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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marvin Santerfeit puts on his boots in the barracks during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, the Jordan/US segment of BRIGHT STAR'87.  SHADOW HAWK is a combined effort of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF/US Central Command

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Marvin Santerfeit puts on his boots in the barra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Stat... More

US military personnel line up outside of a field kitchen during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, the Jordan/US segment of BRIGHT STAR'87.  SHADOW HAWK is a combined effort of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF/US Central Command

US military personnel line up outside of a field kitchen during Exerci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kelvin Davis Release Status... More

A mock road sign put up during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87.  In this US Central Command/Joint Chiefs of STAFF exercise, part of BRIGHT STAR'87, US forces operate with the Jordanian military in a desert environment

A mock road sign put up during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87. In this US Ce...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kelvin Davis, USAF Release ... More

Members of the Joint Communications Support Element take a break from dismantling a high frequency satellite dish during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, a phase of BRIGHT STAR'87.  The US Central Command/Joint Chiefs of STAFF exercise provides US forces with the

Members of the Joint Communications Support Element take a break from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Stat... More

US military personnel line up outside of a field kitchen during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, the Jordan/US segment of BRIGHT STAR'87.  SHADOW HAWK is a combined effort of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF/US Central Command

US military personnel line up outside of a field kitchen during Exerci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kelvin Davis Release Status... More

A serviceman prepares batter to cook shrimp at the field kitchen during Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87, the Jordan/US segment of BRIGHT STAR'87.  SHADOW HAWK is a combined effort of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF/US Central Command

A serviceman prepares batter to cook shrimp at the field kitchen durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kelvin Davis, USAF Release ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brad Dirks of the Detachment 7, 1361st Audiovisual Squadron, is silhouetted against the setting sun as he pours water on his face to cool off.  He is participating in the Exercise SHADOW HAWK'87.  In this US Central Command/Joint CHIEF

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brad Dirks of the Detachment 7, 1361st Audiovisual...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Stat... More

General (GEN) George B. Crist, commander in chief, US Central Command, conducts an interview with Associated Press writer Richard Pyle, on his right, and other members of the Persian Gulf media pool onboard the miscellaneous flagship USS CORONADO (AGF 11)

General (GEN) George B. Crist, commander in chief, US Central Command,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Coronado (AGF 11) Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael A. Harnar Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Approved insignia for:  US Central Command - Air Forces (USCENTAF)

Approved insignia for: US Central Command - Air Forces (USCENTAF)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, puts his arm around NBC News correspondent Catherine Couric while visiting with members of the media during Operation Desert Storm

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Gerald Johnson Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Defeated Iraqi officers reveal information about the location of mines, ammunition storage areas and whereabouts of prisoners of war at a meeting to discuss cease-fire conditions during Operation Desert Storm. The discussions were headed up by GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia

Defeated Iraqi officers reveal information about the location of mines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Safwan Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Jose Trejo Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander, U.S. Central Command, review U.S. troops who took part in Operation Desert Storm

Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander, U.S. ...

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

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, disembarks from a C-20A Gulfstream aircraft as he arrives at the XVIII Airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport to examine Iraqi aircraft captured during Operation Desert Storm.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, dis...

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

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, walk across the airfield after inspecting an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind helicopter captured during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is on the airfield at the XVIII Airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and...

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

During a reception after an awards ceremony at the U.S. Embassy, GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, addresses a group of embassy personnel. At the ceremony Schwarzkopf presented MAJ. Richard Holley, commanding officer, U.S. Office of Military Cooperation, Bahrain, with the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for his unit's performance during Operation Desert Storm.

