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Security Barriers and Fencing

Images of various barbed wire and fencing structures used in military and security contexts, emphasizing protection and confinement.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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Know how it was, Stasi documents, Federal Archives ** know how it was, Stasi documents, Federal Archives GfK-Phe Editorial Use Only
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Air Assault candidates rappel off the rappel towers on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, February 20, 2024. After successfully rappeling from the towers, candidates will rappel out of rotary wing aircraft. Army
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Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, and the U.S. Army Band, Pershings Own conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army 1st Lt. Myles W. Esmay in Section 36 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 1, 2022. Esmay was killed on June 7, 1944 during the siege of Myitkyina, Burma in World War II. From the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) press release:In the spring and summer of 1944, Esmay, an infantry engineer, was a member of Company B, 236th Engineer Combat Battalion, reinforcing the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), also known as Merrills Marauders. Esmays battalion arrived at the recently captured airfield in Myitkyina, Burma, on May 28, where they were tasked with holding the airfield and taking part in the siege of Myitkyina. On June 4, the battalion attacked Japanese forces at Namkwi village northwest of the airfield. The fighting lasted until June 7. Esmay wa
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England, London, Police Video Surveillance Officer filming anti Trump demonstration.
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040507-F-6849F-039. Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: EUCOM
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Troopers assigned to 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division participated in a WWII Commemoration Wreath Laying Cermony at Drawsko Pomorskie Municiple Cemetery in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland Sept. 1, 2022. Participating in events like these promote partnership between U.S. and Polish forces and the civilian population.
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031029-F-1663P-003. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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Gestapo prison, prison of the secret state police of Nazi Germany, Terezin, Czech Republic, Europe
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DF-ST-87-13295. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea
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The 200th RED HORSE Squadron is aiding in Hurricane Relief efforts in the Virgin Islands. The Ohio Air National Guard uni sent a team of 20 Airmen to setup and operate a Disaster Relief Bed-down System (DRBS). The system provides basic life needs such as shelter, showers and a latrine for up to 300 people. While in the Virgin Islands the RED HORSE team has helped FEMA and the ARMY Corps of Engineers in the local region with recovery efforts.
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A1C William Hall, left, and 1LT Gregory Holmes put up the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron insignia on the door of their headquarters during Exercise Reforger-Coronet Musket. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCORONET MUSKET Base: Karup Air Base Country: Denmark (DNK)
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British Army field ambulance
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An image of a hat of a police man in London
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3d illustration of army documents over white background
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War Workers in the West Country, Britain, 1943 Women war workers on their way to the small West Country arms factory of J & F Pool Ltd in Hayle, Cornwall. The factory had produced one million trench mortar bombs and the workers were allowed to visit the range and see their work in action.
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011014-F-1851B-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wesley Samsel, a bulk fuel specialist, with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, and a native of Williamsport, Pennsylvanian, climbs over a high wall during an obstacle course physical training event at Naval Station Rota, Spain, December 7, 2022. Marines from II Marine Expeditionary Force rapidly deployed to Allied countries in order to foster strategic relationships and interoperability, support transatlantic security, and increase tactical proficiency in maritime environments.
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Number 13, Army museum, Stockholm, Sweden
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Col. Paige M. Jennings, U.S. Army Financial Management Command commander, compares new Operational Training Team training currency against real U.S. currency in the OSTs storage room at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis April 8, 2022. The very few differences between real U.S. dollars and the new fake ones are a few markings and phrases integrated into the training currency, making training more realistic.
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FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 au quartier Stéphant à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugurere le premier btiment du Commandement de la cyberdéfense ( COMCYBER ), spécifiquement conçu pour répondre aux besoins techniques et opérationnels du COMCYBER et accueillir ses différentes unités.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit the Stéphant district in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35) on Thursday, October 3, 2019, where she will inaugurate the first building of the Cyber Defence Command (COMCYBER), specifically designed to meet the technical and operational needs of the COMCYBER and accommodate its various units.
