Archive photo of the day

Getting ready for boom, 2004

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of members of the U.S. Army’s Captured Enemy Ammunition Operations and contractors from EOD Technology Inc., based in Knoxville, Tenn., look over a pile of Iraqi artillery shells, bombs and missiles being set up for demolition in Fallujah, Iraq on Jan. 17, 2004.

Rocky roads, 2004

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of an elder walking down an unpaved and rocky mountain road in Nangalem, Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2004.

U.S. Army nurses — and survivors of the Bataan Death March — at the march’s survivors reunion, 1949

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of three former Army nurses — who are all survivors of the Bataan Death March — at the march’s survivors reunion in Darmstadt, Germany on April 8, 1949.

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Getting ready for Thunderdome, 2004

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of Pfc. Mark Greene of the 699th Maintenance Company working on an armored door at the Camp Buehring “Mad Max” shop in Camp Buehring, Kuwait on Aug. 17, 2004.

Coming for you, 2004

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of Staff Sgt. Ron Ellis as he fast ropes in from an MH-60 helicopter during a Combat Search and Rescue exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, Mar. 31, 2004.

Taking Old Glory for a ride, 2008

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of an American flag sitting in the cockpit of an Apache helicopter that Chief Warrant Officer 3 Sean Merrill checks on Feb. 28, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, before he leaves on a mission.

Trotting along, 2002

Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2002: Horse power is a common source of transportation in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Rota rules! 2009

Here’s a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of the aftermath of the 2009 the DODDS-Europe Division IV girls soccer championship game.

Famous Fulda High Alum, 2001

Vogelweh, Germany, July 27, 2001: Shaquille O’Neal, who played basketball at Fulda High School as a sophomore, signs a basketball for a young fan at the Vogelweh Powerzone.

Back on friendly turf, 2003

Spangdahlem Air Base, Nov. 24, 2003: Carol Malackowski, wife of Lt. Col. Patrick Malackowski, waves her husband in as he pilots his A-10 Thunderbolt II to a Spangdahlem Air Base hangar.