Underwater Systems and Operations

Historical snapshots of naval personnel engaged in technical operations, focusing on underwater fire control and communications within military submarines.

Two men with testing machines , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Machinery, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Lieutenant Peter F. Reeves (standing) of Augusta, Georgia, and PETTY Officer First Class William Cain of Sasser, Georgia tests the underwater fire conterol system, which tracks target movement and controls torpedoes fired from the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Country: Unknown

Transportable MarkRadio TMR-13 TMR-13 - Portable Mark radio, interior. The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration performs trials with plastic huts to TMR-13. Interior of hut. Service site on the left, to the right recipient for FMR-7.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Aviation day military aviation at Kemajoran airport. Interested parties in armament in the wing of a fighter plane. March 9, 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kemajoran, Dutch East Indies

Anefo photo collection. Parent day Marinierskamp in Doorn. December 9, 1948. Doorn

Air Force Members Of 2Nd Army Airways Communication Wing At Work In The Radio Receiving Station At Teheran, Iran.

Two men with testing machines , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Machinery, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Photo made at the Marine Electronic and Optical Company (Meob) in Oegstgeest, whereby a Lieutenant-Ter Sea of the 2nd class of electrical service (LTZE 2) performs a check.

In the Control Room, - the Heart of this Radio Station, Tech/Sgt. Clifford Johnson, North Hollywood, California, operates a tone mixer control while (at right) Pvt. Eugene T. Twomley, Hollywood, California, looks out the control room window into the Main Studio. This new station is operated for the members of the Armed Forces in this area. It is a 1,000 watt station and is located in Noumea, New Caledonia. January 02, 1944. (Photo by Lienhard, U.S. Army Signal Corps).

Army shops, department of small weapons, January 1980.

Anefo photo collection. OVN series Marva Den Helder. December 2, 1949. Den Helder

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Balikpapan. Connection department. The connection department of Balikpapan in action .. March 5, 1948. Balikpapan, Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 Air Vice-Marshal C H B Blount, Air Officer Commanding the Royal Air Force Component Field Force of the British Expeditionary Force, at his desk in his Headquarters, during Christmas 1939.

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Agats (South Guinea) twice day radio telephony connection main town South Guinea, Merauke. November 1955. Agats, Guinea

White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff and facilities, Cape Cod, Otis Air Force Base, and aboard Marlin. ST19061. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff members at unidentified location.

Former of the stage magazine of the 4th Army.

A "GI" tests the manifold pressure in the instrument shop of the 27th Air Depot Group at the Port Moresby Air Depot, Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea. 1943.

Anefo photo collection. Report refund radio devices. There are thousands of radio devices in Amsterdam in Amsterdam in Amsterdam, which were advanced by the Germans at the time and that are now returned to the rightful owners. October 1945. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The Women's Royal Naval Service: A Wren Cinema Operator from London projecting instructional films in the Naval cinema at Gibraltar. Wrens have been serving in Gibraltar since 1941, many of them working in the tunnel offices built inside the rock. With 1,000 feet of solid rock above them it is probably the safest air raid shelter in the world.

SSGT Dave Tomlinson, the supervisor of this Military Amateur Radio Service (MARS) station, is receiving a message from another MARS station. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

(left to right) T/Sgt. Norman Bruner, 3300 Cortland St., Chicago, Ill; Cpl. Thomas J. McGurk, 619 White Horse Pike, Audubon, N.J., and Cpl. James F. Conrad, 313 N. Chicago Ave., Milwaukee, Wisc., operate the printing press that will make many copies

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

Art.Sect Illust.for lectures int.Konografrum.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The Women's Royal Naval Service: Wrens at HMS VERNON assembling the secret firing units of ground mines used in special operations to foil German minesweeping operations.

