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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Flight deck crew members service a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 12 (HS-12) SH-3H Sea King helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) while the carrier is underway in the gulf during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd prallel in Iraq. Other crew members stand by beside an F-14A Tomcat aircraft and a NAN-2 nitrogen servicing unit, at right

Flight deck crew members service a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Stager/PH2 Deloach Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A starboard view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) underway in the gulf during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq

A starboard view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) unde...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Andrew C. Heuer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

RADM Raynor A. E. Taylor, commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, center, briefs ADM David E. Jeremiah, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, as Jeremiah studies a mine during his tour aboard the miscellaneous flagship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3). Jeremiah is in the region to monitor activities during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq

RADM Raynor A. E. Taylor, commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PHAN(Ac) April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) passes oil fields near Kuwait City during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips. VFA-147 is embarked aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68)

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. T.B. Surbridge Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) escorts a United Nations aircraft during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. VFA-146 is embarked aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68)

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Southwest Asia Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. T.B. Surbridge Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Army Captain John Hackett, Commander, Company C, 1ST Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, answers questions from a local area reporter while working as a director of security at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort conducted by the US military, entails the evacuation of over 2,100 Kurds (not shown) from northern Iraq to avoid retaliation from Iraq for working with the US government and international humanitarian agencies. The Kurds will be housed at Andersen AFB, while they go through the immigration process for residence in the United States

US Army Captain John Hackett, Commander, Company C, 1ST Battalion, 27t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC HAVEN Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ke... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Army Soldiers of B Company, 2-22, 10th Mountain Division, carry in school supplies to an elementary school near Baghdad, Iraq on the morning of Jan. 17, 2006. Medical and Civil Assistance Programs as well as Civil Affairs programs are continuously being carried out throughout Iraq as part of the humanitarian effort during Operation Iraq Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers of B Company, 2-22, 10th Mountain Division, carry i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MOUNTAIN Scene Camera Operator: SFC David D... More

U.S. Army MAJ. Eric Elgin, the 2-22 Battalion Surgeon treats an Iraqi boy at school where a Medical and Civil Affairs Program (MEDCAP) mission was being conducted by B Company, 2-22, 10th Mountain Division, the elementary school was near Baghdad, Iraq on the morning of Jan. 27, 2006. MEDCAP programs are continuously being carried out throughout Iraq as part of the humanitarian effort during Operation Iraq Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)

U.S. Army MAJ. Eric Elgin, the 2-22 Battalion Surgeon treats an Iraqi ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MOUNTAIN Scene Camera Operator: SFC David D... More

An Iraqi army medic conducts a routine medical checkup as part of a clinical health outreach program (CHOP) in Subak Sur, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2005. The CHOP was conducted with help from the U.S. Army as part of a humanitarian effort. (U.S. Army photo by PVT. Ronald Gaete) (Released)

An Iraqi army medic conducts a routine medical checkup as part of a cl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Cooke State: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PVT Ronald R. Gaete, USA Release Stat... More

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division move through an orchard during Operation Desert Scorpion. The operation is an effort to disrupt terrorist activities near Rushdie Mula, Iraq. The photo was taken on the morning of 19 April 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mahmudiyah State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABD Scene Camera Operato... More

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol during Operation Desert Scorpion. The operation is an effort to disrupt terrorist activities near Rushdie Mula, Iraq. The photo was taken on the afternoon of April 20, 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mahmudiyah State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABD Scene Camera Operato... More

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol during Operation Desert Scorpion. The operation is an effort to disrupt terrorist activities near Rushdie Mula, Iraq. The photo was taken on the afternoon of April 20, 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mahmudiyah State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABD Scene Camera Operato... More

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division along with the Iraqi National Guard conduct a patrol during Operation Desert Scorpion. The operation is an effort to disrupt terrorist activities near Rushdie Mula, Iraq. The photo was taken on the afternoon of April 20, 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. 1ST Class David D. Isakson) (Released)

Members of B Company, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mahmudiyah State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST ABD Scene Camera Operato... More

A policeman stands ready to check a visitor's identification as a V-100 Commando armored vehicle patrols in the background. The measures are being taken in an effort to strengthen base security following the outbreak of Operation Desert Storm hostilities between the Allied Forces and Iraq

A policeman stands ready to check a visitor's identification as a V-10...

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

A water tank and a line of M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) stand on an airfield. Equipment is being delivered to an airfield as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A water tank and a line of M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Veh...

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

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

Kurdish men wait to begin a tour of a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U...

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

Two members of the Army's 284th Military Police Company search for unexploded ordnance along a dirt road. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Two members of the Army's 284th Military Police Company search for une...

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

Bizara, a Kurdish refugee child, visits a well set up in a tent city near Zakhu. The site was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Bizara, a Kurdish refugee child, visits a well set up in a tent city n...

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

Kurdish refugee children gather by a stream as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies over their tent city near Zakhu. The camp was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugee children gather by a stream as a CH-46 Sea Knight heli...

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

Lance CPL. Timothy D. Tinch of Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) fills plastic jugs with purified water as other Marines distribute the water to Kurds waiting outside the fence. The Marines are working in the refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq, as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Lance CPL. Timothy D. Tinch of Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service...

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

A Kurdish refugee child holds her brother as the two stand in a field near the tent city where they now live. The encampment was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid those fleeing the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Kurdish refugee child holds her brother as the two stand in a field ...

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

A .50-caliber machine gun points from the doorway of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as the helicopter approaches a mountainside. The Super Stallion is enroute to a Kurdish refugee camp to deliver supplies. The supplies are being provided as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A .50-caliber machine gun points from the doorway of a CH-53E Super St...

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

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