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Military Railroad Map of City Point, Va., Principal Terminus of City Point and Army Railroad Line and Base of Armies Operating Against Richmond. Drawn at Office of Chief Engineer and General Superintendent, Military Railroads of Va., Alexandria, Va., June 1865, From Actual Survey by Wm. M. Merrick Engineer and Draughtsman.
View from a front line trench about 1 kilometre from St. Quentin, France. 4-24-1917

View from a front line trench about 1 kilometre from St. Quentin, Fran...

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

Colleges and Universities - Princeton - School of Military Aeronautics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.  Students studying the construction of the Liberty Motor

Colleges and Universities - Princeton - School of Military Aeronautics...

Photographer: Orren Jack Turner Colleges and Universities - Princeton Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ceremonies - Demobilization - 1st Div. Parade, N.Y.C., Sept. 10, 1919. "Pershing's Own", composed of selected men from combat divisions in the A.E.F. passing through the Victory Arch

Ceremonies - Demobilization - 1st Div. Parade, N.Y.C., Sept. 10, 1919....

Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Ceremonies - Demobilization Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

COL. CHARLES YOUNG - WEST POINT GRADUATE, MILITARY ATTACHE TO HAITI, LIBERIA

COL. CHARLES YOUNG - WEST POINT GRADUATE, MILITARY ATTACHE TO HAITI, L...

Colonel Charles Young - with biographical paragraphs. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

The Dance Floor at Yale University's Military Ball

The Dance Floor at Yale University's Military Ball

Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit Histories Public domain photograph - United States History, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Overall view of Operation Homecoming debriefing held at Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV) on Tan Son Nhut Airbase. The meeting is co-chaired by BGEN McMull and BGEN Stan McClellan, CHIEF of STAFF, Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV) both from U.S. Army

Overall view of Operation Homecoming debriefing held at Military Assis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Saigon Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul D. Boyer Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Ex-POW U.S. Army SGG Bobby Louis Johnson (Captured 25 Aug 68), talks with a Viet Cong official after his released by the Viet Cong to the American Military. He is one of the twenty eight American POWs released by Viet Cong on February 12, 1973

Ex-POW U.S. Army SGG Bobby Louis Johnson (Captured 25 Aug 68), talks w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Herman Kokojan Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Surrounded by Viet Cong medical personnel, injured American POW, CPT David Earle Baker, (Captured 27 June 72) sits in the hospital tent prior to being turned over the American authorities. CPT Baker was one of the 27 American POWs released during the exchange of POWs by the Four Power Joint Military Commission

Surrounded by Viet Cong medical personnel, injured American POW, CPT D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Herman Kokojan Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Photograph of the 1973 Fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri

Photograph of the 1973 Fire at the Military Personnel Records Center i...

Photographs Relating to the Fire at the Military Personnel Records Center in 1973

LTC Benjamin Russell, U.S. Army, and MAJ William Stubbs, U.S. Army, operate the Conference Management Table (CMT) in the Emergency Conference Room (ECR) of the National Military Command Center (NMCC)

LTC Benjamin Russell, U.S. Army, and MAJ William Stubbs, U.S. Army, op...

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

A member of the 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron guides a US Army truck into a Flying Tigers 747 contract aircraft. The vehicles are being shipped to Korea for use during exercise TEAM SPIRIT '79

A member of the 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron guides a US Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '79 Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

9th Military Airlift Squadron pilots, flying a C-5A Galaxy aircraft, approach a lowered refueling boom during exercise PROUD PHANTOM

9th Military Airlift Squadron pilots, flying a C-5A Galaxy aircraft, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Crew members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, run an engine check from the pilot, copilot and navigator positions during a chemical warfare defense equipment test

Crew members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dwight A. Jackson Release Status: ... More

COL Lee J. Forbes, USAF - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

COL Lee J. Forbes, USAF - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photogr...

