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Left to Right: Kozlov, Interpreter, and McMillan. Photo taken July 6, 1959. Misc.-1322

Left to Right: Kozlov, Interpreter, and McMillan. Photo taken July 6, ...

Digital Preservation File Name and Format: 434-LB-5-XBD9705-02277.TIF Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, second from right, and Secretary of Defense Cyrus Vance, right, meet at the Pentagon with Raizo Matsuno, second from left, minister of defense of Japan. Mr. Matsuno's interpreter is at the left

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, second from right, and Secret...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Frank Hall Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger listens to an interpreter while observing a live-fire exercise at Nightmare Range

Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger listens to an interpreter wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Carl S. Mcgill Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Navy Hospitalman 1ST Class Elizabeth Davis (center) feels the neck of a Somali woman for swelling during a medical civil action program conducted by medical personnel of the 1ST Force Service Support Group in Somalia. PETTY Officer Davis, a Joliet, Illinois native, is deployed from Camp Pendleton, California. A male Somali leans in from the left and is the interpreter. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Navy Hospitalman 1ST Class Elizabeth Davis (center) feels the neck ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to P... More

US Air Force Captain (CPT) David Vanbuskirk, an interpreter from Combined Joint Civil Military Co-Operation (CJCIMIC) passes out candy to orphans at Bjelave Orphanage in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

US Air Force Captain (CPT) David Vanbuskirk, an interpreter from Combi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Blaze E. Lipowski Release S... More

Congressman Steny Hoyer (left), D-Maryland, and Richard Holbrooke (center, left), United States mediator and architect of the Dayton Peace Agreement, talk with Miodrag Pajic (center, right with glasses), mayor of Brcko, Bosnia, about the elections, assisted by Department of Defense interpreter Dragan Minc (standing between Holbrooke and Pajic)

Congressman Steny Hoyer (left), D-Maryland, and Richard Holbrooke (cen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcgovern Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brian Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Emina Bacevac, an interpreter contracted by the USM government to translate the Serbian language, hands out Humanitarian Aid (HA) items in Kosovo. The HA items are donated by families back in the United States and consisted of clothing, school supplies and toys. The HA items are being distributed by the 315th Tactical Psychological Operations (PYSOPS) Company (not shown) out of Upland, California

Emina Bacevac, an interpreter contracted by the USM government to tran...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jason Heisch, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy Captain (CAPT) Fu Guosen (left), Commanding Officer of the LUHU (TYPE 052) CLASS Destroyer QINGDAO (DDG 113), briefs US Navy (USN) RADM Vinson E. Smith, Commander, USN Region Northwest, on the 12-tubed fixed anti-submarine mortar launcher, during a tour, aboard his ship. A female Chinese Interpreter and Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy Rear Admiral (RADM) Lu Fangqui, CHIEF of STAFF, North Sea Flee, looks on

Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy Captain (CAPT) Fu Guosen (left), Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Christopher Mobley, USN Release... More

US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), John H. O'Hey, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, with the aid of an interpreter, answers questions posed by members of the Japanese government about his unit's mission. The nine firing day relocation shoot is designed to military occupational specialty proficiency within the artillery field

US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), John H. O'Hey, 3rd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Camp Fuji Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT John G. Vannucci Release Status: Released to... More

With an Afghan interpreter onboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol through an Afghan village near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With an Afghan interpreter onboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

With an Afghan interpreter onboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With an Afghan interpreter onboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

Mr. M. Ibrahimi (right), an interpreter assigned with the US Army (USA) 401st Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), speaks with two local residents of Moyo Mohammed Baba, Afghanistan, during a Humanitarian Aid (HA) mission. The HA mission was conducted to provide food, water, clothing, and education to local residents during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Mr. M. Ibrahimi (right), an interpreter assigned with the US Army (USA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moyo Mohammed Baba Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Patrick Tharpe, USA Release ... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld (second from left), talks via an interpreter, with State of Kuwait Minister of Defense, Mubarak, al Hamad Al Sabah, during his visit Kuwait on April 29, 2003. U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, Ambassador Richard H. Jones, is seated to Secretary RumsfeldΘs right. OSD Package No. A07D-00577 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld (second from left), talk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Heidi Schuerger, SENIOR Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), 4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG), talks with an interpreter about the days schedule in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Heidi Schuerg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Statu... More

A Coalition Force interpreter (left) listens to US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) T. G. McCann, assigned to the STAFF Judge Advocates staff, 1ST Marine Division, as he gives instruction on directing former Iraqi detainees to buses inside the Abu Ghurayb prison (Abu Ghraib), located in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. 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

A Coalition Force interpreter (left) listens to US Marine Corps (USMC)...

