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A starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HASSAYAMPA (T-AO-145) underway during Operation Desert Storm

A starboard bow view of the fleet oiler USNS HASSAYAMPA (T-AO-145) und...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: OS2 Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

During vertical replenishment, an HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter of Helicopter Combat Support 5 (HC-5) from the Military Sealift Command combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9) transfers provisions to the guided missile destroyer USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG-20) during Operation Desert Storm

During vertical replenishment, an HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter of Helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: OS2 Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

F/A-18 Hornet and A-6E Intruder aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) conduct an in-flight refueling with a pair of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while en route to their target during Operation Desert Storm. A Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, also from CVW-1, is in the foreground. CVW-1 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66).

F/A-18 Hornet and A-6E Intruder aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-...

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

A stern view of the French destroyer Latouche-Treville (D-646) participating in an underway replenishment with the oiler USNS PASSUMPSIC (T-AO-107) during Operation Desert Storm

A stern view of the French destroyer Latouche-Treville (D-646) partici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Henry Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

F/A-18 Hornet and A-6E Intruder aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) conduct an in-flight refueling with a pair of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while en route to their target during Operation Desert Storm. A Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, also from CVW-1, is in the foreground. CVW-1 is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66).

F/A-18 Hornet and A-6E Intruder aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-...

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

A crew members take a break aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) while the vessel is deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

A crew members take a break aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-A...

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

A Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) F-14A Tomcat aircraft passes over the desert while returning to the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) after a mission during Operation Desert Storm.

A Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) F-14A Tomcat aircraft passes over the de...

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

An aviation ordnanceman carries countermeasures dispenser systems across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The systems will be mounted on aircraft in preparation for strikes on Iraqi targets at the onset of Operation Desert Storm

An aviation ordnanceman carries countermeasures dispenser systems acro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 William A. Lipski Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An aviation ordnanceman inspects an ADM-141 Tactical air-launched decoy as his companions work with AGM-88A HARM high-speed anti-radiation missiles on the flight deck of the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Planes aboard the Kenedy are being fitted for strikes on Iraqi targets at the onset of Operation Desert Storm

An aviation ordnanceman inspects an ADM-141 Tactical air-launched deco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 William A. Lipski, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

Aviation ordnancemen position AGM-88A HARM high-speed anti-radiation missiles near A-7E Corsair II aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The planes will be fitted with the missiles in preparation for strikes on Iraqi targets at the onset of Operation Desert Storm

Aviation ordnancemen position AGM-88A HARM high-speed anti-radiation m...

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

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) launches a BGM-109 Tomahawk missile against a target in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

The battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) launches a BGM-109 Tomahawk missi...

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

A bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) underway during Operation Desert Storm

A bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) underwa...

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

A flight deck crewman stands by a fire hose aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as a vertical replenishment is conducted during Operation Desert Storm

A flight deck crewman stands by a fire hose aboard the amphibious comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Crewmen aboard the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) attach several bundles to a line lowered from an SH-3H Sea King helicopter hovering over the ship's flight deck during Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) attach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Crewmen aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) haul in on a line at the start of an underway replenishment with the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3). The ships are in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) hau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Second Division sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) connect a pelican hook to the highline probe passed to their ship from a combat stores ship during underway replenishment. The ships are in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm

Second Division sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter lifts a load of cargo from the flight deck of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) as vertical replenishment of another ship is conducted during Operation Desert Storm

A HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter lifts a load of cargo from the flight d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Ordnance, maintenance and refueling personnel stand by at the forward end of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as aircraft are recovered following a mission during Operation Desert Storm

Ordnance, maintenance and refueling personnel stand by at the forward ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

CHIEF PETTY Officer Keith Lebling and Journalist 2nd Class Pete Hatzakos, both of Navy Broadcasting Service, interview CAPT. G.B. McEwen, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10), regarding damage to the vessel. The TRIPOLI, now in dry dock awaiting repairs, was damaged by an Iraqi mine that the ship struck while serving as a mine-clearing platform in the northern Persian Gulf on February 18 during Operation Desert Storm. The TRIPOLI was able to continue operations after damage control crews stopped the flooding caused by the explosion

CHIEF PETTY Officer Keith Lebling and Journalist 2nd Class Pete Hatzak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

Two minesweeping floats sit in their cradles on the stern of the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) as the ship lies at anchor during mine-clearing operations in the gulf following Operation Desert Storm. The amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11) is anchored in the background

Two minesweeping floats sit in their cradles on the stern of the ocean...

