Young woman votes in her first presidential election in Kabul, 2019

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.

Afghan soldiers rest in an Mi-17 helicopter after evacuating from an outpost, 2015

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.

Crew from the USS George H.W. Bush receive instructions in Norfolk, 2009

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.

Infantry troops take part in the Carbide Ice exercise in Germany, 1969

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.

Rancher watches over a herd of sheep in Kyrgyzstan, 2013

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.

Children dress up in costumes at a Halloween party in Germany, 1948

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 dress up in costumes during a Halloween celebration in Germany, 1948

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.

Woman gives a questioning look on a street in Andorra la Vella, 1962

Andorra la Vella, Sep. 27, 1962: An Andorran woman throws the photographer a questioning look on a street in Andorra la Vella, Andorra.

Soldier cleans his pistol after shooting in Germany, 1947

Grafenwoehr, Germany, Aug. 28, 1947: Staff Sgt John L. Bell, L Company, 18th Infantry Division cleans his pistol after shooting.

Army major confers with Vietnamese officers in South Vietnam, 1962

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.

Young girls paint puppets at an orphanage in Seoul, 1959

Seoul, South Korea, September 1959: Children carefully paint the features on puppets in one of the classroom of the Seoul Children’s home.

C-1 Trader prepares to launch from the USS Forrestal, 1970

Somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea, Apr. 16, 1970: The catapult deckedge operator signals as a C-1 Trader is readied for a catapult launch aboard the USS Forrestal. The ship is conducting operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

From the Archives: 1 Marine killed, 41 hurt in fire

Typhoon Tip trigged a freak fire here Friday [Oct. 19, 1979] that killed a Marine and injured at least 41 other persons, according to Marine officials. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Oct. 21, 1979. It is republished unedited in its original form.

Nurse talks to a burn victim of the Camp Fuji fire at Yokota Air Base, 1979

Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 1979: Capt. Cynthia Young, a nurse, talks to an unidentified burn victim from the Camp Fuji fire on board a C-141 before liftoff as Airman Joseph Dancer of the 665th Tactical Hospital at Yokota AB, Japan, monitors the intravenous medication.

Tug of war competition at Camp Page, 1959

Camp Page, South Korea, Apr. 18, 1959: Tug of war contest between the 226th Signal Company and the 1st Missile Battalion was won by the Missilemen.

Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra arrive at Rhein-Main Air Base, 1951

Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, Dec. 12, 1951: Ava Gardner grants one of her magnetic smiles to a young German customs official after arriving at Rhein-Main Air Base with her newly minted husband, Frank Sinatra.

Soldiers rest while villagers tend to animals in Kandagal, 2010

Kandagal, Afghanistan, July 21, 2010: Young villagers in Kandagal, just across the Pech River from Combat Outpost Michigan, tend to their animals as U.S and Afghan soldiers rest for a few minutes at the end of a patrol.

Navy announces site for new national museum, set to open to the public by 2030

A new national museum for the U.S. Navy is planned for outside the historic Washington Navy Yard to give the public unfettered access to the sea service’s history.

Two Shiite women walk along a highway in Baghdad, 2015

Baghdad, Iraq, Apr. 22, 2015: Two Shiite women walk along a highway during a pilgrimage from Baghdad to shrines in the city of Samarra, April 22, 2015.