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

Iraqi National Guardsmen (ING), US Army Sergeant (SGT) Shawn Poole (right), and a Department of Defense (DOD) contract interpreter question and check the identification of local civilians stopped at a checkpoint, during a weapons cache sweep of the Tigris River area in the Al Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi National Guardsmen (ING), US Army Sergeant (SGT) Shawn Poole (ri...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, question an Iraqi Truck Driver with the aid of an Interpreter, at the entry control point to Al Asad Iraq, after a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle bomb, near the entry point during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines armed with 5.56mm M16A2 rifles, questio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Richard A. Hilario, USMC Releas... More

A US Navy (USN) aircrew member, assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2), Golden Falcons, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), stands among a crowd of Indonesian citizens as an interpreter tries to find out if anyone in the area is in need of medical attention. In the background their USN SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2), waits for a pick up or to move on to the next group. The red and white flag, lower right, is a distress signal for any helicopter crews flying overhead

A US Navy (USN) aircrew member, assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3(Aw) Gabriel Piper, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Doctor 2LT Michele Lynne of C Company, 2-22 with an interpreter (right) treats an Iraqi woman and her baby 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)

Doctor 2LT Michele Lynne of C Company, 2-22 with an interpreter (right...

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 Afghan little boy holds on to his clothes while his father (bottom left), an interpreter and 1ST LT. Cristian Badiu (behind the little boy) from the 151st Romanian Black Wolf Infantry Battalion examines a wound on the little boy's back, at the Zaker-e-Sharif Village in Afghanistan, on Sept. 1, 2005. LT.. Badiu is part of the Village Medical Out-reach (VMO) team that is giving support to the people who need the medical and dental assistance the most. (U.S. Army PHOTO by PFC. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

An Afghan little boy holds on to his clothes while his father (bottom ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

U.S. Army CAPT. Edward Hollis (right) 1ST BDE 504PIR Alpha Company Commander, and his interpreter (left), enquire information from local nationals about recent murder in Zanbar, Afghanistan on Aug. 27, 2005. The murder took place at the local mosque night prior to this meeting.(U.S Army photo by PFC. Michael Zuk) (Released)

U.S. Army CAPT. Edward Hollis (right) 1ST BDE 504PIR Alpha Company Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zanbar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BDE 504PIR 82ND ABN DIV Scene Camera... More

An interpreter, right, helps Mr. Ibrhaham Hadi Adele, left, second in command at Ibn-al-Bitar hospital for Cardiac Surgery, and with CAPT. Scott S. Ginsbur, center, from 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Brigade, 4th Battalion, 64th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 4, converse about the needs of the hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy W. Story) (Released)

An interpreter, right, helps Mr. Ibrhaham Hadi Adele, left, second in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: North Sal Heva State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3ID 4TH BGD 4/64 CAV REG TF... More

US Army 1LT Andrew Brant and Interpreter"Mack", both with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, speak with children during a dismounted patrol. Mosul, Iraq in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. CREDIT U.S. ARMY PHOTO: SSG James H.Christopher III. (RELEASED) CPT Michael Blankartz BDE / PAO CAMP COURAGE MOSUL

US Army 1LT Andrew Brant and Interpreter"Mack", both with Alpha Compan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE NORTHWEST Scene Camera Operato... More

Several soldiers from 463rd Military Police Company, 376th Battalion, 49th Birgade, Multi National Forces Iraq and an interpreter grade Iraqi Police recruits on thier physical fitness during an Iraqi Police Recruitment Drive at Abu Ghraib Police Station in Abu Ghraib, Iraq on May 9, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy W. Story) (Released)

Several soldiers from 463rd Military Police Company, 376th Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Abu Ghraib Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 463 MP CO, 376 BTL/ 49 BRG, MNCI Scene Camera ... More

U.S. Navy SEAMAN Adriana Tirado Arreola (left), from the USS ARIZONA Memorial Detachment white boat crew, explains the history of the USN to Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy Sailors during their Goodwill Visit at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 7, 2006. The visit provides an excellent opportunity to enhance cooperation between the two navies and underscores the United States commitment to supporting ongoing cooperative efforts in the Pacific Region. Standing beside her is a Chinese Navy interpreter. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class James E. Foehl) (Released)

U.S. Navy SEAMAN Adriana Tirado Arreola (left), from the USS ARIZONA M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 James E. Foehl, USN Release St... More

Washington, DC. -- September 18, 2006. Stacie Greff, FEMA's Headquarters Strategic Communicator and the Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force Delegation listens to the interpreter explain about the different public affairs products released after a disaster strikes according to victims needs based on the briefing held at the moment. FEMA Photo by Bill Koplitz.

Washington, DC. -- September 18, 2006. Stacie Greff, FEMA's Headquart...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Memphis, Tenn. , May 24, 2011 --- Bob Nations, Shelby County Director of Emergency Preparedness and Certified Interpreter Ivette Baldizon explain the Transitional Housing Process at Hope Shelter. FEMA is working to assist the county in this transitional process. Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Memphis, Tenn. , May 24, 2011 --- Bob Nation...

The original database describes this as: Title: Transitional Housing begins Production Date: 05/24/2011 Caption: Memphis, Tenn. , May 24, 2011 --- Bob Nations, Shelby County Director of Emergency Preparednes... More

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm - LaPlace, La. , Sep. 12, 2012 -- A LaPlace resident uses a Video Telephone to communicate with a sign language interpreter at a DRC in LaPLace, La. FEMA is providing individuals with access and functional needs the support they need to register for assistance. FEMA is working with local, state and other federal agencies to assist residents affected by Hurricane Issac. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm - LaPlace, La. , Se...

