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Smoke billows from several burning oil storage tanks at the Al Basrah Refinery following a coalition air strike during Operation DESERT STORM. The photograph was taken from a Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft using the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS)

Smoke billows from several burning oil storage tanks at the Al Basrah ...

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

The cab of an Iraqi tanker truck lies in ruin in southern Iraq after an invasion by Coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm

The cab of an Iraqi tanker truck lies in ruin in southern Iraq after a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Holmes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

An oil storage tank at a refinery that was attacked by coalition aircraft during Operation Desert Storm continues to burn days after the air strike. The refinery is located approximately seven miles west of the Kuwaiti border.

An oil storage tank at a refinery that was attacked by coalition aircr...

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

LT. Robert Wetzel, left, and LT. Jeffrey Zuan, third from left, stand at attention as Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III pins a medal on the uniform of LT. Lawrence Slade during a ceremony held to honor the three former prisoners of war (POWs). The three officers had been shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition POWs released by Iraq on March 4th. CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II is at right.

LT. Robert Wetzel, left, and LT. Jeffrey Zuan, third from left, stand ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

Standing on the platform during a ceremony in their honor are, from left, LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade and LT. Jeffrey Zaun. The three naval aviators had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition prisoners released on March 4th. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III is at right

Standing on the platform during a ceremony in their honor are, from le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Standing on the platform during a ceremony in their honor are, from left, LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade and LT. Jeffrey Zaun. The three naval aviators had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition prisoners released on March 4th. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III is at right

Standing on the platform during a ceremony in their honor are, from le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A young Kurdish refugee tends a cooking fire outside her family's tent in northern Iraq. U.S. and coalition forces are setting up shelter and providing food to the refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

A young Kurdish refugee tends a cooking fire outside her family's tent...

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

An Army engineer, foreground, drives a motor grader while a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) operates a self-propelled roller as they work on the runway at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired by coalition engineer units so relief supplies can be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An Army engineer, foreground, drives a motor grader while a Seabee fro...

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

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

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen hoist a Paveway III GBU-24/A laser guided bomb for transfer from one of the ships magazine spaces to the flight deck of the US Navy's nuclear power aircraft carrier USS VARL VINSON (CVN 70) in support of Operation DESERT STRIKE. The operation was designed to allow tactical missions by US and other coalition aircraft inside the borders of Iraq, in response to repeated Iraqi attacks in violation of UN Safe Zones

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen hoist a Paveway III GBU-24/A laser guided...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STRIKE Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

MASTER Sergeant Gary Buchanan, a F-16 Crew CHIEF Section Leader from the 69th Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia, marshals in the lead F-16 of the first arriving fighters to Prince Sultan AB. The 69th Fighter Squadron is on a three month rotation at Prince Sultan AB, as part of the 4404th Composite Wing (Provisional) in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (monitoring the no-fly zone over Iraq). The 4404th Composite Wing has recently moved to Prince Sultan AB, as will all Coalition Aircraft in theater- moving them is the objective of Desert Focus

MASTER Sergeant Gary Buchanan, a F-16 Crew CHIEF Section Leader from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard M. Heileman, USAF ... More

US Air Force F-16 Falcons from the New Jersey Air National Guard prepare to have their weapons armed at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The F-16s are a part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan AB, SAU, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

US Air Force F-16 Falcons from the New Jersey Air National Guard prepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF Re... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Javier N. Mendez, 363rd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, inspects a vehicle's engine as part of the routine security searches performed daily at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on October 23rd, 2000. A1C Mendez is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Javier N. Mendez, 363rd Expeditionary ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft lands at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The F-16 Aircraft is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft lands at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saud...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF Re... More

US Army STAFF Sergeant Michael Schantz, Flight Medic, 571st Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colorado, ensures passengers are properly strapped in to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter before take-off from Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during a medical exercise. SSGT Schantz is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Army STAFF Sergeant Michael Schantz, Flight Medic, 571st Medical Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

A Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft lands at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, after its daily mission during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The EA-6B is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

A Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft lands at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF Re... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Raymond Diaz-Rios, a crew chief from the 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, inspects the exterior of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as part of his post-flight procedures at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. The 22nd EFS is part of the coalition force here to support Operation Southern Watch, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Raymond Diaz-Rios, a crew chief from the 22...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant James Rice from the 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, perform a preventative maintenance check on a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. MSGT Rice is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant James Rice from the 363rd Expeditionary M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

