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GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, inspect a weapons pod and auxiliary wing of an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind helicopter captured during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is on the airfield at the XVIII Airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, walk across the airfield after inspecting an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind helicopter captured during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is on the airfield at the XVIII Airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport.

LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps, accompanies GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, as he inspects an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind helicopter captured during Operation Desert Storm. The helicopter is on the airfield at the XVIII airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport.

LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps, accompanies GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, as he inspects an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind helicopter captured during Operation Desert Storm. The helicopter is on the airfield at the XVIII airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport.

LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps, accompanies GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, as he inspects an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind helicopter captured during Operation Desert Storm. The helicopter is on the airfield at the XVIII airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, walk across the airfield as Schwarzkopf prepares to depart after visiting the corps' base of operations at Rahfa Airport. A captured Iraqi MIL Mi-8 Hip helicopter stands in the background. Schwarzkopf is visiting the region in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, converses with members of the XVIII Airborne Corps as he prepares to depart their base of operations at Rahfa Airport. Schwarzkopf is visiting the region in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. A captured Iraqi MIL Mi-8 Hip helicopter is in the background.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, converse prior to Schwarzkopf's departure from the corps' base of operations at Rahfa Airport. Schwarzkopf is visiting the region in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, shake hands as Schwarzkopf departs following a visit to the corps' base of operations at Rahfa Airport. Schwarzkopf is visiting the region in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, inspect a weapons pod and auxiliary wing of an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind helicopter captured during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is on the airfield at the XVIII Airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport.

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Dean Wagner

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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18/03/1991
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norman schwarzkopf norman schwarzkopf central command central command gary luck gary luck commander airborne corps xviii airborne corps weapons pod weapons pod iraqi mil mi iraqi mil mi hind helicopter hind helicopter operation desert storm aircraft airfield base xviii airborne corps base operations rahfa airport rahfa airport general staff sergeant hind mi 24 helicopter russian weapons high resolution iraqi mil mi 24 hind helicopter desert storm saudi arabia dean wagner mi 24 hind helicopter us national archives