The original database describes this as: Title: Access and Functional Needs Assistance in Disaster Recovery Center Production Date: 09/12/2012 Caption: LaPlace, La. , Sep. 12, 2012 -- A LaPlace resident uses... More

Fireman Haoer Zheng applies open gear lube to the bottom

Fireman Haoer Zheng applies open gear lube to the bottom

Fireman Haoer Zheng applies open gear lube to the bottom of a boat hoist on the fantail of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Sept. 29, 2019. Zheng is one of the most junior members aboard the cutter and her principal... More

As other members of the Zabul Agribusiness Development

As other members of the Zabul Agribusiness Development

As other members of the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team visited the Qalat Stockyard, Sgt. Rolan Wade (right), a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard and Ray, an interpreter assigned to the ZADT, st... More

George, an interpreter from the U.S. Marine Corps'

George, an interpreter from the U.S. Marine Corps'

George, an interpreter from the U.S. Marine Corps' 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (1/9), Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1), hands out candy to children during a soccer tournament at the Mulaab Soccer Stadium in Rama... More

With an interpreter standing nearby, Admiral (ADM) Gennadiy Khvatov, Commander, Soviet Pacific Fleet, speaks during a media conference held at the beginning of a five-day goodwill visit by three Soviet ships. Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman Jr., Commander, Naval Air Force, United States Pacific Fleet, is seated at right. The Soviet guided missile destroyer ADMIRAL VINOGRADOV is in the background

With an interpreter standing nearby, Admiral (ADM) Gennadiy Khvatov, C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Davis Release Statu... More

US Navy LT. Dennis Mckenna, a surgeon with the 46th Medical Task Force treat Somali children at a recent MEDCAP exercise. LT. Mckenna communicates with the children through the aid of an interpreter, Abdi Ahmed

US Navy LT. Dennis Mckenna, a surgeon with the 46th Medical Task Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Corporal (CPL) Thomas Marantz, USMC, Civil Affairs SPECIALIST, 3RD Civil Affairs Group, Camp Pendleton, CA doubles as an administrator and interpreter with the 99th Medical Group, Nellis AFB, Nevada during a medical exercise at Cerro Membre, Paraguay, part of Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Under Combined Task Force Guarani Springs joint service personnel are conducting engineering and medical operations in enabling required joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructures of four schools, four water wells, and also conduct three Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay

Corporal (CPL) Thomas Marantz, USMC, Civil Affairs SPECIALIST, 3RD Civ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Cerro Membre Country: Paraguay (PRY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Niel A. Lynch, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

With an Afghan interpreter onboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25), Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) conduct a mounted patrol near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

With an Afghan interpreter onboard their Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

US Army (USA) and French Army Officials assigned to the Stabilization Force (SFOR), conduct a interview with local Residents from the community of Nevesinjie, erzegovina, to hear testimonies on how they have been treated by the local community after the six year Balkan War. Pictured left to right- Ms. Leila Dizdarevic, Interpreter; US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) John B. Sylvester (right), Commander, Stabilization Force (SFOR); French Army Captain (CPT) Raulet Guillaume, Company Commander, 3rd Company, 21st Marine Infantry Battalion; French Army CPT Davaillon, Company Commander 3rd Battery, 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment; and two Residents of the town of Nevesinjie,...

US Army (USA) and French Army Officials assigned to the Stabilization ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Army (USA) and French Army Officials assigned to the Stabilization Force (SFOR), conduct a interview with local Residents fro... More

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Rule (left), a Medical Doctor assigned with the Coalition Forces medical team, uses an interpreter to help with instructions, during a Humanitarian Aid program designed to provide medical and veterinarian aid to the villagers of Sayed, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Coalition Forces medical team consisted of members of the US Armed Forces, Republic of Korea Army, and the Australian Army

US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Rule (left), a Medical Doctor assigned wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sayed Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Albert Eaddy, USA Release Status: Release... More

An Iraqi Interpreter translates information to a US Army (USA) Soldier assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, as they meet with local citizens, during a security patrol through the city streets of Kirkuk, Iraq, during the humanitarian phase of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The interaction helps citizens in the city learn to deal with Soldier and their new police force and ensure a safe and free Iraq

An Iraqi Interpreter translates information to a US Army (USA) Soldier...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Billy Johnston, USAF Release Status: Released to ... More

Through an interpreter, members of the US Army (USA) 1ST Platoon (PLT), A Company (CO) 2nd Battalion-5th Cavalry Regiment (2-5 Cavalry), ask electric plant workers questions about Sadr City, Iraq (IRQ), power issues during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Through an interpreter, members of the US Army (USA) 1ST Platoon (PLT)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sadr City State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

California Army National Guard (CAARNG) Captain (CPT) Will Turne (right), Commander, Alpha Company (A Co.), 579th Engineer Battalion, speaks through an interpreter (left) to Sheik Mazahem (middle), the village sheik (known locally as the Blind Sheik), about future improvements to be completed in his village of Albu Hassan, Salah Ad Din province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

California Army National Guard (CAARNG) Captain (CPT) Will Turne (righ...

