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The battle of Armentieres. Captured English positions before Armentieres heavily shelled by German artillery. April 1918

The battle of Armentieres. Captured English positions before Armentier...

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

An assault force move toward simulated "enemy" positions during a mock assault conducted as part of a firepower demonstration for President Carter

An assault force move toward simulated "enemy" positions during a mock...

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

An F-4 Phantom II aircraft is removed from a 30-foot-high test pedestal prior to being turned over and remounted. From this test pedestal, at the Rome Air Development Center, aircraft antennas can be tested and evaluated in various flight positions

An F-4 Phantom II aircraft is removed from a 30-foot-high test pedesta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

A ground crew member marshals F-15 Eagle aircraft into parking positions during exercise Cope North '81. The aircraft are assigned to the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing

A ground crew member marshals F-15 Eagle aircraft into parking positio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '81 Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Curt Eddings ... More

CWO Doug Barton at work in the air traffic control tower at the Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport. Military personnel were moved into positions vacated by striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization

CWO Doug Barton at work in the air traffic control tower at the Ft. La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lauderdale State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Lon Cabot Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Operations SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jose Acosta, left, and Quartermaster 2nd Class Henry Torres, right, plot positions of Unitas XXXII '82 ships, as a Chilean sailor observes while visiting aboard the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987)

Operations SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jose Acosta, left, and Quartermaster 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII '82 Country: Chile (CHL) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gary Miller Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Two members of an Air Base Ground Defense team man their positions armed with M16A1 rifles during Exercise CROWN DEFENDER

Two members of an Air Base Ground Defense team man their positions arm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROWN DEFENDER Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Rob Marshall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

US military personnel take defensive positions as they participate in the evacuation of American students from the island. A Military Airlift Command C-141 Starlifter aircraft is visible in the background

US military personnel take defensive positions as they participate in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Point Salines Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of a portion of the Great Wall located northwest and north of Beijing showing the fortified tower positions and many tourists. The construction of the wall started in the 7th Century BC by the first Emperor Quin Shui Hunag Di. It is 25 feet high and nearly 25 feet thick in places, the original wall, 1500 miles in length, took ten years to complete. In 1368 AD the Ming Dynasty continued construction for 200 years and it now is over 3750 miles in length. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A view of a portion of the Great Wall located northwest and north of B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James Pearson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Dental Technician 3rd Class K. Beale positions an x-ray machine on the side of a patient's mouth in the radiology room at the dental clinic

Dental Technician 3rd Class K. Beale positions an x-ray machine on the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Bermuda Country: Bermuda (BMU) Scene Camera Operator: An Tina J. Tuttle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A Marine gunner positions himself behind an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle while on patrol during the multinational, joint service Exercise BRIGHT STAR'87

A Marine gunner positions himself behind an M2 .50-caliber machine gun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Vincent E. Aldridge Release Status: Released to ... More

A forklift operator positions equipment aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88

A forklift operator positions equipment aboard the aviation logistic s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A member of a convoy security team armed with M16 rifles prepare to take up defensive positions after being fired on by members of the aggressor squad. The men are participating in a week-long field training and convoy security exercise conducted by memb

A member of a convoy security team armed with M16 rifles prepare to ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gary Coppage, USAF Release Status: R... More

A flight deck crew member directs the pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 25 (VFA-25) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft as he positions his plane on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during PACEX '89. The Hornet is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

A flight deck crew member directs the pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Nac) Wilcox Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A forklift positions pallets of 500-pound bombs aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) as the vessel is made ready to deploy to the Mediterranean in support of Operation Desert Shield

A forklift positions pallets of 500-pound bombs aboard the aircraft ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Lance CPL. W. Carpenter of the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, sits in the cab of a T-5 bulldozer as he talks to another Marine during Operation Desert Storm. Carpenter is helping to prepare positions for Task Force Breach Alpha on Hill 231. An M-929 5-ton dump truck is at left.

