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Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers survey the damage at the Pentagon on September 12, 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers and civilian Search and Rescue (SAR) personnel inside the Pentagon searching for bodies or survivors on September 12, 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. (SUBSTANDARD)

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) stop and wait for another team to complete their search for survivors at the Pentagon Sept 12, 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Members of the Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) walk into the causeway between E ring and D ring of the Pentagon on September 12, 2001. They were in the middle of a secondary search for bodies, and just finished searching their sector of the D ring. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the...

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers rest in e shade of a M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and M105 trailer before going back inside e Pentagon to search for more bodies on September 12, 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten e American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, en flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting e Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on e ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of e five rings in at section of e building. Firefighters fought...

Members of the Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) gather for final instructions before entering the Pentagon for a search for bodies on 12 September 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

A Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) firefighter makes his way towards the fire on the second day after the attack. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Several of the destroyed vehicles sit just outside the destruction zone of the Pentagon, September 12, 2001. Rescue workers are attempting to clear debris away from the crash site to aid search and rescue efforts. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

An aerial view showing the level of the destruction at the Pentagon caused by a terrorist attack. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then deliberately impacted the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers...

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers make their way through the wreckage between the rings inside the Pentagon. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then deliberately impacted the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin tos of the World Trade Center (WTC)...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers make their way through the wreckage between the rings inside the Pentagon. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then deliberately impacted the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers brought the aircraft down in a Pennsylvania field.

Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE

Base: Pentagon

State: District Of Columbia (DC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSG John Valceanu, USA

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

According to the official 9/11 Commission Report, the Flight 77 was 5 miles (8.0 km) west-southwest of the Pentagon when, it made a 330-degree turn. At the end of the turn, it was descending through 2,200 feet (670 m), pointed toward the Pentagon and downtown Washington. Boeing 757-223, flying at 530 mph over the Navy Annex Building adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery, crashed into the western side of the Pentagon. The plane hit the Pentagon at the first-floor level, and at the moment of impact, the airplane was rolled slightly to the left, with the right wing elevated. The front part of the fuselage disintegrated on impact, while the mid and tail sections moved for another fraction of a second, with tail section debris penetrating furthest into the building. In all, the airplane took eight-tenths of a second to fully penetrate 310 feet (94 m) into the three outermost of the building's five rings and unleashed a fireball that rose 200 feet (61 m) above the building.

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According to the 9/11 Commission Report, hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001
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Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

A Garrison Flag, the largest authorized for the military, from the US Army Band at Fort Myers, Virginia, is delivered to the Pentagon as a backdrop for US President George W. Bushs visit to the impact site. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew it into the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers...

Brig. Gen. Jose M. Rosado, Commander, 65th Regional Readiness Command, was allowed to come aboard American Airlines and speak to the members of the 266 Ordinance Company from Puerto Rico and support troops of the Continental U.S. (CONUS) who have just arrived to Puerto Rico from Kuwait. Here we see a pilot from American Airlines getting names put onto the American Flag. (U.S. Army photo by Joseph Bonet) (Released)

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Garcia, assigned to U.S. Army

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st. Class. Calvin Overway, assigned

Sgt. James Crawford III, an infantryman in 1st Platoon,

STS051-71-052 - STS-051 - ACTS/TOS being deployed

Members of the 188th Engineer Company (Rear) participate

GM1 Grant Williams lays out scuba tanks on the bank of the river in preparation for the day's diving operation to recover victims and wreckage from Flight 90, the Air Florida Boeing 737 that crashed into Rochambeau Bridge (14th Street). The divers are from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Indian Head, Maryland and Harbor Clearance Unit Two, from Little Creek, Virginia

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, leads Sen. Carl Levin (left), D-Mich., and Sen. John Warner (right), R-Va., to the crash scene at the Pentagon heliport, Washington, D.C., on Sep. 11, 2001.(DoD photo by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

Teams of combat engineers descend a hill during a 10-mile

U.S. Army Spc. Meghan Rigdon, of the 256th Area Support

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