Military Operational Support

Scenes of military logistics and support operations, highlighting vehicles and personnel engaged in bomb handling and coordination during exercises.

Three-quarter left rear view of a truck equipped with a winch and pulley system for loading and unloading bombs, somewhere in Korea. A man stands toward the front of the bed of the truck. Another man stands in the truck at the back, while a third man stands on the ground. Two bombs are attached to the pulley system, being loaded or unloaded. Several more bombs appear in the foreground, on top of a low pile of sandbags. In the background, three Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars are visible, two of which are parked in revampments.

Three-quarter left rear view of a truck equipped with a winch and pulley system for loading and unloading bombs, somewhere in Korea. A man stands toward the front of the bed of the truck. Another man stands in the truck at the back, while a third man stands on the ground. Two bombs are attached to the pulley system, being loaded or unloaded. Several more bombs appear in the foreground, on top of a low pile of sandbags. In the background, three Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars are visible, two of which are parked in revampments.

Crewmen stand atop an LAV25 light armored vehicle (LAV) on the beach near the air cushion landing craft LCAC 12 on D-Day of the joint services exercise SOLID SHIELD '89. The LAV is equipped with a tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW) anti-tank missile launcher. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00851. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Azarq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

An abandoned Iraqi ASU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun lies in ruins on a roadway in the Euphrates River Valley after being destroyed in an attack by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division board a jeep that was air dropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-02317. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

A member of the 443rd Security Police Squadron defend Charlie Sector during Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An M-939 series 5-ton cargo truck, part of a 32-vehicle convoy for a communications unit, passes through a gate at the air base after a four-day trip from Sembach Air Base, Germany. The unit is deploying to Aviano in support of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-85-03826. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Country: Southwest Asia

On the morning of April 22nd, 1996, soldiers of 1ST Platoon, A Battery, 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, drive their M109-A2, 155mm Self Propelled Howitzers, and CAT-V (carrier, ammunition, tracked, vehicle), down a hill near the town of Donje Caparde (CQ 379 183), in the Zone of Separation, during a 2 gun Artillery raid in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Donje Caparde Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Bölkow BO-105C helicopter. Exercise together with the Royal Netherlands Army.

Marines come ashore from a personnel tracked landing vehicle (LVTP7) to reenact General MacArthur's landing at Red Beach on October 20, 1944. They are armed with M16A1 rifles. The Marine on the far right is armed with an M203 grenade launcher attached to an M16A1. Base: Leyte Island Country: Philippines (PHL)

970507-M-6081H-002. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '97 Base: Camp Barommatailokanat Country: Thailand (THA)

Marines shore party personnel discuss loading operations with the crew of the air cushion landing craft LCAC-9 during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-03657. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M274 (4 X 4) mechanical mule vehicle (right) is examined after being driven out of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during Exercise KINDLE LIBERTY 83. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

U.S. Marines lie prone on a target range as they train with their Ecuadorian counterparts during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXII Country: Ecuador(ECU)

A dozen Army UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters conduct a mass takeoff after dropping off troops during the joint services exercise Solid Shield '89. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '89 Base: Camp Davis State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) secure an M-2 Bradley onto a wheel transport enroute to Hunter Army Airfield. Subject Operation/Series: SEA EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT READINESS EXERCISE Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two Belgian soldiers observe a Belgian Army engineers operating a military version of a motor grader, with IFOR markings, during the construction of a parking lot at the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Rear Headquarters at Kiseljak, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Base: Kiseljak Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Marines of the 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade (4th MAB) unload some of their equipment from two of the LCM-8 mechanized landing craft beached at Red Beach. The 4th MAU is participating in the NATO Exercise Northern Wedding. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING Base: Shetland Island Country: Scotland (SCT)

A left side rear view of a row of M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), as Marines of the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines pause to check their equipment in route to Bardera, Somalia. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

Members of Marine Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) move equipment with a crane mounted to the back of an M-814 5-ton cargo truck as they set up a water purification site on the outskirts of Zakhu. The Marines are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DM-ST-86-08304. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Iraqi T-72 main battle tank destroyed in southern Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

U.S. military vehicles move along Al Mutla Pass, north of Kuwait City. U.S. Air Force and Army Tiger Brigade forces demolished equipment and captured Iraqi forces fleeing from the region during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

970211-M-0023H-019. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the camouflaged Joint Operations Center headquarters for exercise BRIGHT STAR '80. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '80 Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DA-ST-87-13029. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

With other crew members in the back, STS-92 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao races the M-113 along the track through the scrub. Driving the M-113 is part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pad during which the crew must make a quick exit from the area. The TCDT also provides simulated countdown exercises and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiters payload bay. STS-92 is scheduled to launch Oct. 5 at 9:30 p.m. EDT on the fifth flight to the International Space Station. It will carry two elements of the Space Station, the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 and the third Pressurized Mating Adapter. The mission is also the 100th flight in the Shuttle program

Right side view of US Army trucks and vehicles as they are staged for deployment to the exercise. Subject Operation/Series: PEACE SHIELD '95 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of the 3rd Marine Division prepare to load a round into an M-101 105mm howitzer during construction by members of a mountain-top fire support base. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