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

Aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) steady the ends of a Mark 20 Rockeye II anti-tank cluster bomb as a forklift is used to lower it onto a weapons skid during Operation Desert Storm

Aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Paul A. Hawthorne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Ten ships of Task Force 155 gather during Operation Desert Storm. They are, from left: the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG-46), the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66), the guided missile cruisers USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG-58), and the USS SAN JACINTO (CG-56) the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40), the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60), the guided missile cruisers USS NORMANDY (CG-60) and USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51) the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) and the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44)

Ten ships of Task Force 155 gather during Operation Desert Storm. They...

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

Maintenance crewmen perform preflight checks on several F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during OPERATION DESERT STORM

Maintenance crewmen perform preflight checks on several F/A-18C Hornet...

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

Crew members of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) talk with the pilot of an F/A-18C strike-fighter aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

Crew members of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) talk with the pilo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS Saratoga(CV 60) Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Terry Simmons Release Status: Released to... More

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter idles on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion he...

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

Copy negative of a US Navy (USN) F-14A Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211), Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA), in flight over burning Kuwaiti oil wells during Operation DESERT STORM

Copy negative of a US Navy (USN) F-14A Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 211 (V...

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

Two signalmen aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) prepare the lines to run up the national ensign as flight operations are conducted beneath them during Operation Desert Storm

Two signalmen aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) prepare...

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

A catapult officer gives the launch signal to an aircraft as flight operations are conducted aboard the aircraft as flight operations are conducted aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A catapult officer gives the launch signal to an aircraft as flight op...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Flight deck personnel wait for flight operations to commence aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11). The NEW ORLEANS is serving as a platform for mine-clearing operations following Operation Desert Storm

Flight deck personnel wait for flight operations to commence aboard th...

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

Ten ships of Task Force 155 gather during Operation Desert Storm. Leading the formation at left is the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) , flanked by the guided missile cruisers USS SAN JACINTO (CG-56), top, and USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG-51). At center is the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40), flanked by the aircraft carriers USS AMERICA (CV-66), top, and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). At rear are, from top, the guided missile destroyer USS PREBLE (DDG-46), the guided missile cruisers USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG-58) and USS NORMANDY (CG-60) and the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44)

Ten ships of Task Force 155 gather during Operation Desert Storm. Lead...

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

Members of the crash crew man a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue vehicle while flight operations are conducted aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

Members of the crash crew man a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. D. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A plane captain cleans the canopy of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A plane captain cleans the canopy of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Steam rises from the catapult tracks as two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft are prepared for launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

Steam rises from the catapult tracks as two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A pilot from Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) talks with aircraft maintenance crewmen on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) after returning from a strike mission during OPERATION DESERT STORM

A pilot from Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) talks with aircraft maintena...

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

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) prepare to search the smokestack during an inspection of the Turkish freighter Rize K, the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILL...

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

A flight deck crew member signals as a Strike-Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft is readied for launch from the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A flight deck crew member signals as a Strike-Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA...

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

Navy medical personnel from Fleet Hospital Five and Fleet Hospital Fifteen board a civilian airliner after serving in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Navy medical personnel from Fleet Hospital Five and Fleet Hospital Fif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III applauds during a speech by George H. W. Bush. The president and Garrett are visiting the air station during Operation Desert Storm

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III applauds during a speech...

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

CHIEF Aviation Ordnanceman Richard Norman, left, and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft pilot LT David Taylor share a laugh after Taylor's return to the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) following a strike mission during OPERATION DESERT STORM. The two men are members of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83)

CHIEF Aviation Ordnanceman Richard Norman, left, and F/A-18 Hornet air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Eric James Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft conduct a preflight check of their aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

The pilot and radar intercept officer of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Crew members take a break after participating in a fire drill aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) during Operation Desert Storm

Crew members take a break after participating in a fire drill aboard t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Maintenance crewmen wash down a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

Maintenance crewmen wash down a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Terry Simmons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft taxis past other aircraft parked on the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft taxis pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unkn Own Release Status: Released to Public ... More

An assistant catapult/arresting gear officer signals to the pilot of a Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft prior to its launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

An assistant catapult/arresting gear officer signals to the pilot of a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Chris U. Putman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft taxi on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) as other Tomcats are launched during Operation Desert Storm

Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-14A Tomcat aircraft taxi on the flight d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS Saratoga(CV 60) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Terry Simmons Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Matthew Groenewold, both members of a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44), stand guard on the fantail of the Turkish freighter Rize K. during an inspection of the vessel. The Rize K is the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. The PRATT, circling in the background, is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Stanley K. Jordan, left, and GUNNER's Mate ...