Lance CPL. W. Carpenter of the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. M.D. Masters Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A forklift positions a shelter/container at a staging area in preparation for shipment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

A forklift positions a shelter/container at a staging area in preparat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

An equipment operator from a Navy Reserve Seabee unit positions the bucket of a front loader over the bed of a dump truck during the Reserve Naval Construction Force "Readiness Rodeo" competition

An equipment operator from a Navy Reserve Seabee unit positions the bu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ncbc, Gulfport State: Mississippi(MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Josa Gary Boucher Release Status: Released ... More

US Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, move toward fighting positions after arriving at the Somalian airfield during combat operation. American and Canadian forces seized the airfield earlier today

US Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Belet Uen Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. H. H. Deffner Release Status: Released... More

Equipment Operator First Class (EO1) Jeff Arnold, positions his motor grader in the access road alongside the runway at the airport. The Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Forty (NMCB-40), Port Hueneme, CA, is improving the access road to withstand the heavy military traffic supporting Unified Task Force Somalia

Equipment Operator First Class (EO1) Jeff Arnold, positions his motor ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

A crewmen operating an SD-1D aircraft spotting dolly positions a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 138 (VAQ-138) EA-6B Prowler aircraft on an elevator of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68)

A crewmen operating an SD-1D aircraft spotting dolly positions a Tacti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jon H. Hockersmith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Prior to departing from Pier 11, Naval Operations Base, members from the 57th Medical Company, Ft. Bragg, NC, take their positions manning the rails of the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

Prior to departing from Pier 11, Naval Operations Base, members from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Marines in fighting positions, from Fox Company 2/2, lie next to a cement wall with their M-16A2 rifles with grenade launchers and M-249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) aimed at the police headquarters in Grande Riviere. Haitians stand and sit on the cement wall to watch and cheer the Marines during Operation Uphold Democracy

Marines in fighting positions, from Fox Company 2/2, lie next to a cem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Grand Riviere Du Nord Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: CPL P.S. Royston (Usmc) Release Sta... More

A team of US Army Soldiers take their positions as they take part in a demonstration by a forward support team at Camp Dobol, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

A team of US Army Soldiers take their positions as they take part in a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gerald James, USA Release... More

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Batttalion, 8th Marines, fill sandbags to reinforce defensive positions inside the compound at the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania, during Operation SILVER WAKE. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

Marines from Charlie Company, 1ST Batttalion, 8th Marines, fill sandba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

An Army National Guard soldier from Kinston Armory, Kinston, North Carolina watches as a heavy forklift truck operator positions a pallet of bottled water, after off loading it from a commercial trailer after Hurricane Bonnie

An Army National Guard soldier from Kinston Armory, Kinston, North Car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kinston Armory, Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tom Jaynes, Civilian Release S... More

A1C Jerry Herron, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, positions the reloader for the 30mm cannon of an A-10 Thunderbolt on Friday, April 10, 1999. The A-10 is being loaded with armor piercing ammunition. A1C Herron are deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

A1C Jerry Herron, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release S... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) or Amtracs are ground guided into their assigned positions on board the USS Anchorage (LSD-36) which can hold 12 AAVs in its enormous well deck. The AAVs would play a serious role in securing the beachhead during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97, held at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of...

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) or Amtracs are ground guided into...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) or Amtracs are ground guided into their assigned positions on board the USS Anchorage (LSD-... More

A weapons squad, armed with M16 rifle's and M60 machine gun's, move in to take up positions of security on a bunker complex at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

A weapons squad, armed with M16 rifle's and M60 machine gun's, move in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Medium shot. Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) Captain (Chaplain) Paul Castillo of the 43rd Air Mobility Wing Pope Air Forces Base, North Carolina, administers first aid to a wounded member of the Phoenix Readiness Course. CAPT Castillo was part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations wolrdwide.The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air ...

Medium shot. Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Medium shot. Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) Captain (Chaplain) Paul Castillo of the 43rd Air Mob... More

Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and armed with M16A2 assault rifles, members of the Phoenix Readiness class prepare to repel attacking opposition forces at a mock village on Fort Dix, New Jersey. They were part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority ...

Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and armed with M16A2 assault rifles, members of the Phoenix R... More

Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and armed with an M16A2 assault rifle AIRMAN First Class Jodey Powell with the 94th Security Forces Squadron, Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia repels attacking opposition forces at a mock village on Fort Dix, New Jersey. AMN Powell was part of a class of 220 taking part in a Phoenix Readiness Course. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air ...

Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Wearing a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear and armed with an M16A2 assault rifle Airman First Class Jod... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Alfred Orozco, 1ST Security Forces Squadron (SFS) dog handler and assistant team leader for the 1ST SFS Contending Warrior team, stays alert for enemy forces while other team members (not shown) take defensive positions for tactical training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The Langley Contending Warrior team has been preparing for months for a competition that takes place in the Nevada desert

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Alfred Orozco, 1ST Security Forces Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF Release Status... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ronald Helm and AIRMAN Scott Panetan, US Air Forces in Europe competitors, in chemical gear and armed with an M60 machine gun and an M16A2 rifle get into their defensive fighting positions during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in 24 events over six days

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ronald Helm and AIRMAN Scott Panetan, US Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

STAFF Serget Porter L. Gee, USAF, (left), d SENIOR Airm Laura M. Puza, USAF, chefs from the 91st Space Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, discuss how to improve their shot pattern in preparation for the Chef Marksmship event at Vdenberg Air Force Base. As part of the Chefs Competition, the two chefs have to prepare meals for 50 people, then fire 30 rounds with the M16 from various positions d targets. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space d missile competition, is a four-day event hosted nually at Vdenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best d demonstrate the commds warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness...

STAFF Serget Porter L. Gee, USAF, (left), d SENIOR Airm Laura M. Puza,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant Porter L. Gee, USAF, (left), and SENIOR AIRMAN Laura M. Puza, USAF, chefs from the 91st Space Wing, Minot Air For... More

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC take up defensive positions near an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt while conducting amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: R... More

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. In the background are a Mi-17 (HIP H) (left), a tower used by Marine snipers (center), and a Freightliner All Terrain Tow Vehicle (ATTV) (right)

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Viewed through a Night Vision lens, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joanna Hensley (left), USAF, Photographer, 48th Communications Squadron (CS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, uses a Nikon D1 digital camera to document a scene at the 48th Operations Support Squadron's (OSS) Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) center. SRA Hensley is assisting the 48th OSS by photographing specific scope positions. The images are for training manuals to illustrate approach positions for aircraft within the RAF Lakenheath area

Viewed through a Night Vision lens, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joanna Hensley...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

A view inside the cockpit of a US Army (USA) CH-47 "Chinook" helicopter from B/Company, 159th Aviation Battalion, showing the Pilot and Co-pilot manning their positions during a mission in Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A view inside the cockpit of a US Army (USA) CH-47 "Chinook" helicopte...

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 Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Scott Notestine, (Pilot) and USAF Second Lieutenant (2LT) Patrick Kelly (Co-Pilot) both assigned to the 900th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), Ohio (OH), Air National Guard (ANG) man their positions aboard their USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Scott Notestine, (Pilot) and USAF Se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA James Harper, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A hand-sketched illustration by the US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing a USMC M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from D/Company, 1ST Tank Battalion, with smoke rising from destroyed enemy positions and vehicles near Al Bassarah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A hand-sketched illustration by the US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

The Pilot, Co-pilot, and Navigator, aboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 622nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), dubbed ΦThe Spirit of Selfridge,τ man their positions aboard the aircraft during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation JOINT FORGE

The Pilot, Co-pilot, and Navigator, aboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-13...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

These are markings on a fragmentary (frag) piece of a Russian-made 122 mm rocket that was launched by Iraqi insurgents against 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) positions at Al Asad Air Base (AB), Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), while the 1ST MARDIV is participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

These are markings on a fragmentary (frag) piece of a Russian-made 122...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine, II, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Under intense enemy rifle, machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade fire, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), advance toward Taliban positions on a mountain near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ASBURY PARK and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Under intense enemy rifle, machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

U.S Air Force MAJ. Joe Burshnick, Pilot, 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron (EARS), 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, positions his KC-10A Extender aerial refueling aircraft to receive fuel from a 908th EARS KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft on Oct. 3, 2004, while in flight over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by TECH. SGT. Erik Gudmundson) (Released)

