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Soldiers, journalist and Kurds gather on a hillside for a briefing at a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multination 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

Soldiers, journalist and Kurds gather on a hillside for a briefing at ...

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

Kurdish refugees and military personnel unload supplies from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees and military personnel unload supplies from a CH-53E ...

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 Kurdish man flashes a victory sign as he holds up an American flag patch given to him by a serviceman 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

A Kurdish man flashes a victory sign as he holds up an American flag p...

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 tent city spreads out over the fields outside Zakhu during Operation Provide Comfort. The settlement is providing shelter for Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A tent city spreads out over the fields outside Zakhu during Operation...

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

A Kurdish refugee camp spreads out over the fields during Operation Provide Comfort

A Kurdish refugee camp spreads out over the fields during Operation Pr...

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

Kurdish refugee children prepare to take containers to a well at 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 prepare to take containers to a well at their...

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 play on a Soviet-built ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun which was abandoned by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. The children live in a nearby camp established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugee children play on a Soviet-built ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gu...

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

An aerial view of part of an Iraqi airfield being repaired by members of a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) air detachment. The Seabees are repairing the airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT

An aerial view of part of an Iraqi airfield being repaired by members ...

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

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter flies past a group of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24 MEU) as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helico...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to ... More

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

Kurdish women and children line the banks of a stream running through ...

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

Kurdish refugees watch a delivery of food supplies by Allied forces during Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees watch a delivery of food supplies by Allied forces du...

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

Kurdish refugees gather at a health clinic and water purification station set up by members of Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24. The clinic and water station are part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees gather at a health clinic and water purification stat...

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

Marines shield themselves from flying debris as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands in a courtyard in the city. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Marines shield themselves from flying debris as a CH-53E Super Stallio...

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

Marines prepare to move out in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), foreground, and two M939 5-ton cargo trucks after stopping in the city during a patrol. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Marines prepare to move out in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Whee...

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

MAJ. David Bissell, commanding officer of Co. A, 1ST Bn., 10th Special Forces Group, talks to a U.S. Navy cameraman at a Kurdish refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

MAJ. David Bissell, commanding officer of Co. A, 1ST Bn., 10th Special...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMPROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hattonphan Release Status: Re... More

ENS Gary Underwood, left foreground, and PETTY Officer 2nd Class Ken W. Shade, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) discuss plans to repair the bomb-damaged runway at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

ENS Gary Underwood, left foreground, and PETTY Officer 2nd Class Ken W...

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

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Ken W. Shade, left, and PETTY Officer 1ST Class Russ Leinbach, Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133), examine a motorized roller left behind at an airfield by Iraqi workers. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Ken W. Shade, left, and PETTY Officer 1ST Clas...

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

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Ken W. Shade, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133), climbs onto a motor grader left behind at an airfield by Iraqi workers. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Ken W. Shade, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Const...

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

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Ken W. Shade, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133), stands on a motor grader left behind at an airfield by Iraqi workers. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Ken W. Shade, a Seabee from Naval Mobile Const...

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

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Jerry Walker of Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 7 (NEPMU-7) helps Kurdish women fill jugs with purified water at a refugee camp outside the city of Zakhu. 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. A British army Land Rover 4x4 ambulance is in the background

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Jerry Walker of Naval Environmental Preven...

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

A Kurdish woman makes bread in a tent city set up by Allied forces as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Kurdish woman makes bread in a tent city set up by Allied forces as ...

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 Kurdish mother and her children at their home somewhere northern Iraq.(Exact date unknown)

A Kurdish mother and her children at their home somewhere northern Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Theodore J. Koniares Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Residents walk through the town of Airoshky, in Dahuk City in northern Iraq. The town was bombed by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's forces subdued the Kurdish 1991 uprising (Unphal) after the Persian Gulf War

Residents walk through the town of Airoshky, in Dahuk City in northern...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Theodore J. Koniares Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A Military Coordination Center vehicle leaves the Military Coordination Center compound. The Center is used by the four nation coalition in direct support of the operation. This operation is a security mission to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. The four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown)

A Military Coordination Center vehicle leaves the Military Coordinatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Paul Caron Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A US Air Force EF-111 Raven makes the approach for an inflight refueling mission in support of a no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown)

A US Air Force EF-111 Raven makes the approach for an inflight refueli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gudrun Cook Release Status: ... More

Kurdish children proudly show off some of their new founded American friends. Toys have been generously donated from numerous organization affiliated with military bases and civilian programs in Guam. Operation PACIFIC HAVEN represents a series of airlifts designed to provide sanctuary for some 2,400 refugees fleeing Iraq. Many are considered traitors by the Iraqi Government for working with the CIA-funded Iraqi National Congress and international humanitarian agencies. The Kurds will be housed at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, while they go through the immigration process for residence in the United States

Kurdish children proudly show off some of their new founded American f...

