Military Personnel Operations

Various operators and personnel engaged in military activities, including ship tours, communications, and safety briefings, showcasing a collaborative naval environment.

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, tours the engine room of the French destroyer FS JEAN DE VIENNE (D-643) with the ship's commanding officer during a visit aboard the vessel. The French ship, part of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been assisting in the enforcement of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer, a Naval historian, tours the engine room of the French destroyer FS JEAN DE VIENNE (D-643) with the ship's commanding officer during a visit aboard the vessel. The French ship, part of the Maritime Interdiction Force, has been assisting in the enforcement of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Following the arrival of the amphibious transport docks USS SHREVEPORT (LPD-12) and USS TRENTON (LPD-14), several crew members and a dependent look out over the pier from an open hatch aboard one of the ships. The two ships have returned to Norfolk after their 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)

Christopher Abron of Nice, France, is working for the International Police Task Force station 22, Mostar district, which provides security for the Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, polling stations during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Capljina Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DN-ST-04-14308. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05544. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SILVER Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

960609-A-4434L-005. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Rear Adm. Stephen S. Clarey, commander, Amphibious Group 3, U.S. Pacific Fleet, converses with an officer aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) while the vessel is deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-13513. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Office of the Secretary - Seafarer's Union and U.S.S. Bellatrix in Harvey, Louisiana New Orleans

Secretary of State Warren Christopher (front) and U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, William Swing, step out of the passenger side of the vehicle in tent city to greet the U.S. troops in Port au Prince on 15 Oct 1994. Mr. William Gray, U.S. Presidential Special Envoy to Haiti, stands on the driver's side of the vehicle. President Jean-Bertrand Aristide today was returned to power. U.S. military are in Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

DF-ST-89-10426. Base: Bergstrom Afb State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa (MARFOREUR/AF), conducts pull-ups during a physical training session at U.S. Army Garrison Panzer Kaserne, near Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 10, 2022. MARFOREUR/AF conducted a shamrock drill physical training session consisting of four different exercises in celebration of the Marine Corps 247th birthday.

A V-100 Commando armored vehicle stands in the background as a guard prepares to check a visitor's identification. Security measures on the base have been strengthened following the outbreak of Operation Desert Storm hostilities between the Allied Forces and Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the 1ST Marine Division, line up for evening chow at Camp Matilda, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT)

GEN. Gordon R. Sullivan, Army CHIEF of STAFF, stands in front of a Somalian map as he talks to Army troops following a briefing at the former US Embassy compound. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

AMN Barry Shaiman and TSGT Dan Hilt visit the Upper Perkimen High School to talk to students about the Air Force. AMN Shaiman is home on a two-week temporary assignment as a recruit helper. Base: Quakertown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flyer (left) and army airkeeper (right) at a Bölkow B-105C Helicopter of 299 Squadron Cartreading at Blomberg, West Germany. Flyer is second lieutenant H. (Hajo) Veenstra and the army airkeeper is reserve first lieutenant J.P.M. Filling.

The US Navy's Recruit Drill Team from Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, Illinois, perform under the shadow of the US Navy' s frigate USS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG 7) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The drill team performed for the people of Milwaukee while Perry opened its brows for guided tours of the ship. Over 3,000 people visited the ship during its seven-day stay. Perry is participating in the 1996 Great Lakes Cruise sponsored by Navy Recruiting Command. Base: Milwaukee State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05556. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SILVER Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice President George Bush receives souvenirs of his tour aboard the guided missile frigate USS AUBREY FITCH (FFG-34) at the conclusion of the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040513-F-6655M-228. Base: Abu Ghurayb (ABU GHRAIB) State: Baghdad Province Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Lieutenant Steve Weingart, standing, the damage control assistant aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), coordinates damage control efforts from damage control central during a general quarters drill. The drill is taking place during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

010914-F-3050V-007. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ejup Ganic, Vice President of the Bosnian Federation being interview by the local media after the Joint Civilian Commission meeting near the town of Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Doboj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Vincent d'Onofrio, Matthew Modine, R.Lee Ermey / Full Metal Jacket 1987 directed by Stanley Kubrick

DF-ST-87-11075. Base: Fort Walton Beach State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An intense discussion involving the finer aspects of damage control and CBR attack training takes place between the instructor and his students in one of the many class rooms located at the Fleet Training Center Treasure Island. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-00144. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former hostages Bruce German, Bruce Laingen and Robert C. Ode, left to right, arrive at the base for their departure to the United States. The 52 hostages were hospitalized for a few days after their release from Iran. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

031118-F-9208L-041. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pete Hoffman, the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Coastal Georgia, inspects barracks at Fort Stewart, Georgia Oct. 21, 2022. Hoffman took time to visit Fort Stewart barracks to see conditions and to discuss steps that the leadership is taking to mitigate mold and improve the quality of life for Soldiers.

Original Film Title: FULL METAL JACKET. English Title: FULL METAL JACKET. Film Director: STANLEY KUBRICK. Year: 1987. Stars: R. LEE ERMEY; VINCENT D'ONOFRIO.

050804-F-6911G-019. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-SC-02-07457. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-09576. Base: USS Yellowstone (AD 41) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

041120-M-2583M-048. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

CMSGT of the Air Force Arthur L. "Bud" Andrews speaks before an audience at the Air Training Command NCO Academy. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Charles A. Gabriel observes activities taking place during a display of the B-1 bomber aircraft. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. COL. William K. Becker, head of the U.S. Army Burn Team from the Institute for Surgical Research, converses with Thomas L. Delare of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and Alfred Turyanov, the health minister of the Soviet city of Ufa. Becker and his team have arrived in the Soviet Union to treat the victims of a gas line explosion which occurred near Ufa and enveloped two passenger trains bound for a Black Sea resort area. Base: Ufa State: Bashkiria Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

ADOLPH CAESAR in A SOLDIER'S STORY (1984), directed by NORMAN JEWISON.