Soldiers install the Hoffman detonator training device on the 105mm gun of an M-1 Abrams main battle tank at the U.S. Army Armor Center. (substandard). Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of a 7th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Patriot tactical air defense system missile launcher deployed during Operation Desert Shield. Another Patriot launcher is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A member of the US Army water purification team squats on top of water truck, preparing to draw water from Lake Kiva, then chlorinate the water and transport it to th Kibumba refugee camp near Goma, Africa. From AIRMAN Magazine's December 1994 issue article "Will You Please Pray for US" -Relief for Rwandan Refugees. Country: Zaire (ZAR)

A close-up view of damage to an Iraqi T-55 main battle tank, one of many pieces of armor littering the Jalibah Airfield following the liberation of Kuwait by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DA-ST-88-04839. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 80) on a beach during an amphibious assault landing on Tinian Island, during Operation TANDEM THRUST '99. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST '99 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

M-35A2 trucks of the 3rd Battalion, 68th Air Defense Artillery, are loaded aboard a railcar during a joint Air Force and Army air-drop/air-assault exercise. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two loaders and a dump truck are worked on at a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB-5) vehicle maintenance area in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-88-02858. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12316. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

DM-ST-86-08327. Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ground crewmen prepare to extend the nose ramp of a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft in preparation for offloading British Land Rovers at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The equipment will be used by Finnish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia. Country: Namibia (NAM)

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5)move through a trench near their command bunker during a camp defense drill. NMCB-5 is in northern Saudi Arabia to provide engineering for coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-85-11756. Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Debris litters the apron in front of a hardened aircraft shelter destroyed during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq(IRQ)

DF-ST-85-03644. Country: Unknown

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DA-ST-85-02238. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

A view from atop Checkpoint 76 as a Marine inspects a vehicle during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A Seabee of Construction Battalion Unit 402 (CBU-402) uses a long-handled float to level cement as his companions stand by during the installation of a boat ramp at Sherman Cove Marina. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the Standardized Integrated Command Post Shelter (SICPS) and the AN/TSC-100A Mobile Satellite Communications Terminal set up at Comalapa, El Salvador during Hurricane Mitch relief efforts. Base: Comalapa Field Country: El Salvador (SLV)

A view of Iraqi trucks destroyed in a Coalition attack along a road in the Euphrates River Valley during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

A U.S. Army four-round Patriot surface-to-air M901 missile launcher deployed near Camp Doha in the desert of Kuwait. The launcher station is mounted on an Oshkosh palletized load system. (PLS). Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A view of an Iraqi anti-aircraft gun, ordnance, and bunker on Umm A1 Maradim Island, the first Kuwaiti island taken from occupying Iraqi forces by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Umm A1 Maradim Island Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Cavalry Schietkamp. "De Vliehors" Leopard 1 drive from the "zero point" to the camp. Goals in the field are clearly visible. The pledged antenna on the tank towers are of the video exercise equipment (VOU). Green flag says weapon systems discharged.

Rwandan refugees curiously observe cargo off-load operations of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

Overall view of the Kigali International Airport. Tactical satellite communications equipment is in the left foreground and a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter and other commercial aircraft can be seen in the background. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Rwanda (RWA)

DF-ST-87-11099. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY DEMO Base: Spangdahlem Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

An M712 Copperhead cannon-launched laser-guided projectile nears the target, an M47 medium tank. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine tent city is set up at Mogadishu International Airport while the troops are stationed in the region during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. In the foreground are two M-998 cargo/troop carriers while, in the background, the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10), left, and the dock landing ship USS RUSHMORE (LSD-47) sit at anchor on the horizon. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Tents are put up by Army personnel from Company A, 1ST Battalion of the 509th Infantry. The tents will provide temporary shelter for homeless victims of a major earthquake. Base: Avellino Country: Italy (ITA)

Civil Engineering troops lay water piping to supply water to the tent city at Mwaffaq Salti Air Base during build up of tent city. Subject Operation/Series: AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE II Base: Azraq Country: Jordan (JOR)

Several US Army M2/A2 Bradley Fighting vehicles, assigned to C Troop of the 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment drive to the live fire range for gunnery training at the Korea Training Center, Republic of Korea on Oct. 25, 1998. The center is manned throughout the year and various armored units rotate through training scenarios to meet yearly live gunnery training requirements. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Korea Training Center Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-ST-86-04154. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

The supports are lowered on a flatbed truck for the unloading of shells during LIFELINE operations conducted by the 155th, 567th and 870th Transportation Companies. Subject Operation/Series: LIFELINE Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-87-12273. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

National Guardsmen clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, which struck the area on August 24th. Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970628-N-9315S-010. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: BEACHMASTER UNIT ONE

Villagers watch 11th Marine Expeditionary AAVP6A1 amphibious assault vehicles come through on a dirt road during the joint Thai/US exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

Photograph of abandoned German armor, Italy. Dated 1944.

A Marine High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) leaves the Haitian military police barracks in route to the port facility at Cap Haitien during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

Flatcars deliver multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), M-1 Abrams main battle tanks, M-2 infantry fighting vehicles, M-109A2 155mm self-propelled howitzers and other equipment to be displayed in the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied Forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Lebanese civilian approaches one of the entrances to the Marine compound near the Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed to Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

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