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A Peshmerga mine detection dog stands guard as he receives

A Peshmerga mine detection dog stands guard as he receives

A Peshmerga mine detection dog stands guard as he receives a pet by his handler near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Ruszkiewicz)

U.S. Army's STAFF Sergeant Steve Love, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, observes a Croatian student check for land mines using a metal detector during a practical exercise near Mostar. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

U.S. Army's STAFF Sergeant Steve Love, 10th Special Forces Group Airbo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

Near Mostar, a Croatian student in the land mine de-mining training practices setting off the explosives. An electrical trigger is used to detonate explosives that are set on land mines. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

Near Mostar, a Croatian student in the land mine de-mining training pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Mr. Paul Wolfowitz (foreground left), is given a demonstration by handlers at the Mine Detection and Dog Center (MDC) #14, located in Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Assistant Secretary Wolfowitz toured the facility to see the improvements being made and to get an assessment of what is needed for the area to be completely revitalized and free of land mines

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Mr. Paul Wolfo...

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

A crewman monitors a mine detection and classification console aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488) in the Persian Gulf

A crewman monitors a mine detection and classification console aboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Conquest (MSO 488) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Harnar, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Tom Disburg, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, instructs Muslim students at Lukavak in the skills of land navigation. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group, in cooperation with the State Department RONCO and the former warring factions, embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining training. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Tom Disburg, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

Combat engineers with the Regimental Engineer Squadron,

Combat engineers with the Regimental Engineer Squadron,

Combat engineers with the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, carefully probe for training mines during the mine detection portion of Exercise Dragoon Pioneer at Codru Training Area, Moldova, Ma... More

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with Task Force Lafayette, shows Afghan National Army soldiers the proper way to hold mine detection equipment during mine detection training April 11. The Fren... More

A crewman monitors a mine detection and classification sonar console aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONQUEST (MSO 488)

A crewman monitors a mine detection and classification sonar console a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Harnar, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

In a conference room in Brus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatian Brigadier General Ivan Babic, Serbian Colonel Bosko Kovacic, Serbian LT. COL. Jovan Vukmirica along with members of the United Nations and members of the 10th Special Forces Group discuss training plans and what is expected during the upcoming de-mining training. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining training. The training, includimg leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at...

In a conference room in Brus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatian Brigadier G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: In a conference room in Brus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatian Brigadier General Ivan Babic, Serbian Colonel Bosko Kovacic, Serbian... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Kirk Teaney, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, lays inert mines into training lanes to teach probing techniques to Muslim students near Lukavak. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Kirk Teaney, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler, gives

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler, gives

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler, gives U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drake, a mine detection dog, his favorite toy as a reward after a successful training session at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2... More

A "SCORPI" remote piloted vehicle aboard the survey ship USNS HARKNESS (T-AGS 32). The vehicle is being used for mine detection during Operation INTENSE LOOK

A "SCORPI" remote piloted vehicle aboard the survey ship USNS HARKNESS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Port Suez Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM C. Pedrick Release Status: Released to Public ... More

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Tom Disburg, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, points out a topographical land mark to a student during a land navigation practical exercise at Lukavak. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group, in cooperation with the State Department RONCO and the former warring factions, embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining training. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

U.S. Army STAFF SGT. Tom Disburg, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

An inert land mine is buried and camouflaged in training lanes. The mines will be used to teach the students the finer points of probing. Soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group Airborne use many realistic training aids in their daily exercises with the Muslim students of Lukavak. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina ...

An inert land mine is buried and camouflaged in training lanes. The mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An inert land mine is buried and camouflaged in training lanes. The mines will be used to teach the students the finer points o... More

A Moldovan Soldier from the National Land Forces uses

A Moldovan Soldier from the National Land Forces uses

A Moldovan Soldier from the National Land Forces uses an AN/PSS-14 mine detector with the guidance of U.S. Army Soldiers of Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Grafenwoehr, Germ... More

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sits beside his handler

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sits beside his handler

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sits beside his handler near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Ruszkiewicz)

U.S. Armys STAFF Sergeant Demario, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne, demonstrates to his students one way to pull a land mine during training near Lukavak. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

U.S. Armys STAFF Sergeant Demario, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

A Serbian student, Darko Sestic, uncovers an inert land mine during training by the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces group Airborne near Banja Luka. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

A Serbian student, Darko Sestic, uncovers an inert land mine during tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

A construction worker uses a grader to revitalize a road at the Mine Detection and Dog Center (MDC), number 14, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A construction worker uses a grader to revitalize a road at the Mine D...

