← Military & Defence

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.

Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Nighthawk, arrive to begin training during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 3, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

United Arab Emirates soldiers prepare to load into LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles during a bilateral training mission with U.S. Marines from Headquarters Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 5, 2022. The training focused on developing the intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance capabilities of the UAE service members.

Inaugural parade, An unknown U.S. Navy Lieutenant marks off the intervials for the cordon member prior to the 1993 presidential inaugural parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Independence Day events around the Department of Interior headquarters building and the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chantal Hogue, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management apprentice, and Senior Airman Brandon Burgess, 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering journeyman enter a simulated contaminated building in search of a chemical agent during an integrated base emergency response capability exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 10, 2014. After the Airmen found the hazardous materials they radioed to their team record the findings.

Russian military personnel in high tech government office spreading fake news and hybrid warfare propaganda, making threats. Russian army private stealing classified information from rivals. Camera A.

Kuwaiti citizens walk back to the city after hiding from the Iraqi army following the Iraqi retreat during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait(KWT)

220711-N-EI127-1060PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2022) - A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 departs the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 11. LCACs bolster the interoperability of the U.S. Navy and Marines using Navy craft to transport Marine land vehicles and troops from ship to shore creating a more lethal force in support of naval expeditionary warfare. Makin Island is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Zataray, airframe mechanic, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preventive corrosion maintenance on a AH-1Z Viper on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. HMLA-167 aviation maintenance Marines conduct routine preventative maintenance on the AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Hueys to ensure a constant state of readiness. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.

PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 2, 2022) U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Terrell Moore, from Jacksonville, Florida., sets up a .50 caliber machine gun on the fantail of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship pulls into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Tech. Sgt. Alan Dwyer, a client systems operations technician with the 157th Communications Flight, prepares a briefing for the El Salvadorian cyber security team during a joint exchange in the Centro de Etrenamiento Tactico, El Salvador Aug. 24, 2022. The meeting, coordinated through the State Partnership Program, allowed both the teams to share digital agendas and policies as well as powerful tools to protect infrastructure and prevent vulnerabilities.

A group looking at the WWII victory medal

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialists (CBRN) with the South Carolina National Guards 48th Weapons Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents enter a simulated hazard scenario during Operation Night Hammer, Tampa, Fla. May 22, 2022. The unit participated alongside Florida NG components, state and federal agencies as well as WMD-CSTs from N.Y., I.L., G.A., and N.C. This is the first large scale exercise hosted by Florida assets to showcase interoperability and capabilities these agencies all hold.

An American B-17 Flying Fortress shot down by a German Messerschmitt 262 during World War II.

First person shooter videogame

SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 20, 2024) Captain Patrick German, USS New Orleans commanding officer, explains the significance and functionality of an Amphibious Transport Dock class ships vehicle stowage areas to Japans House of Councillors Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense during the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defense (House of Councillors, The National Diet of Japan)s visit onboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans is forward deployed 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

SAN DIEGO - A member of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, comes in for a landing before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants honor 60 years of the Navy SEAL Teams at Petco Park in San Diego, Ca. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's premier maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the fleet's reach and deliver all-domain options for naval and joint force commanders.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-288. Hurricane Katrina

of 3