Military Facilities and Structures

Images of military facility interiors and storage areas, featuring various doors and vaults in a range of settings, including Iraq and the USA.

Service members assigned to Shaw Air Force Base participate in a variety of games and obstacle courses during the Commanders Cup sporting event at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep. 9, 2022. The Commanders Cup sporting event highlighted the strength and resiliency of Shaw Air Force Bases staff.

030412-M-5753Q-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030414-M-8539K-021. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div DM

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-19. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-87-13266. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060413-A-5745M-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN

DN-SC-89-06654. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Caterpillars and armor of a military tank

Maintenance and Logistics Commands Atlantic - Property Inventory Team - Loran Station Grangeville, Louisiana - 26-HK-181-17. Hurricane Katrina

Service members assigned to Shaw Air Force Base participate in a variety of games and obstacle courses during the Commanders Cup sporting event at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep. 9, 2022. The Commanders Cup sporting event highlighted the strength and resiliency of Shaw Air Force Bases staff.

Military History Museum of the German Armed Forces

DN-SC-86-04223. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast ropes during a helicopter rope suspension techniques sustainment exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 17, 2024. The exercise sustained the MRFs HRST proficiency in insert and extract capabilities for the 31st MEU, and included fast rope, rappelling, helocasting and special patrol insertion and extraction rigging. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - TURRET HOMECOMING USS MONITOR

030315-M-5455N-006. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2 MAW

041201-M-0036Y-026. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Securing evidence after a terrorist attack, symbol photo, BWTEX anti-terrorist exercise, police, Bundeswehr and rescue forces jointly rehearse the fight against terrorists, camp site for fictitious fatalities, Stetten am kalten Markt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-21. Hurricane Katrina

060816-N-3494S-004. Base: Newport Newsa State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010518-A-2682N-011. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

111210-N-QO773-127 NORFOLK (Dec. 10, 2011) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Michael Staton observes Sailors securing mooring lines aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as the ship returns to Naval Station Norfolk. George H.W. Bush completed its first combat deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

Maintenance and Logistics Commands Atlantic - Property Inventory Team - Venice - 26-HK-197-51. Hurricane Katrina

030522-M-5972A-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 10, 2024) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) Airman Christian Lazaro, from Chicago, applies a layer of clear epoxy while applying polyresin compound on the deck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Jan. 10. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of the Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Six meters deep snowy gun at Col Dosse, taken on March 19, 1916.

220521-N-XR893-2132 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 21, 2022) Sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), May 21, 2022. Bainbridge is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

011117-F-1851B-156. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)

Photo Interpretor with kite at 306 Squadron.

The texture of the wall of the tank, made of metal and reinforced with a multitude of bolts and rivets. Images of the covering of a combat vehicle from the Second World War

Special warfare candidates perform swim tactics and team building exercises during the Special Warfare Training Wing Assessment & Selection Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on March 14, 2023. Trainees in every course in the pipeline are provided hostic support to prepare each candidate physically, mentally, emotionally and cognitively for demanding careers as special warfare operators.

The Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team(CST) conducts a Collective Lanes Training, at the Columbia Heights Membrane Plant in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, September 20, 2022. Army North observed the exercise to provide feedback before the unit's Training Proficiency Evaluation next year. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

041116-M-2583M-011. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV/4THCAG

Gestapo prison, prison of the secret state police of Nazi Germany, Terezin, Czech Republic, Europe

DF-ST-87-03407. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK '86-12 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-49. Hurricane Katrina

DN-ST-89-08399. Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030404-M-5753Q-104. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

030406-M-3138H-029. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041006-M-0374B-029. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

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Corporal Sidney S. Goodridge of Company K, 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and Company B, 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment with bayoneted musket in front of shebang at Camp Benton, near Edwards Ferry, Maryland. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , Published in: Military images. East Stroudsburg, Pa, March-April 1997 (XVIII, 5), cover, pp/liljunion. Goodridge, Sidney S, -1907, United States, Army, Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861-1865), People, Maryland, United States, Army, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment, 4th (1864-1865), People, Maryland, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Soldiers, Union, Maryland, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Huts, Maryland, 1860-1870, Rifles, 1860-1870, Bayonets, 1860-1870.

DN-SC-85-01054. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, survey team member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, New Jersey National Guard, inspects a simulated crime scene during an Army North-mandated training proficiency evaluation at the Monmouth County Sheriff Situational Training and Response Simulator Facility, Freehold, New Jersey, Nov. 1, 2022. The 21st identifies chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances; assesses and advises civil authorities on response measures to man-made or natural disasters.

