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Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) prepare to search the smokestack during an inspection of the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Groenewold, both members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), stand guard on the fantail of the Turkish freighter Rize K. during an inspection of the vessel. The Rize K is the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT, circling in the background, is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

SSGT Lee Tibbits shares a snack with Kurdish refugee children at their tent city in Zakhu. The camp was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

SSGT Lee Tibbits shares a snack with Kurdish refugee children at their...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Journalist 1ST Class J. D. DiMattio, left, and Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Gregory Milota coordinate information on a story for Navy Broadcasting Service. The men are in Zakhu covering Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussien in northern Iraq

Journalist 1ST Class J. D. DiMattio, left, and Photographer's Mate 2nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Don Savage Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

An overview of a tent city near Zakhu established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

An overview of a tent city near Zakhu established as part of Operation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Skip Burdon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

CPT John G. Worman, co-pilot, flies a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on a supply delivery mission. The material will be delivered to Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CPT John G. Worman, co-pilot, flies a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A military camp and a Kurdish refugee camp are situated side by side on the plain. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein northern Iraq

A military camp and a Kurdish refugee camp are situated side by side o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Don Savage Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A Marine mans a .50-caliber machine gun from the doorway of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as the helicopter prepares to land with a delivery of fuel bladders. The equipment is being delivered to an airfield in Zakhu, Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine mans a .50-caliber machine gun from the doorway of a CH-53E S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A U.S. soldier, armed with an M-16A2 rifle, helps Kurdish refugees moves supplies from a landing zone to a camp. The material is being provided as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A U.S. soldier, armed with an M-16A2 rifle, helps Kurdish refugees mov...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Four Kurdish children pause for a photograph while tending their sheep in a landing zone beside a refugee camp near the city of Zakhu. U.S. and coalition troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Several British Mark 2 Commando helicopters are in the background

Four Kurdish children pause for a photograph while tending their sheep...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jerry Ireland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Kurdish men sit in the grass after arriving at a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

Kurdish men sit in the grass after arriving at a refugee camp near Zak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A view from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it conducts an aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft over southeastern Turkey. The aircraft are operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A view from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A U.S. Army soldier greets SGT John J. Tourish following the Marine's arrival at a landing zone by CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Tourish is delivering supplies for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A U.S. Army soldier greets SGT John J. Tourish following the Marine's ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Kurdish families pass the time at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish families pass the time at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Releas... More

Kurdish refugees gather around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering supplies to a camp site set up by Allied forces. Camp sites are being set up along the Turkey-Iraq border as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees gather around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Ryan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

CPT John G. Worman, co-pilot, flies a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on a supply delivery mission. The material will be delivered to Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CPT John G. Worman, co-pilot, flies a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Members of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) take part in a volleyball game at sunset. The Marines are in the area to assist with the establishment of camp sites, health clinics and water purification stations during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Members of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) take part i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A Marine cleans his XM-249E1 squad automatic weapon (SAW) aboard a U.S. Navy ship as he prepares for relocation to an outlying camp during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine cleans his XM-249E1 squad automatic weapon (SAW) aboard a U.S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter delivers supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) after during vertical replenishment operations. The material will be transported ashore for use by Marines taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter delivers supplies to the amphibious assa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

The amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) stands at the pier as equipment is offloaded during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) stands at the pier ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Marines sit beneath a structure on the pier as they await transportation to outlying camps during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Marines sit beneath a structure on the pier as they await transportati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A flight crewman aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) SH-3H Sea King helicopter looks out a window during a flight off of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A flight crewman aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

GEN John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe and commander-in-chief, U.S. European Forces, speaks during a press conference. The general is answering questions regarding Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

GEN John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe and commander-in-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN April S. Hatton Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Military personnel provide medical assistance to a small boy at one of the refugee camps set up outside of Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Military personnel provide medical assistance to a small boy at one of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A plane handler guides an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it taxis toward one of the catapults aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, top, and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile beneath its wing. The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A plane handler guides an F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it taxis toward one...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN 71) Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. ... More

A Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 24 (VR-24) C-2A Greyhound aircraft flies over the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 24 (VR-24) C-2A Greyhound aircraft f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A Kurdish family gathers for a meal at a refugee camp near Turkey's border with Iraq. The camps were established by the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes in northern Iraq to escape Iraqi government forces. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

