Soldiers from the 308th Infantry Regiment (part of
Soldiers from the 308th Infantry Regiment (part of the 77th Inf. Div.) and 166th Infantry Regiment (part of the 42nd Inf. Div. {the Rainbow Division}) as "...they liberate a French town in 1918..."
A French instructor introduces National Guard Soldiers
A French instructor introduces National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd "Rainbow" Division to life in the trenches during World War I. French instructors taught American Soldiers the basics of trench warfare as the ... More
NACA-A Look Back, NASA history collection
Amelia Earhart front row, center on the steps of Langley Research Building in 1928 before a tour. Legend has it that, during the tour, part of her raccoon fur coat was sucked into a high speed wind tunnel. Imag... More
Historical photo of Bataan Death March
Historical photo of Bataan Death March Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Corporal Lynn L. Williams (far right) walks with other
Corporal Lynn L. Williams (far right) walks with other Marines during liberty in the 1940s. He is now 87 and resides in Berkeley, Calif.
INITIATION OF RESEARCH GROUP, NASA history collection
INITIATION OF RESEARCH GROUP NASA Identifier: C-1944-7833
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, NASA history collection
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat: Another of the Grumman "Cat" fighters, this is a Hellcat. This F6F-3 example arrived at Langley from Floyd Bennett Field in New York for the NACA early in 1943. After performing test work... More
Loftin Collection: Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" Navy fighter
The Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" Navy fighter. See also figures 3 and 17 of volume 4. This photograph is dated 7/18/51. The Vought F4U-4B was usually seen in a combat role, but as the NACA tail band suggests, this C... More
NASA X-1A, Dryden history gallery
E-2889A 1953 photo of some of the research aircraft at the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station now known as the the Dryden Flight Research Center. The photo shows the X-3 center and, clockwise from left: X-... More
AIRPLANE CRASH FIRE PROGRAM MATERIAL
AIRPLANE CRASH FIRE PROGRAM MATERIAL NASA Identifier: C-1955-38734 Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
REACTOR CONTROL ROOM AT NASA PLUM BROOK STATION
REACTOR CONTROL ROOM AT NASA PLUM BROOK STATION NASA Identifier: C-1960-55061
TELSTAR II SATELLITE FOR USE AT THE PARADE OF PROGRESS SHOW AT THE PUB...
TELSTAR II SATELLITE FOR USE AT THE PARADE OF PROGRESS SHOW AT THE PUBLIC HALL CLEVELAND OHIO NASA Identifier: C-1964-71362
NASA TELEPHONE OPERATOR - Glenn Research Center History
TELEPHONE OPERATOR NASA Identifier: C-1965-74168
Jacqueline Cochran. NASA public domain image colelction.
Jacqueline Cochran, first woman aviator to break the sound barrier,is sworn in as a consultant by NASA Administrator James E. Webb in 1961. Publication information: Please note that the image number assigned to... More
GAGARIN, YURIY - COSMONAUT - Public domain photogrpaph
Photograph courtesy of the Soviet Academy of Sciences showing Soviet Cosmonaut Yuriy Gagrin. NASA Identifier: S76-22373
Alan Bean With Lunar Soil. NASA public domain image colelction.
Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean holds a special environmental sample container filled with lunar soil collected during his sojourn on the lunar surface. A Hasselblad camera is mounted on the chest of his spacesui... More
Original 7 astronauts in front of the Convair F-106 B aircraft
The original seven Mercury astronauts during training at NASA Langley Research Center Project Mercury. The original seven astronauts trained at NASA Langley Research Center. Chosen from among hundreds of applic... More
On Feb. 17, 1970, Georgia Army National Guard Specialist
On Feb. 17, 1970, Georgia Army National Guard Specialist 4 Jerry Wood, 1st Sgt. Leland Bell and local resident Gene Padgett located two girls who had been missing for three days in Canton, Ga. The Soldiers were... More
USCGC Polar Star, WAGB 10 by John Wisinski
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter POLAR STAR is one of two Polar Class icebreakers, which, at 399-feet long, are among the largest cutters operated by the Coast Guard. These cutters, specifically designed for open-water ... More
WI-AA CONTROL ROOM AND COMPUTER
WI-AA CONTROL ROOM AND COMPUTER NASA Identifier: C-1970-2863
photo-as16-114-18422, NASA Apollo program
AS16-114-18422 (21 April 1972) --- A view of Plum Crater, which was visited by the two Moon-exploring crew members of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, on their first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) traverse... More
QCSEE QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE ON GE GENERAL ELECTRIC HAND...
