Military Patrol and Security Scenes

Black and white images depicting military personnel in various settings, from debriefings to crowd control, capturing a serious and tactical atmosphere.

During the election campaign of the right-wing National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), here in Essen in 1969, youth, students and pupils demonstrated against the NPD with ironic Hitler salutes. Against this, the police used massive use of water cannons, Germany, Europe

SSGT Michael Dante, 9th Infantry Scout Company, waits with the other members of his patrol for a debriefing after returning from a three-day patrol. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During the election campaign of the right-wing National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), here in Essen in 1969, youth, students and pupils demonstrated against the NPD with ironic Hitler salutes. Against this, the police used massive use of water cannons, Germany, Europe

DF-SN-87-07986. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF '86 Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-03526. Country: Unknown

LCPL F. E. Kennedy, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), sights in on his M-16A2 rifle during basic skills testing/essential subjects testing. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

DN-SN-87-11740. Base: Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

DN-SN-88-01914. Subject Operation/Series: SANDCRAB '86 Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney addresses members of the 2nd Bn., 7th Marines, 1ST Marine Div., while visiting their camp during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Marines of Btry. A, 1ST Bn., 11th Marines, 1ST Mar. Div., prepare for a fire mission with their 105mm howitzer. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SN-86-08515. Country: France (FRA)

Several Marines lean on a stack of AM-2 runway matting in a landing zone as they watch flight operations during the combined South Korean/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 Reporting Semarang and surroundings. Smoking at the mobile canteen. March 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Semarang

A soldier from the 21st Infantry scans the horizon during an inspection tour of a task force rehearsal. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Yuma Proving Ground State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier from the 65th Military Police Component calls in a simulated artillery strike during a mock amphibious assault on Fort Kobbe. Country: Panama (PAN)

A Marine stands watch behind a bulwark as he participates as a member of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Providers assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division conduct set up and security operations on Fort Bragg, NC, March 28, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

Two Marines from the ordnance section place a practice bomb under the wing of an A-6E Intruder aircraft. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Army personnel & armed police deployed at Beharampada Bandra to prevent rioting after religious fundamentalists demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on 6/12/ 1992 ; The rioting continued till Jan1993 in Bombay Mumbai ;Maharashtra ;india

DA-SN-86-08517. Country: France (FRA)

Two U.S. Marines of Operation Unitas XXIII show a Uruguay Marine how an M-47 Dragon medium anti-tank assault weapon operates. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXIII Base: Montevideo Country: Uruguay (URY)

A Marine first sergeant acting as a judge during the Reserve Naval Construction Force "Readiness Rodeo" competition checks an M-16A1 rifle after it was reassembled by a Navy Reserve Seabee. Base: Ncbc, Gulfport State: Mississippi(MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Achter deck of the Dokkum-Class Mijnenveger Woerden in service 1957-1990. The rear deck has been packed with parts of the foil.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Infantry v Klil and 4th Eskadron armored cars in the Bandoeng area. Radio telegraphist. July 1947. Bandung, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

DN-SN-85-09529. State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

A U.S. Marine spends off-duty time relaxing while posted in an abandoned building. The Marines were sent to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

SGT Aguus R. Keydeniers gives SGT Robert C. Bunce a helping hand at loading a pallet of 50-gallon drums onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Vice Admiral J. R. Hogg, Commander, Seventh Fleet, shakes hands with 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit Commander, Colonel James M. Meade, after arriving on the beach aboard a lighter amphibious resupply cargo (LARC-V) vehicle. The 32nd MAU is in Lebanon to part. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DN-SN-85-02075. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

PFC Moana N. Magalei, a member of the 25th Infantry Division Military Police Company, guards the 25th Infantry Division Headquarters during the joint Republic of Korea/U.S. training exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Yeoju Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-SN-86-08537. Base: Belford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Two M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are driven off of 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)

DN-SN-87-12735. Base: USS William V. Pratt (DDG 44)

Members of Heavy Weapons Plt., Weapons Co., 1ST Bn., 7th Marines, change the barrel on an M-60E3 7.67mm machine gun during Operation Desert Shield. Another member of the company, armed with an M-16A2 rifle, guards the post.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DN-SN-85-02084. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DN-SN-85-02085. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

GEN Alfred M. Gray Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, checks weapons and ammunition to be used by members of Co. G, 2nd Bn., 5th Marines, during their attack on a hill as part of an exercise at the Central Training Area. Gray is observing the exercise as part of his visit to Marine Corps Air Station, Futenma, Okinawa. Country: Japan (JPN)

A boy dressed in a replica military uniform plays on an M24 Chaffee light tank at Tanks in Town, a memorial re-enactment event, in Estinnes, Belgium, on Aug. 28, 2022. The M24 Chaffee was a light tank often used for reconnaissance purposes during the liberation of Belgium and the historic Battle of the Mons Pocket.

