Wadi

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The original caption reads: Photograph of Wadi Hadramawt, Gulf of Aden and South Arabia taken during the Gemini IV mission during orbit no. 9,on June 4,1965. G.E.T. time was 13:15 / GMT time was 04:30. Origi More

The original caption reads: Photograph of the Nile River, Sudan and Wadi Halfa area taken during the Gemini IV mission during orbit no.25,on June 5,1965. G.E.T. time was 38.29/ GMT time was 05:44. Original m More

The original caption reads: Photograph of the Nile River, upper Egypt, Sudan and the Wadi Halfa area taken during the Gemini IV mission during orbit no.25, on June 5,1965. G.E.T. time was 38.29/ GMT time was More

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP),Egypt,Alexandria,Wadi Natrun,El Alamein. Image taken on Revolution 71. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) of Photo 201:10:40,Ground More

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP),Egypt,Alexandria,Damanhur,Rosetta, Mouth of Nile,Wadi Natrun. Image taken on Revolution 71. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) of P More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON COBRA Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Paul R. Caron More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON COBRA Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Paul R. Caron More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Matthew S. Richards, USMC Release Status: Released More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Sukariya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION Scene Camer More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Sukariya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION Scene Camer More

Soldiers from the Afghan national army gather at a checkpoint before going into the wadi on the east side of Main Supply Route Vermont in the Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 19. (U.S. Arm More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gregorio Florez of Abilene, Texas, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade greets some of the local children who frequent the Afghan Border Police traffic chec More

Citizens of Musa Qal’eh gather on a wall in the early morning to witness the construction of the Musa Qal’eh Wadi Crossing, Sept. 24. The heavy machinery used in the construction of the bridge and the large, pr More

Musa Qal'eh citizens move across the new wadi crossing toward the district center, Dec. 9, before the official opening of the newly built bridge to commercial traffic. The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, More

(From Left) Lance Cpl. Jacob S. Brehm, Staff Sgt. Peter S. Ramos, Lance Cpl. Brandyn E. Council, and Cpl. Michael S. Ussery serve with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Reigment. Brehm, Council and Ussery More

A Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, looks at a distant ridgeline through his Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight. The Marines and Afghan Uniformed Police were engaged by insurgent figh More

Corporal Michael S. Ussery, a Rochelle, Ga., native and a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, is currently on his second combat tour to Afghanistan. The team leader with 3rd Platoon More

Marines with Echo Company, Afghan Uniformed Police patrolmen, and interpreters gathered around a fire became a common sight and a daily occurrence during Operation Double Check. The Marines and their Afghan cou More

Corporal George W. Casey (right), a 29-year-old squad leader with 3rd Platoon, counts off Marines from his platoon to gain accountability as they prepare for a recent night extract. Casey led his squad while c More

Mizan District Governor Zarif looks back while moving back to the District Center after conducting a local village shura. He was escorted to the village shura by Afghan Uniformed Policemen, Afghan National Army More

U.S. Army Sgt. Isaiah Myers, left, a team leader with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), talks with his team as they pull security More

Soldiers from the Afghan national army and coalition forces patrol into the wadi on the east side of Main Supply Route Vermont in the Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 19. (U.S. Army photo/ More

Musa Qal'eh citizens move across the new wadi crossing toward the district center, Dec. 9, before the official opening of the newly built bridge to commercial traffic. The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, More

(From Left) Lance Cpl. Jacob S. Brehm, Staff Sgt. Peter S. Ramos, Lance Cpl. Brandyn E. Council, and Cpl. Michael S. Ussery serve with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. Brehm, Council and Ussery More

Captain George J. Flynn III, a Woodbridge, Va., native and the commanding officer for Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, speaks into his field radio operator’s handset. Lance Cpl. Nichalos A. Tuc More

A Marine with 3rd Platoon catches up on his rest after a patrol. The platoon members belong to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, and are participating in Operation Double Check, an operation to More

Corporal Michael S. Ussery, a Rochelle, Ga., native and a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, is currently on his second combat tour to Afghanistan. The team leader with 3rd Platoon More

Marines in the foreground use articles of clothing to cover their faces to get some much-needed rest after a night of patrolling. Marines and sailors in the background prepare for an upcoming patrol, while othe More

U.S. Army Sgt. James Rumsey, a section sergeant with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security on a road near a remote vill More

Musa Qal'eh citizens move across the new wadi crossing and down to the farmer's market, Dec. 9, before the official opening of the newly built bridge to commercial traffic. The wadi crossing will keep traffic f More

