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Straight on shot at the back of a 5-ton cargo truck as US Marines load ammunition and weapons seized in a raid on Mogadishu, Somalia's, Bakara Market. In the foreground and at the left, stands a Marine holding a M60 machine gun; pointing it at a crowd of Somali civilians standing at the right. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Shot from the left rear corner of a 5-ton cargo truck as US Marines load ammunition seized in a raid on Mogadishu's Bakara Market. One Marine stands on the back of the vehicle and reached down to take a belt of munitions from a Marine on the ground. A large group of Somali civilians are seen in the background. The raid, dubbed Operation Nutcracker, swept the large market in Somalia's capital for arms and munitions of all sorts. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Two Somali men each hold a bag of grain they received from the back of a US Marine M54 Series 5-ton Cargo Truck manned by Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendeton, California. The Marines are conducting an arms for food transfer with the Somalis in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Shot from a high angle down at two Somali men loading large bags of Australian wheat in the back of a truck for transport into the village of Maleel. The delivery of the donated wheat was cooperative effort between the US Marines, who provided the helicopter air support and the Australian Army, which provided ground perimeter security. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Somali men unload sacks of grain from the back of a commerical truck at a feeding center, run by CARE, in Mogadishu, Somalia. This was in effort to flood the streets of Mogadishu with food, and thus weaken the city's bandits. The non-governmental agencies, coalition forces and new Somali police force did a mass food distribution in the Somali capital. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, talk with two Somali men. The Somalis earlier turned in some weapons for food vouchers. They now want to turn in the vouchers for a bag of grain each. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Straight on shot of five Somali children and a Somali woman as they sit on a curb waiting patiently for their turn to see US Navy doctors conducting a medical civic action program in the capital city of Mogadishu, Somalia. US Navy doctors (not shown) conducted a medical civic action program in the capital city. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
A Group of Somali refugees gathers behind barbed wire fence to get water from a well. The well was drilled by the Indian Army to provide the refugees on Baidoa, Somalia with fresh water. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
A large crowd of Somali women and children gather around a US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendeton, California. The crowd formed once word got out about the giving away of free food. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Shot from a high angle looking out the back of US Marine 5-ton, stake rack truck as Marines and Somali men unload bags of grain in a crowded village. This is part of a humanitarian relief effort in the Somali town of Bardera. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: Bardera
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: Unknown
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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