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

A port beam view of the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) at anchor in the gulf during mine-clearing operations following Operation Desert Storm

A port beam view of the ocean minesweeper USS IMPERVIOUS (MSO-449) at ...

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

The national ensign flies from the stern of a U.S. Navy ship at anchor in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Storm

The national ensign flies from the stern of a U.S. Navy ship at anchor...

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

A Navy dentist and his assistant work on a Marine's teeth at a camp in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm

A Navy dentist and his assistant work on a Marine's teeth at a camp in...

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

A Navy dental technician checks the dental record of a Marine while screening patients outside a dental clinic at a camp in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm

A Navy dental technician checks the dental record of a Marine while sc...

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

CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 Ed Bailey, left a Navy Reserve photographer, talks with a Marine at a camp in northern Saudi Arabia as other Marines work on the power pack from an M-60A1 tank during Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF Warrant Officer 2 Ed Bailey, left a Navy Reserve photographer, t...

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

The fast combat support ship USS DETROIT (AOE-4) is flanked by the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), left, and the guided missile cruiser USS SAN JACINTO (CG-56) as the ships conduct an underway replenishment during Operation Desert Storm

The fast combat support ship USS DETROIT (AOE-4) is flanked by the air...

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

As seen from the aircraft's rear seat, a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Desert Storm.

As seen from the aircraft's rear seat, a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F...

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

A view from inside the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it approaches the refueling drogue trailing behind an Air Anti-submarine Squadron 22 (VS-22) S-3A Viking aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. VF-32 and VS-22 are based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) , which is on station in the Red Sea

A view from inside the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LT CMDR Dave Parsons, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A security guard maintains his post near the Aegis-guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59), moored to a pier upon its return to port after being damaged by an Iraqi mine during Operation Desert Storm. The Princeton was on patrol in the Persian Gulf on February 18th when the incident occurred, resulting in the injury of three crew members. The vessel suffered propeller and hull damage, but was still able to navigate and operate its weapons systems

A security guard maintains his post near the Aegis-guided missile crui...

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

A close-up view of the markings under the cockpit of a Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) AV-8B Harrier aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The ace of spades is VMA-231's squadron insignia; the 39 painted inside the bomb refers to the number of combat missions flown by the pilot during Operation Desert Storm

A close-up view of the markings under the cockpit of a Marine Attack S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Paul A. Hawhorne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Cmdrs. Mike and Marilyn Wahl enjoy a homecoming party at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center with their children, Christopher and Stefanie, following Marilyn's return from deployment in the Middle East. The celebration is being held in honor of the crew members of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) who served in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

Cmdrs. Mike and Marilyn Wahl enjoy a homecoming party at the Bethesda ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Bethesda State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mark Faram ... More

A U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team member rinses his gear in clean water after diving in the oil-polluted water of the harbor to search for Iraqi mines. Australian and British EOD teams are also taking part in the effort to clear the area of ordnance left by Iraqi forces who were ousted from the country by U.S. and allied forces during Operation Desert Storm

A U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team member rinses his g...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A member of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, center, gives a briefing to members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during boarding team training aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm

A member of the Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8, center, gives a briefing t...

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

The aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) transits the Suez Canal as it begins the journey to Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., after taking part in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The KENNEDY has been deployed for more than seven months

The aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) transits the Suez Can...

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

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to touch down on the helicopter pad of the Military Sealift Command-operated fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA (T-AO-188) in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm as the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) approaches in the background

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to touch down on the helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) breaks away after taking on fuel from the Military Sealift Command-operated fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188). The PRATT is conducting Maritime Interdiction Force missions in support of U.S. trade sanctions against Iraq in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) breaks away...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

CMDR. Michael Vincent is reunited with his wife, Mary, and their children, from left: Kate, Jonathan, Marc and Caroline, during a homecoming party at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. The celebration is being held in honor of the crew members of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) who served in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

CMDR. Michael Vincent is reunited with his wife, Mary, and their child...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Bethesda State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mark Faram ... More

A crewman scans the waters ahead while standing watch as a mine lookout in the forecastle of the amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11). The NEW ORLEANS is serving as a platform for mine-clearing operations in the gulf following Operation Desert Storm

A crewman scans the waters ahead while standing watch as a mine lookou...

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

An officer sits in flight deck control aboard the amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11) during a break in flight operations. The NEW ORLEANS is serving as a platform for mine-clearing operations in the gulf following Operation Desert Storm

An officer sits in flight deck control aboard the amphibious assault s...