Marines with 3rd Platoon walk toward a CH-53 Sea Stallion during a night extract after participating in the initial phase of Operation Double Check, an ongoing operation to promote legitimate governance and sec More

Corporal Jayananda D. Braeger, a Berkeley, Calif., native and an M2 .50 caliber machine gunner with Echo Company’s mobile unit, peers through a set of binoculars looking for any imminent threat that could endan More

Lance Cpl. Adam Ridgeway, a Chicago native and an infantryman with Echo Company, removes the buffer and buffer spring from his M-16A4 service rifle. Marines clean their weapon systems after patrols and engagem More

Corporal Michael S. Ussery, a Rochelle, Ga., native and a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, conducts a security patrol during Operation Double Check, an ongoing operation to promot More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Anglin, left, accompanied by Staff Sgt. Chester Thomson, both with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pull More

Soldiers from the Afghan national army and coalition forces regress west across the wadi, back to Main Supply Route Vermont, in the Tagab District, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, after a security patrol on Jan. More

Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 adjust the placement of a cement slab with the bucket of a backhoe during the construction of the Musa Qal’eh Wadi Crossing, Sept. 24. The cement slabs provid More

U.S. Army Capt. Scott Hall, aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, 1st Cavalry Division Deputy Commanding General, looks out the door of a UH 60 Black Hawk as it banks hard over a village in the Dawlat Shah d More

The steady hands of Helmand Provincial Governor Gulab Mangal prepare to cut the ribbon officially opening the Musa Qal'eh Wadi Crossing, Dec. 9. The wadi crossing was constructed by Naval Mobile Construction Ba More

Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, take a break from patrolling as the sun begins to rise. The Marines, along with their Afghan Uniformed Police counterparts, began clearing one of t More

Marines with 3rd Platoon trudge through a muddy field while conducting a security patrol west of the village of Regay. The Marines belonging to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, provided securit More

Corporal Nicholas W. Abey, a Houston native and a scout sniper with the Scout Sniper Platoon, Echo Company, grabbed the first spot he could find to sleep after a long night of patrolling. The snipers with 2nd More

Corporal Michael S. Ussery, a Rochelle, Ga., native and a rifleman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, speaks to a local villager during a patrol to gage their feelings on important issues in More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Weaver, the first sergeant of Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security on a road near a rem More

The steady hands of Helmand Provincial Governor Gulab Mangal cuts the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the Musa Qal'eh Wadi Crossing, Dec. 9. The wadi crossing was constructed by Naval Mobile Construction B More

Lance Cpl. Anthony L. Sickman, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native and an infantryman with Echo Company, leads his fellow Marines to their next objective compound. Sickman’s platoon and other Marines belonging to 2nd More

Corporal Michael S. Ussery, a Rochelle, Ga., native and a team leader with 3rd Platoon, scans the adjacent village for insurgent activity. Third Platoon belongs to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regim More

After moving about the area around the southern Musa Qal’eh’s dry riverbed undetected for nearly two weeks, scout snipers with Echo Company sit down to play a time-honored game of spades. Troops have used play More

ISAF soldiers from C Troop, 1-14th Cavalry, 615th Civil Affairs Team and Zabul Agribusiness Development Team conduct a joint patrol with Afghan Uniformed Policemen and Afghan National Army soldiers as they esco More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chester Thomson, a fire support Non-commissioned officer with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), runs up an em More

Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, patrol a ridgeline running along the southern Musa Qal’eh riverbed as the sun peeks over the horizon in the distance. The Marines with the company More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Doyle, a Clatskanie, Ore., native and a field corpsman with 3rd Platoon, takes a knee during a security patrol outside of the village of Regay. Doyle’s platoon belongs to Echo C More

(Left) Corporal Christopher J. Longo, a West Minster, Colo., native and a spotter with Scout Sniper Platoon, Echo Company, cuts up market-fresh potatoes from a local bazaar with Sgt. Nathan K. Euing, a Houston More

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), approach the remote village of Kote Kheyl during a security patrol to link up More

A member of Company B, Task Force 2-28, 172nd Infantry Brigade, braces against the prop wash from a UH-60 Black Hawk while securing the landing zone in a stream bed by the small village of Derka near Combat Out More

Soldiers from C Company, 1-24 Infantry, and the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team on a foot patrol to inspect the Mizan check dam.

Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, slept in the open during Operation Double Check, an operation to clear several villages along the southern Musa Qal’eh riverbed to establish a secu More

Seaman James L. Louck, a Riverside, Calif., native and a corpsman with Echo Company, tries to keep warm while on midnight radio watch. The Marines and sailors with Echo Company maintain multiple security respo More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Doyle, a Clatskanie, Ore., native and a field corpsman with 3rd Platoon, patrols with Marines during the early morning hours just as the sun begins to crest over the mountain ra More

U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Jenkins of Ventura, Calif., troop commander with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), is watched by children as he More

Marines and Afghans sit down to discuss future security measures and the placement of Afghan Uniformed Police security posts over a cup of chai tea. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment More

Corporal George W. Casey (center), a 29-year-old squad leader with 3rd Platoon, and his squad hold security as they wait for an incoming CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter to extract troops from the nearby village o More

An Afghan National Army soldier with 1st Brigade, 1st Kandak, 215th Corps wades through a canal during an operation with U.S. Marines from 81mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regime More

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pull security in the remote village of Kote Kheyl, during a security patrol t More

Afghan National Army commandos with 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak, cross a wadi during a clearing operation in Sarobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2013. The commandos conducted More

A patrolman with the Musa Qal’eh district Afghan Uniformed Police holds security while on a patrol. The patrolmen with the district’s AUP participated in Operation Double Check, in which they cleared a number o More

Marines from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit attached to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, get off their feet before the next patrol. The Marines supported Operation Double Check, patrollin More

Three Marines with 3rd Platoon prepare for a patrol while two others take a load off during Operation Double Check, an ongoing operation to promote legitimate governance and security within the Musa Qal’eh dist More

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pull security in the remote village of Kote Kheyl, during a security patrol t More

A U.S. special forces team sergeant, advising Afghan National Army Commandos with the 6th Special Operations Kandak, crosses a wadi during a clearing operation in Sarobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, A More

Patrolmen with the Musa Qal’eh district Afghan Uniformed Police lead a local security patrol shortly after the establishment of their new security post. Once the patrolmen and Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Bat More

Molly, an improvised explosive device-detection dog, keeps Seaman James L. Louck company at a new Afghan Uniformed Police security post in the village of Regay. The Riverside, Calif., native and corpsman with 2 More

U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Jenkins of Ventura, Calif., troop commander with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), scans the remote village of More

An Afghan National Army commando with 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak, crosses a wadi during a clearing operation in Sarobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan, April 19, 2013. The commandos conduc More

An Afghan Uniformed Police security post commander and a patrolman scan the local villages, searching for remaining insurgent fighters who recently engaged AUP patrolmen on the eastern side of the southern Musa More

Lance Cpl. Tyler Knight, a Burlington, Iowa, native and an infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Echo Company, sits in a window while watching a suspected insurgent nearby arrested by the Afghan Uniformed Police. The M More

U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Jenkins of Ventura, Calif., troop commander with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), scans the valley below for s More

Lance Cpl. Shane W. Stokes, a Springfield, Mo., native and an infantryman with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, walks with a new friend he met while patrolling through a local bazaar. A mob of More

Lance Cpl. Kevin Adkins, a Surprise, Ariz., native and infantryman with 2nd Platoon, Echo Company, takes a sip of hot chai tea with a patrolman from the Afghan Uniformed Police. The Marines and Afghans spend a More

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), scan the valley below for signs of insurgents while on a security patrol in K More

Lance Cpl. Adam Ridgeway, a Chicago native and an infantryman with Echo Company, provides security for his fellow Marines as the sun begins to set. Ridgeway and other Marines belonging to 2nd Battalion, 4th Mar More

Afghan children gather to watch as U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Jenkins of Ventura, Calif., troop commander with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Ass More

ISAF soldiers from C Troop, 1-14th Cavalry, 615th Civil Affairs Team and Zabul Agribusiness Development Team conduct a joint patrol with Afghan Uniformed Policemen and Afghan National Army soldiers as they esco More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Weaver of Ephrata, Pa., first sergeant with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), returns to his truck afte More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Seth Penad of Medford, Ore., a joint terminal attack controller, and U.S. Army Sgt. James Luckenbach of Loneta, Texas, return fire against insurgents who attacked them Sept. 7. Dust fr More

Members of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, Task Force 2-28, 172n Infantry Brigade begin their descent off of "Big Nasty," a mountain near Forward Operating Base Tillman Sept. 7. The unit was on a More