DN-SC-87-10699. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-10698. Base: Marinette State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010518-A-2682N-027. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Pogeys - 26-HK-355-35. Hurricane Katrina

030517-M-5972A-084. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Samwah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

SENIOR AIRMAN Delilah Castillo of the 64th Aerial Port Squadron (AFRES), stages cargo for loading aboard an aircraft. As part of their annual two-week training tour, the 64th APS is conducting a Joint Airborne Transport Ability (JA/ATT) exercise with the 316th APS. Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN)

Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-100. Hurricane Katrina

USS Cairo ironclad gunboat. Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi.

France, Grand-Est, Bas Rhin (67) Alsace, Hunspach, fort de Schoenenbourg (ligne maginot)

Enlisted G-3 personnel relax in their tent at the 2nd Marine Division combat operations center during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Afghan border police meet with U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Zone Security Forces Advisory Team in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2009. The mission of the Afghan border police is to secure the borders of Afghanistan from infiltration and illegal entry of persons and the smuggling of contraband.

030210-M-2075F-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gun Turret

U.S. Air Force Airmen wait for the judges to return with their scores during the Excellence in Competition Pistol Shoot at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, July 25, 2022. The competition held over four days was to boost morale, hone Airman's ability in their firearms, and bolster Team Charlestons readiness.

041219-M-4348R-127. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DN-ST-90-01677. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Forces Special Operations Command checks for a trip wire during a training event June 18, 2022. The EOD primer tests all aspects of a technicians knowledge and expertise needed to perform as the only tech on a Marine Special Operations Team while operating in austere, politically sensitive, or hostile environments. EOD technicians assigned to MARSOC have completed Marine Special Operations Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 1, which trains Fleet Marine Force EOD technicians in the knowledge and skills required to support the core tasks assigned to MARSOC as a special operations capability specialist.

060614-N-0411D-101. Base: Camp Lemonier Country: Djibouti (DJI)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution

Tourist Landmark of the Resistance, also known as Museum for Resistance Tourism, a war museum operated by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

The interior of a 3/5 Cavalry US Army M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Cargo/Troop Carrier severely damaged by the explosive concussion of a Serbian TMA-1A Anti-tank Mine exploding after another US Army HMMWV struck and detonated the mine. This HMMWV was part of a convoy traveling in the Russian Brigade Area in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DN-SC-85-01052. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-85. Hurricane Katrina

A view of a holding cell at the brig, for prisoners awaiting sentencing. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The recover assist securing traverse control station aboard the guided missile frigate UNDERWOOD (FFG-36). The ship is 100 percent complete. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051210-A-3283V-006. Base: Camp Echo Mnd-Cs Pio State: Diwahniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE

DF-ST-87-11677. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030413-M-3138H-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Airmen from the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard in Oxnard, CA, deliver 200 ventilators to members of the 105th AW, April 7, 2020, at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, NY. The use of the C-130J Super Hercules, along with the NY Army National Guard, facilitated the shipment of medical equipment, which will support the ongoing COVID-19 medical treatments being conducted in the New York and New Jersey areas

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-194. AIRSTA NOLA--damage in flooded building. Hurricane Katrina

030408-M-3138H-024. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans on the lawn of the Courthouse, Columbus Indiana

DF-ST-86-12107. Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A migrant vessel floating near Marquesas, Florida, Nov. 24, 2022. The Coast Guard Cutter Resolutes crew repatriated 192 Cubans to Cuba, Nov. 30, 2022, following 13 interdictions off Floridas coast. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

Lorient, France, August 3, 2018: Keroman Submarine Base. It was a German U-boat base located in Lorient during World War II, Europe

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicolas Artura, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems apprentice, shuts off the power to a medium voltage circuit breaker during a scheduled outage of a substation at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 21, 2022. The frequency of inspection, maintenance and testing for circuit breakers should be one to three years, dependent upon the severity of duty encountered by the circuit breaker.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - The City - Search and Rescue - 26-HK-386-15. Hurricane Katrina

A close-up view of explosion holes on an armor-plated steel piece. The penetration test of a copper experimental explosive projectile takes place at an armament laboratory near the base. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041123-M-2583M-010. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

000505-N-6492H-560. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-99. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-371-76. Hurricane Katrina

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