Uncaptioned. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Photograph of a police officer photographing identity marks on a weapon found near the scene of a crime. Dated 20th Century

The daily communiques from the various battle front over the world invariably tell of the accomplishments of the USAAF. Subsequent news stories have developed tales of the deeds of individual airmen and air crews. But little publicity has been

Men exhibiting lab work , Ordnance industry, Armories, Exhibitions, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Exhibit , Ordnance industry, Armories, Machinery, Exhibitions, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. Government: House of Representatives. Binnenhof The Hague. House of Representatives. Body room. September 25, 1945. The Hague, South Holland

Negatives series of air force cadets of the Royal Military Academy in 1955.kma.

Extinct.

An instructor explains to three reservists some of the features of an engineering control panel. The reservists are participating in weekend-away training at the center's gas turbine school. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Great Lakes Naval Training Ctr State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Fire Control Technician 2nd Class Curtis W. Brown tests a radcom interface unit from an A-6 Intruder aircraft at a weapon system test station in an Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) repair shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Mobile Radio Repair Unit, 575Th Bomb Squadron Of The 391St Bomb Group. England, 22 July 1944.

Visit of the IGK (Inspector General of the Armed Forces) Lieutenant General of Infantry J.P. Verheijen (1985-1991, third from the right) at the Meob in Den Helder in May 1989.

Telephone headquarters at the 2nd infantry division.

An American admiral visits the naval base Den Helder in May 1990 and receives a further explanation of radar screens on the operational school (OPS) in the Royal Navarine.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Wrens at work in the plotting room in a naval operational centre at Rosyth. Deep underground they plot the position of Allied and enemy ships on large scale charts. A thousand or more secret messages pass daily through the Wrens' hands.

H.K.H. Princess Beatrix visits the airbase Twenthe. She is accompanied by the chef of the military house, Lieutenant-General-Flyer H. Schaper with his wife.

Student officer at mobile carriage shop , Armories, Ordnance industry, Arms & armament, Cadets, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Man spray painting orb , Spray painting, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

S75-25619 (25 April 1975) --- A group of American ASTP crewmen is briefed on the operation of the consoles in the main control room at the ASTP flight control center at the Cosmonaut Training Center (Star City) near Moscow. The astronauts were in the Soviet Union for ASTP joint crew training with the Soviet ASTP crewmen. PHOTO COURTESY USSR ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

London Afs- Men of the Auxiliary Fire Service in London, C 1940 A female member of the Auxiliary Fire Service at London Fire Brigade Headquarters receives a message that there is a fire in progress and sounds the alarm, setting bells ringing around the building.

V 5601. The artillery section article section, Personal1953-09-03

Members of the French Resistance in the catacombs, Place Denfert-Rochereau, Paris, August 1944. Artist: Unknown

GEN P. X. Kelly, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, center, watches SGT E.D. Varnadore demonstrate the use of an S11-36/P Infrared Tracker Training Device for the Test Instrument Diagnostic Equipment School. Kelly was visiting the Marine Corps Logistics Base. Base: Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photograph of Cesar Romero Aboard Coast Guard-manned Transport.

Man spray painting orb , Spray painting, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Operations officer of the 317th Troop Carrier Group receives calls for missions to be flown on ther following day-19 June 1945. As the calls come in, the squadrons are notified as to what planes and pilots will make the flights. The unit is based on

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. A hut at H.M. Kruiser de Ruyter. October 1955. Netherlands Antilles

Coast Guard Combat Artist at Sea. Coast Guardsman Bill Woollen, Specialist Second Class in Public Relations, of 57 Second St., Meriden, Conn., is pictured here working on one of his seascapes. Woollen, a Coast Guard combat artist, paints a visual record of life and action aboard a Coast Guard-manned destroyer escort convoying supplies across the Atlantic for the Battle of Germany.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Openings, ground, people, Commissioner of Queen JR Quarles van Ufford. October 1952. Alphen

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A close-up of the silhouette indicator of the Asknia, which registers the movements of the submarine in response to the controls, with three sailors standing in front of the device.

