Military Personnel and Operations

Portraits and working scenes featuring various military personnel and operations, reflecting leadership and training environments.

Close-up of a senior man in a military uniform

DM-ST-86-11585. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Portrait of Lieutenant General of the Generale Staff N. Berghuijs.

Hispanic policeman outdoors

As part of President Bushs proclaimed National Day of Mourning, a military member prays during a service held at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The service held on September 14th, to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York City and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground on 11 September 2001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Close-up of a senior man in a military uniform

A Seabee officer conducts a briefing during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-107. Hurricane Katrina

Every year service members, family and friends come together at the Gowen Field Memorial Park to honor the men and women who have given their lives for our country. On May 19, 2022, the Idaho Military Division honored and celebrated those men and women as part of its Memorial Day traditions during a ceremony at Gowen Field.

DF-ST-90-01762. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 89-1 Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

An informal portrait of COL George M. McVeigh Jr., USAF, the island's commanding officer. Country: Johnston Atoll

031219-N-5471P-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

GEN John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, during visit to Moi International Airport to review the progress of the humanitarian airlift into Goma, Zaire. (Duplicate image, see also DFST9801698). Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Greg Cissell, an inspection team leader for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Inspector General office, interviews members of the Pittsburgh District during a routine inspection July 6, 2022. Each year, the commanding general of the Army Corps directs the IG office to conduct inspections on various topics. This year, the IG office is inspecting logistics, the telework program, and human resources support for military members.

A member of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing waits to deploy to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

RASEBORG, Finland (May 18, 2022) Capt. Juha Kilpi, commanding officer of Nyland brigade, holds discussions at the Nylands Brigade Headquarters with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert Hallett, deputy commander of Task Force 61/2, about future integration opportunities between the Finnish Uusimaa Brigade, the Swedish Amphibious Corps, the U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy, May 18, 2022. Task Force 61/2 aligns multiple existing deployed forces under the Naval Amphibious Force commander; deployed amphibious ready groups (ARG), Marine expeditionary units (MEU), and reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance (RXR) forces. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

Joe Caballero, who served with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment in Vietnam, reminisces with fellow Marines during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Nov. 11, 2010. Caballero lost his right leg in a mine field in Vietnam.

officer Man in old German DDR uniform in green ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 6927213 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Commodore kite p.c. Berlin, born in 1952.

LT. GEN. John J. Yeosock, commander of the 3rd U.S. Army and Army Forces, U.S. Central Command, receives an update on the ground war at the Army Command Operations and Intelligence Center during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

MAJ. GEN. Burton Moore, director of operations, U.S. Central Command, poses for a photograph at the headquarters building in Riyadh in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

050106-F-5550W-013. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Coast Guard Commander Andrew Clayton, the commanding officer of Air Station Detroit, points to the show center location, at the Cleveland National Air Show, September 2, 2022. Clayton reviewed the flight plan before operating a MH-65 Dolphin for the air show for a search and rescue demonstration.

040902-M-3658J-024. Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Colin L. Powell, Us Army, 1991.

DN-ST-88-10054. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Portrait of a serious police officer with arms folded, against a black background.

Portrait of General-Major der Infantry P.W. Bow.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. speaks with Defense News reporter Steve Losey while flying from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. to Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 18. 2022. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Brown attended a ceremony in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., commemorating the Doolittle Raiders. The Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942 was the first American air raid on the Japanese home islands during WWII.

DF-ST-90-07567. Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM)

030417-M-9902V-011. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC

Portrait of a police officer standing in front of a wall

This photo was taken on August 25, 2022 as part of a project to produce a poster that displays the diversity of U.S. Army NATO Brigade Soldiers and their families during the units annual organization day. The brigade provides support to roughly 1,300 Soldiers and their families to provide ready and resilient Soldiers to the NATO alliance, maintain our joint and multinational partnerships and enhance the alliance. The brigade is the U.S. Army support element for 44 NATO organizations across 81 locations in 22 countries.

Every year service members, family and friends come together at the Gowen Field Memorial Park to honor the men and women who have given their lives for our country. On May 19, 2022, the Idaho Military Division honored and celebrated those men and women as part of its Memorial Day traditions during a ceremony at Gowen Field.

010501-F-0697K-045. Subject Operation/Series: UNION FLASH 01 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-121. Hurricane Katrina

Fritz G. Tovar, Vice President and General Manager Dynamics Electric Boat Division, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-152. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

Officer (LTZ 2OC) in Daags hold (holding 6).

Portrait of General Major of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee H.C. Rademaker.

