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Vintage Footage of Historical Events

Black and white footage documenting various historical moments, including military actions and civilian life in the mid-20th century.

1967 - An aerial view shows an airstrike on waterways in Vietnam.

U.S. Air Force Diego, a military working dog with the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, watches an HH-60M MedEvac Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to Task Force Longhorn, dust off at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 14, 2022. TF Longhorn in partnership with the attending point of care units conducted a large-scale joint force MedEvac litter load training and K9 environment conditioning. Army MedEvac capabilities allow USCENTCOM forces to expedite casualties to next-level care and augment base medical capabilities.

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A pair of British E-3D Sentry AEW.Mk 1 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft sit on the ramp during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Staff Sgt Alysia Blake, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat camera journeymen, documents a scene during Exercise Green Goblin at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 5, 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.

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, treats a simulated casualty during a night casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard 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.

An internal view aboard the training destroyer escort USS RECRUIT (TDE 1) as a recruit looks through a porthole during instruction at the Naval Training Center. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Roaded bottle of beer with iron wire. December 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

220624-N-XN177-2419 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2022) - An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 121 launches from the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 24, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

980622-F-9580Z-018. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the South Dakota Air National Guards 114th Fighter Wing begins to disappear in a cloud as it travels behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the Iowa Air National Guards 185thAir Refueling Wing over the Black Hills in South Dakota on June 27, 2023. The aircraft are part of a nationwide aerial refueling demonstration, commemorating the 100thanniversary of air refueling.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS) walk to an F-15E Strike Eagle at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sep. 29, 2022. The 389th FS deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Capt. Christopher Wunsch from Dental Health Command-Pacific, Fort Shafter, finishes the Two-Mile Run during the Army Combat Fitness Test in the 2022 Medical Readiness Command, Pacific Best Medic Competition Wednesday, October 26th 2022 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Enoc Glaude, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, works by light during bomb disposal robot training during Valiant Shield 2022, at Naval Base Guam, June 13, 2022. The Sailors removed physical, manmade, and explosive threats impeding the force's ability to maneuver on land and sea, enabling freedom of movement for the fleet and joint force. In doing so, they refined expeditionary warfare skills and enhanced their integration ability with the fleet and joint force.

Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division execute the 12 mile road march as part of one of the last events in the road to earning their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 8, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

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Paratroopers across the 82nd Airborne Division execute the 12 mile road march as part of one of the last events in the road to earning their E3B on Fort Bragg, NC, April 8, 2023. 371 Paratroopers and Soldiers across multiple units and locations successfully completed E3B.

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron, loosen and remove rubber from a runway on Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 9, 2022. The 577th EPBS, one-half of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, establishes and sustains airfield operations at locations where U.S. Air Force aircraft operate.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, speak outside an M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition support vehicle at the artillery range of Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 23, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Marines with Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, practice fast-rope drills from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter aboard USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5), off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022. This insert method is vital to the 31st MEUs ability to conduct visit, board, search, and seizure operations both day and night. 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.

The Royal Bermuda Regiment conducts Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) at the MOUT town on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 17, 2022. MCB Camp Lejeune hosted the Royal Bermuda Regiment during Exercise Island Warrior. The exercise strengthened the partnership between the Royal Bermuda Regiment and U.S. Marine Corps and the training and resources provided by the base enhanced the warfighting skills and readiness of the Royal Bermuda Regiment.

Military, warzone and apocalypse with helicopter on battlefield for missile, army and bomb launch. Warrior, solider and target with fight and explosion in city for mission, rocket and nuclear attack

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Damian Paelo, an aerospace propulsion maintenance journeyman assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, works on a tail pipe ejector on a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 61st Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 4, 2022. Maintainers assigned to the 386th EAMXS perform a wide range of aircraft repairs to ensure mission readiness and success in completing airlift tactical orders

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.

Crewmen control flight operations from the island aboard the Brazilian aircraft carrier MINAS GERAIS (A 11) during Operation UNITAS XXV. The area is bathed in red light to protect night vision. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Minas Gerais (A 11)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Francisco Govea II, left, and Senior Airmen Jake Buck, visual information specialists assigned to 4th Combat Camera Squadron, 315th Airlift Wing, conduct Night Land Navigation during Day 2 of the 2022 Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, May 20, 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.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josiah "Sirius" Gaffney, PACAF F-16 Demonstration Team pilot, performs an aerial demonstration during the Misawa Air Fest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. The air show gave community members an opportunity to see various aircraft, meet military personnel and observe ground and aerial demonstrations, encompassing the power of the joint and bilateral forces. This years aerial demonstrations included the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II, Mitsubishi F-2, a CH-47J and UH-60 helicopter alongside a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Neese, a tiltrotor crew chief from San Diego, California, attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares for landing aboard an MV-22B Osprey, while conducting ground threat reaction drills during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, in Yuma, Arizona, March 31, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

050822-A-3240S-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

AG-164 USNS Kingsport , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-120. Hurricane Katrina

220626-N-XN177-1152 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 26, 2022) - An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepares to land aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 26, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A close up of a cannon on the AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. The cannon operates as the primary weapon defense system for the gunship that provides air support.

220407-N-MH210-1132NORFOLK, VA. (March 7, 2022) - A Sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) combats a simulated fire during a base wide fire drill, March 7, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Santiago Jauregui stands lookout watch on the bridge of the USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 11, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-12. Hurricane Katrina

View through an M137A2 panoramic telescope of U.S. Army Pfc. Colt Sanford, a cannon crew member assigned to the Carnage Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, while utilizing an M1A2 collimator as part of exercise Dynamic Front held at Oskbol, Denmark, March 27, 2023. Dynamic Front is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise designed to improve allied and partner nations ability to execute multi-echelon fires and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fire systems in a live environment.

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial; Manila; Philippines

A U.S. Army Ranger with the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepares to walk down a flight of stairs during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 10, 2022. The MOUT training was conducted in order to enhance the Rangers ability to operate in a tropical environment, increasing readiness and unit operability.

Two members of a joint US/Peruvian special warfare team are silhouetted against a vivid sunset as they move to their next objective during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Unknown

AOE2- Camden , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

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