The Department of War - Year in Photos 2025

The Department of War’s Year in Photos 2025 is a collection of official photographs documenting the activities, personnel, equipment and operations of the United States military throughout the year. The images provide a visual record of one of the largest military organisations in the world, showing the scale of its resources, from aircraft and naval vessels to armoured vehicles, training exercises and personnel in operational environments.

What makes this collection particularly interesting from a photographic perspective is the quality and consistency of the imagery. Produced by military photographers working within the Department of War, the photographs combine technical precision with strong composition, capturing the organisation, technology and human activity that make up the modern American military system. This video looks at the photographs as a body of work, examining how an institution documents itself through photography and the visual language used to represent its global presence.

DOW photographer credits (not in order):
Army Staff Sgt. Dale Casagrande
Army Sgt. Kammen Taylor
Air Force Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class August Clawson
Marine Corps Cpl. Christian Salazar
Army Spc. Tristin Salisbury
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Trey Hutcheson
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tucker Mocan
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Fabian Ortiz
Army Staff Sgt. Brian Calhoun
Joseph Kumzak, Army
Ray Bahner, Air Force
Marine Corps Sgt. Noah Masog
Marine Corps Cpl. Alexander Peterson
Army Sgt. Brayden Stephan
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Katie Cox
Army Spc. Adrian Greenwood
Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Rodriguez
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez
Alejandro Peña, Alaska National Guard
Air Force Staff Sgt. Neysa Huertas Quinones
Army Staff Sgt. Adeline Witherspoon
Air Force Senior Airman Bryce Moore
Navy Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten
Tony Housey, Minnesota National Guard
Robert Mason, Space Force
Joyce N. Boghosian, White House
Air Force 1st Lt. Elise Wahlstrom
Keegan Barber, NASA
R. Nial Bradshaw, Air Force
Jennifer Green-Lanchoney, Space Force
Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi
Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Maksim Masloboev
Ilka Cole, Air Force
Army Sgt. Crist Joseph
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander C. Kubitza, DOD
Navy Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kaylee Clark
Marine Corps Sgt. Mary Torres
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Crowley
Air Force 2nd Lt. Cameron Lewis
Army Sgt. Chase Murray
Army Capt. Danielle Dias
Marine Corps Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna
Army Sgt. Griffin Payne
Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Rawlins
Air Force Staff Sgt. Madeline Herzog

Music
In Absence - Hanna Lindgren

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