Military Training and Operations

Images depicting various military training exercises, including parachuting and gear preparations, showcasing soldiers in operational settings.

A crate containing an emperor penguin chick is loaded aboard a 7th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Four chicks will be flown to San Diego, where they will be part of a National Science Foundation study. Country: Antarctica (ATA)

DN-ST-88-03277. Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-01006. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

American search and rescue team members prepare for their jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during SAREX, a joint U.S. - Canadian exercise taking place in Alaska. Subject Operation/Series: SAREX Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-08870. Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '83 Country: South China Sea

A Panama Defense Force soldier checks his harness before jumping into a pool, during a joint training exercise conducted by the 193rd Infantry Brigade. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

A sailor wearing a helmet and safety harness climbs a ladder to change a light bulb on the side of the island structure of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The LINCOLN is making a four-day visit to the island of Saint Thomas. State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crate containing an emperor penguin chick is loaded aboard a 7th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Four chicks will be flown to San Diego, where they will be part of a National Science Foundation study. Country: Antarctica (ATA)

An ordnanceman uses an electrical hoist to maneuver a BDU-45 practice bomb on the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

Litter bearers prepare to place a simulated casualty into a 45th Medical Company UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter on the flight deck of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20). Members of the company and Comfort personnel are taking part in the drill in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

A view of personnel aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft pushing cartons, with parachutes attached, out of the plane during an airdrop. The airdrop will provide personnel stationed at the South Pole with fresh produce and supplies. Base: South Pole Country: Antarctica (ATA)

A sailor is placed in a harness to be lifted into a helicopter from the deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

DN-ST-85-08400. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-07836. Base: Thule Air Base Country: Greenland (GRL)

DF-SC-89-11482. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-08043. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-85-11252. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine during leaving an Agusta-Bell 204 (i) UH-1 helicopter (1962-1978) of the Marine air shipping service (MLD).

DF-ST-89-00784. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

Recruits undergo basic training aboard the training destroyer escort USS RECRUIT (TDE 1) at the Naval Training Center. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An overhead view of crewmen using binoculars and a long glass to get a good view of the desert region from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) as the ship heads south. The AMERICA is the first U.S. Navy carrier since 1967 and the largest ever to travel this route. State: Suez Canal Country: Egypt (EGY)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2013) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) heave a line during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13). Hue City is on a deployment to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navys 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Members of a hose team make final preparations for a hangar deck firefighting drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during PACEX '89. The sailors are wearing oxygen breathing apparatuses (OBAs). Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-88-02620. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

DN-ST-89-08514. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Bangor State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules maintenance team work on the transport aircraft's engines prior to a competition inspection during AIRLIFT RODEO '90. AIRLIFT RODEO is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.. Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA)

DA-ST-85-12356. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

A761597 U3KM OARLOCK SLIFER CABLE INSTALLATION BROUILLARD(Project Engineer) DEC 16 76EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 12/16/1976 CABLES; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; OARLOCK; SHAFTS; SLIFER CABLE INSTALLATION; SLIFER CABLES; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WEAPONS RELATED historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

British explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team members prepare to move out into the harbor in an inflatable boat from which they will dive to search for Iraqi mines. U.S. and Australian 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)

STAFF SGT. John Klemp a C-130H loadmaster with 40th Airlift Squadron (AS), stores cargo straps in the rear of the aircraft while enroute on a resupply mission to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia. The 40th AS is assigned to the 7th Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and is deployed to Ramstein for a 45 day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour to support Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DN-ST-87-05306. Base: Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military personnel perform maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY)

A visitor touring the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) pauses on the bridge to watch an F-14 Tomcat aircraft take off. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Glen Brewer, a member of the air station's fire department, fills an air tank for a self-contained breathing apparatus. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation ordnancemen move a weapons skid containing four AIM-7 Sparrow missiles across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman

Members of a firefighting party simulate opening a hot and jammed hatch during refresher training aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). They are wearing oxygen breathing apparatus. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Four students in the Naval Aviation Water Survival Training Program (NAWSTP) wait inside the "helo dunker," a device that is dropped into the water to simulate an aircraft crash landing. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A pilot of the 159th Tactical Fighter Group, Louisiana Air National Guard, dons his cold weather gear in the life support section. Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