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

CDR Charles F. Stender, USN (covered)

CDR Charles F. Stender, USN (covered)

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

COL Thomas K. Rhodes, USAF (uncovered)

COL Thomas K. Rhodes, USAF (uncovered)

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

CAPT Edward S. Finn, USN (covered)

CAPT Edward S. Finn, USN (covered)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Darden Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 2nd Platoon, 59th Military Police Company, pause with their jeeps for a radio check at a marshalling area during Exercise REFORGER '82. Lieutenant General N. R. Thompson Jr., commander of the 21st Support Command, center, watches activity at the marshalling area

Members of the 2nd Platoon, 59th Military Police Company, pause with t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Base: Landstuhl Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Buck Brignano Release Status: R... More

A member of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry, 9th Division, fires an AR-15 rifle with a four-power scope during a light attack equipment test at Range 52

A member of the 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry, 9th Division, fires an AR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Charles Reno Release Status: Released to Public... More

An air-to-air left side view of a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft from the 97th Bombardment Wing, refueling a C-141B Starlifter aircraft from the 437th Military Airlift Wing

An air-to-air left side view of a KC-135A Stratotanker aircraft from t...

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

BGEN Arthur Hutton, USAF (uncovered)

BGEN Arthur Hutton, USAF (uncovered)

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

CAPT Frank R. Whalen, USN (covered)

CAPT Frank R. Whalen, USN (covered)

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

A Marine Corps color guard stands at parade rest while participating in a welcoming ceremony for the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS 3) at Naval Station Guam

A Marine Corps color guard stands at parade rest while participating i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

An air-to-air front view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft (right) from the 62nd Military Airlift Squadron, and a C-130 Hercules aircraft above snow covered mountains

An air-to-air front view of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft (right) from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Hackman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

MAJ. GEN. Robert F. Molinelli, USA(uncovered)

MAJ. GEN. Robert F. Molinelli, USA(uncovered)

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

The CHIEF of STAFF of the US Force, General (GEN) Charles Gabriel (center) stands with CHIEF Air Marshall Prapan of the Royal Thai Air Force (left) and Brigadier General (BGEN) Guddotti (right) during CHIEF Air Marshall Prapan's arrival to the United States

The CHIEF of STAFF of the US Force, General (GEN) Charles Gabriel (cen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Virgil C. Zurruegg Jr. Release St... More

An-72 Coaler transport aircraft. (Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984, PHOTO No. 126, Page 110)

An-72 Coaler transport aircraft. (Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1...

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

Stavka of the Soviet Supreme High Command. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 2, (Page 9)

Stavka of the Soviet Supreme High Command. Courtesy of Soviet Military...

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

Brigadier General George M. Krausz(uncovered)

Brigadier General George M. Krausz(uncovered)

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

Two technicians stand by while a Boeing 707 aircraft engine is supported by the hoist. The Military Aircraft Disposition and Storage Center is reclaiming commercial Boeing 707 aircraft, using engines and spare parts in a re-engineering program

Two technicians stand by while a Boeing 707 aircraft engine is support...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John A. Pickett Release Sta... More

Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, USAF (uncovered)

Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, USAF (uncovered)

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

A map of Central America showing the locations of Nicaraguan military bases receiving Soviet military equipment. From Soviet Military Power 1985

A map of Central America showing the locations of Nicaraguan military ...

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

A map of Southwestern theater of military operations. From Soviet Military Power 1985

A map of Southwestern theater of military operations. From Soviet Mili...

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

A map of the Far Eastern theater of military operations. From Soviet Military Power 1985

A map of the Far Eastern theater of military operations. From Soviet M...

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

A chart showing the various types of US combat and support helicopters currently in operation. From Soviet Military Power 1985

A chart showing the various types of US combat and support helicopters...