A Kurdish family gathers for a meal at a refugee camp near Turkey's bo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Military personnel provide medical assistance to a small boy at one of the refugee camps set up outside Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in Northern Iraq

Military personnel provide medical assistance to a small boy at one of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) as it conducts flight operations in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN 71) Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. ... More

A port beam view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) as it conducts flight operations in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in Southern Turkey and Northern Iraq

A port beam view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN 71) Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. ... More

Marines prepare to cross a bridge as they proceed toward a tent city established for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Marines prepare to cross a bridge as they proceed toward a tent city e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce Wallace Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A port bow view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38) underway in the northeastern Mediterranean while operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A port bow view of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS VIRG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: USS Virginia(CGN 38) Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. Snaza Rel... More

CPL Lee O. Hughes, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, operates a forklift to stack supplies at a tent city set up for Kurdish refugees. The encampment was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CPL Lee O. Hughes, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, operates a forklift to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce J. Wallace Release Status: Released to Publi... More

French soldiers prepare to raise their nation's flag following their arrival at a camp outside the city. The soldiers have come to Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

French soldiers prepare to raise their nation's flag following their a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public ... More

CPL Darryl F. Fuller, Marine Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), observes Kurdish refugees and their children as he mans an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun atop an M-934 5-ton cargo truck. U. S. military personnel are arriving in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq.

CPL Darryl F. Fuller, Marine Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), obser...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce J. Wallace Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A U.S. Army soldier leads a group of Kurdish men out of a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in a landing zone adjacent to a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

A U.S. Army soldier leads a group of Kurdish men out of a Marine Mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A television news crew from Cable News Network (CNN) films a group of Kurdish men in a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. The camp was set up as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who left their homes to flee from Iraq government forces following the fighting that broke out in that country after Operation Desert Storm

A television news crew from Cable News Network (CNN) films a group of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An airman guides a Kurdish refugee away from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter that has landed to deliver supplies to the refugee camp. The food delivery is part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

An airman guides a Kurdish refugee away from a CH-53E Super Stallion h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

An M-939 5-ton cargo truck transports members of a U.S. Navy Beachmaster unit to their base camp after they took part in erecting a tent city near Zakhu. An encampment was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

An M-939 5-ton cargo truck transports members of a U.S. Navy Beachmast...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) uses a forklift to move a pallet of supplies after his unit's arrival in Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. The Seabees were dispatched to Iraq from their base at U.S. Naval Station, Rota, Spain

A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) uses ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is given a final check as catapult crewmen prepare for its launch on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is given a final c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Vehicles flying United Nations flags drive across the border from Turkey into Iraq. United Nations personnel are coming into Iraq to work with units taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Vehicles flying United Nations flags drive across the border from Turk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) relax in the shade of a building as they wait for the rest of their unit to arrive. The Seabees were dispatched to Iraq from their base at U.S. Naval Station, Rota, Spain, for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) relax ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A plane director signals to the pilot of an Air Anti-submarine Squadron 24 (VS-24) S-3B Viking aircraft as the pilot prepares to taxi away from the arresting gear after landing aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A plane director signals to the pilot of an Air Anti-submarine Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepares to treat a Kurdish refugee patient in a field facility. He and his assistant, Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, comprise one of two dental teams from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P... More

RADM Leighton W. Smith Jr., director of operations, U.S. European Command, tours a Kurdish refugee camp near Cukurca. The camp was established as part of Operations Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

RADM Leighton W. Smith Jr., director of operations, U.S. European Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Kurdish children play in a field near their camp during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish children play in a field near their camp during Operation Prov...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) stops at a position manned by Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), in a former Iraqi army compound. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) stops at a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to P... More

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), ride aboard an LAV-25 light armored vehicle as it passes through a former Iraqi army compound. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to P... More

As seen through the window of the air traffic control tower, an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter comes in to land on a runway at the humanitarian services support base set up for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

As seen through the window of the air traffic control tower, an Army C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie Shaw Release Status: Released to Public... More

A Kurdish man watches the arrival of Allied military personnel at the refugee camp in which he is staying. Military units from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A Kurdish man watches the arrival of Allied military personnel at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Ac) Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to P... More

A-6E Intruder aircraft from Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36), foreground, and Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) wait to taxi into position for launch on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CV-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A-6E Intruder aircraft from Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36), foreground, an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Keske Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

