Historical Silhouettes

High-contrast images capturing silhouettes of military and historical figures in various contexts, evoking a sense of mystery and drama.

Silhouette of Miners with headlamp in cave

030117-M-8337G-031. Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 8th Marines

Silhouette of Miners with headlamp in cave

230329-N-CE729-1066ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 29, 2023) Machinists Mate Fireman Andy Rocha utilizes a sound-powered phone while observing well deck operations from a wing wall aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), March 28, 2023. Wasp is underway conducting Type Commander (TYCOM) sea trials.

AIRMAN Ora Howard, plane captain, left, and AIRMAN Grisselle Martinez perform a routine inspection on an A-7 Corsair II aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

A close-up view of chains securing an aircraft to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). The aircraft was damaged when the carrier collided with the Panamanian freighter CACTUS. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Members of the 1ST Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, load their duffle bags aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft for the flight to Karlsruhe, West Germany, for participation in Exercise REFORGER '82. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '82 Base: Luxembourg City Country: Luxembourg (LUX)

Smaldeel 1, with the commander of the marine forces (BDZ) vice admiral H.H.L. Pröpper (1906-1995, on the right shaking hands) A / B of the flagship Cruiser Hr.Ms. The seven provinces (C 802), visited Copenhagen at the end of October 1958. The BDZ received a Danish colleague A / B under the supervised eye of the narrow part and of the Cruiser Captain-Ter-Zee P. Cool (1911-1971, right).

Plasma In Use On Bougainville -- Seriously wounded in the fighting on Bougainville, a Marine gets a blood plasma transfusion before being evacuated from the front lines. January 10, 1943. (Photo by Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph).

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Environment Padang. Padang: by Ned. For troops, a group of eighteen hundred Christian niassers was released in the area of Pasar Oesang. They were the survivors of the four thousand Niasers who were locked up by the TNI under inhuman conditions in an internice camp. Immediately a red cross-beam on the ground that in the form of medicines, clothing and food to meet the first need of these victims of Republican freedom. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

DN-SN-88-07096. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: USS Juneau (LPD 10) Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Anefo photo collection. Schuit full of greens. September 25, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Participants in the practical test of a selection procedure take an obstacle.

How It Looks To Land On a Carrier - The plane has made a perfect landing.Here is a pilot's eye-view of an air-craft carrier as he comes in to land. These unique photographs were taken by a camera installed in the nose off a U.S. 'Banshee' plane as it approached and then landed on the deck of the U.S.S. Essex.The aircraft first levels off in its approach, gets a "Cut" from the landing signal officer, touches down, and comes to a perfect arrested landing.An aerial camera with a 24 inch lens was used with a red filter. February 10, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper. Paul Popper Ltd.)

Signalman 1ST Class (SM1) Schwieterman hoists the flag aboard the ammunition ship USS SANTA BARBARA (AE 28) as the ship cruises toward her position in the Mediterranean Sea. The photograph was taken on the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SN-85-05655. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren Cobin, 6th Air Refueling Wing public affairs specialist, documents the arrival of Ukrainian wounded warriors on the flight line at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 17, 2022. More than 60 Ukrainian athletes, families, coaches, caregivers and staff traveled to MacDill AFB en route to Orlando to compete in the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Aug. 19 to 28.

DN-SN-88-01963. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The centerline passageway known as "Broadway" on the third deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Country: Unknown

DN-SN-88-05617. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Armers and artillery: Ambarawa, Bringin, Salatiga. Field kitchen. July 1947. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

in danakil ethiopia africa the rifle and the back of the guard concept of safety and protection

The stand of the Royal Netherlands Marine (km) during the "Scheveningen" "event.

A remote control bomb disposal robot built by a European firm reaches through the window of a vehicle to pick up a "bomb" while being evaluated by the 7004th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight. The robot is equipped with three TV cameras, a shotgun, and has the ability to destroy explosives. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Return from Padang. Officers drink coffee or tea. On the back of General P. Scholten?. December 21, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

08/17/1975. Demonstration of the Polisario Front Hooded People Carrying their Flags in Aaiun.

Vietnam, Halong City, harbor ship and man in military helmet

A member of a law enforcement team observes a passing ship from the doorway of a Helicopter Light Anti-submarine Squadron 94 (HSL 94) SH-2F Seasprite helicopter during a drug interdiction operation. Country: Unknown

Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. A sergeant bomb-aimer and photographer on board a Lockheed Hudson Mark I of No. 269 Squadron RAF at Wick, Caithness, demonstrates the use of a hand-held Type F.24 aerial camera from a port side window.