U.S Air Force MAJ. Joe Burshnick, Pilot, 908th Expeditionary Aerial Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Erik Gudmundson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

S121E07340 - STS-121 - The SSRMS positions to grapple with the MBS during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121E07340 - STS-121 - The SSRMS positions to grapple with the MBS dur...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Space Station Remote Manipulator System End Effector (SSRMS EE) positions to grapple with the Mobile Remote Servicer Base System (MBS) on the S0 Tru... More

S121E07342 - STS-121 - The SSRMS positions to grapple with the MBS during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121E07342 - STS-121 - The SSRMS positions to grapple with the MBS dur...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Space Station Remote Manipulator System End Effector (SSRMS EE) positions to grapple with the Mobile Remote Servicer Base System (MBS) on the S0 Tru... More

U.S. soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 187 Infantry Regiment and Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 4th Iraqi Division run to take positions after exiting a CH-47 Chinook helicopterduring Operation Katrina, Feburary 27, 2006. U.S. and Iraqi soldiers participated in the combined-joint operation to detain or eliminate insurgent activity southwest of Samarra, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Alfred Johnson) (Released)

U.S. soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 187 Infantry Regiment and Iraqi sold...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION KATRINA/IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Brassfield-Mora State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown:... More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Team Charlie, Task Force 1-26th, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1ST Infantry Division, take defensive positions near a road in the simulated town of Tikrit at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, on March 3, 2006. The soldiers assumed a defensive perimeter while soldiers went inside the police station. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Billy Brothers) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Team Charlie, Task Force 1-26th, 2nd Br...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE SHEPHERD Base: Hohenfels State: Bavaria Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: TF 1-26 Scene... More

Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS PELELIU (LHA 5), US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), armed with 5.56 mm M16A4 MWS (Modular Weapon System) rifles, take their positions during an early morning small arms qualification. The PELELIU is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3) and is currently underway in the Indian Ocean on a routine deployment in support of the global war on terrorism

Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class: Amphibious ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kerryl Cacho, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Washington, D. C. , September 29, 2009 -- FEMA's Steward Beckham, Director National Capitol Region Coordination in the FEMA Studio. Mr. Beckham brings 26 years of experience in both public and private sector leadership positions as well as a career in private law practice. Most recently he worked in a private law practice as a transactional attorney in Baltimore, MD. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Washington, D. C. , September 29, 2009 -- FEMA's Steward Beckham, Dire...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA's Steward Beckham, Director National Capital Region Coordination in the FEMA Studio Production Date: 09/29/2009 Caption: Washington, D. C. , September 29,... More

Flooding - Omaha, Neb. , July 2, 2011 -- Duane Gallagher, Chief Volunteer of the USS Hazard since 1984, other volunteers and members of the U. S. Coast Guard discuss the state of artifacts on the Hazard following flooding of the Misouri River. The Coast Guard provided a flat bottom boat for the volunteers to search the area to identify positions of the submerged objects. Jace Anderson/FEMA

Flooding - Omaha, Neb. , July 2, 2011 -- Duane Gallagher, Chief Volunt...

The original database describes this as: Title: Historical Naval Museum Victim of flood Production Date: 07/02/2011 Caption: Omaha, Neb. , July 2, 2011 -- Duane Gallagher, Chief Volunteer of the USS Hazard s... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kennith R. Woolard, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kennith R. Woolard, a rifleman

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kennith R. Woolard, a rifleman with Hotel Company, Weapons Training Battalion (WTBN), Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, demonstrates a proper high-kneeling f... More

Positions of Humphreys' Division, Battle of Fredericksburg, Decr. 13th...[and] Decr. 14th, 15th & 16th, 1862.

Positions of Humphreys' Division, Battle of Fredericksburg, Decr. 13th...

Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The battle of Armentieres. Captured English positions before Armentieres heavily shelled by German artillery. April 1918

The battle of Armentieres. Captured English positions before Armentier...