As seen from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, a Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) Tomcat, background, and another VF-41 Tomcat fly in formation at an aerial refueling rendezvous point during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

As seen from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Combat photographers document Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Combat photographers document Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied eff...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A 60th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Brigade (BDE) of recruits watch as an ICDC Drill Instructor demonstrates first aid techniques during basic training at Camp Ali, 60th ICDC BDE training camp, Ar Ramadi, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A 60th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Brigade (BDE) of recruits watc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ali State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 60th, ICDC Scene Camera Operator: PFC Brandon E. Loveless, USMC Release... More

U.S. Army LT. COL. David S. Hubner Sr., Commander, Task Force 1-77, addresses Iraqi National Guard members, American Soldiers and local Iraqi leaders with the aid of an interpreter at Forward Operating Base Paliwoda, Iraq for an award ceremony during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The award ceremony for outstanding achievement in support of building the new Iraqi National Guard during Operation Iraqi Freedom on Sept. 3, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF Sergeant Shane A. Cuomo) (RELEASED)

U.S. Army LT. COL. David S. Hubner Sr., Commander, Task Force 1-77, ad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Paliwoda State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane A. Cuomo, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

An Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldier stands with a boy as citizens from the town of Habbaniyah, Iraq lineup to receive humanitarian aid packages, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi National Guard (ING) Soldier stands with a boy as citizens fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Habbaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Park, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

Two Iraqi boys pose for a photograph as citizens from the town of Habbaniyah, Iraq lineup to receive humanitarian aid packages, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two Iraqi boys pose for a photograph as citizens from the town of Habb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Habbaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Park, USMC Release Status: Released to Public... More

U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz (left), Commanding General, Multi-National Corps Iraq, walks through the concertina wire barrier emplacement, during a tour of the area at the 4th Civil Affairs Groups Civil Military Operations Center in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004. The general is making a visit to Jolan Park where there will be a humanitarian aid station set up for the citizens of Fallujah, as they are allowed to return to their homes. The city was heavily damaged in a battle between the Multi-National Forces and the insurgents that once ruled the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz (left), Commanding General, Multi-Na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force (left), U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. GEN. Richard S. Kramlich (center), Commanding General 1ST Service Support Group, and U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz, Commanding General, Multi-National Corps Iraq, meet during a briefing and tour of the area at the 4th Civil Affairs Groups Civil Military Operations Center in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004. The generals are making a visit to Jolan Park where there will be a humanitarian aid station set up for the citizens of Fallujah, as they are allowed to return to their homes. The city was heavily damaged in a battle between the Multi-National...

U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, I Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Marine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force (left), U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. GEN.... More

U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. etz (foreground left), Commanding General, ulti-National Corps Iraq, listens to U.S. arine Corps LT. GEN. John F. Sattler (right), Commanding General, I arine Expeditionary Force, during a briefing and tour of the area at the 4th Civil Affairs Groups Civil ilitary Operations Center in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004. The generals are making a visit to Jolan Park where there will be a humanitarian aid station set up for the citizens of Fallujah, as they are allowed to return to their homes. The city was heavily damaged in a battle between the ulti-National Forces and the insurgents that once ruled the city. (U.S. arine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa ....

U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. etz (foreground left), Commanding General...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz (foreground left), Commanding General, Multi-National Corps Iraq, listens to U.S. Marine Corps... More

Three Iraqi boys pose for a photograph as Iraqi civilian in Fallujah, Iraq, return to the city in working parties on December 11, 2004, so that they can help clean up the city before they are allowed to move back into their homes. Multi-National Forces are currently conducting humanitarian aid missions to help the citizen of Fallujah after a battle with the insurgents destroyed much of the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

Three Iraqi boys pose for a photograph as Iraqi civilian in Fallujah, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Theresa M. Medina, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid (foreground), Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army; displays a symbolic key to the city received from USA Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver (right), Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), during the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid (foreground), Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Kevin W. Reeves, USA Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Battalion, 198th Armor, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG), signs the documentation giving control of Forward Operating Base Hotel to Iraq Army Colonel (COL) SA'aid, Commander, 1ST Brigade, 8th Division, Iraqi Army, during the Transition of Authority Ceremony held in An Najaf, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (A3597)

