Military Training Activities

Photos depicting military personnel engaged in training exercises, briefings, and collaborative efforts during various operations.

DN-ST-89-10371. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

DN-ST-88-01129. Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53)

DN-ST-89-10570. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Airmen are being briefed during an aeromedical evacuation training exercise. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army SPC. Paul controls the outside entry traffic at the outer entrance of the joint operation command post in Oklahoma City. The U.S. Army is providing around-the-clock support of personnel, equipment and supplies during rescue and relief efforts. SPC. Paul is attached to the 745th Military Police, Oklahoma City. Base: Oklahoma City State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Marine detachment assigned to the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) disembark from the ship following its arrival at the pier. The Ranger has returned to North Island after its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Family and friends of crew members aboard the destroyer USS HARRY W. HILL (DD-986) gather on the pier as the vessel passes under the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. The destroyer is returning from a WestPac deployment and service in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-10371. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

Three girls wait to be reunited with their father as the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40) ties up at the pier. The MISSISSIPPI has returned to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-12326. Subject Operation/Series: SPEARPOINT '84 / REFORGER '84 Country: West Germany (FRG)

President George Bush eats his Thanksgiving Day dinner on the hood of an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as Marines, security personnel and reporters crowd around him. The president and his wife are paying Thanksgiving Day visits to U.S. troops who are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

The Sixth Fleet chaplain gives communion at a mass during the goodwill visit of the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) and the guided missile frigate USS KAUFFMAN (FFG-59). It is the second visit to a Soviet port by U.S. warships since World War II. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

A view of the guests attending the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN 708) at General Dynamics (Electric Boat). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crewmen aboard the salvage ship USS PRESERVER (ARS-8) work together to lift an inflatable dinghy over the side during the salvage operation for the space shuttle orbiter Challenger. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

A sailor greets loved ones upon returning to home port after 11 months at sea aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62). Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-02053. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-03431. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Flight deck crewmen of Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) scrub the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) following the completion of carrier qualifications off the Virginia Capes. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-ST-89-02350. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: President Kennedy at U.S. Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado. President John F. Kennedy (center left) and Major General Robert H. Warren sit in the back of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a tour of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado, following the schools commencement exercises; President Kennedy and Major General Warren look at the USAF Academy falcon mascot (handled by an unidentified cadet). White House Secret Service agent, Bill Greer, sits in the drivers seat of the car; agent, Toby Chandler, stands behind the car at center right. Reporter at center and photographers at right are unidentified.

DN-ST-90-00186. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine officer and a local resident converse during a tour of the area by U.S. military personnel. Allied forces are in the region as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DN-ST-89-10379. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

An officer aboard a Sturgeon class nuclear-powered attack submarine uses the ship's periscope in the control room. Country: Unknown

DN-ST-86-01112. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AN airman receives a shot during preparations for exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers. An airman receives a shot during preparations for exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers.

The guided missile frigate ESTOCIN (FFG-15) is christened during its launching ceremony at Bath Iron Works. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A family crosses a parking lot as they make their way to the pier to welcome the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The KENNEDY is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-09987. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

2LT Margaret L. Comstock hands LGEN Charles L. Donnelly, commander of 5th Air Force, a pair of scissors to cut the unveiling rope for the F-86 Sabre aircraft. The F-86 was presented to the 5th Air Force by the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

The families and friends of sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4) stand out of the rain as they wait for the ship's arrival. The NASSAU is returning to Norfolk after nearly eight months on deployment, during which time the ship's sailors and embarked Marines were involved in Operation Sharp Edge in Liberia and Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf region. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMSHARP EDGE Base: Onslow Bay State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-06655. Subject Operation/Series: KEYSTONE BADGER Base: Pittsburgh State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of the New York Air National Guard treats a "crash victim" during Sarex '80, a joint U.S.-Canadian pararescue exercise. Subject Operation/Series: SAREX '80 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew members from the submarine tender USS PROTEUS (AS-19) clear away ash and debris on the grounds of the Patanawa Elementary School. The devastation resulted from the June eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that came alive for the first time in over 600 years. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