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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

A Seabee positions a concrete block during construction of a building

A Seabee positions a concrete block during construction of a building

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 L. B. Foster Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines from the Battalion Landing Team (BLT 1/3), 3rd Marine Division, take defensive positions after landing on the beach in an LVTP-7 tracked landing vehicle during a routine training exercise

Marines from the Battalion Landing Team (BLT 1/3), 3rd Marine Division...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hasey, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Blackburn Release Status: Release... More

A1C Kenneth Slakich positions a German shepherd for an X-ray. The dog, a new arrival at the Department of Defense Dog Center, is being X-rayed to determine any bone disorders, especially in the hips

A1C Kenneth Slakich positions a German shepherd for an X-ray. The dog,...

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: TSGT W. Boyd Belcher Release Status: Re... More

Members of the 4392nd Civil Engineering Squadron armed with M-16 rifles prepare to defend their positions against aggressor forces during exercise Prime Beef

Members of the 4392nd Civil Engineering Squadron armed with M-16 rifle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A harbor tugs positions the submarine tender USS PROTEUS (AS 19) in Apra Harbor

A harbor tugs positions the submarine tender USS PROTEUS (AS 19) in Ap...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

An M-60A3 main battle tank and two M-113 armored personnel carriers of the 1ST Battalion, 108th Armor, 48th Brigade, Georgia National Guard, move out to attack "enemy" positions during a training exercise. The unit is preparing for its annual training exercises to be held this year at Fort Irwin, California

An M-60A3 main battle tank and two M-113 armored personnel carriers of...

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

A squad of security policemen exit from a truck to take up defensive positions during Exercise VOLANT SCORPION

A squad of security policemen exit from a truck to take up defensive p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

Marines take up positions on the beach at Bellows Air Force Station during an amphibious assault exercise. A utility landing craft is just off the beach

Marines take up positions on the beach at Bellows Air Force Station du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bertram Mau Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A technician positions a BQM-34 Firebee I remotely piloted vehicle on a launching stand

A technician positions a BQM-34 Firebee I remotely piloted vehicle on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wallace Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Daniel C. Perez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Sergeant (SGT) John Adair, a radiologic technologist, positions a patient's foot for x-raying in the base hospital. Adair was recently selected as a member of the US Air Force Honor Guard

Sergeant (SGT) John Adair, a radiologic technologist, positions a pati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Ron Guerin Release Status: Rel... More

Target pullers take their positions in the target pits at the rifle range as Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4. begins M16A1 rifle qualifications during the battalion's annual 20-day combat field exercise

Target pullers take their positions in the target pits at the rifle ra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Hunter Liggett State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Phil Eggman Release Status: Releas... More

A member of Co. B, 4th Bn., 9th Inf. Div. positions an M-252 81mm mortar round for firing as his fellow soldiers prepare for the blast during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise

A member of Co. B, 4th Bn., 9th Inf. Div. positions an M-252 81mm mort...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

STAFF SGT. Keith McCormack and STAFF SGT. Ronald Davison of the 375th Security Police Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, III., run to their positions with an M-60 machine gun and an M-16 rifle while participating in Defender Challenge '92, an Air Mobility Command competition

STAFF SGT. Keith McCormack and STAFF SGT. Ronald Davison of the 375th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '92 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

STS056-15-024 - STS-056 - Crewmembers taking photos from various flight deck stations and positions.

STS056-15-024 - STS-056 - Crewmembers taking photos from various fligh...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa and an unidentified crewmember taking photos out the windows from various flight deck stations and windows. Crew... More

STS056-15-022 - STS-056 - Crewmembers taking photos from various flight deck stations and positions.

STS056-15-022 - STS-056 - Crewmembers taking photos from various fligh...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa and an unidentified crewmember taking photos out the windows from various flight deck stations and windows. Crew... More

Flight deck personnel use two MD-3A tow tractor to move two U.S. Air Force MH-53J combat search and rescue helicopters from elevator #2 to their take off positions on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94

Flight deck personnel use two MD-3A tow tractor to move two U.S. Air F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE 2-94 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Lance CPL. Keith Burns (right) and Lance CPL. Mike Rose make a terrain model of possible enemy positions for use in a brief by their commander

Lance CPL. Keith Burns (right) and Lance CPL. Mike Rose make a terrain...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: ... More