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

An Iraqi civilian interpreter, with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), explains to an Iraqi civilian why his home is being searched for illegal contraband, weapons, and propaganda. The 4th CAG is involved in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in Al Habbaniyah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi civilian interpreter, with the US Marine Corps (USMC) 4th Civ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

U.S. Navy Lieutenant James N. Vandenburg (left) speaks through Ahmed Jihad Ahmed (right), his interpreter, with Iraqi construction workers (center) while U.S. Marine Corps 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines are conducting a site survey of an Iraqi Border Fort, located along the Iraqi-Syrian border in the U.S. Marine Corps 1ST Marine Division Area of Operations, on Dec. 2, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Jeremy W. Ferguson) (Released)

U.S. Navy Lieutenant James N. Vandenburg (left) speaks through Ahmed J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Iraqi / Syrian Border State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeremy W. Ferguson, USMC Release Status: Released to Publi... More

U.S. Navy Lieutenant James N. Vandenburg, speaking through his interpreter Ahmed Jihad Ahmed, talks with Iraqi construction workers while U.S. Marine Corps 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Marines are conducting a site survey of an Iraqi Border Fort, located along the Iraqi-Syrian border in the U.S. Marine Corps 1ST Marine Division Area of Operations, on Dec. 2, 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Jeremy W. Ferguson) (Released)

U.S. Navy Lieutenant James N. Vandenburg, speaking through his interpr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Iraqi / Syrian Border State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jeremy W. Ferguson, USMC Release Status: Released to Publi... More

U.S. Army LT. Gen. David Petraeus (far right) enjoys a cup of tea with a group of local Afghanis while Interpreter Nasir Ahmad (second to right) waits for his tea at a visit to Camp Kackeran in the province of Zabul, Sept. 13, 2005. (U.S. Army PHOTO by PFC. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

U.S. Army LT. Gen. David Petraeus (far right) enjoys a cup of tea with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Kackeran State: Zabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA ... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Tony Mantana, Interpreter, 411th Military Police (MP) Company (Co), 720th MP Battalion (BN), 3rd Infantry Division (ID), holds an Iraqi baby during a joint USA and Iraqi Army (IA) cordon and search raid in a neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad Province, Iraq (IRQ), conducted in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Tony Mantana, Interpreter,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gul A Alisan, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT Michael Ledbetter tells an interpreter the range procedures during a firing training with Iraqi Policemen recruits at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Tikrit on April 27, 2006. Ledbetter is assigned to 3-187th Infantry Regiment and is in charge of training the local Iraqi police in Forward Operating Base Remagen. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and Northern Iraq on support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

U.S. Army STAFF SGT Michael Ledbetter tells an interpreter the range p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST Scen... More

Several soldiers, from the 463rd Military Police Company, 376th Battalion, 49th Brigade, Multi National Corps Iraq and an interpreter screen some Iraqi Police recruits during a Iraqi Police Recruiting Drive in Abu Ghraib, Iraq on May 9, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy W. Story) (Released)

Several soldiers, from the 463rd Military Police Company, 376th Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Abu Ghraib Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 463 MP CO, 376 BTL/ 49 BRG, MNCI Scene Camera ... More

SGT. David T Breton, from the 463rd Military Police Company, 376th Battalion, 49th Brigade, Multi National Corps Iraq and an interpreter screen some Iraqi Police recruits during a Iraqi Police Recruiting Drive in Abu Ghraib, Iraq on May 9, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy W. Story) (Released)

SGT. David T Breton, from the 463rd Military Police Company, 376th Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Abu Ghraib Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 463 MP CO, 376 BTL/ 49 BRG, MNCI Scene Camera ... More

Afghanistan locals look on as Afghan National Security

Afghanistan locals look on as Afghan National Security

Afghanistan locals look on as Afghan National Security Forces lead a joint patrol with Coalition Forces in the village of Spine Gundey, Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 10.

A photo of Naeem Ramzani is displayed during a memorial

A photo of Naeem Ramzani is displayed during a memorial

A photo of Naeem Ramzani is displayed during a memorial service Sept. 12, 2013, in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Ramzani, an Afghan interpreter, was killed in action during a combat operation ... More

The arrival at Tempelhof Central Airport of Ding Qing Shen, left, an interpreter; Ding Yao Hua, center, director of Chengdu Zoo, Sichuan; and Hu Shi Xiu, right, director of the Bureau of Forestry at Sichuan and delegation leader, following the delivery of the panda bears Bao Bao and Tian Tian by the U.S. Air Force to Berlin from China

The arrival at Tempelhof Central Airport of Ding Qing Shen, left, an i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: West Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: Hendrik Pastor Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

