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A U.S. military photographer videotapes maneuvers from atop an M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A crew member aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) signals to the pilot of a Kuwaiti SA-330 Puma helicopter as the Puma prepares to land aboard the ship during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A starboard quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) moored in the gulf, with a mechanized landing craft pulled alongside. Crew members from the OKINAWA and other vessels are taking part in exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A paratrooper descends toward a target area during a jump, part of exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Kuwaiti paratroopers stand with an American counterpart during Exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Paratroopers descend to a target area during a practice jump, part of exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

M-998 mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles and other equipment are readied for unloading from an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A paratrooper takes part in a training mission during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are unloaded from utility landing craft LCU-1666 during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A member of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166) looks out the window of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as it prepares to take off from the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwait combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) charge across the desert during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined servcice exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A U.S. paratrooper takes a break prior to a jump during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) move out across the desert during Exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

A starboard quarter view of the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) moored in the gulf, with a mechanized landing craft pulled alongside. Crew members from the OKINAWA and other vessels are taking part in exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Air-cushned landing craft LCAC-16 comes ashore during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Motorboats move out from the various vessels taking part in exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A truck is lowered by crane from the amphibious cargo ship USS DURHAM (LKA-114) as equipment is unloaded for use during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A U.S. military photographer films aerial view of the region from a helicopter during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A Kuwaiti officer stands by with U.S. military personnel prior to a training session during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) looks out from the hatch of an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle as he takes part in maneuvers during Exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A beachmaster directs an air-cushned landing craft (LCAC) of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) ashore during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Marines take a break atop an M-1038 cargo/troop carrier as it is readied for unloading from an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A Kuwaiti paratrooper gathers his parachute after a jump during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACEDESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Paratroopers land in a target area during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squdron 166 (HMM-166) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter prepares to take off during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A flight deck crew member aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) sports an American flag bandana while taking part in maneuvers during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

The deck engineer watches as an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is driven off an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) for use during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-17 of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) stands on shore in preparation for unloading equipment during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) cross the desert in an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

An M-977 series heavy expanded mobility tactical truck is unloaded from an air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwait combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A crew member aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) signals to the pilot as a Kuwaiti SA-330 Puma helicopter lands aboard the vessel during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

An M-1038 cargo/troop carrier is unloaded from an air-cushioned landing craft of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) looks out from the open batch of an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Marines man a BGM-71 Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile system mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during Exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwait combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-29 of Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) moves out during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A U.S. military photographer stands in front of an M-1038 cargo/troop carrier as he films the unloading of equipment from a landing craft during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

An AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) comes ashore during Exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAPABLEEAGER MACE 92-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter releases paratroopers during exercise Eager Mace 92-1, the first major U.S./Kuwaiti combined service exercise since the end of Operation Desert Storm

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 92-1DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tuemler Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Untitled Category: Directors Choice Place: 3rd Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Human Exploitation Team Interrogator Translator, Sergeant Billy Montgomery uses his secondary language, Arabic to speak with a Bedouin shepherd while conducting daily range sweeps during exercise Eager Mace 98-1 in Kuwait. Montgomery alert Kuwait locals of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps training taking place

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Mike Wentzel Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Anglico Detachment commander, Marine Corps CPT Rick Uribe pulls-in his parachute after a 1,250-foot jump from a C-130 Hercules cargo plane into Drop Zone McKena near Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. Marines attached to 13th MEU are participating in the amphibious Exercise Eager Mace 98-1. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0204612 or search 971205M0000W001)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mike Wentzel Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ANGLICO (Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company marines) Detachment commander, US Marine Corps Captain Rick Uribe pulls-in his parachute after a 1,250-foot jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft into Drop Zone McKena near Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. Marines attached to 13th MEU are participating in the amphibious Exercise EAGER MACE 98-1. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0003501 or search 971205M0000W001)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Mike Wentzel, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combin More

With the help of tanks and Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV), Marines attached to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) A Company, 1ST Battalion breach a set of concertina wire, move through trenches and prepare an exercise attack on Hill #163 in Kuwait. Marines attached to 13th MEU are participating in the amphibious Exercise Eager Mace 98-1. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0204613 or search 971215M0000S002)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joe Steiger Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

With the help of tanks and Amphibian Assault Vehicles (AAV), Marines attached to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) "A" Company, 1ST Battalion, breach a set of concertina wire, move through trenches and prepare an exercise attack on Hill #163 in Kuwait. Marines attached to 13th MEU are participating in the amphibious Exercise EAGER MACE 98-1. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0003497 or search 971215M0000S002)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EAGER MACE 98-1 Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joe Steiger, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Dan Sewell, Military Policeman (MP), Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group (SSG) 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), stands guard duty at the base camp at the Udari Range during Exercise Eager Mace 99-1 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. LCPL is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle. (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Udari Range State: Al Jahrah Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Troy Palomino, aviation boatswain's

Petty Officer 3rd Class Troy Palomino, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), left, the landing signal enlisted, gives the signal for a Kuwait army Apache AH-64A helicopter to land aboard the amphibious transpo More