040210-M-3843C-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Sheets, 23rd Wing commander, speaks to an Airman at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 26th, 2024. Sheets asked Airmen questions to test their aircraft knowledge during the quarterly Top Tiger competition.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-115. Hurricane Katrina

USA, WA, Vancouver, Ft. Vancouver NP. 19th century re-enactor (Editorial Usage Only)

ASAN, Guam (Oct. 21, 2022) - Chief petty officers from commands U.S. Naval Base Guam, Naval Hospital Guam, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, U.S. Navys Military Sealift Command, Naval Munitions Command East Asia Detachment Unit Guam, Navy Recruiting Station Guam, Naval Airborne Weapons Maintenance Unit One, Priority Material Office, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, and Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron 3, were pinned and capped in a promotion ceremony at Top O the Mar, Oct. 21.

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, delivers remarks during the warrior fun run obstacle course at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 30, 2023. The event was part of the 50th anniversary of Operation Homecoming commemoration to honor and celebrate American prisoners of war returning from Vietnam in 1973.

William Mcgoven, the quality assurance for the Directorate of Public Works, speaks about handling mold issues for U.S Army barracks at Moon Theater on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Sep. 12, 2002. Considering recent and ongoing issues with mold in military barracks, 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield leadership acknowledged concerns with mold in single Soldier housing and communicated the plan to combat it as part of a community-wide effort.

Portrait of Lieutenant General of the Infantry J. Tjassens.

Nikos Anastasakis, Air Terminal Shift Supervisor assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Greece, poses for a photo in his office at the air terminal. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation which enables and supports U.S., Allied, Coalition, and Partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Air Force Brig. Gen. Brig Gen Christopher Blomquist admires a hall of photos exhibit at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Members of the Minnesota National Guard, in partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council, known as the JCRC, of Minnesota and the Dakotas, took part in a multi-organizational trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., March 28, 2023. The relationship between the Minnesota National Guard and JCRC helps to provide education and outreach opportunities that commemorate victims of the Holocaust and, by remembering their stories, ensure that all members of the community are treated with dignity and respect.

Madrid, 02/17/2021. Interview with Kirk Willim Smith, a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who is currently deputy commander of the United States Africa Command. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

220717-N-EQ038-1044 PEARL HARBOR (July 17, 2022) Secretary of the Navy The Honorable Carlos Del Toro addresses partner-nation news media while visiting Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 17. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

In many ways, retired Lt. Col. Bob Fox Faux was the embodiment of the wings history; a curator for an ever-evolving organization of true airpower, a series of historical moments and a never-ending stream of Airmen who came through the gates of Otis Air National Guard Base.

As part of a community orientation program, 14 local educators visited the Nebraska National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility at the air base in Lincoln, Nebraska, June 1, 2022. The teachers, administrators and coaches learned about the history, mission and capabilities of the Nebraska Army National Guard and then toured Lincoln overhead from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

An informal portrait of ADM Frank B. Kelso II, chief of naval operations.. Country: Unknown

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Paraguayan General Brigadier Néstor Daniel Zalazar Echauri, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Paraguay to the Inter-American Defense Board for a campus Tour on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2022. During the visit, The General attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Commander, portrait or man on base with meeting, career or ambition as military chief. Pride, about us or mature combat officer with confidence, armed services and experience as defense specialist.

Terry New, a U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) Emergency Management Specialist working at the 412th Theater Engineer Command (TEC), poses in his final days at the TEC in Nov. 2022. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Tony Foster, 412th TEC Public Affairs NCOIC

NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. (March 30, 2022) - U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Steve Koehler, Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, discusses operations in the commanding officers in-port cabin aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) March 30, 2022. Theodore Roosevelt is in a docking planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility where the ship is receiving scheduled maintenance and upgrades.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, addresses a group of Bahraini officers at the defense forces headquarters during a ceremony commemorating the Allied success during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain(BHR)

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Lt. j.g. Campbell Lee, from Sarasota, Fla., listens into the internal communications network in the pilot house of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62). Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Brigadier General Alexander Krone, Commander NATO Response Force Land Brigade, photographed during a Bundeswehr exercise with forces from Norway and the Czech Republic at the 'Wettiner Schwert' exercise as part of Quadriga 2024 in the training town of Schnoeggersburg, 8 April 2024

U.S. Army Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Wesley Dohogn, the Command Chief Warrant Officer for 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, speaks during a Warrant Officer Offsite Leader Professional Development conference Nov. 2 at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, Garmisch. Warrant officers from all U.S. Army air defense units in EUCOM joined in a conference to combine their specialties, expanding and developing innovation to continue to reinforce our Allies and deter any potential aggression.

A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.

Colonel Jiri Libal, Commander 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, picture the military exercise Wettiner Schwert with German and Czech Soldiers Near Tangermuende, 26 03 2024 Wettiner Schwert is part of the quadriga Exercise of Nato Tangermuende Germany

011126-N-3560G-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk

010808-N-0715P-001. Base: Dsv Rockwater 2 Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

USA, Florida, Naples. Confederate Army Civil War reenactor portrait. (MR)

Rear Adm. Jerry L. Unruh, commander, Carrier Group One, U.S. Pacific Fleet, pinpoints strategic positions on a map during a conference regarding Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

980622-F-9580Z-021. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-88-07525. Country: Unknown

Major v.t. Scharrenberg.