An Afghan guerrilla speaks through an interpreter during a press conference at the San Bernardino Community Hospital. The conference is being held so that he and his compatroits can tell their story to reporters about the war with the Soviets and their subsequent injuries. The guerrillas are here in the United States to receive medical treatment for those injuries

An Afghan guerrilla speaks through an interpreter during a press confe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Bernardino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Released to... More

An interpreter directs the attention of a group of Soviet officers and Sailors toward a point of interest during a tour. The Soviet Guided Missile Cruiser MARSHAL USTINOV (CG 088), the Guided Missile Destroyer OTLICHNYY (DDG 434) and the Replenishment Oiler GENRIKH GASANOV are in Norfolk for a five-day goodwill visit, the first time that Soviet naval vessels to an American military port

An interpreter directs the attention of a group of Soviet officers and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Elliott, USN Release Status: Re... More

The Donji Bratinia Bridge, just north of the city of Gorazde, is re-opened after having been shut down after its' destruction by North Atlantic Treaty Organization air strikes. The new bridge is a British Mabey Johnson bridge assembled by a Battalion of German Engineers belonging and supporting the Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia as part of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Lieutenant General Michael Walker, Commander of the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, with the assistance of a Bosnian interpreter and a German interpreter, speaks to the German Army Engineers and the local Bosnian population gathered there to witness the official opening ceremony. Beginning in December, 1995,...

The Donji Bratinia Bridge, just north of the city of Gorazde, is re-op...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Donji Bratinia Bridge, just north of the city of Gorazde, is re-opened after having been shut down after its' destruction by... More

Mr. Stephen S. Pan, an interpreter from the University of Rochester, assist Immigration and Naturalization Service workers with interviews of Chinese migrant inside the detention compound at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during Operation MARATHON. Mr. Pan is asking the migrant to identify suspected members of the ship smuggling operation. Operation MARATHON is a US Atlantic Command operation provided to process and identify migrants involved in the illegal smuggling of migrants by ship into the United States

Mr. Stephen S. Pan, an interpreter from the University of Rochester, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARATHON Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: P01 Todd Cichonowicz Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Mr. Stephen S. Pan, an interpreter from the University of Rochester, assist Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) with interviews of Chinese migrant at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during Operation MARATHON. Operation MARATHON is a US Atlantic Command operation provided to process and identify migrants involved in the illegal smuggling of migrants by ship into the United States

Mr. Stephen S. Pan, an interpreter from the University of Rochester, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MARATHON Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB) Scene Camera Operator: P01 Todd Cichonowicz Release Status: Released to Pu... More

U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. M. Naomi Hawkins (left), Public Affairs Officer, 4th Civil Affairs Group, is interviewed by an Arab television news crew (center), as 'Rose' (right), an Iraqi interpreter, listens, in front of the Dr. Talib Al-Janabi Hospital, in the city of Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Dec. 2, 2004. The foreign media is on a tour of various sites in Fallujah to see the reconstruction efforts going on after the November battle by Multinational Forces against insurgents in the city of Fallujah, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps MAJ. M. Naomi Hawkins (left), Public Affairs Officer...

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

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Richard B. Wren (left), Commanding Officer, of the Fast Combat Support Ship USS BRIDGE (AOE 10), escorts members of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy on a tour of his ship. Pictured in the foreground are Chinese Peoples Liberation Navy Rear Admiral (RADM) Lu Fangqui (left), CHIEF of STAFF, North Sea Fleet; a Chinese Interpreter; and US Navy (USN) RADM Vinson E. Smith, Commander, USN Region Northwest

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Richard B. Wren (left), Commanding Office...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT Scene Camera Operato... More

A US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Military Interrogation Team (MIT), uses an interpreter to question villagers at objective Berreta, the first objective in a series during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain Sweep is the largest US Offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

A US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Military Interrogation Team (MIT), u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

Mr. Ahmmad (left) an Interpreter working with the US Army (USA), 82nd Airborne Division, and USA Major (MAJ) Dave Young (second from left), 401st Civil Affairs, conduct a meeting with a group of local villagers to discuss key issues and concerns in their village located at Objective Deringer, in the Patkia Providence of Afghanistan, during Operation Mountain Sweep. Operation Mountain sweep is the largest US Military offensive in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda

Mr. Ahmmad (left) an Interpreter working with the US Army (USA), 82nd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) with the 173rd Combat Support Company (CSC) a Combat Engineer, explains the characteristics of an artillery round to a group of Iraqi Police Officers, with the help of his interpreter Marwan Mawiri, during a unexploded ordnance clearing class in Kirkuk, Iraq

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) with the 173rd Combat Support Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee A. Osberry... More

With an interpreter, US Army (USA) members of the 4th Infantry Division (ID) meet with leaders of a small village outside Riyad, a suburb of Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

With an interpreter, US Army (USA) members of the 4th Infantry Divisio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey A. Wolfe, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A local Iraqi man (third from left, facing camera), is questioned in the city of Rawah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), by an Iraqi interpreter, attached to the 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). The 1ST MARDIV is participating in a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) in the area during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A local Iraqi man (third from left, facing camera), is questioned in t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