US Air Force members from the 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron and the British Royal Air Force Movements Flight, work together to lift a piece of equipment off a K-loader at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on October 25th, 2000. The 363rd and the Royal Air Force are part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Air Force members from the 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

An F-15 Eagle aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker (not shown) over Saudi Arabia in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The F-15 is equipped with AIM 7 Sparrow missiles and AIM 120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) and is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing who enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

An F-15 Eagle aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker (not shown) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Francisco DeLarosa, Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron, uses a sander to smooth dry wall during construction work on the Combined Air Operation Center at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. Red Horse is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Francisco DeLarosa, Expeditionary Red ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Timothy Stawski of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Support Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, marshalls a K-loader up to a C-17 Globemaster III to down load from the aircraft during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The marshaller is a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Timothy Stawski of the 8th Expeditionary Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF Re... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handler) Milton Jimison directs a F-14 Tomcat, from Fighter Squadron Thirty-Two (VF-32), "Swordsmen", onto catapult one on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in order to launch it on a mission in defense of the "no fly zone" over Iraq. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq. (Duplicate image, also see DN-SD-02-04089 or 010208-N-1058W-001)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handler) Milton Jimison directs a F-14 Tomc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Arabian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH3 H. Dwain Willis, USN Rele... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Third Class Jerroll Dyson tests the specific gravity of JP-5 fuel in the V-4 division quality assurance shop prior to using it to fuel aircraft on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Third Class Jerroll Dyson tests the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN ETTA C. Vilfer, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handler) Third Class Jamorn Driver directs an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), "Gunslingers", onto a catapult on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handler) Third Class Jamorn Driver directs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 H. Dwain Willis, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Lance Corporals Patrick Gay, Michael Greenier and Robert Firth load ordnance onto an F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312), "Checkerboards", prior to flight operations on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

Lance Corporals Patrick Gay, Michael Greenier and Robert Firth load or...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 H. Dwain Willis, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Captain David "Smelly" Smullen assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312) "Checkerboards", checks his night vision goggles in preparation for night flight operations on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

Captain David "Smelly" Smullen assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Justin P. Nesbitt, USN Release Status: Released... More

Aviation Ordnancemen inspect a Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW) in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) prior to night flight operations. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

Aviation Ordnancemen inspect a Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW) in the ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Rodger D. Schilling, USN Release Status: Releas... More

Air Traffic Controlman First Class Derrick Joy monitors aircraft to place them in a holding pattern until the flight deck is ready to recover aircraft on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW). OSW is the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq

Air Traffic Controlman First Class Derrick Joy monitors aircraft to pl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Narina Larry, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

The remains of an Iraqi 130mm Field Gun M-46 and other artillery pieces near At Tubah al Hamra, near Al-Basrah, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

The remains of an Iraqi 130mm Field Gun M-46 and other artillery piece...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Iraqi nationals greeting 1ST Marine Division (MD), Division Main (DM), vehicles along Highway 8 in the Southern Iraqi Province of Basra during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Iraqi nationals greeting 1ST Marine Division (MD), Division Main (DM),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A wheelchair bound Iraqi man and his son greet 1ST Marine Division, Division Main, vehicles along Highway 8 in the Southern Iraqi Province of Basra during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A wheelchair bound Iraqi man and his son greet 1ST Marine Division, Di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

A Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) fires its 120mm main gun during fighting between Insurgents and Coalition forces near Umm Qasr, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) fires its 120...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Anthony R. Blanco, USMC Release Status: Released... More

Environmental portrait of US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Morrison, Air Traffic Controller, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (EOSS) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Environmental portrait of US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT...

