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Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

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Photographer: Laurent Fox--HUD

Photo Creation Date: 8/23/2011

Ground Zero from the September 11, 2001 [World Trade Center bombing, and environs, New York City, New York]

On September 11, 2001, two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of George W. Bush. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters

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A view of a leveled and compacted plot of ground on the site of an avionics shop under construction

Three power production specialists from the 355th AEG (Air Expeditionary Group) Civil Engineers Squadron perform operational checks on an MEP-12, 750 kilowatt mobile power plant at Masirah Air Base, Oman, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Second Lieutenant Kimberly Cardona-Smith, USAF, Commander of the 105th Communications Squadron and the 105th recruiting staff visits the Wallkill Middle School. The students assembled and donated dry goods food boxes for the workers at Ground Zero, the World Trade Center collapse in New York City. The collapse due to terrorist flying two large passenger aircraft into the buildings; killing all in the planes and thousands in the building. Standing in the background is Mrs. Lori Hughes, Home and Careers Skills Department teacher

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm - Mandeville, La. , Sep. 10, 2012 -- Daniel LLargues, a FEMA PIO talks to Steve Martin, a homeowner in the old section of Mandeville, La. Martin's home suffered water damage when Hurricane Isaac pushed water into his yard. The Martin's lost electrical power but their home was saved because it was elevated. FEMA is working with local, state and other federal agencies to provide assistance to homeowners who want to raise their homes to the current recommended height of at least 12 feet above the ground. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Workmen dig into the ground to install a new boundary security system around a Pave Paws radar site. The $2.2 million military construction project is about 25 percent complete and includes anti-tunneling protection, improved lighting systems with a back-up power generator, upgraded entry control points and a new security alarm room inside the site

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Smith, assigned to

[Assignment: 48-DPA-10-05-07_SOI_K_ABG_Event] Dedication of new memorial at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York City, New York, with keynote address by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and presentations by dignitaries including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Senator Charles Schumer, General Services Administrator Lurita Doan, National Park Service Deputy Director for Operations Dan Wenk, African Burial Ground Superintendent Tara Morrison, New York Public Library Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Director Howard Dodson, poet and novelist Maya Angelou, and actors Sidney Poitier and Avery Brooks.] [48-DPA-10-05-07_SOI_K_ABG_Event_DOI_3069.JPG]

A maintenance repair specialist from the 374th Field Maintenance Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, repairs a generator in the aerospace ground equipment shop. The squadron is responsible for the maintenance and repair of generators, air compressors, and stands used in servicing a variety of aircraft

An aerial view of the ground launched cruise missile base at Florennes Air Base, home the 485th Tactical Missile Wing

U.S. Air Force personnel with the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prepare pallets of sacks of wheat flour in preparation for loading onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft which will fly into Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on a relief mission. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume their relief missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo. The C-130 crews fly two missions a day into the Sarajevo airport dropping off approximately 30 metric tons of wheat flour to the besieged residents.PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Bruce Sherwood

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darian O’Banion, 386th

Oregon Army National Guard Soldier, Sgt. Cody Blair,

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