Military Personnel and Operations

Images show military personnel engaged in various tasks, including equipment handling and communication, set in diverse operational environments.

000830-A-6788L-001. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

031012-F-9105A-001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030115-F-1443F-010. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Two students at the US Army Signal School practice troubleshooting techniques for automatic message switching control equipment as part of an advanced course of study. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. GEN. Charles E. Wilhelm, Commanding General, Marine Forces Atlantic, speaks with a Marine on guard duty at Camp Bravo. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION MARATHON Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

050106-F-7552L-007. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

051007-A-9247D-021. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

000830-A-6788L-001. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

010418-F-7253S-003. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 01-49 Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021024-F-1131H-014. Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

021022-F-1131H-004. Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: Special Operations Command Europ

RADM Leighton W. Smith Jr., director of operations, U.S. European Command, speaks with U.S. military personnel at a Kurdish refugee camp near Cukurca. The camp was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DM-SC-89-05447. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps GUNNERY Sergeant James Gordon instructs GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Gaylen Kelly on the operation of an 81mm mortar tube. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

GEN. Walter E. Boomer, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, converses with a Marine officer aboard the amphibious transport dock USS TRENTON (LPD-14) following his arrival on base to observe a special warfare demonstration. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

030128-F-4728F-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

050124-F-8296H-005. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040112-F-4674P-005. Base: Savannah International Airport State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040823-F-5388P-018. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Straight on medium close-up shot as from left to right, US Air Force Captain Rob Pata, Officer in charge of Logistics Plans, from 3rd Air Force, Captain Virgil Garrett, Comptroller, from the 100th Comptroller Squadron and Technical Sergeant Mike Young, Non- Commisioned Officer in Charge of Supply, 100th Supply Squadron, all of Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, work various items while deployed to Air Force Base Hoedspruit, South Africa. Their team is deployed to South Africa in support of Operation Atlas Response. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

021002-F-4649H-008. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

041116-F-1601R-006. Base: Fort Lewis State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Third phase Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) student Quartermaster First Class (QM1) Joel Kay's parachute gear is inspected by an instructor at the Army Airborne School prior to boarding the aircraft. Each student undergoes five inspections before they are allowed to jump to ensure maximum safety. Base: Fort Benning State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TECH. SGT. Tracy Rucker checks the identification and mobility folder for AIRMAN 1ST Class Mark Worral prior to being deployed during a Phase I exercise. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MASTER SGT. Church of the Visual Information Center's Combat Pictorial Detachment points out the audio/video receiver equipment contained in a mobile video unit shelter. The equipment is used to enhance communications, command and control programs. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011130-F-0656B-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Base: Borgas International Airport Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DA-SC-89-06717. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD 89 Base: Ojojibara Training Camp Country: Japan (JPN)

040406-F-6318N-078. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030317-F-4806N-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

031024-F-9796L-007. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Sergeant Major of the Army, Robert E. Hall (Right), talks to US Army Private First Class Edenfield on April 19th, 2000, about quality of life as they walk through his room at the New Soldier Center Barracks at West Fort Hood, Texas. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010221-F-7253S-011. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Upon their arrival, the 33 man Marine team is briefed as to what they are expected to do. The Marines are from Camp Lejeune, NC, and are the first to arrive at Guantanamo Bay in support of the recent problems in Haiti. Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

060727-N-4856C-002. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

LT. Tom Steer of Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) arms himself with an M-9 9mm pistol aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) prior to flying a mission in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

020128-F-1545M-008. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

040812-F-5544L-017. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040806-F-4490K-076. Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

NATO soldiers discuss coordinates during a multinational live-fire training as part of Exercise Dynamic Front 22 (DF22), Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 17, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premiere U.S.-led NATO Allies and Partners-integrated fires exercise in the European theater focusing on fire interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural and technical domains.

030405-F-8039C-001. Base: Joe Foss Field State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

020924-M-3022S-009. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2002 Base: Camp Able Sentry State: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD) Scene Major Command Shown: 24th MEU (SOC)

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Bobbi Gilbert, 89th Services Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, serves the lunch meal to hungry personnel. The team is made up of 120 Air Force, Navy, and British Army reservists currently undergoing a two-week field-training course at Fort Dix, New Jersey. From this course, the team will learn to survive and operate in a field environment. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030312-F-1443F-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030106-F-3128G-002. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DF-ST-87-07078. Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE DEFENDER '85 Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

030916-F-1601R-002. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Digital

000828-M-3643S-012. Subject Operation/Series: ULCHI FOCUS LENS 2000 Base: Palan State: Kyonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

During the Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) training, soldiers are shown coordinates on a map. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020613-8115W-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

030325-F-3356N-018. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Security Policeman Technical Sergeant Bill Digangi briefs personnel deployed from various locations in support of Phoneix Scorpion II at the morning Guard Mount, February 23rd, 1998. TSGT Digangi is assigned to 496th Air Base Squadron, Security Forces Flight, at the forward location. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX SCORPION II Country: Unknown

020701-F-4300H-001. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

041229-F-5040D-029. Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030302-F-4132J-082. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Savannah International Airport State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

DF-ST-89-01053. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

020131-F-8387C-040. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Members of the 9th Fighter Squadron line up for processing in preparation for deployment to DESERT STRIKE. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STRIKE Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030129-F-1443F-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