Portrait of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery on his appointment as Colonel Commandant of the Parachute Regiment, 1944. Portrait of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery on his appointment as Colonel Commandant of the Parachute Regiment. Field Marshal Montgomery is wearing the beret and jumping jacket of the Parachute Regiment. His scarf is similar to those worn by British paratroopers when they were dropped in Normandy on the night of 5 - 6 June 1944.

Portrait of General Major der Infantry J. van Elsen.

Former Military Airlift Command Commander and the first US Transportation Command Commander General Duane Cassidy, with his back to the camera, returns Major General James Baginski's salute. Retired Major General James Baginski, USAF, known as "The Bagger," is the former director of deployment for the Joint Deployment Agency. The Generals were at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, for the taping of an educational video, "Mobility Heroes: Our Heritage", for the Air War College and Airmen Leadership Schools around the world. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 131st National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 11, 2009. "The 21st century is going to be a tough one but the National Guard will be there, ready and resilient," McKinley said.

010501-F-0697K-016. Subject Operation/Series: UNION FLASH 01 Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

General Major of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee H.C. Rademaker (1933).

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed General Laerte de Souza Santos, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Brazilian Armed Forces and other distinguished guests for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, senoir leaders across the Army, and civillians honor the heroic actions of D-Day at the Airborne Memorial Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 6, 2022. Paratroopers come to Normandy to celebrate the triumph and victory of the 82nd Airborne Division in liberating Normandy from Nazi rule.

An informal portrait of COL David R. Moss, USA, commanding officer of the U.S. Army Chemical Activity, Pacific, which is located on the atoll. Country: Johnston Atoll

Madrid, 11/12/2015. Interview with former soldier of Al Assad's Syrian army, Mohamad Fares. Photo: Jaime García ARCHDC.

051223-N-0696M-295. Base: Kasotc Country: Jordan (JOR)

DN-ST-87-00250. Base: Boston State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

10/24/2012 Madrid. Albert Boabdella presents "Diaries of a Sniper" Photo, Isabel Permuy. ARCHDC Isabel B Permuy.

Marine crew of the multipurpose frigate hr.ms. Van Amstel offer help in and around Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina.

U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert, 42nd District of California and ranking member of the Defense Subcommittee in the House Appropriations Committee, engages in a tour of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, during a tour of the warfare center in Norco, California, Nov. 2, 2022. NSWC Corona has served as the Navy's independent assessment agent since 1964 and is comprised of 1,800 civilian personnel, a small contingent of Sailors and more than 2,000 contractors executing several different disciplines in support of the warfighter.

Portrait of Chef Defense Save General of the Connection Service A.K. Van der Vlis.

031113-M-3856G-008. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Informal portrait of GEN. John M. Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, uncovered and dressed in fatigues. (Duplicate image, see also DFST9905508). Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

US Army Brigadier General Stanley F. Cherrie, Assistant Deputy Commander-Maneuver, Task Force Eagle (TFE) cuts the cake at his farewell dinner given by the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (2BCT), 1ST Armored Division, Task Force Eagle and held at base camp Demi in Bosnia and Herzegovina during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, for touring, participation in events highlighting the restoration project--funded jointly by the National Park Service and the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative--aimed at replacing interpretive battlefield markers and conserving the array of bronze statuary and stone monuments at the Civil War site. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the events, including the unveiling of the first group of 22 metal markers identifying the specific locations of various Union and Confederate artillery batteries during the siege and defense of Vicksburg, were National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and country music star Trace Adkins, among other dignitaries.

The priest BADAJOZ, SPAIN - MAY 9: Reenactment of Albuera battle between French and allied nations armies England, Spain and Portugal, in 1811. May 9, 2015 in La Albuera, Badajoz, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/JuanxAunionx 11212548

This photo was taken on August 25, 2022 as part of a project to produce a poster that displays the diversity of U.S. Army NATO Brigade Soldiers and their families during the units annual organization day. The brigade provides support to roughly 1,300 Soldiers and their families to provide ready and resilient Soldiers to the NATO alliance, maintain our joint and multinational partnerships and enhance the alliance. The brigade is the U.S. Army support element for 44 NATO organizations across 81 locations in 22 countries.

041013-F-3886C-009. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

060309-N-0696M-366. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Petty Officer 1st Class George Ramirez, a member of the Gulf Strike Teams, stands for a photo near Pine Island, Florida on Oct. 1, 2022. Ramirez is one of 13 members of the strike team in Southwest Florida.

Petty Officer 1st Class George Ramirez, a member of the Gulf Strike Teams, stands for a photo near Pine Island, Florida on Oct. 1, 2022. Ramirez is one of 13 members of the strike team in Southwest Florida.

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