Providers assigned to the 223rd QM, Field Feeding Company, Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division prepare meals for Paratroopers on Fort Bragg, NC, March 29, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

Paratroopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division conduct an H2F (Holistic Health and Fitness) "Where's Randy" competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on August 26, 2022. H2F helps develop healthy and conscientious training methods to put the well being of Paratroopers first.

Fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor looks at the casket of 6th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James M. McCoy, during McCoy's funeral service at St. Matthew the Evangelist Catholic Church, Bellevue, Neb., July 29, 2022. As the 6th CMSAF, McCoy set out to improve an enlisted retention rate that had dropped to roughly 25 percent in the late 1970s.

Posterization Of Knight In Armor On Horse With Lance Carrying Damsel In Distress

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participating in the Medical Simulation Training Center's Combat Lifesaver Course train with a New Jersey National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 25, 2022.

Swedish Anti Terrorist Unit, Svenska Insatsstyrkan, EU, Stockholm

DM-SN-89-07901. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Aviation ordnancemen carry an AIM-7 Sparrow missile over to its attachment point beneath the wing of a Strike Fighter Squadron 303 (VFA-303) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Sondergard, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, sends off a KC-10 extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2022. Sondergard received brain surgery to remove an arteriovenous malformation, and later suffered losses to both memory, speech, and motor skills due to a stroke. Recovered, Sondergard returned to his duties as a Crew Chief and hobby as an avid powerlifter.

Queen's Prize Shooting At Bisley -- Captain A. St. George Orpen of the Fleet Air Arm photographed shooting in the Queen Prize competition at Bisley today with his cap reversed.Some 1,250 competitors are taking part in the National Rifle Association contest for the Queen's Prize being held at Bisley, The contest, which opened today, includes many Empire marksmen. July 7, 1952. (Photo by Fox Photos).

On August 15, 2013, at the Naval Station Norfolk near NASAs Langley Research Center in Virginia, NASA and the U.S. Navy conducted a stationary recovery test on the Orion boilerplate test article in the water near a U.S. Navy ship. NASA and the U.S. Navy are conducting tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module and forward bay cover on its return from a deep space mission. The stationary recovery tests allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, the hardware and the test personnel in a controlled environment.During the test, the U.S Navy Dive Team checked the capsule for hazards while sailors from the USS Arlington approached the capsule in inflatable boats, and towed it back to the ships flooded well deck. A second test will be conducted next year in the open waters of the Pacific Ocean.

DA-SN-86-08530. Base: Belford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

388th Tactical Fighter Wing munitions maintenance personnel inspect fuses before placing them into bombs during exercise Leading Edge II. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of pastor safe, main bearing preacher, to 5-5 Infantry regiment. Pastor safe in conversation with men. August 5, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Banjoemas Red Cross team. Banjoemas. Soldiers are good eaters, but there is always something about it for the distressed population. And, as well as elsewhere, too Banjoemas awaits a long line to handing out military cuisine. September 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0574. 1956

DN-SN-85-09522. State: Canal Zone Country: Panama (PAN)

DM-SN-88-07940. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DA-SN-86-08520. Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Various underw. Tjilatjap. Indonesian women dressed in rags. August 1947. Cilacap, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

041026-F-3963C-059. Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Anefo photo collection. Return injured from the Sirius. June 20, 1961

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures a lift during maintenance of an F-35B Lightning II jet aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 21, 2022. F-35B maintainers, supported by Sailors operating a crane for lifting, regularly perform maintenance to ensure the aircrafts readiness for flight operations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

DN-SN-87-11144. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sailor shows uniform, 1957.

A chief petty officer talks to a group of sailors who are rigging a line on hoist blocks aboard the dock landing ship USS FORT FISHER (LSD-40) during the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise TEAM SPIRIT '90. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Country: East China Sea

DN-SN-88-00783. Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

Poll photo collection. Prince Bernhard visits Dutch troops on their army base in Great Britain during the Second World War. The troops stopped. 1940. Great Britain

Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 27, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne assault in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.

220904-N-XN177-1103 SINGAPORE (Sept. 4, 2022) - Sailors sort mail in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Sept. 4, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Cornerstone Laying Ceremony, Rayburn House Office Building, 10:28AM. President John F. Kennedy (center left) attends the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Representative E. C. Took Gathings (Arkansas); Representative Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Representative Clark W. Thompson (Texas); Representative Winfield K. Denton (Indiana); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); White House Secret Service agent, Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.

