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Straight on shot over the shoulders of US Congressmen and other VIPs. They have their backs to the camera, at COL Emil "Buck" Bedard, USMC, give a briefing on the particulars of Operation Restore Hope. A map of Somalia is to the left of COL Bedard

Straight on shot over the shoulders of US Congressmen and other VIPs. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Baidoa Airstrip Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released ... More

A straight on shot of a large four-wheeled forklift from the Algol Class, Vehicle Cargo Ship, USNS ALTAIR. The vessel is part of the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Program. The Joint Task Force Somalia will use the vehicle, which is conducting Operation Restore Hope in Somalia

A straight on shot of a large four-wheeled forklift from the Algol Cla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Port Of Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Relea... More

A Marine watches as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taxis past an Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A Marine watches as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taxis past an A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Aerial view, right side profile, of a US Marine UH-1N "Huey" helicopter as it flies over a Mogadishu residential area on a patrol mission to look for signs of hostilities. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Aerial view, right side profile, of a US Marine UH-1N "Huey" helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Equipment Operator 3rd Class Russell Destefano of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) rigs lifting cables to a container at Camp Mitchell. NMCB-1 is being sent to Somalia to participate in Operation Restore Hope

Equipment Operator 3rd Class Russell Destefano of Naval Mobile Constru...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ron Heppner Release Status: Released ... More

Dental Technician 3rd Class Darnell Boling of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) takes an inventory of medical supplies in preparation for his unit's deployment to Somalia during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts

Dental Technician 3rd Class Darnell Boling of Naval Mobile Constructio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ron Heppner Release Status: Released ... More

A Marine of Landing Support Battalion, 1ST Force Service Support Group, watches as another Marine picks up a pallet of supplies with a forklift during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A Marine of Landing Support Battalion, 1ST Force Service Support Group...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 (Sw) Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released t... More

Video frame grab of Baledogle Airfield. Medium Shot, aerial view, as the camera aircraft approaches the runway that is straight ahead. The airfield was used in support of Operation Restore Hope

Video frame grab of Baledogle Airfield. Medium Shot, aerial view, as t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Video frame grab of Baledogle Airfield. Aerial view of a dirt road that runs adjacent to the airfield. The airfield was used in support of Operation Restore Hope

Video frame grab of Baledogle Airfield. Aerial view of a dirt road tha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

MAJ. GEN. Donald R. Gardner, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases, Japan, shakes hands and talks with members of the 12th Marine Regiment as they board a chartered flight to I Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters at Camp Pendleton, Calif. From Camp Pendleton, the Marines will be transported to Somalia to participate in Operation Restore Hope

MAJ. GEN. Donald R. Gardner, commanding general, III Marine Expedition...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. C.J. Shell Release Statu... More

Long shot, right side view, of a A United States Marine helicopter, CH-46 Sea Knight, hovering a few feet off the dirt runway at the Baledogle Landing Zone, Somalia. In the foreground and at the edge of the runway are several Marines and photojournalists. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

Long shot, right side view, of a A United States Marine helicopter, CH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Marines disembark from the air-cushion landing craft LCAC-22 during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Marines disembark from the air-cushion landing craft LCAC-22 during th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to ... More

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM-164) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10). The TRIPOLI is operating off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia, during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM-164) CH-53E Super Stallio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) moves out as other equipment is offloaded from the maritime prepositioning ship PFC JAMES ANDERSON JR. (T-AK-3002), moored in the background. The equipment is being offloaded for use during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Civilian relief workers pile sacks of grain in a village near Baidoa as a Marine escort stands by during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The Marines are armed with M-16A2 5.56mm rifles equipped with M-203 grenade launchers

Civilian relief workers pile sacks of grain in a village near Baidoa a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

The air-cushion landing craft LCAC-5, from the dock landing ship USS RUSHMORE (LSD-49), comes ashore with a load of supplies during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

The air-cushion landing craft LCAC-5, from the dock landing ship USS R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to ... More

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-5 leaves the beach near Mogadishu International Airport enroute to the dock landing ship USS RUSHMORE (LSD-47) on a supply run during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Air-cushioned landing craft LCAC-5 leaves the beach near Mogadishu Int...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrive at the airport in an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrive at the airp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to P... More

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 inspects part of the framework of a warehouse that is being converted into a field kitchen at the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters compound. The headquarters was established in the former U. S. Embassy during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 inspects part of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Front view of HM3 Todd Pascus, USN, Corpsman, kneeling next to Abraham, a small Somali orphan, as he eats at a Bardera, Somalia school. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

