Anti Aircraft

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

German Military Activities and Personnel Public domain photograph - German army, military forces during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Date Taken: 04/0/1918. - Photographer: Alfred E. Magnell, New Britain, Conn. Ceremonies - Alabama thru Connecticut

German Military Activities and Personnel Public domain photograph of military forces, army, artillery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

German Military Activities and Personnel Public domain photograph of World War One military equipment, vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

German Military Activities and Personnel Public domain photograph - German army, military forces during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This photograph is an aerial view of the anti-aircraft training center in Newport, Rhode Island. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Original caption: Allied Invasion of France…This American Gun Battery of an antiaircraft unit goes into action on Omaha Beachhead, near Vierville Sur-mer, France. The pile of empty shell cases is mute testimon More

Original caption: Anti aircraft locator device, the M-7, is shown in operation outside Bastogne. Crew checks the readings. Device is safely emplaced behind sandbags. Anti Aircraft

Original caption: Looking through quick sight before viewing through scope to determine marks on questionable aircraft flying near AA battery at Bastogne. The scope was captured from the Germans. Anti Aircraft

Original caption: Gun crew of the ‘Black Widow’, 90 mm anti aircraft gun dug in outside Bastogne, Belgium, about to fire at enemy plane sighted in area. Battery B 217th Bn (Radar) Bastogne. Anti Aircraft

Original caption: Straw prevents remote control cables from freezing to ground on site of AA installation near Bastogne. Anti Aircraft

This photograph depicts 100mm anti-aircraft gun at the Watertown Arsenal. Photographs

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Adolph Al Bernacki in a quiet moment during the island hoping campaign - Bouganville Campaign. (Digitally re-touched photo provided by Adolph Al Bernacki, U.S. Army, WWII Veteran/Released)

Staff Sgt. Michael Carson of the 224th Support Squadron performs the flexed-arm hang during the basic fitness portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge while test proctor Master Sgt. Eric Stone keeps More

Battle Group Poland's U.S. field artillery battery runs through their firing process and checks as they prepare to fire their howitzer during a joint firing exercise near Bemowo Piskie, Poland April 20. The exe More

Romanian soldiers talk with Polish Brigade General Jarosław Gromadziński, 15th Mechanized Brigade, and Lt. Col. Steven Gventer, Battle Group Poland commander, at an open house event April 22 at a local military More

A British soldier from Battle Group Poland shows students his 5.56mm light machine gun during "Open Day" at the Zaklad Doskonalenia Zawodowego, a military high school, in Gizycko, Poland April 25. During the ev More

A British soldier from Battle Group Poland demonstrates the weight of his machine gun to a Polish student at the Zaklad Doskonalenia Zawodowego, a military high school, in Gizycko, Poland April 25. The battle g More

U.S. Soldiers from Battle Group Poland help children put on battle armor during a static display as part of Polish Flag Day in Gizycko, Poland May 2. Battle Group Poland soldiers participated in several patriot More

Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer poses with Battle Group Poland Commander Lt. Col. Steven Gventer (front, center) and other U.S., U.K., and Romanian soldiers during his visit to Bemowo Piskie Training More

Lt. Col. Steven Gventer, Battle Group Poland commander, briefs Antoni Macierewicz, Minister of National Defence for Poland, about the battle group's U.K. Mustang Troop during a static display as part of Polish More

Battle Group Poland U.S. and Romanian soldiers shoot it out with the Polish Beryl 5.56mm assault rifle during a Polish Veterans Day shooting competition near Bemowo Piskie Training Area May 27. The multinationa More

Battle Group Poland British soldier put his name on the target he shot with the P-83 pistol during a Polish Veterans Day shooting competition near Bemowo Piskie Training Area May 27. The multinational battle gr More

Romanian soldiers assigned to the Romanian Army Ground Base Air Defense Detachment, Black Bats, fire rocket propelled grenades at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 24, 2018. The unique, More

Romanian Army “Transylvanian Cheetah” Air Defense Detachment, 8th rotation, lined up on a range during a joint combat live fire of the Gepard Air Defense System February 2, 2021 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, More

A Centrum Edukacji Mundurowej student plants an oak tree during a ceremony to honor Henryk Bartoszewicz, a Polish cavalry officer murdered during the 1940 Katyn massacre. The local military academy in Elk, Pola More

