Military Vehicles in Action

Images of military personnel with vehicles, including light anti-tank missile systems and cargo planes, showcasing training and operational scenarios.

A Marine looks at the turret of an LAV-25 light armored vehicle equipped with a GAU-13/A 30mm lightweight gun and an FIM-92A Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division sit aboard an M151A1 light vehicle equipped with an M220A1 tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) heavy anti-tank missile system. They are participating in Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84. In the background is a C-130 Hercules. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

Members of the 101st Airborne Division board a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ground crewmen line up a bomb loader to an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a practice load and preflight exercise. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-89-05951. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Medium shot, left side front view, of the open entrance of a United States Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo plane. A US Navy M54 Series 5-ton Cargo Truck is headed down the front ramp of the C-5. An US Air Force C-5 Loadmaster stands on the near side of the ramp guiding the driver. A portable aircraft generator is on the tarmac at the far side of the C-5. The Navy Sea Bees and their equipment are from Naval Beach Group One, Coronado, California. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM)

A Marine looks at the turret of an LAV-25 light armored vehicle equipped with a GAU-13/A 30mm lightweight gun and an FIM-92A Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 155th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, load an M9A9 5-ton truck on board the USNS Denebola. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A Westland Wasp Mk.1, Series 2 & 2A (AH-12A) submarine control helicopter (1966-1981) on the flight deck of one of Speyk Class Fregat (1967-1990).

Equipment Operator First Class (EO1) Jeff Arnold, positions his motor grader in the access road alongside the runway at the airport. The Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Forty (NMCB-40), Port Hueneme, CA, is improving the access road to withstand the heavy military traffic supporting Unified Task Force Somalia. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

An MJ-1 weapons loader is unloaded from a C-5 Galaxy from the 3rd Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, in support of the Air Power Expeditionary Force exercise with the Royal Jordanian Air Force. Base: Azraq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

A forklift driver from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) places a pallet of supplies in a staging area following his unit's arrival in Zakhu. The Seabees were dispatched to Iraq from their base at U.S. Naval Station, Rota, Spain, for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Two Marines start up the generator on a welding trailer as they prepare to work on a tank in a maintenance area in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-SC-04-11128. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-5 Galaxy of the Air Mobility Command wait on the flightline at Hunter Army Airfield to load vehicles during the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: SEA EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-10414. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-01167. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-85-09184. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-102 105mm towed howitzer stands ready for a heavy artillery barrage demonstration for Saudi Arabia national guardsmen. Members of the 1ST Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, are conducting the demonstration during Operation Desert Shield. Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DA-ST-85-02235. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

B-1B Lancers of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, stand ready for launch in 12 hours for a non-stop around the world sortie that will include five in-flight refuelings and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flight deck crewmen aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) stand in front of a row of parked CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters. The SAIPAN is taking part in exercise Ocean Venture '81. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Members of the 615th AMCS Tactical Airlift Control Element (TALCE), Travis Air Force Base, CA set-up the Mobile Aerial Reporting Communication (MARC) module next to the flight line. They are participating in an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), which tests a unit's ability to operate in a simulated environment. Air Force members will practice their jobs under wartime scenarios and conditions. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 95-02NORTHERN PIKE Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron use a weapons loader to move an inert AGM-69A Short Range Attack Missile (SRAM) from underneath a B-1B bomber aircraft. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-86-06277. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-03645. Country: Unknown

Loading containers with patriot rockets of 502 squadron, 5th group of led weapons.

DF-ST-89-05744. Subject Operation/Series: COOL BARGE '88 Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00369. Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, position their equipment in preparation for the defueling of an aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the 1ST Bn., 35th Inf., 25th Inf. Div., exit from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while participating in an air assault during the joint U.S./Korean Exercise Team Spirit '86. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Base: Yongpyong Country: South Korea

DF-ST-86-09687. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD 85 Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to the 11th Brigade, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, level a radar unit in preparation for a tactical Patriot missile launch. The live firing are a real time opportunity for units to demonstrate their skills during the world's largest joint service, multi-nation tactical air operations exercise. Soldiers assigned to the 11th Brigade, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, level a radar unit in preparation for a tactical Patriot missile launch. The live firing are a real time opportunity for units to demonstrate their skills during the world's largest joint service, multi-nation tactical air operations exercise.

