Soldiers establish fighting positions in Logar province, 2014
Logar province, Afghanistan, Sep. 13, 2014: U.S. soldiers with “Dragon Platoon,” 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment establish fighting positions at a Logar province combat outpost.
Logar province, Afghanistan, Sep. 13, 2014: U.S. soldiers with “Dragon Platoon,” 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment establish fighting positions at a Logar province combat outpost.
Frankfurt, Germany, Sep. 10, 1966: Muhammad Ali moments before the start of the heavyweight title bout against Karl Mildenberger. Standing behind him in a white shirt is his trainer Angelo Dundee.
Kadena, Okinawa, March 21, 1958: Miss Haruko Ota, a third grade teacher, peeks over the shoulder of Brenda Sheets, 10, daughter of Master Sgt. and Mrs. W. G. Sheets, as pupils with the right answer raise their hands in their Kadena Air Base fourth grade classroom.
Forty-nine Okinawan educators got a first-hand look at American educational methods Friday and were surprised that American students “feel so much at ease in school.” This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific — Okinawa edition, Mar. 23, 1958. It is republished unedited in its original form.
A handful of Red Cross girls are traveling hundreds of bumpy miles each week to bring coffee and donuts to American and allied units in the division and to perk up morale with light entertainment. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Dec. 19, 1958. It is republished unedited in its original form.
Camp Kaiser, South Korea, December 1958: Lynne Kaelber (seated) and Didi Hasson (standing) chat with two of the men of the 7th Military Police Company at Camp Kaiser.
Japanese educators from elementary schools on Okinawa recently visited Kadena Air Base to receive a crash-course in a new method of teaching. In January, their American counterparts will visit their schools to learn how Japanese classrooms are run.
Lop Buri, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2009: Smoke grenades cloud a mock United Nations humanitarian relief distribution station under attack in Lop Buri, Thailand, during a training drill for Cobra Gold ’09.
An ocean liner built for a double life as a secret Cold War transport ship for troops will become the world’s largest artificial reef on the ocean floor on the Gulf Coast, according to plans from tourism officials in Okaloosa County, Fla.
Kabul, Afghanistan, Sep. 28, 2019: Hasiba, 19, prepares to vote in her first presidential election at a polling station in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2019.
Over Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2015: Afghan National Army soldiers rest in the back of an Mi-17 helicopter after being evacuated from a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan.
Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 9, 2009: BMSN Riscinda Rogers, Chicago, Il., left, and the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush receive instructions to prepare the ship for the arrival of President George W. Bush for the next day’s commissioning ceremony.
Grafenwoehr, Germany, Feb. 3, 1969: Infantry troops taking part in the Carbide Ice exercise are silhouetted against the morning sun as they roll through the village of Koenigstein in the Vilseck — Grafenwoehr area.
Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 6, 2013: A rancher watches over a herd of sheep in a field just outside the U.S. Air Force’s transit center in Manas, Kyrgyzstan.
Heidelberg, Germany, Oct. 30, 1948: Devils, ghosts, pirates, ladies and what appears to be a time travelling Austrian Hungarian police officer from the early 1900s pose for a photo.
Children — donned in their best Halloween costumes — are eager to pet “Clarence the Camel,” the mascot of the pilots of the 86th Fighter Group and donate some of their candy to the children of Berlin, so that Clarence can ferry them to the blockaded city on his own C47 Operation Vittles flight.
Andorra la Vella, Sep. 27, 1962: An Andorran woman throws the photographer a questioning look on a street in Andorra la Vella, Andorra.
Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 28, 1947: Staff Sgt John L. Bell, L Company, 18th Infantry Division cleans his pistol after shooting.
Soc Trang, South Vietnam, May 9, 1962: Army Maj. Robert M. Campbell (center) sector advisor for Vietnamese troops operating in the Vinh Long Province, confers with two Vietnamese officers after Marine Helicopter Squadron 362 — aka “Archie’s Angels” — ferried them into the Mekong Delta area.