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An Army UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter flies past a pair of CH-47 Chinook helicopters on the ground for maintenance. The helicopters are in Turkey to support Operation Provide Comfort , a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees who have fled Iraqi government forces

An Army UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter flies past a pair of ...

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

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

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

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

A Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aricraft passes over western Saudi Arabia during a flight off of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT is operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aricraft passes over wester...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: LT Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

2LT Christopher Walton of the Army's 284th Military Police Company looks at a pair of discarded artillery rounds found near an abandoned Iraqi gun emplacement. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

2LT Christopher Walton of the Army's 284th Military Police Company loo...

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

Kurdish refugees walk on a mountainside near their camp after receiving a delivery of supplies by helicopter. The material is being provided as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

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

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

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

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

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

The amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) lies at anchor in the city's harbor. The GUADALCANAL is providing personnel and logistical support for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

The amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) lies at anchor in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A U.S. Army soldier greets SGT John J. Tourish following the Marine's arrival at a landing zone by CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Tourish is delivering supplies for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A U.S. Army soldier greets SGT John J. Tourish following the Marine's ...

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

Kurds gather next to an ambulance and a cargo truck as several Marines pass out meals, ready to eat (MREs) during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Kurds gather next to an ambulance and a cargo truck as several Marines...

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

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies beside an Air force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft after an aerial refueling over southeastern Turkey. The aircraft are operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies beside an Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Marine assembles his M-16 rifle at the first tent city set up as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine assembles his M-16 rifle at the first tent city set up as par...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A hospital corpsman administers inoculations in the sick bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7). The vessel is transporting personnel and equipment during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A hospital corpsman administers inoculations in the sick bay aboard th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) as another Sea Knight remains on the deck during vertical replenishment operations. The helicopters are delivering supplies and equipment to be used by Marines onshore during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-46E Sea Knight he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

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

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

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

A member of the U.S. military offers a sample of canned fruit to a refugee during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq.

A member of the U.S. military offers a sample of canned fruit to a ref...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

GEN John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe, answers questions for the media regarding Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Galvin is visiting Silopi, site of Provide Comfort's Humanitarian Service Support Base staging area

GEN John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe, answers question...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Provide Comfort Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN April Hatton Release Status: Released to Publ... More

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

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

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

CPL Lee O. Hughes, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, operates a forklift to stack supplies at a tent city set up for Kurdish refugees. The encampment was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CPL Lee O. Hughes, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, operates a forklift to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce J. Wallace Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Members of Marine Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) assess progress on the construction of a camp on the outskirts of Zakhu. The Marines are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq.

Members of Marine Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) assess progress o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce J. Williams Release Status: Released to Publ... More

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

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

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

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 141 (VAQ-141) takes to the air as it is launched from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft takes to the air as it is launched from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124) E-2C Hawkeye a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Keske Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A catapult crewman signals to the pilot of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) as the aircraft is prepared for launch on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A catapult crewman signals to the pilot of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

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

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

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

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in for a landing while operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees who have fled Iraqi government forces

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in for a landing...

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

A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) uses a forklift to move a pallet of supplies after his unit's arrival in Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq. The Seabees were dispatched to Iraq from their base at U.S. Naval Station, Rota, Spain

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A flight deck leading petty officer signals to the pilot of an A-6E Intruder aircraft from Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36) as the aircraft is given a pre-launch check aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A flight deck leading petty officer signals to the pilot of an A-6E In...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Milton R. Savage photographs a Marine helping to set up a field mess at the humanitarian services support base during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Milton R. Savage photographs a Marine he...

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

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a scripture passage during a Protestant worship service conducted by Chaplain (CMDR) Skip E. Blancett, center. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a sc...

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

CPL Brian C. Cooper, a Marine from Co. F, 2nd Bn., 8th Regt., communicates using a PRC-70 radio as he sits in a deserted Iraqi training compound near Dahuk. Marines are in the region as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CPL Brian C. Cooper, a Marine from Co. F, 2nd Bn., 8th Regt., communic...

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

RADM Leighton W. Smith Jr., director of operations, U.S. European Command, travels to Kurdish refugee camps near Cukurca. The camps are being established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

RADM Leighton W. Smith Jr., director of operations, U.S. European Comm...