Ordnancemen use an MJ-1 bomb loader to load Mark 117 750-lb. bombs on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

DM-SD-03-06143. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Raaf Amberly State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

A view of the M55 laser trainer attached to the turret of an M60A1 tank. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-87-12203. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A view of Jeeps being transferred from a K-loader through the lower front compartment door of a 747 cargo aircraft during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members from the 437th Operations, Services, Weather, Intelligence, Logistics, and Equipment Maintenance down load from a C-5 Galaxy in Spain to take part in the relief mission. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Moron Country: Spain (ESP)

STAFF SGT. Jesus DeLarosa, an air transportation specialist, for the 62nd APS McChord AFB, Washington, spots STAFF SGT. Carl Polk, a fuels specialist for the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England, as he backs a fuel truck into a C-130. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA)

A1C William Ayers, right, stands by behind the wheel of an MJ-1B weapons loader as SGT Louis Andre secures a Mark 84 2,000-pound practice bomb to the loader's arm. The Airmen are weapons specialists with the 526th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

041130-F-1740G-005. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Front view of a Tow Missile System. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A Marine uses an ordnance carrier to unload bombs from a flat bed truck on the flight line of Marine Light Attack Squadron 223. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPL Christopher E. Adrade (top left) and CPL Jorge A. Monge-Ibarra (top right), secure a crate of Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) onto a 5-Ton Truck during DEEP STRIKE 97. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ordnancemen use an MJ-1 bomb loader to load Mark 117 750-lb. bombs on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Operation Desert Shield.

SSGT Steve Wolberg, SSGT Jim Gorman, and A1C Scott Baron, Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona 43rd ECS, prepare to pull an engine from a C-130 in support of Air Expeditionarny Force at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 10, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. SSGT Steve Wolberg, SSGT Jim Gorman, and A1C Scott Baron, Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona 43rd ECS, prepare to pull an engine from a C-130 in support of Air Expeditionarny Force at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 10, 1999, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.

A member of the US Air Force munitions crew uses a forklift to move a load of bombs out to the flight line. The bombs will be loaded onto aircraft participating in the air training exercise COPE THUNDER '83-1. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '83-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

030115-F-6449C-023. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A 30 mm cannon loader is used to rearm the 30 mm cannon on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during Refueling and Armament Team operations. Base: Dry Lake State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-09785. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

A fuel tank and the undercarriage of an A-6E Intruder attack aircraft from Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35), deployed from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60), shows battle damage from a mission at the start of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DM-ST-88-07876. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB) load their packs onto a semi-trailer before boarding a bus that will take them to Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Marines of the 4th MEB are returning to Camp Lejeune after being deployed aboard amphibious ships in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of a Navy beach support team guides the air cushion landing craft LCAC-9 as it comes ashore during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Pioneer Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) is catapulted from a launching rail set up atop an M-814 5-ton cargo truck. The RPV is being tested in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

TSGT Mark Hill, the air field manager of the 4100 group provisional, off loads a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) that is marshaled by a load crew member from the 37 Airlift Wing, Ramstein AB Germany. TSGT Hill is in control of all aircraft on the ground and where all vehicles and pallets will be stored during the off loads at Tuzla. The 4100 Group Provisional is in Tuzla to set up airfield operations and bring the air head up to 24 hour capability. The air base will be a major hub of incoming people and supplies in support of the American participation in the Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Airport Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-85-09824. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-90-03030. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '88 Country: North Atlantic Ocean

Soldiers of the 7th Light Infantry Division disembark from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

DA-ST-87-13061. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The driver of an LAV-25 light armored vehicle from Company D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, brings the vehicle ashore at Onslow Beach. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SGT. Jim Hendricks steadies an Mark 82 bomb being carried by a bomb loader to an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for loading. Base: Flesland Air Station Country: Norway (NOR)