During a reception after an awards ceremony at the U.S. Embassy, GEN. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Manama Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean W. Wagner Release Status: Released to... More

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, converses with Crown Prince LT. GEN. Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa during a state visit. Schwarzkopf is visiting the various coalition countries that assisted in ousting Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Manama Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean W. Wagner Release Status: Released to... More

Military officers escort GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, during a ceremony at Bahrain International Airport as the general prepares to depart from Bahrain. Schwarzkopf has been visiting Bahrain and the various other coalition countries that assisted in ousting Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

Military officers escort GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Bahrain International Airport Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean W. Wagner Rele... More

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, presents the Legion of Merit to a U.A.E. officer for his role in liberating Kuwait from occupying Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. Standing by is MAJ. GEN. Muhammed Said Al-Badi, chief of staff, U.A.E. armed forces, who also received the award.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, pre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: United Arab Emerites(UAE) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean Wagner Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An official of the U.A.E. armed forces greets GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, upon his arrival at Bateen Air Base. Schwarzkopf is visiting the U.A.E. and other coalition countries that assisted in ousting Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

An official of the U.A.E. armed forces greets GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Bateen Air Base Country: United Arab Emerites(UAE) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean Wagner Release ... More

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, congratulates MAJ. GEN. Muhammed Said Al-Badi, chief of staff, United Arab Emirates armed forces, after presenting him with the Legion of Merit for his contribution to coalition efforts during Operation Desert Storm.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Qatar(QAT) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean Wagner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, speaks with Kuwaiti troops upon his arrival for a visit in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Schwarzkopf will be visiting Kuwaiti dignitaries and presenting awards to military officials who contributed to coalition efforts during the war.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, spe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean W. Wagner Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander in CHIEF, U.S. Central Command (Desert Shield/Storm) presents the Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General John E. Leide, Director for Intelligence, J-2, Central Command, during a ceremony held in Saudi Arabia

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander in CHIEF, U.S. Central Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, leads his troops along the parade route during the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, leads his troops as they parade during the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia(DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, pauses during the activities of the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander, U.S. Central Command, showing his key to the city during the Welcome Home parade honoring the men and women who served in Desert Storm

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander, U.S. Central Command, showing his ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Charle... More

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, talks with MAJ. GEN. Barry McCaffrey, commanding general, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), while at the tent city of the XVIII Airborne Corps. Schwarzkopf is visiting Allied units that took part in Operation Desert Storm.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, tal...

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

GEN. Norman H. Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, arrives by helicopter to a desert command to visit with troops from other countries during Operation Desert Shield

GEN. Norman H. Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Straight on medium shot of US Marine Corps General Anthony Zini (Left), Commander-in-CHIEF, US Central Command as he inspects troops from First LAR (Light Armored Reconnaissance) Wolfpack Platoon, during Brightstar 1999-2000 held thoughout October and November in Egypt

Straight on medium shot of US Marine Corps General Anthony Zini (Left)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHTSTAR 1999-2000 Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher L. Vallee Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Kazakhstan officials fly into the drop zone area, in a MIL Mi-8 "Hip C" helicoptrer, during an international mass jump into Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's ...

Kazakhstan officials fly into the drop zone area, in a MIL Mi-8 "Hip C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan officials fly into the drop zone area, in a MIL Mi-8 "Hip C" helicoptrer, during an international mass jump into Kaz... More

A Kazakh performer demonstrates the long equestrian heritage as part of the Gala concert by the Kazakh stars during the opening ceremonies of CENTRASBAT 2000 in Kazakhstan on Sept. 13, 2000. The Gala Concert was a show put on by Kazakhstan showing a variety of traditional dances and cultural events. CENTRASBAT is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, from Sept. 11-20. CENTRASBAT will test US and Central Asian units combat readiness and ability to conduct peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, as well as develop and build cooperative relationships...

A Kazakh performer demonstrates the long equestrian heritage as part o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakh performer demonstrates the long equestrian heritage as part of the Gala concert by the Kazakh stars during the opening ... More

In the mist of the group German Army Major Johannes Backus, M.D., German Division Special Operations, Regensburg, Germany, shares information, and points out what the inside of the German ambulance looks like, to medical personnel from the 14th Field Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia. They are participating in the BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise at Mubarak Military City. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter...