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

Colonel (COL) S.A. Hummer (center), USMC, Commanding Officer, 7th Marine Regiment, flanked by COL J.F. Dunford (right), USMC, Commanding Officer, 5th Marine Regiment attend a "Commander's Call" assembled by Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, Commanding General, 1ST Marine Division (MD) at the Division Main (DM) camp during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Colonel (COL) S.A. Hummer (center), USMC, Commanding Officer, 7th Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Buzz Farrell Release St... More

Local Iraqi children in the town of Umm Qasr, Iraq, watch and wait as passing coalition forces, distribute candy and water during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Local Iraqi children in the town of Umm Qasr, Iraq, watch and wait as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Matthew R. Jones, USMC Release Status: Released... More

One of the US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobras from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-169 (HMLA-169), Vipers, Camp Pendleton, California, provides close air support for Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, at the intersection of highway 1 and 27 in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Cobra is carrying BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile (TOW) in the M65 TOW Missile Launcher on the wing. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

One of the US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobras from the Marine L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, stuck in a ditch north of the intersection of Highway 1 and 27 in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) from Charl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

An abandoned weapons cache of AK-47 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG-7), land mines and other equipment lying along Highway 27 near An Nu'maniyah during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An abandoned weapons cache of AK-47 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A checkpoint manned by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, on the way to the Tigris River along Highway 27 during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A checkpoint manned by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, on the way to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) assisted by tugs toward her berth as she arrives for a port visit at Souda Bay. The IWO JIMA is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, and currently deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, USN, CIV Release... More

The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) arrives for a port visit at Souda Bay. The IWO JIMA is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, and currently deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

The US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Souda Harbor State: Crete Country: Greece (GRC) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Farley, USN, CIV Release... More

An aerial view of Sayyid Abd, Iraq. The town is identified as "unfriendly," it was taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

An aerial view of Sayyid Abd, Iraq. The town is identified as "unfrien...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sayyid Abd Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas (TX), search the car of an Iraqi civilian at a traffic checkpoint in a small town south of Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Marines are searching cars for weapons and other contraband that could be used against coalition forces

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bryan J. Nealy, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion resulting from coalition forces aircraft attacking hostile forces near Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Light enhanced photography, fisheye lens view, showing an explosion re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

An aerial of a US Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress, 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), loaded with Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) heads toward Iraq on it's mission to provide close air support for coalition troops stabilizing the country of Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An aerial of a US Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress, 40th Expeditio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Onboard the UH-1N Iroquois, Sergeant (SGT) C.A. Neydon, crewmember, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), Marine Air Group-39, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, mans an M2 Browning machine gun during a security escort during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Onboard the UH-1N Iroquois, Sergeant (SGT) C.A. Neydon, crewmember, Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM 364), Purple Foxes, flies over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMM-364 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Captain (CAPT) Ray Lopes (center), 2nd Battalion/25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), and Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Magee (right), 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), speak with school officials about renovating the local schools in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Captain (CAPT) Ray Lopes (center), 2n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb Scene Camera Operator... More

The interior of a local school house in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

The interior of a local school house in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, during O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb Scene Camera Operator... More

Local schoolgirls in the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq play in the courtyard of their school during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Local schoolgirls in the city of An Nasiriyah, Iraq play in the courty...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb Scene Camera Operator... More

US Navy (USN) Utilitiesman Constructionman (UTCN) Brian Tichenor, Seabee, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-7 (NMCB-7), Bravo Company, with the help of an Iraqi child, cuts a pipe for the plumbing in a school in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Navy (USN) Utilitiesman Constructionman (UTCN) Brian Tichenor, Seab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB-7 Scene Camera Operator... More

As part of a renovation project, US Navy (USN) Construction Electrician (CE3) Michael Troup, Seabee, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-7 (NMCB-7) Bravo Company, tacks up electrical wire inside a school in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

As part of a renovation project, US Navy (USN) Construction Electricia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB-7 Scene Camera Operator... More

Corporal (CPL) C. C. Ritchie, USMC, Communications Company (COMM CO), Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), embraces his 6 month old daughter Laina and wife Tina, upon returning home to Camp Pendleton, California, from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Corporal (CPL) C. C. Ritchie, USMC, Communications Company (COMM CO), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ma... More

Marines from Headquarters Battalion and Echo Company, 3D Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1ST Marine Division, Las Pulgas (43 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, march toward their families and friends waiting for their return home from Operations IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Marines from Headquarters Battalion and Echo Company, 3D Amphibious As...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

Private First Class (PFC) Guinn, USMC, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion (AA BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Las Pulgas (43 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, finds his gear during his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Private First Class (PFC) Guinn, USMC, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ma... More

Captain Kintzley, USMC, Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon Commander, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Margarita (33 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, checks out a sign that his son and wife made for his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Captain Kintzley, USMC, Alpha Company, 3rd Platoon Commander, 1ST Reco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ma... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Nichols, USMC, Bravo Company, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Margarita (33 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, holds his child during his homecoming from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Nichols, USMC, Bravo Company, 1ST Reconnaissance...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ma... More

