Gulf War

Soldiers deploying to the Gulf War make their way to a plane in 1990 at Volk Field, Wis. (U.S. Army file photo)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LT. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: J. R. Ruark Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Sumter State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: N. Mill More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Craig She More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LT. S. Gozzo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IMMINENT THUNDERDESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose S. Reynolds Release Status: R More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dean Wagner Release Status: Released to Public More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The crew of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) give former President George Bush a warm reception to the ship More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Brian Fleske Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Brian Fleske Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Joseph Hendricks, USN Release Status: Released More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Sce More

Then, Sgt. Christopher Davis, and Spc. Erikka Lynn Gretter, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 with the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, near Baghdad. Davis was part of their Criminal Inv More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Speicher State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Tom Pullin, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Col. Mike Roberts, currently the commander of the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Fighter Wing in Springfield, Ohio, observes Airman Basic Training Dec. 12, 2007, during a visit to Lackland Air Force Base near More

Lt. Gen. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, chief of staff of the Kuwait Army and Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Third Army/U.S. Army Central observe the rehearsal of the Kuwait 50/20 C More

Marines from BSSG-1, now Combat Logistics Regiment 17, prepare to unload ships from Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 at the Port of Jubayl, circa 1990. The ship Motor Vessel Pfc. Dewayne T. Williams is s More

Lance Cpl. Abdullatif Alghanem, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 maintenance administration clerk and a native of Kuwait City, Kuwait, was inspired to become a Marine after seeing them parade down the streets of hi More

Sgt. Hiram Villanueva, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, looks to make sure it is safe to turn as he drives a bus of fellow soldiers to a flight line at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanis More

Matthew H. Tueller, the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait, welcomes attendees of to an event on Feb. 18 in Kuwait City, Kuwait commemorating the 1991 liberation of Kuwait. The event was held for Kuwaiti students enroll More

Veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War and the Global War on Terror, gather with friends, family, serving military of every branch, National Guard, Reserve and active duty, to honor those service me More

Col. Bob Forsten makes a point while attending the U.S. Army War College's new seven-day introduction to strategic studies course, which includes a four-day Gulf War study. The new curriculum was implemented in More

Members of the Maayouf Traditional Band participate in the United Through Music cultural event at Al-Shaheed Park, Kuwait City, Jan. 8. The event was organized by the U.S. embassy – Kuwait as part of 25th anniv More

Gulf War veteran Senior Master Sgt. Charles Witt receives a book commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Liberation of Kuwait during a ceremony aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24) in Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2016. Witt More

Former Army Reserve Soldiers Michael O’Toole, Russell Barnes and Russell Dearing, from left, review the Greensburg Army Reserve Center’s artifacts related to the Feb. 21, 1991 Scud missile attack against Dhahra More

Don Clayton, Vietnam veteran and ride captain with the Patriot Guard Riders, visits the 14th Quartermaster Detachment memorial in Greensburg, Pa., prior to the memorial ceremony held Feb. 25 at the Greensburg A More

The Quartermaster School honors the fallen Soldiers of the 14th Quartermaster Detachment during a moment of silence ceremony today at the Fort Lee monument on 41st Street. The 14th Quartermaster Detachment is a More

South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with the 251st Rear Area Operations Center at Log-base "Charlie" near the Saudi/Iraq border deployed to Southwest Asia starting on Jan. 9, 1991 to provide support dur More

Junior officers stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, toured the Al Qurain Martyrs’ museum and the Kuwaiti Towers, Jan. 20, 2017 as part of the junior officer’s leadership professional development at U.S. Army Cen More

Students with the Liberty High School USO club prepared a POW/MIA table for their Nov. 10 Veterans Day event. The school’s USO Club decided to honor local veterans with a program and free breakfast on Veteran’s Day.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s Veterans Recognition Program is now accepting applications from Veterans who served on active duty during recent conflicts in Iraq. The Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield and More

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York,speaks with World War II Navy veteran Edward G. Taylor during an awards ceremony at the former New York State Armory in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. on Wednesd More

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, speaks with World War II Navy veteran Edward Taylor, a Hoosick Falls, N.Y. resident prior to an awards ceremony at the former New York State Armory i More

Staff Sgt. Edward Donahue, supply sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery, stands beside a M110A2 Self-Propelled Howitzer as it rests on display at Maneuver Area More

The keepsakes of then-Army Sgt. Bob Lehtonen from Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm include several photos and the American flag he flew from his M109A2 Howitzer across deserts of the Persian Gulf in 1990 an More