GEN Alfred M. Gray Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, talks to troops from 5th Marines during a training exercise at Las Flores. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-05668. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the command troops during an appeal. Conscripts during command training.

DM-SN-85-12985. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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)

CPT Lee Biggers, center, chief of plans and training, Reserve Naval Construction Force (RNCF), conducts a personnel inspection of the Navy Reserve Seabees participating in the RNCF "Readiness Rodeo" competition. Base: Ncbc, Gulfport State: Mississippi(MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take part in the Machine Gun Event for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 27, 2022. The Best Squad Competition tests squads physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad from the XVIII Airborne Corps will advance to the Forces Command Best Squad Competition in the coming months.

A female midshipman tightens the torso harness of her flight suit prior to the beginning of water survival training at the Aviation Physiology Training Unit. The midshipman is participating in a one-week aviation training program for students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Tejeda, a tank commander with the Tennessee Army National Guards H Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, lines up training Sabot and high explosive anti-tank rounds to be loaded on his M1A1 Abrams tank as he and his crew compete in the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning, Ga., Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The Sullivan Cup tests tank crews from throughout the Army on everything from gunnery to mounted land navigation, maintenance and combat casualty care in a variety of physically and mentally challenges setting to determine the Armys best tank crew.

Two soldiers from the 4th Bn., 6th Infantry, 5th Infantry Div. (Mech.), search for a sniper hidden in a building near the destroyed Panamanian Defense Force headquarters during the second day of Operation Just Cause. Subject Operation/Series: JUST CAUSE Base: Panama City Country: Panama (PAN)

Members of the Navy ROTC examine an M-60 machine gun during a visit to the Marine Corps Development and Education Command. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

In the style and spirit of the Hitler Youth (HJ) and the so-called Heimattreue Jugend, old and neo-Nazis met in the Teutoburg Forest accompanied by the Viking Youth with drums and fanfares, Germany, Europe

Army personnel & armed police deployed to prevent rioting after religious fundamentalists demolished the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on 6/12/1992 The rioting continued till January 1993 in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

The Liberty Jump Team, both Active Duty and retired Military Personnel, and Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division jump into Normandy, France, June 7, 2022. Personnel and Paratroopers all jumped to honor the Paratroopers who jumped into Normandy in 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reconvalescent house for soldiers in Siantar to Sumatra's north coast. Pematang-Siantar: On January 15, 1948, the Territorial Reconvalescent Center was opened here. The building can accommodate fifty people who stay here for some time after their dismissal from the hospital, to return strengthened and rested to their part. Conversation between officers during opening, in the mid-general pouring. January 15, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Pematang Siantar, Sumatra

Five soldiers takes a break after a day-long defensive exercise during their unit's deployment to the National Training Center. Base: Fort Irwin State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

French Army - Training Recruits. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

DA-SN-90-04095. Base: La Crosse State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take part in the Machine Gun Event for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 27, 2022. The Best Squad Competition tests squads physical, technical and tactical abilities under stress and fatigue to determine which squad from the XVIII Airborne Corps will advance to the Forces Command Best Squad Competition in the coming months.

Training Kikvorsman in Den Oever. Preparation of the equipment before diving.

DF-SN-86-12820. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

A Marine from CSSE (Combat Service Support Element) uses night vision goggles during a night mobility course performed at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE 1 (Limited Objective Experiment 1). Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-88-07088. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Anefo photo collection. Hie Holland England / Anefo London series. Dutch Civil Defense Exercises / Citizens Protection Exercises. Leader helmet. December 1943. Britain

Members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171) dressed in nuclear-biological-chemical warfare gear use the M-258A1 training decontamination kit. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

GEN Robert H. Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with members of the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit during his visit to Beirut. Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DM-SN-89-04485. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-02437. Base: USS Sumter (LST 1181) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Poll photo collection. Israel 1948-1949: Kibbets Yad Mordecay. View of kibbets Yad Mordecay, presumably from the water tower that was damaged during the Israeli Arab War in 1948. January 1, 1949. Israel

Viet Cong prisoner awaiting interrogation at A-109 Special Forces Detachment, Thuong Duc, South Vietnam, U.S. Army Signal Corps, January 23, 1967

A group portrait of the battalion staff of the 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry, a reserve unit that was called to active duty during Operation Desert Shield. Seated, from left, are: CAPT E. Martinez, CAPT B. Schorp, Chaplain (LT COL) R. Anderson, CAPT F. E. Curiel, MAJ. M. Buck, 1ST LT A. Ramirez, MAJ. J. Campos (commanding officer), CAPT R. Alonzo, MAJ. A. Esqueda, 2nd LT K.R. Broome, CAPT J.D. Martinez and CAPT A.R. Garza. Standing are Command SGT. MAJ. S. Tamez, left, and 1ST LT A Barrera. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Fort Hood State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DN-SN-89-04843. Base: USS Cayuga (LST 1186)

"If you saw us" # 2. Report on the nights of young people in Bretagne. "Si l'on nous voyait" #2. Reportage sur les nuits des jeunes en Bretagne.