Lieutenant Commander Michael J. Ettel, Captain Larry Richards, and Sergeant Alvin Stephens. Lieutenant Commander Michael J. Ettel, Captain Larry Richards, and Sergeant Alvin Stephens. "Udorn AB, ThailandLt. Cdr. Michael J. Ettel and Capt. Larry Richards paint a red star on their F-4E while Sgt. Alvin Stephens looks on. The star represents the shooting down of a MIG aircraft." Photographer: Staff Sgt. Deal Toney

A close-up view of the main gate. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-86-09769. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

An airman spends a final moment with his family prior to deploying to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

"CBS Evening News" anchorman Dan Rather, left center, is filmed talking to servicemen at an air base. The troops are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

(On left) CPT Mark A. Smith, U.S. Army (Captured 7 Apr 72) and (Left of center) CPT George K. Wanat Jr., U.S. Army, (Captured 30 Apr 72) are two of the twenty eight American POWs who were release by the Viet Cong on Feruary 12, 1973. They are in group of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese military personnel prior to their being turned over to the U.S. military. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam

DD-ST-99-04457. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DN-ST-89-02086. Base: USS Yellowstone (AD 41) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Air National Guard troops and civilians work side-by-side to unload sand bags from military trucks at the Water Works Treatment Plant.(Exact date unknown). Base: Des Moines State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-89-02408. Base: Malabo Country: Equatorial Guinea (GNQ)

DN-ST-89-04424. Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit from Prince Bernhard to the army museum in Leiden I.V.m. The unveiling of the GENERAL image of General Hoiefger.

General Louis H. Wilson, Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Paul M. Calvo, Governor of Guam, during a ceremony conducted as work begins on the War in the Pacific National Park. Base: Asan Point State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

DF-ST-86-10921. Base: Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-06552. Base: MC Air Facility, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-05527. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

A sailor and his wife are reunited aboard his ship as the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) arrives in the background. The KENNEDY and seven ships of its battle group and the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group are returning to Norfolk following their deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A veteran pauses for a moment of personal reflection at the base of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after its official dedication. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Civilian Evacuees wait aboard an MC-130H Talon II aircraft, from the 352nd Special Operations Group, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, for their next flight to Dakar, Senegal, where they will be transferred over to US State Department representatives, as the last part of the evacuation from Liberia, during Operation ASSURED RESPONSE. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

DN-ST-86-05974. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-12603. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Airmen participating in Operation Gunsmoke '81, undergo personnel processing upon their arrival. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-07790. State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Exhausted crew members take a break after participating in a damage control drill aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) during Exercise RimPac '88. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '88 Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

Joe Berry, US Army (Retired) from Washington, DC, is interviewed for television during the 1984 Summer Olympics. Mr. Berry is the manager of the shooting team. Base: Chino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

San Javier (Murcia) 1987. HRH Prince Felipe at the General Military Air Academy of San Javier.

Policemen attempt to control the throng assembled at the gangway of the guided missile frigate USS HAWES (FFG-53). The HAWES also visited ports in Estonia and Lithuania after participating in BALTOPS '92. This was the first visit to these countries by a U.S. ship since 1924. Base: Riga Country: Latvia(LVA)

A chief petty officer standing in the crowd salutes as the colors are shifted aboard a ship that has just returned from duty in the Persian Gulf region. Five ships of the aircraft USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group are coming home to Mayport today after serving in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-10002. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy reservists stand by with their luggage at the airport as they wait to be picked up by personnel from Naval Reserve Readiness Command 20 (REDCOM-20) personnel support detachment. The reservists have just returned from duty in the Persian Gulf region following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two crewmen from the amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) pull a cart loaded with mail along the pier. The CHARLESTON is docked in Iskenderun to provide personnel and logistical support for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey(TUR)

MAJ. Norman A. McDaniel is greeted by the Gia Lam Airport returnee delegation upon his release from a prisoner of war camp. Base: Hanoi Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