A commemorative brick is set on display during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 16, 2020. The brick was dedicated to 1st Lt. Jacob Harrison, a pilot with the 25th Fi More

Ceremony participants look at commemorative bricks of a POW/MIA memorial during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 16, 2020. Each brick has the name, unit and date the More

Colonel John Gonzales, 51st Fighter Wing commander, provides remarks during a POW/MIA Recognition ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 16, 2020. The POW/MIA Recognition Day serves as a symbol of More

Colonel John Gonzales, 51st Fighter Wing commander, salutes a commemorative brick during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 16, 2020. The brick was dedicated to 1st Lt More

Soldiers operate the small lightweight GPS receivers during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The receiver, which facilitated GPS navigation in the open desert, along with other space-based capabilities such as m More

Then, Sgt. Christopher Davis, and Spc. Erikka Lynn Gretter, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 with the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, near Baghdad. Davis was part of their Criminal Inv More

Col. Mike Roberts, currently the commander of the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Fighter Wing in Springfield, Ohio, observes Airman Basic Training Dec. 12, 2007, during a visit to Lackland Air Force Base near More

Lt. Gen. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, chief of staff of the Kuwait Army and Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Third Army/U.S. Army Central observe the rehearsal of the Kuwait 50/20 C More

Sgt. Hiram Villanueva, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo., right, swears to support and defend the Constitution of the U.S. in a re-enlistment ceremony at Kandaha More

Saud Al Zaid, chief of corporate affairs for Zain Communication, speaks during an event commemorating the liberation on Feb. 18 in Kuwait City, Kuwait about his experience working with the U.S. military during More

Officers from the 452nd Combat Support Hospital tour the grounds of the Red Fort during an officer professional development staff ride in Kuwait City, Kuwait, May 3. The Red Fort's perimeter has lookout posts a More

Veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War and the Global War on Terror, gather with friends, family, serving military of every branch, National Guard, Reserve and active duty, to honor those service me More

Members of Shockwave, the 1st Armored Division Rock Band, join the Maayouf Traditional Band on stage during the United Through Music cultural event at Al-Shaheed Park, Kuwait City, Jan. 8. The event was part of More

U.S. and Kuwaiti Gulf War veterans pose for a photo aboard the USS Arlington (LPD 24)during a ceremony celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Liberation of Kuwait in Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2016. The veterans were in More

South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with the 251st Rear Area Operations Center at Log-base "Charlie" near the Saudi/Iraq border deployed to Southwest Asia starting on Jan. 9, 1991 to provide support dur More

Maj. Gen. William Hickman, the USARCENT deputy commanding general-operations, speaks with one of the junior officers during the tour of the Al Qurain Martyrs’ museum, Jan. 20, 2017 as part of the junior officer More

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, speaks with local veterans prior to an awards ceremony at the former New York State Armory in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Shie More

Soldiers both past and present from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment “Bulldogs”, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), honor Master Sgt. Thomas LeVesque June 19 by refolding his More

The keepsakes of then-Army Sgt. Bob Lehtonen from Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm include several photos and the American flag he flew from his M109A2 Howitzer across deserts of the Persian Gulf in 1990 an More

The Desert Storm Memorial Stone is located in Fort Leonard Wood’s Memorial Grove near the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Pine Street. As with memorials dedicated to other conflicts, visitors often place co More

Col. Mike Roberts, currently the commander of the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Fighter Wing in Springfield, Ohio, sits atop an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet. Roberts, who will retire later this year, was a prison More

Then, Sgt. Christopher Davis, and Spc. Erikka Lynn Gretter, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 with the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, near Baghdad. Davis was part of their Criminal Inv More

Family and friends of deployed service members welcome home their heroes at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Mich., in 1991. Wurtsmith AFB was closed in 1993.

Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Third Army/U.S. Army Central observes U.S. Service members during a rehearsal of the Kuwait 50/20 Celebration parade, Feb. 22. The U.S. was asked to participate More

Sgt. Hiram Villanueva, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo., addresses his fellow soldiers after his re-enlistment ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. More

Maen Al Rasheed, chairman of the Boubyan International Industries Holding Company, speaks during an event commemorating the liberation on Feb. 18 in Kuwait City, Kuwait about his experience working with the U.S More

Officers from the 452nd Combat Support Hospital visit the Kuwait House of National Works during an officer professional development staff ride in Kuwait City, Kuwait, May 3. The museum contains old uniforms, aw More

Veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War and the Global War on Terror gather with friends, family, serving military of every branch, National Guard, Reserve and active duty, to honor those service mem More

