Police and Riot Control

Images show police forces in tactical gear during rallies and training exercises, emphasizing crowd control, security, and a tense atmosphere in urban settings.

Spec ops police officers SWAT during assault operation.

A U.S. Soldier with the Michigan National Guard, provides security near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2021. The Soldiers are working in two-hour rotations, which allow them to be relieved and then go into a designated area where they can rest and be assessed for cold and snow related exposures. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to the National Capital Region to provide support to federal and district authorities leading up to the 2021 Presidential Inauguration.

Rennes - Neither Macron nor Le pen. Rennes, April 27, 2017, following the result of the first round of the presidential elections, a demonstration took place with the motto "Neither Macron or Le Pen". Rennes - Ni Macron ni Le pen. Rennes, 27 Avril 2017, suite au résultat du premier tour des élections présidentielle, un manifestation a eu lieu avec comme mot d'ordre "Ni Macron, ni Le Pen".

Police officer threatening a punk lying on the ground with his fist, Berlin, Germany, Europe

010726-F-1631A-012. Complete Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Bradley Lewis, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy, covers terrorists pulled from a suspect vehicle while conducting Special Tactics Assault Team (STAT) training during simulated hostage rescue operation. STAT is a highly trained, volunteer security force unit designed to act during high-risk operations. High-risk operations include resource recovery, anti-sniper actions, barricaded suspect apprehension, hostage rescue, counter-terrorist operations, and special event operations. The week long course involved joint training with the Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company, Italian Air Force personnel and USAF personnel assigned to the 31ST Security Forces Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

020808-F-0981H-158. Base: Southern Calif Logistics Airport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Nazi march in Dresden on 13 February 2012

051102-F-4177H-223. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Rennes - Demonstration against police violence in support of Theo. Rennes, Saturday, February 18, demonstration against the violence of the plague following the affair of Theo, young man assumed assaulted and violated by police. Rennes - Manifestation contre les violences policières en soutien à Théo. Rennes, le Samedi 18 Février, manifestation contre les violences plicières suite à l'affaire de Théo, jeune homme présummé agressé et violé par des policiers.

Afghan National Army commando cadets clear a vehicle during an ambush training mission at Camp Morehead in the Kabul province of Afghanistan Oct. 8, 2007.

CAPT. Rafael Marrero of the AF Space Command IG, the suspected Gunman during Wednesdays hostage exercise, is taken back into Fire Station One by security police members to be checked for weapons and interrogated. CAPT. Marrero had taken a CE member hostage inside the fire stations communications center and kept him there four hours. After all negotiations failed, CAPT. Marrero "shot and killed" the hostage. Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Barcelona, 01/10/2017. Report with the National Police Corps during the October 1 consultation. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

Germany, Weeze : Police exercise of german and dutch police units, action against violent football fans, Europe

Operational exercise, training for new SWAT officers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

020928-F-9259M-020. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Gerusalem, Israel 30, 2015 Military Israeli Army in Jerusalem 1104308728

051007-A-5563H-030. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA

BAKU - 26 June 2011 - Miliatary Parade in Baku, Azerbaijan on Army Day

Tech. Sgt. KC Ratekin, 51st Comptroller Squadron financial analysis supervisor, contacts his unit control center about a piece of simulated unexploded ordnance that was discovered outside of a building during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. UXOs are treated with extreme caution, requiring a safe perimeter to be established and explosive ordnance disposal teams to neutralize them.

Swat officers behind shield

110818-F-ET173-035PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Aug. 18, 2011) Capt. William Todd, director of surgical services aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), carries a patient to a waiting area at the Killick Haitian Coast Guard Base surgical screening site during Continuing Promise 2011. Continuing Promise is a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

DM-ST-88-06324. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from Charlie Company 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry conduct Crowd Riot Control training with improvised incendiary devices (Molotov Cocktails) called Fire-phobia training with Soldiers from the Kosovo Tactical Reserve Battalion at Camp Novo Selo, KosovoJune 18, 2022. Together with our partners KFOR is commited to maintaining a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in a fair and impartial manner

Sailors participate in an aircraft firefighting drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 26, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations along NATO allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Police forces during a demonstration, 70's