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

Sgt. Matthew Tower takes aim at a target during one

Sgt. Matthew Tower takes aim at a target during one

Sgt. Matthew Tower takes aim at a target during one of the exercises conducted during the 251st Engineer Company, Maine Army National Guard’s annual training. The unit took part in collective exercises to inclu... More

Albanian soldiers are trained in mine detection by STAFF SGT. Donald Ruel (far left), US Army, before participating in a Situational Training Exercise. Soldiers from three NATO and 14 other central and eastern European countries are developing their combined peacekeeping skills during the exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Cooperative Nugget '95 is the sixth Partnership for Peace exercise, but the first to be held on US territory

Albanian soldiers are trained in mine detection by STAFF SGT. Donald R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE NUGGET '95 Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Medical team personnel administer emergency care to a simulated casualty within the mine field in order to stabilize the patient during a realistic training exercise near Mostar. Once the patient is stabilized he will be moved to a safer location. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

Medical team personnel administer emergency care to a simulated casual...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

After using a metal detector to first locate the land mine, a Serbian student then probes for the mine. Once a mine is detected, probing is mandatory. This realistic training was held near Brus. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

After using a metal detector to first locate the land mine, a Serbian ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

Members from the Mine Detection and Dog Center (MDC), number 14, demonstrate their dogs' discipline during a visit by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Defense (DOD), Honorable Paul Wolfowitz, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Members from the Mine Detection and Dog Center (MDC), number 14, demon...

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

A construction worker uses a diesel-powered roller to revitalize a road at the Mine Detection and Dog Center (MDC), number 14, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A construction worker uses a diesel-powered roller to revitalize a roa...

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

Combat engineers with the Regimental Engineer Squadron,

Combat engineers with the Regimental Engineer Squadron,

Combat engineers with the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Moldovan Soldiers from the National Land Forces, carefully sweep and probe for training mines during the mine detection portion ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Garrett Grenier, a dog handler, and

U.S. Army Sgt. Garrett Grenier, a dog handler, and

U.S. Army Sgt. Garrett Grenier, a dog handler, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drake, a mine-detection dog, enjoy a game of fetch before training at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. Grenier and Drake are b... More

Student, Adil Medic, runs his dog Ellis down a mines lane in search of land mine near Lukavak. Adil is being trained by RONCO in the use of mine dogs as a first detection system for finding mine fields during Operations Joint Endeavor. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

Student, Adil Medic, runs his dog Ellis down a mines lane in search of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

Private First Class (PFC) Steven K. Lamborn, Charlie Company, 27th Engineers Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, during a mine detection training class using the Handheld Standoff Mine Detection Sensor (HSTAMIDS), at Bagram Airbase, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Private First Class (PFC) Steven K. Lamborn, Charlie Company, 27th Eng...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SFC Milton H. Robinso... More

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his mine detection dog near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Ruszkiewicz)

A Moldovan Soldier from the National Land Forces teaches

A Moldovan Soldier from the National Land Forces teaches

A Moldovan Soldier from the National Land Forces teaches Soldiers of Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, how to remove a buried mine during the mine detection training portion of Exercise Dragoo... More

Tech Sgt. Mark Hilleren, 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota

Tech Sgt. Mark Hilleren, 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota

Tech Sgt. Mark Hilleren, 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, uses a Minehound after a familiarization class Oct. 29, 2017, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. The Minehound is a dua... More

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with Task Force Lafayette, demonstrates how to properly detect mines with an Afghan National Army soldier during mine detection training April 11. Devenne showe... More

Moldovan Soldiers from the National Army Land Forces

Moldovan Soldiers from the National Army Land Forces

Moldovan Soldiers from the National Army Land Forces and U.S. Army Soldiers from the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Grafenwoehr, Germany, pose for a group photo during a mi... More

An explosive charge is detonated on a booby trapped land mine that was found during the land mine training conducted by the 10th Special Forces Group Airborne near Brus. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

An explosive charge is detonated on a booby trapped land mine that was...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

Army Staff Sgt. Allen, a mine-detection dog, and U.S.

Army Staff Sgt. Allen, a mine-detection dog, and U.S.

Army Staff Sgt. Allen, a mine-detection dog, and U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a mine-detection dog handler, search for mines.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), Camp Pendleton, Calif., train on the new Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS), recently upgraded on their Husky MK III vehicles, No... More

160730-M-CP369-1066 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July

160730-M-CP369-1066 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July

160730-M-CP369-1066 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 30, 2016) Royal Australian Army Sgt. Connor Chamney, combat engineer, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment syncs mine detection equipment during Rim of the... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Garrett Grenier, a dog handler, and

U.S. Army Sgt. Garrett Grenier, a dog handler, and

U.S. Army Sgt. Garrett Grenier, a dog handler, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drake, a mine detection dog, conduct training at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. Grenier and Drake are both members of the 49... More

A Peshmerga dog handler rewards his mine detection

A Peshmerga dog handler rewards his mine detection

A Peshmerga dog handler rewards his mine detection dog with a toy after he successfully detects the presence of a simulated mine or improvised explosive device near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, prepares

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, prepares

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, prepares to throw a ball for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Allen, a mine detection dog, during a warm-up session in preparation for training at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Ja... More

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his mine detection dog near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Ruszkiewicz)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), Camp Pendleton, Calif., train on the new Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS), recently upgraded on their Husky MK III vehicles, No... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, shows U.S.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, shows U.S.

