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An aerial view of a segment of the Berlin Wall

An aerial view of a segment of the Berlin Wall

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT. Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Taken from a guard tower along the west wall near the north gate, looking across the entire south end of the prison. Note the three pine trees standing in the southwest corner, as depicted in several prisoner ... More

PFC Michael Denadio, A 12B, Combat Engineer is driving a small emplacement excavator (SEE) to remove debris from a building. A guard tower will be built here by B Company, 23rd Engineer Battalion, 1ST Armored Division, Freiburg, Germany, to overlook the entrance to Camp McGovern near Brcko, Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor

PFC Michael Denadio, A 12B, Combat Engineer is driving a small emplace...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Brian Cumper (USA) Rel... More

A US Army soldier from the 1ST Infantry Division, covering force, looks out over the land that surrounds Camp Kime, Debrave, Bosnia-Herzegovina, from his post at the rear guard tower. Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 26 October 1996

A US Army soldier from the 1ST Infantry Division, covering force, look...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Kime Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: CPL William Lee, USA Release S... More

An East German guard tower at the Berlin Wall

An East German guard tower at the Berlin Wall

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Berlin Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC5 Vincent Kitts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine provides security inside the guard tower at the ammunition re-supply point, Camp Coyote, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine provides security inside the guard tow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3/04/K Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L... More

Alcatraz, Guard Tower, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Alcatraz, Guard Tower, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francis...

Survey number: HABS CA-1792-I National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000209

East German border guards man a guard tower at the border between East and West Germany

East German border guards man a guard tower at the border between East...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC5 Vincent Kitts Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The hot sun silhouettes US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Grant Richardson as he stands guard duty US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Grant Richardson stands his watch in a guard tower at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Hieder, in the town of Rabi'ah, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The hot sun silhouettes US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Grant Richardso...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ninewa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert M Schalk, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

On April 13, 2006, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 463rd Military Police went to Al-Shoula Police Station to assist with operations. U.S. Military Police's play an observation role while working with the Iraqi Police. The guard tower at the station stayed manned at all times.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

On April 13, 2006, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 463rd Military Police w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN Scene Camera Operat... More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Joseph Orsini of Athens, Georgia (GA), salutes as he turns over the watch in a guard tower the walls of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Hieder, in the town of Rabi'ah, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Joseph Orsini of Athens, Georg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ninewa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert M Schalk, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

An Iraqi construction worker puts the finishing touches on a guard tower for a police station in the Dhi Qar Province. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region South District provides quality assurance on the project.(U.S. Army photo by B.J. Weiner) (Released)

An Iraqi construction worker puts the finishing touches on a guard tow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Area Office Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE Scene Camera Operator: Bj Weiner... More

University of Alabama, Guard Tower, Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

University of Alabama, Guard Tower, Capstone Drive, Tuscaloosa, Tuscal...

Survey number: HABS AL-942 Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rocky Flats Plant, Guard Tower, Southeast corner of protected area, Golden, Jefferson County, CO

Rocky Flats Plant, Guard Tower, Southeast corner of protected area, Go...

Significance: This building is a primary contributor of the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, and is associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considere... More

Guard tower tower staircase building. A tall tower with a clock on top of it

Guard tower tower staircase building. A tall tower with a clock on top...

Architecture stock photograph: A spiral staircase on a tower / A tall tower with a clock on top of it.

A band plays as Concerned Local Citizens group members

A band plays as Concerned Local Citizens group members

A band plays as Concerned Local Citizens group members celebrate at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo... More

Alcatraz, Guard Tower, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Alcatraz, Guard Tower, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francis...

Survey number: HABS CA-1792-I National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000209

SPCSPC Cifaldi, A 12B, Combat Engineer, uses a cross cut hand saw to remove boards on the snow-covered roof of the building which will be reconstructed into a guard tower to overlook the entrance to Camp McGovern located just outside Brcko, Bosnia. The work is being done by Bravo Company, 23rd Engineer Battalion, 1ST Armored Division from Freiburg, Germany, during Operation Joint Endeavor

SPCSPC Cifaldi, A 12B, Combat Engineer, uses a cross cut hand saw to r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Brian Cumper (USA) Rel... More

US Army rear guard tower, Camp Kime, Debrave, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 26 October 1996

