War and Peace in Action

Footage depicting wartime activities and memorials, including airmen in action and historical military events reflecting on conflict and remembrance.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 7, 2022.The Crucible serves as the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training and offers recruits the ultimate challenge to persevere through a variety of obstacles and events.

110911-N-ZZ999-172INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2011) Quartermaster 3rd Class Andrew Harris, from Bakersfield, Calif., and Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Johnathan Nutt, from Longview, Texas, fold the American flag aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). The flag was flown in memory of lives lost during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Newman, 81st Security Forces Squadron first sergeant, participates in the Police Week shooting competition at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 17, 2022. The event was held during National Police Week, recognizing the men and women in law enforcement.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Connor Johnston, a load master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 conducts an air delivered ground refueling (ADGR) on multiple aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2022. VMGR-152 conducted ADGR to train toward rapid-refueling in austere environments for aircraft that cannot be refueled in flight, allowing them to stay in the fight.

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, complete the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., April 7, 2022.The Crucible serves as the 54-hour culminating event of recruit training and offers recruits the ultimate challenge to persevere through a variety of obstacles and events.

A U.S. Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing ensure the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System does not touch the wall of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 7, 2022. The 41st AES transports cargo to regions around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-93. Hurricane Katrina

An Air Force Armament Systems SPECIALIST secures Mk-82 500-pound bombs after being taken off B-1B Lancer at Diego Garcia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

041012-M-0173F-003. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cesar Arroyo a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with the command element 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects a chemical detector during a simulated CBRN response exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. CBRN response exercises test Marines on their ability to react to different operations such as investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid extraction of casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

A crewman extinguishes a fire near a radar tracking screen during a drill aboard the amphibous assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9). (Substandard image). Base: Naval Operating Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 16, 2012) Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) prepare to lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat into the ocean during a training exercise. Green Bay is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

030713-F-6701P-055. Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Demetri Duey, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, lowers the stance of a joint light tactical vehicle prior to loading during a training event, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 21, 2023. The training was conducted to familiarize Marines with procedures for loading a JLTV onto a cargo aircraft.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Robert Threkeld, commanding officer for Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), alpha company, relays communications during a mission readiness exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 10, 2023. The exercise was conducted in order to practice realistic training to improve, sustain, and develop standards of procedures safely.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-135. CGC Dauntless -- USCG RHI boat crew approaching commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard (MANG), Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, base leaders convene daily to discuss base operations. Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-90-03836. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

221128-N-RC359-1253 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 28, 2022) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Abigail Martinez, left, from Houston, fires a shot line from the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), prior to a replenishment-at-sea in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 28. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 is the U.S. Navy's premiere maritime mobile logistics organization that supports the Seventh Fleet area of operations. Located to Southeast Asia COMLOG WESTPAC in conjunction with Military Sealift Command Far East, logistically supplies the U.S. Navy's deployed units in the Western Pacific along with regional Allies and partners. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of 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-Pacif

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 17, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Warren T. James inventories ordnance in a magazine aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is currently underway off the coast of Southern California.

Specialist 4 Michael Coffman, 351st Supply and Service Company, pours a bag of flour into a mixer set up in a field bakery during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Camp Humphreys State: Gyeonggi-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Participants of a Papua New Guinea operations summit hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), receive a tour of the Pacific Aviation Museum on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 11, 2022. The summit included participants from Australia and the United States, both government and non-governmental entities, reinforced stakeholder relationships and strengthened the Agencys robust network of external partners to augment and support DPAA operations and all efforts applied towards case progression. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

NDDL. Social movement against the construction of the airport of Notre Dame des Landes. NDDL. Mouvement social contre la construction de l'aéroport de Notre Dame des Landes.

Sailors greet President George H.W. Bush aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Bush is in Malta for a December 2-3 summit meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT)

DF-ST-89-05261. Subject Operation/Series: CRESTED CAP 87 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, and Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, stand firewatch on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., on April 4, 2022. Recruits on firewatch are tasked with the safety and security of the recruits and squad bays overnight throughout recruit training.

A maintenance worker fixes a plumbing problem in the barracks at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Jan. 5, 2024. Full-time maintenance personnel have been hired to bring rooms up to the minimum habitability standards defined in the MCAS Miramar barracks order.

221030-N-FM230-1031 ADRIATIC SEA (Oct. 30, 2022) Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush CSG, and Capt. Michael Hoskins, chief of staff, CSG-10, George H.W. Bush CSG, watch a jet engine cell test performed on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Oct. 30, 2022. The George H.W. Bush CSG 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.

TSGT Wilkenson, of the 129th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group of the Air National Guard, checks spare equipment during a practice rescue mission. Base: Hayward State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dock workers take a break during offloading operations which continue through the night aboard the cargo ship LYRA. The men are unloading equipment to be used during SHADOW HAWK, the segment of the multiservice Exercise BRIGHT STAR '87 that tests joint Jordan-US operations. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWKBRIGHT STAR Base: Aqaba Country: Jordan (JOR)

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980609-F-4116M-009. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Kuwait International Airport Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

A C-130 Hercules from the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF) is loaded with pallets containing water purification units by personnel from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During their five-day mission, the crew will make two trips to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Flames light up the sky as a Marine launches a PL-87 Stinger Missile at a flying drone over Onslow Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 16, 2013. The Marines were training for the night fire portion of the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalions live stinger fire exercise.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-423-54. Fly away to JAX first day back. Hurricane Katrina

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 3, 2022) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Rafael Ribeirogoncalves, from Los Angeles, responds to a simulated fire casualty reported during a damage control training team (DCTT) drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

DF-ST-89-10412. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force maintainers assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepare to launch an F-22 Raptor for a night training flight, Sept. 27, 2022 at Łask Air Base, Poland. Night training operations are essential for ensuring readiness and helps to maintain 24/7 operations in support of the NATO Air Shielding mission.