In the mist of the group German Army Major Johannes Backus, M.D., Germ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: In the mist of the group German Army Major Johannes Backus, M.D., German Division Special Operations, Regensburg, Germany, share... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Brett Scharringhausen, assigned to US Central Command (USCENTCOM), MacDill AFB, Florida (FL) and Lead Planner for Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01-02, briefs unit representatives from several countries on the redeployment process. Bright Star is a multi-national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military cooperation among US Military, our key allies, and our regional partners

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Brett Scharringhausen, as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Major Command Shown: Army Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

After firing the German G-22 High Power Sniper Rifle, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Perry (lying in prone position), USA, talks with a German soldier about the weapon, during a small arms training course held at Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

After firing the German G-22 High Power Sniper Rifle, STAFF Sergeant (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Relea... More

An USN MH-53E Sea Dragon prepares for take off from the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. A Civilian SA-330 Puma Helicopter is flying in the background. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

An USN MH-53E Sea Dragon prepares for take off from the flight deck of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Officer Cadet, Jens Kempf from the German Army, explains to Greek soldiers how to shoot the MG3 machine gun during a small arms training course held at Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Officer Cadet, Jens Kempf from the German Army, explains to Greek sold...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR EXCERCISE 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Patricia Bunting, US... More

A USN Landing Craft Air-Cushioned (LCAC) craft exits the beach at El Omayed, Egypt, as members of USMC, 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC participate in amphibious operations during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

A USN Landing Craft Air-Cushioned (LCAC) craft exits the beach at El O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: R... More

Major General (MGEN), Richard O. Wightman Jr, USA, Commander, Reserve Forces Policy Board, talks with German Army, Brigadier General (BGEN), Bernd Muller as they watch the amphibious assault demonstration at El Omayed beach in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Major General (MGEN), Richard O. Wightman Jr, USA, Commander, Reserve ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: El Omayed Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, takes up defensive positions near an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1) on the beach at El Omayed, Egypt while conducting amphibious operations, during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and...

USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: USMC personnel assigned to the 26TH Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 assault rifles, ... More

General Tommy Franks, Commander US Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida, speaks with Madam Ambassador Maureen Quinn, US Ambassador to Qatar on matters of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. General Franks met with the Ambassador while on a tour of the bases around the Persian Gulf during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

General Tommy Franks, Commander US Central Command, MacDill AFB, Flori...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael R. Nixon, USAF Relea... More

Left-to-right, Unidentified Commander of French Forces participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02, Lieutenant General (LGEN), Michael Delong, USMC, Deputy Commander-in-CHIEF, US Central Command and Brigadier General (BGEN), Bernd Muller, Commander of the Germany Armed Forces participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02, pose for a photograph at Mubarak Military City, Egypt

Left-to-right, Unidentified Commander of French Forces participating i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City State: Cairo Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Patricia Bunting... More

Egyptian Army, Major (MAJ), Medht Elessawi (left) and MAJ, Charles McClean, USAF, assigned to the US Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL work on computer simulated war games during the Command Post Exercise (CPX) at Mubarak Military City`s Coalition Operations Center during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners

Egyptian Army, Major (MAJ), Medht Elessawi (left) and MAJ, Charles McC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAT 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Patricia Bunting, USAF Releas... More

U.S. Army GEN. Tommy R. Franks, Commander-in-CHIEF, U.S. Central Command (left), and The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, brief reporters at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 27, 2001.(DoD photo by Robert D. Ward)  (Released)

U.S. Army GEN. Tommy R. Franks, Commander-in-CHIEF, U.S. Central Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tampa State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward, Dod Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Comedian/Talk Show Host, Jay Leno, talks with US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Richard Mentemeyer, Commander, 305th Air Mobility Wing, during his United Service Organization (USO) tour. Leno was part of an USO tour that entertained service members in the Central Command (CENTCOM) Area Operating Responsibility (AOR), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Comedian/Talk Show Host, Jay Leno, talks with US Air Force (USAF) Majo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Com... More