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

A member of the 101st Airborne Division holds up a miniature U.S. Flag while waiting to board an aircraft at the conclusion of the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85

A member of the 101st Airborne Division holds up a miniature U.S. Flag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dave Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Captain (CPT) Ron Mumm of the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron during Exercise CORAL SEA'85

Captain (CPT) Ron Mumm of the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron during Ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raaf Williamtown Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Caskets containing the remains of members of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., 101st Airborne Div., fill a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft. On December 12, 1985, 248 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed in plane crash at Gander Airport, Newfoundland, Canada. They were returning to the United States after participating in peacekeeping duty with the Multi-national Force and Observers in the Sinai Desert

Caskets containing the remains of members of the 3rd Bn., 502nd Inf., ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Vincent R. Kitts Release Status: Re... More

An M1 Abrams tank of the 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2nd Armored Division, advances across an open area during a training exercise

An M1 Abrams tank of the 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2nd Armored Div...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: William U. Rosenmund Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Brig. GEN. Earl S. Van Inwegen - Public domain photogrpaph

Brig. GEN. Earl S. Van Inwegen - Public domain photogrpaph

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

Employees from Pan Am World Airways remove galleys and lavatories through the cargo door exit of a Pan Am 747 airliner undergoing modification into aeromedical evacuation aircraft in the Pan Am World Airways complex at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The modification is part of a feasability study of the Military Airlift Command plan to use Civil Reserve Air Fleet commercial airliners as air ambulances in the event of war

Employees from Pan Am World Airways remove galleys and lavatories thro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt E. Boyce Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

An elevated port side view of the forward section of a Soviet Oscar Class nuclear-powered attack submarine. (Soviet Military Power, 1986)

An elevated port side view of the forward section of a Soviet Oscar Cl...

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

Colonel (COL) Leonard Butler, 1ST Special Operations Wing commander, gives a welcoming speech at the arrival of a HH-53H Pave Low helicopter recently assigned to the 20th Special Operation Squadron. Originally a CH-53 model, the helicopter was brought up to the HH-53H configuration by the Naval Air Rework Facility, Pensacola, Florida, as a replacement for a 20th Special Operations Squadron HH-53H that was lost in an accident

Colonel (COL) Leonard Butler, 1ST Special Operations Wing commander, g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Charles Taylor Release Status: Released t... More

Somoan Governor A.P. Lutali is interviewed by a local television news reporter behind the tail of a 22nd Military Airlift Squadron C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Lutali is at the Pago Pago International Airport to observe the arrival of an emergency electrical generator

Somoan Governor A.P. Lutali is interviewed by a local television news ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pago Pago State: Tutuila Island Country: American Samoa (ASM) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Bob Simons Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23 Sherpa aircraft is ready to depart from the base after taking on passengers, cargo and fuel. A 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft being serviced in the background. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A 10th Military Airlift Squadron C-23 Sherpa aircraft is ready to depa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don C. Sutherland Release Status: Rel... More

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Jack I. Gregory, new commander, 7th Air Force, salutes General (GEN) Robert W. Bazley, commander, Pacific Air Forces, during a ceremony marking the deactivation of the 314th Air Division and the reactivation of the 7th Air Force. Standing behind Gregory is Major General (MGEN) James T. Callaghan, commander, Republic of Korea/US Combined Forces Command

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Jack I. Gregory, new commander, 7th Air Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Moo H. Han Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Air to air top front view of three Air Mobility Command's 63rd Military Airlift Wing's C-141 Starlifters from Norton AFB, California, flying in formation over the southern California mountains. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air to air top front view of three Air Mobility Command's 63rd Militar...

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

BGEN Clyde A. Hennies, USA (uncovered)

BGEN Clyde A. Hennies, USA (uncovered)

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

Members of the 10th Military Airlift Squadron load an F-100 aircraft engine into a C-23A Sherpa aircraft

Members of the 10th Military Airlift Squadron load an F-100 aircraft e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Release... More

Two recruits from Flight 525, 3701st Basic Military Training Squadron, polish their boots

Two recruits from Flight 525, 3701st Basic Military Training Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robbin Cresswell Release Status: Releas... More

Members of the 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft air crew wear extremely-cold-weather gear as they prepare for an airdrop of supplies during MID-WINTER AIRDROP 88.  Supplies will be airdropped at both McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott

Members of the 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MID-WINTER AIRDROP 88 Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kurt Vail, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A mess management specialist lifts a steaming pot from a stove in a field kitchen set up by the 513th Military Intelligence Group