U.S. Air Force Jacob Battle with the 1st Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, performs engine checks during his shift September 13, 2022. Aerospace Propulsion Airmen, test, maintain and repair all parts of aircraft engines, ensuring Airmen and aircraft stay safe while in the air.

Lance CPL. D.P. Ryder of TOW Company, 3rd Tank Battalion, attaches a cable from the missile guidance set to the tracker of a TOW 2 tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank weapon to run a self-test on the weapon during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Hurricane 'Betsy' - Puerto Rico - 8/12/1956 , Hurricanes, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Sailors manning an underway replenishment station aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) prepare to receive lines from the fleet oiler USNS NEOSHO (T-AO 143) during FLEET EX 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Large purification action in the W-Brigade area. Middle Java: Purification actions in the area of the W-Brigade 1-II RI took 2 weeks out. By Kali's, over shaky bridges and by abandoned Kampongs. A small deer? is skinned. March 15, 1948. Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Napoleonic artillery BADAJOZ, SPAIN - MAY 9: Re-enactment of Albuera battle between French and allied nations armies England, Spain and Portugal, in 1811. May 9, 2015 in La Albuera, Badajoz, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/JuanxAunionx 11212559

Anefo photo collection. Ring in Middelburg. August 24, 1950. Middelburg, Zeeland

DN-SN-85-02142. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Chapelle Ardente in General Course General. Soldiers flank the coffin of General Track, a soldier salutation. 28 May 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Close up of torso of U.S. Army soldier wearing dress blue uniform with white gloves holding the bayonet of a ceremonial rifle.

GDR, Berlin, 13 June 1990, demolition of the Wall on the historic Bernauer Strasse, demolition by NVA units, C Rolf Zoellner

Marines from the 3rd Marine Division put out a fire on top of a tent during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

RADM George B. Schick is greeted by a female Marine before entering a meeting of joint military officers discussing exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Pohang Country: Korea

A sailor from the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan observes a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushioned from Assault Craft Unit 4 boarding the ship Jan. 22, to load up with vehicles and supplies from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to be used in the Operation Unified Response relief effort in Haiti. The landing craft allows 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines to deliver heavy equipment and supplies faster and more efficiently than alternative landing craft.

240103-N-OZ224-2282NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2023) - Capt. Brian A. Binder (right), commanding officer, Naval Station Mayport, recites the Oath of Office to Cmdr. Nathan Chenarak, Naval Station Mayports Public Works Officer, during his promotion ceremony to commander at Naval Station Mayport, Jan. 3, 2023. Naval Station Mayport is the largest operational command in Navy Region Southeast.

The French officer reads at his place on the front the news published in a Hanoi paper: the cease - fire. August 23, 1952.

BGEN James Stewart, U.S. Air Force Reserve, views the Brandenburg Gate from a helicopter during his visit to the Tempelhof Central Airport. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspectorate General H.J. Curls by Indonesia. General curls visits a lock complex. May 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

A local television personality interview Tina Wilson, ombudsman, chairman, at the Navy Family Service Center regarding support services available for dependents of military personnel deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-92-02771. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey(TUR)

A student holds onto a rescued aviator underwater as the two prepare to be hoisted toward a simulated helicopter during a training session, part of the twenty-day, intensive training course at the Navy Rescue Swimmer School. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Very blurry photo. ZKH Prince Bernhard at exhibition.

Anefo photo collection. Riots in Amsterdam in connection with the occupation by students from the Maagdenhuis police on engines. May 20, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

SGT Peter B. Mateo, Combat Support Co., 1ST Bn., 21st Inf., 25th Infantry Div., wears a ski mask to protect himself from cold as he scouts the enemy Orange Forces during the joint South Korea/U.S. training exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Cheop Yeong Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Inspection by Lieutenant-Colonel Wessel of armored troops in Cheribon. December 23, 1947. Cirebon, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier with Special Operations Task Force - South conducts a pre-operation brief Feb 8, 2011, with Afghan Commandos with 2nd Company, 3rd Commando Kandak, before embarking on a clearance operation in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The commandos detained and turned over 20 suspected insurgents to the District Chief of Police, Bacha Khan, during the operation.

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers participating in the Medical Simulation Training Center's Combat Lifesaver Course train with a New Jersey National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 25, 2022.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. A boy brushed army chocolates. 1949. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Midshipmen select flight suits to wear during water survival training at the Aviation Physiology Training Unit. The midshipmen are attending a one-week aviation training program for students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Funeral General Platform on Ereveld Menteng Pulo the coffin on an affit. 28 May 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

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