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Janice Bluto, a serviceman's wife, makes a video postcard as Christine DeFraco, Channel 5, WPTZ, stands by. DeLorenzo is instrumental in organizing a video postcard project by which family and friends can send taped messages to military personnel deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

Janice Bluto, a serviceman's wife, makes a video postcard as Christine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Plattsburgh Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

An aerial view of a billeting area at the First Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF) base camp during Operation Desert Shield.

An aerial view of a billeting area at the First Marine Expeditionary F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. J. R. Ruark Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Family members of airmen departing for Saudi Arabia cover their ears as 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft take off in support of Operation Desert Shield

Family members of airmen departing for Saudi Arabia cover their ears a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Da... More

Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, left, and Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft sit armed and ready on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield. The Intruders and one of the Hornets are armed with Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs. Each Hornet carries AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on its wing tips; two have AGM-88A HARM anti-radar missiles on their wing pylons

Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, left, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

An Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft flight crewman is videotaped as he walks over to his aircraft on flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield

An Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34) A-6E Intruder aircraft flight crewman is...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Aviation ordnancemen check the fuses on several Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs before they are loaded aboard aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during Operation Desert Shield

Aviation ordnancemen check the fuses on several Mark 20 Rockeye II clu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Kettenhoffen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A catapult officer signals for the launch of an Attack Squadron 196 (VA-196) A-6E Intruder aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) during Operation Desert Shield

A catapult officer signals for the launch of an Attack Squadron 196 (V...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Members of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) stand near a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the cargo hold of a rapid-response vehicle cargo ship. The vessel is transporting the division's equipment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

Members of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) stand near a UH-60 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Rel... More

Harry Scott, right, briefs Vice CHIEF of STAFF GEN. Gordon R. Sullivan and other officers on the preparations that are underway for the transportation of troops and equipment to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield

Harry Scott, right, briefs Vice CHIEF of STAFF GEN. Gordon R. Sullivan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Savannah State: Georgia(GA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: George D. Proc... More

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, shakes hands with a Marine during a visit to elements of the 2nd Marine Division preparing to depart the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, shakes hands with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Marines secure a canvas cover on a 5-ton truck in preparation to embark aboard a ship. Elements of the 2nd Marine Division are leaving the U.S. to participate in Operation Desert Shield

Marines secure a canvas cover on a 5-ton truck in preparation to embar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A Newport class tank landing ship is prepared to embark trucks and equipment of the 2nd Marine Division scheduled to participate in Operation Desert Shield. A 155mm M-198 howitzer is in the right foreground

A Newport class tank landing ship is prepared to embark trucks and equ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A soldier test fires an M-163 Vulcan self-propelled anti-aircraft gun aboard the rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS REGULUS (T-AKR-292). The REGULUS is transporting equipment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

A soldier test fires an M-163 Vulcan self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A U.S. Army M-1 Abrams main battle tank is loaded aboard the rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS REGULUS (T-AKR-292). The REGULUS is transporting equipment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

A U.S. Army M-1 Abrams main battle tank is loaded aboard the rapid-res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Allen R... More

Vice Adm. Henry H. Mauz Jr., commander, Seventh Fleet, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Sen. John Glenn of Ohio arrive in Bahrain after being transported by an SH-3 Sea King helicopter during Operation Desert Shield

Vice Adm. Henry H. Mauz Jr., commander, Seventh Fleet, U.S. Pacific Fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Marines from Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) load their gear onto buses as they prepare to depart for the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield

Marines from Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) load their gear onto buses as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

The rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS BELLATRIX (T-AKR-288) and three commercial tankers transit the Suez Canal. The BELLATRIX is transporting equipment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

The rapid-response vehicle cargo ship USNS BELLATRIX (T-AKR-288) and t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

The guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) transits the Suez Canal en route to the Mediterranean Sea following a deployment in support of Operation Desert Shield

The guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) transits the Suez C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Marquart Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A crane lowers a pallet of Mark 82 500-lb. bombs, part of an ordnance shipment bound for the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield

A crane lowers a pallet of Mark 82 500-lb. bombs, part of an ordnance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown ... More

LT. Dennis Alston observes the liquefied natural gas carrier Hoegh Gandria from aboard a U.S. Navy SH-2F Seasprite helicopter while patrolling the gulf during Operation Desert Shield

