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Silhouetted Soldiers at Dusk

These images feature soldier silhouettes against stunning backdrops such as sunsets and dark environments, emphasizing the solemnity and bravery of military duties.

Silhouette of a soldier patrolling coastline at sunset.
Silhouette of a soldier patrolling coastline at sunset.
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1950s ANONYMOUS SILHOUETTE OF MAN WEARING FEDORA HAT PEEKING AROUND CORNER WITH PISTOL IN HAND
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Strong man. Strong man in uniform tearing metal chain with hands
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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dawn Anderson, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, uses her flashlight to illuminate her Bible while she rests on her cot protected by mosquito netting during her deployment at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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110416-N-DX615-047SAN DIEGO (April 16, 2011) The newly christened Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) is launched into San Diego Harbor. William McLean was christened by Margaret Taylor, the eldest niece of Dr. William McLean, the U.S. Navy physicist who conceived and developed the heat-seeking Sidewinder missile.
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060517-N-6027E-002. Base: USS Florida (SSGN 728)
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Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hynson, Staff Sgt. Joseph Todd, and Senior Airman Alishia Patricio, Avionics Communication Navigation Weapons System Technicians, perform safety wiring on station keeping equipment radom. The 166th Maintenance Group is conducting a Number Four Major Isochronal Inspection in order to maintain mission readiness.
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Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army
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DM-SC-88-06907. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 30, 2015) An EA-18G Growler from the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 launches from aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during carrier qualifications. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is undergoing a tailored ship's training availability and final evolution problem, assessing their ability to conduct combat missions, support functions and survive complex casualty control situations.
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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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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb Polk, 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial transport supervisor, guides a 25K Halvorsen Loader to transport cargo onto a C-17A Globemaster III on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 23, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 309 members were being redeployed for additional field training after completing exercises near Scott AFB utilizing Transportable Port Security Boats.
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Military airplane in water Military airplane in water made in 3D Copyright: xZoonar.com/OxanaxRishnyakx 4334279
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DEU, Germany, Duesseldorf: Police NRW, Federal Police, technical crime investigation service. DNA analysis laboratory. |, Europe
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Ensign Janet Hohn, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), communicates the ships course changes with the pilothouse during a replenishment-at-sea with the Royal Canadian supply ship MV Asterix as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 17, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside 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.
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In the style and spirit of the Hitler Youth (HJ) and the so-called Heimattreue Jugend, old and neo-Nazis met in the Teutoburg Forest accompanied by the Viking Youth with drums and fanfares, Germany, Europe
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DN-SN-88-02634. Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3)
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Stalker with gun
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220617-N-VF045-1109 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (June 17, 2022) Seaman Mauricio Quintana, from Phoenix, adjusts his goggles after preparing pallets for return on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69). Milius is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.
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A single table draped in black is staged to honor fallen comrades during a Marine Corps Birthday Ball celebration for I Marine Expeditionary Force at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California, Oct. 28, 2022. Marines with I MEF hosted the ball to mark the 247th birthday of the Corps, and honor the legacy of past generations of Marines.
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Soldiers from 834th Aviation Support Battalion from Task Force 34 stationed on Joint Base Balad, Iraq take a photo as they are waiting to ring in the New Year at the Morale Welfare and Recreation Center on Dec. 31, 2008.
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President Bush speaks on the global war on terror, one week from the 3-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq
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Aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74), Boatswain's Mate (AW) First Class Mel Dwayne Comer updates an aircraft status board in Hangar Deck Control. The Nuclear powered aircraft carrier STENNIS is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
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A male veteran wearing a hand stands with his arms crossed.
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DN-SN-85-05699. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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220923-N-MU675-2013 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2022) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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DF-SN-87-12755. Base: England Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Military Training Instructor MSgt Michael Walsh, walks through smoke in the Basic Cadet Training assault course at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 12, 2022. Basic Cadet Training (BCT) is a six-week indoctrination program to guide the transformation of new cadets from being civilians to military academy cadets prepared to enter a four-year officer commissioning program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)
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Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, compete in a body-sparring bout during the Crucible on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan. 18, 2024. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event in which the previous 11 weeks of training are put to the test.
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120730-N-OR455-017 ARABIAN SEA (July 30, 2012) Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Gregory Faircloth keeps track of aircraft on the status board in the air traffic control center aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima and embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Angry military soldier yelling, with eyes hidden behind boonie hat, isolated on black background.