U.S. Army GEN. Tommy Franks, Commander U.S. Central Command, holds a press briefing about Operation Enduring Freedom at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 2002.  OSD Package No. A07D-00682 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

U.S. Army GEN. Tommy Franks, Commander U.S. Central Command, holds a p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: ... More

During the Opening Ceremonies for a Nation Football League (NFL) Game, players from the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers teams observe the coin toss, as US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) (Select) Wayne Hodges, Commander, 6th Air Mobility Wing, US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks, Commander, US Central Command, and USAF GEN Charles Holland, Commander, US Special Operations Command (SOC), stand in the background. The NFL invited the Military Officials to the game to participate in a Veterans Day observance Ceremony

During the Opening Ceremonies for a Nation Football League (NFL) Game,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tampa State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kenneth Bellard, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Charles Holland (left), Commander, US Special Operations Command (SOC), and US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks, Commander, US Central Command, respond to cheering fans as they enter Raymond James Stadium, to watch a Nation Football League (NFL) Football Game, between the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The NFL invited the Military Officials to the game to participate in a Veterans Day observance Ceremony

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Charles Holland (left), Commander, U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tampa State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kenneth Bellard, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to Headquarters and Support Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), engage targets with their M9 9mm service pistols, during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to Headquarters and Support ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Element, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), fires their 5.56mm M16A2 rifles from the standing position, during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Elemen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Element, Command Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and a 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) practice fire and advance techniques during a live fire exercise on the range in Central Command's Area of Responsibility during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to the Marine Liaison Elemen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks, Commander, US Central Command (USCENTCOM), is greeted by US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Rick Rosborg, Commander, 379 Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) as he exits a USAF C-32A aircraft as he arrives at a forward deployed location is Southwest Asia

US Army (USA) General (GEN) Tommy Franks, Commander, US Central Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Army (USA) Soldier, and US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the US Central Command (USCENTCOM), receive a warm greeting as they return home at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), following a deployment to Southwest Asia, supporting the global war on terrorism and participating in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldier, and US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Norma J. Martinez, USAF Release S... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, passed the Unit Colors to U.S. Army GEN. John Abizaid as he assumes command of the US Central Command (USCENTCOM), during the Change of Command Ceremony, on July 7, 2003 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. During the ceremony GEN. Tommy Franks relinquished command to U.S. Army GEN. John Abizaid. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. Norma J. Martinez) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, passed the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Norma J. Martinez Release Status:... More

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) 506th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) and the US Army (USA) 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) gather to bring in the New Year at the New Year's party at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) 506th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: U.S. Central Command Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jeffrey Williams, USAF Release S... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from 1ST Battalion (BN), 155th Infantry (INF), 155th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), search a small village for an insurgent mortar-man team that fired at a patrol base in Al Iskandariyah during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers from 1ST Battalion (BN), 155th Infantry (INF), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Central Command Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kurt Gibbons Iii, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, responds to a question during a Town Hall meeting in the Davis Conference Center, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., October 11, 2005. The Secretary is here to visit service members and staff from the Special Operations Command and Central Command. (DoD photo by MASTER SGT. James M. Bowman) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, responds ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Sta... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Army GEN. John Abizaid, Commander, U.S. Central Command (center) receive a current situation brief on the U.S. earthquake disaster assistance to Pakistan from U.S. Army MAJ. GEN. Douglas Lute, U.S. Central Command's Director of Operations, during the SecretaryΘs visit to the United States Central Command Headquarters, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., on October 11, 2005. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. James M. Bowman) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Sta... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 978th Military Police Company based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, assist Iraqi firefighters and policemen at the sight of a bus destroyed by a suicide vehicle born improvised explosive device in BAQUBAH, Iraq, Jan 2, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. Danielle Howard) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 978th Military Police Company based out of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTRAL COMMAND Scene Camera Opera... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 978th Military Police Company based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, assist Iraqi firefighters and policemen at the sight of a bus destroyed by a suicide vehicle born improvised explosive device in BAQUBAH, Iraq, Jan 2, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. Danielle Howard) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 978th Military Police Company based out of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTRAL COMMAND Scene Camera Opera... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 978th Military Police Company based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, assist Iraqi firefighters and policemen at the sight of a bus destroyed by a suicide vehicle born improvised explosive device in BAQUBAH, Iraq, Jan 2, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. Danielle Howard) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 978th Military Police Company based out of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baqubah State: Diyaka Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTRAL COMMAND Scene Camera Opera... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors prepare to enter a simulated building during the Navy's Individual Augmentee Combat Training (IACT) course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC). The fast-paced, two-week course is instructed by US Army (USA) drill sergeants and designed to provide Sailors basic combat skills training prior to being deployed as individual augmentees to the US Central Command (USCENCOM) area of responsibility