Three Seabees examine a diagram of an encampment during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-88-05092. Subject Operation/Series: COBBLER FREEZE Base: Deadhorse State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewman on the main deck of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) participates in the loading of ammunition for the 16-inch/50-caliber guns. The NEW JERSEY is preparing to depart for sea trials and is scheduled to be reactivated in January of 1983. Base: Seal Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-02728. Base: USS Inflicit (MSO 456)

DF-ST-86-07958. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

CHIEF Machinist's Mate Ceasar C. Bagsic, kneeling, and CHIEF Engineman Orly B. Bisquera, both crew members from the repair ship USS JASON (AR-8), work on equipment aboard the Kuwaiti tugboat A1-MUTLAA which suffered damage during the occupation of Kuwait by Iraqi forces. The troops 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)

A sailor aboard the Spanish frigate Vencedora (F-36) reaches for a line as a Zodiac inflatable boat carrying members of the ship's boarding party is recovered following the boarding party's inspection of a merchant vessel. The Vencedora is one of the ships of the Maritime Interdiction Force (MIF), which was formed during Operation Desert Shield to enforce U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea

Student's aircraft (simulator) evacuation methods is observed/graded by an evaluator. The Air Force's joint pilot training program is active at Reese AFB. Ground and air EGRESS training is an integral part of the Air Force/Naval pilots survival education. Student's aircraft (simulator) evacuation methods is observed/graded by an evaluator. The Air Force's joint pilot training program is active at Reese AFB. Ground and air EGRESS training is an integral part of the Air Force/Naval pilots survival education.

A flatbed truck with a large steel beam is positioned under the fuselage of a 63rd Military Airlift Wing, Norton Air Force Base, California's C-141 Starlifter. The aircraft was damaged when it ran off the end of the runway at Marine Corp Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Personnel from Warner Robins Air Force Base's 2955 Combat Logistics Support Squadron are doing the recovery. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

U.S. civilians board a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as evacuations get underway during Operation Urgent Fury. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Two United States service men help tie down cargo straps on a pallet at Moi International Airport in support of Operation Support Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

DF-ST-85-11255. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PFC. John Dalton and Spec. 4 John Austin, 172nd Support Battalion, repair a space heater during exercise Brim Frost '87. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '87 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

California Air National Guard (ANG) Pararescueman MASTER Sergeant Ken Chapman helps Technical Sergeant Jeff Borg with his swim fins onboard an MC-130 "Combat Shadow" aircraft as Load master Tom Reyes shine a flashlight on his feet. All are members of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Airfield, California. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-90-03750. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SENIOR CHIEF Torpedoman Valerie Langstaff, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group Three, uses food as a reward as she works with Loma, an Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin being trained for EOD assignments. Country: Unknown

DN-SC-88-03731. Base: Persian Gulf

DN-ST-92-08981. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment inspects possible contraband seized on a Joint Task Force 4 drug interdiction mission. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-90-02178. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

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Navy Seabee reservist CHIEF Builder (BUC) Daryl Cury and Builder Third Class (BU3) David Wilkins are shown setting up forms for a new sidewalk near hangar 200. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040602-F-7552L-003. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: F

Aerial Port Squadron personnel load blivets (portable fuel containers) into the cargo load of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the combined United States/Honduran training operation "AHUAS TARA" (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: La Mesa Country: Honduras (HND)

DF-ST-85-12064. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-85-08804. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members position a barricade on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during a general quarters drill. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mrs. Barbara Pope, ship's sponsor, breaks the traditional bottle of champagne on the bow of the guided missile destroyer PAUL HAMILTON (DDG-60) at the vessel's christening and launching ceremony. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-05680. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Members of an Australian explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) diving team unties an inflatable boat from the pier as he and his fellow team members prepare to search for mines planted in the harbor by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait. The Australian divers are joining British and U.S. EOD team members in a multinational effort to make the harbor safe for reopening. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Sailors paint some of the external fittings and sufaces aboard the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) as they help prepare the ship for its arrival at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The MACDONOUGH will return to Charleston tomorrow following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DA-ST-90-01571. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '89 Base: Fort Richardson State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy Hull Technician 1ST Class Patrick Wheeler (right) listens to last-minute instructions on the "pinger locator" before starting his next dive. Wheeler is assigned to the submarine tender USS EMORY S. LAND (AS 39), and is diving from the Navys salvage rescue ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) as part of an augmentation force to facilitate 24-hour diving operations. US Navy Boatswains Mate CHIEF Donald Dennis, stationed aboard the Grasp, displays the Datasonics "pinger locator", used to locate Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The ROVs role in finding bodies from the crash of TWA flight 800 has been a tremendous asset for his divers responsible for a gruesome yet important task. Instead of .... Complete Scene Caption: US Navy Hull Technician 1st Class Patrick Wheeler (right) listens to last-minute instructions on the "pinger locator" before starting his next dive. Wheeler is assigned to the submarine tender USS EMORY S. LAND (AS 39), and is diving from the Navys salvage rescue ship USS GRASP