QCSEE QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE ON GE GENERAL ELECTRIC HANDLING CART NASA Identifier: C-1977-2561
Pioneering Venus. NASA public domain image colelction.
An ultraviolet image of Venus' clouds as seen by the Pioneer Venus orbiter in 1979. Pioneer Venus used an orbiter and several small probes to study the planet from above and within the clouds. This image is f... More
370 COMPUTER IN RESEARCH ANALYSIS CENTER RAC BUILDING
370 COMPUTER IN RESEARCH ANALYSIS CENTER RAC BUILDING NASA Identifier: C-1981-2571
Lt. Colleen Cain, USCG by Leonora Rae Smith
A portrait of a Coast Guard heroine - the first Coast Guard aviator killed in the line of duty. Lt Cain's helicopter crashed during a rescue mission off Hawaii, 1982.
HC-130 Hercules - U.S. Coast guard photo
The HC-130 Hercules is a long-range surveillance and transport, fixed-wing aircraft that is used to perform search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties including illegal drug interdiction, marine enviro... More
EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo
Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Workers steam blast rocks soaked in crude oil from the leaking tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 19... More
081043.056 - Black River Basin.383.8
1817-2083.6 inches.1:12000.6000 AMT.Harris Aerial Surveys, Inc.908
NASA LASER MATERIAL SYNTHESIS - Glenn Research Center History
LASER MATERIAL SYNTHESIS NASA Identifier: GRC-C-1996-3629
US COAST GUARD 44 footer, Ilwaco, Washington
Ilwaco, Wash. (Nov. 10) -- A Coast Guard 44 Foot motor lifeboat conducts training in heavy surf conditions. USCG Photo by ROSE, CHRIS PA3.
Light and Shadow in the Carina Nebula
Previously unseen details of a mysterious, complex structure within the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) are revealed by this image of the "Keyhole Nebula," obtained with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The picture is a... More
US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
Galveston, Texas (June 1999) -- Law enforcement officers unloads bales of cocaine from the vessel China Breeze. USCG photo by PA3 Patrick Montgomery
US COAST GUARD DRUG ENFORCEMENT
Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico (Aug. 18) -- A view inside the vessel Xoloescuintle's fuel tank filled with cocaine. The CGC Munro (WHEC 724), homeported in Alameda, Calif., first spotted the vessel 600 miles south of ... More
BRANT POINT LIGHTHOUSE - A white light house sitting on top of a sandy...
NANTUCKET, Mass (Oct. 3, 2003)-- Brant Point Light on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts is the second oldest lighthouse station in America. It was established in 1746, and the current tower was built in 1901, ... More
Forward in the sanctuary at the Chapel of the Four
Forward in the sanctuary at the Chapel of the Four Chaplains located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa. is a display tablet showcasing artifacts from the World War II dedicated to the four chaplai... More
Former Army Sgt. Gary Sowders, broadcast manager at
Former Army Sgt. Gary Sowders, broadcast manager at AFN Nürnberg, and his team hosted special radio shows during Desert Storm in support of the spouses and Soldiers in the area of responsibility, which included... More
Lightship Nantucket Sunk by RMS Olympic by Charles Mazoujian
One of the most monotonous, arduous and dangerous duties that the early Coast Guard performed was manning lightships. The Nantucket station, established in 1854, had become the major beacon that guided vessels... More
National Adoption Awareness Month: The Weber Family
This old family photo taken on July 1, 2016, shows U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Weber and his family, including the six children the couple adopted from Ukraine. Weber is currently the logistics depar... More
United States Coast Guard photo - Ice breaking
Hudson River, N.Y. (Feb. 22) -- Pilothouse icing aboard one of the U.S. Coast Guard's small harbor tugs, the CGC Line (WYTL 65611) on the Hudson River. USCG photo by PA3 Robert Lanier
FUNERAL OF SEAMAN JESSE PELHAM
El Paso, TX (Sept. 15)--The Commanding Officer of the Cutter Midgett presents a flag to the widow of SN Jesse Pelham at his funeral in El Paso, Texas Sept. 15. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall
WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK SEPTEMBER 11 2001
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 15)--The burning World Trade Center complex fills lower Manhattan with smoke September 15. USCG photo by PAC Brandon Brewer
WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK SEPTEMBER 11 2001
NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 26)--An aerial view of the still smoldering World Trade Center Complex September 26, 15 days after terrorists attacked the Twin Towers with hijacked jetliners. USCG photo by PAC Brandon Brewer
STATION LA/LB CHECKRIDE DRILL, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2005)--Personnel from Small Boat Station LA/LB conduct a checkride drill in which they simulate assisting a burning boat with injured crewmembers. USCG photo by PA3 Nathan Henise
Castle Hill Lighthouse Newport Rhode Island
050510-G-7529G-501 Lighthouse Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
COAST GUARD NASCAR - U.S. Coast guard photo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 28, 2005) Justin Labonte races at 200 mile-per-hour plus speeds in the Coast Guard #44 car during the Busch Series, Carquest 300 NASCAR race at Lowes Motor Speedway. USCG photo by Barry Lane.