Anefo photo collection. Radar instruction ship HR. Ms. "SOEMBA". Interior radlar appliances. July 1, 1947

Photo impression of the Marine Connection Bunker in The Hague. Part of object series AVDKM 54782 to 54789

DN-SN-87-00470. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

V 5602. Artillery section article section, Personal1953-09-03

A group of military personnel are seen conducting maintenance on a military helicopter during the Vietnam War. Daily maintenance was vital to ensure the aircraft's proper functioning and readiness for missions in the challenging jungle terrain. The dedication to upkeep was a pivotal aspect of the American military activities during the conflict.

Exhibit , Ordnance industry, Armories, Exhibitions, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Mr. Samuels, chief of the Chemistry section at Gorgas Army Hospital, tests a sensitive piece of euipment to ensure its accuracy. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC WatchMaker AMVJ. Two soldiers at the watchmaker. March 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya

The commander of the submarine hunter Hr.Ms. Groningen (D 813) Captain-Lieutenant-Ter-Zee J. Smith (1909-) in his cabin, 1957.

Aircraft, Burma, India &PHOTOGRAPHY,PROCESSING War

Personnel at the locomotive machine expedition in Hagalund upper.

The Western Approaches Operations Room at Derby House, Liverpool, from where the Battle of the Atlantic was controlled, April 1945. In the Western Approaches Operations Room at Derby House, Liverpool, the main plot is nearest the camera and in the background is the Home Plot and enemy submarine report board. Discs on the main plot are restricted bombing areas for aircraft of approximately 150 miles radius where submarines of Allied Navies are under passage. It was in this room that the Battle of the Atlantic was planned throughout the Second World War.

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.

Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection

Nondestructive testing , Ordnance industry, Armories, Exhibitions, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Marva Telephonists in De Bunker in Scheveningen, 1954

Operations Room Of The 65Th Fighter Wing, Saffron-Walden, Essex, England.

Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1888-1959), British soldier, artist and cartoonist, famous for his curmudgeonly creation, 'Ole Bill' - a typical British Tommy - during the First World War for The Bystander magazine. Ole Bill can be seen in the one of the drawings above Bairnsfather on the mantlepiece. Such was Bairnsfather's popularity during the Great War, General Sir Ian Hamilton called him, 'The man who made the world laugh in its darkest hour.' Date: 1939

Americans in Britain- the Training of the Civilian Technical Corps at RAF Radio School, Cranwell, England, 1941 Henning (on the right), London and Hartsfield are taught by a Royal Air Force instructor at No.1 Radio School, RAF Cranwell.

Major Howard L. Nussbaum Of New York City, Chief Of The Radio Section In London, England, Demonstrates The Mechanism Of The B-20 Recorder. When Taken On A Mission, The Machine Records Gun Bursts, Flak Hits, Attacks On The Plane, Etc. 3 September 1943.

South Pacific: c. 1944 A U.S, Marine Corps sargeant and a Red Cross Staff member pick out 78 rpm records to play in the game room of an American Red Cross Service Club.

G. Bertil Andersson in Hagge

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr., right, and CDR Nicholas Stasko tour a boiler room during Lehman's visit aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military-General - Guns-Australian. May 01, 1939.

Members Of The 379Th Bomb Group Post The Latest Information On The Control Board In The Operations Room. 29 January 1944. England.

This image was taken by Leo Halter, a serviceman stationed on Attu Island during WW II. Subjects: Halter Collection; WW II; World War II; World War Two; Military; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

Ordnance workers , Armories, Ordnance industry, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Airplane Championships at Shell The Hague, Sailor, Marva and Lieutenants of the airhoggens, Vlolanukmodel. October 27, 1956. The Hague, South Holland

Instruction portable radio telephony at the Marines Corps. -

The administration is recorded on board Wolf-Class Frigate Hr.Ms. Jaguar (1954-1983), during fishing inspection in 1977

New building for the Military Medical Service (MGD). On Ypenburg, the new MGD building was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Air Force by Babov (Bureau Construction Maintenance Bedaret). As in the photo, the building has already been put into use.

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.

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