Front view of HM3 Todd Pascus, USN, Corpsman, kneeling next to Abraham...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bardera Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Rich Oriez Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Straight on shot of a Tactical Water Distribution System (TWDS). The large bladder sits on the ground in front of a shower tent set up at Mogadishu Airport by the 823rd Red Horse Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, for use by US Air Force Personnel. A water truck is partially seen at the right pumping water into the TWDS. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of a Tactical Water Distribution System (TWDS). The l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Tammie Messina Release Status: Releas... More

Medium Close-up, left side profile, of US Air Force SSGT Rick Robinson from the 52nd CCS, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. He reaches out and touches with his right hand a SB 3865 Tactical Telephone Switch at the US Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. The 52nd provides the communications support for the Air Force Air Mobility Element deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Medium Close-up, left side profile, of US Air Force SSGT Rick Robinson...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Right side profile of a Somali man being carried on a stretcher left to right past the camera. US Army medical personnel from "C" Company, 210 Forward Support Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, carry the victim into the Aid Station for treatment. Eight Somali nationals (not shown) were injured in the accident and rushed to the aid station. Four of the most seriously injured were treated by soldiers to stabilized them and then transferred to Mogadishu (not shown). This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side profile of a Somali man being carried on a stretcher left t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Daniel Hart Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Marines of the 1ST Force Service Support Group prepare part of the evening meal served at the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarteres. The headquarters was established at the former U.S. Embassy compound during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Marines of the 1ST Force Service Support Group prepare part of the eve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) prepare concrete forms on the floor of a school classroom. NMCB-1 is providing the concrete floor as part of a civic action project during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) prepare conc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Low angle, left side front view of a Canadian Forces Light Armored Vehicle (LAV). It's painted white with a small Canadian Flag decal on the left front corner of the vehicle. A Canadian Forces Soldier mans an unidentifiable machine gun from the top of the vehicle. The vehicle is protecting the US Embassy Compound. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Low angle, left side front view of a Canadian Forces Light Armored Veh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: US Embassy, Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 R.J. Oriez Release Status: Releas... More

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California wait in line, with complete rucksacks, to be processed through customs prior to leaving Somalia and redeployment to the United States. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Marines from 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine, 15th Marine Expeditionary U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Release Status: Rele... More

CMDR. James Nichols a chaplain assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7, conducts a religious service at Camp Stalder, headquarters for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 30 during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

CMDR. James Nichols a chaplain assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7, c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A member of 772nd Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, holds the tip of a C-130 Hercules propeller blade as he helps guide the prop, that is being carried by a forklift, across the flight line. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A member of 772nd Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

Somali children watch members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) as they work to improve a local school during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE

Somali children watch members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class B. G. Johnson, serving with the Marine's lst Force Service Support Group, takes the written portion of the chief petty officer's examination in a mess tent at the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters. The headquarters was established at the former U.S. Embassy compound during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE

Hospital Corpsman 1ST Class B. G. Johnson, serving with the Marine's l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Workers stage equipment being unloaded from an Algol class vehicle cargo ship during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Workers stage equipment being unloaded from an Algol class vehicle car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Villagers watch as a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter lifts off after delivering a load of grain during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The grain, donated by Australia, is being delivered to Maleel by helicopter instead of truck convoy because it is suspected that the roads to the village have been mined

Villagers watch as a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Right side Profile of US Senator Paul Simon, Democrat from Illinois, standing with a group of two other men and one woman, in a room. The others are unidentifiable. Senator Simon is in Somalia to view for himself the humanitarian effort that is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side Profile of US Senator Paul Simon, Democrat from Illinois, s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A view of a section of the wall that surrounds the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters. The headquarters was established in the former U.S. Embassy compound during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A view of a section of the wall that surrounds the Joint Task Force So...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Members of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) work to complete a helicopter landing pad being built at the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters. The headquarters was established at the former U.S. Embassy compound during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Members of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) work t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Equipment Operator 3rd Class Mark Borst, a member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1), takes a break while working in a local school. NMCB-1 is improving the school as part of a civic action project during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE

Equipment Operator 3rd Class Mark Borst, a member of Naval Mobile Cons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A group of Army stevedores poses for a photograph while sitting on the deck of the Algol class vehicle cargo ship moored in port during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A group of Army stevedores poses for a photograph while sitting on the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Members of the 1ST Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 1ST Marine Division, unload crates of bottled water from a ship moored in the city's harbor during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Members of the 1ST Landing Support Battalion (LSB), 1ST Marine Divisio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

