Historic Gallery | 80th Anniversary

A Marine pumps fluid into a military vehicle while laying down

Greasing the wheels, 2002

A black-and-white, 1960s-era image of a Japanese man wearing headphones and standing over a large radio control panel.

Heard it on the radio, 1964

Blue silhouettes of swans cut against a purple-pink lake in the background.

Swan Lake, 2001

From the Stars and Stripes archives: sanding wood and applying a special plaster, these orphans are learning lacquerware manufacture, a centuries-old profession, in Seoul, South Korea, January 1959.

Learning an ancient craft, 1959

A young girl learning hair dressing in a classroom

Charmed, 1957

Men read magazines

Bien Hoa Prisoner of War Camp, 1968

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Fort, 33, of Florissant, Mo., an Air Force patrol leader, treats a local child for cuts on her feet during a recent patrol outside Ali Base in Iraq, April 2006.

Washing of the feet, 2006

American USO trooper Bunita Jeane dances for members

Putting on a show, 1962