US Navy (USN) Sailors prepare to enter a simulated building during the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Task Force Marshall Scene Camera Oper... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors conduct patrol and troop leading operations during the US Navy's (USN) Individual Augmentee Combat Training (IACT) course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (SC). The fast-paced, two-week course is instructed by US Army (USA) drill sergeants and designed to provide Sailors basic combat skills training prior to being deployed as individual augmentees to the US Central Command (USCENCOM) area of responsibility

US Navy (USN) Sailors conduct patrol and troop leading operations duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Task Force Marshall Scene Camera Oper... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard the USN Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS TRENTON (LPD 14) assist arriving civilians evacuated from Beirut, Lebanon (LBN). The TRENTON is on a regularly scheduled deployment, and is assisting the US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) with the departure of US citizens from Lebanon, at the request of the US Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Lebanon is under an Lebanoni attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Lebanon and the capture of two Lebanoni Soldiers

US Navy (USN) Sailors aboard the USN Austin Class Amphibious Transport...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Trenton (LPD 14) Scene Camera Operator: LT Karen Eifert, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Wendy Halsey (right), deployed with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, participates in a soccer game with a boy from the Djibouti Boy's Orphanage in Djibouti City, Djibouti, on Nov. 20, 2006. LT. CMDR. Halsey's friends and family collected more than 300 soccer balls from churches, schools and organizations throughout the United States for a donation to schools and orphanages in the Horn of Africa. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is a unit of U.S. Central Command and conducts operations and training to assist Partner nations to combat terrorism in order to establish a secure environment and enable regional stability. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by CHIEF Mass...

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Wendy Halsey (right), deployed with Combined Joint...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Wendy Halsey (right), deployed with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, participates in a soccer game ... More

U.S. Army Command SGT. MAJ. Jeff Mellinger (center) shakes hands and greets U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Bernard Morales during the U.S. Central Command SENIOR Enlisted Advisors tour aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) on December 4, 2006. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are underway in the Arabian Sea on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN David Danals (Released)

U.S. Army Command SGT. MAJ. Jeff Mellinger (center) shakes hands and g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN David Danals, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

U.S. Navy (USN) CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Tim Rusco, stationed aboard the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS COLE (DDG 67), hugs his daughter Hunter upon returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 6. 2006. The COLE, part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group, returned after completing a six-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command 5th Fleet and U.S. European Command 6th Fleet areas of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations and assist in the evacuation of American citizens out of Lebanon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Lolita Lewis) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) CHIEF GUNNER's Mate Tim Rusco, stationed aboard the US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Lolita Lewis, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate

Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate

Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a physical training session led by Sgt. Maj. John W. Scott, the unit's sergeant major, as part of Corporals' Course on USS Peleliu, March 8. The 15... More

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command and Airmen with 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing stand at attention as the color guard marches in the colors during the 7th... More