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

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) takes on fuel from the Military Sealift Command-operated fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO-188) as a CH-46D Sea Knight conducts vertical replenishment with the PRATT. The destroyer is conducting Maritime Interdiction Force missions in support of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

The guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) takes on fu...

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

A Kuwaiti shipmaster speaks with LT. CMDR. Dave Wright, lead repair officer of the repair ship USS JASON (AR-8), aboard the tugboat A1-MUTLAA. Wright and other repair team members are aboard the boat to work on equipment which suffered damage during the occupation of Kuwait by Iraqi forces. The troops were ousted from the country by U.S. and allied forces during Operation Desert Storm

A Kuwaiti shipmaster speaks with LT. CMDR. Dave Wright, lead repair of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Pub... More

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Mike Booker and his wife, Ann, enjoy a homecoming party at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center. The celebration is being held in honor of the crew members of the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) who served in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Mike Booker and his wife, Ann, enjoy a homecom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Bethesda State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mark Faram ... More

Two members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 supervise members of the Marine detachment from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during boarding team training aboard the fleet oiler USNS JOSHUA HUMPRHEYS (T-AO-188). SEAL Team 8 provided boarding teams to assist in the enforcement of U.N. trade sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. The Marines are armed with M-870 12-gauge shotguns and M-9 9mm pistols

Two members of Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 8 supervise members of the Mar...

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

A close-up view of the markings on the side of an Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) A-7E Corsair aircraft parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The markings are an accounting of the anti-radiation missiles, cluster bombs and general-purpose bombs fired or dropped by the aircraft's pilot during Operation Desert Storm

A close-up view of the markings on the side of an Attack Squadron 42 (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Paul A. Hawhorne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Two Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters, foreground, and several Marine Corps AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopters sit on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS NEW ORLEANS (LPH-11). The NEW ORLEANS is serving as a platform for mine-clearing operations in the gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm

Two Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dra...

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

A pair of A-78 Corsair II aircraft from Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) fly in formation behind a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a training flight following the cease-fire between coalitian and Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. VA-46 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

A pair of A-78 Corsair II aircraft from Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) fly...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Chester O. Falkenhainer Release Status: Released to... More

The colors fly from the mast of the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3), command center for all mine countermeasures units during Operation Desert Storm, as the ship is docked at a pier for a ceremony marking the re-opening of Ash Shuaybah's port facility. The port is being reopened after a multinational effort to clear the mines laid by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait

The colors fly from the mast of the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Pete Hatzakos Release Status: Released to P... More

Family members gather in the rain to welcome their loved ones returning home aboard the combat store ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2). The vessel had been deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

Family members gather in the rain to welcome their loved ones returnin...

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

A sailor manning the No. 3 repair locker during a damage control drill aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A sailor manning the No. 3 repair locker during a damage control drill...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A petty officer from Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 44 (HSL-44) performs maintenance on the main rotor of one of the squadron's SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopters embarked aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A petty officer from Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 44 (HSL-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM/SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A sailor listens to a tape as he dusts the bulkhead fixtures in a passageway aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A sailor listens to a tape as he dusts the bulkhead fixtures in a pass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

LT. Jeffrey Zaun, second from left, leads LT. Robert Wetzel, fourth from left, and LT. Lawrence Slade onto a red carpet during a ceremony in their honor. The three had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm. Waiting to join them are Rear Adm. Paul W. Parcells, left, commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic Fleet; CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, second from right; and Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III, right

LT. Jeffrey Zaun, second from left, leads LT. Robert Wetzel, fourth fr...

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

LT. Robert Wetzel, left, and LT. Jeffrey Zuan, third from left, stand at attention as Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III pins a medal on the uniform of LT. Lawrence Slade during a ceremony held to honor the three former prisoners of war (POWs). The three officers had been shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition POWs released by Iraq on March 4th. CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II is at right.

LT. Robert Wetzel, left, and LT. Jeffrey Zuan, third from left, stand ...

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

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II uses the ship's internal communication system to speak to the crew of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) as the ship returns to its home port of Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II uses the ship's inter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The Lee helmsman polishes the brass on the engine order telegraph while standing watch on the bridge of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) as the ship steams toward Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The MACDONOUGH will return to Charleston tomorrow following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The Lee helmsman polishes the brass on the engine order telegraph whil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Johnny Bivera Release Status: Released to ... More

Standing on the platform during a ceremony in their honor are, from left, LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade and LT. Jeffrey Zaun. The three naval aviators had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition prisoners released on March 4th. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III is at right

Standing on the platform during a ceremony in their honor are, from le...

