Catholic service members have attended Mass wherever they have been stationed: in ship chapels and on flight decks, in tents and field chapels, and at bases around the world. Catholics in the U.S. armed forces are served by chaplains and by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, whose archbishop and auxiliary bishops travel to visit troops for the great feasts of the Church year.
These 25 photographs were taken by military photographers and released by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS). As work of the U.S. government they are in the public domain, so you are free to download and use them. They are arranged from oldest to newest. Click any title for the full caption and photographer credit, or use the download link under each image.
