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Archive photo of the day

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A Marine sqaud automatic machine gunner takes cover behind a drop-off on the edge of a road during a raid at Al Fahr, Iraq on March 29, 2003.

Shoes fit for a King, 2008

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Flowers grow out of traditional Dutch wooden shoes at a display at Keukenhof gardens in Lisse, Netherlands on March 20, 2008.

Serious side eye from Ms. Kitt, 1958

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A makeup artist preps singer and actress Eartha Kitt backstage at the London Palladium on Nov. 13, 1958, for her appearance on Britain’s “Sunday Night at the Palladium” show.



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Heard it on the radio, 1964

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Koyu Nakamura, AFRTS engineer, works in the master control room at the Rycom Plaza Studios on Okinawa in July 1964.

Looking from up high, 2002

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Readers using the Aomori Public Library on the eighth floor of Ausa enjoy an expansive cityscape view, in Aomori, Japan, March 2002.

Guns and ammo held high, 1967

From the Stars and Stripes archives: An underwater pothole gives a hapless GI an unexpected dunking as a buddy grins at his discomfort in Mekong Delta, Vietnam, 1967.

Smoke show, 1968

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Heavy smoke billows from a massive tire pile as onlookers stand by in Saigon on Feb. 3, 1968.

Over the North Sea, into the sun, 2007

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A group of 321st Special Tactics Squadron airmen jump out into a blinding ray of sunshine from a MC-130P Combat Shadow as part of a training exercise over the North Sea on Nov. 14, 2007.

Greasing the wheels, 2002

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Marine Pfc. Julien Perri of 3rd Transportation Support Battalion’s Support Company pumps fluid into a differential on a Logistics Vehicle System on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Sep. 13, 2002.

We didn’t start the fire, 2020

From the Stars and Stripes archives: The Latvian firefighting team puts out an engine fire on a mockup of a fighter jet at Ramstein Air Base on Mar. 11, 2020.

What makes the world go ‘round, 2019

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Students discover the globe in the library during second-grade orientation at the new Vogelweh Elementary School in Germany on Aug. 24, 2019.

Keeping motors running, 1990

From the Stars and Stripes archives: An Air Force mechanic services a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at a desert airstrip during the weeks preceding the Gulf War in Saudi Arabia, 1990.

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