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United States Flag in Military Contexts

Images depicting the American flag in various military settings, including naval ships and ceremonies, symbolizing patriotism and service.

The Stars and Stripes fluttering in Boston Harbour.
The Stars and Stripes fluttering in Boston Harbour.
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A crewman aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) prepares to raise the colors. The NEW JERSEY, after recently completing renovation and modernization, is departing for sea trials prior to reactivation in January 1983. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The American flag on the garrison flagpole is shown Jan. 2, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.
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DN-ST-88-05792. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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060524-N-9543M-012. Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
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GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 23, 2022) - Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes color guard presents the colors during Surface Warfare Engineering Command Great Lakes change of command ceremony onboard Naval Station Great Lakes.
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030520-M-9248U-006. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: H&HS
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Dusk and sunset are shown behind the garrison flagpole Jan. 29, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.
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030625-F-8095G-010. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFMC
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061019-N-1082Z-002. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A view of a hallway in the 25th Strategic Training Squadron's Strategic Weapons Center. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Confederate, North Carolina and USA flags at C.S.S. Neuse State Historic Site and Governor Richard Caswell Memorial North Carolina, USA.
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The American flag is hoisted above the Fort McCoy, Wis., historic Commemorative Area on July 14, 2022, for the Fort McCoy Garrison Change of Command ceremony at the installation. The flag served as a backdrop to the outdoor ceremony that was held in front of Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Commemorative Area. The historic area has become a favorite location for military ceremonies at Fort McCoy. The flag was raised and prepared by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department.
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On Board a Battleship, November 1942 The White Ensign flying from a mast. (Possibly on board HMS KING GEORGE V).
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Arrows are in a team case during practice for Invictus Games Team U.S. Training Camp at the Archery Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., on April 8, 2022. The Invictus Games are composed of 15 nations, and over 500 military competitors, competing in 10 sporting events April 16-22, 2022.
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New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen of the 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) fly on a UH-60 Black Hawk operated by 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, during a collective training event at the Plum Island Animal Disease Research Facility, New York, May 2, 2018. The CST insterted by helicopter and was responsible for establishing communications and mission command for the event, which brought together the resources of several fire departments, the 106th Air Rescue Wing, and the Department of Homeland Security to respond to a simulated containment breach at the research facility.
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Participants of the Hunter Army Airfield Patriot Day Run, ring the fire bell after completing the run in honor of those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Approximately 2,000 Soldiers, family members, veterans, DOD civilians and guests participated in the run.
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Family and friends wait to greet redeploying members assigned to the 355th Wing and 563rd Rescue Group on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 8, 2022. The members returned home to their families after a deployment overseas.
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040917-F-6565E-009. Base: Duluth State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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World's last remaining Flower-class corvette HMCS SACKVILLE arrives on the waterfront for the 2017 summer season, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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The crowd gathered for the christening of the nuclear-powered attack submarine MONTPELIER (SSN-765) awaits the start of the ceremony. Base: Newport News State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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040606-F-3880S-112. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Markers at the temporary memorial, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, honoring the passengers and crew of Flight 93, hijacked on September 11, 2001. Secretary Gale Norton visited the site to swear in the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission
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Family members and friends hold flags and banners as they wait for the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60). The SARATOGA and its battle group are returning to Mayport following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Journalist 3rd Class Terrence Kelley, a crewman aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), videotapes preparations for the International Naval Review. State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Norfolk (September 19, 2022) Participants to the 21st Annual Chief Petty Officer Heritage Days event review guidons on display aboard the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). The three-day event allows CPO selectees to receive history and heritage training at the museum and aboard the Battleship Wisconsin, and is hosted by the museum and area commands. The event is the largest and longest running of its kind in Virginia. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).
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The new tail marking of the 43rd Airlift Wing diagonally splits the blue of the 2nd Airlift Squadron and the green of the 41st Airlift Squadron, and replaces the individual squadron emblems with the shield of the 43rd Airlift Wing. The aft-tilted white POPE and the speed lines remain the same. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Friends of a sailor aboard the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) display placards as the ship docks in port. The oiler has returned to Norfolk from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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221116-N-N3764-0306SINT EUSTATIUS, Netherlands - (Nov. 16, 2022) -- The flags of the Netherlands, United States, and Sint Eustatius fly at Fort Oranje during the Statia Day ceremony in Sint Eustatius, Netherlands, Nov. 16, 2022. Statia Day is a national holiday celebrated on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. It celebrates the first salute” when Sint Eustatius, locally known as Statia, became the first country to recognize the United States as a nation 245 years ago when after the U.S. declared independence, a Continental Navy ship fired a gun salute upon entering the harbor, and the island, by order of the Dutch governor, returned the salute. Milwaukee is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
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Re-enactment soldier of the 78th Highland Regiment, at Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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January 13, 2010, Pearl Harbor - The Ensign flies over the USS Arizona Memorial as Sailors from Naval Station Pearl Harbor prepare to repaint and beautify the brow and deck.
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DN-SC-87-08108. Base: Naval Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)
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BALTIMORE (Sept. 8, 2022) Future Sailors from the Baltimore area fold the ensign aboard the historic ship USS Constellation after reciting the oath of enlistment during Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore. Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover is Baltimores celebration of the sea services and provides an opportunity for the citizens of Maryland and the city of Baltimore to meet Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see firsthand the latest capabilities of todays maritime services.
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France, Normandy, Arromanches. 66th Anniversary of D-Day. Vintage US jeep.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., to view Marine Corps Evening Parade, deliver remarks, and attend reception at the site, a National Historic Landmark
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The III Armored Corps and Fort Hood "People First Center" is a combined training facility for units, which focuses on Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention, suicide prevention, domestic violence prevention, and substance abuse prevention among other important topics.
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DN-ST-90-01882. Base: Nav Ordnance Station, Louisville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A U.S. Marine with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sets the table during a cake cutting ceremony for the 124th Corpsman Birthday at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 17, 2022. 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.
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A U.S. Marine Corps birthday cake is displayed during the Marine Corps' 247th birthday pageant and cake cutting ceremony at the Pendleton Theater & Training Center on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 9, 2022. The event is held annually to celebrate the Marine Corps history and birthday. It showcases Marine Corps and Navy uniforms from past and present eras and consists of a traditional cake cutting ceremony.
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard wishes you a Happy Independence Day!