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, shows U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Allen, a mine detection dog, some affection after a training session at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. Curd and Allen are both ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Gember Brillantes, a combat engineer

U.S. Army Sgt. Gember Brillantes, a combat engineer

U.S. Army Sgt. Gember Brillantes, a combat engineer with the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Grafenwoehr, Germany, practices throwing a grappling hook during a mine detecti... More

This location of land mines is marked with a sign near Brus, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Most of the 6 million mines in the former Yugoslavia are not marked with a sign. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining training. The training, including leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

This location of land mines is marked with a sign near Brus, Bosnia-He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler with the

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler with the

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler with the 49th Engineer Detachment and Staff Sgt. Drake, a mine detection dog, seek out mines during training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. (U.S. Arm... More

A Burundi National Defense Force soldier with 1st Sapper

A Burundi National Defense Force soldier with 1st Sapper

A Burundi National Defense Force soldier with 1st Sapper Company uses a mine detector to check for simulated improvised explosive devices during a combined arms breaching exercise, June 27, 2012. Marines and sa... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), Camp Pendleton, Calif., train on the new Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS), recently upgraded on their Husky MK III vehicles, No... More

A Peshmerga dog handler gestures to his mine detection

A Peshmerga dog handler gestures to his mine detection

A Peshmerga dog handler gestures to his mine detection dog (MDD) to search for the presence of simulated mines and improvised explosive devices near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 16, 2... More

Pfc. Robert Koehler, a combat engineer and Philadelphia

Pfc. Robert Koehler, a combat engineer and Philadelphia

Pfc. Robert Koehler, a combat engineer and Philadelphia native with the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, teaches Moldovan Soldiers how to calibrate an AN/PSS-14 mine detector during a mine de... More

A medical team rushes to the aid of a simulated casualty, a de-miner who detonated a mine during a practical exercise in Banja Luka. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, the U.S. Army's 10th Special Forces Group in cooperation with the State Department, RONCO and the former warring factions embarked on a mission of humanitarian de-mining. The training, includeing leadership, planning, different techniques in mine detection, mine disposal through detonation and medical triage, was accomplished at four different sites for Bosnia-Herzegovina nationals

A medical team rushes to the aid of a simulated casualty, a de-miner w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to ... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), Camp Pendleton, Calif., train on the new Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS), recently upgraded on their Husky MK III vehicles, No... More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 305th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), Camp Pendleton, Calif., train on the new Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS), recently upgraded on their Husky MK III vehicles, No... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drake, a mine detection dog, seeks

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drake, a mine detection dog, seeks

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drake, a mine detection dog, seeks out "mines."

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with

French Army Staff Sgt. David Devenne, an engineer with Task Force Lafayette, gives a mine detector over to an Afghan National Army soldier during mine detection training April 11. The ANA will transition into l... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler, gives

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler, gives

U.S. Army Sgt. Garret Grenier, a dog handler, gives U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Drake, a mine detection dog, his favorite toy as a reward after a successful training session at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Dustin Pape, a dog handler with 49th

U.S. Army Sgt. Dustin Pape, a dog handler with 49th

U.S. Army Sgt. Dustin Pape, a dog handler with 49th Mine Dog Detachment, 54th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Dolch and native of Pipestone, Minn., holds the leash of his mine dog, Gonzo, as he goes through trai... More

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his

A Peshmerga dog handler poses for a portrait with his mine detection dog (MDD) near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 16, 2020. MDDs are trained and cared for in accordance with the Intern... More

A Maine Army National Guard soldier with the 251st

A Maine Army National Guard soldier with the 251st

A Maine Army National Guard soldier with the 251st Engineer Company launches the Raven during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Raven is an unmanned aerial vehicle that soldiers can use to collect inf... More

Moldovan Soldiers from the National Land Forces provide

Moldovan Soldiers from the National Land Forces provide

Moldovan Soldiers from the National Land Forces provide an equipment demonstration to members of the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during a mine detection training portion of Exercise Drag... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Raborne Vines, 54th Engineer Battalion,

U.S. Army Pfc. Raborne Vines, 54th Engineer Battalion,

U.S. Army Pfc. Raborne Vines, 54th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Dolch chaplain's assistant and native of Abbeville, Ala., spends some quality time with Sir Fred, a military working dog assigned to TF Dolch's ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Perry Pyle, a dog handler with 49th

U.S. Army Sgt. Perry Pyle, a dog handler with 49th

U.S. Army Sgt. Perry Pyle, a dog handler with 49th Mine Dog Detachment, 54th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Dolch and native of St. Louis, rewards his partner, Finta, with some play time for a job well done on ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, waits for

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, waits for

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Curd, a dog handler, waits for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Allen, a mine detection dog, to finish checking a route during a training session at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2013. Curd an... More

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sits to communicate

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sits to communicate

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sits to communicate to his handler that he has found a simulated mine or improvised explosive device near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. A... More

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sniffs for simulated

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sniffs for simulated

A Peshmerga mine detection dog sniffs for simulated mines or improvised explosive devices near the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Feb. 16, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angel Ruszkiewicz)

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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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