030405-M-0175R-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, passes over the B-21 Raider unveiling ceremony at Northrop Grummans manufacturing facility on Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, Dec. 2, 2022. The B-21 will possess the range, access and payload to penetrate the most highly-contested threat environments and hold any target around the globe at risk.

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)

030413-F-9528H-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

110726-N-DU438-265 GULF OF OMAN (July 26, 2011) Damage Controlman Fireman Marsha Joseph, left, and Seaman Recruit Cody Cooper simulate extinguishing a fire during a firefighting drill aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). Gettysburg is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard's 31st CBRN Brigade and Romania's 72nd NBC Defense Battalion join forces to crosstrain on tactics, techniques, procedures, and equipment at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 24-30, 2022. The troops integrated into combined teams for exercises involving hazardous material reconnaissance, analysis and decontamination; Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) operations; site security; medevac; M4 carbine marksmanship; machine gunnery and more. The force-to-force engagement was the second part of a two-part event, with the first held in Romania in September 2021. Both engagements focused on maintaining readiness and enabling troops from both nations to work together in the same environments to defend against imminent threats from near-peer adversaries in the Black Sea region.

War Games - Re-enacting World War II

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jacob S. Flatz, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander, ensures accountability of all individuals before exiting the fire escape room during fire safety awareness exercise Oct. 12, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Flatz ensured the simulated victim made it out of the building safely and quickly as part of the simulation.

Italian soldiers on board a train leaving for Ethiopia, October 27, 1936, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

Royal Canadian Officers on the bridge of HMCS Margaret Brooke react to the close fly-by of a Royal Danish Navy helicopter during Operation Nanook, Aug. 6, 2022. USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) was one of many multi-national vessels that were also in this formation.

Students from the Aliamanu Middle School and Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team leaders and sergeants and forensic archaeologists screen material during the schools visit to the DPAA facilities on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 16, 2024. The agency participated in its second Student Summit Career Day to engage with the local community and educate students on identification and recovery operations. Forensic anthropologists, underwater and terrestrial archaeologists and isotope preparation scientists led students through simulated hands-on techniques and briefs to share more about the agencys mission. Marine Corps

011006-F-1644L-019. Complete Scene Caption: An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster prepares to inspect the Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) loaded with Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) onboard his plane. Air Force C-17's delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried over 35,000 HDRs packaged in 84 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square, each filled with 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from C-17 aircraft and the first combat airdrop mission performed by a C-17. In addition to the humanitarian efforts, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The US is continuing its build up of forces in t

220816-N-DE439-1222 NAVAL ROTA STATION, Spain (Aug. 16, 2022) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jalynn Moser, right, leads the line during a sea and anchor evolution aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), Aug. 16, 2022. Arleigh Burke 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.

960907-F-6293H-023. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-51. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsman walking on commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

New U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, rush off the bus during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 16, 2024. During the receiving process, recruits are checked for contraband, given a haircut, make a phone call home, and issued gear.

U.S. Marines and sailors walk between Amphibious Combat Vehicles with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Loading Exercise visit within USS Portland (LPD-27) on May 12, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide information of the supportability of ACVs aboard a LPD-Class ship throughout a six-month deployment.

US Navy Lieutenant Bill Lucas (Foreground) dons a protective cover during a General Quarters drill in the Combat Direction Center aboard the Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62), while the ship is deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of Southwest Asia build-up. Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

030316-F-5712B-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-173-3. Hurricane Katrina

A bugler from the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own", plays "Taps" during a wreath-laying ceremony at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy in Section 45 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 27, 2022. This ceremony is held yearly to commemorate President Kennedys contributions to the U.S. Army Special Forces, including authorizing the Green Beret as the official headgear for all U.S. Army Special Forces and his uncompromising support to the regiment.

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-371-65. Hurricane Katrina

Repair locker personnel wearing Mark 5 protective masks take steps to aid a simulated casualty during a mock chemical attack aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-371-77. Hurricane Katrina

A member of a repair party gets some assistance in donning an oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA) during a firefighting drill conducted in the reactor spaces aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-33. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-371-28. Hurricane Katrina

011106-F-9232S-014. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 107th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hassan Nizam, 14th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, prepares to perform preflight inspections on an F-16 Viper during Cope North 24 at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Feb. 15, 2024. Exercising elements of agile combat employment enables U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific to operate from locations of varying levels of capacity and support, ensuring Airmen and aircrews are ready to respond across the spectrum of military operations. Air Force

030404-M-5753Q-106. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

The State of Wyoming and the Wyoming National Guard hosted four Tunisian Dignitaries from the Ministry of Interior correlating to the fields of agriculture, civil protection, education, and tourism. The four Tunisian Dignitaries had the opportunity to sign their names in the golden dome of the Wyoming State Capitol building on Aug. 23, 2022.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-123-91. Hurricane Katrina

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-68. Hurricane Katrina

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2022) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conduct a man overboard training exercise while operating in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 25. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleets principal surface force.

Supplies - 26-HK-269-40. Hurricane Katrina

Members of the USAF Band from Washington, D.C., break down their instruments in the disbursal area after participating in the 1993 Inaugural parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1980 - Airmen place a red carpet on the ground for Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel prior to his departure from the United States after his visit.

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