040617-F-1351B-012. Base: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR)

Operational exercise, training for new SWAT officers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) and U.S. Soldiers with the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company conduct a gear check during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRFs initial response forces will deploy Marines after a primary assessment team returns from gathering intelligence for follow-on search and rescue operations in the event of a nuclear detonation. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

Germany, Weeze : Police exercise of german and dutch police units, action against violent football fans, Europe

The Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), along with Soldiers from Albania, Armenia and Moldova and Active Duty Soldiers from Hohenfels, Germany, participated in Operation Bronze Shield, which was to simulate a disturbance turned riot, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, on October 17, 2022. The 76th IBCT, Task Force Nighthawk, is preparing for their rotation in Kosovo as part of KFOR 31. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

020130-F-1545M-006. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Police officers with the Naha Police Department observe as participants navigate through a driving obstacle course prior to consuming alcohol for initial testing during a DUI training event at Naminoue Driving School, Naha, Okinawa, Japan, July 15, 2022. The joint training event consisted of a wet lab where participants consumed alcohol for a few hours, then drove through an obstacle course in a controlled environment. Marines with Provost Marshals Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific and Naha Police Department personnel watched them to understand the signs and behaviors of drunken drivers to prevent accidents in the future

Security at the US Capitol the day after Pres. Biden's Inauguration.

DF-ST-87-11069. Base: Fort Walton Beach State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050904-A-7377C-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tarmiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DEU Germany Muenster: Police exercise fire training. |

May 2016 (off). Social movement against the Labour Act in Rennes. Mai 2016 (off). Mouvement social contre la Loi Travail à Rennes.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, take part in item inventories, gear issue, and classes during recieving aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, on April 6, 2022. The receiving phase serves to ensure all recruits are able to store their personal items, receive their standard issue gear, as well as learn the fundamentals of the recruit training process.

Massive police presence, demonstration against the NATO Summit in 2009, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

Recruits are instructed in firefighting procedures during basic training at the Naval Training Center. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Battle of the Pont den Barona, Moors and Christians, "Es Firó", Soller, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Germany, Weeze : Police exercise of german and dutch police units, action against violent football fans, Europe

A first responder assigned to the 51st Medical Group, assesses U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cinthia Torres, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron simulated trauma victim, during a mass casualty response training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 15, 2022. The cards attached to victims during the scenario gave first responders more information on the victim and their condition.

A first responder assigned to the 51st Medical Group, assesses U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cinthia Torres, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron simulated trauma victim, during a mass casualty response training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 15, 2022. The cards attached to victims during the scenario gave first responders more information on the victim and their condition.

SAN DIEGO - Sailors aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) Gold crew, speak to players from the South Sydney Rabbitohs, an Australian professional rugby league football club, on the ships flight deck, Feb. 21. Homeported in San Diego as a part of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE, USS Canberra is a fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatant that operates in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS like USS Canberra integrate with joint, combined, manned and unmanned teams to support forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe. Navy

DEU Germany Weeze : Police exercise of german and dutch police units.

Members of 607th Combat Communications Squadron, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, role playing as Opposing Forces (OPFOR), attack the Combat Communications Squadron compound during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise (CERE), Oct. 30, 1998. During the exercise, simulated opposing Forces (OPFOR) attack the compound and try to destroy assets. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220621-N-TI693-0545GULF OF ADEN (June 21, 2022) Airman Andrew Goldsborough, left, from Leonardtown, Maryland, engages with a simulated assailant, Electronics Technician 2nd Class Drake Childers, from St. Louis, Missouri, during an oleo capsicum course as part of security reaction force training aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), June 21, 2022. Hershel Woody Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Members of a special response unit training on an obstacle course, training center for special response units of the North Rhine-Westphalia state police, Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

General view of demonstrators of the front line and protestors before clashes and riots evolve in Medellin, Colombia after demonstrators and riot police (ESMAD) during a demonstration that escalated to clashes after security cameras and commerce were affected by the protest. In Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia on 22, 2021.