As Somali civilians watch, US Marines walk single file toward the camera, down a small ally in Somalia's Bakara Market. The Marines sweep the market looking for arms and munitions as part of Operation Nutcracker. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

As Somali civilians watch, US Marines walk single file toward the came...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to P... More

Rear Adm. James B. Perkins III, commander, Amphibious Group 3, left, and Vice Adm. Michael P. Kalleres, commander, Military Sealift Command, watch activities during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Rear Adm. James B. Perkins III, commander, Amphibious Group 3, left, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

View from the back of the field mess tent where several PO1 stand at tables taking the test for CPO. At left US Navy Hospitalman 1ST Class G.C. Eustaquio tries to get a leg up on the competition as he has his right leg resting on the top of the table where he's testing. Taking the three-hour, 150-question promotion exam is arduous under normal conditions, but taking it standing up in Mogadishu's heat requires stamina. Eustaquo is deployed to Somalia with the US Marine, 1ST Force Service Support Group of Camp Pendleton, California, in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

View from the back of the field mess tent where several PO1 stand at t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Port Of Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Relea... More

Straight on shot of US Navy Hospitalman 1ST Class B.G. Johnson as he takes the exam for CPO standing up at table inside a field mess tent at the former American Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. Others take the exam in the background. Johnson is deployed to Somalia with the US Marine, 1ST Force Service Support Group of Camp Pendleton, California. Johnson is in Somalia in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of US Navy Hospitalman 1ST Class B.G. Johnson as he t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Port Of Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Relea... More

A Marine colonel addresses, with the aid of an interpreter, a group of Somalis assembled outside the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A Marine colonel addresses, with the aid of an interpreter, a group of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 R.J. Oriez Release Status: Released to Public... More

A crying Somali toddler walks past a Botswana Defense Force Soldier during an arms raid on the Bakara Market. The Soldier points a 7.62mm FN-FAL, Belgian made rifle, into the air. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A crying Somali toddler walks past a Botswana Defense Force Soldier du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bakara Market, Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 R. Oriez Release Status: Relea... More

A Botswana Defense Force Soldier holds a small piece of wood in right hand and points it toward the camera. He holds in his left hand a Belgian made, 7.62mm FN FAL rifle, standard version. Somali men, women and children are seen behind him and two other Botswana Defense Force Soldiers have their backs to the camera at the right side of the frame. The soldiers are staging a second raid, with US Marines (not shown), on the Bakara Market section of Mogadishu. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A Botswana Defense Force Soldier holds a small piece of wood in right ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bakara Market, Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) R. Oriez Release Status: ... More

Three US Marines from the 3rd of the 11th, Twentynine Palms, California, escort a Somali man from the riot scene on a street in Mogadishu. Two Marines, left and center, carry a M16 rifle. The Marine at the right carries a M60 machine gun. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Three US Marines from the 3rd of the 11th, Twentynine Palms, Californi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Michael Halgren Release Status: Released to P... More

Shot from a low angle up at members of the Aerial Port Squadrons from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, unloading medical supplies from the left side entrance of a KC-135 Stratotanker's cargo bay. The supplies were off loaded at Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya and transferred to US Air Force C-130s (not shown) for delivery into Somalia. This is part of Operation Provide Relief, which is in direction support of Operation Restore Hope

Shot from a low angle up at members of the Aerial Port Squadrons from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPEPROVIDE RELIEF Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kimberly Yeary... More

A shot over the shoulders of several soldiers from different nations as they listen to a briefing. A daily Coalition Security Briefing takes place at Mogadishu Airport at 1000 hours. The 3rd of the 11th US Marines host the briefing and serve as a central collection point for security related information. A Turkish Security Officer faces the group and briefs about events in the Turkish Sector of Mogadishu. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A shot over the shoulders of several soldiers from different nations a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Release... More

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) works on a rig drilling a water well during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The well, near Bale Dogle is intended to supply an old Soviet air base being used by U.S. and Moroccan personnel participating in the operation

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) works on a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Somali men unload sacks of grain from the back of a commerical truck at a feeding center, run by CARE, in Mogadishu, Somalia. This was in effort to flood the streets of Mogadishu with food, and thus weaken the city's bandits. The non-governmental agencies, coalition forces and new Somali police force did a mass food distribution in the Somali capital. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Somali men unload sacks of grain from the back of a commerical truck a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 R. Oriez Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A starboard quarter view of the Indian navy's Sukanya-class patrol ship SHARDA (P-55) off the coast of Somalia during Operation Restore Hope