Members of Shockwave, the 1st Armored Division Rock Band, perform before a standing room only crowd at the United Through Music cultural event at Al-Shaheed Park, Kuwait City, Jan. 8. The event was part of the More

A U.S. Marine explains the features of the CH-53 helicopter to a group of U.S. and Kuwaiti Gulf War veterans during a tour of the USS Arlington (LPD 24) in Kuwait, Feb. 23, 2016. Six U.S. and four Kuwaiti Gulf More

Junior officers stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, toured the Al Qurain Martyrs’ museum and the Kuwaiti Towers, Jan. 20, 2017 as part of the junior officer’s leadership professional development at U.S. Army Cen More

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, presents the a military challenge coin to Air Force Korean War veteran Merton W. Houghton during an awards ceremony at the former New York State Armo More

Soldiers both past and present from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment “Bulldogs”, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), honor Master Sgt. Thomas LeVesque June 19 by refolding his More

Then, Sgt. Christopher Davis, and Spc. Erikka Lynn Gretter, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 with the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, near Baghdad. Davis was part of their Criminal Inv More

Lt. Gen. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, chief of staff of the Kuwait Army, Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Third Army/U.S. Army Central along with other guests of the Kuwait military More

Adel Abbas, an environmental engineer for Kuwait Gulf Oil Company, speaks during an event commemorating the liberation on Feb. 18 in Kuwait City, Kuwait about his experience working with the U.S. military durin More

Two cannons line the entrance to the Red Fort in Kuwait City, Kuwait, May 3. Officers from the 452nd Combat Support Hospital visited the Kuwaiti cultural site during an officer professional development staff r More

Veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War and the Global War on Terror gather with friends, family, serving military of every branch, National Guard, Reserve and active duty, to honor those service mem More

Members of Shockwave, the 1st Armored Division Rock Band, preform before a standing room only crowd at the United Through Music cultural event at Al-Shaheed Park, Kuwait City, Jan. 8. The event was part of the More

Junior officers stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, toured the Al Qurain Martyrs’ museum and the Kuwaiti Towers, Jan. 20, 2017 as part of the junior officer’s leadership professional development at U.S. Army Cen More

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, presents the New York State Medal for Merit to Army veteran Charles Krawcyk, who served in Afghanistan and Kuwait with the Vermont Army National Guar More

An Iraqi civilian license plate, a publication, helmet and other items from the Gulf War make up a display inside the Engineer Museum. (Photo by Matt Decker)

Then, Sgt. Christopher Davis, and Spc. Erikka Lynn Gretter, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 with the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, near Baghdad. Davis was part of their Criminal Inv More

Service members, embassy employees, Kuwaiti students and their families listen on Feb. 18 in Kuwait City, Kuwait to the stories of three Kuwaitis who worked with the U.S. military during Operation Desert Storm More

Veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War and the Global War on Terror gather with friends, family, serving military of every branch, National Guard, Reserve and active duty, to honor those service mem More

Junior officers stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, toured the Al Qurain Martyrs’ museum and the Kuwaiti Towers, Jan. 20, 2017 as part of the junior officer’s leadership professional development at U.S. Army Cen More

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, presents the New York State Medal for Merit to Korean War Army veteran Malcolm R. Brownell during an awards ceremony at the former New York State Arm More

Members of the 313th Military Intelligence Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division intercept enemy radio communications, passing the intelligence along to an analysis cell, during the 1990-1991 Gulf War. These soldie More

Then, Sgt. Christopher Davis, and Spc. Erikka Lynn Gretter, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 with the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, near Baghdad. Davis was part of their Criminal Inv More

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, presents the New York State Medal for Merit to Korean War Navy veteran Max Koch during an awards ceremony at the former New York State Armory in Hoos More

Then, Sgt. Christopher Davis, and Spc. Erikka Lynn Gretter, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 with the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, near Baghdad. Davis was part of their Criminal Inv More

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, presents the New York State Medal for Merit to Korean War Navy veteran Elwin S. Bently during an awards ceremony at the former New York State Armory More

Then, Sgt. Christopher Davis, and Spc. Erikka Lynn Gretter, served in Iraq in 2003-2004 with the 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, near Baghdad. Davis was part of their Criminal Inv More

Staff Sgt. Timothy Pagel, 403rd Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, inspects an engine removed from a C-130J in the Roberts Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Facility at Keesler Air Force Base More

Staff Sgt. Ronald Patton, 403rd Operational Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, prepares to inspect a set of night vision goggles used by 815th Airlift Squadron flight crews at Keesler Air Forc More