DN-SC-87-05668. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

TSGT Frank Beaudoin, a member of the 301st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, is checked by the judges after completing his jump. Beaudoin is participating in Sarex '80, a search and rescue exercise, a joint U.S. and Canadian pararescue exercise. Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '80 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A sailor wears a respirator and safety glasses while spray-painting a fitting aboard the guided missile cruiser USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CG-17). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crew member raises the national ensign aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Air Force firemen spray foam to extinguish an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Historic Greek sponge diver in antique diving suit dives for sponges in Tarpon Springs FL

DF-ST-85-12055. Country: Philippines (PHL)

An Army National Guard Military Policeman from Kinston Armory, Kinston, North Carolina sleeps on a folding sleeping cot inside the armory, after Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Kinston Armory, Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030712-F-7709W-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

An outboard motor is stored in a rubber raft as preparations are made to load it aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team sweep the A-10 debris field with a MK-26 Ferrous Ordnance Locator which is capable of locating objects up to 14 feet under the snow. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MAJ. Tom Ruocco from the 166th Airlift Group, 136th Air National Guard, Delaware, points toward a waypoint ground marker during Airlift RODEO '94. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '94 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class (SW) Michael Bergin shouts instructions to shipmates aboard the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27) during Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Base: USS Josephus Daniels (CG 27)

S68-46605 (5 Aug. 1968) --- The prime crew of the first manned Apollo mission (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) participates in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (stepping into life raft), Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham. They have just egressed Apollo Command Module Boilerplate 1102, and are awaiting helicopter pickup. Inflated bags were used to upright the boilerplate. MSC swimmers assisted in the training exercise.

DN-ST-88-03158. Base: Nav Ordnance Station Indian Head State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-10098. Base: Mexico City State: Distrito Federal Country: Mexico (MEX)

A parachuter begins the task of folding his chutes after a safe landing during exercise Black Hawk IV. Subject Operation/Series: BLACK HAWK IV Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

A crewman uses a navigational device to plot a course for aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A reservist diver from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 1 prepares to make a dive at the USS ARIZONA Memorial site. Salvage Unit 1 is participating in the joint Navy/Park Service project SeaMark, a surveying and charting effort to assess submerged cultural resources in the Pacific. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-88-00405. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

A high angle looking down from atop a truck as a Bosnian Woman from the town of Jusici, Bosnia-Herzegovina tries to stop a Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) broadcast by beating the speakers (mounted atop a truck) with a stick. The women disagreed with a recently proposed resettlement for the town. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Jusici Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A ground crew stands by as replacements arrive aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze '80. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '80 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA)

A crash crewman sits at the wheel of a P-16 firefighting and rescue truck during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). Some of the aircraft in the background are assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), which is assigned to the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). Those aircraft are being flown by pilots from CVW-1 who are working toward their carrier qualifications. Country: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Fire brigade action Stadhuis Amsterdam; Firefighters enter town hall foam gun. November 8, 1985. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

An airman secures the attachment of a Mark 82 500-pound laser-guided bomb to an F-4 Phantom II aircraft. The airman is assigned to the 3rd Munitions Maintenance Squadron, involved in Exercise Opportune Journey 4. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4 Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One review charts with U.S. Park Service personnel prior to a survey dive. The divers are studying the wreck of the battleship USS ARIZONA (BB-39) as part of Project Sea Mark, a four-year undersea survey and mapping study of naval historic sites. The study is being conducted in conjuction with the U.S. Park Service's Submerged Cultural Resource Unit. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-89-07277. Country: Unknown

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