U.S. Army interpreter, attached to D Company, 1-327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., talks with some local Iraqi children on a small farm outside of Forward Operating Base McHenry on Dec. 29, 2005. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy Kingston) (Released)

U.S. Army interpreter, attached to D Company, 1-327th Infantry Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Mchenry State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBOR... More

A Soldier from 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 1-187th Infantry Regiment 3rd Brigade Combat Team 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and his interpreter check the identification of a local citizen of Bayji, Iraq during a random vehicle inspection while on early morning patrols, January 10, 2006. (Released) U.S. Army PHOTO by SPC Jose Ferrufino

A Soldier from 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 1-187th Infantry Regiment 3rd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jose Ferrufino, USA Release St... More

An interpreter, assigned to Alpha Company of Forward Operating Base Gardez, helps conduct a Medical Operation with the medical personel of the 3rd Batallion Special Troops Bragade by marking a black x on the hands of patients who have already been screened on April 26, 2006, in the village of Kormana, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Christopher S. Barnhart) (Released)

An interpreter, assigned to Alpha Company of Forward Operating Base Ga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kormana State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MOUNTAIN Scene Came... More

Several soldiers, from the 463rd Military Police Company, 376th Battalion, 49th Brigade, Multi National Corps Iraq and an interpreter screen some Iraqi Police recruits during a Iraqi Police Recruiting Drive in Abu Ghraib, Iraq on May 9, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy W. Story) (Released)

Several soldiers, from the 463rd Military Police Company, 376th Battal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Abu Ghraib Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 463 MP CO, 376 BTL/ 49 BRG, MNCI Scene Camera ... More

Zabul Governor Delbar Jan Arman Shinwari (left), speaking through his interpreter (center), talks with the Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, about Qalat's future while seated in the Governor's palace in the provincial capital city of Qalat, Zabul Provnice, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, on July 11, 2006. Secretary Rumsfeld is in Afghanistan to check on the progress of the local community building effort in Qalat and to speak with U.S. Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Gary Hillard) (Released)

Zabul Governor Delbar Jan Arman Shinwari (left), speaking through his ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Qalat State: Zabul Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Retired U.S. Navy CHIEF Aviation Structural Mechanic Don Reimert, a historical interpreter, fires a flintlock musket during a demonstration during the 225th anniversary of the Revolutionary War Yorktown Victory Celebration, at Yorktown, Va. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Christopher Delano) (Released)

Retired U.S. Navy CHIEF Aviation Structural Mechanic Don Reimert, a hi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yorktown State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: YORKTOWN Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Christopher... More

(Facing the camera, from left-to-right), Mike MacMurray, U.S. County Director for Chile, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Peter Verga, U.S. Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, the Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. State Department interpreter Ms. Patricia Arizu, attends a meeting with Republic of Chile Minister of Defense Mario Fernandez, left with back to the camera, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2001. OSD Package No. A07D-00007 (DOD PHOTO by Robert D. Ward) (Released)

(Facing the camera, from left-to-right), Mike MacMurray, U.S. County D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Dr. Aisha Daley, a Kabul-born Afghan-American, returned

Dr. Aisha Daley, a Kabul-born Afghan-American, returned

Dr. Aisha Daley, a Kabul-born Afghan-American, returned to Afghanistan to work with the 404th Civial Affairs Battalion. Her work as both an interpreter and medical professional allow Daley a unique insight into... More

Fire ^ Wildfire - Bastrop, Texas, September 27, 2011 --Linda Landers (left) a FEMA Disability Integrations Specialist, talks with John Russo (r) through a sign language interpreter after a meeting with local groups concerned with the long-term recovery efforts in Bastrop, TX. FEMA is working with local,state, other federal and volunteer organizations to provide assistance to residents affected by the wildfires. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Fire ^ Wildfire - Bastrop, Texas, September 27, 2011 --Linda Landers (...

The original database describes this as: Title: Long term recovery is underway in Texas after the wildfires Production Date: 09/27/2011 Caption: Bastrop, Texas, September 27, 2011 --Linda Landers (left) a FE... More

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts Yellow Sea UNSCR enforcement patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts Yellow Sea UNSCR enforcement patr...

Fireman Haoer Zheng scans the horizon on the Yellow Sea from the flight deck of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Oct. 8, 2019. Zheng’s Mandarin interpreting skills vastly enhanced cutter Stratton’s mission capabilit... More

As other members of the Zabul Agribusiness Development

As other members of the Zabul Agribusiness Development

As other members of the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team visited the Qalat Stockyard, Sgt. Rolan Wade (right), a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard and Ray, an interpreter assigned to the ZADT, st... More

Logan, a linguist attached to Laghman Provincial

Logan, a linguist attached to Laghman Provincial

Logan, a linguist attached to Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, takes pictures inside a mosque for the team of Air Force engineers, July 7, in the Qharghyee District. Laghman PRT's engineers are conductin... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Todd Scruton with, Delta Company,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Todd Scruton with, Delta Company,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Todd Scruton with, Delta Company, 403 Civil Affairs Battalion, provides security in the village of Spine Gundey, Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, May 10.

