Silhouetted Soldiers in Action

A collection of silhouettes of soldiers in various activities, featuring dramatic lighting, wartime settings, and a sense of urgency and tension.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares ammunition at a forward arming and refueling point as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

Contour shot of spec ops soldier on black background

New Jersey Army National Guard Sergeant, Mike Abdell Atif, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, sits in a traveling truck during a convoy training exercise as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 21, 2022, at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares ammunition at a forward arming and refueling point as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A member of crew making his way down the weather beaten deck of a K class destroyer.

041112-F-1740G-004. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 construct a tent frame in a Marine camp which is being built during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Train accident Poerwakarta. Friday afternoon, October 22, 1948, the express train Batavia-Bandoeng is located at 4.50 pm two kilometers south of Poerwakarta, at Bendoel, because the rails had broken up through a gang terrorists over a distance of twenty meters. Immediately after the derailment, the train was taken under fire through the automatic weapons and guns, manned of an estimated fifty man, so that eight people were killed and wounded twenty-three. Because a significant number of soldiers increased by train, the fire from the gang could almost immediately be answered. This prevents worse. Here the bullet holes. October 23, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

A Cuban national captured during the multiservice, multinational Operation URGENT FURY is searched by an 82nd Airborne military policeman at the US Joint Detention Center. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Paratroopers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-73 Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division take the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) for the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition on Fort Stewart, GA, July 26, 2022. The ACFT was one of several events during the XVIII Airborne Corps Best Squad Competition that tested each competitors physical fitness and endurance.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Norwegians in the Norwegian Home Guard Rapid Response Force and Youth Teams in the 51st Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange (NOREX) complete medical training at the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minnesota on Feb 4th and 7th, 2024. The MSTC provides training scenarios by adjusting simulated training experiences by changing the lighting, noise, smell, and injuries with realistic mechanical dummies (Minnesota Army National Guard

Two Michigan Air National Guard firefighters fight a fire from a fire truck performing night burn training during Agile Rage 22, at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 9, 2022. Agile Rage provides realistic training opportunities for both the Air Force and our coalition partners, so they can better operate in the battlefield of the future.

Filadonna guns Werke Sebastiano (Werk Cherle), Eyegonies in 30.9.1915.

Marine Raiders with Marine Forces Special Operations Command evaluate Marines with the Fleet Marine Force during a remote advise and assist during RAVEN, April 29, 2022. RAVEN is a training exercise held to evaluate all aspects of a Marine Special Operations Company prior to a special operations deployment.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parachutists in action during the 2nd police action. Parachutist leaves aircraft. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Elite forces soldier wearing mask, helmet and load carriage system, aiming pistol, side view.

Demonstration from Pelat Ship, "Caftan look" off Sydney Head today of the Schermuly Maguire Disasters signals uses observed by ***** Navy & ***** funeral. A precise location hand flare, being fired over the ***** of the look this flare 75,000 candle power Bivnet for 60 seconds. October 18, 1950. (Photo by Norman E Brown/).

"Veteran" Newfoundland Gunners With 8th Army In Italy -- "Q" Pattery's guns in action at night.The 166th Newfoundland Rest., R.A., the first Newfoundland regiment to go into action Overseas, have proved themselves fine artillerymen. They sailed from England to reinforce the First Army in North Africa, going into action for the first time with their 28pdrs, alongside the French Mattenet Division. Their next battle was at Majaz Al Bab, to support the guards in the assault on Longstop Hill. They then relieved the 11th R.H.A. May 08, 1944. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Palembang. POLICLINEK. Failed recording (girl, interior). January 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

The internal communications and gyroscope room No. 2 of the guided missile cruiser GETTYSBURG (CG-64) at 40 percent completion of construction. Base: Bath State: Maine(ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Long, an infantry Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, creates a plan of attack during a motorized raid exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 5, 2024. The Marines of BLT 1/1 refined their tactical skills through the use of coordinating with multiple vehicles and inserting from critical strategic positions. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

U. S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Harlan, an 821st Contingency Response Squadron phoenix raven, surveys the perimeter of a forward node distribution point during Turbo Distribution 22-2 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, July 18, 2022. Turbo Distribution is a joint task force-port opening exercise designed to train U.S. Air Force and Army personnel on how to rapidly respond to humanitarian aid and disaster response missions.

DN-ST-86-02114. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A U.S. Army Soldier uses a graphic reference to determine the location of friendly elements in Wardak province, July 18, 2011. The Soldier, in support of Special Operations Task Force - East, consulted the reference while conducting a clearing operation, which took place to disrupt insurgent networks.

Shadow of an army soldier on a wall

Brian Clancy. January 01, 1946.

Army shops, high-pressure air department with the HR.MS manometers. Tiger shark, 1978.