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: PH3 Me... More

Kurdish evacuees relax outside a family housing complex used as their temporary lodging 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 approximately 2,400 Kurds 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

Kurdish evacuees relax outside a family housing complex used as their ...

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 Je... More

The first Kurdish evacuee to become an American due to her birth on US soil at Naval Hospital Guam is given a basic pediatric examination by US Navy Lieutenant Joyce Siler. The 8 lb. 13 oz. girl was named Helan, which means "leaving" in arabic. Helan will avoid the immigration processing required for the other Kurdish evacuees of Operation PACIFIC HAVEN currently being housed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The operation, a joint humanitarian effort conducted by the US military, entails the evacuation of approximately 2400 Kurds from northern Iraq to avoid retaliation from Iraq for working with the US government and international humanitarian agencies. The Kurds will be housed at ...

The first Kurdish evacuee to become an American due to her birth on US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The first Kurdish evacuee to become an American due to her birth on US soil at Naval Hospital Guam is given a basic pediatric e... More

A Kurdish woman relaxes outside a family housing complex used as her temporary lodging 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 2,400 Kurds 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

A Kurdish woman relaxes outside a family housing complex used as her t...

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 Je... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) George Hildebrand, Yokota Air Base, Japan, administers immunization shots to a Kurdish woman at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during OPERATION PACIFIC HAVEN. Pacific Haven, a joint humanitarian operation conducted by the U.S. Military, evacuated over 2,100 Kurds from Northern Iraq. The evacuees will be housed temporarily at Andersen AFB, Guam, while they go through the immigration process for residence into the United States

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class (A1C) George Hildebrand, Yokota Air Ba...

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: P02 Je... More

A Kurdish children band perform music for U.S. Army Soldiers from B Company, 1ST Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, Florida Army National Guard, during the Soldiers visit at Irbil, Iraq on Dec. 25, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by SMSGT DAVID MCCARTHY) (Released)

A Kurdish children band perform music for U.S. Army Soldiers from B Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Irbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David Mccarthy, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

During a demonstration in downtown Kirkuk, Iraq, locals march toward the center of town. The march, carried out during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is in protest over fears of Kurdish domination in the oil-rich city

During a demonstration in downtown Kirkuk, Iraq, locals march toward t...

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

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense (left) meets with Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdish Democratic Party, in Salahuddin, Iraq during a meeting with party leaders. Secrertary Rumsfeld is in Iraq to visit with U.S. and coalition forces, and to meet with the newly elected members of the Iraqi government. (DoD photo by Tech. SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

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

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

A young Iraqi farmer's son sits on top of a tractor

A young Iraqi farmer's son sits on top of a tractor

A young Iraqi farmer's son sits on top of a tractor on a farm in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewah, March 20. The tractor is one of nine donated to the three farmer's associations in the province, created ... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Reilly Tilley, an artillery mechanic

U.S. Army Pfc. Reilly Tilley, an artillery mechanic

U.S. Army Pfc. Reilly Tilley, an artillery mechanic assigned to B Battery, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, repairs an M109A6 Paladin radiator at Camp Manion, Iraq, Jan 8, 2017. ... More

Iraq Army Engineer School instructors demonstrate proper

Iraq Army Engineer School instructors demonstrate proper

Iraq Army Engineer School instructors demonstrate proper woodworking techniques to Regional Guard Brigade (Peshmerga) Soldiers during their 30-day engineer course at Camp Taji.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Wilson, 2nd Brigade

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Wilson, 2nd Brigade

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Wilson, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, keeps a lookout during UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter over Iraq, Nov. 26, 2016. The United States stands with a Coalition ... More

Iraqi Ninevah police prepare to enter and clear a building

Iraqi Ninevah police prepare to enter and clear a building

Iraqi Ninevah police prepare to enter and clear a building during urban assault training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 31, 2017. The police participate in a six-week course led by Coalition forces designed to improv... More

Kurdish refugees stand on one side of a barbed wire fence as U.S. Marines construct the first tent city as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurds who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees stand on one side of a barbed wire fence as U.S. Mari...

