kunasn AB, ROK. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BEARCAT ORI Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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040608-M-0706S-050. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.
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Marines wait beside their M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) in the line for the wash racks. The vehicles, which were brought to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, must be thoroughly cleaned before they are loaded aboard the ships that will carry them back to the U.S. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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Members of the 1/12th, 4th Infantry Division (ID) wash the mud off their M-1 tanks at the Post Wash Facility. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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030729-A-7751W-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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An Egyptian Crotale P4R low-altitude surface-to-air missile system is positioned in the desert during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)
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030425-F-5855M-014. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 615 AMOG
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U.S. Army soldiers with 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to search Starkats village, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 2.
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040608-M-0706S-052. Base: Al Shahabi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1/5, B Co.
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Shell casings from an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle gunnery of the Apache and Blackfoot Troops of the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fill oil drip pans during a qualification gunnery at Trzebień, Poland, July 27, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.
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The United States Army National Guard keeps a security perimeter to the disaster zone to keep outsiders and looters from entering the communities. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of California and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the Valley Fire on September 12, 2015. Adam DuBrowa FEMA. California Valley Fire and Butte Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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030919-A-XXXXX-7926. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)