Search/Rescue off Central CA Coast by George Cooper
This piece depicts a successful rescue of a sinking fishing boat in 18 to 20 foot waves. The Coast Guard craft used was a 47-foot Motor Life Boat, home ported in Morro Bay, California.
Coast Guard Cutter Adak Bound for Al Basra Oil Terminal by Chris Demar...
Each ship in the coalition force is assigned to three out of twelve sections surrounding oil platforms. Any ship approaching an oil platform must be boarded before entering the strict security zone around it
Broken Rudder by Dino Sistilli, US Coast Guard Photo
Even a large vessel can have trouble. And the Coast Guard is always ready to assist.
A Concerned Local Citizens keeps an eye out for al-Qaida
A Concerned Local Citizens keeps an eye out for al-Qaida members while conducting a joint operation with U.S. Army Soldiers from Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Te... More
Abu Lukah community gets 300 tons of fertilizer
Coalition forces gave the Abu Lukah Agriculture Union more than 300 tons of fertilizer, Feb. 23, for distribution through the union. (Photo/1st Lt. Travis Hayes)
Staff Sgt. Landon B. Powell, head medic for the aid
Staff Sgt. Landon B. Powell, head medic for the aid station at Forward Operating Base Zormat, Headquarters Headquarter Troop, 4th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Divisio... More
Hawijah's Sons of Iraq members mingle with shoppers
Hawijah's Sons of Iraq members mingle with shoppers at a local shop. Their leader nicknamed Abuna (Arabic for our father), Khalaf Ibrahim Ali, shot and mortally wounded a suicide bomber, Apr. 2, who was trying ... More
Medicine, first aid and vitamins
KEMAMAN, Malaysia ? (July 10, 2008) Medicines and first aid treatment supplies line the table of a temporary pharmacy set up at the Kebangsaan School during the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)... More
Updating the status board
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Ochsankehl updates a status board aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting... More
High atop the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, visitors
High atop the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, visitors view military aircraft after the re-opening of the museum, Nov. 8, after being closed for two years. The museum was closed, dry-docked, refurbished and... More
QF-4E Phantom II, serial # 72-0159, of the 82nd Aerial
QF-4E Phantom II, serial # 72-0159, of the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (ATRS), 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group (WEG) based at Tyndall AFB, FL. This particular aircraft was retired from the USAF rolls on April 26... More
shop with a cop - US Coast Guard photo
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Petty Officer Third Class Leland Shultz, an Electronics Technician on board the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, homeported in Seattle, helps brothers Kainen and Kai Warren... More
Afghan school children receive clothing and supplies in Bagram
Area children gather around a coalition forces truck loaded with more than 300 backpacks and other school supplies as it enters the Gulam Ali Girls School in Bagram, Afghanistan, Jan 22.