A technician updates data on an illuminated tracking board in the Combat Recording Center at Duke Field during exercise GALLANT EAGLE '79. The information must be written backwards so personnel in front of the board may read it easily. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '79 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-88-09778. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Shadows on Tent, Quarter Circle 'U' Ranch, Montana, USA, Arthur Rothstein, Farm Security Administration, June 1939

Vintage Photograph. Male arm turning ship helm with clouds in background.

House fire at Point Independence, Onset, Mass. , Fires, Houses, Fire fighters, Fire fighting. Photographs by Ernst Halberstadt

British Generals 1939-1945 Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC (1880-1963): Portrait of General Carton de Wiart, seated, during the Three-Power conference in Cairo.

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Herndon" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: First Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: The goal sounds simple enough: working together, scale a 21-foot monument that is covered with lard, and fetch a Navy hat from atop. Still, it usually takes the Annapolis Naval Academy midshipmen hours to do it. The event is designed to reward students on finishing the plebe year. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0034. Country: Unknown

Grenade FRAG model, weapon army,standard timed fuze hand grenade background

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Yoerick Gomez from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing assembles fins on a GBU-12 Paveway II mounted on an F-16C Fighting Falcon during day two of the annual load crew competition on Jan. 10 at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. Gomez is an aircraft armament systems specialist assigned to the 177th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

A Hellenic air force service member stands in a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IX at Elefsina Air Base, Greece, May 3, 2022. Stolen Cerberus is an annual training that includes the U.S. Air Force and Hellenic air force.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Contour shot of spec ops soldier with knife on black background.

A Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) writes in a notepad during bilateral close air support training as a part of Exercise KEEN SWORD 23 at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov 17, 2022. KEEN SWORD allows JSDF and U.S. military forces to work together across various areas to enhance the already broad interoperability of U.S. and Japanese forces.

100115-F-2034C-183Staff Sgt. Rich Mumma and Staff Sgt. Brad Fox back their C-130 Hercules from its parking spot Jan. 15, 2010 prior to leaving Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Airmen are loadmasters from Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, North Carolina. U.S. Southern Command is deploying assets to Haiti to conduct search and rescue operations, damage assessments, and transitions sustained Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief operations in order to prevent human suffering and additional loss of life.

Anefo photo collection. Hie Holland England / Anefo London series. Dutch Civil Defense Exercices / Dutch protection population practice. 1944. Britain

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton discusses the relief efforts with Col. Buck Elton, Commander, Special Operations Command South Forward-Haiti, Port au Prince, Haiti, January 18, 2010. As the U.S envoy to Haiti, President Clinton surveyed the damage and relief efforts caused by the earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.

Post apocalyptic creature in ragged clothes and gas mask, armed with a handmade weapon

American soldiers conducting a patrol in the jungles of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The soldiers can be seen armed with M16 rifles and carrying heavy backpacks as they navigate the dense vegetation. Their presence indicates ongoing military activities and the challenges faced by troops in this hostile environment.

041119-M-3668O-007. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Barbed wire fence

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Salatiga. Holidays II-2 R.V.A .. Skill ride vehicles. Cake stages?. October 8, 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies, Salatiga

NATO Council Meeting, December 1952. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

EAST CHINA SEA ( Feb. 6, 2024) Quartermaster Seaman Recruit Yebeshkacys Cernas, left, from Norwich, Connecticut, and Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Eric Brewington, right, from Goldsboro, North Carolina, both assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), write in one of the ships deck logs in the ships bridge while conducting routine operations, February 6. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Navy

Chinese army communication systems operator using radio and satellite equipment, providing combat support. Military dispatcher managing communications networks, isolated over China flag, camera B

France, Aquitaine Region, Gironde Department, Bordeaux, World War Two-era Nazi submarine base, now an art gallery, interior with visitors

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), rest after a Helicopter Support Team (HST) exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2022. HST training increases the Marines proficiency in the loading of gear and supplies with military helicopters allowing for quicker and more efficient insert and extract of heavy cargo. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

France, Brittany, Coetquidan, Guer on 2021-09-23. Report on the training of the Inter-Arms Military School in Saint-Cyr Coetquidan in Morbihan. The EMIA recruits its students from among active non-commissioned officers and non-commissioned soldiers selected by competition. The cadets follow a two-year training course. At the end of the first year, they are appointed to the rank of second lieutenant, then lieutenant at the end of the second year. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. France, Bretagne, Coetquidan, Guer le 2021-09-23. Reportage sur la formation de l' Ecole militaire interarmes à Saint-Cyr Coetquidan dans le Morbihan. L'EMIA recrute ses eleves parmi les sous-officiers d'active et les militaires du rang selectionnes par concours. Les eleves-officiers suivent une formation de deux ans. A l'issue de la première annee, ils sont nommés au grade de sous-lieutenant, puis de lieutenant a la fin de la seconde annee. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

