Barbed Wire Security

Images featuring barbed wire and security fencing, evoking a sense of confinement and military presence, with muted colors and stark contrasts.

Soldier greeting family in airport

A black granite wall with faces etched into it reflects the 19 stainless steel statues at the Korean war Veterans Memorial located on the National Mall near the Reflecting Pool. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980930-F-1894K-020. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

060407-N-8604L-004. Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

ATHENS, GREECE, MAY 20, 2010: Changing of the presidential guard Evzones in front of the Monument of the Unknown Soldier near Greek Parliament, Syntagma square, Athenes, Greece, Europe

Detail of a stack of old photos from the period of the Second World War

Detainees from the captured Iranian mine-laying ship IRAN AJR rest aboard the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). Country: Unknown

Aula bunker in Palermo, Maxi Trial of Palermo for Mafia crimes

The US- Qatar Business Council came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the U.S./Qatari partnership at the 3-2-1- on May 17, 2022 at the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum in Doha. The AFCENT Band honored this long-standing partnership with the gift of music.

Straight on medium shot along the wall of the Special Operations Memorial. The sun rises to the left of the Warrior Statue that is seen in the background. A dedication ceremony, sponsored by the Special Operations Memorial Foundation, took place on May 24th, 1999, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050913-A-9153S-084. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the extermination camp in Poland, where up to three million people were murdered by the Nazis (2.5 million gassed, and 500,000 from disease and starvation).

Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, run during the Col. Darby 40-mile challenge and WWII terrain-walk event at Paschiera del Garda, Italy, April 23, 2022. More than 500 participated in the event, youngest being 12 years old. Participants walked, ran, and marched the approximately 40-mile course along the banks of Lake Garda to reflect on what happened on the shores of the lake 77 years earlier. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photograph by Staff Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk)

Seoul, South Korea. Members of the Korean Imperial Guard standing outside the Gyeongbokgung Palace

Europe, Poland, Pomerania, Gdansk/Danzig, Museum of the Second World War

USA, Virginia, Norfolk, MacArthur Memorial, memorial to US General Douglas MacArthur, graves of the general and wife, Jean MacArthur

AFSB personnel during the evacuation procedures training, as a part of the fire prevention week, organized by Fire Department Emergency Services, Camp Darby USAG Italy. Camp Darby, DEPOT, Italy, Oct. 13, 2022.

Pyrotechnics experts set up the fireworks show on the afternoon of July the fourth that will entertain the crowds at the Independence day celebration held at the Allied Rapid Reaction Command headquarters. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

220603-N-IE405-3458 NAPLES, Italy (June 3, 2022) The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band members perform a concert for the community to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway onboard NSA Naples Support Site in Gricignano di Aversa, Italy, June 3, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

View of prison guard tower as seen from between two high, razor wire festooned chain-link fences.

Man in special forces, aiming high powered hand gun with silencer attached

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; inaugurated March 25th 1932. A war memorial to fallen soldiers, in front of the Greek Parliament building, Athens.

010912-F-3231R-004. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor commands participants of 93rd Joint Civilian Orientation Conference in San Diego, Calif. Oct. 28, 2022. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

U.S. Marines with 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, tour The Great War Museum in Meaux, France, May 25, 2022. This visit is to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their respective countries during World War I.

at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center at Muscatatuck, Indiana, Aug. 16, 2022. MUTC is a training site that specializes in realism by creating unique environments to mimic different locations and situations serving first responders and the military.

APRA HARBOR, Guam (April 26, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Nicholas Beemer, from Huntington, Ind., enters a restricted area of the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) to sanitize and secure the space, April 26, 2020. Upon arriving in Guam March 27, Theodore Roosevelt established an Emergency Command Center, initiated a roving and deep cleaning team, and continually educated the crew on social distancing and proper protective procedures and behaviors, to assist the crew in mitigating and controlling the spread of COVID. Theodore Roosevelt is in Guam for a scheduled port visit for resupply and crew rest during their scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Boulder, Colo., Sep. 14, 2013 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Incident Support Team White sets up a base of operations at the Boulder Municipal Airport. Several Urban Search and Rescue teams are supporting the local response to flooding across Colorado.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-113. Hurricane Katrina

Sandbag wall in Dresden Pieschen

WTC attacks September 11, 2001

An 1800's colonial style covered wagon marks the entrance to the ranch House compound on the corner of Vandergrift Blvd. and Basilone Road. This wagon was presented to the Marine Corps Base Commander in 1987, by the Padre Junipero Serra Riders, in appreciation for use of Marine Corps property in which to ride, and for preserving the rich western history of the Ranch House. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

France, Paris, 13th, railway, recovery site

Photograph of the armed police security at St James' Palace for a departing minister after meeting US President Donald Trump, during his visit to London. June 2019

Inaugural Parade. SPC Katie Fuller checks units at the staging area North Pentagon parking area, entry control on 20 January 1993, for bus and participant staging of the 1993 Inaugural parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Hostage school Bovenmilde; deposits etc .. 1977. Bovensmilde

The Liberation Hall is commemorating the 34 victories against Napoleon in the German Wars of Liberation in the 19th century. Germany, Bavaria (Large format sizes available)

Guards stand watch at the tomb of the Uruguayan hero, General Jose Artigas. Base: Montevideo Country: Uruguay (URY)

DA-SC-86-08951. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Winter weather at Arlington National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., Jan. 16, 2024.

American and Norwegian Soldiers, distinguished guests, and friends of Camp Ripley attended the Norwegian Meal, March 30, 2022, at the Hangar Conference center at Camp Ripley. The Norwegian meal is brought from Norway and prepared by members of the Heimevernet as a taste of Norway. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

HONG KONG - PROTEST - RASSEMBLEMENT A LAI CHI KOKRassemblement du mouvement pro-democratie hongkongais à Lai Chi Kok devant le centre de détention où sont emprisonnes les militants arretes.HONG KONG - PROTEST - RALLY AT LAI CHI KOKRally of the pro-democracy movement in Lai Chi Kok in front of the detention centre where the arrested activists are imprisoned.

030417-M-5654R-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373

Multi-national security police stand in front of the Hotel Ero in Western Mostar to provide security protection to the dignitaries lodging there on the eve of the Mostar general elections. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-86-11214. Subject Operation/Series: CHECKERED FLAG Base: Jever Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes General William Arnulfo López Chay, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense of Guatemala and other dignitaries to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 2022. During the visit, General López attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, spoke with Class 62 students and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (June 16, 2022) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Victor Solla, simulates an active shooter during the installations Command Assessment of Readiness and Training (CART), June 16, 2022. The purpose of CART is to evaluate and validate the installations readiness through their response capabilities and ability to train their personnel in various scenarios.

national cold war exhibition peace exhibit pod

Valdemoro (Madrid), 03/04/2021. The President of the Government Pedro Sánchez, accompanied by several ministers and different Associations of victims of terrorism, presides over the symbolic act of destruction of weapons seized from the ETA gang at the Duque de Ahumada complex of the Civil Guard. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May. 11, 2022) Joe Umemura, a Safety Inspector for Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), stands by to spread awareness about bicycle safety, crosswalk safety and general street safety onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). The CFAY safety department and command triad held a safety awareness day at critical intersections around base. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

Illustration of the territory of Hong Kong.Illustration du territoire de Hong Kong.

Georgia, Andersonville, Andersonville National Historic Site, site of the fist Civil War-era Prisoner-of-War camp, National Prisoner-of-War Museum, interior

Local residents participate in a Tsunami Evacuation Drill during Exercise Constant Vigilance 2022 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 18, 2022. The annual drill was held to convey the readiness and capabilities of the camp to service members and local communities in the event of an emergency. CV22 is a Force Protection Condition and Crisis response evaluation to validate regional installations, camps, and tenant antiterrorism plans and policies.

PERTH, Australia (April 24, 2022) Electronics Technician 1st Class Gabriel Hill and Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Grecia Torrescortes, both assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), speak to local media during an outreach event for a homeless shelter in Perth, Australia, April 24, 2022. Frank Cable is on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

041028-N-4912M-007. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Stasi bunker Luebschuetzer Teiche

Illustration of the territory of Hong Kong.Illustration du territoire de Hong Kong.

Soldier Playing Taps after Funeral of U.S. President Warren G. Harding, Washington Monument in Background, Washington DC, USA, National Photo Company, August 10, 1923

U.S. Army Sgt. Moises Jauregui, a Military Policeman with the Directorate of Emergency Services, U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, cordons off an area during a suspicious package training, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 27, 2022. The training allowed USAG Benelux Directorate of Emergency Services to test interoperability with host nation emergency services.

DN-SC-86-03593. Base: Naval Station, Anacostia State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

German and Albanian soldiers conduct crowd riot control training in a culminating event known as Bronze Shield during Kosovo Force 33 (KFOR) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 10, 2024. KFOR is a multinational training event to prepare NATO forces for their deployment to the Kosovo NATO Peacekeeping mission. JMRC trains leaders, staff, units up to brigade combat teams, and multinational partners to dominate in the conduct of unified land operations anywhere in the world, now and in the future. Army

NATO Paris Conference, 1954. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The Berlin Wall 1961-1989. Graffiti on the remaining section of the Wall. The barrier constructed by East Germany that completely cut off (by land), West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the 'death strip') that contained anti-vehicle trenches and other defences. Around 5,000 people attempted to get over the wall, with a death toll of over 600.