At the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) gear and a black mask to aid in concealment, an "aggressor" soldier in full combat gear readies his M-60 machine gun in preparation for an assault on defender positions during Air Base Ground Defense training (ABGD)

At the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, wearing Multiple I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Douglas State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Todd Peck Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Air Force Combat Camera and British Army Reservist team members build fighting positions to protect their command tent in the event of OPFOR (Opposition Forces) attack. The Joint/Combined Combat Camera team is currently deployed to the Combat Support Operations Course school at Fort Dix, New Jersey. While there the team will learn to survive and operate in a field environment

US Air Force Combat Camera and British Army Reservist team members bui...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez Release Status: Released to ... More

A US Navy Aerial Port SPECIALIST positions a US Federal Protection Service mobile command post vehicle as it rolls off a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads. The C-5 from the 436th Air Mobility Wing is one of many Air Mobility Command (AMC) aircraft currently tasked to airlift equipment and supplies to Puerto Rico and neighboring Caribbean Islands struck by Hurricane George

A US Navy Aerial Port SPECIALIST positions a US Federal Protection Ser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) are ground guided into their assigned positions in the well deck on board the USS Anchorage (LSD-36) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97, held at Camp Pendleton, California. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) are ground guided into their assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Anchorage (LSD 36) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

USMC personnel assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division exit a USMC AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicle to take up defensive positions on the beach while conducting amphibious assault training, at Marine Base Ternate during Exercise BALIKATAN 2000. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995

USMC personnel assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More

Philippine Marines take up defensive positions on the beach at Marine Base Ternate, while conducting amphibious assault training, during Exercise BALIKATAN 2000. An USMC AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicles assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division comes ashore in the background. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995

Philippine Marines take up defensive positions on the beach at Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More

USMC personnel assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division and Philippine Marines take up defensive positions on the beach at Marine Base Ternate, while conducting amphibious assault training, during Exercise BALIKATAN 2000. BALIKATAN 2000 is a joint combined field training exercise held between US and Philippines forces, and is the largest of its kind since 1995

USMC personnel assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SGT... More

Straight on facial close-up as a US Air Force Student at the Phoenix Readiness Course defends a remote airbase on Fort Dix, New Jersey, while pointing his M16 rifle downrange. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority taskings during war, crisis, and worldwide contingency operations. The Phoenix Readiness ...

Straight on facial close-up as a US Air Force Student at the Phoenix R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on facial close-up as a US Air Force Student at the Phoenix Readiness Course defends a remote airbase on Fort Dix, New... More

Straight on medium close-up as a US Air Force student of the Phoenix Readiness Course defends a remote airbase on Fort Dix, New Jersey, while holding a M16 rifle over his right knee. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority taskings during war, crisis, and worldwide contingency operations. The Phoenix ...

Straight on medium close-up as a US Air Force student of the Phoenix R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium close-up as a US Air Force student of the Phoenix Readiness Course defends a remote airbase on Fort Dix, New... More

Moving to their positions to fire their M16A2 rifles down range are Air Force Academy members, US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Arash Pousti, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John J. Hill, US Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Jordan J. Oyloe, and US Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Burke, during the combat weapons competition event at Camp Bullis, Texas, during DEFENDER CHALLENGE 2000. Defender Challenge is the annual Air Force wide competition sponsored by Air Force Security Forces. This competition showcases the talents and capabilities of 13 international Security Forces teams in seven physical fitness, base defense and policing skills over six days

Moving to their positions to fire their M16A2 rifles down range are Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '00 Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Lee Fulp from the 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosives Odinance Disposal (EOD), McChord AFB and SENIOR Aircraftman John Deakin of the British Air Force set up a defense firing point during the Phoenix Readiness Course at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron (GCRS), Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority...