US Army rear guard tower, Camp Kime, Debrave, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Kime Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: CPL William Lee, USA Release S... More

Several Iraqi soldiers watch over the city of Mahmudiyah at a guard tower at the Mahmudiyah Iraqi Police Station in, Mahmudiyah, Iraq, April 17, 2006.  (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy W. Story) (Released)

Several Iraqi soldiers watch over the city of Mahmudiyah at a guard to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mahmudiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 21 MP CO 382 BTL 49 BGD 16 ABN C Scene Camera ... More

Concerned Local Citizens group members and local media

Concerned Local Citizens group members and local media

Concerned Local Citizens group members and local media socialize at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo... More

Beale Air Force Base, Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased-Array Warning System, Guard Tower, End of Spencer Paul Road, north of Warren Shingle Road (14th Street), Marysville, Yuba County, CA

Beale Air Force Base, Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased-Array...

Significance: Building 5762 is an ancillary structure within the PAVE PAWS compound on Beale Air Force Base. The tower was part of the original design of the compound, but has been moved from its first location... More

Commuters walk past the guard tower as they leave base to return to their homes in communist Cuba. The commuters reside in Cuba but work at the American base to support their families

Commuters walk past the guard tower as they leave base to return to th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba(CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 B. Mortimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Alcatraz Island at Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Alcatraz Island at Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Guard Tower. The guard tower at the dock and the water tower, located north of the Recreation Yard, are surviving examples of metal structures that were built during the federal prison era.

Guard tower 8 at night as the fog rolls in over Camp Able Sentry in Skopje, Macedonia during Operation Able Sentry

Guard tower 8 at night as the fog rolls in over Camp Able Sentry in Sk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Billy Johnston Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A view looking out on the road from the top of the building that will be reconstructed into a guard tower at the entrance to Camp McGovern. A truck bringing in building supplies is on the road. The construction will be done by Bravo Company, 23rd Engineer Battalion, 1ST Armored Division from Freiburg, Germany, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Camp McGovern is located just outside of Brcko, Bosnia

A view looking out on the road from the top of the building that will ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Brian Cumper (USA) Rel... More

U.S. Army 1ST SGT. Rob Corrigan and SPC. Tim Ramirez, from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, help guide the base of a guard tower into position at an entry control point manned by Iraqi army soldiers with 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi army Division in As Saliniya, Iraq, Feb. 27, 2006.  The towers will help reinforce security in the area and allow a higher vantage point to curtail insurgent activity. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

U.S. Army 1ST SGT. Rob Corrigan and SPC. Tim Ramirez, from Alpha Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: C1-187 Scene Camera Op... More

U.S. Army SGT. David Murray, a Team Leader assigned to the 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, secures a position for his FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) overlooking an entry control point, in a camouflaged guard tower near the International Zone. The troops are currently conducting perimeter security operations in order to maintain a secure Prosperity. (U.S. Army PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Sean A. Foley) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. David Murray, a Team Leader assigned to the 4th Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Prosperity Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SSG Sean A. Foley, USA Release Status: Released t... More

Concerned Local Citizens group members pose for a photograph

Concerned Local Citizens group members pose for a photograph

Concerned Local Citizens group members pose for a photograph from a guard tower of the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (... More

View of the Alcatraz Guard Tower from the base.

View of the Alcatraz Guard Tower from the base.

View of the Alcatraz Guard Tower from the base. The guard tower overlooks the dock and road area on eastern side of the Island.

Alcatraz Island, Page 4 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Alcatraz Island, Page 4 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Guard tower on the dock Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Sightseers walking on a steep section of the Great Wall of China, with guard tower or blockhouse at the top of a hill]

[Sightseers walking on a steep section of the Great Wall of China, wit...

Digital file provided by donor. Gift; Jean E. Norwood; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:207).

An aerial view of the U.S. guard tower at the Cuban-American border separating the upper and lower portions of Guantanamo Bay

An aerial view of the U.S. guard tower at the Cuban-American border se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gary Hopkins Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

The Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment camp as seen, with the guard tower prominent, from one of the fighting positions dug by US Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

The Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment camp as seen, with the guard tower pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

The sunsets behind a guard tower used by the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

The sunsets behind a guard tower used by the 379th Expeditionary Secur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

A tall tower with a clock on top of it. Alcatraz watchtower guard tower

A tall tower with a clock on top of it. Alcatraz watchtower guard towe...