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

Standing on the platform during a ceremony in their honor are, from left, LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade and LT. Jeffrey Zaun. The three naval aviators had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition prisoners released on March 4th. Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III is at right

Standing on the platform during a ceremony in their honor are, from le...

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

The large harbor tug ANTIGO (YTB-792) maneuvers the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) into port as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Charleston. The ship is returning from service in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

The large harbor tug ANTIGO (YTB-792) maneuvers the guided missile des...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, left, and CMDR. Dennis G. Morral, right, commanding officer of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47), listen as an officer reads the citation accompanying the Silver Star Medal that is being awarded to Morral. Kelso is visiting the NICHOLAS prior to its arrival at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., to which the ship is returning following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, left, and CMDR. Denn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM/SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Family and friends of crew members aboard the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) and the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) gather to welcome their loved ones as the ships return from deployment to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

Family and friends of crew members aboard the guided missile frigate U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Family and friends of crew members aboard the combat store ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) stand in the rain as they prepare to welcome their loved ones upon return from deployment to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

Family and friends of crew members aboard the combat store ship USS SY...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A landing signal enlisted man stands by as an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter waits to pick up passengers on the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47). The NICHOLAS is en route to its home port at Naval Station, Charleston, S.C., after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A landing signal enlisted man stands by as an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Oscar Sosa Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The large harbor tug ANTIGO (YTB-792) maneuvers the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) into port as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Charleston. The ship is returning from service in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

The large harbor tug ANTIGO (YTB-792) maneuvers the guided missile des...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

The large harbor tug NATCHITOCHES (YTB-799) and other tugs spray streams of water into the air as the lead the guided missile frigate USS NICHOLAS (FFG-47) up the Cooper River toward Naval Station, Charleston, S.C. The NICHOLAS is returning to Charleston following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

The large harbor tug NATCHITOCHES (YTB-799) and other tugs spray strea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

Crewmen aboard the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) haul in on a line as the ship ties up at the naval station. The MACDONOUGH is returning to Charleston following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen aboard the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39) ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Base, Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Sc... More

A harbor tug maneuvers the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3) as the vessel arrives for a port call. The OKINAWA is en route to its San Diego-based home port following deployment in the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm

A harbor tug maneuvers the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH-3)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Muscutt Rele... More

Line handlers stand by as a large harbor tug helps bring the destroyer tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41) alongside the pier. The YELLOWSTONE is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. An Attack Squadron 35 (VA-35) A-6E Intruder aircraft sits on the YELLOWSTONE's helicopter deck

Line handlers stand by as a large harbor tug helps bring the destroyer...

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

U.S. Navy beachmaster unit members and members of other units search for their baggage after returning to the station from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Some units are stopping over at Norfolk en route to Naval Station, Charleston

U.S. Navy beachmaster unit members and members of other units search f...

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

LT. James P. Sauger, a bombardier/navigator with Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75), waves from the cockpit of an A-6E Intruder aircraft as his pilot taxis onto the flight line. VA-75 has returned to Oceana following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

LT. James P. Sauger, a bombardier/navigator with Attack Squadron 75 (V...

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

Family and friends wait for members of Carrier AIR WING 3 (CVW-3), embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The KENNEDY and other ships are returning from Operation Desert Storm

Family and friends wait for members of Carrier AIR WING 3 (CVW-3), emb...

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

Adm. Leon A. Edney, left, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Command, waits with others for the return of the F-14A Tomcat aircraft and A-6E Intruder aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17). CVW-3 and CVW-17 were deployed in the Red Sea aboard the aircraft carriers USS JOHN R. KENNEDY (CV-67) and USS SARATOGA (CV-60), respectively, for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Adm. Leon A. Edney, left, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Command, w...

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

Jenny and Kristin Ellis wait for the arrival of LT. Tom Ellis of Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14). VF-14 is returning to Oceana following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Jenny and Kristin Ellis wait for the arrival of LT. Tom Ellis of Fight...

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

Two naval aviators are reunited with their families. The F-14A Tomcat aircraft and A-6E Intruder aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) are returning to Oceana following their participation in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. CVW-3 and CVW-17 were deployed in the Red Sea aboard the aircraft carriers USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) and USS SARATOGA (CV-60), respectively

Two naval aviators are reunited with their families. The F-14A Tomcat ...

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

A crowd of family members and friends welcomes the frigate USS ELMER MONTGOMERY (FF-1082) as it comes alongside the pier. The ELMER MONTGOMERY and other ships of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group are returning to Mayport after being deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

A crowd of family members and friends welcomes the frigate USS ELMER M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

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