HIMARS gunnery validates war fighters

HIMARS gunnery validates war fighters

Two High Mobility Artillery Rocket System weapons systems (green), with 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, wait at observation point 10 during a live-fire table VI gunnery, March 29, Udairi Range Co... More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 5, Special

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 5, Special

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Detachment 5, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command fill out the required paperwork for a walking blood bank that took place while i... More

Brave Rifles Troopers conduct Javelin live fire

Brave Rifles Troopers conduct Javelin live fire

Troopers assigned to 4th Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, fire a Javelin anti-tank missile during a live fire exercise in Iraq, Oct. 17, 2018. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is deployed in support of Operation Inheren... More

Soldiers with the 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment,

Soldiers with the 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment,

Soldiers with the 2503rd Digital Liaison Detachment, U.S. Army Central, load up a field tent for a Command Post Exercise at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 8, 2019. The DLD conducted a tactical convoy from Shaw... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Emmette Atkins, an electricians

Petty Officer 3rd Class Emmette Atkins, an electricians

Petty Officer 3rd Class Emmette Atkins, an electricians mate from Columbia Falls, Mont., plays The Great Highland Bag Pipes during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)... More

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Lt. Gen

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Lt. Gen

U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Lt. Gen John A. Toolan and Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller salute the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) colors during the I MEF and Marine Corps Forces Central Command (M... More

CAMP TAJI MILITARY COMPLEX, Iraq – U.S. Army 449th

CAMP TAJI MILITARY COMPLEX, Iraq – U.S. Army 449th

CAMP TAJI MILITARY COMPLEX, Iraq – U.S. Army 449th Combat Aviation Brigade command team Col. Joseph Bishop (right) and Command Sgt Maj. Matthew Shorter bear witness to the 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment... More

Service members stand at parade rest before reveille

Service members stand at parade rest before reveille

Service members stand at parade rest before reveille starts at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Sept 11, 2018. Service members formed for reveille to honor those was passed during the attacks on Septem... More

Marines with the sword detail and color guard stand

Marines with the sword detail and color guard stand

Marines with the sword detail and color guard stand at parade rest before the 237th Marine Corps Cake Cutting Ceremony held in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu, Nov. 10. The 15th MEU is deployed as part of the... More

Stephen Christian, Anberlin's lead singer, performs

Stephen Christian, Anberlin's lead singer, performs

Stephen Christian, Anberlin's lead singer, performs for the Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group during an Anberlin concert held in the hangar bay of the ... More

Sergeant Zachary T. Schearer, career planner, Command

Sergeant Zachary T. Schearer, career planner, Command

Sergeant Zachary T. Schearer, career planner, Command Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Col. Scott D. Campbell, his commanding officer, aboard USS ... More

Service members run in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation

Service members run in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation

Service members run in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation 5K to celebrate the Army Reserve’s 107th birthday on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 23, 2015. The Army Reserve makes up nearly 20 percent of U.S. Army Centra... More

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commanding general,

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commanding general,

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commanding general, U.S. Central Command, speaks with multinational trainers while conducting a site visit at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 24, 2016. Trainers at Al Asad instruct... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 340th

A KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 340th

A KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, operates the controls of the aircraft during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve April 21, 2017. The 340th ... More

Tech. Sgt. Todd Huerta, 332nd Aircrew Flight Equipment

Tech. Sgt. Todd Huerta, 332nd Aircrew Flight Equipment

Tech. Sgt. Todd Huerta, 332nd Aircrew Flight Equipment NCO in charge, inspects a harness June 12, 2017, in Southwest Asia. With the amount of hours spent flying, a pilot’s equipment is susceptible to wear and t... More

A pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

A pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

A pilot assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron performs pre-flight checks before a mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 27, 2017. The 340th EARS, part of U.S. Air Forces Central Command... More