East German guards stand atop the Berlin Wall beside the Brandenburg Gate following the official opening of the gate on December 22nd. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A Marine strings communication wire from a tree during exercise Solar Flare. Subject Operation/Series: SOLAR FLARE Country: Unknown

Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing push a Humvee during a section of an obstacle course at Warrior Park on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 18, 2022. These Airmen and other first responders from around Scott and the local community competed against each other in various activities during Police Week.

combat position copy space background

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Pablo Gavillan, 801st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer Training Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning contingency training instructor, is dressed in a mask and costume at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 14, 2022. The 801st RHTSs Silver Flag exercise site is an ideal location to host a haunted trail, open to installation personnel, Bay County and the surrounding population, every year due to the 1,200 acres of land available to have a spooky experience.

Medieval knight armor with a sword, helmet and shield, black and white image

French Cavalry Officers School. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Silhouette of statue on Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Boston Common , Sculpture, Soldiers. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast-ropes during a fast rope qualification course as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2023. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

U.S. Army service members with the 10th Homeland Response Force, Washington National Guard, conduct a three-day collective training event at the Spokane Fire Training Center, Wash., April 8-10, 2022. The objective was to rapidly deploy and establish a multifunctional decontamination facility in response to a notional CBRN disaster. The 10th HRF is a joint Army-Air Force program designed to quickly alert, assemble and deploy a domestic response asset to assist civilian authorities in FEMA Region 10. 10th HRF elements can conduct decontamination, logistical support, search and rescue, medical treatment, and security as needed.

SGT Rick Staley prepares to take a portrait at the base photo lab. Base: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fort Miles Entrance

AMS-112 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

A member of the 50th Civil Engineering Squadron leaves the decontamination chamber carrying chemical warfare gear during the chemical warfare exercise Salty Mace. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY MACE Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: My Obsession Category: Illustrative Place: First Place Brief Description: A distorted face is seen through a large camera lens. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Arrival Grote Beer in Sabang and Belawan. Soldiers relax on a terrace. May 5, 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

1962. Jacques Cousteau's Operation Diogenes, in which divers Wesly and Falco attempted to live underwater. In the image, the commander goes down to meet the oceanauts through the tube through which they communicated.

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a deck shoot at night during their Western Pacific Deployment 16 aboard the USS New Orleans, April 1, 2016. More then 4,500 Marines and Sailors from the Boxer ARG, 13th MEU team are currently transiting the Pacific Ocean toward the U.S. 5th fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Cabenaro, 1st Combat Camera Squadron aerial combat camera journeyman, takes photos during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. This four-day exercise provides relevant and essential night-vision training to prepare combat camera Airmen with enhanced photographic and video capabilities required to capture imagery in low-light and no-light environments.

Lt. Commissioner Wycliffe Booth - Salvation Army. May 14, 1954.

Medieval warrior with sword, detail of a medieval warrior ready for war

220812-N-XH769-1135 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 11, 2022) U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Stephen Seavey lifts machinery aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Aug. 11, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Daniel Yastrijemski, a visual information specialist assigned to Israel Defense Forces Combat Camera Unit, participates in a technical skills lane that includes timed events such as creating a portrait, interview set up, and a manuel drawing while competing in the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 22, 2022. The annual multi-day competition tests the tactical and technical proficiency of visual information and public affairs specialists across the DOD and participating international competitors.

Sunset colors glow on the horizon as crew memers on the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) continue their watches during the 1991 West African Training Cruise. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Gojong (Hangul: 종; hanja: 高宗; RR: Gojong; MR: Kojong), the Emperor Gwangmu (Hangul: 광무제; hanja: 光武帝), proclaimed the Korean Empire in 1897 to justify the country's ending of its traditional tributary subordination to China. He tried to promote the ultimately unsuccessful Gwangmu Reform. Gojong was forced to abdicate by the Japanese and Gojong's son Sunjong succeeded to the throne. After abdicating, Emperor Gojong was confined to the Deoksu Palace by the Japanese. On 22 August 1910, the Empire of Korea was annexed by Japan under the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty. Gojong died suddenly on 21 January 1919 at Deoksugung Palace. There is much speculation that he was killed by poison administered by Japanese officials, an idea that gained wide circulation and acceptance at the time of his death. His death and subsequent funeral proved a catalyst for the March First Movement for Korean independence from Japanese rule. He is buried with his wife at the imperial tomb of Hongneung (홍릉, 洪陵) in th

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC St. Nicholas celebration of the U-Brigade LOEBOOK BOAAJA - PADANG. Sinterklaas celebration. Sinterklaas reads from the big book. December 5, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

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