A starboard quarter view of the Indian navy's Sukanya-class patrol shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Marine COL Ward, left and SGT Johnson, right, who provides security for COL Ward, inspect an area just to the north of Mogadishu Airport. Both men wear desert camouflage flak vests and the light blue beret of the United Nations Forces. SGT Johnson holds M16 rifle in his right arm. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Marine COL Ward, left and SGT Johnson, right, who provides security...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publi... More

A member of the 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, stands back to camera and uses hand signals to line up a US Army M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle before it is loaded onto a US Air Force C-5B Galaxy (not shown). The Army vehicle will be flown to Mogadishu, Somalia in support of Operation Restore Hope

A member of the 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, stands ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Two Somali boys watch US Air Force SSGT Regar, an Air Force Combat camera Photojournalist; transmit imagery using the INMARSAT A Terminal. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Two Somali boys watch US Air Force SSGT Regar, an Air Force Combat cam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

View down a road following one of the tractor-trailers from the 594th Transportation Company, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Oncoming traffic includes truckloads of Somalis as they travel out of Baidoa. The 594th is moving equipment belonging to the Indian Army into Baidoa. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

View down a road following one of the tractor-trailers from the 594th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

Right side profile of US Army PFC John Duenas, from 2nd of the 25th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, loading 20mm armor piercing ammunition into the ammunition bin of an AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter at Mogadishu Airport. Checking and reloading the 20mm ammunition is part of the pre-flight inspection on the AH-1. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side profile of US Army PFC John Duenas, from 2nd of the 25th At...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gary Bryant Release Status: Released ... More

US Navy Seabees remove old metal sheathing from the frame of a building that they will rebuild into a kitchen and dining facility at the US Embassy compound in Mogadishu, Somalia. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

US Navy Seabees remove old metal sheathing from the frame of a buildin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Released to P... More

Straight on, medium shot of the satellite dish on the AN/TSC 110a Satellie Ground Station. This unit is assigned to the 728th Aerial Control Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The system provided secure communications for the Air Force's Air Mobility Element at the US Embassy, Mogadishu, Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on, medium shot of the satellite dish on the AN/TSC 110a Sate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

Air Force SGT David Drier, an airfield operator assigned to the 823rd Redhorse Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, stands back to the camera and cuts down a tree with an axe. The squadron is preparing the airstrip at Baledogle, Somalia for the arrival of "Restore Hope" personnel. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

Air Force SGT David Drier, an airfield operator assigned to the 823rd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SGT M.R. Preston Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A United States Marine Corps Twin Engine Super Cobra helicopter (AH-1W), fires 20mm rounds at Somali General Aideed's weapon cantonment (cantonment not shown). This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

A United States Marine Corps Twin Engine Super Cobra helicopter (AH-1W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Paine Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Left Side Front View of a United States Air Force C-5B "Galaxy" on the tarmac of Mogadishu Airport. The nose of the aircraft is open and in the foreground are a small forklift and an aircraft cargo loader. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope. (Substandard image)

Left Side Front View of a United States Air Force C-5B "Galaxy" on the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

An Armed Forces of Liberia soldier tests his work after

An Armed Forces of Liberia soldier tests his work after

An Armed Forces of Liberia soldier tests his work after programming frequencies into a CODAN 2110 Manpack Transceiver during a radio familiarization class at Camp Ware, Liberia, Sept. 11, 2013. With support fro... More

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment,

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment,

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division observed the 26th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu during the battalion's annual Mogadishu Mile run, Octo... More

Left side rear view of US Sailors and Marines muscling crates of cargo into a US Navy CH-46 "Sea Knight" helicopter at Mogadishu Airport. The helicopter, from Helicopter Cargo Squadron Eleven (HC-11), Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California is deployed from the Iwo Jima, Amphibious Assault Ship, USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10), (not shown) and is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side rear view of US Sailors and Marines muscling crates of cargo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Relea... More

