Modern Military Operations

Visuals of soldiers in modern combat gear during operations in Korea, Taiwan, Casablanca, and Vietnam, showcasing a practical and operational atmosphere.

DA-SC-86-08944. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-SC-86-08944. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Low angle shot looking up at the back end of a M54 Series 5-ton Cargo Truck as CPL Mike Hutta, from Alpha Company, 2nd of the 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, unloads LAWS (Light Anti-tank Weapon) and AT-4s (Anti-tank Variation Four); handing tem to two Soldiers on the ground. Straight on shot of an abandoned and dilapidated building with overturned Soviet trucks inside. The building is located at an abandoned Soviet Base north of Sword Base and is being prepared for destruction. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Range-6, Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM)

25th Infantry Battalion members load cargo aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft from an Army truck during Joint Airborne Airportability Tactical Training. Base: Bradshaw Auxiliary Air Field State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-87-01609. Base: Camp Lejuene State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TSGT Richard E. Heins (left), watches as SSGT Dale Watkins talks to the lead C-141 Starlifter aircraft prior to the air drop of two jeeps as Exercise Ocean Venture '81 gets underway. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '81 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers patrol in an M-998 multipurpose wheeled vehicle during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '90. Subject Operation/Series: Ocean Venture '90 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines listen to a briefing while training with an Ecuadoran marine corps unit during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. The Marine at center is holding an M-60E3 machine gun. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Base: Manta Country: Ecuador(ECU)

Marines climb a ladder to an observation position at the Lebanese Scientific University. The Marines are participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DN-ST-85-08765. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Marine Radioman from the 2nd Battalion 8th Marines checks in with his men as they secure the hill at McCalla on the Naval Base. The Marines are presently stationed aboard the USS NASSAU as part of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Canadian Army Private Kevin Coyston checks the machine gun mounted on his armored personnel carrier during the combined United States/Canadian NATO exercise RENDEZVOUS '83. Subject Operation/Series: RENDEZVOUS '83 Base: Camp Wainwright State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

Soldiers prepare an M102 105 mm howitzer to be airlifted by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the joint US/Honduras field training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

DF-ST-85-11997. Subject Operation/Series: ADEPT WARRIOR Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-00542. Country: Unknown

25th Infantry Battalion troops embark a 439th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft ready to depart during Joint Airborne Airportability Tactical Training. Base: Dillingham Field State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-01094. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

DA-ST-87-12978. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Osan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division is prepared for medical evacuation (medevac) aboard a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. The paratrooper was injured in a jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members from Alpha Company, 2/228th Aviation Battalion "Winged Warriors," Naval Air Station Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and C-5 loadmasters from 349th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Air Mobility Wing, download one of several UH-1-H "Iroquois" from the forward cargo ramp of the "City of Vallejo". Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-06490. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Han River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Three U.S. Army AH-1S Cobra helicopters fly in formation over fog-shrouded terrain. Country: Unknown

Crewmen from the 14th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Misawa, Japan, AIRMAN 1ST Class Andrew Ecker, back, STAFF SGT. Drew, middle, and AIRMAN 1 Class Tyron Flynn load a Mark 84 bomb under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Cope Thunder North. The exercise tests aircrews' skills in strike, support, air defense and combat rescue roles. Units from the Canadian Forces, the U.S. Marine Corps, Alaska Air National Guard, Strategic Air Command and other Pacific Air Forces units are participating.. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER NORTH Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Soldiers take cover in high grass as they participate in the joint U.S./Honduras field training exercise Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II Country: Honduras (HND)

DF-ST-86-07842. Base: Gabel Mamza Country: Egypt (EGY)

A Navy corpsman crawls under barbed wire on the obstacle course during a simulated firefight. He is undergoing combat training at the Field Medical Service School. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

BENJAMIN BRATT, JAMES FRANCO and FREDDIE JOE FARNSWORTH in THE GREAT RAID (2005), directed by JOHN DAHL.