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U.S. service members deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, sing along with the AFCENT Band, Oct. 15, 2022, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The bands mission is to bring a bit of home across the world to deployed troops in USCENTCOMs area of responsibility.
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A member of the US contingent assigned to the operation relaxes in front of the morale tent. This operation is a security mission to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)
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A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts an airborne operation from a C17 Globemaster III Aircraft from Papa Air Base Hungary onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy on July 7, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.
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GDR, Berlin, 04. 07. 1987, parade for the 750th anniversary of Berlin, kite
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Fireworks explode over Hilton Field on Fort Jackson July 2in honor of the nation's Independence Day. It was the first fireworks display to celebrate July 4th in five years.
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A member of the Naval Audiovisual Center NAVC) motion picture crew shoots footage aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) as Mr. Thomas Gavey, Division Head, Motion Picture Department, NAVC, watches. Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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An empty table sits as homage to fallen comrades during the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM) 247th Marine Corps Birthday Ball hosted at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Norfolk, Va., Nov. 2, 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the service members of FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM have not celebrated the Marine Corps Birthday Ball since 2019. The birthday ball is a celebration of Marine Corps tradition and the legacy across generations from the past to the future of the warfighting organization.
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1980s CIVIL WAR SOLDIER STATUE UNDER FULL MOON LOCATED ON REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELD FORT GRISWOLD PARK GROTON HEIGHTS CT USA
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Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, conduct a night-time casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan. 6, 2022. A CASEVAC is the transportation of a wounded military personnel, usually by air, from a combat area to an area where proper medical care can be provided. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.
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Post apocalyptic survivor creature with homemade weapons.
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Interior Operations - 26-HK-81-7. CG Interior Ops ---close-up of Coast Guardsman working in dim light, 050829. Hurricane Katrina
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The 2nd Cavalry Regiment hosted Fight Night as the culminating event to its modern Army combatives training program, May 24, 2022, at Rose Barracks, Germany. 2CR Fight Night is an annual combatives event that enables Soldiers to challenge each other physically and mentally, while receiving recognition among their peers.
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Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students tour Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. The Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. There are 43,000 American Civil War artifacts that are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Visit It is an academic field study that is part of the master's program offered by the college.
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U.S. Air Force Col. David Shevchik, Jr., former wing commander of the 158th Fighter Wing, gets hosed with water by his son after his fini flight at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Nov. 6, 2022. Upon landing, getting hosed down with water by friends, family, or crew is among tradition for a pilot or flight crew member who has completed the final flight in their military career.
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(FORT BENNING, GA) 2nd Lt. Tyler Littlefield, 2nd Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment, 316 Cavalry Brigade, Ranger Training Assessment Course, Feb. 10, 2013 at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center.
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Sgt. Victoria Fatukasi, vocalist, 39th Army Band, 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard, sings to an audience of thousands during their performance at the Ilopango Airshow, outside the capital city of San Salvador, El Salvador, on February 17, 2024. Army National Guard
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U.S. Marines and their families celebrate the 4th of July at Lejeune Field on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, July 4, 2022. Activities during the celebration included, performances by the Marine Barracks Washington Silent Drill Platoon, the Quantico Marine Corps Band, food vendors, the playing of colors, and a firework show.
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During a visit to the 9/11 Tribute Center in New York City Aug. 20, 2012, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Hornback, command chief for Air Force Global Strike Command, views photographs of victims who lost their lives in the World Trade Center terrorist attack. Airmen toured the 9/11 Memorial and Tribute Center during a visit to New York for Air Force Week 2012.
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A CH-53E assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 49 prepares to upload at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 16, 2022. Defenders with 87th SFS K-9 section took part in a joint training with Marines to familiarize the Military Working Dogs with the transportation by helicopter. This skillset was developed for the qualification purposes of bomb detection in deployed environments, where certain terrain may only be accessible by air transportation.
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A student holds onto a rescued aviator as the two are hoisted toward a simulated helicopter during a training session, part of the twenty-day, intensive training course at the Navy Rescue Swimmer School. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marimar Rivera-Medina, a public affairs noncommissioned officer assigned to the 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, looks at a painting created by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Over, assigned to the 47th Military History Detachment of the U.S. Army Reserve at Over's at Poznan, Poland, May 7, 2022. Over displayed his art in Poland during his deployment under V Corps as a military historian.
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021211-F-4167F-002. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks, assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), raps during an open mic night aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 6, 2022. The open mic night was held by the Junior Enlisted Association to raise morale, integration, and expression. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.