(Center) Adolph Al Bernacki home on leave at the East Chicago, Ind., family home. From left to right, John “Big John” Bernacki (father - left), Adolph Al Bernacki (center), Rose Bernacki (mother - right). (Digi More

Estonian Army Cpt. Kaimo Jurnas, the Air Defense School commander of the Air Defense Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, allows a child to look through the scope of a Mistral short-range air-defense missile system More

Battle Group Poland's U.S. field artillery battery fires their howitzer during a joint firing exercise near Bemowo Piskie, Poland April 20. The exercise, meant to ensure proper weapons function and test joint f More

A British soldier from Battle Group Poland explains the function of his machine gun to a Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade soldier at Zaklad Doskonalenia Zawodowego, a military high school, in Gizycko, Poland Apri More

A U.S. Army Soldier from Battle Group Poland closes the driver’s hatch to his Stryker so a Polish student can look through the front periscope of the vehicle during "Open Day" at the Zaklad Doskonalenia Zawodow More

Battle Group Poland British soldier Sgt. Jason Huish greets a Polish family during the Polish Constitution day static display in Orzysz, Poland May 3. Battle Group Poland soldiers participated in several patrio More

Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer “pushes it” with other Battle Group Poland leaders after recognizing soldiers from the battle group May 5 for their outstanding achievements while deployed to Bemowo Pi More

Antoni Macierewicz, Minister of National Defence for Poland, meets Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers during a static display as part of Polish Veterans Day events at the Gaudynek Range May 27. (U.S. Army photo More

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldiers compete with Romanian soldiers with the P-83 pistol during a Polish Veterans Day shooting competition near Bemowo Piskie Training Area May 27. The multinational battle group is More

Battle Group Poland U.S. and U.K. soldiers fire the Polish P-83 pistol as they compete in a small arms shooting competition during a Polish Veterans Day event near Bemowo Piskie Training Area May 27. The multin More

Romanian soldiers assigned to the Romanian Army Ground Base Air Defense Detachment, Black Bats, set up their team’s Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 24, 2 More

Adolph Al Bernacki, on leave at the East Chicago, Ind., family home. (Digitally re-touched photo provided by Adolph Al Bernacki, U.S. Army, WWII Veteran/Released)

Tech. Sgt. Sean Redden (left) and Master Sgt. John McCormick (right) of the 224th Support Squadron prepare to run 11 10-meter sprints as the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge test held at Eastern Air Defens More

Battle Group Poland Romanian artillery soldiers prepare munitions for their anti-aircraft cannon during a joint firing exercise near Bemowo Piskie, Poland April 20. The exercise, meant to ensure proper weapons More

U.K. Private Dan Burkinell, a Battle Group Poland soldier, shows a visitor how to operate the machine gun on top of the Jackal Light Armored Vehicle during a static display at a military academy in Elk, Poland, More

A British soldier from Battle Group Poland breaks down his assault rifle for students during "Open Day" at the Zaklad Doskonalenia Zawodowego, a military high school, in Gizycko, Poland April 25. During the eve More

A U.S. Army Soldier from Battle Group Poland explains the driver’9s compartment of his Stryker vehicle to a Polish student at the Zaklad Doskonalenia Zawodowego, a military high school, in Gizycko, Poland April More

Mayor Zbigniew Włodkowski (left), Battle Group Poland Commander Lt. Col. Steven Gventer and other invited city officials participate in a memorial ceremony during Polish Constitution Day celebration in Orzysz, More

Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer poses with Romanian soldiers (pictured from left to right) 2nd Lt. Florinel Musescu, 1st Lt. Casian Bleiceanu, Capt. Nistor Andrei and Maj. Cristian Dumitru from Battle More

Lt. Col. Steven Gventer, Battle Group Poland commander and Maj. Dumitru Cristian, Romanian Blue Scorpions commander, pass out medals at a Fun Run and Race along the lake at the marina in Gizycko May 27 as part More

Battle Group Poland commander, Lt. Col. Steven Gventer, stands with the American and Romanian team before the shooting competition during a Polish Veterans Day near Bemowo Piskie Training Area May 27. The multi More

A Romanian soldier assigned to the Romanian Army Ground Base Air Defense Detachment, Black Bats, fires a rocket propelled grenade at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. 24, 2018. The uniq More