050909-D-2987S-117. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Dr. Javier Solana greets and shakes hands with a fellow diplomat after he arrived at the Sarajevo Museum. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

050818-N-3750S-449. Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brig. GEN. Milford E. Davis is being interviewed during media seminar training at the Pentagon. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-86-02971. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Air Boss inside the control tower of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) as he directs air operations activity on the flight deck. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

070126-N-1317P-001. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)

USAF STAFF Sergeant John Dougherty (center), CHIEF of the Air Force personnel exchange program at the US Embassy in Canberra, Australia, talks with his military counterparts, US Army SPECIALIST First Class Terry Glasco (left) and US Navy PETTY officer First Class Tom Blair. From AIRMAN Magazine's December 1994 issue article "A Capital Job". Base: Canberra State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

LT. GEN. Paul K. Van Riper addresses the audience during his retirement ceremony. LT. GEN. Van Riper relinquished command of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) to LT. GEN. John E. Rhodes during the same ceremony. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. j.g. Sarah Alexander tends to paperwork aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20), underway in the Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

050713-A-6108G-453. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Dr. T. Araki, a veteran of the Japanese Imperial Navy, plant a tree during the 50TH Anniversary of the Okinawa Campaign Garden of Remembrance. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

220908-N-UB993-1061 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Sept. 8, 2022) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) James Honea's wife, Evelyn, and dad, Jim, pin on his MCPON anchors before the Change of Office ceremony held at Mahan Hall, United States Naval Academy, Sept. 8, 2022. Honea relieved MCPON Russell Smith to become the 16th MCPON.

Second Lieutenants Erica Chaney, Mary Richard, Susan Cunningham, Roberta Davis, Brenda Chastain and Guadalupe Dorado listen to a lecture about field sanitation during a Basic School exercise. The women, dressed in male utilities, are members of L Corps, 34th Women Officers Basic Class. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041111-F-9528H-005. Base: Biggs Army Air Field State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-01039. Base: Anacostia Naval Station State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Independence Day events around the Department of Interior headquarters building and the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall is shown B-1B Lancer compatible munitions at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 27, 2022. The B-1 can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision munitions to combat any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time.

070512-A-1906W-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Satan Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: C CO. 2/22ND CAV 10TH MNT DIV

060830-N-0696M-042. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031206-F-2828D-269. Base: Unknown

010323-F-0966E-009. Complete Scene Caption: Brigadier General Richard Mentemeyer, 305 Air Mobility Wing Commander, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey greets the cast of MTV's Road Rules 10 after completing their final mission during an air-to-air refueling of a B-2 Spirit onboard a McGuire AFB KC-10A Extender. The "Roadies" carried the crest to McGuire AFB at the crack of dawn for a 5-hour mission. During the mission the cast observed the refueling of a B-2 Spirit bomber, to find that the captain of the bomber delivering instructions for them, that they must deliver the crest to General Williams on return to the base. MTVs Road Rules 10 (dubbed "The Quest") cast members spent two days at Fort Dix, training and testing as a medic augmentation team in a humanitarian medical relief scenario. They then spent a day at McGuire AFB observing a refueling mission. This is their last challenge "to discover the virtue of perseverance." The last of ten virtues learned through challenges over the

LTC James Brown (USA Reserve), 2122nd Garrison Support Unit Chaplain, leads the singing at a gospel religious service for US service members stationed in IIidza, a suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DA-ST-86-05845. Country: Unknown

120430-N-QP955-004PENSACOLA, Fla. (April 30, 2012) Jill Loftus, left, Director, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, OfficeOffice of the Secretary of the Navy, participates in a panel discussion. to culminate Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The forum, attended by more than 1,500 Sailors and streamed live to ships at sea, focused on sexual assault awareness and prevention, and included a four-member panel discussion moderated by Loftus. Panel members shared their experiences as leaders committed to eliminating sexual assault from the ranks and included two airmen from the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions, a Victim's Advocate and a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator. Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Furguson hosted the event, which was streamed live to ships at sea.

Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sophia Brooks, assigned to Navy Public Affairs Support Element West Detachment Northwest, speaks with a resident at Sherwood Assisted Living during a lunch hosted in honor of Veterans Day in Sequim, Washington Nov. 9, 2022. The residents, many of whom served in various branches of the military from World War II through the Vietnam War, shared stories about their lives and military service with Sailors from the region.

Vintage Photograph. Police officers investigate a car accident involving alcohol.

Sergeant 1ST Class Nathaniel McBride operates video editing equipment inside a studio during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Tegucigalpa Country: Honduras (HND)

DM-SC-89-07019. Country: Unknown

U.S. Army Private First Class White waves an American flag while the confetti and ticker tape paper fall on 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)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania for tours, discussions with Park Service personnel

Adjudant-voicer kite K. Wennekendonk, Sar Squadron.

040605-N-4776G-021. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Aircrew members of the 62nd Airlift Squadron, 314th Airlift Wing, are issued pistols while preparing for an airdrop mission as part of an operational readiness inspection (ORI) and exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010927-F-3745E-012. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

000916-N-0872M-509. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050821-A-6108G-218. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Stepping through a forgotten airfield

030904-F-2828D-130. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally and related events on the National Mall, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand

020127-D-2987S-124. Base: Camp X-Ray State: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

011022-N-0715P-001. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

030430-A-7317P-044. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

A drill instructor from the Woman Recruit Training Command lead recruits in calisthenics during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020505-F-1977M-005. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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