multi-agency airboat caravan
HARWOOD, N.D. - U.S. Coast Guard and Fish and Wildlife Department airboats stand-by to transit to Grand Forks, N.D., April 1, 2009, a new staging area to assist the Red River Valley flood response. (U.S. Coast ... More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron,
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Platoon, Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pose fora photo at Combat Outpost Keating in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Aug... More
Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise and Apollo 13 Mission Patch
Astronaut Fred Haise Jr. of Biloxi, Miss., views his Apollo 13 mission patch, the flight on which he served in 1970, in a StenniSphere display donated to NASA by the American Needlepoint Guild. The exhibit is o... More
CONTROL ROOM FOR THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL
CONTROL ROOM FOR THE 10X10 FOOT WIND TUNNEL NASA Identifier: C-1955-40250
MOD II AUTOMOTIVE STIRLING ENGINE
MOD II AUTOMOTIVE STIRLING ENGINE NASA Identifier: C-1986-3732 Public domain photograph related to motor parts, engines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
FOOT STEP ON MOON ALDRIN POSES FLAG ASTRONAUT FULL FACE ASTRONAUT LEM
FOOT STEP ON MOON ALDRIN POSES FLAG ASTRONAUT FULL FACE ASTRONAUT LEM NASA Identifier: C-1989-6201
BTK Able 20 meter Solar Sail being deployed with all four sections fo...
BTK Able 20 meter Solar Sail being deployed with all four sections for the first time. Solar sails are intended for deep space science missions. NASA Identifier: C-2005-624
Handle on the Sun. NASA public domain image colelction.
Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) image of a huge, handle-shaped prominence taken on Sept. 14,1999. Taken in the 304 angstrom wavelength, prominences are huge clouds of relatively cool dense plasma su... More
New Hubble Image Reveals Details in the Heart of the Trifid Nebula
Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Trifid Nebula, M20, NGC 6514 Object Description: Emission Nebula; HII Region Position (J2000): R.A. 18h 02m 23s.00 Dec. -23° 01' 48".0 Con... More
Hubble Panoramic View of Orion Nebula Reveals Thousands of Stars
*Description*: Location of details cropped from the full HST/ACS Orion Nebula image (yellow rectangles). The blue outline shows the border of the mosaic produced from individual ACS/WFC fields. Technical ... More
X-15 pilots, NASA history collection
X-15 Pilots, Left to Right: Air Force pilot William J. "Pete" Knight, Air Force Major Robert A. Rushworth, Air Force Captain Joseph H. Engle, NASA pilot Milton O. Thompson, NASA pilot Bill Dana, and NASA pilot ... More
LDEF (Prelaunch), SAEF, NASA history collection
A prelaunch photograph taken in the SAEF at KSC with the LDEF on the LDEF Assembly and Transport System provides an overall view of the LDEF space end bays after experiments were installed on the LDEF. The red ... More
Apollo 11 - Moon footprint, NASA history collection
Close to 7 decades would pass before humankind was able to make the long leap from a wind-swept Carolina beach to the Moon's Sea of Tranquillity. NASA Identifier: L89-3405
Milky Way Bar. NASA public domain image colelction.
This artist's rendering shows a view of our own Milky Way Galaxy and its central bar as it might appear if viewed from above. An arrow indicates the location of our Sun. Astronomers have concluded for many year... More
Icon Galilean Satellites, public domain photograph
These photos of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter were taken by Voyager 1 during its approach to the planet in early March 1979. Io (top left), Europa (top right), Ganymede (bottom left) and Callisto (bot... More
Apollo 11 Launched Via Saturn V Rocket
The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely r... More
Spring Bloom in New Zealand Waters
Off the east coast of New Zealand, cold rivers of water that have branched off from the Antarctic Circumpolar Current flow north past the South Island and converge with warmer waters flowing south past the Nort... More
LDEF (Prelaunch), SAEF, Bays A-F
A prelaunch photograph taken in the SAEF at KSC with the LDEF on the LDEF Assembly and Transport System provides an overall side view of LDEF Bays A thru F on Rows 2 thru 5 after experiment installation on the ... More
Goddard Queen Visit. NASA public domain image colelction.
Queen Elizabeth II greets employees on her walk from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center mission control to a reception in the center's main auditorium, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in Greenbelt, Md. Queen Elizabeth I... More
National Federation of the Blind Braille Coin
NAME sings the National Anthem at a ceremony where senior NASA officials presented the NFB with two Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars that flew on Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission (STS-125) to the Hubble... More
Glenn Lecture With Crew of Apollo 11
On the eve of the fortieth anniversary of Apollo 11's first human landing on the Moon, Apollo 11 crew member, Buzz Aldrin speaks during a lecture in honor of Apollo 11 at the National Air and Space Museum in Wa... More
KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 908th Expeditionary
KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, are parked on the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Jan. 1. The KC-10 is one... More
Haiti earthquake/displaced - ATLANTIC
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-- The displaced people of Haiti seek shelter in makeshift tents Jan. 20, 2010. The Jan. 12 earthquake that struck Haiti caused widespread devastation, leading to a massive humanitarian res... More
BP subsea oil recovery system chamber
PORT FOURCHON, La. - A welder fabricates a portion of the BP subsea oil recovery system chamber at Wild Well Control, Inc. in Port Fourchon, La., April 26, 2010. The chamber will be one of the largest ever buil... More
NASA Daedalus, Dryden history gallery
EC88-0059-002 The Daedalus 88, with Glenn Tremml piloting, is seen here on its last flight for the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The Light Eagle and Daedalus human powered aircraft we... More
SANTA CLARA CANYON, N.M. -- the pristine condition
SANTA CLARA CANYON, N.M. -- the pristine condition of the Santa Clara Creek Canyon watershed prior to wildfires and flooding events.