US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James Oliver, Commander, 1ST Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Kevin W. Reeves, USA Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Janelle Zalkovsky, Civil Affairs Unit (CAU), 1ST Battalion (BN), 320th Field Artillery Regiment (FAR), 101st Airborne Division (AD), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (KY), hands out humanitarian aid items to local citizens in Thyad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Janelle Zalkovsky, Civil Affai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Thyad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Charles W. Gill, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Iraqi army Brig. Gen. Haydr, commander of 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Division, speaks with locals during a medical civil action program (MEDCAP) in Western Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2006. The MEDCAP, run by the Iraqi army, is designed to assist the community with free on the spot medical aid and medicine to those who were unable to get medical treatment in the past. DoD photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr, U.S. Army. (Released)

Iraqi army Brig. Gen. Haydr, commander of 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr., USA Release Status: Released ... More

Iraqi Dr. Ossam Hussin, from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Division, provides aid to a local citizen as part of an Iraqi army-sponsored medical civic action program (MEDCAP) for the local community at a school in western Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2006. The purpose of the MEDCAP is to assist the community with free on the spot medical aid and provide much needed medicine to those who were previously unable to get medical treatment. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

Iraqi Dr. Ossam Hussin, from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Div...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

An Iraqi army soldier from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Division provides security at an Iraqi army-sponsored medical civic action program (MEDCAP) for the local community at a school in western Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2006. The purpose of the MEDCAP is to assist the community with free on the spot medical aid and provide much needed medicine to those who were previously unable to get medical treatment. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

An Iraqi army soldier from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Kevin L. Moses Sr., USA Rele... More

Iraqi citizens wait in line at a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) for the local community, sponsored by Iraqi army soldiers from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Division, at a school in western Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2006. The purpose of the MEDCAP is to assist the community with free on the spot medical aid and provide much needed medicine to those who were previously unable to get medical treatment. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

Iraqi citizens wait in line at a medical civic action program (MEDCAP)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

An Iraqi army soldier from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Division provides security at an Iraqi army-sponsored medical civic action program (MEDCAP) for the local community at a school in western Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 17, 2006. The purpose of the MEDCAP is to assist the community with free on the spot medical aid and provide much needed medicine to those who were previously unable to get medical treatment. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

An Iraqi army soldier from 1ST Battalion, 1ST Brigade, 6th Iraqi Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

On March 8, 2006, U.S. Soldiers from Charlie, 2-22 Infantry on Military Police Liberty and Iraqi soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division located on Forward Operating Base Constitution held a MEDCAP for the people of Al Jaddi Village. The purpose of the operation was to assist with humanity needs of local villagers and develop targetable intelligence. The MEDCAP was held at Al Jeel Al Arahi Primary School (Mix). An Iraqi Army soldier pushes two wheel chairs to the aid station.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

On March 8, 2006, U.S. Soldiers from Charlie, 2-22 Infantry on Militar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV Scene Camera Op... More

As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraqi Army Medical teams from the 3rd Brigade, 6th Division stage at Camp Constitution before departing for Operation Northern Lights near Baghdad on March 22, 2006. Their part in the operation was to support with medical aid a cordon and search of a sector in the Ibrahim bin Ali suburbs of western Baghdad for terrorists, weapons caches and IED making materials. Credit US Army photo: U.S. Army SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson(RELEASED)

As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraqi Army Medical teams from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD BRIGADE Scene Camera Operator: SFC David D. Isakson, USA Re... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Samuel Cox, the Preventive Medicine Technician assigned to Battalion Aid Station, Headquarters and Service Company, 1ST Battalion, 1ST Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team Five (RCT- 5), draws blood from a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Abu Ghurayb (Abu Ghraib). RCT-5 is deployed with the First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) ,Forward Deployed (FWD), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, Multi-National Forces West (MNF-W), to lop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the lopment of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the...