TECH. SGT. Joseph Barkman, 347 Civil Engineering Squadron, demonstrates the proper wear of the lace booties to the 347 Comptrollers Squadron. Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040805-F-1389C-001. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040823-F-8757F-008. Base: Duke Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040712-F-4338B-009. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United States Marine Corps, Army, Navy and Coast Guard unit chiefs congregate inside the brief tent at the Landing-Zone Bluebird campsite for a brief, showcasing a detailed terrain model of the surrounding New River area, highlighting the Forward Support Base (FSB) along the shoreline, the area at which the riverine insertion will take place three days away and the campsite itself at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in preparation for the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98. Subject Operation/Series: RIOEX '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120815-N-EF657-008NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (Aug. 13, 2012) Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Mark Ferguson visits Sailors assigned to units located within the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. Ferguson is visiting deployed Sailors and leadership in the U.S. Central Command area of operations to thank Navy personnel and demonstrate the continued commitment to regional partners and allies.

030221-F-0848C-003. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050119-F-3476P-049. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DM-SC-88-09577. Base: Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

041002-F-8194F-008. Base: Joe Foss Field State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040312-F-4155R-002. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

040127-F-9871C-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

980622-F-9580Z-044. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020924-M-0175R-001. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC RESPONSE 2002 Base: Prizren Country: Serbia (SER)

US Air Force MASTER Sergeants Oliver McCoy (right) and Lucrecio Brito (center), 39th Maintenance Squadron, explain the workings of a HU-38 Bomb Loader to US Air Force Lieutenant General Ronald Keys, 16th Air Force commander, during the GEN Key's visit to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

US Navy Photographers Mate Second Class (PH2) Chad Vann, a Navy photographer and videographer, Fleet Imaging Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, helps unload and setup still and video acquisition equipment. He is one of the 120 Air Force, Navy, and British Army reservists currently undergoing a two-week field-training course at Fort Dix, New Jersey. From this course, the team will learn to survive and operate in a field environment. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020717-F-8156G-001. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

During his tour of the Burger Building in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, US Army Major General Max Baratz, CHIEF, Army Reserve, listens to the concerns of a member of the Army Reserve in order to make sure everything is going smoothly with his deployment. Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 25 Novembwer 1996. During his tour of the Burger Building in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, US Army Major General Max Baratz, Chief, Army Reserve, listens to the concerns of a member of the Army Reserve in order to make sure everything is going smoothly with his deployment. Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 25 Novembwer 1996.

Soldiers from Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan put the finishing touches on adding camouflage covers to their kevlar helmets. This preparation is for the joint exercise between the 82nd Airborne Division and troops from central Asia and other countries, including Russia and Turkey. It will combine airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural exchanges in order to strengthen the partnership between all the participants while improving conditions for a successful partnership for peace exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CENTRAZBAT Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040701-F-4441R-006. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050914-F-8564A-003. State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Kenneth E. Rhodes, left, Lance CPL. Patrick A. Crim, second from left, and SGT. Andrew R. Goulding, right, of Headquarters and Service Co., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), talk with Chaplain (CMDR.) Skip E. Blancett, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) Protestant chaplain, outside coalition forces headquarters during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041026-F-1467B-008. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

040608-M-5555L-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Junction City State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020215-A-7315T-008. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

020314-F-9032T-002. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Austria Army officers in the Participant Observer Program attend a classroom discussion on US Department of Defense organization and rank structure, at the Officers Club at Little Creek Amphibious Base, VA during Operation. Austria Army officers in the Participant Observer Program attend a classroom discussion on US Department of Defense organization and rank structure, at the OfficerÕs Club at Little Creek Amphibious Base, VA during Operation .

030201-F-2659S-006. Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051007-A-5563H-018. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Mark Bellows, 81st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) registers Jacob Lakes in the KIDS (Digital imaging on computer). Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army personnel, from the 24th Infantry Division work the registers at the tactical field exchange. Subject Operation/Series: Bright Star 94 Base: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY)

041027-F-B5888-011. Base: Seymour Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force personnel process information in the mobile Tactical Operations Center, headquarters for exercise Market Square III activities. Subject Operation/Series: MARKET SQUARE III Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030428-M-1852W-044. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion

010801-N-3783H-028. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

001121-A-4543J-016. Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: 8th Army

040114-A-1915L-002. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Schneider, Freight Traffic Journeyman, 436th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, explains the newly implemented bar coding and labeling program to US Air Force General Walter Kross, commander in chief, US Transportation Command, and commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill (CINCAMC), during a VIP tour at Dover Air Force Base. US Air Force Senior Airman (SRA) Schneider, Freight Traffic Journeyman, 436th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, explains the newly implemented bar coding and labeling program to US Air Force General Walter Kross, commander in chief, US Transportation Command, and commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill (CINCAMC), during a VIP tour at Dover Air Force Base.

030301-M-8539K-004. Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

030118-F-6587J-007. Base: Los Angeles Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

041019-F-8156G-003. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (UK)

Hank Hayes, chief of air operations for the U.S. Border Patrol, speaks with soldiers taking part in Operation Alliance, a project of Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6). JTF-6 is the unit charged with monitoring borders between Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico. The U.S. Combat Pictorial Detachment is providing photographic coverage as part of the 5th Army's involvement in the operation. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIANCE Country: Unknown

040305-A-6634T-002. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST

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