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

Kurdish refugees walk on a mountainside near their camp after receiving a delivery of supplies by helicopter. 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

Kurdish refugees walk on a mountainside near their camp after receivin...

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 await dental and medical treatment at a field facility. The treatment is being administered as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees await dental and medical treatment at a field facilit...

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

A Kurdish man shades his face with a piece of cardboard as he sits 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

A Kurdish man shades his face with a piece of cardboard as he sits in ...

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

Kurdish men help unload cases of rations from the back of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Kurdish men help unload cases of rations from the back of a Marine Cor...

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

A Marine leads a group of Kurdish men on a tour of a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multination 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 Marine leads a group of Kurdish men on a tour of a refugee camp near...

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

A Kurdish child runs to her parents after receiving a pair of sandals, part of a supply delivery by Allied forces during Operation Provide Comfort. The operation is an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Kurdish child runs to her parents after receiving a pair of sandals,...

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 captain from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) talks to one of his men as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

A captain from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) talks to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to ... More

Kurdish children play along the banks of a stream at a refugee camp near Turkey's border with Iraq. The camp is one of several that have been established by Kurds who left their homes in northern Iraq to escape Iraqi government forces. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish children play along the banks of a stream at a refugee camp ne...

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

Kurdish men gather at the edge of a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq, following a tour of its facilities. 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 Iraqi government forces following the fighting that broke out in that country after Operation Desert Storm

Kurdish men gather at the edge of a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq, fol...

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

A Marine CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter descends on a Kurdish village to deliver food supplies to refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. The food delivery is part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees

A Marine CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter descends on a Kurdish village...

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

An M-939 5-ton cargo truck rolls into the city at the end of a convoy. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An M-939 5-ton cargo truck rolls into the city at the end of a convoy....

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

RADM Leighton W. Smith Jr., director of operations, U.S. European Command, travels to Kurdish refugee camps near Cukurca. The camps are being established as part of Operation 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

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) and Army engineers use a self-propelled roller, left, an M-916 20-ton tractor truck with a tanker trailer, center, and a motor grader as they work on the runway at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired by coalition engineer units so relief supplies can be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

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

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

As his assistant holds a flashlight, a U.S. Navy dentist examines a Kurdish woman's teeth at a field dental clinic near Zakhu, Iraq. The dentist and his assistant are attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), which is taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and Southern Turkey

As his assistant holds a flashlight, a U.S. Navy dentist examines a Ku...

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

A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) drives a self-propelled roller along a stretch of runway at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired so relief supplies can be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

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

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

Lieutenant General John M. Shalikashvili, Commander Joint Task Force, greets Kurdish citizens at Isikveren during Operation Provide Comfort

Lieutenant General John M. Shalikashvili, Commander Joint Task Force, ...

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

In the town of Zakhu in northern Iraq, a young Kurdish child is bathed at a riverbank as other Kurdish women do laundry

In the town of Zakhu in northern Iraq, a young Kurdish child is bathed...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Theodore J. Koniares Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A Kurdish fabrication worker paints window frames for distribution to local villages and collectives throughout the Kurdish occupied security zone in northern Iraq. The project is funded by the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistants (OFDA), a US government agency

A Kurdish fabrication worker paints window frames for distribution to ...

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

A 3/4 left front view of an EF-111 Raven as TECH. SGT. James Simons pulls chocks away as the aircraft begins a security mission over Iraq. This operation enforces the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown)

A 3/4 left front view of an EF-111 Raven as TECH. SGT. James Simons pu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gudrun Cook Release Status: ... More

Air traffic controllers from the US and Turkey work as a team in the control tower guiding aircraft for the operation. This operation is a security mission to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown)

Air traffic controllers from the US and Turkey work as a team in the c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gudrun Cook Release Status: ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Flynn uses a forklift to move a shipment of office furniture. Supplies for the operation are stored and shipped from this warehouse run by the 39th Supply Squadron. This operation is a security mission to enforce the United Nations no-fly zone north of the 36 degree parallel from Iraqi air and ground incursion. A four nation coalition of US, Turkey, Great Britain and France has been actively protecting and supplying Kurdish refugees since Desert Storm in 1991.(Exact date unknown)

SENIOR AIRMAN Shawn Flynn uses a forklift to move a shipment of office...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Gudrun Cook Release Status: ... More

Kurdish children excitedly look through toys upon their arrival at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, following an almost 17 hour flight from Turkey. The toys were provided for the children through donations by the Salvation Army Guam Corps, the American Red Cross, the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society, various religious charities and military and civilian private donors. Operation PACIFIC HAVEN represents a series of airlifts designed to provide sanctuary for some 2,400 refugees fleeing Iraq. Many are considered traitors by the Iraqi Government for working with the CIA-funded Iraqi National Congress and international humanitarian agencies. The Kurds will be housed at Andersen AFB, while they...