Secretary of the Army, Honorable Dr. Mark Esper, center,

Secretary of the Army, Honorable Dr. Mark Esper, center,

Secretary of the Army, Honorable Dr. Mark Esper, center, and senior Iraqi and coalition leaders with Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, converse during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, June 19, 20... More

U.S. Navy Sailor Petty Officer 2nd Class Onyx Ashe,

U.S. Navy Sailor Petty Officer 2nd Class Onyx Ashe,

U.S. Navy Sailor Petty Officer 2nd Class Onyx Ashe, an aviation boatswain's mate aboard the USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), directs an MV-22B Osprey flown by U.S. Marines attached to Special Purpose Marine Air Gro... More

Wing leadership with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing

Wing leadership with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing

Wing leadership with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing visited Airmen with the 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron as part of the in your boots wing initiative at Cargo City, Kuwait, Oct. 4, 2019. Secur... More

A French air force Dassault Rafale approaches a U.S.

A French air force Dassault Rafale approaches a U.S.

A French air force Dassault Rafale approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron before conducting an aerial refuel during a Combined Joint Task Force - Operatio... More

Marines with the Engineer Detachment, Combat Logistics

Marines with the Engineer Detachment, Combat Logistics

Marines with the Engineer Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up their Tactical Water Purification System in the hangar bay of the USS Peleliu, Jan. 3. The Marines are... More

Service members participate in a Morale, Welfare and

Service members participate in a Morale, Welfare and

Service members participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation 5K to celebrate the Army Reserve’s 107th birthday on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 23, 2015. The Army Reserve makes up nearly 20 percent of U.S. Arm... More

U.S. Marine Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians

U.S. Marine Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians

U.S. Marine Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians attached to Task Force Al Asad inspect and inventory pieces of unexploded ordinance scheduled to be destroyed aboard Al Asad Airbase, Iraq on May 1, 2015. Tas... More

Senior Airman Aaron Jacobs, 332nd Aircrew Flight Equipment

Senior Airman Aaron Jacobs, 332nd Aircrew Flight Equipment

Senior Airman Aaron Jacobs, 332nd Aircrew Flight Equipment technician, inspects a survival vest June 12, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Members of AFE shop manage a variety of gear including helmets, G-suits and nigh... More

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command,

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command,

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, shares his knowledge and experience with Airmen during an ACC leadership visit Feb. 11, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During their visit, Holmes and Chief... More

U.S. Marine CWO2 Mueller, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal

U.S. Marine CWO2 Mueller, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal

U.S. Marine CWO2 Mueller, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician attached to Task Force Al Asad, organizes unexploded ordnance prior to a controlled detonation which will ensure the safe and proper disposal ... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot arrives

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot arrives

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot arrives to receive fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight in support of Operation Resolute Support June 1, 2017. T... More

Blood is prepped to be transfused to a simulated patient

Blood is prepped to be transfused to a simulated patient

Blood is prepped to be transfused to a simulated patient during a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command walking blood bank that took place in the Middle East Nov. 14, ... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Halmia Jackson, a member of the Warfighter

U.S. Marine Sgt. Halmia Jackson, a member of the Warfighter

U.S. Marine Sgt. Halmia Jackson, a member of the Warfighter Express Service Team, Combat Logistics Detachment 5, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, disperses money... More

Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer

Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer

Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, swing spin igniter, fuse and blasting cap assemblies before a rapid airfield damag... More

Army Maj. Arnym Pedraza, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction

Army Maj. Arnym Pedraza, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction

Army Maj. Arnym Pedraza, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team operations officer, speaks with an Afghan woman after searching her before entering the room where the first women's shura held April 25, 2011 at ... More

Corporal Monica K. Maresrivera, aviation supply, Marine

Corporal Monica K. Maresrivera, aviation supply, Marine

Corporal Monica K. Maresrivera, aviation supply, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Rein.), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives her graduation certificate from Sgt. Maj. John W. Scott, the 15th MEU ser... More

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