Deployment and Combat Operations

Diverse images capturing soldiers in various deployment settings, emphasizing their roles during operations in combat zones and logistics.

030418-F-5712B-025. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
030418-F-5712B-025. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030412-F-5918G-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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220726-N-NR343-1142 BAB AL-MANDEB (July 26, 2022) Naval Aircrewman (helicopter) 2nd Class Justin Tracy, assigned to the Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat squadron (HSC) 22, performs pre-flight checks on a .240 machine gun on board an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) while transiting the Bab al-Mandeb, July 26. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.
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A member of a U.S. Navy mobile construction battalion reserve unit puts tensioners on a rope as other Seabees unfold canvas in preparation for setting up tents during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)
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Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 6, 2022.The Crucible serves as the final culminating event, consisting of body sparring, pugil sticks, movement courses, and patrolling exercises. After the completion of the Crucible, recruits are presented their Eagle, Globe and Anchor, and have earned the title, United States Marine.
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S90-45883 (29-31 July 1990) --- Nancy J. Sherlock, one of 23 astronaut candidates who began a year's training and evaluation in July, participates in one of many sessions at a survival training course at Vance Air Force Base. Sherlock is about to take part in parachute drag training. The overall course is designed to familiarize the trainees with procedures to follow in the event of an emergency ejection from a jet aircraft.
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040817-F-4884R-001. Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Troops of the 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion listen to a briefing. Country: Panama (PAN)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zebulun Hart, right, participates in a K-9 demonstration with his military working dog, Enoch, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 19, 2022. The purpose of the demonstration was to familiarize service members on base with military security forces tools and practices used on the job.
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U.S. Marine Corp Sgt. Nancy Garcia, a radio operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, III MEF, right, briefs two Republic of Korea Marine Corps communication officers during exercise Freedom Shield 23, at Pohang, Republic of Korea, March 20, 2023. During the exercise, ROK and U.S. Marines used with the Mini-Secure Communications Controller, a tactical voice bridge, allowing the combined forces to securely communicate over radio. Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula.
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Secretary of the Navy James W. Webb Jr. talks with a Marine officer during a visit to The Basic School (TBS) at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command (MCDEC). Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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240109-N-LW757-1003 Malibu, Calif. (Jan. 9, 2024) - Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 participate in an M4 qualification course run by members from Naval Construction Group 1 onboard Naval Base Ventura County Seabee Range Jan. 9. NMCB-5 is homeported in Port Hueneme, California. During the homeport phase, the Seabees train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support U.S. and partner nations and deter aggression.
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Police officer checking on driver
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A drill instructor motivates a 2nd Battalion recruit prior to pugil stick training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Combat, military and portrait of soldier with fire in warzone for service, army duty and battle in camouflage. Mockup, banner and half face of man with helicopter for armed forces, defense or warfare
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CHIEF Hospital Corpsman (HMC) Overlay treats a cut on the head of CHIEF Warrant Officer Espinoza in the sick bay dispensary of the guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59). Base: San Diego Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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050126-F-6335P-091. Base: Utapao Royal Thai Naval Base Country: Thailand (THA)
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France, Normandy, Arromanches. Man in vintage US military uniform. 66th Anniversary of D-Day.
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Two U.S. Army soldiers stand outside the U.S. Embassy following the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait as a result of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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040319-M-7514K-009. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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WOODY HARRELSON in WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (2017), directed by MATT REEVES.
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Journalist 2nd Class Greg Milota videotapes operations as Marines confiscate Iraq weapons during Operation Provide Comfort. The filming is being conducted for Navy News. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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DA-SC-87-07917. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War.
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ANTON YELCHIN and SAM WORTHINGTON in TERMINATOR SALVATION (2009), directed by MCG.
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CHRIS HEMSWORTH in 12 STRONG (2018), directed by NICOLAI FUGLSIG. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.
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Pvt. Russell L. Towle with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, sits for a portrait on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 8, 2022. The EGA is the official emblem and insignia of the Marine Corps.
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JAMIE DORNAN in THE SIEGE OF JADOTVILLE (2016), directed by RICHIE SMYTH.
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GEN Carl E. Mundy Jr., commandant of the Marine Corps, congratulates a member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)
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ALAN RITCHSON and STEPHAN JAMES in WAR MACHINE (2026), directed by PATRICK HUGHES.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edgar Rafael, the recruit clothing non-commissioned officer in charge with Headquarters and Service Battalion, instructs recruits with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, during their first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 14, 2022. Recruits are fitted several times throughout recruit training to ensure their uniforms are ready to be worn as Marines.
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A member of the 400-man Marine Barracks Ground Defense Force stacks sandbags at a fence-line entrance to the unit's quarters. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)
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A Marine fires an M9 9 mm pistol engages a target on a combat pistol course. He is a member of 4th Platoon, Fleet Anti-terrorist Security Team (FAST) Company. Base: Naval Station, Rodman Country: Panama (PAN)
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TOM BERENGER in PLATOON (1986), directed by OLIVER STONE.
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Senior Master Sgt. John Bell demonstrates a used by explosive ordnance technicians to Boy Scouts Jan. 22, 2012, at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The scouts raced Bell to see if they could outrun him on the Segway. Bell is an explosive ordnance technician assigned to the 116th Civil Engineering Squadron at Robins AFB. (National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Roger Parsons)
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France, Normandy, Arromanches. 66th Anniversary of D-Day. Young man in vintage corporal attire of the 82nd Airborne Division.
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Male firefighter
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WA, Arlington, Arlington Fly-in, World War II military show. (Editorial Usage Only)
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U.S Marine Corps recruit Benjamin Catano, with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, screams during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) class at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, May 25, 2022. The MCMAP belt system incorporates a building-block approach, while progressively increasing the difficulty of the techniques and advancing the skill proficiency and leadership abilities of the individual Marine. Cantano was recruited out of Los Angeles, with Recruiting Station Los Angeles.
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031215-F-1545M-006. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF
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031220-F-0881Z-006. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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JACOB PITTS and JAMES BADGE DALE in THE PACIFIC (2010), directed by JEREMY PODESWA, CARL FRANKLIN, TIMOTHY VAN PATTEN and DAVID NUTTER.
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Vietnam, War, 1968, 9Th Division Soldier Near Tan An Sitting In A Rice Paddy Smoking Cambodian Red In A Pipe
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A cashier in Velde provided during the exercise Eifelslag in Germany money to a soldier.
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Military, Usa and gun with portrait of man in studio for war, conflict and patriotism. Army, surveillance and security with person on American flag for soldier, battlefield and veteran training
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040716-M-3717S-013. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)
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Jeremy Zidek, public information officer with the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, prepares U.S. Army Maj. Eric Flood, Special Projects Officer for Alaskan Command before he experiences an Earthquake Simulator at the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force combined headquarters on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 26, 2022. The earthquake simulator is a mechanized environment used by the Alaska DHS that allows individuals to safely experience a simulated 8.0-magnitude earthquake.
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DONNIE YEN in ROGUE ONE (2016), directed by GARETH EDWARDS.
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France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-29. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-29. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.
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Lt. Col. Matthew Stillman, 374th Security Forces Squadron commander, completes climbing nine flights of stairs 12 times while wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus air pack during the 9/11 tower run at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2022. The Tower Run represented the 110 floors of the Twin Towers that emergency responders ascended after the aircraft attacks of 9/11.
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BEN AFFLECK in PEARL HARBOR (2001), directed by MICHAEL BAY.
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ANTON YELCHIN in TERMINATOR SALVATION (2009), directed by MCG.