With the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY), standing guard, former Iraqi soldiers stand in line waiting outside the An Nasiriya Bank, for the compensation from the Iraqi government for their part in the fight against the coalition forces during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

With the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines (2/25), Garden City, New York (NY...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 40599 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Release Sta... More

After returning home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, a Marine attached to Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California, reunites with his daughter and wife. Marines from HQ BN 1ST MARDIV were forward deployed since January of 2003. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

After returning home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, a Marine attached t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

With a balloon in one hand and a American flag in another, two year old Milynia Alhassan, waits for her father, Lance Corporal (LCPL) Sandy H. Alhassan, USMC, who is returning from Iraq. LCPL Alhassan, attached to Trucks Company, 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

With a balloon in one hand and a American flag in another, two year ol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

Third Country Nationals (TCN) help to provide needed labor to tear down the tent city used by coalition forces at Camp Commando, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Third Country Nationals (TCN) help to provide needed labor to tear dow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Re... More

A Polish dignitary (left) speaks during the Relief in Place (RIP) Ceremony while a translator (right) reads his message in English, as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) relinquish authority to the Polish lead coalition forces, during a ceremony at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Polish dignitary (left) speaks during the Relief in Place (RIP) Cere...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines sit inside the amphitheater built by Alexander the Great, during the Relief in Place (RIP) Ceremony as the USMC 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) relinquishes authority to the Polish lead Coalition Forces, during a ceremony at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines sit inside the amphitheater built by Al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Color Guard post the Colors between the Multi-National Flags, during the opening of the Relief in Place (RIP) Ceremony as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) relinquish authority to the Polish lead coalition forces, during a ceremony at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Color Guard post the Colors between the Multi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

Multinational Coalition Forces Soldier fill the amphitheater to witness the Relief in Place (RIP) Ceremony as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) relinquish authority to the Polish lead coalition forces, during a ceremony at Camp Babylon, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Multinational Coalition Forces Soldier fill the amphitheater to witnes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Relea... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Bustos demonstrates proper techniques to perform a search of a person for weapons or illegal contraband during training for new Iraqi recruits at the Iraqi Civil Defense Course (ICDC). The ICDC is conducted weekly in Baghdad, Iraq, to train new recruits on soldier skills and prepare them to work with coalition forces supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Bustos demonstrates proper techniques to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert Hargreaves Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to... More

The US Army's (USA) 1ST Armored Division (AD) Band play the Iraqi and US national anthems during a graduation ceremony at the Iraqi Civil Defense Course (ICDC). The ICDC conducted weekly in Baghdad, Iraq, to train new Iraqi recruits on soldier skills and to prepare them to work with coalition forces supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The US Army's (USA) 1ST Armored Division (AD) Band play the Iraqi and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert Hargreaves Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

New Iraqi graduates review their Rules of Engagement cards received at their graduation from the Iraqi Civil Defense Course (ICDC). The ICDC conducted weekly in Baghdad, Iraq, to train new Iraqi recruits on soldier skills and to prepare them to work with coalition forces supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

New Iraqi graduates review their Rules of Engagement cards received at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Robert Hargreaves Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to... More

Lithuanian Air Force Corporal Darius Jarasiunas (left), 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing/Logistics Readiness Squadron (AEW/LRS) Air Terminal Operations Center (ATOC) crewmember, guides a Halvorsen 25K-loader offloading cargo away from a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, 152nd Airlift Wing (AW), Nevada Air National Guard (NVANG), Reno-Tahoe International Airport (IAP), Nevada (NV), at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq. Coalition forces are working together at Tallil AB in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Lithuanian Air Force Corporal Darius Jarasiunas (left), 332nd Air Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John Barton, USAF Release Statu... More

A US Army (USA) M9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE) cleans up debris while Coalition Forces cordon and search the Abu Ghurayb Market after a grenade attack on American soldiers in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) M9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE) cleans up debris wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 315th Psychological Operations C Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stacy Pearsall, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

Coalition Provisional Authority Administrator, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, speaks to members of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra during a rehearsal at the Baghdad Convention Center. At the request of Ambassador Bremer, the Orchestra received a number of donated musical scores from members of the Major Orchestra Librarians' Association (MOLA). Image taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (SUBSTANDARD)