Building Planets NASA Image of The Day
This artist's animation illustrates a massive asteroid belt in orbit around a star the same age and size as our Sun. Asteroids are chunks of rock from ''failed'' planets, which never managed to coalesce into fu... More
Oil dispersant operations
HOUMA, La. -- The crew of a Basler BT-67 fixed wing aircraft release oil dispersant over an oil discharge from the mobile offshore drilling unit, Deepwater Horizon, off the shore of Louisiana, May 5, 2010. To ... More
NASA SR-71 Blackbird, Dryden history gallery
EC97-44165-149 SR-71A - in Flight View from Tanker during an Airborne Refueling. February 1997 NASA Photo / Jim Ross NASA Identifier: 335864main_EC97-43933-4
Deepwater Horizon response - ATLANTIC
GULF OF MEXICO - Skimming operations continue to help mitigate the effects of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill Friday, June 25, 2010. The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies conduct daily overflights of the ... More
NASA Boeing 747, Dryden history gallery
ECN-4242 In this 1974 NASA Flight Research Center photograph, a Boeing B-747 jetliner is shown taking part in the trailing wake vortex study. In the photograph, the two wing tip vortex trails, being the stronge... More
Apollo 14 Mission image - The Thermal Degradation Sample TDS array
The Thermal Degradation Sample TDS array taken on the Apollo 14 mission. Original film magazine was film type was SO-368 Ektachrome MS, Color Reversal, 46mm lens. NASA Identifier: AS14-77-10364
Shaun White pulled off his signature trick "The Armadillo"
Shaun White pulled off his signature trick "The Armadillo" to help secure his win in the Skate Vert event at the Wendy's Invitational stop of the 2010 Dew Tour, Portland, Ore. The National Guard is a sponsor fo... More
PRESS CONFERENCE - APOLLO/SATURN MISSION 204 - PRIME CREW ANNOUNCEMENT...
Dr. Robert R. Gilruth far right introduces the Apollo I crew during press conference in Houston. From the left are Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Edward H. White II and Virgil I. Gus Grissom. HOUSTON, TX B&W NA... More
Cmdr. Keith Stuessi, a family physician with the Concussion
Cmdr. Keith Stuessi, a family physician with the Concussion Restoration Care Center, examines Sgt. Gorge Segura, artilleryman with India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghan... More
Radar test chamber at NASA. NASA public domain image colelction.
NASA Identifier: S66-34283 Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Apollo 1 prime crew in spacesuits at the launch complex
The prime crew of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's NASA first manned Apollo Space Flight, named on March 21, 1966, are pictured during training in Florida. Left to right are astronauts Virgil... More
Apollo- Command Module- Manufacturing
NASA Identifier: S66-69044 Public domain photograph of Apollo spacecraft command module, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
TEST-APOLLO. NASA public domain image colelction.
NASA Identifier: S67-38781 Public domain photograph related to Apollo Space Program, Johnson Space Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittany Davidson, from Hyden,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittany Davidson, from Hyden, Ky. checks the fuel rack cylinders for adequate lubrication in the forward emergency diesel generator aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Ge... More
Skylab 3 Television Transmission - Lousma studies map of U.S.
Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot, studies a map of the U.S. during a Skylab Earth Resources Experiment Package EREP pass across the United States, as seen in this photographic reproduction taken from a ... More
Service members participating in the Breast Cancer
Service members participating in the Breast Cancer Awareness two-mile walk and four-mile run cross the finish line Oct. 23, 2010, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. Personnel stationed at Camp Phoenix raise... More