A mess management specialist lifts a steaming pot from a stove in a fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Monmouth State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Richard Hunerberg Release Status: Released t... More

Marines of the 1ST Platoon, 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company suit up in preparation for a parachute jump from a 437th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Exercise COLD WINTER 89

Marines of the 1ST Platoon, 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company suit up i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COLD WINTER 89 Base: Bardufoss Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod, USAF Release Status: Released... More

A right side view of a C-9C Nightingale aircraft from the 99th Military Airlift Squadron in flight

A right side view of a C-9C Nightingale aircraft from the 99th Militar...

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

A Military Airlift Command (MAC) C-141B Starlifter transport aircraft drops U.S. Army paratroopers over a drop zone during Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of MAC aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A Military Airlift Command (MAC) C-141B Starlifter transport aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

The guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27), right, comes alongside a Military Sealift Command fleet oiler to conduct an underway replenishment during Unitas XXXI, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. The tank landing ship USS HARLAN COUNTY (LST-1196) is in the background.

The guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG-27), right, comes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D. P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A model of the combat village at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Collective Training Facility is displayed in a classroom in the facility's administration building. (SUBSTANDARD)

A model of the combat village at the Military Operations in Urban Terr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Esko Townell Release S... More

A Military Sealift Command-chartered vehicle cargo ship prepares to offload equipment during Operation Desert Shield

A Military Sealift Command-chartered vehicle cargo ship prepares to of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Port Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. J. R. Ruark Release Status: R... More

Artwork: "101st Airborne Soldier" Artist: Peter Varisano Catalog Number: 1.2.91

Artwork: "101st Airborne Soldier" Artist: Peter Varisano Catalog Numbe...

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

Military personnel sift through the remains of a warehouse hit by an Iraqi Scud missile Feb. 25, 1991, killing 27 U.S. Army Reserve personnel and wounding 100 others during Operation Desert Storm. The building housed the 475th Quartermaster Group (Provisional).

Military personnel sift through the remains of a warehouse hit by an I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Lee F. Corkran Release Status: Relea... More

A flight deck crew member guides the pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter as it prepares to lift off from the Military Sealift Command-operated combat stores ship USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS-8). The helicopter is taking part in vertical replenishment operations in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

A flight deck crew member guides the pilot of a Helicopter Combat Supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A port bow view of the Military Sealift Command survey ship USNS JOHN MCDONNELL (T-AGS-51) during sea trials

A port bow view of the Military Sealift Command survey ship USNS JOHN ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: Halter Marine, Inc. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The refueling boom of a 306th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft nears a 6th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender aircraft during a Military Airlift Command channel cargo mission

The refueling boom of a 306th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotan...

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

COL. Russell W. Fitch Jr., commanding officer of the 305th Air Refueling Wing, discusses how the wing handles the requirement to support Operation Desert Shield in the Middle East while at the same time meeting operational and personnel commitments at home

COL. Russell W. Fitch Jr., commanding officer of the 305th Air Refueli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York(NY) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

U.S. Air Force security personnel stand attention waiting for U.S. Air Force CHIEF of STAFF GEN. Merrill McPeak to disembark from a VC-137 Stratoliner transport aircraft of the 89th Military Airlift Wing from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., at an air base in the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield. The guards are armed with M-16 rifles.

U.S. Air Force security personnel stand attention waiting for U.S. Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Army SSGT William Yurconic from the 511th Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York, stands facing the camera and holds M16 rifle with a M203 grenade launcher attached. He is one of the Soldiers from his Company to escort the media into the Somali bunker. It's one of 38 bunkers (not shown) found by the MPs just north of Mogadishu, Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Army SSGT William Yurconic from the 511th Military Police Company, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Afgoi Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Carmen Yebba Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Window Lit Aircrew Candidates Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: Four crew members pose in front of the showers wearing their life vests. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Window Lit Aircre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel J. Quinajon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CAPT. Thomas J. Elliott, USN(Rear Admiral Selectee)