Coalition Provisional Authority Administrator, Ambassador L. Paul Brem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NA Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST), 1ST Platoon (PLT), Norfolk, Virginia (VA), load a "Gator" with sandbags to reinforce areas in the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Compound in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Fleet Anti-Terrorism Secur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coalition Provisional Authority State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CPA/Strategic Communications Scene Camera Operator... More

After landing in Dhi Qar Province, An Nasiriyah, Iraq, Coalition Provisional Authority Administrator, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer (center) is met by Brigadier General (BGEN) Bruno Stano (right), Commander, Italian Joint Task Force Iraq, and John Bourne, British Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Governorate Coordinator for Dhi Qar province. Ambassador Bremer's arrived in An Nasiriyah to visit with sheiks, council members, the Women's Civil Society, the Governor and other Dhi Qar officials during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

After landing in Dhi Qar Province, An Nasiriyah, Iraq, Coalition Provi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Reynaldo Ramon, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Two Iraqi guitarists, known as Nirvanah, play in a caf in the Green Zone (GZ) after being invited by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to perform in celebration of Iraqs new found freedom during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two Iraqi guitarists, known as Nirvanah, play in a caf in the Green Zo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John M. Foster, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

His Excellency Dr. Abdul Basit Turki Said (right), Iraqi Minister for Human Rights, and Mrs. Audrey Glover (center), Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) SENIOR Advisor for Human Rights and Transitional Justice, discuss the current situation and future development of human rights in Iraq

His Excellency Dr. Abdul Basit Turki Said (right), Iraqi Minister for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton Russ, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A crowd of Iraqi citizens wait for the release or at least the chance to visit their loved ones detained at a Coalition Forces prison outside of Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A crowd of Iraqi citizens wait for the release or at least the chance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Roy Santana, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Marine Regiment,1ST Marine Division, patrol the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, in search of terrorists responsible for recent attacks on Coalition Forces, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Armed US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Company E, 2nd Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kenneth E. Madden Iii, USMC Re... More

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldiers train with mine detection dogs at the Coalition Provision Authority in Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldiers train with mine detection do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Johancharles Van Boers, USA Release... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Marine Division, armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles and wearing riot face shields, speak with Iraqi citizens and television news media personnel gather outside the Abu Ghurayb prison (Abu Ghraib), located in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, to celebrate and report the release of Iraqi detainees. Coalition Forces, in an effort to expedite the process of Iraqi sovereignty, are scheduled to screen and release low and minimum risk detainees to the Provincial Governor, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Marine Division, ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Buzz Farrell, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Brigadier General (BGEN) J. Kelly, Assistant Division Commander (ADC), 1ST Marine Division observes, activities first hand as Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, 1ST Marine Division, talk with Iraqi family members and television news media personnel gathered outside the Abu Ghurayb prison (Abu Ghraib), located in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, to celebrate the release of former detainees from the facility. Coalition Forces, in an effort to expedite the process of Iraqi sovereignty, are screening and releasing low and minimum risk detainees to the Provincial Governor, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Brigadier General (BGEN) J. Kelly, Assistant Di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Buzz Farrell, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

During a Weapons Interdiction mission, US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Joshua Smith, a Forward Observer with Task Force Tacoma, uses a thermal imager to ensure the impact zone is clear, prior to a coalition air strike on an area from where insurgents have launched munitions

During a Weapons Interdiction mission, US Army (USA) Private First Cla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Smoke rises into the air after rounds impact the side of a house used by an insurgent as cover to fire an automatic weapon at coalition forces during a joint foot patrol in Nasir Waal Salaam, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Smoke rises into the air after rounds impact the side of a house used ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Joseph Wildi, Military Police (MP), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), pats down an Iraqi detainee at the Baghdad Correctional Facility in Abu Ghraib. Some 320 Iraqi detainees are scheduled released as the US-led coalition presses on with its program to free detainees no longer considered a security threat during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Joseph Wildi, Military Police (MP), 16th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ashley S. Brokop, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of 2nd Platoon (PLT), Kilo Company (K CO), 3rd Battalion (BN) 7th Marines (MAR), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV), patrol the streets of Karabilah, Iraq for Anti Coalition activity in the area. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the Al Anbar province in Iraq