US Congressmen sit in the web seating of a US C-130 "Hercules" Cargo plane. All are wearing desert camouflage BDUs. The only Congressman who is identifiable is Rhode Island Representative John F. Reed, second from left and has his head turned away from the camera. The C-130 crew is from the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. They flew the Congressmen to Baidoa, one of the primary feeding centers in Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Congressmen sit in the web seating of a US C-130 "Hercules" Cargo p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Rear view of US Army SPECIALIST Daron Patterson as he stands on the dock at the Port of Mogadishu and gestures to the crane operator, not shown, to lower the conex box that is directly over his head. A view of the Indian Ocean is seen in the background. The conex box has been removed from the hold of the Algol Class, Vehicle Cargo Ship, USNS ALTAIR. The vessel (not shown) is part of the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Program. The supplies are destined for use by the Joint Task Force Somalia, which is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Rear view of US Army SPECIALIST Daron Patterson as he stands on the do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Port Of Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry Mitchell Release Status: Relea... More

Left side front view of a M1A1 Abrams tank in the middle of the road. Two US Marines are seen on top of the tank with the one in front manning the tank's .50 caliber machine. The tank is ready to return fire on Somali Warlord General Aideed's weapons cantonment area. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side front view of a M1A1 Abrams tank in the middle of the road. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carmen Yebba Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Left side front, extreme close-up of International Film Star Sophia Loren's face as she listens to a briefing by US Marine BGEN Paul Fratarangelo, Commanding General of Joint Task Force Provide Relief, on the operation that has been airlifting food into Somalia. Provide Relief is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side front, extreme close-up of International Film Star Sophia Lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT M. Preston Release Status: ... More

The flight line at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, Kenya. In the foreground is a left side rear view of a M988 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) that is being used as a US Air Force Security Police vehicle. In the background is a left side front view of a Soviet made Ilyushin IL-76 cargo plane with the United Nations color scheme, plus large UN letters on the side and the tail section. This is part of Operation Provide Relief, which is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

The flight line at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, Kenya. In the f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPEPROVIDE RELIEF Base: Mombasa International Airport Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release S... More

Seabees and Marines work together to build a helicopter landing at the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The headquarters was established at the former U.S. Embassy compound

Seabees and Marines work together to build a helicopter landing at the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Aerial view of the front of the US Embassy Compound in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Joint Task Force Headquarters for Restore Hope is located there. There are plans to build a tent city on the compound. Some tents are erected on the lower right hand corner of the frame. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Aerial view of the front of the US Embassy Compound in Mogadishu, Soma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Pub... More

An M-939 series 5-ton truck is among a line of vehicles deployed to support the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

An M-939 series 5-ton truck is among a line of vehicles deployed to su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A civilian worker guides a UN container being unloaded from a ship during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A civilian worker guides a UN container being unloaded from a ship dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Builder/Constructionman Angela Rosser, a member of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 (ACB-1), carries her gear as she departs the base en route to Naval Air Station, North Island. Rossner and other members of her unit will then depart from North Island for Somalia to assist with multinational relief efforts taking place there as part of Operation Restore Hope

Builder/Constructionman Angela Rosser, a member of Amphibious Construc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

United States Marines walk right to left out the back of two USMC CH-46 Sea Knights that are on the ground at the Baledogle Landing Zone, Somalia. The Marines secured the area for arrivals of aircraft later that day. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

United States Marines walk right to left out the back of two USMC CH-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Pu... More

U.S. Marines converse with Pakistani military personnel at Mogadishu International Airport. The troops are in the region as part of the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The Pakistani soldier in the background is armed with a 7.62mm G-3 rifle

U.S. Marines converse with Pakistani military personnel at Mogadishu I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to ... More

Marines converse with local children as they stand on either side of a line of concertina wire. The Marines are in the region as part of the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Marines converse with local children as they stand on either side of a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Civilian relief workers unload food supplies at a village near Baidoa as a Marine escort stands by during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Civilian relief workers unload food supplies at a village near Baidoa ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Sw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) help Somali relief workers move a disabled truck during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The truck was part of a convoy transporting supplies from the airport. Three Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters are in the background

Members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) help Somali relief...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) Joseph Dorey Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Kip Martin, Construction Electrician 3rd Class Scott Thomas and Equipment Operator 2nd Class Frederick Cox load cement into the hopper of a mobile concrete mixer during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. The men, who are members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (MMCB-1), will be using the cement to pour a floor for a school

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Kip Martin, Construction Electrician 3rd Class ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Wanlewein Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ronald L. Heppner Release Status: Released to... More

Left side rear view of US Army PFC Robert Hatke and Army CPL Mike Dubose, both Medical Lab Technicians, 86th Combat Support Hospital from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, as they check out their equipment after arriving at Operation Restore Hope

Left side rear view of US Army PFC Robert Hatke and Army CPL Mike Dubo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Release Status: Released to ... More