AIRMAN 1ST Class Lee Fulp from the 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Explo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Airman 1st Class Lee Fulp from the 62nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosives Odinance Disposal (EOD), McChord AFB and Senior Air... More

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, midshipmen, with blank firing equipped 5.56 mm M16A2 assault rifles, move into defensive positions while on patrol

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV Scene Came... More

A student from the Phoenix Readiness Course defends a remote airfield at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The course is designed to train Air Force personnel in Air Mobility contingency operations. This includes setting up defensive positions in remote locations worldwide. The mission of the 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron (GCRS), Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, is to formulate doctrine and develop tactics. The 421 GCRS standardizes training to enhance Air Mobility Command's ability to support National Command Authority taskings during war, crisis, and worldwide contingency operations. Attached to the helmet, upper body and M-16A2 rifle is the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement ...

A student from the Phoenix Readiness Course defends a remote airfield ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A student from the Phoenix Readiness Course defends a remote airfield at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The course is designed to train ... More

AIRMAN First Class Jason Schuler, 51st Security Forces Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, positions himself to defend the base as a bugle horn sounds indicating a ground attack in his sector during Exercise BEVERLY MIDNIGHT. The exercise is designed to test people's ability to carry out their wartime tasking, air base ground defense, and ability to recover after attacks

AIRMAN First Class Jason Schuler, 51st Security Forces Squadron, Osan ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY MIDNIGHT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anna Bernabe, USAF, 55th Supply Squadron, watches her spotter, A1C Kevin Overstreet, 55th Maintenance Squadron, as she positions a 436L pallet, using a medium sized forklift, into a simulated cargo bay at the Mobility Personal Center (MPC). The training is for an upcoming Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) at Offutt Air Force Base

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anna Bernabe, USAF, 55th Supply Squadron, wat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Wal... More

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, takes up defensive positions near an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt while conducting amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and...

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Shane Martin, 23rd Bomb Squadron, positions a ladder under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, during a snow storm, on the flight line at Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), during the alert status part of Exercise PRAIRIE VIGILANCE 2002

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Shane Martin, 23rd Bomb Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PRAIRIE VIGILANCE 2002 Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Poff, Fuels Apprentice, 31st Supply Squadron, positions the pantograph refueling system arm near his fuel truck, on the flight line at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) David Poff, Fuels Apprent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G. L. Freeman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jack M. Carrillo, showing USMC Marines standing with their Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) to watch destroyed enemy positions and vehicles smoking in Al Bassarah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A hand-sketched illustration by US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jack M. Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Marine Regiment use their Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) to stage defensive positions at a freeway overpass along the Euphrates River, in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to 1ST Marine Regiment use the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew P. Roufs, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California advance down a road to protected positions, from which they can engage the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California advance down a road to protected positions, from which they can engage the enemy during firefights in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifles, US Marine Corps (USMC) tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

Local Iraqi civilians gather and watch as a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to the 24th Service Support Group (SSG), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) uses a Tractor Rubber-tired Articulated Steering Multi-purpose (TRAM) to cover and remove abandoned Iraqi fighting positions dug in between two building in Al Rifa, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Local Iraqi civilians gather and watch as a US Marine Corps (USMC) Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Rifa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron (USAFADS), The Thunderbirds, taxi toward their take-off positions in their F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft at Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota (SD)

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron (USAFADS), The ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

This is the crater impact site made by a Russian-made 122 mm rocket that was launched by Iraqi insurgents against 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) positions at Al Asad Air Base (AB), Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), while the 1ST MARDIV is participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

This is the crater impact site made by a Russian-made 122 mm rocket th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine, II, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Under intense enemy rifle, machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade fire, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines and the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), advance toward Taliban positions on a mountain near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan (AFG), during Operation ASBURY PARK and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Under intense enemy rifle, machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 22ND MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Keith A. Milks, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

Ohio Air National Guard (OHANG) Site Sweep Team, 123rd Air Control Squadron (ACS), Blue Ash Air Station, Ohio (OH), at Volk Field Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Wisconsin (WI). The Site Sweep Team take their positions, US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Anthony Hanson (crouching at the rear of the M109A3 cargo truck), USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Keith Henry, (standing) and USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Erik Zierden (kneeling) at the field-training site

Ohio Air National Guard (OHANG) Site Sweep Team, 123rd Air Control Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Teresa Kinter-Buford, USAF Release Status: ... More

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