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)
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)
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Pararescuemen from the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron practice moving a simulated casualty down the side of a cliff during a training exercise. The Air Force Reserve squadron is based at Portland International Airport. State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Aviation Structural Mechanic E (Safety Equipment) 1ST Class Castilleja inspects a pylon on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). Castilleja, a reservist attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 305 (VFA-305), is serving two weeks of active duty aboard the carrier. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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DN-ST-90-03755. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-85-04063. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Country: Gulf Of Suez
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Fireman Apprentice Sara Heath and fellow crew members lay out line aboard the large harbor tug WENATCHEE (YTB-808) after the vessel assisted the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) from port. Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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US Navy AIRMAN Cassie Poepoe retrieves an arresting wire after the final recovery of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The final recovery marks the highlight of the aircraft carrier's last day on station in the Persian Gulf. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
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Members of a crash and rescue team position a litter on the flight deck during a drill aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Caribbean Sea
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DN-ST-88-02154. Base: USS William H. Standley (CG 32)
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Members from the 574th Supply, 51st Maintenance Battalion, Task Force 51, Mannheim, Germany, take water samples during the set up of two reverse osmosis water purification systems that produces 600 gallons of fresh water an hour. They also maintain eight chlorinators that produce over 3,000 gallons of fresh water an hour for the people in the city of Goma and the Rwandan refugees located in Zaire. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)
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Pararescuemen from the 56th Rescue Squadron, and members from the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, prepare to jump overboard from a small watercraft into the 40 degree north Atlantic waters off the coast of Keflavik, Iceland, to participate in the exercise NORTHERN VIKING '95 by acting as "survivors" to be rescued by an HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Keflavik, NAS. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '95 Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)
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Navy baggage handlers process through customs the luggage of evacuees arriving with military and civilian personnel from the Philippine Islands after the June 10 eruption of Mount Pinatubo deposited more than four inches of volcanic ash on the area, disrupting base operations. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil. Subject Operation/Series: FIRERY VIGIL Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam(GUM)
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US Air Force Captain Barry Barnes (Left), of the 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, receives help unloading a water purification system from a Vietnamese Red Cross Volunteer in Tan Son Nhat, Viet Nam. The purification system was off loaded from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo plane. (sub-standard). Base: Tan Son Nhat Country: Viet Nam (VNM)
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The high profile search operation for the A-10 that crashed on Gold Dust Peak attracts representatives from various media. Here cameramen from a national news organization and the Air Force Combat Camera capture scenes of the initial search operation by the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 7 from San Diego, California as the men climb into the Zodiac boat. Base: New York Lake State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Members of the 432nd Aircraft Generation Squadron load Mark 82 500-pound general-purpose bombs onto F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Exercise Cope Thunder '86-3. During the exercise more than 60 aircraft from the U.S. and the Far East will be pitted against each other in daily combat scenarios, dogfights and bomb runs. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '86-3 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)
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Coast Guardsmen practice drug interdiction board a small craft during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: San Diego Bay State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Submariners at the Groton Sub Base struggle to isolate a major leak in the training simulator to keep sharp on their damage control training. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Certified aircraft mechanics such as Eddie Jaramillo help return stored aircraft to flying status at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. This F-4E will become a drone for the full-scale aerial targets program. This image was used in the April 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Phoenix Rising.". Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Two members of Fleet Composite Squadron 6 (VC-6) prepare a BQM-74C target drone for launch on the flight deck of the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American countries. The drone will be used as a target by anti-aircraft gunners aboard ships taking part in the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: USS O'Bannon
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Vintage Photograph. Inspecting earthquake damage: two men assess structural destruction amidst rubble.
