Scanning Collection (#5)

Soldiers dressed in ghillie suits
May 4, 2007 - Soldiers take aim toward a target building during a training scenario at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

A humvee filled with Marines conducting a mounted combat patrol
June 15, 2006 - A humvee filled with Marines conducting a mounted combat patrol near Al Asad, Iraq, sits at one of its checkpoints, observing the area briefly before moving on

A British soldier provides security from a rooftop in Basra, Iraq
A British Army soldier provides security from a rooftop in Basra, Iraq

A soldier looking through binoculars for improvised explosive devices
November 23, 2010 - A supply clerk tries to spot improvise explosive device indicators during a counter IED training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Members of the Philippine Armed Forces fire the weapons systems of a light armored
Republic of the Philippines a A nuclear biological and chemical defense specialist observes members of the Philippine Armed Forces fire the weapons systems of a light armored vehicle 300

An infantry scout sights-in around the corner of a building
October 18, 2005 - An infantry scout sights-in around the corner of a building at the military operations on urban terrain town at the Combat Centers Range 200

A soldier of the Belgian Army on guard with his FN Minimi rifle

Evacuation of a wounded soldier by an ambulance unit of the Belgian Army

A U. S. Marine Corps. door gunner aboard an MV-22 Osprey
April 17, 2011 - A U.S. Marine Corps door gunner aboard an MV-22 Osprey aircraft provides security as they depart Forward Operating Base Mirmandab in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan

Airmen find a designated location during a land navigation exercise
May 16, 2007 - Airmen find a designated location during a land navigation exercise

U. S. Army soldier scans the horizon through the scope of a M4 carbine
March 31, 2010 - U.S. Army soldier scans the horizon through the scope of a M4 carbine weapon after taking sniper fire in Dhi Qar province, Iraq. U.S

A SEAL Sniper swim pair set up an observation post
A Navy SEAL sniper team cross the beach from under the water of San Diego bay and conduct a reconnaissance of their beach crossing site during a training demonstration at the Naval Ampibious Base in

Belgian paracommandos entering the scene during an evacuation training session

Soldiers demonstrate a buddy sniper position
November 14, 2007 - Soldiers demonstrate a buddy sniper position as one of the ways to set up an attack in Iraq

U. S. Army soldiers watch for hazards during a flight to provide air support
U.S. Army soldiers watch for hazards during a flight to provide air support for refresher aircrew water survival training

Marines watch the surrounding desert during a Mounted Combat Patrol
November 8, 2006 - Two Marines watch the surrounding desert during a Mounted Combat Patrol providing humanitarian aid in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq

An Afghan National Army soldier scans the horizon for enemy movement
February 16, 2010 - An Afghan National Army soldier scans the horizon for enemy movement during a town meeting with village elders in the Helmand province of Afghanistan

An Afghan soldier scans the horizon for enemy movements
February 16, 2010 - An Afghan soldier scans the horizon for enemy movements during a town meeting with village elders in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, Afghanistan

A scout sniper watches to see any position changes in his target
January 24, 2011 - A scout sniper takes an observer, watching to see any position changes in his target during the Mountain Scout Sniper Course at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center

Soldiers practice sniper skills on a shooting range
July 27, 2011 - Soldiers practice sniper skills for an Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 scenario, on a range at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

U. S. Army Specialist scans the horizon
July 30, 2006 - U.S. Army Specialist scans the horizon at the U.S.- Mexican border in San Luis, Arizona

Sharpshooters sneak through the forest in their ghillie suits
October 8, 2009 - Sharpshooters sneak through the forest in their ghillie suits to blend into the environment during training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas

A soldier provides security
June 26, 2009 - A soldier provides security during a medical evacuation mission over the Helmand Province, Afghanistan

A crew chief looks for suspicious activity while manning a machine gun aboard a helicopter
A crew chief looks out for suspicious activity or enemy fighters while manning one of the helicopters two machine guns

Radiation therapists fit a short face mask to a patient during radiation therapy
Two radiation therapists fit a short face mask to a patient model to steady the head during radiation therapy

Patient positioned in computed tomography scanner
A patient model wearing a short face mask is positioned in a computed tomography (CT) scanner to obtain images of a tumor before radiation therapy

A tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile gunner scans for threats
August 17. 2005 - A tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile gunner scans for threats during convoy-operations training in the Central Training Area of Okinawa, Japan

Belgian paratroopers on guard in the fields

A Navy air traffic controller maintains an alert watch with binoculars in the control tower at Naval Air Station Millington, Tennessee

A U. S. Marine looks though the optics of a BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile
June 18, 2010 - A U.S. Marine looks though the optics of a BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile while participating in convoy operations during Javelin Thrust 2010 at a range outside Hawthorne, Nevada

A Journey in Abyssinia (engraving)
KW232579 A Journey in Abyssinia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Doctor examining a patient

Multimedia eye, symbolic image for data stream analysis

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Veronica Pollen Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Magnification x8220 (if print A4 size: 29.7 cm wide) - These small pollen grains are sticky and are carried away by pollinating insects Date:

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Sunflower Pollen Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Magnification x10, 000 (if print A4 size: 29.7 cm wide) - The large flowers are insect pollinated

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Groundsel Pollen Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Magnification 2 x6940 (if print A4 size: 29.7 cm wide) - Groundsel is a common weed - It is insect pollinated; provides food for many insects

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Groundsel Pollen Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Magnification 2 x6940 (if print A4 size: 29.7 cm wide) - Groundsel is a common weed - It is insect pollinated; provides food for many insects

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Gorse Pollen Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Magnification 1 x10, 000 (if print A4 size: 29.7 cm wide) - Gorse is a bush, with brigh yellow flowers in spring and early summer

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Daffodil Pollen Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Magnification x8930 (if print A4 size: 29.7 cm wide) - Daffodils are popular and common springtime flowers. Insect pollinated Date:

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Peruvian Lily / Alstroemeria Pollen on Anther Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM): Magnification x6520 (if print A4 size: 29.7 cm wide)

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Athleteճ Foot Fungus (Tinea pedis) Date:

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Human scalp Date:

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Human sperm cells Date:

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Human Crab Louse (Phthirus pubis) Date:

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Athleteճ Foot Fungu (Tinea pedis) Date:

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Crab larvae (Zoea larvae) Date:

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Human Head Louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) Date:

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