The damaged landing gear, after a crash landing of a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E at Biebelstadt Army Airfield, Germany. Buffeted by high winds on final approach the landing gear collapsed and the number one engine caught fire on touchdown. The propeller disintegrated, three crewmembers were injured, there were no fatalities. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

A firefighter opens a filler valve on an Air Force P-8 fire truck before filling the truck's water tank from a fire hydrant at Etiwanda High School, one of the Brush Fire Strike Force's staging areas. Air Force firefighters from the 63rd Civil Engineering. Base: Rancho Cucamonga State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-04088. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-03402. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

DM-ST-88-07673. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

C-17 Crew members along with 3rd Aerial Port Squadron and Ft. Bragg personnel load the C-17 with equipment, supplies, and trucks to be deployed to Panama. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-198 155mm howitzer is loaded onto a YFU-81 harbor utility craft by a crane prior to it being transported to Vieques Island, Puerto Rico for PURPLE DRAGON, a joint exercise involving B Battery, 1ST Battalion, 377th Artillery Regiment (Air Assault), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DRAGON Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force personnel hook up an antenna on the roof of a communications van as preparations are made to deploy to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

An M-198 155mm howitzer is demonstrated to the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference during their visit to the base. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN Richard Cowart, 728th Tactical Control Squadron, cleans the fuel filters on the dash eight gas turbine generators that supply power to the radar building during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Left front view, on display, Soviet B-10 82mm Recoiless Gun. Soviet M-37 82mm mortar and M-43 120mm mortar in background. Country: Unknown

SPC James Lillard explains the functions of the O-length HAWK missile launcher to CPT Ahmed Soliman of the Egyptian Army during an intensive 27-week HAWK missile training class. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel from the 51st Munitions Maintenance Squadron offload munitions from a military van with the use of a forklift. Base: Chong Ju Air Base Country: South Korea

DF-ST-85-12970. Subject Operation/Series: CROWN DRAGONFLY Base: San Lorenzo Country: Honduras (HND)

SENIOR AIRMAN Matthew Baker, noncommissioned officer in charge of vehicle maintenance, 8th Security Police Squadron, familiarizes Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Sheila Widnall, with the interior of a armored personnel carrier during her visit to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A port heavy-lift crane lifts a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) up and over a LIght Armored Vehicle-Command and Control (LAV-25) during DEEP STRIKE 97. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force fire department crews assigned to safeguard Mogadishu Airport refill their P-19 Fire Truck from a P-18 2000 gallon tanker. The tanker is left facing the camera and the fire truck is right facing away from the camera. Fire crews from McChord, Travis, and Charleston Air Force Bases responded to the scene of an Italian helicopter accident (not shown) and foamed the area around the helicopter where fuel has leaked from it. The runway was closed for approximately three hours. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM)

DN-ST-88-03097. Country: Arabian Sea

A rear view of a CH-53C Super Jolly helicopter from the 601st Tactical Air Support Squadron, as preparations are made to onload a pallet through it's cargo opening during Exercise UREX '82. Subject Operation/Series: UREX '82 Base: Rhein Grafenstein Country: West Germany (FRG)

World War two, American M3 medium tank crewman, Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States, 1942

An M-2 Bradley is driven onto the rail at the marshaling area during SEDRE. Subject Operation/Series: SEA EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-05742. Subject Operation/Series: COOL BARGE '88 Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A gunner on a PBR Mark 3 riverine patrol boat of Special Boat Unit 26 (SBU-26) mans a single-mounted .50-caliber M-2 machine gun. Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN)

Pallets of supplies and equipment at Moi International Airport are lined up on the flightline in support of Operation Support Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

The 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, 23rd Wing (Flying Tigers), upload medical supplies, Meals Ready to Eat, and ammunition on a C-141 from McChord AFB, WA.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX SHARK Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

After a crash landing a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E at Biebelstadt Army Airfield, Germany, recovery team personnel place wing supports under the right wing. Buffeted by high winds on final approach the landing gear collapsed and the number one engine caught fire on touchdown. The propeller disintegrated, three crewmembers were injured, there were no fatalities. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

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