Atomic Testing and Military Operations

Historical footage capturing the impact of atomic tests and military operations, featuring landscapes and equipment used during Cold War activities.

Ground burst effects of an atomic bomb

A US Marine sentry tower stands guard over the heavily fortified Marine Air Group 24 (MAG 24) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 (MWSS 174) tent encampment near the King Abdul Aziz Stadium during DESERT SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Concertina wire is used to protect the 41st Combat Support Hospital during the Ahuas Tara II training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

An aerial view of the Korean Operational Tactical Air Range (KOTAR) showing mock targets. Base: Sang Dong Country: South Korea

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United States Air Force personnel deployed to a Jordanian Air Base for the upcoming Air Power Expeditionary Force operation continue to construct tents and prepare for the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Country: Jordan (JOR)

DA-ST-85-02256. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

A view of the radar dish antenna and other facilities in the Air Force Systems Command DCA station. Country: Unknown

Tankman Checks Gauge As Cpl Steadman Refuels Wing Tank Of A Boeing B-17.

Shooting Range Baumholder, West Germany during an exercise with attacking NATO jet jet. On the photo an A-10 Thunderbolt of the American Air Force in Action.

A General Dynamics Tomahawk ground-launched cruise missile flies low over the range during a test flight. A General Dynamics Tomahawk ground-launched cruise missile flies low over the range during a test flight.

Anefo photo collection. Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo); Camp Angolan liberation movement f.n.L.A. Zaire. August 16, 1973. Belgian Congo, Zaire

Demolished Iraqi equipment lies on a roadway in the Euphrates River Valley after being destroyed by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

A military cantonment area at an unknown air base in Korea.

Armored personnel carriers loaded on flatbed railcars at the well lighted rail marshaling area during SEDRE. Subject Operation/Series: SEA EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-12538. Base: Dugway Proving Grounds State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Iraqi hardened aircraft shelters damaged by Allied air strikes stand in a section of desert during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Vehicles and equipment are assembled in preparation for the test launch of a Pioneer remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

SIMULACRO F-16 - 2003 - INSTALACION. Author: CHRISTOPH BÜCHEL (1966-). Location: CENTRO ANDALUZ ARTE CONTEMPORANEO-BIACS 2004. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

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Soldiers drive an M-1 Abrams tank across a portable bridge during exercise Team Spirit '89. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An abandoned Saudi Arabian 155mm G-5 howitzer lies stranded in the desert after Allied forces attacked the area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Ten-ton Semi-Trailers with Four 750-Gallon Skid Tanks Loaded with Gasoline, Germany, Central Europe Campaign, Western Allied Invasion of Germany, 1945

An abandoned Iraqi 155mm G-5 towed howitzer, surrounded by shells and casings, stands near the Arramaylan Refinery in the aftermath of an Allied attack during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DM-ST-85-09366. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

An aerial view of the remains of the Marine battalion Landing Team headquarters and barracks at Beirut International Airport. The building was destroyed by a terrorist bomb attack. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Photograph - Operation Fire Fly. Operation Firefly - A view from Pendleton Army Air Base, Pendleton, Oregon. The air base is the home of the Fire Fly Operation, a joint operation of Troop Carrier Command of the AAF, the forest service

Marines M-60A1 tanks and an M-109 self-propelled 155mm howitzer from the 2nd Marine Division slowly approach an enemy gun position. The Marines are participating in Operation CAX 1-2-82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2-82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view of four Caterpillar bulldozers in use during the joint US/Honduras field training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

As seen through a night vision lens, a 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (37th TFW) F-117A aircraft sits on the flight line during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Sgt. David J. Paloazi, Chicago, Il (Left) An Italian Helper Construct A Stone Hut In Italy.

A BGM-109B Tomahawk missile approaches a reinforced concrete target during a live warhead test. The missile was launched from a submarine 400 miles off the coast of California. The missile employed its Terrain Matching Contour (TERCOM) system to get to the target area and its Digital Scene Matching Area Correlator (DSMAC) to zero in on the target. Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 uses a 600-foot water well drilling system as they drill a well near a Kurdish refugee tent city. The work is being done as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Sirsenk Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DA-ST-85-02224. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Locust workers camps. 1925, Middle East

Several North American F-51 Mustangs parked at an unknown air base in Korea. At least one of the aircraft bear the markings of the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron (FBS).

These tents are part of the nerve center of the Tanker Air Lift Control Element (TALCE) that will control all aircraft movements in and out of the base to support the relocation of Operation Southern Watch and the 4404th Wing (Provisional) from Dhahran after a terrorist bomb attack killed 19 Air Force personnel. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOCUS Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Aerial view of an aircraft landing shows an area with a public-highway landing strip during exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Country: South Korea

An airfield somewhere in Korea, with rows of external fuel tanks. A North American F-86 Sabre is visible in the background. Another aircraft is visible, parked in a nose hangar.

Line Up Of Japanese Aircraft At An Airport Near Kyoto, Japan. September 1945.

A Hermes surface-to-surface missile on display at the Fort Polk Military Museum outdoor park. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Iraqi T-55 tank lies in ruins in the aftermath of an Allied bombing attack during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Nasaria Country: Iraq(IRQ)

The sail and tail fin of the nuclear-powered submarine USS TREPANG (SSN-674) protrude from the ice after surfacing near Ice Camp Opal, one of three research stations established on the polar ice cap during the Arctic Research and Environmental Acoustic (AREA) program. AREA '85 is a Navy-sponsored expedition to study oceanography, acoustics, geophysics, communications and submarine warfare in the polar environment. Subject Operation/Series: AREA '85 Country: Arctic

Marines sit in the back of a cargo truck traveling along the border between Turkey and Iraq. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu Iraq, area as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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