A 4th Marine Division reservist clears her M-17A1 biological-chemical protective mask before a gas chamber exercise. Country: Unknown

Ordnancemen from Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) arm bombs being loaded aboard an aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival of repatrants from Indonesia in camp. Budel. Soldiers help you unload and wear the luggage.

AIRMAN 1ST Class Mike Mahoney plays the part of a downed pilot during a rescue exercise conducted by the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. Country: United Kingdom (UK)

MGEN Stephen G. Olmstead, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force, and VADM M. Staser Holcomb, commander, 7th Fleet, discuss proceedings, while standing near the bow ramp of a beached tank landing ship during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Pohang Country: Korea

DN-SN-88-07083. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Close-up of Army sniper with face hidden behind shemagh.

Exercise shooting of the police and the special group GSG 9 in a quarry on 15.6.1979 near Menden, Germany, Europe

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC During the advance in the Surabaya sector. This betet, a small type of parrot, does not know what MP means. That is why he is probably so friendly on the hand of Sergeant Joop Luijk from Nijmegen. The soldiers would rather away from MP hands. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya, Surabaya

Infantry troops of the 1ST Bn., 21st Inf., 25th Inf. Div., cross the 400-yard wide Bung Han Gang River in rubber rafts during the joint Korea/U.S. training exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Bung Han Gang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Security police escort a Cuban national to an airliner that will return him to Cuba. He was captured on Grenada during the multiservice, multinational Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Seawell International Airport Country: Bangladesh (BGD)

US military personnel take a break during their participation in Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, compete in a body-sparring bout during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 18, 2024. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test.

SPC Paul Chappell, center, wears eye protection made from a C-ration container to prevent snow blindness while training on Sheridan Glacier. Base: Cordova State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Steven Larson of Co. A, 1ST Bn., 21st Inf., 25th Inf. Div., on Hill 350 during the joint Korea/U.S. training exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Geon Cha Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-SN-87-04620. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-SN-86-11353. Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-88-06474. Base: USS Stump (DD 978)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 19th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, cross the Nam Han River in rubber rafts during the joint South Korean/US training Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '83. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '83 Base: Chipyong-Ni Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

DM-SN-89-11259. Base: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DA-SN-86-08524. Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A corporal of the Mariniers (Kplerns) as a gun granary shooter on the field of the Van Ghentkazerne (VGKAZ) to the ROTAUM. The anti-tank weapon is placed on a 7.62 mm NATO fal rifle. FAL means fusil automatique army (light automatic rifle) and is produced by the Belgian factory Fn (Fabrique National Restoration).

Tech Sgt. Paiea Suganumd, NCOIC mobile distribution , caries a fire extinguisher and water can back to the other side of a 300 foot hose he drug out during the physical portion of the Forward Ariel Refueling Point tryouts on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 17. During the tryouts, Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron looking for the thrill of fuels special operations were put to the test physically in an obstacle course, and academically in a written test, before going before a board of current team members to compete for the highly sought-after job.

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr., (facing camera) talks to a member of Fighter Attack Squadron 125 (VFA-125). Lehman, a qualified pilot, will fly the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft during his visit to the squadron. Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine operates the sight of an M-47 Dragon anti-tank assault weapon during Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Military dependents welcome a Marine from the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) following the vessel's arrival for a port call. The OKINAWA is en route to its San Diego-based home port following deployment in the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Frances Langford - Bob Hope & Jungleers , Soldiers, Military bands, Entertainers, United States. Army Ground Forces, Hope, Bob, 1903-2003, Langford, Frances. Jack Miller Collection

10/24/05--Tucson area, AZ--Border Patrol helicpoter ride through desert trying to locate illegals traveling from Mexico

Two US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Marines assigned to A/Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), hold the upper & lower receiver of a 25mm M242 Chain Gun weapon, from their Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-25), at Camp Pendleton, California (CA), in preparation for mobilization in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPL Patrick Williams, stands at the corner of a building with his weapon (type unknown), during Exercise Reforger-Carbine Fortress. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCARBINE FORTRESS Base: Wertheim Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

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