Military Personnel in Operations

Images depict military personnel engaged in various operational scenarios, showcasing their equipment and working environments in a warm color palette.

DA-SC-86-08890. Base: Hwachon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

970520-F-1787R-228. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

ED HARRIS in BUFFALO SOLDIERS (2001), directed by GREGOR JORDAN.

ROY SCHEIDER in BLUE THUNDER (1983), directed by JOHN BADHAM.

ROBERT DUVALL in APOCALYPSE NOW (1979), directed by FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.

BEN AFFLECK and JOSH HARTNETT in PEARL HARBOR (2001), directed by MICHAEL BAY.

DF-ST-87-07156. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Raf Woodbridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DA-SC-86-08890. Base: Hwachon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

980624-F-9580Z-004. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Large air compressors are used to recharge the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS). The compressed air forces the Phoschek from the system during the airdrop. State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970630-M-0023H-007. Complete Scene Caption: Corporal (CPL) M. C. Carmon checks out the engine compartment of a 130G Grader, after it was pulled from the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway. CPL Carmon's parent command is 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2D Force Service Support Group (FSSG), but he is currently attached to the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade/Offload Preparation Party, (NALMEB/OPP), II Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward, (II MEF FWD) This item is being prepared for shipment to Estonia, for use in BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the NALMEB Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor", and provides storage, maintenance facilities and services, and security. This gear is stored in a series of 6 caves, located in the Trond

CHIEF Warrant Officer Roxane Conrad, US Marine Corps, poses with her pistol at the Tiro Federal Argentina complex. CHIEF Warrant Officer Conrad set a Pan American Game record and won a team Gold Medal for the Sports Pistol at the 12th Pan American Games. Base: Buenos Aires Country: Argentina (ARG)

MGEN Henry C. Stackpole III, director, plans and policy directorate, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, is briefed by a Marine officer at an equipment holding facility. Country: Norway (NOR)

Close-up of a military soldier wearing camouflage and face paint while holding a machine gun in his hand.

ENS Kirk Morford, commanding officer, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Detachment 7, examines a mortar round removed from a weapons cache during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

STAFF Sergeant Robert E. Spilan III of 502nd Military Police interrogates a "prisoner-of-war"during joint Air Force and US Readiness Command training exercise Brave Shield XIX. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-13038. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-87-07840. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE HORIZON Base: Taura Air Base Country: Ecuador (ECU)

A member of the 3rd Bn., 6th Field Arty., 1ST Infantry Div., prepares a hoist for loading Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) pods into a Self-Propelled Loader Launcher (SPLL) during a live fire exercise. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Chaff (SRBOC) reloading crew from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), right, loads a chaff cartridge into a SRBOC launcher during training aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BIDDLE (CG-34) as crew members from the KENNEDY and BIDDLE watch. Country: Unknown

A flight deck crew member aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) sports an American flag bandana while taking part in maneuvers during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Keith Vivian, Assistant Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of Bus Maintenance at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, does routine maintenance underneath a bus. SSGT Vivian is part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. US Air Force Staff Sergeant Keith Vivian, Assistant Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of Bus Maintenance at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, does routine maintenance underneath a bus. SSGT Vivian is part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH.

A pararescue student, equipped with parachute and survival gear, trains on a hanging harness for an upcoming parachute drop at the Pararescue Continuation Training School. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-05925. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A civilian pilot from Flight International Corporation (FIC) sits in on a post-mission conference during exercise COPE THUNDER 89-5. Videotape footage of Air Force aircraft in action during the exercise is being shot from an FIC aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER 89-5 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DA-ST-87-12943. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

GUNNER's Mate (Guns) 2nd Class Sandy Stone stands by as Midshipman 3rd Class Jay Schultz sights in with a Mark 38 25mm gun system. Schultz is taking part in Operation Grassroots, a summer program at Naval Surface Warfare Center offering midshipmen a working knowledge of weapons assembly and disposal. Subject Operation/Series: GRASSROOTS Base: Crane Army Ammunition Activity State: Indiana(IN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT Michael Baumann coordinates damage control efforts from the bridge of the frigate USS CAPODANNO (FF-1093) during a mass conflagration exercise, part of their six-week refresher training course. During the "mass conflag," crew members simulate saving their ship after it has received massive structural damage. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba(CUB)

The deck engineer watches as an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is driven off an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) for use during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

SSGT Mike Butterworth, a forward air controller, Ft. Campbell Ky., keeps an eye out for the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft that are to attack an enemy position during exercise Thunderhog II '80. Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERHOG II '80 Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPT Graham G. Williford works with a laser. Base: Brooks Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Roger A. Fowler inspects a JAU-22 sonobuoy release cartridge inside a small explosives magazine on board the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Air Force member of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, grits his teeth as he is lifted onto a medical litter, as he acts anguished and distraught after receiving a simulated shrapnel wound during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Robert Duvall , Apocalypse Now , 1979 directed by Francis Ford Coppola (Zoetrope Studios , United Artist)

US Navy Lieutenant Commander Donald Brown, Navigator, USS TUCSON (SSN 770), radios for information while aboard the Chilean navy flagship BLANCO ENCALADA (DLH 15) in the port of Mejillones, Chile, during Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: Blanco Encalada (DLH 15)