A ground crewman signals to the pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter delivering a load of supplies during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A ground crewman signals to the pilot of a Helicopter Combat Support S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mithcell Release Status: Released t... More

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Chris Bowhuis, a member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 (NMCB-40) uses a motor grader to level a section of ground being converted into a helicopter landing pad at the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters. The headquarters was established at the former U.S. Embassy compound during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

Equipment Operator 2nd Class Chris Bowhuis, a member of Naval Mobile C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Medium close-up of the rear entrance to a Russian An-124 Condor as Russian aircrew members from the Aviation Industrial Complex, Ulyanovsk, Russia, unload some prefabricated roofs for shelters. Some US Air Force Mobile Aerial Port Squadron (MAPS) personal look on. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Medium close-up of the rear entrance to a Russian An-124 Condor as Rus...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lemuel Casillas Release Status: Rele... More

A Navy corpsman applies a dressing to a Somali woman's foot during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A Navy corpsman applies a dressing to a Somali woman's foot during the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

An AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter of Marine Utility/Attack Squadron 369 (HHLA-369) patrols an area near an aid station set up for Somali refugees during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts

An AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter of Marine Utility/Attack Squadron 369 (H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bardera Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 (Sw) Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to ... More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter delivers a load of grain donated by Australia to a field outside the village of Maleel during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The grain is being flown in instead of driven because the roads to the village are suspected of being mined

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

CHIEF Photographer's Mate Bob Sasek watches as Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Wayne French tapes events occurring during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The two are part of an 11-person combat camera team deployed from the Naval Imaging Command, Pacific

CHIEF Photographer's Mate Bob Sasek watches as Photographer's Mate 2nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

A Marine waves a Somali shepard through a checkpoint during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A Marine waves a Somali shepard through a checkpoint during the multin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Right side profile of US President George Bush as he reaches out to shake the hand of US Marine LGEN Robert Johnston, Commander, Joint Task Force Operation Restore Hope, on a wooden podium. Multi-national forces are seen in the foreground facing the dignitaries. Johnston thanked Bush for his support of the military during his term as President. The President visited Somalia to show is gratitude to those involved in the mission of Operation Restore Hope

Right side profile of US President George Bush as he reaches out to sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Airport Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Release... More

A Somali girl holding an infant waits to be examined by a Navy corpsman. Combat Service Support Detachment 15 (CSSD-15) is conducting a medical civic action program during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A Somali girl holding an infant waits to be examined by a Navy corpsma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

A member of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 welds a brace that will be used to support fuel and water lines being installed to supply U.S. personnel involved in the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A member of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 welds a brace that wil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Right Side profile of a US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" helicopter from VMGR-352, El Toro, Marine Corps Air Station, California, being refueled from a US Marine KC-130 Refueling Plane, not shown. Two Marines from the KC-130 crew stand next to the AH-1 as the refueling takes place. The refueling allows the helicopters to return to escorting a food convoy (not shown) and preventing them from being robbed or harassed by Somali bandits. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right Side profile of a US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" helicopter from VMGR-35...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Belet Huen Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Left side profile of a Somali woman carrying her child and a 50 kilogram bag of maize on her back as she walks right to left past the camera. Blurred images of other Somalis are seen in the background. The food and supplies provided are in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side profile of a Somali woman carrying her child and a 50 kilogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Afgooye Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Daniel Hart Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A marine radio operator listens to a mesage during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. He is with an element of Task Force Somalia that is securing a weapons cache found in the northern part of the city

A marine radio operator listens to a mesage during the multinational r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

A work crew from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) assembles prefabricated sections of a strong back tent for the 423rd Army Medical Clearing Company during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts

A work crew from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) assemb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Ronald L. Heppner Release Status: Released t... More

A port bow view of the maritime prepositioning ship PVT. FRANKLIN J. PHILLIPS (T-AK-3004) unloading supplies during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope

A port bow view of the maritime prepositioning ship PVT. FRANKLIN J. P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released t... More

Straight on shot of a Somali man carrying a 50 Kilogram bag of maize over his head. He carries it for a Somali woman that is left in the frame. The food is being distributed by the Irish relief organization Concern. The food and supplies provided are in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of a Somali man carrying a 50 Kilogram bag of maize o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Afgooye Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Daniel Hart Release Status: Released to Public ... More

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) works to secure a basketball hoop being erected in the playground of a local school. The Seabees are improving the playground as part of a civic action project during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE

A member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) works to se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

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