Protests in Cairo

Rapid reaction soldiers control La Defense square, modern high-rise district in Paris, France, Europe

110315-N-IC111-461WAKUYA, Japan (March 15, 2011) Chief Naval Air Crewman Steven Sinclair, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), is embraced by a Japanese citizen after delivering humanitarian supplies. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are conducting search and rescue operations and re-supply missions as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi throughout northern Japan.

Smoke emits from Taj Mahal Hotel during terrorist attack Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 29-November-2008 Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Spec ops police officers SWAT during assault operation.

Female soldiers walking through the centre of Santa Clara, Cuba, Greater Antilles, Caribbean, Central America, America, Central America

990622-M-5696S-011. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Camp Montieth State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU

Capital Guardians provided crowd management and traffic control in support of local and federal agencies during the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington Aug. 28. The mission highlighted the D.C. National Guards commitment to ensure District citizens and visitors had the right to practice their First Amendment rights. Soldiers and Airmen worked alongside the Metropolitan Police Department, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metropolitan Police Department, D.C. Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department, D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.

American soldiers keep watching the US Airbase Spangdahlem, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany Europe

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990628-M-5696S-025. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Zegra State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

Stone Forsythe, Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle, handles equipment provided by the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 20, 2022. The National Football League players showed their appreciation for JBLM service members by participating in military demonstrations, touring the units on base and meeting service members.

Police and guards, Government Palace, Lima, Peru

Sylhet, Bangladesh. 18th July 2024. Students protesting by blocking the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway demanding quota reforms. Police thereafter tried to stop and block the protestors.

060724-N-6214F-015. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Els Enfarinats flour fight, rebels, armed with flour, eggs and firecrackers, take over the regiment of the city for one day, Plaza de la Iglesia, Ibi, Province of Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

DEU, Germany, Dortmund, 22.03.2006: Police operations at the football game Germany-USA. |, Europe

110315-N-IC111-117NORTHERN JAPAN (March 15, 2011) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Zack DelCorte, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), hands bottled water to a Japanese citizen. HS-4 is delivering humanitarian supplies to areas affected by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are conducting search and rescue operations and re-supply missions as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi throughout northern Japan.

Police watching near the presidential palace Lima

AIC David Workman assists a victim in a recent disaster preparedness exercise. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs Boa Vista, Brazil on September 18, 2020.

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Israeli counterintelligence division officer using surveillance software on laptop to detect enemy location. Mossad agent wearing mask isolated over Israel flag using satellite gadget

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Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid), 05/13/2021. King Felipe VI together with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, pays tribute to the last Spanish soldiers arriving from Afghanistan. Photo: Ángel de Antonio. ARCHDC.

Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, February 12, 2009 - Marines enrolled in the auxiliary security force certification course practice riot control techniques.

Conceptual image of war between Russia and Ukraine with shadow of soldier against wall with national flag background

Sylhet, Bangladesh. 18th July 2024. Students protesting by blocking the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway demanding quota reforms. Police thereafter tried to stop and block the protestors.

030505-M-9578B-001. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

050623-A-9665L-002. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

Truck in Brussels demanding justice following the Mumbai bombings in 2018. Brussels on 2020-11-26.Camion a Bruxelles demandant justice suite aux attentats de Mumbai en 2018. Bruxelles le 2020-11-26.

Schweizer Karte mit Waffen. Militärische Versorgung in der Schweiz, Konzept. 3D-Rendering Swiss map with weapons. Military supplies in Switzerland, concept. 3D rendering isolated on white background LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/alexlmxx 23275440

Aerial view of Beirut blast memorial protest, Beirut, Lebanon

HONG KONG - PROTEST - RASSEMBLEMENT DE SOUTIEN AU OUIGOURSRassemblement du mouvement pro-democratie hongkongais en soutien aux ouigours rapidement écourté par une intervention policiere et des affrontements.HONG KONG - PROTEST - UIGUR SUPPORT RALLYRally of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong in support of the Uighurs quickly cut short by police intervention and clashes.

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner with members of the Observation Units Customs Berlin (OEZ) during the welcoming ceremony of the new ZKA President Tino Ingelmann in Berlin, 03.05.2023. Leon Kuegeler photothek.de, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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