Kurdish children excitedly look through toys upon their arrival at And...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kurdish children excitedly look through toys upon their arrival at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, following an almost 17 hour f... More

Captain John Keane, SENIOR Arabic Linguistic, Combat Service Support Detachment 37, in support of Operation PACIFIC HAVEN, holds a conversation with Kurdish evacuees during their festivities of Eid-af-altar. This is a Muslim tradition that celebrates the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting and gaining spiritual enlightenment. PACIFIC HAVEN provided Kurdish evacuees political asylum from Iraq. While on Guam, the Kurds are provided shelter, food, clothing, medical care and assimilation classes for life in the United States

Captain John Keane, SENIOR Arabic Linguistic, Combat Service Support D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC HAVEN Base: Tiyan State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Marshall A. P... More

Mere minutes after gunfire interrupted a demonstration in downtown Kirkuk, Iraq (IRQ), US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) Douglas Vincent, Brigade Information Operations Officer, 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE), Caserma Ederle, Italy (ITA), prepares to be interviewed by the local media. The demonstration, carried out during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, is in protest over fears of Kurdish domination in the oil-rich city

Mere minutes after gunfire interrupted a demonstration in downtown Kir...

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

Abdulla and Meriam Farok, both immigrants from Iraq, thank U.S. Army SPC. Kary J. Duffy of the 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota Air National Guard, upon her return from a one-year deployment to Iraq at Hector International Airport, Fargo, N.D., on Feb. 8, 2005. Abdulla Farok suffered injuries from chemical attacks in the Kurdish region of Iraq during Saddam Husein's rule over the country, as well as the loss of his father and his daughter in the same attacks. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR MASTER SGT. David H. Lipp) (Released)

Abdulla and Meriam Farok, both immigrants from Iraq, thank U.S. Army S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hector Iap/Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT. David H. Lipp, USAF Release Stat... More

The Transitional National Assembly (TNA) met for its 4th session in Baghdad, Iraq. Nominations were taken and a vote was cast. The votes were then read aloud as a tally was kept. Iraq's parliament has chosen Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the country's new president and his deputies will be former President Ghazi Yawer, a Sunni Arab, and Finance Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who is Shia. The three candidates received 227 votes, while 30 ballots were left blank. The voting happened during the Operation IRAQI FREEDOM timeline

The Transitional National Assembly (TNA) met for its 4th session in Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: The Green Zone, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense (center) meets with Massoud Barzani (left), President of the Kurdish Democratic Party, in Salahuddin, Iraq during a meeting with party leaders. Secretary Rumsfeld is in Iraq to visit with U.S. and coalition forces, and to meet with the newly elected members of the Iraqi government. (DoD photo by Tech. SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense (center) m...

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

A US Army (USA) Soldier meets with Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldiers at a heavily damaged mountain top villa once used by Saddam Hussein, located near Erbil, in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) Soldier meets with Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldiers enjoy a moment of down time at a site outside of Erbil, in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Kurdish Army PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldiers enjoy a moment of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A Kurdish PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldier (left), armed with a 7.62 mm AKM assault rife, poses for a photograph with an Iraqi sub-contractor, at a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) funded rehabilitation project, in Dohuk, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Kurdish PDK Peshmurga "Special Forces" Soldier (left), armed with a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Dohuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Commander of the United

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Commander of the United

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Commander of the United States Central Command, thanks U.S. and coalition forces at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2016. The United States stands with a coalition of more th... More

Syrian Democratic Forces Celebrate End of ISIS's So-Called Physical Caliphate

Syrian Democratic Forces Celebrate End of ISIS's So-Called Physical Ca...

