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A member of a group of Haitian refugees aboard the medium endurance cutter USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC-617) displays a T-shirt supporting exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. After disembarking the ship, the refugees will be taken to Camp McCalls, site of a humanitarian relief center for Haitians fleeing political and economic upheaval in their homeland

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba(CUB) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Russ Olsen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot More

Many military personnel are at work in the Joint Operation Center (JOC) during Operation Uphold Democracy at Port au Prince, Haiti. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Re More

Aerial view of vehicles and equipment at the cargo staging area at Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. The ship delivered trucks and cargo for the deployed military personnel in the country. U.S. military forces are in the country to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

LCpl Alex Cadet from the 511th Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York, talks to a Haitian man while on patrol during Operation Uphold Democracy at Cap Haitien, Haiti. US military forces are in the country to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Releas More

Aerial shot of Port au Prince International Airport during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Re More

SPC John A. Hocevar Jr. from the 108th Military Police (MP) Company, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, guards the house of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during Operation Uphold Democracy at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

U.S. Army personnel occupy High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) after their arrival at Port Au Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

Soldiers sit atop High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) at the Port au Prince International Airport as they prepare to depart. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during Operation Uphold Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

A C-5 Galaxy aircraft sits on the ramp at Port Au Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is to the right. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

Army personnel gather around a C-5 Galaxy aircraft to unload their baggage after arrival at Port au Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

U.S. Army personnel, dressed in combat gear with their M-16A2 rifles, wait on the tarmac after their arrival at Port au Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

Aerial shot of Port-au-Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military troops are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James E. Lotz (USAF) Release Status: More

A C-5 Galaxy aircraft, vehicles, and troops, are on the ramp at Port-au-Prince International Airport, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and restore the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

In Jackal, Haiti, Haitians carry signs and demonstrate during a rally on 30 September 94 supporting the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Special forces in support of Operation Uphold Democracy were there to insure security for the demonstrators

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Jackal Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Sean M. Worrell (USAF) Release Status: Release More

SSgt Henry Lucien, SPC Stacey Morse and SPC John Hocevar, all members of the 108th Military Police (MP) Company, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, guard the house of President Jean Bertrand Aristide at Port-au-Prince, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. U.S. military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

LCpl Rodney Gerenia from Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, carries a young Haitian girl down the ship's ramp at Port-au-Prince, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. The Haitian refugees voluntarily returned to Haiti from the refugee camps at Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba. US military forces are in Haiti to preserve law and order and to restore the democratic government of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Exact Date Shot Unknown

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher shakes hands to say good-bye to LTG Henry Shelton, Commander Joint Task Force 180. The U.S. Presidential Special Envoy to Haiti, William Gray, and U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, William Swing, (partially hidden by Mr. Gray) look on. They were here for the inauguration ceremony of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide who was today returned as president. U.S. military troops are in Haiti to promote peace and restore democracy during Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M.T. Huff (Usmc) Release Status: Rele More

Haitians run through the crowd outside the gates of the Presidential Palace in Port au Prince holding a United States flag above their heads on 15 Oct 1994. They are celebrating the return today of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. U.S. military are in Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert N. Scoggin (USN) Release Status More

The Reverend Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow Coalition and members of 3-25 Aviation Battalion, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Light Infantry, pose in front of an AH-64A Apache helicopter outside the Port au Prince International Airport. Today, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is being returned to power during Operation Uphold Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M. T. Huff (Usmc) Release Status: Rel More

Secretary of State Warren Christopher (front) and U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, William Swing, step out of the passenger side of the vehicle in tent city to greet the U.S. troops in Port au Prince on 15 Oct 1994. Mr. William Gray, U.S. Presidential Special Envoy to Haiti, stands on the driver's side of the vehicle. President Jean-Bertrand Aristide today was returned to power. U.S. military are in Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Alejandro Cabello (USA) Release Status More

Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide waves to the crowd as he steps out on the stairway from the aircraft that has brought him to Port au Prince International Airport on 15 Oct 94. He is today being returned to power as President of Haiti. U.S. military troops are in the country to promote peace and restore democracy during Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M. T. Huff, (Usmc) Release Status: Re More

Haitians crowd the palace gate to show their support for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during his inauguration at the National Palace at Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. Thousands of people gathered outside the palace gate to cheer the return of their leader

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

During Operation Uphold Democracy, an army soldier, wearing a flack vest, sits atop a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the 55th MP Battalion mounted with an M60 machine gun. He is providing security just inside the gate of the Presidential Palace during the inauguration ceremony for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide who is being returned as president. Haitian supporters crowd the outside of the gate

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M. T. Huff (Usmc) Release Status: Rel More

During Operation Uphold Democracy, Secretary of Defense, William Perry, talks with Special Envoy to Haiti, Mr. William Gray. The U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, William Swing, walks behind. They are here for the inauguration of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide who is being returned to power today

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M. T. Huff (Usmc) Release Status: Rel More

Mr. Randall Robinson and his wife wait for the helicopter that will take them to the airport. They were here to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide who was returned as President of Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy. Mr. Robinson staged a hunger strike during the former U.S. policy on Haiti

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M. T. Huff (Usmc) Release Status: Rel More

President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returns triumphantly to the National Palace at Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

A crowd of Haitians outside the fence of the Presidential Palace wave and shout in celebration of the return today of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Two soldiers provide security inside the fence on 15 Oct 1994 during Operation Uphold Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert N. Scoggin (USN) Release Status More

LTG Henry Shelton, Commander Joint Task Force 180, (left) and MG David Meade, Commander Joint Task Force 190 greet U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, William Swing, at the Port au Prince International Airport on 15 Oct 94, the day President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is returned to power during Operation Uphold Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M. T. Huff (USMC) Release Status: Rel More

An aerial shot of members of the 16th Military Police Company as they march from police headquarters to the Presidential Palace grounds in preparation for the return of President Jean Bertrand Aristide in Port au Prince on 15 Oct 1994. A crowd of Haitians gathers in the street. U.S. military are in Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert N. Scoggin (USN) Release Status More

SSgt Watkins from the 187th Infantry Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, stands on the perimeter of the National Palace to assist in securing the area during the inauguration of President Jean Bertrand Aristide at Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis (USAF) Release Status: Rel More

Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, Light Infantry, stand behind a sandbag bunker to secure the Port au Prince International Airport on 15 Oct 94. A machine gun is mounted and ready. Today President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is being returned to power during Operation Uphold Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT M. T. Huff (Usmc) Release Status: Rel More

President of the Republic of Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide addresses the first graduating class of the transition course for the interim police Public Security Force. President Aristide stresses to the graduates that the priority is to provide and insure peace, security, dialogue and reconciliation of all Haitian citizens. Behind President Aristide are military forces and dignitaries from the U.S. and other countries

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Joel Herard (USA) Release Status: Rele More

Members of the new interim police Public Security Force stand in formation to be presented their certificate of completion by President Jean Bertrand Aristide in Port au Prince, Haiti. The graduates have completed six intensive days of training. The U.S. military are in Haiti to preserve peace and restore democracy during Operation Uphold Democracy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Joel Herard (USA) Release Status: Rele More