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Military Presence and Public Gatherings

Scenes showing military presence during public events, protests, and demonstrations, highlighting tension between military and civilian gatherings.

France, Paris 16th district, fire at the Radio France headquarters, November 5th 2014
France, Paris 16th district, fire at the Radio France headquarters, November 5th 2014
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 19, 2014) Naval Academy freshmen, or plebes, climb the Herndon Monument, a tradition symbolizing the successful completion of the midshipmen freshman year. The Class of 2017 plebes must use teamwork, strategy and communication to climb the 21-foot-tall monument and replace the traditional plebe cover at the top with a midshipman's cover. The class of 2017 completed the Herndon Climb in 2:19:35.
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St James's Palace, on the Mall en route to Buckingham Palace, London, secured by police during the state Visit for President Donald Trump June 2019
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011013-F-4328T-001. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Army Sgt. Kurtis Brown, a military police officer with the South Dakota Army National Guards 235th Military Police Company, answers questions from a spectator near a checkpoint in Washington, D.C., during the 58th Presidential Inauguration, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Brown was one of more than 7,500 National Guard members from 44 states, territories and the District of Columbia, who supported local authorities during the inauguration.
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U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Task Force Los Angeles, prepare to run the Rick Crocker memorial 5k at Santa Monica, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 26, 2022. Ricardo Crocker was a 10 year veteran of the Santa Monica Police Department and a Marine Corps Reserve Major who was killed in action in Iraq, 2005. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.
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Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-427-21. Hurricane Katrina
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030323-F-7372R-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Entierro de Camarón de la Isala. Julio 1992. CAMARON DE LA ISLA.
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Members of the U.S.-Japan Navy Friendship Association hold up a banner as they wait on the pier to welcome the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) to its new home port. The INDEPENDENCE is relieving the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier. Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN)
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220424-N-NV699-1013 POSTOJA JAMA PARK, Slovenia (April 24, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation sponsored tour of the Slovenian cave system, in Pastojna Jama park, Slovenia, April 24, 2022. The Slovenian cave system is about 22 miles long and is the biggest cave system in Europe. The HSTCSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.
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Greek soldier, Evzone, marching beside Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, outside Parliament building, Athens, Greece
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3rd December Two police men ordinary rifle Gateway of India protesting terror attacks on 26th November 2008 in Bombay Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox
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040609-F-7466S-009. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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220419-N-UJ449-1184 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (April 19, 2022) Service members cheer on students from Department of Defense Education Activity Schools Sigonella as they arrive during Purple Up Day as part of Month Of Military Child celebration, April 19, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.
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Königstein Fortress battle re-enactment
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Weapon of police and protesters during riots in Colombia
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USA, Florida, Miami: Little Havana Cuban District, House of Elian Gonzalez, Child Refugee seized by US Federal Agents and returned to Cuba 4/22/2000
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-2. Hurricane Katrina
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NORFOLK (Sept. 12, 2022) Families and friends await the return of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to Naval Station Norfolk after a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operations in support of theater security cooperation efforts and to defend U.S., allied and partner interests, Sept. 12.
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Staff. Sgt. Kayla Johnson, the Aerospace Ground Equipment noncommissioned officer in charge of maintenance and inspections, assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, dances during a Juneteenth celebration, June 19, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The celebration was held to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and to provide Airmen an opportunity to learn more about United States history.
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040915-M-8719G-005. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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04.03.2024, Deutschland, NRW, Politik, Nahostkonflikt, Israel, Palästina, 7. Oktober 2023, Die Jüdische Gemeinde Dortmund macht mit einer Installation auf dem Friedensplatz auf das Schicksal der 134 Geiseln der Hamas aufmerksam, Bring Them Home Now NRW Deutschland *** 04 03 2024, Germany, NRW, Politics, Middle East conflict, Israel, Palestine, 7 October 2023, The Jewish community of Dortmund draws attention to the fate of the 134 Hamas hostages with an installation on Peace Square, Bring Them Home Now NRW Germany Copyright: xSnowfieldxPhotographyx SF040324FriedensplatzD5
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Scenes from the campus of Virginia Tech, sight of a shooting masacre that left 33 people dead
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British Newspaper front page after a Hamas attack Israel. On 7 October 2023, the paramilitary wings of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, launched a series of coordinated armed incursions into Israeli territory. The attacks, initiated the Israel-Hamas war. The attacks resulted in 1,139 deaths695 Israeli civilians (including 36 children), 71 foreign nationals, and 373 members of the security forces. Approximately 250 Israeli civilians and soldiers were taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip