Combat and Destruction

Dramatic visuals capturing combat scenes, explosions, and soldiers operating in war zones, reflecting the intensity of military operations.

Explosion, warzone and apocalypse with destruction on battlefield for military, nuclear missile launch and army. Warrior, bomb and attack with target on city for rocket, conflict and Armageddon

Sgt. 1st Class Steven Straughter, representing Army Sustainment University, drags a human-sized dummy to safety through a haze of smoke June 27, 2023, during the Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills event as part of the Combined Arms Support Command Best Squad/Drill Sergeant of the Year competition at Training Area 29, Fort Gregg Adams, Va. The annual Army-wide competition is designed to reinforce fundamental Soldier skills while promoting esprit de corps.

Explosion, warzone and apocalypse with destruction on battlefield for military, nuclear missile launch and army. Warrior, bomb and attack with target on city for rocket, conflict and Armageddon

U.S. Marines cross a bridge made of sticks and mud during a patrol in Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Sept. 21, 2009.U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are conducting security patrols in order to speak with the local populace to identify their issues and concerns. 1/5 is the combat element of Regimental Combat Team 3, whose mission is to conduct counter insurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan national security forces in southern Afghanistan.

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, execute tan belt techniques as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 21, 2024. During recruit training, recruits are taught and must master basic assault and defense techniques to earn their tan belt through MCMAP. Marine Corps

Flight defense machine gun stood on Campei u.Gaverdina. In the background of punching. .

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) fires a salvo from its forward Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets. Country: Unknown

A disabled Iraqi T-62 main battle tank partially covered with camouflage netting sits in the desert near a fighting hole during the ground phase of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Drug Enforcement Administration agents "detain" and question locals believed to have information on a high value target during a drug raid on a fishing camp, at the Stennis Space Center, Miss., as part of part of Emerald Warrior, March 3, 2011. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders

DF-ST-89-09666. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX IV Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Rescue of Lance Packer. This image depicts a Coast Guard helicopter rescuing Lance Packer.

Military, warzone and apocalypse with helicopter on battlefield for explosion, nuclear missile launch and army. Warrior, bomb and attack with target on city for rocket, destruction and Armageddon

Original Film Title: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. English Title: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. Film Director: CLINT EASTWOOD. Year: 2006.

Artwork: "Oilin' the Rock Crusher, Okinawa" Artist: Louis J. Kaep, #49. Courtesy U.S. Navy Combat Art Center. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-07332. Subject Operation/Series: MIGHTY WARRIOR 88 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Videographer with Professional Movie Video Camera Gimbal Stabilizing Equipment Taking Action Shoot of Soldiers in Action in urban environment with fire effect

Military, warzone and apocalypse with conflict on battlefield for missile, army and bomb launch. Warrior, solider and target with fight in city for helicopter mission, rocket and nuclear attack

A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an in-stride breech live fire demonstration in front of numerous nations as part of coalition training for this year's BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise. An In-Stride Breach is a special type of operation used to overcome and breakthrough unexpected or lightly defended obstacles. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and.... Complete Scene Caption: A Marine Corps armored vehicle launches a Mine Clearing Land Charge (MCLC) to demonstrate how to clear the ground of land mines on an Egyptian firing range just outside of Mubarak Military City in Egypt. Marines from the 1ST Tank Battalion, 29 Palms, California, conducted an in-s

U.S. Marines Storming Beach during Battle of Tarawa, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, November 1943

Silhouette of people carrying loads on their backs up a hill

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Matthew Shortal, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA(AW)-225), Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC), prepares to taxi his F-14 down the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, flight line in order to fly to Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, AK, to participate in Exercise Northern Edge 2004 (NE04). Exercise Northern Edge 2004 (June 7-16, 2004) is sponsored by Alaskan Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) and it is designed to exercise joint tactics, techniques, procedures, command and control relationships, and enhance interoperability among the services. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-88-10341. Base: Zambrano Country: Honduras (HND)

Firefighters in Wreckage of World Trade Center

Hot training in the training container

051113-M-5696S-004. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The first in a series of four views of the launch of an RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile from the destroyer USS MERRILL (DD-976). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-84-01854. Base: Pedro Dome State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division engage enemy combatants during the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation on Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 6, 2022. JRTC Rotation 23-01 serves to enhance brigade and supporting unit's deployment readiness.

Burning locust. 1925, Middle East

U.S. Army Infantrymen assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) de-palettize cargo during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) to provide security at the U.S. Embassy, Mogadishu, Somalia, April 20, 2022. The EARF serves as part of U.S. Africa Commands crisis response capability, and is tasked with responding to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region or in countries around the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of interest.

Naval Amphibious Base. Explosive charges detonate on the beach during an amphibious demonstration for the 14th Annual Inter-American Naval Conference. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Man builder. Strong man in uniform breaking brick wall with hammer

DF-ST-87-03401. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK '86-12 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fort Hensel.Totalansicht. .

Vintage Photograph. Firefighter demonstrates effective fire suppression with an extinguisher in intense training scenario.

Members of Navy SEAL Team with weapons in action.

DN-SC-88-04540. Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020524-F-9085B-019. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob 31 Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Military, warzone and apocalypse with explosion in city for missile, army and bomb launch. Warrior, solider and target with fight on battlefield for helicopter mission, rocket and nuclear attack

Special forces operators in a military kayak.

Hazy moody 3D illustration desert scene with military sniper rifle on sand between rocks.

Soldiers of 2-151st Infantry Battalion Task Force Nighthawk” continue the third day of crowd riot control training as they react to molotov cocktails being thrown at their feet, during a Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission rehearsal exercise, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 8, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

110602-N-OY799-305PACIFIC OCEAN (June 2, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Kyle Krause, from Detroit, directs an aircraft onto catapult four aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is conducting a joint task force exercise.

Marines with Bravo Company, Marine Barracks Washington D.C. maneuver for cover and concealment during military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 27, 2024. MOUT training provides the organization, planning, and knowledge needed to be successful when conducting operations in an urban environment. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Major John McCormick, C-130 Hercules aircraft commander assigned to the 96th Airlift Squadron, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, flys a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 96th AS during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, June 15, 2022. RF-A provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in sustainment of large-force deployed air operations. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julia Lebens)

DN-ST-89-05627. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force (siler gear) and Santa Barbara County firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2012 (SCTF APS-12) train together with French Marines from France's 3rd Marine Brigade on an obstacle course at Fort De Penthievre. SCTF APS-12 is conducting a series of training events with the French Marines to strengthen relations between France and the U.S.

HOHENFELS, Germany - A lone U.S. Soldier perches on top of a roof during Saber Junction 22. Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173d Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. U.S. Army Reserve Photo by SSG Jeff Daniel

Silhouette of a special forces soldier holding weapon above head while crossing a river at night.

DF-ST-90-02032. Country: Unknown

Station 211 alien Nazi Base located in the Antarctic.

A view from inside a bunker as Marines observe the road leading into a checkpoint. The Marines are participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron EF-111A Raven aircraft, background, and a 495th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-111F aircraft fly past the Rock of Gibraltar during Open Gate '89. Open Gate is a Joint Chiefs of STAFF/NATO exercise designed to simulate air and sea power tactics required to keep the Straits of Gibraltar open during a crisis. Subject Operation/Series: OPEN GATE '89 Country: Unknown

Liberation of Paris - In early September 1944 - Issy-les-Moulineaux shooting boards, (92) Hauts-de-Seine. Issy-les-Moulineaux - Execution Poles - WAR 1939-1945. Liberation of Paris. Execution posts of the Issy-les-Moulineaux shooter, (Hauts-de-Seine). September 1944. Photography of the police prefecture.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a Shoulder Mounted Anti-Armor Weapon at a mountainside during a live fire range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, July 6, 2022. Infantry Marines train with various weapon systems, including machine guns, grenade launchers, and rockets, making them more flexible on a battlefield. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

031109-F-7234P-016. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 447th Air Expeditionary Group

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Walter Hix, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, fires a GAU-17 minigun during close air support drills as part of exercise UNITAS LXIII at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 9, 2022. HMLA 773 and 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company cross trained with the Brazilian Marine Corps by conducting close air support drills, which consists of locating targets from the ground and relaying coordinates to assets in the sky to destroy. UNITAS trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. Hix is a native of Arab, AL.

