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Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Untitled Category: Combat Camera Place: Second Place Brief Description: A small boat speeds across the water with about six armed soldiers on board. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Cheresa D. Clark Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Arrest Category: Combat Camera Place: First Place Brief Description: A soldier frisks an enemy soldier who is standing with his hands against the building. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Jean-Marc Schaible Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Youth in Bosnia Category: Combat Camera Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A Bosnian youth, smoking a cigarette, is framed by the window frame of the vehicle as he looks in at the driver. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Brian Gavin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Thoughts Elsewhere Category: Combat Camera Place: 2nd Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Major Kurt Tek daydreams while coming home from a deployment

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN David Neve Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Desert Operations Category: Combat Camera Place: 3rd Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: UK soldiers and weapons participating in Operation Bright Star

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Jean Marc Schaible Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: SEAL Delivery Category: Combat Camera Place: 2nd Place Caption: A member of SEAL Team 3 slides down a cable to an awaiting Zodiac inflatable boat during insertion training with Helicopter Squadron 14 in the frigid waters of Tokyo Bay, January 15, 1997

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tokyo Bay Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: On Target Category: Combat Camera Place: 2nd Place Caption: Marine PFC. Ronald Stockdale fires a wire-guided TOW anti-tank missile as SGT. Juan Lopez peers at its target area during training at Camp Fuji, Japan, March 19, 1997. The Marines are from TOW Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Camp Schwab, Okinawa

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: On Patrol Category: Combat Camera Place: Second Place Combat Camera Ugljevik, Bosnia-Herzegovina Oct. 21, 1998. A Russian soldier assigned to Camp Ugljevik rides atop an armored personnel carrier and looks for the U.S. SFOR chopper that he can hear but can't see. The Russians were on their way to patrol Checkpoint 45 in Sapna, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Russian camp sits next to a power plant

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ronald E. Alvey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Fun Defeat Category: Combat Camera Place: Honorable Mention Combat Camera For some field entertainment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers convinced their largest platoon member to challenge his U.S. Marine equivalent. Immediately defeated, his only reaction was a humorous face for photographers

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matt Hevezi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: A Fine Navy Day Category: Combat Camera Place: Honorable Mention Combat Camera/ First Place PortfolioThe Navy's newest Ohio-Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine, the USS Louisiana, gets a stress test from mother nature's eight foot waves during pre-deployment sea trials. The sub, sailing off the Florida coast, was near Hurricane Mitch, but the resulting weather phased the ship none. Commissioned in early 1998, Louisiana is the last of it's class; the crew proudly admits, "they saved the best for last."

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Reflecting Death Category: Combat Camera Place: Honorable Mention Combat Camera The face of SENIOR AIRMAN Jose Rivera, 303rd Intelligence Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, is reflected in a pool of simulated blood, as he acts dead after receiving a simulated fatal shrapnel wound during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise, held in conjunction with Exercise Foal Eagle

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Hammer Time Category: Combat Camera Place: First Place Combat Camera After a grueling low-crawl through mud and water, AB Lee Ann Bledsoe gets dressed down by Drill Instructor TSgt Ron "The Hammer" Hetzel for being last to finish. Bledsoe's Dorm CHIEF AB Kenya Badgett, stands behind her after going back into the mud to encourage Bledsoe not to give up. The training is officially called a Field Training Exercise

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Wright Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Assault Category: Combat Camera Place: Third Place Combat Camera/Third Place Portfolio At dawn a U.S. Army infantry squad from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash., chase Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) soldiers across the battlefield at the Twin Bridges training area on Nov. 5, 1998. Twin Bridges, located 25 minutes west of Tonguchon. Republic of Korea, was the site for a simulated battle today between a ROKA Armored Brigade and the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., during the combined exersise Foal Eagle '98

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James D. Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Walk This Way! Please. Category: Combat Camera Place: Honorable Mention Combat Camera Chirchek, Uzbekistan - Uzbekistani soldiers control an acting unhappy local during CENTRAZBAT 98 demonstrating how they control the unruly people. Uzbekistan is hosting the multi-national Partnership for Peace nations military exercise running from Sept. 22nd to Sept. 29th

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John E. Lasky Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Last Mile" Category: Combat Camera Place: Second Place Portfolio and the National Press Photographers Association Award. After a grueling day of physical training, USAF recruits drag a buddy to the finish line during a 5K walk. These trainees recently took part in one of the most physically demanding courses in the military - a 10-week Pararescue and Combat Indoctrination course at Lackland AFB, Texas

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Screaming Super Hornet" CATEGORY: Combat Camera PLACE: Honorable Mention Combat Camera CAPTION INFORMATION: Aboard USS Harry S. Truman, Naval Station Norfolk. An F/A-18E streaks across the flight deck of the TRUMAN while conducting flight tests aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00006

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Lawrence Shannon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Face of the New Warrior" CATEGORY: Combat Camera PLACE: First Place Combat Camera CAPTION INFORMATION: Men and women train side-by-side during the annual Sea Trials at the U.S. Naval Academy. As a female plebe struggles through the obstacle course her fatigue and pain are reflected in her face. the plebes must work together as squads and must complete the day together. Pain and fatigue are part of the test. Quitting is not an option. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00003

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mark S. Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "A View From the Front" CATEGORY: Combat Camera PLACE: Second Place Combat Camera CAPTION INFORMATION: After a fierce day of combat training, two Army soldiers take a moment to rest during a training exercise at Fort Meade, MD. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00004

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Staci Voltaggio Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Protectors" CATEGORY: Combat Camera PLACE: Third Place Combat Camera CAPTION INFORMATION: Members of the 621st Air Mobility Operations Group Force Protection Team navigate throughout Ft. Dix, New Jersey during a recent Joint Training Exercise with the 8th Ranger Battalion. The team gives force protection to deployed aircraft and aircrews in compromising environments. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00005

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files