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

A crew from the Navy Broadcasting Service interviews VADM William A. Owens, commander, Sixth Fleet, during his inspection tour of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

A crew from the Navy Broadcasting Service interviews VADM William A. O...

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

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

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

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

With tie-down chains draped over his shoulders, a plane captain waits for his aircraft to be recovered aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

With tie-down chains draped over his shoulders, a plane captain waits ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

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

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

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

A Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft comes in for an arrested landing aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft comes in for an ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Keske Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

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

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

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

Aviation ordnancemen secure a Mark 82 500-pound bomb beneath the wing of an Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36) A-6E Intruder aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

Aviation ordnancemen secure a Mark 82 500-pound bomb beneath the wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Keske Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

An ammunition crate bearing Jordanian markings is displayed after being recovered from an abandoned building by the Marines of an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24). The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

An ammunition crate bearing Jordanian markings is displayed after bein...

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

A view of empty buildings at a facility abandoned by the Iraqi army following the arrival of coalition forces in the area for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

A view of empty buildings at a facility abandoned by the Iraqi army fo...

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

A Marine from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) carries mortar rounds from an abandoned building. The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

A Marine from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Ma...

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

Buses and trucks transport Kurdish refugees from Yekmel Camp in the mountains to a newly established camp at Zakhu during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Buses and trucks transport Kurdish refugees from Yekmel Camp in the mo...

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

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

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

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

The amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1), foreground, lies at anchor in Iskenderun Bay near the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7). The WASP and its amphibious ready group are relieving the GUADALCANAL's ready group, which is in the eastern Mediterranean region for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

The amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1), foreground, lies at anch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 J. E. Westfall Release Status: Released to ... More

An aerial view of a settlement and cultivated land near Turkey's border with Iraq. U.S. forces are in the area to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees who have fled Iraqi government forces

An aerial view of a settlement and cultivated land near Turkey's borde...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

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

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

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

A French government official and U.S. Army escorts prepare to board a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter to travel to Silopi, Turkey as part of Operation Provide Comfort. The operation is an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq and Silopi is serving as the operation's Humanitarian Service Support Base staging area

A French government official and U.S. Army escorts prepare to board a ...

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

Crew members carry packages and bags of mail down to a utility boat moored alongside the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) as the ship lies at anchor in the city's harbor. The GUADALCANAL is providing personnel and logistical support for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Crew members carry packages and bags of mail down to a utility boat mo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

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

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

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

U.S. servicemen stack supplies at a military camp in Zakhu. A collection of British L-85A1 Individual weapons and L-86A1 light support weapons are in the foreground. Military personnel in the area are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. servicemen stack supplies at a military camp in Zakhu. A collecti...

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

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

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

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

Kurdish refugee children prepare to take containers to a well at their tent city near Zakhu. The camp was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

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

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

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

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

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

A. U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes on troops during Operation Provide Comfort

A. U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter takes on troops during Operation...

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

The amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) stands at the pier as equipment is offloaded during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) stands at the pier ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A view of one of several cargo booms aboard the amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113). The vessel is delivering equipment and personnel during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A view of one of several cargo booms aboard the amphibious cargo ship ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James Klein Release Status: Released to Pu... More

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

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

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

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft comes in for an arrested landing aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft comes in for an ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A boy walks across the grounds of a refugee camp during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq.

A boy walks across the grounds of a refugee camp during Operation Prov...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters take off from an area between Mardin and Cizre. The helicopters are transporting supplies to a tent city near Zakhu, Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort, and Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters take off from an area between Mardin and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Tents fill a clearing at one of the refugee camps established near Turkey's border with Iraq by Kurds who fled their homes in northern Iraq to escape Iraqi government forces. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Tents fill a clearing at one of the refugee camps established near Tur...

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

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

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

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

A French soldier sits in the cab of a Renault TRM 2000 4x4 truck after arriving at a camp outside the city. The soldier's unit has come to Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A French soldier sits in the cab of a Renault TRM 2000 4x4 truck after...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A sailor is placed in a harness to be lifted into a helicopter from the deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A sailor is placed in a harness to be lifted into a helicopter from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jesse R. Montez, U.S. Navy Beachmaster Unit 2, Beach Party Team B3, coordinates the placement of tents in a tent city being positioned near Zakhu. The encampment is being erected as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jesse R. Montez, U.S. Navy Beachmaster Unit...