Kiyochika, Kobayashi, B, C, Harada Jukichi at the gate of Hyonmu. Scene from the War between Japan and China (1894-95), (1894), color woodcut, graphic, sheet width 72 cm, sheet height 36 cm

Disaster, damage and fire with house and smoke from danger, chaos accident and devastation. War, crisis and abandoned with broken building structure for grunge, construction and military attack

birds of freedom

AEROPUERTO MILITAR. Location: EXTERIOR. Nación.

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Rockport. Fourth of July parade, firemen silhouettes by bonfire.

A U.S. satellite uplink station is deployed in the desert during Operation Desert Shield.

XIV Touring Club Italiano Campsite at the Travignolo springs: the camp. 1935

Toy soldiers aim weapons at each other across a toy barbed wire fence.

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with the Latvian National Armed Forces train during exercise Northern Strike 22-2 at Carmeuse Calcite Quarry, Rogers City, Michigan, Aug. 17, 2022. The Michigan National Guard and Latvia have a 29-year security cooperation under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. Facilities such as the Carmeuse Calcite Quarry have partnered with the National All-Domain Warfighting Center, which includes Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center to expand opportunities for readiness training for the joint force and allies.

SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL (1939-1945). S. XX. CAMPO DE CONCENTRACION DE AUSCHWITZ. Polonia.

USS Pelelieu; Hawaii, United States of America

Stalker with gun

Stalker with gun

A poster depiciting some of the operations of the 509th Bomb Wing for GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. The VIRIN and SDAN numbers (respectively) are: small top image (left to right): 971027-F-2907C-011, DF-SD-99-01009; 971027-F-2907C-005, DF-SD-99-05745; 971027-F-2907C-002, DF-SD-01004; large top image: 971027-F-2907C-014, DF-SD-99-01012; large bottom image: 971027-F-2907C-007, DF-SD-01007. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 10, 2013) Sailors walk into a cloud of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during AFFF sprinkler testing. Ronald Reagan is underway conducting sea trials following a year-long docked planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

Six GBU-38 munitions are dropped by a B-1B Lancer aircraft onto an insurgent torture house and prison in Northern Zambraniyah, Iraq, March 10, 2008. The munitions drop was cleared by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Aton, a joint terminal attack controller from Fort Hood Texas, and deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.

DF-ST-87-09562. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Camp Page Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron conducts a real-world rescue operation at Point MacKenzie, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2022. After a Christen A-1 Husky crashed into a marsh, National Guardsmen rappelled and conducted a rescue operation, ensuring the aircraft was safely vacated.

Members of the 137th Mission Sustainment Team conduct an unexploded ordnance sweep during U.S. Special Operations Command Europe led ATREUS 22-4 at Andøya Space Defense Range, Norway, Nov. 8, 2022. This was the first time the multi-capable Airmen conducted their mission in a setting realistic to the austere environments they will encounter while supporting global SOF operations.

Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF), Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, conduct monthly fuel burn training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, May 16, 2014. ARFF conducts monthly fuel burns to ensure all Marines are competent in their occupational specialty and able to be called upon at a moments notice.

U.S. Army squads from across III Armored Corps compete for the title of the corps Best Squad during a head-to-head competition at the III Armored Corps Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Jun. 25, 2022. On day four of the competition, all squads went head-to-head on a 12-mile ruck march against the clock to see which squad would finish first. The III Armored Corps pulled only the best from across its divisions and separate brigades to compete in this years inaugural competition. The best squad goes on to compete in the U.S. Army Forces Command competition at Fort Hood in August.

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