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Red UK Army warning sing, Military Firing Range No Entry, Unless Cleared Through Range Control
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Artwork: "Parachute Room, U.S. Air Force Academy" Artist: David Rose, US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown
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England, North Yorkshire, York. Troops Training warning sign on the common in York.
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An interior view of the processing center being set up for Marine casualties arriving from Beirut, Lebanon, where a terrorist bomb destroyed the Marine barracks and headquarters building. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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German Military Cemetery Futa Pass, Italian Cimitero militare germanico della Futa, is the largest military cemetery in Italy. According to the German War Graves Commission, 30, 800 German soldiers who died in Italy during the Second World War are buried here, Passo Futa, Firenzuola, Italy, Europe
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Ausbildungsunterstuetzung der Bundeswehr im Irak. Ein Schild MN Camp Erbil, des Bundeswehrcamps in Erbil, 10.03.2023
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England, London, Police Video Surveillance Officer filming anti Trump demonstration.
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A view of a new TEMPER (tent, expandable, modular, personnel) erected as part of the 656th Tactical Hospital new mobile hospital unit. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)
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The Mobile Dental Unit (MDU) is parked pier-side on Aug. 4, 2022, aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. MDUs go the extra mile in promoting the medical readiness of the fleet by bringing dental care to the warfighter. NMRTC PH's dental clinic on wheels administers dental exams to Sailors pier-side three times a week in support of ensuring a medically ready force.
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A lifeguard rescue tube is displayed during U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific(MARFORPAC) water survival training at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2024.MARFORPAC Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival (MCIWS) trained Marines from units around the island, including the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, through basic and intermediate swim qualifications to fulfill their swim qualification requirements during this multiple-hour exercise. The course is designed to train Marines in water survival through intense aquatic training events such as victim rescues, distance swims, and underwater endurance exercises. Air Force
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BWTEX exercise, police and Bundeswehr rehearse the fight against terrorists together. 2, 500 people took part in the largest anti-terror exercise in Baden-Wuerttemberg. A fictitious attack is simulated, symbol photo, Stetten am kalten Markt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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030815-M-7837W-027. Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-39
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Karla De Los Santos, deputy raven program manager with the 627th Security Forces Squadron, hands out suicide prevention information cards at the McChord main gate at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 1, 2022. Suicide Prevention Month is observed every September.
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Oddesund, Denmark June 8, 2025 A sign on the old WW2 Regelbau 411 bunker says Denmark Free for 80 years in Danish.
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A sign warning drivers to watch out for soldiers participating in the 12-mile ruck march portion of the 2023 Connecticut Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition stands at the corner of Gungy Road and Beaver Brook Road, Lyme, Connecticut, March 25, 2023. The competition drew soldiers from across the Connecticut Army National Guard and over the course of three days these competitors faced off against one another in a variety of events testing their physical fitness, land navigation skills, marksmanship skills and warrior task competencies.
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Soldiers with the 1946th Financial Management Support Detachment, District of Columbia National Guard, are greeted by family, friends, senior leadership and D.C. National Guard Family Programs reps at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 16, 2024. Guard members returned from a nine-month deployment to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, providing financial management support to Kosovo Forces assigned to the NATO peacekeeping mission. Air National Guard
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Civil defence bunker from 1942, today memorial and exhibition space, inscription Never again war, Hagen, Westphalia, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
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DF-ST-87-11850. Base: Hahn Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)
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AFIS BILLBOARD POSTERS. TERRORIST STRIKE. DEFENSE BILLBOARD #73. Country: Unknown
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Keep Out Military Firing Range Sign In English And Welsh Language
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South Korean national policemen dressed in riot gear stand beside a sign at the Koon-Ni bombing range during the joint South Korean/U.S. Exercise Team Spirit '89. Civilian protestors opposed to the exercise attempted to disrupt the proceedings at the range. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: South Korea
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A patrol vehicle from the 423d Security Forces Squadron pursues a gate runner during a field training exercise at RAF Molesworth, England, April 27, 2022. The exercise was designed to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of 423d SFS members' response to various scenarios including domestic disturbances, drunk driving and other base security incidents.