Iron Mike, 2014

La Fiere, France, April 23, 2014: The statue of “Iron Mike” standing in a field at La Fiere, near Sainte-Mère-Église represents the paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions who fought in the area.

C-130 hose-down in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1997

Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 1997: A C-130 gets a simulated emergency hose-down by the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group Fire Department during a mobile airlift techniques exercise.

Clearing a Taliban compound in Afghanistan, 2015

Eastern Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2015: Afghan army soldiers fire a recoilless rifle during an operation to clear a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan.

War bride heads to the US, 1948

Frankfurt, Germany, October 1948: Mrs. Oliver Johnson, left, a war bride married to an American sergeant, reads a magazine while son William snoozes on the sofa at the Rhein-Main airport.

Sarah Vaughan in Germany, 1954

Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. 12, 1954: Jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, accompanied by famed jazz drummer Roy Haynes onstage in Kaiserslautern.

USS Nimitz off South Korea, 2008

Off the east coast of South Korea, March 3, 2008: Two jets fly past the USS Nimitz as they prepare to circle and then land on the ship’s flight deck.

Showing support in Saudi Arabia, 1991

Saudi Arabia, Jan. 18, 1991: Weapons specialists from the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional) show their support for pilots taking off on missions against Iraqi forces on the second day of the Gulf War’s air campaign.

War refugees in Macedonia, 1999

Blace, Macedonia, April 1, 1999: Refugees forced onto trains in Pristinia, provincial capital of Kosovo, gather at the Macedonian border after being dropped off.

USS Theodore Roosevelt command change, 2005

USS Theodore Roosevelt, Bahrain, July 21, 2005: Capt. Daniel C. Grieco, outgoing commanding officer for USS Theodore Roosevelt, makes remarks during a change of command ceremony.

Osprey takeoff, 2017

Off the coast of Australia, July 20, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey takes off from the USS Bonhomme Richard near the eastern coast of Queensland.