A landing signal officer (LSO) stands ready on the flight deck of the auxiliary aircraft landing training ship USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16). Base: USS Lexington (AVT 16) Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DF-ST-87-08043. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BGEN Stan McClellan, U.S. Army, CHIEF of STAFF, Military Assistance Command - Vietnam (MACV) discusses the pending exchange of American and South Vietnamese prisoners for Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese (NVA)prisoners with Viet Cong officer. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III talks with CAPT. Paul Barry, commander of the ship's medical treatment facility, while visiting the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19). The MERCY is deployed to the gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

AMN David R. Farmer, a student from the Combat Control Team School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, measures the wind conditions near a landing strip during a joint Army Reserve/Air Force Reserve medical exercise. Base: National Guard Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-06959. Country: Turkey (TUR)

DF-ST-86-07911. Country: Egypt (EGY)

Two U.S. Air Force crash investigators inspect a piece of debris aboard the salvage ship USS BEAUFORT (ATS 2). The debris was recovered during operations to retrieve the pieces of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that crashed off the South Korean coast. Country: Yellow Sea

Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Rafael Dawson attaches a microphone to the shirt of Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen S. Clarey, commander, Amphibious Group 3 and the Maritime Pre-positioning Force, before conducting an interview at the Administrative Support Unit. Dawson is one of the "Navy News This Week" correspondents covering Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

DN-ST-85-07821. State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Navy officers of Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 1519 discuss plans during inshore undersea warfare operations. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-88-00409. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

1LT Dean Weathers, left, an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot with the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, inspects the nose of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during a preflight check of his aircraft as his maintenance crew chief, SSGT Mark Payne, looks on. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-89-06049. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

M-4 Tank Crew, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, June 1942

DF-ST-89-00814. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

US Army SPECIALIST, Fourth Class Phillip Jarvis from the 1ST Battalion, 26th Infantry part of the 2nd Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division, Scheinfurt, Germany, carries his gear before getting on a train to begin his deployment to Kaposvar, Hungary. SPC Jarvis will be part of the Covering Force that will replace current soldiers participating in Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Unknown

A U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team member rinses his gear in clean water after diving in the oil-polluted water of the harbor to search for Iraqi mines. Australian and British EOD teams are also taking part in the effort to clear the area of ordnance left by Iraqi forces who were ousted from the country by U.S. and allied forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Danish soldiers look at available items for purchase in the Post Exchange, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 21 November 1996. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Lieutenant John Batlka of the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) returns a snappy salute. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Dan Focht, a crew chief with the 53rd Fighter Squadron, assists an F-15C Eagle aircraft pilot with his harness after a mission during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

WILLEM DAFOE, TOM BERENGER and CHARLIE SHEEN in PLATOON (1986), directed by OLIVER STONE.

A photographer's mate operates a video camera as he films a segment for Navy News This Week. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-86-01419. Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A platoon sergeant uses a VRC-160 radio during exercise Team Spirit '88. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '88 Base: Yangdong Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-87-09723. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

051013-F-7234P-213. Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

DF-ST-89-04972. Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mod in Aktie after missionary in 's-Gravenzande in 1972

DA-ST-88-04882. Base: Mount Vernon State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Commanding General, Brig. GEN. E. C. Kelley, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Crossroads Inn, the newly constructed temporary lodging facility. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A forward air controller (FAC) sits inside a vehicle as he communicates with the pilot of an incoming aircraft during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior '91. Subject Operation/Series: ARCTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Tom Disburg, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, instructs Muslim students at Lukavak in the skills of land navigation. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group, in cooperation with the State Department RONCO and the former warring factions, embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining training. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-89-00390. Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The messenger of the watch salutes as a visitor comes aboard the quarterdeck of the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-08104. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A pilot from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) is reunited with his son after arriving at the station along with other members of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and CVW-17. Both wings are returning to NAS Oceana after serving in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MASTER SGT. Doug Lay, a photographer with Det. 7, 1363rd Audio Visual Squadron, documents Exercise Jungle Thunder. Subject Operation/Series: JUNGLE THUNDER Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Dispersal team members respond to questions from spectators during the Inauguration Day parade for George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-05040. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-86-06536. Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-03089. Country: Arabian Sea

An aircraft handler relaxes during a break in flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). The RANGER is on station in the Persian Gulf region following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A Kurdish man shades his face with a piece of cardboard as he sits in the grass after arriving at a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Two young kites look at a part of an F-16.

A close-up of Lieutenant Felix Mino of the Ecudorian navy, an exchange officer serving aboard the destroyer USS THORN (DD 988) for the duration of Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: USS Thorn (DD 988)

DF-ST-86-11746. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, B-1 bomber chief test pilot, answers questions from the press about the B-1 bomber. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A security policeman crawls on his back through a barbed wire obstacle course during the combat tactics portion of Volant Rodeo '82. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '82 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

COL William E. Ardern presides over a meeting of the Juvenile Corrections Board. The board has been established as a method of handling juvenile misconduct problems without involving the court system. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ED HARRIS in THE LAST FULL MEASURE (2019), directed by TODD ROBINSON.

U.S. Air Force COL Anthony Cushenberry talks to a media representative. The U.S., Australian and Singapore Air Forces are taking part in a joint operation at the conclusion of exercise Kangaroo '81. Subject Operation/Series: KANGAROO '81 Base: Tengeh Air Base Country: Singapore (SGP)

A Soviet general watches an air show conducted by the US Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team. The general is a member of the official party that accompanied Soviet Defense Minister General Dmitriy T. Yazov on a goodwill visit to the base. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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