LT. Dennis Alston observes the liquefied natural gas carrier Hoegh Gan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) watch as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies toward the tank landing ship USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST-1189). The vessels are en route to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield

Marines aboard the amphibious transport dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) watch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

GEN. Colin L. Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, addresses crew members gathered on the No. 1 and No. 2 gun turrets aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64). WISCONSIN is in the gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield

GEN. Colin L. Powell, chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF, addresses crew ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft refuels from the Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker while other Tomcats fly alongside. The aircraft are flying over Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft refuels from the A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: LT. CMDR. Dave Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Army and Navy technicians work on the Armed Forces Radio and Television System tower during Operation Desert Shield

Army and Navy technicians work on the Armed Forces Radio and Televisio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Lance CPL. B.K. Burway and Lance CPL. B.E. Whitfield of the 1ST Section, 81mm Mortars Plt. Weapons Co., 1ST Bn., 7th Marines, adjust the sights for an M-252 81mm mortar during Operation Desert Shield.

Lance CPL. B.K. Burway and Lance CPL. B.E. Whitfield of the 1ST Sectio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. D. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, sits in a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter with 82nd Airborne Division personnel as he prepares for takeoff. Powell will be visiting a base camp during Operation Desert Shield

GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, sits in a UH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rodney Kerns Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Media cameramen film GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, as he tours military facilities during Operation Desert Shield

Media cameramen film GEN. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Rodney Kerns Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Longshoremen attach lifting cables to an M-131 5,000-gallon fuel tank trailer before it is loaded aboard the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC. James Anderson Jr. (T-AK-3002). The ship will transport its cargo to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield

Longshoremen attach lifting cables to an M-131 5,000-gallon fuel tank ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Biv... More

A Marine from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, takes a break beside a sign near his company's position during Operation Desert Shield.SUBSTANDARD (out of focus)

A Marine from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, takes a break beside a sign ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Troops disembark from a Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) Boeing 747 aircraft after arriving in the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

Troops disembark from a Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) Boeing 747 airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

LT. GEN. Walter Boomer, commander, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force/commander, Marine Corps Force for the U.S. Central Command, converses with an officer aboard the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19) which is in the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

LT. GEN. Walter Boomer, commander, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force/comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 R. J. Oriez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Crew members aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 ready the mine countermeasures ship USS AVENGER (MCM-1) and other vessels for offloading in support of Operation Desert Shield

Crew members aboard the Dutch heavy lift ship SUPER SERVANT 3 ready th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. John Charles Roach Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

First class petty officers prepare pizzas that will be served to the junior sailors aboard the guided missile frigate USS TAYLOR (FFG-50) as a way of helping to keep the crew's morale high during Operation Desert Shield

First class petty officers prepare pizzas that will be served to the j...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Joe Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Marines of an 81mm mortar platoon prepare for a weapons inspection while embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Marines of an 81mm mortar platoon prepare for a weapons inspection whi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in to land on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) as other ships of the amphibious task force steam in formation behind. The ships and their embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Marines exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) as members of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) wash one of the squadron's CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters. The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Marines exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Wearing an MCU-2P protective mask as part of a Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) warfare drill, an aviation boatswain's mate refuels an F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The KENNEDY is operating in support of Operation Desert Shield

Wearing an MCU-2P protective mask as part of a Nuclear-Biological-Chem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Moore Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

COL. Raymond Boland, commander, Fort McCoy, introduces comedian Bob Hope at the LaCrosse Civic Center. Hope is entertaining troops at the installation prior to their deployment to the Persian Gulf area to take part in Operation Desert Shield

COL. Raymond Boland, commander, Fort McCoy, introduces comedian Bob Ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin(WI) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Terra... More

One of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in turret No. 3 aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) is fired during a gunnery exercise. The WISCONSIN is deployed in the gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield

One of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in turret No. 3 aboard the b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 J. Carnes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

"CBS Evening News" anchorman Dan Rather, left center, is filmed talking to servicemen at an air base. The troops are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield

"CBS Evening News" anchorman Dan Rather, left center, is filmed talkin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Gerald Johnson Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

CAPT Robert Abbe, left, a U.S. Navy doctor, consults with LT. COL. Thomas Smallman, left, a Canadian Army orthopedic surgeon, as they check over a simulated casualty during a drill held as part of Exercise Imminent Thunder. The MERCY is deployed to the gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield

CAPT Robert Abbe, left, a U.S. Navy doctor, consults with LT. COL. Tho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IMMINENT THUNDERDESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Oriez Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Aerial view two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VFA-74) in flight above the Forrestal Class, Aircraft Carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) during Operation Desert Shield. The SARATOGA is making a hard turn to starboard and is in the background

Aerial view two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron Sev...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD This shot was taken over the Adriatic Sea on the 1992 Med Cruise near Bosnia Two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft of VFA-8... More

A Pioneer remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) assigned to the Marine Corps' 3rd RPV Platoon sits on the roadway before being placed on its launch rail for a flight during Operation Desert Shield. The launch rail is mounted on an M-927 5-ton cargo truck.

A Pioneer remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) assigned to the Marine Corps'...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. J.R. Ruark Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A member of the Saudi national guard stands outside a building during Operation Desert Shield

A member of the Saudi national guard stands outside a building during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Eli Whitney Release Status: Released to Publi... More

First Lady Barbara Bush selects an item while passing through a mess line during a Thanksgiving Day visit to a desert encampment. Mrs. Bush is accompanying her husband, President George Bush, on a round of visits to U.S. troops who are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield

First Lady Barbara Bush selects an item while passing through a mess l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Marines sit in the sand to eat their Thanksgiving Day dinners during a visit by President and Mrs. George Bush. The president and his wife are traveling to several sites in Saudi Arabia to visit U.S. troops taking part in Operation Desert Shield

Marines sit in the sand to eat their Thanksgiving Day dinners during a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Marines and Seabees wait for the arrival of President and Mrs. George Bush. The President and his wife are paying Thanksgiving Day visits to U.S. troops who are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. In the background is an LAV-25 light armored vehicle

Marines and Seabees wait for the arrival of President and Mrs. George ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Sen. Robert Dole pauses for a photograph with CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 Adao, the 1ST Marine Division's photo officer, while paying a Thanksgiving Day visit to the 1ST Marine Division Combat Operations Center (COC) during Operation Desert Shield.

Sen. Robert Dole pauses for a photograph with CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. M. D. Masters Release Status: Released to Public C... More

President George Bush speaks to the Marines gathered at the 1ST Marine Division combat operations center (COC) on Thanksgiving Day during Operation Desert Shield. Standing with the president are House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel left, first lady Barbara Bush, and Speaker of the House Tom Foley, right.

President George Bush speaks to the Marines gathered at the 1ST Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cs02 Adao Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Marines from Company A, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion, practice rowing in a raft while taking part in a training exercise during Operation Desert Shield.

Marines from Company A, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion, practice rowing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY SGT. C. Archuletta Release Status: Released to Public... More

Navy LT. Kevin Andahl videotapes an interview with comedian Jay Leno, left, at the Administrative Support Unit (ASU), Bahrain. Leno is in the region to entertain U.S. troops participating in Operation Desert Shield

Navy LT. Kevin Andahl videotapes an interview with comedian Jay Leno, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Gerald Johnson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) carrying a radar and tracking system shelter sits parked at an airfield during Operation Desert Shield. The shelter is used by the Marines of the 3rd Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Platoon to track their Pioneer RPVs during flight.

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. J.R. Ruark Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A soldier from Co. A, 3rd Bn., 73rd Airborne Armor Regt., 82nd Airborne Div., lays out equipment for an M-551 Sheridan light tank prior to the 82nd Airborne Division live-fire exercise during Operation Desert Shield

A soldier from Co. A, 3rd Bn., 73rd Airborne Armor Regt., 82nd Airborn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SPC. Henry Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Aviation Technician/AIRMAN D. Winger, navigator of a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, monitors instruments during operations off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The unit is using the AQS-14 minehunting system to locate inert mines planted by U.S. forces as part of a minehunting exercise during Operation Desert Shield

Aviation Technician/AIRMAN D. Winger, navigator of a Helicopter Mine C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A tug boat pushes on the stern of the miscellaneous command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) as it arrives at a Persian Gulf port during Operation Desert Shield. The LA SALLE is the flagship of the Commander, U.S. Middle East Force

A tug boat pushes on the stern of the miscellaneous command ship USS L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John C. Carnes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard security unit patrol the harbor near the vehicle cargo ship PFC. DEWAYNE T. WILLIAMS (T-AK-3009) during Operation Desert Shield. The guardsmen are piloting a Raider port security boat