A tower with a metal staircase on top of it / A tower with a set of stairs on top of it / Public domain lighthouse photo.

An office of the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq,

An office of the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq,

An office of the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Angelica Golindano)

Alcatraz Dock - National Parks Gallery

Alcatraz Dock - National Parks Gallery

1934 Diamond-T firetruck apartments (Building 64) burned out warden's house and guard tower on the dock.

PFC William Foster, A 12B, Combat Engineer, is descending a ladder from inside the attic of a building which will be reconstructed into a guard tower at the entrance to Camp McGovern during Operation Joint Endeavor. Camp McGovern is located outside Brcko, Bosnia. The construction will be done by Bravo Company, 23rd Engineer Battalion, 1ST Armored Division from Freiburg, Germany

PFC William Foster, A 12B, Combat Engineer, is descending a ladder fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Brian Cumper (USA) Rel... More

A guard tower at a Refugee Camp during a joint training and certification exercise in support of Cooperative Key 2003, which involves many different organizations at Krumovo Air Base (AB), Bulgaria (BGR)

A guard tower at a Refugee Camp during a joint training and certificat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Krumovo Air Base Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Billy Johnston, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 sit atop a near-complete guard tower that will be used to watch over the battalion's forward operating base (FOB).

Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 sit atop a n...

CAMP SHELBY, Miss (Jun. 25, 2007) Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 sit atop a near-complete guard tower that will be used to watch over the battalion's forward operating base (FOB). NMC... More

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Taken from a guard tower near the north gate along the west wall, this photograph shows the ration wagon with prisoners crowded around. The structure at upper center is the Sutler's shanty.

Alcatraz, Guard Tower - National Parks Gallery

Alcatraz, Guard Tower - National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Police and guards in road next to a concrete guard tower with sign pointing to Battir]

[Police and guards in road next to a concrete guard tower with sign po...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manzanar from Guard Tower, view west (Sierra Nevada in background), Manzanar Relocation Center, California

Manzanar from Guard Tower, view west (Sierra Nevada in background), Ma...

Bird's-eye view of center grounds showing buildings, roads and mountains in background. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on negative sleeve. No original photographic print. Library made print in LOT... More

Alcatraz guard tower prison building. A tall tower with a clock on top of it

Alcatraz guard tower prison building. A tall tower with a clock on top...

Architecture stock photograph: A tower with a sky background / A tall tower with a clock on top of it.

A rocket shoots through the night ski as it is fire

A rocket shoots through the night ski as it is fire

A rocket shoots through the night ski as it is fire from an Apache attack helicopter at an enemy target during a joint clearing operation with Concerned Local Citizens in Al Ja'ara, Iraq, Jan. 20, 2008. During ... More

Manzanar from guard tower, summer heat, view SW, Manzanar Relocation Center / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Manzanar from guard tower, summer heat, view SW, Manzanar Relocation C...

Buildings and connecting roadways, mountain range in background. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print. Original neg. no.: LC-A351-3-M-5. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968. Forms part of: Man... More

Alcatraz, Guard Tower, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Alcatraz, Guard Tower, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francis...

Survey number: HABS CA-1792-I National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000209

Beale Air Force Base, Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased-Array Warning System, Guard Tower, End of Spencer Paul Road, north of Warren Shingle Road (14th Street), Marysville, Yuba County, CA

Beale Air Force Base, Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased-Array...

Significance: Building 5762 is an ancillary structure within the PAVE PAWS compound on Beale Air Force Base. The tower was part of the original design of the compound, but has been moved from its first location... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Basim Salaam, from New York, serving

U.S. Army Sgt. Basim Salaam, from New York, serving

U.S. Army Sgt. Basim Salaam, from New York, serving with Alpha Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, overlooks his guard position, Forward Operating B... More

The sun sets over Bagram Air Field Oct. 7, 2011.

The sun sets over Bagram Air Field Oct. 7, 2011.

The sun sets over Bagram Air Field Oct. 7, 2011.

Manzanar from guard tower, summer heat, view SW, Manzanar Relocation Center / photograph by Ansel Adams.

Manzanar from guard tower, summer heat, view SW, Manzanar Relocation C...