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

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters patrol over a Marine camp near Zakhu. The Marines assisted in setting up a nearby tent city on the Turkey-Iraq border as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters patrol over a Marine camp near ...

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

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), take a break to get their hair cut while occupying a former Iraqi army compound. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), t...

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

An Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) A-6E Intruder aircraft comes in for an arrested landing aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

An Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) A-6E Intruder aircraft comes in for an a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Denis Keske Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

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

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

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

A Marine from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), mans the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on the roof of an M-923 5-ton cargo truck as the truck passes through the city. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A Marine from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), ...

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

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

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

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

VADM William A. Owens, commander, Sixth Fleet, is interviewed during his inspection tour of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

VADM William A. Owens, commander, Sixth Fleet, is interviewed during h...

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

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), climb aboard three LAV-25 light armored vehicles, left, right and center, and two LAV-AT light armored anti-tank vehicles as they prepare to move out on a patrol. Troops from the U.S. and other coalition nations are in Dahuk for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), c...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Reginald S. Rowe, a Navy air traffic controller, talks with the pilot of a military helicopter operating in the vicinity of the humanitarian services support base set up for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Reginald S. Rowe, a Navy air traffic controlle...

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

A load of ordnance is destroyed in a demolition pit after being collected by the Marine from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24). The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

A load of ordnance is destroyed in a demolition pit after being collec...

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

A Marine from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) waits in a demolition pit as the team prepares to destroy a load of ordnance. The disposal of discarded Iraqi munitions is being conducted in conjunction with Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

A Marine from an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team attached to Ma...

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

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Jerry Walker of Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 7 (NEPMU-7) helps Kurdish women fill jugs with purified water at a refugee camp outside the city of Zakhu. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. A British army Land Rover 4x4 ambulance is in the background

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

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

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Jerry Walker of Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 7 (NEPMU-7) talks to three young Kurds at a refugee camp outside the city of Zakhu. U.S. and coalition troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

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

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

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class Jerry Walker of Naval Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit 7 (NEPMU-7) directs the construction of latrines in a refugee camp outside the city of Zakhu. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

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

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

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

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

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

A Marine officer and a local resident converse during a tour of the area by U.S. military personnel. Allied forces are in the region as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine officer and a local resident converse during a tour of the ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce J. Wallace Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A crew chief from the 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron talks with CAPT. Askew, aircraft commander, and 1ST LT. Shintaku, the electronic warfare officer, as they sit in the cockpit of their EF-111A Raven aircraft prior to takeoff. The aircraft is one of four EF-111As being deployed to Turkey in support of Operation Provide Comfort

A crew chief from the 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron talks with CAPT....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Raf Upper Heyford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Cynthia Alde... More

Journalist 2nd Class Greg Milota videotapes the preflight check of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during Operation Provide Comfort

Journalist 2nd Class Greg Milota videotapes the preflight check of a H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 J.D. Dimattio Release Status:... More

Kurdish refugees prepare to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter for transportation from their mountain camp to a tent city near Zakhu. The tent city was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees prepare to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter...

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

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft conducts an aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft over southeastern Turkey. The aircraft are operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft conducts an aerial...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A forklift positions stacks of supplies for loading aboard helicopters. The material will be delivered to Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A forklift positions stacks of supplies for loading aboard helicopters...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to P... More

Kurdish refugees gather around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering supplies to a camp site set up by Allied forces. Camp sites are being set up along the Turkey-Iraq border as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees gather around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering s...

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

Kurdish children standing behind concertina wire watch as Marines set up a tent city. Allied forces are setting up the camp site, the first to be constructed, as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish children standing behind concertina wire watch as Marines set ...

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

A hospital corpsman bandages the hand of a Kurdish refugee boy during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A hospital corpsman bandages the hand of a Kurdish refugee boy during ...

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

Marines armed with M-16 rifles man a checkpoint during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Marines armed with M-16 rifles man a checkpoint during Operation Provi...

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

A Kurdish refugee camp covers a mountainside in northern Iraq. Supplies are being delivered to the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Kurdish refugee camp covers a mountainside in northern Iraq. Supplie...

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

A sign at a U.S. military base camp indicates the distances between the camp and various other locations. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A sign at a U.S. military base camp indicates the distances between th...

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

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