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A U.K. artillery support non-commissioned officer and a U.S. fires support officer discuss the desired impact area during a joint firing exercise near Bemowo Piskie Poland April 20. The exercise, meant to ensur More

Local residents join Battle Group Poland and 15th Mechanized Brigade soldiers in a cook out at an open house event at a military academy in Elk, Poland April 22. (U.S Army photo by Spc. Kevin Wang/Released)

A high school student poses on an anti-aircraft cannon with a Romanian Battle Group Poland Soldier at Zaklad Doskonalenia Zawodowego, a military high school, in Gizycko, Poland April 25. The battle group partic More

Cpl. Glavan Constantin, Romanian Blue Scorpion soldier from Battle Group Poland, poses with a young boy on the Romania anti-aircraft canon during Polish Constitution Day celebration in Orzysz, Poland May 3. Bat More

Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer meets Stryker crew members from Battle Group Poland during his visit to Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, May 5. Speer, a 28-year Army veteran, talked to More

Battle Group Poland Romanian soldiers versus the Polish soldiers with the Beryl 5.56mm assault rifle during a Polish Veterans Day shooting competition near Bemowo Piskie Training Area May 27. The multinational More

15th Mechanized Brigade General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski (center) meeets with Lt. Col. Steven Gventer, Battle Group Poland commander; Maj. Noel Claydon-Swales, U.K. Light Dragoons commander and Maj. Dumitru Cristi More

Romanian soldiers assigned to the Romanian Army Ground Base Air Defense Detachment, Black Bats, taught and allowed U.S. Soldiers to fire rocket propelled grenades at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area More

Adolph Al Bernacki, holding a much younger photo of himself when he served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Bernacki of East Chicago, Ind., served in the U.S. Army, Americal Division as a rangefinder for anti More

A U.K artillery observer monitors the impact area to send corrections to the U.S. mortar team during a joint firing exercise near Bemowo Piskie Poland April 20. The exercise, meant to ensure proper weapons func More

A Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldier poses with local children, on the ramp of a Stryker during a static display at a military academy in Elk, Poland, April 22. Families came by to see the NATO equipment and meet More

Battle Group Poland and Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade leaders join the mayor and other city and regional officials turn the lever to open the historic Swing Bridge in Gizycko, Poland May 1. Battle Group Poland More

Lt. Col. Steven Gventer (left), Battle Group Poland commander, and 15th Mechanized Brigade General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski (right) escort Antoni Macierewicz, Minister of National Defence for Poland, to visit a s More

Battle Group Poland U.S. Soldier put his name on the target he shot with the Polish Beryl 5.56mm assault rifle during a Polish Veterans Day shooting competition near Bemowo Piskie Training Area May 27. The mult More

A Romanian soldier (right) assigned to the Romanian Army Ground Base Air Defense Detachment, Black Bats, loads a grenade in to rocket propelled grenade launcher for Sgt. Stephen Lennon (left), a Soldier assigne More

A Battle Group Poland forward observer monitors the impact of artillery rounds called for by U.K. soldiers using his fire support sensor during a joint firing exercise near Bemowo Piskie, Poland April 20. The e More

Battle Group Poland Commander Lt. Col. Steven Gventer and other battle group leaders help city officials judge the parade of decorated boats as they passed through the channel as part of the town’s Swing Bridge More

Battle Group Poland soldiers participate in a Polish Veterans Day ceremony May 28 in Gizyco, Poland.

Sgt. Stephen Lennon, a Grove City, Ohio, native, who is assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires a rocket propelled grenade at a range near the Bemowo Piskie T More

A Romanian artillery soldier prepares his anti-aircraft cannon during a joint firing exercise near Bemowo Piskie, Poland April 20. The exercise, meant to ensure proper weapons function and test joint fire contr More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Chadwick, Battle Group Poland, and Gen. Jarosław Gromadziński, Polish 15th Mechanized Brigade commander, salute during the Polish Flag Day ceremony in Gizycko, Poland May 2. Batt More

Battle Group Poland soldiers participate in a Polish Veterans Day ceremony May 28 in Gizyco, Poland.

A Romanian soldier assigned to the Romanian Army Ground Base Air Defense Detachment, Black Bats, helps set up his team’s Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan. More

A U.S. Raven team prepares their unmanned aerial vehicle to assist in observing artillery impact during a joint firing exercise near Bemowo Piskie Poland April 20. The exercise, meant to ensure proper weapons f More