Members of a U.S. Coast Guard security unit patrol the harbor near the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PA1 Chuck Kalnbach Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Crew members from the ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) line up to have their pictures taken in front of the ship while in port during Operation Desert Shield. A Navy public affairs unit is preparing hometown news releases for individual crew members

Crew members from the ocean minesweeper USS LEADER (MSO-490) line up t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Marines stand atop an overturned M-60 main battle tank as the crane of an M-88A1 armored recovery vehicle is maneuvered into position to lift the tank. The exercise, part of Operation Desert Shield, simulates a possible battlefield situation

Marines stand atop an overturned M-60 main battle tank as the crane of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

An aerial view of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as it conducts flight operations during Operation Desert Shield. At left is an F-14A Tomcat aircraft banking to the left after its launch from the SARATOGA

An aerial view of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as it cond...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, fires a British L7A2 general purpose machine gun during weapons training with British soldiers of the Queen's Dragoon Guards at Abu Hydra Range during Operation Desert Shield

A Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, fires a B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. J.R. Ruark Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, fires his M-9 9mm pistol while taking part in weapons training at Abu Hydra Range during Operation Desert Shield

A Marine from 7th Platoon, 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, fires his...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. J. R. Ruark Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Marines and members of the media gather to listen to General Alfred M. Gray, Commandant of the Marine Corps, as he speaks to his troops prior to their departure for the Middle East in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD

Marines and members of the media gather to listen to General Alfred M....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Marines board a utility landing craft for transportation to a ship offshore prior to departure for the Middle East in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD

Marines board a utility landing craft for transportation to a ship off...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Stat... More

Harbor tugs position the tank landing ship USS MANITOWOC (LST 1180) into port as the ship prepares to take on Marines headed for the Middle East in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD

Harbor tugs position the tank landing ship USS MANITOWOC (LST 1180) in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Bishop Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Oshkosh Mark 48 trucks are offloaded from vehicle cargo ships during Operation Desert Shield.

Oshkosh Mark 48 trucks are offloaded from vehicle cargo ships during O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. J. R. Ruark Release Status: Released... More

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Scott Casey takes a break while conducting maintenance on a line aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The KENNEDY is deployed to the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Scott Casey takes a break while conducting ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kevin P. Gill Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Postal Clerk 2nd Class Jerry Silas displays a page of postage stamps in the post office aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The KENNEDY is deployed to the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Postal Clerk 2nd Class Jerry Silas displays a page of postage stamps i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kevin P. Gill Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A projectile is fired from a Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. 1 turret aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) as gunnery exercises are conducted during Operation Desert Shield

A projectile is fired from a Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun in the No. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Morris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Two Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft turn toward the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Operation Desert Shield

Two Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft turn toward the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Dave Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

CAPT. Mel Hamm, left, commander, Fleet Hospital Operations and Training Command, and LT. Vic Modeer of Reserve Naval Construction Battalion Hospital Unit 22 discuss the construction of Fleet Hospital Six during Operation Desert Shield

CAPT. Mel Hamm, left, commander, Fleet Hospital Operations and Trainin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Members of a U.S. Navy mobile construction battalion reserve unit set up tents during Operation Desert Shield

Members of a U.S. Navy mobile construction battalion reserve unit set ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III sports a Seabees cap as he visits a construction battalion camp during Operation Desert Shield

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III sports a Seabees cap as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Members of a U.S. Navy mobile construction battalion reserve unit set up tents during Operation Desert Shield

Members of a U.S. Navy mobile construction battalion reserve unit set ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Members of the 1ST Marine Division spread out a camouflage net while setting up the Division's Combat Operations Center during Operation Desert Shield

Members of the 1ST Marine Division spread out a camouflage net while s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. D. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Members of the Combat Camera Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), sit in a parked M-998 series vehicle at the 1ST Marine Division Combat Operations Center during Operation Desert Shield

Members of the Combat Camera Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. D. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Flight deck crew members wearing MCU-2P gas masks man a fire hose aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during a general quarters drill. The KENNEDY is deployed to the area during Operation Desert Shield

Flight deck crew members wearing MCU-2P gas masks man a fire hose aboa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Coast Guard security personnel in a Sea Raider utility craft pass the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) while patrolling the harbor during Operation Desert Shield

Coast Guard security personnel in a Sea Raider utility craft pass the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