CAPT. Thomas J. Elliott, USN(Rear Admiral Selectee)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Richard L. Oasen Release Status: Rele... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Just Holly Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Honorable Mention Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Far away from her prior Army BDU's, Holly Gill, 26, now finds fashion in vintage clothing as part owner of Rose Vintage, her vintage clothing store in Ellicot City, Maryland

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Just Holly Catego...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellicot City State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Diane S. Robinson Release Status:... More

Mali Army troops from the Economic Community Military Observation Group 13 (ECOMOG)walk off a U.S. Air Force C-130E from the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany at Robert's International Airport, Liberia for a six month deployment. The troops were airlifted from Bamako/Seou Airport, Mali on U.S. military aircraft participating in Operation Assured Lift, a 17- day United States airlift and support mission assisting the West African states deploying more than 1100 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping force

Mali Army troops from the Economic Community Military Observation Grou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Country: Mali (MLI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul R. Caron Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Long Jump Category: Sports Place: Honorable Mention SportsIn a blur of motion Joshua Stewart, flys through the air during his second jump in the long jump at an indoor meet at the Naval Academy

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Long Jump Categor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Frank A. Fey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, manuevers a Gator while preparing to assist a stuck HTTV (Helo Transportable Tactical Vehicle) at the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE 1 (Limited Objective Experiment 1), which is part of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's URBAN WARRIOR series. The Gator has a water cooled diesel engine, and a payload of 1400 pounds

A Marine from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, manuevers a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, patrol with the GATOR, a 6 wheeled urban vehicle, during an exercise in the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) facility during LOE 1 (Limited Objective Experiment 1). Urban Warrior is the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's series of limited objective experiments examining new urban tactics and experimental technologies

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, patrol with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Combat Cuisine" CATEGORY: Illustrative PLACE: Third Place Illustrative CAPTION INFORMATION: The MRE (meals ready to eat) has long been a staple of troops in the field and a replacement of the C-RATS (canned rations). Recently though MRE's of improved quality, such as the vegetarian pictured here as well as Kosher meals, and variety newer meals have officials begging the question, "Do our troops really like the meals?" IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00016

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Combat Cuisine" ...

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

General Lieutenant Vasily Mikhailovich Zavgorodny, Deputy CHIEF of STAFF, Directorate of General STAFF, Russian Military (2nd in line w/striped pants), And his entourage fire small arms at the Mulitpurpose Range Complex (MPRC) at the US Army Training and Support Center, Fort Stewart, Georgia. The Russian Soldier in the foreground fires the US made M16 Rifle

General Lieutenant Vasily Mikhailovich Zavgorodny, Deputy CHIEF of STA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A view of the US Army Stabilization Force (SFOR) Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) collective training facility at Fort Stewart, GA

A view of the US Army Stabilization Force (SFOR) Military Operations i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Donald Teft, CIV Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Paratroopers from the US Military perform a demonstration parachute jump during the Opening Ceremony of Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000 at Vajira Military Camp, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

Paratroopers from the US Military perform a demonstration parachute ju...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Nakhon Si Thammarat Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stan Parker, USAF Release Stat... More

Ron, a Military Working Dog (MWD), checks out cars with his handler US Air Force STAFF Sergeant James Mings from the 569th US Forces Police Flight, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. They are looking for narcotic or explosive training aids on cars during the vehicle search portion of the 2001 Ramstein, K-9 Competition on January 22, 2001. Eleven teams from Ramstein are competing to determine who will represent their base in the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) competition and then go on to represent the command at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and the Department of Defense MWD competition

Ron, a Military Working Dog (MWD), checks out cars with his handler US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Air Force Honor Guard members stand fast as a missing-man formation of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts fly overhead in honor of the 18 Virginia Air National Guard and three Florida Army National Guard members killed in a March 3rd C-23 Sherpa plane crash in Unadilla, Georgia. The memorial service, which took place at Rock Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia, was attended by Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul D. Wolfowitz (not shown) and various other civilian and military dignitaries and over 5000 members of the community. The 18 airmen were assigned to the 203rd Red Horse Flight at Camp Pendleton State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia and were returning from temporary duty at ...