Interpreter Le Kyle talks with several Vietnamese refugees aboard the Military Sealift Command merchant ship USNS MASON LYKES. The refugees are part of a group of 59 who were rescued from a small boat in the open ocean by the crew of the MASON LYKES

Interpreter Le Kyle talks with several Vietnamese refugees aboard the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: JOC B. Cornfeld Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Royal Australian Air Force photo interpreter examines a set of reconnaissance negatives on a light table during RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86. Reconnaissance pilots, photo interpreters and maintenance crews from the US Air Force, Air National Guard, Navy and Marines, Royal Australian Air Force and the United Kingdom are competing in the event sponsored by the Tactical Air Command

A Royal Australian Air Force photo interpreter examines a set of recon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

Abdullah Abadi, interpreter, watches from the rear of a medical bus as SRA Scott Millard and his dog, Debbie, check baggage for contraband as it is unloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The baggage belongs to Afghan refugees and mujaheddin fighters who have been transported to Rhein-Main for specialized medical treatment as part of a medical assistance program being conducted by the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

Abdullah Abadi, interpreter, watches from the rear of a medical bus as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia, sit across the table from an interpreter and Iraqi LT. Gens. Mohammed Abdez Rahman Al-Dagitistani and Sabin Abdel-Aziz Al Douri to discuss cease-fire conditions during Operation Desert Storm

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

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

Captain W. Scott Slocum, Commander Destroyer Squadron 26 and exercise commander for BALTOPS '93, speaks with a Russian naval officer aboard the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989). Midshipman 2nd Class Christopher Akins, center, is serving as an interpreter. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise

Captain W. Scott Slocum, Commander Destroyer Squadron 26 and exercise ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Kiel Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Releas... More

Implementation Forces (IFOR) Allied Rapid Reaction Command CHIEF Engineer, Brigadier General Moore-Bick, makes a brief speech through an interpreter to the assembled crowd at the opening ceremony of the recently completed bridge

Implementation Forces (IFOR) Allied Rapid Reaction Command CHIEF Engin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Doboj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Moses Mlasko Release Status: R... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Steven Ruscitto (right) and USA Sergeant (SGT) Joseph Kilmer, 354 Civil Affairs Brigade (CAB), US Army Reserve, Riverdale, Maryland (MD), meet with Ali Waberi Asowe (shirtless), villiage CHIEF of Grand Douda, Djibouti, to discuss any concerns the village has with the US military members assigned to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Africa in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The man in the white shirt is the interpreter. Civil Affairs (CA) acts as a liaison between the local community and Camp Lemonier, often acting as the direct representative for the base commander

US Army (USA) Sergeant First Class (SFC) Steven Ruscitto (right) and U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Grand Douda Country: Djibouti (DJI) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Statu... More

Mr. Mansour Alkhareji (left), an Arabic interpreter from Kuwait and US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Katherine Womble, 358th Civil Affairs Company, speak with the manager of the electrical power plant located at An Nasariyah, Iraq, about restoring power to the city, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Mr. Mansour Alkhareji (left), an Arabic interpreter from Kuwait and US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris, USAF Rel... More

Bencherqi "Bella" Hasnaa, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) operations and training (G-3) Interpreter, speaks with Iraqi patient in the Basrah Hospital during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The hospital is reopened and run by Iraqis

Bencherqi "Bella" Hasnaa, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) opera...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Kathleen Hoard, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Bencherqi "Belle" Hasnaa, an interpreter, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), Operations and Training (G-3) speaks with Ali Gasim, an Iraqi doctor, and a British interpreter (left), about the offloaded medical supplies given to the Umm Qasr Hospital. In the background Major (MAJ) Simon Kirby (British Soldier) stands, armed with a 5.56 mm L85A1 Individual Weapon and keeps watch

Bencherqi "Belle" Hasnaa, an interpreter, 1ST Marine Expeditionary For...

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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melissa D. Gridley, 6th Communications Squadron (CS), sings the National Anthem at the opening of the National Hockey League (NHL), Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Team playoff game. She is accompanied by interpreter Tom Cooney and a USAF Color Guard from MacDill, Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Melissa D. Gridley, 6th C...