US Air Force Academy competitors, armed with M16A2 rifles, run their way through the Combat Rifle event during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense, and policing skills over six days. Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-86-06269. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-06571. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SHIELD Base: Camp Robinson State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A local from Mombasa, Kenya helps off load a C-130 out of the 136th Air Wing out of Dallas Naval Air Station parked at Moi International Airport in support of Operation Support Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

Vietnam War 1968. American soldiers uncover a Vietcong tunnel

A Marine Corps customs officer and a narcotics alert dog search field gear for contraband at the Okinawa staging area. The gear belongs to Marines returning from training in Korea. Base: Ie Shima State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-86-07801. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

An armed East German soldier takes a photograph along the border between East and West Germany. Country: West Germany (FRG)

Two soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division, Orange team, take up fighting positions. The soldier on the left is armed with an M16 rifle with an M203 grenade launcher. The soldier on the right is equipped with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '91 Base: Musumak Country: Korea

Members of the 101st Airborne Division Airmobile team unload field gear from a CH-47D Chinook helicopter during Operation Sand Eagle '88. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Mcdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LRRP - Members of a Long Range Patrol Team open fire against the enemy. R-1 are: SP4 Salvador Romero, Senior Scout Observer, with M-16 and SSG James E. Wicks, Patrol Leader with M-60 machine gun. Vietnam, 19 September 1969.

U.S. Soldiers Powering Radio Set using GN-45 Hand Crank Generator, Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, June 1944

TOM HANKS, EDWARD BURNS and MATT DAMON in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

US Army Troops disembark from a landing craft for a beach assault against the 4th Battalion, 10th Infantry, during an Army Training and Evaluation Program (ARTEP). Country: Panama (PAN)

H.K.H. Princess Beatrix visits army components at the Artillery Schietkamp Oldebroek, at 't Harde and in Elspeet.

An Air Force MSGT, center, and two Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) discuss plans to repair the bomb-damaged runway at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Sirsenk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Two Marines followed by infantrymen, sweep the road with mine detectors (ANTRS-153). The Marines using the detectors, are members of the Combat Engineers Battalion. They are going through combat readiness evaluation at the Pakalula Training Area. State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to evacuate casualties during a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission being conducted on the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4). Country: Adriatic Sea

An instructor explains firing range procedures to recruits 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)

Left side rear view medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Miller, from the 130th Security Forces Squadron, 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia, lays in the prone position and prepares to fire the M16 rifle during the Combat Rifle competition in the Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2000. A safety judge looks on at the right of the image. Subject Operation/Series: AIR MOBILITY COMMAND RODEO 2000 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A combined Marine and Army patrol during Operation Urgent Fury. The servicemen in the background are seated in a captured Soviet-built UAZ-469B light vehicle. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

A1C Tamara Byard, 603rd Communications Group, Eielson AFB, Alaska, being issued an M-16 rifle equipped with the multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES), from the mobile armory during the tactical communications exercise CORN COB II. Subject Operation/Series: CORN COB II Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Sailors with 2d Marine Division participate in an obstacle course during the Doc Kent Competition on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 2, 2022. The competition showcases the capabilities of executing tactical combat casualty care in austere environments by utilizing various evacuation platforms to move from point of injury to higher echelons of care.

A combat control team member begins his field training after parachuting from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft. The airman is assigned to the 317th Tactical Air Wing involved in exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A "patient", wearing protective clothing, is strapped onto a stretcher during the chemical warfare training segment of exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

Students at the Scout Sniper Instructor School use binoculars to sight targets during a field training exercise. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cavalry Schietkamp. "The Vliehors" crew of the Leopard 1V (improved) brings 105 mm ammunition back to the containers. It is the exercise granate super officially the APDS / T Practice See also (no 10) DS 0008-047

DN-ST-90-00216. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines Finishing Training during World War II, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, May 1942

Soldiers from the Army's 101st Airborne Division prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during exercise Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Beachmaster Markk Stewart direct AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles coming ashore during OPERATION RESTORE HOPE relief efforts. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Sample of a crust of crystals from an Apache mine in Arizona

Japanese Self Defense Force officers dine on U.S. Army rations during their observance of training techniques by members of the 2nd Bde., 25th Infantry Division. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-89-07282. Country: Unknown

Vietnam: August 12, 1966 Marines of H Company, 4th Marine Regiment, bypass the dense jungle and use a stream for a trail while moving up to confront the North Vietnamese 324th Division during Operation Hastings.

DF-ST-89-04089. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CPL Robert Johnson, 238th Cavalry, armed with an M-16A1 rifle, prepares for maneuvers during a reserve rescue exercise. Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines during an exercise in a wooded area.

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