Buildings and connecting roadways, mountain range in background. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print. Original neg. no.: LC-A351-3-M-5. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968. Forms part of: Man... More

Andersonville Prison August 1864

Andersonville Prison August 1864

Taken from a guard tower along the east wall near the sinks, looking north.

Guard Tower at Night - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Guard Tower at Night - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

The reconstructed guard tower under the stars. Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Police and guards in road next to a concrete guard tower with sign pointing to Battir

Police and guards in road next to a concrete guard tower with sign poi...

Date from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1934-1939]. Caption from logbook misidentifies image as Scots Mission Hospital. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978.

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Taken from a guard tower along the east wall, looking northwest across the prison site. The sutler's shanty is at center, and the north gate is to the left.

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 uses a forklift to place a guard tower between barriers during a project.

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 uses ...

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Mar. 20, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 uses a forklift to place a guard tower between barriers during a project. NMCB-5 is deployed to Afg... More

Concerned Local Citizens group members and local Sheiks

Concerned Local Citizens group members and local Sheiks

Concerned Local Citizens group members and local Sheiks watch the celebration at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.... More

A local Sheik and Concerned Local Citizens group members

A local Sheik and Concerned Local Citizens group members

A local Sheik and Concerned Local Citizens group members give an interview to local media at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in Augu... More

An Iraqi policeman poses for a photograpgh at the Arab

An Iraqi policeman poses for a photograpgh at the Arab

An Iraqi policeman poses for a photograpgh at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Angelica Golindano)

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Taken from a guard tower in the northeast corner of the prison site, looking southwest. This area is where the modern reconstruction is located today.

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,

A U.S. Army Soldier from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, scans for enemy personnel while providing security during a joint clearing op... More

Guard Tower, National Parks gallery

Guard Tower, National Parks gallery

One of the 28 guard towers at the camp.

U.S. Army Sgt. Basim Salaam, from New York, serving

U.S. Army Sgt. Basim Salaam, from New York, serving

U.S. Army Sgt. Basim Salaam, from New York, serving with Alpha Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, overlooks his guard position, Forward Operating B... More

The sun set casts a golden glow over a guard tower

The sun set casts a golden glow over a guard tower

The sun set casts a golden glow over a guard tower in Kabul district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2013. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. James K. McCann / Released)

U.S. Army Pfc. John Mills, from Company A, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Pfc. John Mills, from Company A, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Pfc. John Mills, from Company A, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, looks up for a photograph at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27.... More

U.S. Army Spc. James Hudson, from Kansas City, Mo.,

U.S. Army Spc. James Hudson, from Kansas City, Mo.,

U.S. Army Spc. James Hudson, from Kansas City, Mo., assigned to Alpha Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, overlooks his guard position while manning... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Logan Ross assigned to Company B, 1st

U.S. Army Sgt. Logan Ross assigned to Company B, 1st

U.S. Army Sgt. Logan Ross assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division scans his sector during his guard shift during Operation Inherent Resolve... More

Guard tower and lights at Fresno Assembly Center, California

Guard tower and lights at Fresno Assembly Center, California

Signal Corps photograph 9CA-42-3560 PSF. - S 1. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, U.S. Army Central commander, left, speaks with Spc. Dylan Franklin, an M1 Armor Crewman assigned to 2-198 Combined Arms Battalion, during a visit to his guard tower, Septe... More

U.S. Army Col. Terry Ferrel, gives an interview at

U.S. Army Col. Terry Ferrel, gives an interview at

U.S. Army Col. Terry Ferrel, gives an interview at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Angelica Golindano)

Beale Air Force Base, Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased-Array Warning System, Guard Tower, End of Spencer Paul Road, north of Warren Shingle Road (14th Street), Marysville, Yuba County, CA

Beale Air Force Base, Perimeter Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased-Array...

Significance: Building 5762 is an ancillary structure within the PAVE PAWS compound on Beale Air Force Base. The tower was part of the original design of the compound, but has been moved from its first location... More

Minidoka national historic site - Guard Tower

Minidoka national historic site - Guard Tower

Guard tower at the entrance of Minidoka National Historic Site.

A Soldier assigned to the 115th Military Police Company of the Rhode Island Army National Guard stands watch in a guard tower at Camp Delta, Joint Task Force Guantanamo as a Navy shuttle bus passes by.

A Soldier assigned to the 115th Military Police Company of the Rhode I...

