War Structures and Damage

Images of military bunkers and destroyed living quarters, conveying the remnants of warfare, including both abandoned and damaged facilities.

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Wreckage of Sherman tank, Peleliu Island, Palau
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Last Japanese Command Post from World War II, Saipan, Northern Marianas, Central Pacific, Pacific
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LCPL Werland a First Stinger Battery team 7 member, works his way under razor wire and dangerous obstacles during Jungle Warfare Training (JWT), at the NOrthern Training Area of Okinawa. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)
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030822-M-7837W-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Excavation of Terra Cotta Warriors of Oin Shi Huangdl Mount Lishan, China
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An expedition down the Gouffre Berger (cave) in the Vercors region of France 2012.
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Material from Vice Admiral Allen - VIP Tours - 26-HK-375-20. Hurricane Katrina
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Strand von Omaha, verrostetes Landungsschiff, Frankreich, Normandie Omaha Beach, rusty landing ship, France, Normandy BLWS721033 *** Beach from Omaha, Verrostetes Landing ship, France, Normandy Omaha Beach, Rusty Landing ship, France, Normandy BLWS721033 Copyright: xblickwinkel/McPHOTO/S.xWolf-Feixx
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Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-47. Hurricane Katrina
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990707-M-5696S-001. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit
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LA VENTA, Honduras - Members of the Armed Forces of Honduras search for ammunition for a shooting stress event of the Fuerzas Comando competition June 17, 2022, in La Venta, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence, and to improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces.
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041203-M-0036Y-015. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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A close-up view of an Iraqi sand table found in a building at Ali As-Salim Airfield during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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050710-A-6108G-702. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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040814-F-5544L-008. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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031002-F-7709W-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM
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030404-M-4779G-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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This is a representative example of rooms and the poor condition of the electrical and heating systems in office buildings next to the control tower at Fokto Air Base in southern Hungary. U.S. Air Force and Army units from across Europe and the United States combined forces from 16-21 November, 1995, to survey the condition of four airfields in Hungary for possible use by U.S. forces should they be sent as a peacekeeping force in Bosnia. This one is a former Soviet combat helicopter base. It is considered a bare base, has been closed for years, and the facilities are in poor condition. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Fokto Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)
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Es Forti, 1730, Strong Succession War Española.Cala D´Or, Santanyi, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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During 1939-1944 a massive network of World War II tunnels were excavated to build a fortress inside of the Rock of Gibraltar, which is a British Overseas Territory, located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean.
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The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The site is a former high school which was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge communist regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. Tuol Sleng means 'Hill of the Poisonous Trees' or 'Strychnine Hill'.
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U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 24, 2012) Sailors and Marines wash down the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.
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Russian unmanned aerial vehicle Geran-2 (Shahed-136)
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The kingdom of Champa (Campadesa or nagara Campa) Chăm Pa in Vietnamese, 城 Chiêm Thành in Hán Việt and Zhàn chéng in Chinese records) was an Indianized kingdom that controlled much of southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832. Champa reached its apogee in the 9th and 10th centuries. Then began a gradual decline under pressure from Đại Việt, the Vietnamese polity centered in the region of modern Hanoi. In 1471, Viet troops sacked the northern Cham capital of Vijaya, and in 1697 the southern principality of Panduranga became a vassal of the Vietnamese emperor. In 1832, the Vietnamese emperor Minh Mạng annexed the remaining Cham territories. Mỹ Sơn, a former religious center, and Hội An, one of Champa's main port cities, are now UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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Man and entering a trench separating the plots New-Guinea
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A view of the building housing the 362nd Engineer Company (Combat Support). Sandbags are used to reinforce the structure. The troops are in Somalia in support of UNOSOM II. Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)
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Soviet military supplies seized during the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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Representatives from 11 different nations participating in the Arctic Security Forces Roundtable (ASFR) that took place May 3-5, 2022, traveled to the Fairbanks Permafrost Experiment Station, operated by the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in Fairbanks, Alaska, May 5. The long-term research facility, in use since 1945, is a test location allowing researchers to design and develop new construction techniques for cold climates to prevent damage to roads, buildings and airfields. The ASFR event, themed Security Through Partnerships: Stronger Together was hosted by U.S. Northern Command in conjunction with U.S. European Command and the Norwegian Defense Staff and included discussions about defense and security issues, the strategic importance of the Arctic and the asymmetric advantage gained through strong alliances and partnerships built on the foundation of shared values, experience and vision. (Department of Defense photo by Eve Baker)
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A view of Threat Site Four used for the simulation of surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft artillery by transmitting radar waves that are tracked at KOTAR Range, South Korea. Base: Korean Tactical Range Country: South Korea
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U.S. Air Force DirtBoyz assigned to the 378th Civil Engineer Squadron, leave their mark on a cement pad at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 11, 2022. The 378th ECESs mission is to provide the facilities and infrastructure required to make PSAB a ready, robust, and resilient warfighting platform in AFCENTs area of responsibility.
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030518-M-1103B-028. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: Royal Thai Marine Reconnaissance
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010914-F-3050V-003. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Viet Cong trap
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030417-M-5266H-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Warning sign for Wire of Death, Dodendraad, lethal electric fence created by the German military to control the Dutch-Belgian frontier during the First World War at Reusel, the Netherlands