Boy Scouts gather around the stabilizer of a T-38 Talon aircraft as they listen to Major Tom Sawner discuss aviation during the 1989 National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America. Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired serviceman Henry E. Erwin, a World War II air mission Medal of Honor recipient, examines a medal during a memorial reunion of US Air Force Medal of Honor recipients. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13231. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

DN-ST-86-03650. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-09990. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy personnel coordinate distribution of soft drinks to firefighters battling raging fires in the Oakland and Berkeley areas. Active duty and reserve naval units are also providing equipment, airlift support and medical assistance to help combat the blaze, which is being labeled as one of the worst residential fires in U.S. history. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-89-06783. Base: Rock Island Arsenal State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tipper Gore receives a short brief on how the Tri Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIAD) works as General John Shalikashvili and MAJ. GEN. Smith stand in the background. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISESUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DM-ST-90-01307. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-02301. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

TECH. SGT. Ronald L. Mills, a medical crew member assigned to the 73rd Aeromedical Airlift Squadron, uses a puppet to calm a young survivor of the DC-10 passenger aircraft crash in Malaga, Spain, during an aeromedical evacuation flight aboard a Military Airlift Command C-9 Nightingale aircraft. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American Air Force members visit the Berlin Wall in 1989, months before the Berlin Wall was opened.

CHIEF of Naval Operations, ADM Jay L. Johnson, talks with AMN Alan Milan during a brief visit to the Persian Gulf region Christmas Day, 1997. George Washington and Carrier Air Wing One are operating in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq, under operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: At Sea

Nichole Doehring leads MAJ. Skip Davenport through the crowd as he and other members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron are welcomed upon their arrival. The servicemen corresponded with the children while stationed in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Now that they have returned from deployment, the men have traveled to Illinois to meet and spend a day with their pen pals. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Stewardson State: Illinois(IL) Country: United States Of America(USA)

Customs activities, here on 29.11.1994 in Pomellen, on the German-Polish border, Germany, Europe

DEU, Germany: The historical colour photos from the times of the 70s show events and persons from politics, culture, trade unions, working life, medicine etc. Bonn. 28.4.74.Soldier 74. DKP-oriented

DF-ST-86-10054. Base: Sapporo Country: Japan (JPN)

Machinist Mate First Class (MM1) Phelix demonstrates how to properly place an OBA canister into the oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA) during refresher training. Base: O'Kane Stf, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Alan Leslie Brunstrom with his wife, Helen and daughter Kathy. LCOL Brunstrom was captured on 22 Apr 66 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-12136. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

Mrs. Roberta Burke, wife of retired Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, holds the hand of her grandson, Dr. Pat Ward, as the guided missile destroyer named after the admiral heads down the Kennebec River for its sea trials off the coast of Maine. The ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), is one of the few ships that has ever been named for a living person. Base: Bath Kennebec River State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-06471. Country: Philippines (PHL)

Under the watchful eye of the chief instructor, submariners attempt to stop leakage into the compartment in a training simulator at the Groton Sub Base. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Electrician's Mate 1ST Class R. Daskoski, left, talks to Aviation Electrician's Mate AIRMAN M. Williams, center, and Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class B. Spriggs about current flow in the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) repair shop. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08820. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-09179. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Medical team personnel administer emergency care to a simulated casualty within the mine field in order to stabilize the patient during a realistic training exercise near Mostar. Once the patient is stabilized he will be moved to a safer location. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

World War II Re-enactment, Reading, PA

A Navy lieutenant talks on the telephone while working in a temporary evacuation center during Operation Fiery Vigil. The center was set up to process military dependents who were evacuated from the Philippines after volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo disrupted operations at Clark Air Base and Naval Station, Subic Bay.. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam(GUM)

970429-F-3798Y-002. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SRA Mark Wilson, right, 5072nd Air Base Squadron, one of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 1980, and SRA Sheppard are in final preparation for pit fire training. Base: Galena Air Force Station State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-00493. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60)

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