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Jun. 09, 2010) A Soldier assigned to the 115th Military Police Company of the Rhode Island Army National Guard stands watch in a guard tower at Camp Delta, Joint Task Force Guantanamo as a... More

Air National Guard airmen attend the Tactical Air Control

Air National Guard airmen attend the Tactical Air Control

Air National Guard airmen attend the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) 5-level pipeline training course, ran by the 138th Combat Training Flight, in Fort Chaffee, AR, Aug. 29, 2016. This course services all of... More

Alcatraz Island, Guard Tower - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Alcatraz Island, Guard Tower - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

The guard tower at the dock and the water tower, located north of the Recreation Yard, are surviving examples of metal structures that were built during the federal prison era.

National parks: Entrance - public domain image

National parks: Entrance - public domain image

The reconstructed guard tower and sign at the entrance of Minidoka.

Local Sheiks greet each other at the Arab Jabour Governance

Local Sheiks greet each other at the Arab Jabour Governance

Local Sheiks greet each other at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Angelica Golindano)

A U.S. Army Soldier, from 2nd Brigade Combat Team,

A U.S. Army Soldier, from 2nd Brigade Combat Team,

A U.S. Army Soldier, from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and a local citizen pose for a personal photograph at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration b... More

Spc. Emely Nieves from the Puerto Rico Army National

Spc. Emely Nieves from the Puerto Rico Army National

Spc. Emely Nieves from the Puerto Rico Army National Guard guards her post over the Joint Task Force Guantanamo detention facility at sunrise, Jan. 7. JTF Guantanamo provides safe, humane, legal and transparent... More

A Concerned Local Citizens group member listens to

A Concerned Local Citizens group member listens to

A Concerned Local Citizens group member listens to a fellow CLC at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo... More

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Andersonville Prison, August 1864

Taken from a guard tower along the east wall, looking southwest across the sinks. The Star Fort is located among the trees at center on the outside of the prison walls.

Recreation Yard Guard Tower - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Recreation Yard Guard Tower - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

This photo shows one of the last remaining guard towers on Alcatraz Island. This particular tower is next to the Water Tower and overlooks the Recreation Yard.

A local Iraqi contractor catches a ride off the top

A local Iraqi contractor catches a ride off the top

A local Iraqi contractor catches a ride off the top of a guard tower after using a crane to erect it. The materials for the guard tower were supplied by U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 15t... More

U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company, 125th Brigade Support

U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company, 125th Brigade Support

U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company, 125th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, provide security from a guard tower, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afgh... More

Entrance area Guard Tower - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Entrance area Guard Tower - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

A reconstructed Guard Tower located at the entrance of Minidoka National Historic Site.

Two U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,

Two U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion,

Two U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, scan for enemy personnel while providing security during a joint clearing ... More

The sun set casts a golden glow over a guard tower

The sun set casts a golden glow over a guard tower

The sun set casts a golden glow over a guard tower in Kabul district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2013. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. James K. McCann / Released)

U.S. American flag flies over the Military Information

U.S. American flag flies over the Military Information

U.S. American flag flies over the Military Information Support Operations Compound, Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan on Jan. 17, 2012.

Local Iraqi contractors erect a guard tower which will

Local Iraqi contractors erect a guard tower which will

Local Iraqi contractors erect a guard tower which will be manned by Concerned Local Citizens program members following the first day of a joint clearing operation with U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st... More

Concerned Local Citizens members and Iraqi police enter

Concerned Local Citizens members and Iraqi police enter

Concerned Local Citizens members and Iraqi police enter the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Angel... More

Seabees attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, construct a guard tower that will overlook the battalion's forward operating base (FOB).

Seabees attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, cons...

CAMP SHELBY, Miss (Jun. 25, 2007) Seabees attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, construct a guard tower that will overlook the battalion's forward operating base (FOB). NMCB-1 is conducting ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Adgie, receives an update

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Adgie, receives an update

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Adgie, receives an update at the Arab Jabour Governance Center in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Angel... More

The Arab Jabour Governance Center courtyard in Iraq,

The Arab Jabour Governance Center courtyard in Iraq,

The Arab Jabour Governance Center courtyard in Iraq, Dec. 27. It was the center's grand opening since restoration began in August 2007. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Angelica Golindano)