Syrian Democratic Forces members stand in formation during a victory announcement ceremony over the defeat of Daesh’s so-called physical caliphate Mar. 23, 2019 at Omar Academy, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. The Global C... More

Iraqi security forces soldiers take a photograph during

Iraqi security forces soldiers take a photograph during

Iraqi security forces soldiers take a photograph during a break in cover and concealment training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 25, 2017. ISF attend the training led by Coalition forces in support of Combined Joint ... More

Iraqi security forces commemorate their graduation

Iraqi security forces commemorate their graduation

Iraqi security forces commemorate their graduation at Camp Manion, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2017. The ISF members graduated from training courses provided by coalition forces to improve their combat skill and increase suc... More

An Iraqi security forces soldier seeks cover during

An Iraqi security forces soldier seeks cover during

An Iraqi security forces soldier seeks cover during reaction to contact training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 30, 2017. The soldiers attend an eight-week junior leader course led by Coalition forces in support of C... More

.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mike Kozik, deployed in support

.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mike Kozik, deployed in support

.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mike Kozik, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to 4th Air Naval Gunfire, Liaison Company, demonstrates how to use the deployed virtu... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 39th Brigade Engineering

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 39th Brigade Engineering

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 39th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) wait for Gen. Joseph Vote’s arrival at Qayyarah West Airfield, Oct. 25, 2016. More than 60 coalition partn... More

Syrian children play outside in Al-Hasakah Province,

Syrian children play outside in Al-Hasakah Province,

Syrian children play outside in Al-Hasakah Province, Syria, Feb. 12, 2019. Continued efforts of the Coalition and its partners maintain peace and stability in the region. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Ray Boyington)

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Commander of the United

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Commander of the United

U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, Commander of the United States Central Command, discusses battle plans with Iraqi security forces at Qayyarah West, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2016. More than 60 coalition partners have committ... More

U.S. military personnel coordinate the day's activities in their base camp, situated near a Kurdish refugee camp at Silopi. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. military personnel coordinate the day's activities in their base ...

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

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 works with drilling equipment near a Kurdish refugee tent city. A well is being drilled as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 works with drillin...

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

Kurdish refugees gather a U.S. soldier as they move 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

Kurdish refugees gather a U.S. soldier as they move supplies from a la...

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

Kurdish children play as their mothers tend cooking fires at a refugee...

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

Two members of an air detachment from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) set up a gasoline-powered pump to drain the water from a bomb crater in the runway at an Iraqi airfield. The Seabees are repairing the airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Two members of an air detachment from Naval Mobile Construction Battal...

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

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

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

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

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) wait for tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to ... More

The tents of Kurdish refugees line a valley near Zakhu during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The tents of Kurdish refugees line a valley near Zakhu during Operatio...

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

Kurdish men gather in a tailors' shop during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish men gather in a tailors' shop during Operation Provide Comfort...

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

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles and a member of a Naval construction battalion proceed toward a tent city to assist Kurdish refugees in the newly established encampment. The tent city was set up as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Marines armed with M-16A2 rifles and a member of a Naval construction ...

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

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, left, holds a child as LT. Ronald Buckley listens to the child's heart in a medical tent set up on the outskirts of the city. Alva and Buckley are Navy medical personnel attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), which is providing services for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, left, holds a child as LT. R...

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

Kurdish refugees gather at a health clinic and water purification station set up by members of Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24. The clinic and water station are part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees gather at a health clinic and water purification stat...

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

Kurdish men disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter 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 disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HM...

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

A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter patrols over a tent city near Zakhu that was established for Kurdish refugees. The encampment was erected as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurds who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter patrols over a tent city nea...

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

ENS Gary Underwood, a Seabee of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133), takes down some notes while speaking with an Army major general and his escorts at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

ENS Gary Underwood, a Seabee of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 13...

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

As his assistant stands by, a U.S. Navy dentist examines a Kurdish man's teeth at a field dental clinic near Zakhu, Iraq. The dentist and his assistant are attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24), which is taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and Southern Turkey

As his assistant stands by, a U.S. Navy dentist examines a Kurdish man...

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

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies over a building complex while on a mission in support of Operation Provide Comfort efforts to aid the Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies over a building complex while on a...

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

Local civilians and military personnel travel near the Turkey/Iraq border. The U.S. servicemen are in the area in support of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Local civilians and military personnel travel near the Turkey/Iraq bor...

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

An Air Force master sergeant, right, and four Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) discuss plans to repair the bomb-damaged runway at an Iraqi airfield. The airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, is being repaired to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An Air Force master sergeant, right, and four Seabees from Naval Mobil...

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

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), treat a Kurdish refugee child in a field facility. The men are 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 and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a d...

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

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