War-Torn Environments

Images of war affects across various regions, including civilians in rubble and soldiers in operations, showcasing the impact of military actions.

Bethany 1934, West Bank, Middle East

Bethany 1934, West Bank, Middle East

A M109AZ Self-propelled Howitzer is covered with desert camouflage netting during a live fire exercise at the Udayri Range. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DN-ST-86-02295. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

War album 45, picture 12309a.

Verlassene leere militärische Befestigungen ohne Soldaten Krieg in der Ukraine und der Region Kursk Russland abandoned empty trenches without soldiers war in Ukraine and Kursk region Russia LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SofiiaxPotaninax 23221031

Soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guards 2120th Engineering Company, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, take a break on the roof of house during an innovative readiness training mission for the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. The Soldiers were waiting for roofing material to be delivered.

Vintage photograph. Rangers practicing house to house village fighting under simulated battle conditions

Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Sea, was besieged for 11 months. Detail. Museum of Heroic Defense and Liberation of Sevastopol. Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine.

A Marine artillery element disembarks from an air-cushion landing craft (LCAC) during Valiant Blitz '89. Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '89 Country: South Korea

US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1 Super Cobra provides air support for Marine personnel assaulting a small town at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 17, in southern Iraq on March 27, 2003, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Bulldozers brought in from Fort Carson cut a fire line as firefighters continue to battle several fires that burned into the evening hours in Waldo Canyon on the U.S. Air Force Academy June 27, 2012. The fires, which have burned more than 15,000 acres, began spreading to the southwestern corner of the Academy in the early morning, causing base officials to evacuate residents. Officials estimated that the fire had spread to about 10 acres of land belonging to the Academy.Currently, more than 90 firefighters from the Academy, along with assets from Air Force Space Command; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Fort Carson, Colo.; and the local community continue to fight the fire.

Soldiers running on the battlefield, c1914-c1918. Artist: Unknown.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up communications at a forward arming and refueling point as part of Realistic Urban Training (RUT) on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable.

DN-ST-85-08773. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, take cover behind a blast blanket while conducting urban demolition breach training for Talon Exercise (TalonEx) 2-17, Yuma, AZ., March 30, 2017. The purpose of TalonEx was for ground combat units to conduct integrated training in support of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1).

A view of Marine Beachmaster Unit 2 headquarters at Green Beach set up for the loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment from utility landing craft during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

DM-ST-85-11546. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan during the Soviet Afghan War. Soviet paratrooper in Afghanistan

A silhouetted right side view of a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter in flight above the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) during operations off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Base: USS Guam (LPH 9) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Special forces operator armed with machine gun, paddling Army kayak through river fog.

Silhouette of a special forces soldier with rifle, crossing a river in the jungle.

A missile is fired from a Redeye weapon system by members of the 62nd Air Defense Artillery, during a live fire training exercise. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A member of a Prime Beef construction team puts the roof on a structure of a Harvest Eagle tent city being built during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '89. One kit for a 1,040-man site complete with dining hall, bathrooms, and its own water purification units, was deployed by the 6314th Support Flight in less than 24 hours, and set up by Prime Beef construction teams. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

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155 cannon in action, Arras, northern France, 1915. Artist: Unknown.

Fort Union National Monument

A long shot starboard side view of a US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 33) departing the beach at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, HI during simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operations, part of Operation RIMPAC 96. A US Marine atop a Light Assault Vehicle (LAV-25) is observing the departure, from a wooded area along the beach. A long shot starboard side view of a US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 33) departing the beach at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station, HI during simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operations, part of Operation RIMPAC Ô96. A US Marine atop a Light Assault Vehicle (LAV-25) is observing the departure, from a wooded area along the beach.

Members of Company A, 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, protect their light tactical raft from an opposing force attack during training Exercise OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83, at the US Army's Pohakuloa Training Area. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4-83 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

12th Marines, Lima Battery Gun 2, fires a high explosive round during the 12th Marine Relocation Exercise at Yausubetsu maneuver area. Base: Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN)

Charge of the Light Cavalry Brigade, 25th October, 1854. After a painting by William Simpson. The failed Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.

Cpl. Matthew Ortiz, 21, a team leader from San Antonio, directs a TRAM vehicle while filling Hesco barriers at a small combat outpost in Musa Qaleh, Nov. 13. Engineers with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), constructed a new patrol base for Afghan security forces to maintain their presence in a town known for improvised explosive devices.

A Taliban soldier stands with a machine gun, In the desert mountain landscape A Taliban soldier stands with a machine gun, In the desert mountain landscape ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/WosunanxPhotostoryx 21538091 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

DF-ST-87-09628. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

alte Waffe ist eine Artilleriekanone im Krieg in der Ukraine Ohne Soldaten old weapon is an artillery cannon in the war in Ukraine and the Kursk region of Russia Without soldiers LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SofiiaxPotaninax 23221133

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Daniel Conti, the air officer for 1st Battalion, 2d Marines, coordinates simulated close air support during KAMANDAG 6 in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 4, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 1/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Conti is a native of Ashville, North Carolina.