Air Force Honor Guard members stand fast as a missing-man formation of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Air Force Honor Guard members stand fast as a missing-man formation of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts fly overhead in honor of ... More

A 15 Star United States of America Flag flies over Headquarters United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Barracks at 8th and I, Washington, DC, in commemoration of the 200th bicentennial anniversary of the establishment of the oldest USMC post. President Thomas Jefferson helped choose the current location in 1801

A 15 Star United States of America Flag flies over Headquarters United...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Barracks 8th And I State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason D Ingersoll,... More

A computer aided graphic designed shield, created for the Fort Hood Training Support Centers 2001 Brochure. Depicting USA Unit Insignias from (starting from the 12-oclock position and moving clockwise), the 4th Infantry Division; Army Operations and Evaluations Command; 504th Military Intelligence Brigade; 13th Finance Group; 89th Military Police Brigade; 21st Cavalry Brigade; 3rd Air Support Operations Group; 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment; 3rd Personnel Group; 3rd Signal Brigade; 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade; Army Medical Corps; 13th Corps Support Command and the 1ST Cavalry Division. With the III Corps Caltrop in the center of the shield

A computer aided graphic designed shield, created for the Fort Hood Tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Eddie L. Woodard, ... More

Troops recieve instruction on tying a Swiss Seat during Basic Military Mountaineering Instruction at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001, a multi-unit, medical, field exercise in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent

Troops recieve instruction on tying a Swiss Seat during Basic Military...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Parks, Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremy Rowland, 283rd Combat Communications Squadron, Texas Air National Guard (ANG) checks the antenna that will act as a interface for cable lines during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01-02. Bright Star is a multi-national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military cooperation among US Military our key allies, and our regional partners

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremy Rowland, 283rd Combat C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry render honors as fire fighters and rescue workers unfurl a huge American flag over the side of the Pentagon as rescue and recovery efforts continued following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. The flag, a garrison flag, sent from the US Army Band at nearby Fort Myer, Virginia, is the largest authorized (20 x 38) flag for the military. Shortly after 8 AM on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200, from Dulles International Airport just outside Washington DC. About 9:30 AM they flew the aircraft and 64 ...

Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry render honors as fire fighters and resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry render honors as fire fighters and rescue workers unfurl a huge American flag over the side of t... More

The whole nation is looking at us in uniform to do its business. Is there any higher calling than that? US Air Force CHIEF of STAFF General (GEN) John P. Jumper asked of a group of Air STAFF officers and enlisted members gathered in the Pentagon auditorium on September 21, 2001. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche hosted the gathering using the event to introduce the new chief to the Air STAFF. GEN Jumper praised his predecessor GEN Michael E. Ryan for the Air Force's high state of readiness, and he said to Dr. Roche, "I am proud to be a part of this team. We have before us today the greatest Air Force in the world." He added, "Down the road today's airmen are going to look...

The whole nation is looking at us in uniform to do its business. Is th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The whole nation is looking at us in uniform to do its business. Is there any higher calling than that? US Air Force CHIEF of ST... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Brett Scharringhausen, assigned to US Central Command (USCENTCOM), MacDill AFB, Florida (FL) and Lead Planner for Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01-02, briefs unit representatives from several countries on the redeployment process. Bright Star is a multi-national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military cooperation among US Military, our key allies, and our regional partners

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Brett Scharringhausen, as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Major Command Shown: Army Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

An Uzbekistan Army Soldiers serve food to US Army (USA) and US Air Force (USAF) personnel during a luncheon held for the US Military at an Uzbekistan Air Base during of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An Uzbekistan Army Soldiers serve food to US Army (USA) and US Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Uzbekistan (UZB) Scene Camera Operator: Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopters fires its 20mm M197 nose gun at designated targets on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an In-Stride Breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this years BRIGHT STAR 01-02 exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough...

Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopters fires its 20mm M197 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marine Corps Super AH-1W Cobra Attack helicopters fires its 20mm M197 nose gun at designated targets on an Egyptian firing range... More

Left-to-right, Unidentified Commander of French Forces participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02, Lieutenant General (LGEN), Michael Delong, USMC, Deputy Commander-in-CHIEF, US Central Command and Brigadier General (BGEN), Bernd Muller, Commander of the Germany Armed Forces participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02, pose for a photograph at Mubarak Military City, Egypt

Left-to-right, Unidentified Commander of French Forces participating i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City State: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Patricia Bunting... More

Flags posted at full mast fly atop their staffs at the 18th Headquarters Squadron at Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan. Pictured from foreground-to-background: The National Flag of Japan; The American Flag; and the United Nations (UN) Flag

Flags posted at full mast fly atop their staffs at the 18th Headquarte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Poster showing the mascot for the US Army (USA) 410th Military Police Company of the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. This mascot was used as part of a large display at the 89th Military Police Brigade Reunion held in January 2002 at Fort Hood

Poster showing the mascot for the US Army (USA) 410th Military Police ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest Scene Camera Operator: Rex Murrah, CIV ... More

Joint US Military personnel salute the flag draped transfer case carrying the remains of US Navy (USN) CHIEF PETTY Officer (CPO) Matthew J. Bourgeois, during his Fallen Soldier Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. CPO Bourgeois, a member of the USN Seal Team, was killed in action in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Joint US Military personnel salute the flag draped transfer case carry...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter offloads Coalition Forces Soldiers at a landing zone 7,500-feet above sea level in the Tora Bora region in Afghanistan during Operation Torii. Operation Torii is a Coalition operation consisting of over 400 members from the US Military, Royal Canadian Army (RCA), and the Afghanistan Military Forces (AMF), whos mission is to gather intelligence, exploit, and deny entrance to four underground sites, while looking for Osama Bin Laden

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter offloads Coalition Forces Sol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Army (USA) COL Kevin McDonnell (center), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG), uses an interpreter to thank School Official and Students at the Asheiy School in Kabul, Afghanistan, for inviting US Military and Afghani Army personnel to their International Children's Day Celebration, telling about freedom from the Taliban and the promise of a better future

US Army (USA) COL Kevin McDonnell (center), Commander, 1ST Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Tompkins, Military Police (MP) Company conducts a random vehicle inspection, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Tompkins, Military Police (MP) C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB CVIC Scene Cam... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company 3-505th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct an inventory of various weapons and munitions being kept inside a storage room at the Afghanistan Military Forces (AMF) compound located in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company 3-505th Infantry, 8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

During the Opening Ceremonies for a Nation Football League (NFL) Game, players from the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers teams observe the coin toss, as US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) (Select) Wayne Hodges, Commander, 6th Air Mobility Wing, US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks, Commander, US Central Command, and USAF GEN Charles Holland, Commander, US Special Operations Command (SOC), stand in the background. The NFL invited the Military Officials to the game to participate in a Veterans Day observance Ceremony

During the Opening Ceremonies for a Nation Football League (NFL) Game,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tampa State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kenneth Bellard, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

A local Afghani boy from the village of Aroki, located in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan, stands behind a barbed wire barrier as he waits in line to be seen by medical personnel, during a Medical Civil Action Program (MEDCAP) being held in his village. US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 48th Combat Support Hospital, along side US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing (EAW) and Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Soldiers from the 924th Medical hospital, operate the programs, which provides free medical and dental care to residents of local villages as well as literature on the dangers of unexploded ordnance and information on why the US Military is here in their country

A local Afghani boy from the village of Aroki, located in the Kapisa P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Aroki State: Kapisa Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF R... More

Soldiers with the 6th Battalion Afghan National Army (ANA), march past the reviewing stand at the Kabul Military Training Compound (KMTC) graduation ceremony in Kabul, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Soldiers with the 6th Battalion Afghan National Army (ANA), march past...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Military Training Compound Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeremy Colvin, ... More

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