SGT. Dave Gendron records the serial number on a .38-caliber revolver as he mans an armory during Operation Desert Shield

SGT. Dave Gendron records the serial number on a .38-caliber revolver ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A view of a Patriot tactical air defense system missile launcher deployed during Operation Desert Shield. The launcher is assigned to the 7th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

A view of a Patriot tactical air defense system missile launcher deplo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Brian Cumper Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Members of a U.S. Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) security police fire team gather around an M1038 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during Operation Desert Shield. The airmen are, from left: STAFF SGT. Rodney W. Link, AIRMAN Michael Grey, SGT. Shawn E. Roberts and TECH. SGT. Darrin C. Rice. Rice is a member of the 437th Security Police Squadron; the others are assigned to the 90th Security Police Group

Members of a U.S. Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) security police ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

The utility landing craft LCU-1663 backs away from the landing after picking up several Marine Corps vehicles during the loading of ships that will transport Marine units to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield

The utility landing craft LCU-1663 backs away from the landing after p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter departs a landing zone near a medical facility during Operation Desert Shield

A UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter departs a landing zone near ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Members of the 55th Security Police Squadron stand in the open cargo door of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft prior to their departure to Saudi Arabia, where they will support Operation Desert Shield

Members of the 55th Security Police Squadron stand in the open cargo d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A ground guide directs the driver of a K-loader as he backs away from a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during Operation Desert Shield

A ground guide directs the driver of a K-loader as he backs away from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Flight crewmen are issued nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protection gear before deploying to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield

Flight crewmen are issued nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protection...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. G... More

An E-3A Sentry aircraft is serviced on the flight line during Operation Desert Shield

An E-3A Sentry aircraft is serviced on the flight line during Operatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A personnel processing station is organized to update the pay and service records of airmen deploying to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield

A personnel processing station is organized to update the pay and serv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Patercsak Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

STAFF SGT. Rodger Drago, left, video relay technician with the 23rd Combat Communications Squadron, and SGT. Chris Coleman, a member of the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron, set up the tripod satellite support radio and antenna during Operation Desert Shield

STAFF SGT. Rodger Drago, left, video relay technician with the 23rd Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter, armed with a door-mounted .50-caliber machine gun, hovers over the desert during Operation Desert Shield

A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter, armed with a door-mounted .50-caliber mac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

LT. GEN. Charles A. Horner, commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces, eats breakfast with SGT. Charles Kimble, 55th Services Squadron, while visiting the 56th Tactical Air Command medical facility during Operation Desert Shield

LT. GEN. Charles A. Horner, commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

The co-pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft scans the cockpit gauges while on a refueling flight during Operation Desert Shield

The co-pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft scans the cockpit gauge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Berney Welch Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

General purpose bombs line a staging area during Operation Desert Shield

General purpose bombs line a staging area during Operation Desert Shie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin Lynchard Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outside portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the lower part of each pylon. VF-21 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

A Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is refueled by an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

Soldiers of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) pack their gear onto their M-1 Abrams main battle tanks and M-3 Bradley cavalry fighting vehicles before the start of an exercise during Operation Desert Shield

Soldiers of the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) pack their gear on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. F. Lee Corkran Release Status: Released to Public... More

The crew chief of a C-130 Hercules aircraft carries a pair of wheel chocks down the rear ramp of his aircraft after its arrival in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft is in the background

The crew chief of a C-130 Hercules aircraft carries a pair of wheel ch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Hans H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A port beam view of the tank landing ship USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST-1189) as the vessel deploys to the Middle East to take part in Operation Desert Shield

A port beam view of the tank landing ship USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST-1189...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS San Bernardino (LST 1189) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Statu... More

A soldier directs a UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter as it begins to take off from a landing zone during Operation Desert Shield

A soldier directs a UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter as it beg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

An exterior view of living quarters used by some military personnel assigned to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield

An exterior view of living quarters used by some military personnel as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Bryant Gumble of NBC's "Today" show talks with two Air Force officers while on a tour of an air base during Operation Desert Shield

Bryant Gumble of NBC's "Today" show talks with two Air Force officers ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Gen Hansford T. Johnson, commander-in-chief, Military Airlift Command, speaks with U.S. troops during Operation Desert Shield

Gen Hansford T. Johnson, commander-in-chief, Military Airlift Command,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

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