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Samuel Cox, the Prev...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Samuel Cox, the Preventive Medicine Technician assigned to Battalion Aid Stati... More

A U.S. Army Soldier hands an Iraqi army soldier a humanitarian aid package as they distribute the aid to children in the village of Al Hak, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2007. U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, an element of the 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and Iraqi army soldiers are working together to ensure security and stability in the region. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Sean A. Foley) (Released)

A U.S. Army Soldier hands an Iraqi army soldier a humanitarian aid pac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Sean A Foley, USA Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) vehicle belonging to 2nd Brigade, 1ST Cavalry Regiment, lowers its bed to deliver blankets and kerosene to the residents of Haifa Street, Forward Operating Base Prosperity, Baghdad Province, Iraq, on Feb. 17, 2007, during a humanitarian aid operation during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Sean A. Foley) (Released)

A U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) vehicle bel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Prosperity State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Sean A. Foley, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Grutznacher,

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Grutznacher,

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Grutznacher, the loadmaster superintendent with the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs a Joint Air Drop inspection on the bundles of humanitarian aid to be air ... More

An Iraqi boy holds a bag of food he has just received

An Iraqi boy holds a bag of food he has just received

An Iraqi boy holds a bag of food he has just received from an Iraqi national policeman during Operation Iron H1115 in Muhallah 755, Fedaliyah, eastern Baghdad on Nov. 12.

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) prepare to enter the cargo hold aboard the Turkish freighter Rize K, during an inspection of the vessel, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Kurdish refugees prepare to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter for transportation from their mountain camp to a tent city near Zakhu. The tent city was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees prepare to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft conducts an aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft over southeastern Turkey. The aircraft are operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft conducts an aerial...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A forklift positions stacks of supplies for loading aboard helicopters. The material will be delivered to Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A forklift positions stacks of supplies for loading aboard helicopters...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to P... More

Led by Marine STAFF SGT. T.J. Lewnes, a group of Kurdish men crosses a field while touring a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

Led by Marine STAFF SGT. T.J. Lewnes, a group of Kurdish men crosses a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Kurdish refugees gather around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering supplies to a camp site set up by Allied forces. Camp sites are being set up along the Turkey-Iraq border as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees gather around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Ryan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Kurdish children standing behind concertina wire watch as Marines set up a tent city. Allied forces are setting up the camp site, the first to be constructed, as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish children standing behind concertina wire watch as Marines set ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Snaza Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

An aerial view of a Kurdish village near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations are working at the Kurdish refugee camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An aerial view of a Kurdish village near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thous...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A hospital corpsman bandages the hand of a Kurdish refugee boy during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A hospital corpsman bandages the hand of a Kurdish refugee boy during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Kurdish men carry support poles across a field as they help to erect additional tents at a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

Kurdish men carry support poles across a field as they help to erect a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Marines armed with M-16 rifles man a checkpoint during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Marines armed with M-16 rifles man a checkpoint during Operation Provi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Don Savage Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Kurdish men sit in the grass to listen to a briefing at a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

Kurdish men sit in the grass to listen to a briefing at a refugee camp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Kurdish men gather support poles to erect additional tents at a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

Kurdish men gather support poles to erect additional tents at a refuge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A Kurdish refugee camp covers a mountainside in northern Iraq. Supplies are being delivered to the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Kurdish refugee camp covers a mountainside in northern Iraq. Supplie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Kurdish men at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border gather outside a barbed-wire enclosure to pick up food for their families. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish men at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border gather outsi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Releas... More

A sign at a U.S. military base camp indicates the distances between the camp and various other locations. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A sign at a U.S. military base camp indicates the distances between th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Don Savage Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A Kurdish refugee camp covers a mountainside in northern Iraq. Supplies are being delivered to the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Kurdish refugee camp covers a mountainside in northern Iraq. Supplie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Kurdish refugees travel between campsites during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees travel between campsites during Operation Provide Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

U.S. military personnel and Kurdish refugees unload supplies from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. military personnel and Kurdish refugees unload supplies from a CH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Don Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 use a 600-foot water well drilling system as they drill a well near a Kurdish refugee tent city. The work is being done as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 use a 600-foot wate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Sirsenk Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Flight crew members stand by in case of emergency as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter is readied for start up on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7). Helicopters and other equipment are being readied for use during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Flight crew members stand by in case of emergency as a CH-46 Sea Knigh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A Marine stands by an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) following its offloading from a US Navy ship. Equipment is being offloaded for use during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine stands by an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An aerial view of a bomb-damaged airfield in northern Iraq. The airfield, which had been under construction at the start of Operation Desert Storm, is being repaired by coalition engineer units to allow relief flights to land in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

An aerial view of a bomb-damaged airfield in northern Iraq. The airfie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Sirsenk Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

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