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A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, conducts a low crawl at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 15, 2022. After completing the Crucibles challenges over the course of 54-hours with limited food and sleep, recruits received the title United States Marine.

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Combatant hiding from enemy fire in a trench at night.

Beaumont-Hamel , France , 1929 - French provinces - Stéphane Passet - (March 26 -May 18) (French - Beaumont-Hamel , France). Animal represented , fantastic animal, sculpture, commemoration, war monument, allies, post-war period, Animal, art, First World War, international relations, Somme, Beaumont-Hamel, the Carigou, a monument raised in the memory of the Newfoundland (this monumt is made up of rocks and plants brought back from Newfoundland)

NA, USA, Washington, Vancouver. Re-enactor in teepee, Ft. Vancouver NHS (Editorial Usage Only)

Family members wave to US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as they board a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) transport, bound for a waiting offshore ship. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

Funeral Procession. Date/Period: Ca. 1848. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 349 mm (13.74 in); Width: 549 mm (21.61 in). Author: Francis Danby.

Long shot, left side view, M198 155mm Howitzer in firing position. M813 5 ton truck behind howitzer. Desert underbrush in foreground and mountain range in background. Country: Unknown

030916-F-0629H-004. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. commando carrying out a mission in a desert area of the Middle East.

World War II, Marines on Tarawa, 1943.

The Royal Air Force in the Azores, January 1944 An air observer shaving in camp.

War Games - Re-enacting World War II

'"Nicholas I Reviewing the Troops under Varna in 1827"'. Russia, 1828-1830. Dimensions: 35,5x77,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: JANUARY SUCHODOLSKI.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Glenn Wagner, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan and fellow Marines dart through a low crawl obstacle on the Engineer's Course, part of a USMC Martial Arts program at Camp Schwab. Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN)

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-62. HH-60 on waterfront embankment near personnel --050929. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, low crawls through a trench on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 4, 2022. This event was a segment of the crucible - the culminating event of recruit training. After completing the crucibles physically and mentally demanding challenges over the course of 54-hours with limited food and sleep, the recruits will finally have the privilege to call themselves United States Marines.

Stalker with gun. Man in gas mask and camouflage holding gun. Disaster concept

Small lagazoi, throwing machine, muskete, in the presence of supervisor by pasti. .

PFC Benjamin Holmes of Co. B, 1ST Bn., 35th Inf., 25th Inf. Div., on guard duty at the entrance of the newly constructed underground Tactical Operations Center during Operation Thunderbolt. Holmes is armed with an M-16A1 rifle/grenade launcher. Subject Operation/Series: THUNDERBOLT Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

alte Waffe ist eine Artilleriekanone im Krieg in der Ukraine Ohne Soldaten old weapon is an artillery cannon in the war in Ukraine and the Kursk region of Russia Without soldiers LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SofiiaxPotaninax 23221161

England, Wiltshire, Wiltshire. Farmer shooting in cornfield. The shooting season typically runs from October to February.

Tall grass and camouflage netting make excellent concealment as US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division fire the M198 155mm Towed Howitzer at Gun Position 10, East Camp Fuji, Japan. This training area is part of the unit's nine firing day relocation shoot, designed to enhance military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

DA-SC-87-09015. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-06393. State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-11241. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Fort Wainwright State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-85-03256. Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, maneuver past obstacles during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Konefsky, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2d Marines, conducts reconnaissance for a combined amphibious raid with Philippine Marines during KAMANDAG 6, in San Vicente, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military, designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 1/2 is forward deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Konefsky is a native of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Las Navetas Maneuver and Shooting Range (Ronda), November 1987. Legion training maneuvers. In the image, legionnaires in NBC uniform, armed with light NATO caliber rifles.

Syria, Golan Heights, Village flattened ruing 6-Day War.

Bands - British Military. July 5, 1949.

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS (2006), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

Soldiers participate in the lane 1917 during the European Best Sniper Team Competition at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 5, 2022. The annual European Best Sniper Team Competition is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa competition that tests marksmanship skills, physical prowess, and mental agility while developing relationships and sharing skills between sniper teams across Europe.

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, tackle the Crucible aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 28, 2022. The Crucible is the 54-hour culminating event for all recruits before the Eagle, Globe and Anchor Ceremony. This serves as their final test on the skills and resiliency they have acquired over their time in recruit training.

DA-SC-86-10766. Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Infantry Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment utilize night optical devices (NODS) while guarding their foxhole during Operation Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 15, 2022. NODS allow for military personnel to see in low-light conditions, smoke or even dust.

Aftermath of Battle of Tarawa, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, November 1943

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Missy Ward, 406th Air Expeditionary Wing flight safety, uses a machete to clear the view of a trail camera monitoring wildlife patterns at Air Base 201, Niger, Jan. 21, 2024. The trail cameras are part of the 406th AEWs Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH, program, and used to monitor patterns and habitats of animals that could negatively impact flight operations.

Backlit photo of a Mundari cattle camp, Mundari tribe, South Sudan, Africa Copyright: MichaelxRunkel 1184-11048

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