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, and one KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, currently operating out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, conducts a low approach flyover over Riga, Latvia, June 16, 2022. The two fighter jets are flying across the Baltic Sea region to demonstrate U.S. commitment and assurance to NATO Baltic Allies and partners.

Quick Reaction Alert at the Leeuwarden airbase with first lieutenant kite G.H.M.s. Putker (BE1950) and the Crewchiefs de Jong and Brouwer.323 Squadron

Montreal, Canada - July 13, 2022: Actor dressed in Scottish military uniform in front of Place Royale playing bagpipes

Canons at the Military Museum in Paris

Canons at the Military Museum in Paris, the Eiffel tower in the background, France

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from members of Sinise family: film and television editor Bob Sinise, wife Millie Sinise (parents of actor Gary Sinise), and decorated Air Force veteran Jack Sinise

USA, Kentucky, Fort Knox: Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Cold War Era East German (DDR) border post

The U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet Band performs a public concert in Revolution Square. The band is in Vladivostok as part of a three-day goodwill visit by the high endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718) and the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41). Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS)

Barcelona, 02/22/2016. Mobile World Congress (MWC). New technologies. Photo: Inés Baucells Archdc.

The Gateway Dining Facility is located in Washington Square at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Jan. 24, 2022. Airman assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing dine at the Gateway as its the sole dining facility at RAF Mildenhall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alvaro Villagomez)

050620-A-6108G-652. Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACoE

Pentagon tribute in memory of the 5th anniversary of the 911 attacks

061025-N-3323B-001. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON

LATINOAMERICA S. XX. MEXICO. Muñecos emulando al COMANDANTE MARCOS y su compañera LA RAMONA, encapuchados como el E. Z. L. N. (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional). Mercado de Artesanías.

Vietnam, Hanoi. Vietnam Military History Museum, military propaganda poster

FRA - POLITIQUE - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, à RennesFlorence Parly, ministre des Armées, se rend jeudi 3 octobre 2019 à Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ( 35 ), où elle inaugure la Cyberdéfense Factory, lieu unique en France permettant aux PME et universitaires de travailler au contact des experts de la Direction générale de larmement (DGA) et des opérationnels des armées sur les sujets de cybersécurité.FRA - POLITICS - CYBERDEFENSE - Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, in RennesFlorence Parly, Minister of the French Armed Forces, will visit Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande on Thursday, October 3, 2019 ( 35), where she will inaugurate the Cyberdefense Factory, a unique place in France allowing SMEs and academics to work in contact with experts from the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and the operational operations of the armies on cybersecurity issues.

Rothenburg Police School

Police from the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection (PaDP) of London's Metropolitan Police Service., guard the entrance to Downing Street London. It was formed in April 2015, with the merger of the Diplomatic Protection Group (SO6) and the Palace of Westminster Division (SO17)

Severe Storms and Flooding, Methuen, MA, May 19, 2006 Noel Boxer, a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency prelimniary damage assessment team tours local areas from the back of a military truck in pouring down rain to evaluate the effects of recent heavy rains and to make assistance recommendations.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Shot of the entrance to the new all ranks club at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0105307 or search 000420M8299S018). Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally "Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants

In the middle of Times Square the military recruits in a container, Manhattan, New York City, New York State, USA, North America

980220-F-7910D-008. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

France, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Aubagne, city, capital of Santon of Provence, and the command of the Foreign Legion (aerial photo),

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken prepares to depart Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, on his first trip as Secretary of State on March 14, 2021.

Navy Chief, Navy Pride! ⚓️Joint Region Marianas (JRM) personnel celebrated the 130th Chief Petty Officer Birthday at JRM headquarters, March 31. On April 1, 1893, the rank was officially established. These senior enlisted Sailors offer mentorship to junior Sailors and advise unit and senior officers, supplying an important bridge to connect enlisted personnel with leadership.

Scenes from the campus of Virginia Tech, sight of a shooting masacre that left 33 people dead

France, Paris, Rue de Rivoli, Bastille Day Military Parade, armoured vehicle

France, Normandy, Basse-Normandie, Calvados, Caen Memorial

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken reflects at the NATO 9/11 Memorial, _in Brussels, Belgium, on March 25, 2021.

Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, as the ship ports in Portsmouth, England on Nov. 14, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Photograph of the armed police security at St James' Palace during President Donald Trump's visit, June 2019

bunker from the Spanish Civil War, Ses Covetes beach, Es Tenc, Campos, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Montreal, Canada - July 13, 2022: Performance by actors dressed in Scottish and French military uniforms in front of Place Royale

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