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970408-F-1787R-158. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: 4 AEW/VI CENTER/DOHA/QATAR
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A crewman aboard the salvage ship USS PRESERVER (ARS-8) inspects air tanks during the salvage operation for the space shuttle orbiter Challenger. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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DF-ST-88-05626. Base: King Salmon State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal member SSGT James Rutske descends from one of the many rock faces using a rescue line for safety as pararescueman MSGT Rick Weaver assists from above. Both are members of the A-10 recovery team searching along the East Brush Creek for remnants of the four 500 pound Mark 82 bombs. Base: Negro Basin State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-89-04365. Base: USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58)
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Members of an Australian explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) diving team 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)
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STAFF Sergeant Theresa Wagner and MASTER Sergeant Cecile Tamayo, 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, conduct training on the Therapy Oxygen Generator, which is used to provide emergency oxygen to patients in-flight. Country: Unknown
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A crewman emerges from a baptism of salt water, the last step in the "Shellback" initiation ceremonies being conducted for crewmen crossing the Equator for the first time. The ceremonies are taking place during Operation Unitas XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown
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STAFF SGT. Wade Koch, Flight Engineer, 76th Rescue Flight, conducts an indoor Helicopter Hoist Extraction training during the 76th Rescue Flight 1995 Rescue Symposium. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A crew member aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) receives an MCU-2P gas mask. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)
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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)
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A Sarex '81 participant treats a "victim" inside a "crashed aircraft" during a rescue exercise. Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '81 Base: Trenton, Ontario Country: Canada (CAN)
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A petty officer sweeps the deck inside Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) No. 6G. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Flight deck crewmen scrub the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) following the completion of carrier qualifications off the Virginia Capes. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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SENIOR AIRMAN Seth Mellott, 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineering Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, NV, directs Guyana Defense Force's Lance Corporal Ebbionne Stevens on where to secure the roof joint to the frame of the building. Service members from Red Horse, U.S. Marine Corp and the Guyana Defense Force assigned to Combined Task Force Falcon joined together to rebuild Saint Mary's High School as part of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in .... Complete Scene Caption: Senior Airman Seth Mellott, 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineering Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, NV, directs Guyana Defense Force's Lance Corporal Ebbionne Stevens on where to secure the roof joint to the frame of the building. Servi
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Yermo Annex. Sealed in their Self Contained Toxic Environmental Protective Outfits (STEPO), personnel of the Hazardous Incident Response Team carefully and systematically decontaminate a team member as part of their training at the Hazardous Material Storage Area. Base: Usmc Logistics Base, Barstow State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Air Force Military Training School (Limos) Camouflage exercise in the field.
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A Young Marine in training at Mountain Warfare Training facility. Here, the Marine learns how to cross a stream using a rope that is over the water. Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt gets ready to train in an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. Standing inside the M-113 vehicle is Wilcutt while George Hoggard, a training officer with KSC Fire Services, sits atop the armored personnel carrier. The STS-89 mission will be the eighth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. STS-89 is scheduled for a Jan. 22 liftoff at 9:48 p.m
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LT. Leanne Fielding, ocmmander of Company A, Amphibious Contstruction Battalion 1 (ACB-1), supervises Seabees during a causeway-building exercise. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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SSGT Ronald Moore from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, demonstrates current rescue methods for the F-15 Eagle aircraft to his Japanese counterparts, during Exercise Cope North '81-3. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81-3 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN)
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971010-F-5742K-001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)
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Royal Netherlands Air Force Cadet Marco Kleinlugtenbeld goes through the traditional dunking after his solo flight in a T-37B Tweet aircraft. The cadet is one of approximately 320 students taking part in the 80th Flying Training Wing's Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA)
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970427-F-1277M-023. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-87-00682. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)
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USAF STAFF Sergeant Alan J. Meche, 62nd Airlift Generation Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington inspects a temporary aircraft troop seat kit. From AIRMAN Magazine July 1995 issue "An Air Force Gem". Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution
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Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) search through bags of flour in the cargo hold during an inspection aboard the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea
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Recruits cross a rope bridge on the confidence course 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)
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Artwork: "Recondo" Artist: Elzie Golden Catalog Number: 12.12.90 U.S. Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution
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A crewman from the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989) examines a bulletin board aboard the Russian navy Krivak class frigate BDITELNY during exercise BALTOPS '93. The crewman is taking part in an exchange of observers and crewmen between the two ships. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea
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DF-ST-86-10061. Base: Sapporo Country: Japan (JPN)
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DN-ST-86-02355. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)