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

While providing security an Afghanistan National Army Soldier (right), armed with a 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle, and an Interpreter traveling with him, look at an election ballot that hangs from a tree at an election site in the Gayan District of Afghanistan during the first national democratic elections ever to be held in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

While providing security an Afghanistan National Army Soldier (right),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Gayan District Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jerry T. Combes, USA Release Sta... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Alpha/Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, use an Interpreter to communicate with local villagers during a Civilian Medical Assistance Program (CMA) held in the Daychopan District of Zabol Province, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to Alpha/Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Daychopan District State: Zabol Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Joseph P. Colli... More

A uniformed Iraqi interpreter (right) assists a young Iraqi student, who is enrolled in the Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program (ICAP), select a piece of 2x4 lumber in order to build a shelf frame. The ICAP is trade school run by the US Navy (USN) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23 (NMCB-23), stationed in Al Asad, Iraq, and is designed to train Iraqi civilians in such construction skills as carpentry, masonry, electrical, and plumbing

A uniformed Iraqi interpreter (right) assists a young Iraqi student, w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Luther Morrisjr, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An Iraqi interpreter with the Civil Affairs Group, 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (MAR REGT), 1ST Marine Division (MAR DIV) attached to the 2nd MAR DIV, takes time to talk with the Iraqi Muktar's (civilan community officials) in Fallujah Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The US Marines of 2nd Marine Division are conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in Al Anbar Province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An Iraqi interpreter with the Civil Affairs Group, 3rd Battalion (BN),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4-Mar Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brian M. Henner, USMC Release Status:... More

An Afghan boy pays attention to what an Afghan interpreter (right) had to translate to him as CAPT. David Gann explains to him about his heaLT.h at the Village Medical Out-reach (VMO) point located at the Village of Zaker-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, on Sept. 1, 2005. The VMO movements have aid the people from different villages to seek for medical and dental treatment for their physical problems. (U.S. Army PHOTO by PFC. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

An Afghan boy pays attention to what an Afghan interpreter (right) had...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Rele... More

Mr. Mohammad Sardar, an interpreter, (second left) interprets for LT. COL. Bertrand A. Ges (Commander, Task Force Gun Devil) his message to the elders about providing help to the people of Mainasheen during the shura meeting on Sept. 5, 2005. A Shura meeting is elders getting together once a week to talk and solve problems of the village. A meeting in the village of Mainasheen, Afghanistan took place. (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Andre'Reynolds) (Released)

Mr. Mohammad Sardar, an interpreter, (second left) interprets for LT....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 173RD ARIBORNE BATTALION Scen... More

COL. Richard Swengros, Commander, 42nd Military Police (MP) Brigade, and COL Rodney Barham, 49th MP Bde., stand in full body gear discussing security matters with an Iraqi worker (in civilian clothes). Standing at the Central Maintenance Facility, facing the soldiers, the interpreter explains the conversation to both parties. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. Laura M. Bigenho) (Released)

COL. Richard Swengros, Commander, 42nd Military Police (MP) Brigade, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: PFC Laura M. Bigenho, USA Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, question a man through an interpreter during an early morning raid. Mosul, Iraq in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. CREDIT U.S. ARMY PHOTO: SSG James H. Christopher III. (RELEASED) CPT Michael Blankartz BDE / PAO CAMP COURAGE MOSUL

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1ST Infantry Regiment, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG James H. Christopher III Release Status: Released t... More

Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Marines from 2d Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1ST Marine. The weapons were then stacked by the Marines and by Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6 and then destroyed with C-4. 2d Marine Division is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize anti-Iraqi forces; support the continued development of Iraqi Security Force; support Iraqi reconstruction and democratic elections; and to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and...

Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Rockets, mortars, and bags of repellant, found buried in the outskirts of the city were found by an interpreter, working with Ma... More

An interpreter helps doctors communicate with patients during a medical civic action program in Satan, Iraq, Feb. 2, 2006. The program is being conducted by U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Squadron, 22nd Armored Calvary Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Timothy W. Story) (Released)

An interpreter helps doctors communicate with patients during a medica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Satan Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: C CO. 2/22ND CAV 10TH MNT DIV Scene Camera Operator... More

U.S. Army CAPT. Darby Silvernail General Medical Officer (GMO) (center) from 10th Mountain Support Battalion with the help of an interpreter (right) asks a local Afghan child to swallow the medication for his stomach aches during a Village Medical Outreach (VMO) at Khakeran Village, Qalat Province, Afghanistan, 18 Mar. 2006. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SPC. Leslie Angulo) (Released)

U.S. Army CAPT. Darby Silvernail General Medical Officer (GMO) (center...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release St... More

Canadian Forces CPL. Connor Healy (left), 1ST Military Police Platoon, watches as an interpreter (white t-shirt), Ghulam Sarwar Zulmai, explains and demonstrates to Afghan Border Policeman the different techniques used in a training class on May, 16, 2006, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, sponsored by the Canadian Military Police, Mobile Training Team (MTT). (U.S. Army photo by SGT. Andre Reynolds) (Released)

Canadian Forces CPL. Connor Healy (left), 1ST Military Police Platoon,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kandahar Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Andre' Reynolds, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Memphis, Tenn. , May 24, 2011 -- Bob Nations, Director of Emergency Preparedness for Shelby County, explains the transitional housing process to evacuees at the Hope Shelter. FEMA provides interpreter services when there is a significant number of applicants who speak a language other than English. Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Memphis, Tenn. , May 24, 2011 -- Bob Nations...

The original database describes this as: Title: Using a Certified Interpreter Production Date: 05/24/2011 Caption: Memphis, Tenn. , May 24, 2011 -- Bob Nations, Director of Emergency Preparedness for Shelby ... More

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NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive

The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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