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of 2nd Platoon (PLT), Kilo Company (K C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Karabilah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: K/03/7 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael R. Mcmaugh, USMC Release St... More

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Squadron Leader (SQD/LDR) Mark Robinson watches a US Air Force (USAF) C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft take off from the control tower at Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ). RAAF SQD/LDR Robinson is the liaison officer between Baghdad International Airport and Australian controllers and other coalition forces during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Squadron Leader (SQD/LDR) Mark Robin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cohen A. Young, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stands by to conduct a joint Iraqi and Coalition Forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade (ISOP BDE), stand by to conduct a joint Iraqi and coalition forces combat operation at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Duke, An Najaf Province, Iraq. Originally named the 36th Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and under the control of the 1ST Armored Division (1 AD), the battalion is composed of experienced soldiers who have conducted numerous raids, have found dozens of weapons caches and have been working together since Dec. 2003. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)

Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 36th Commando Battalion (CDO BN), Iraqi S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Duke, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Chago Zapata, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense with U.S. Army MAJ. GEN. William G. Webster, Jr., Commander, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Steward, Ga., present the Purple Heart Medal to members of the 3rd ID during a town hall meeting in Baghdad. More than 100 troops re-enlisted and Secretary Rumsfeld presented two Bronze Star Medals and 10 Purple Heart Medals. Secretary Rumsfeld is in Iraq to visit with U.S. and coalition forces personnel during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (DoD photo by Tech. SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Governor of the An Najaf province Assad Altaee Abu Guilal speaks during the opening of the Najaf Iraqi Police Academy, Najaf, Iraq. The academy is the third of its kind in the country where new recruits will train to become part of Iraqi Police Forces (IPF). This project is one of many that the United States and Coalition Forces are actively participating in, to help establish the country of Iraq's infrastructure during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Governor of the An Najaf province Assad Altaee Abu Guilal speaks durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Hotel, Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 240th MP Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Aw/Nac) Edward Martens, Usn Release Status: ... More

A US Coast Guard (USCG) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team aboard a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) speed their way through waters of the Persian Gulf near the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT), as part of Coalition Task Force Five Eight (CTF-58), to conduct Maritime Security Operations (MSO) for the Iraqi oil platforms. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Coast Guard (USCG) Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Aaron Ansarov, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

El Savadorian CIMIC (Coalition Military Assistance Team) soldiers meet with the Shake of a small village for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the compleation of CIMIC project to build a road connecting several small villages in the Babel provence area, on July 7, 2005 in Babil Provence, Iraq.(U.S. Army photo by SGT. Arthur Hamilton) (Released)

El Savadorian CIMIC (Coalition Military Assistance Team) soldiers meet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Babil Province Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Arthur Hamilton, USA Release Status: Rele... More

U.S. Army SPC. Alban Norton, with 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry (2-14), uses a tactical satellite to check names of travelers in and out of Syria against the"Black List,"compiled by coalition forces, of wanted known terrorists, during a patrol near the Syrian border on Aug. 10, 2005. 2-14, operating out of Combat Outpost Rawah, is currently in the area to suppress terrorists from crossing the Syrian border into Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kyle Davis) (Released)

U.S. Army SPC. Alban Norton, with 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry (2-14), u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B 3-21 Scene Camera Operator: SSG ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopter, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HML/A-369), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), is prepared for a nighttime take off from forward operation base (FOB) Al Qaim, to provide close air support for coalition forces during Operation Steel Curtain under Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopter, Marine Light At...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fob Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

U.S. Army SGT. Camillo Lara of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division supervises troop movement training for Soldiers of the 3rd Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division at Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq on March 15, 2006. Training such as this ensures better prepared coalition forces. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

U.S. Army SGT. Camillo Lara of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101S... More

U.S. Army Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airbourne Division conduct troop movement training for Soldiers of the 3rd Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division at Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq on March 15, 2006. Training such as this ensures better prepared coalition forces. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Charles W. Gill) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 187...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Summerall State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101S... More

U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment in a M2A2 Bradley and a M1114 Armored Vehicle provide security at Blocking Point 21 during Operation Swarmer, Northeast of Samarra, March 17, 2006. Blocking points were established around the main objective area during the operation to block any insurgent escape route while coalition forces searched for weapon caches and Anti-Iraqi forces. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Alfred Johnson) (Released)

U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment in a M2A2 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SWARMER Base: Samarra State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION Scene Camera... More

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