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King Fahd of Saudi Arabia confers with an advisor prior to conducting a review of international coalition forces united against Saddam Hussein during Operation Desert Storm

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia confers with an advisor prior to conducting ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PHC D. W. Holmes 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

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

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

Kurdish refugee children play on a Soviet-built ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun which was abandoned by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. The children live in a nearby camp established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugee children play on a Soviet-built ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gu...

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

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

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

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

Residents walk through the town of Airoshky, in Dahuk City in northern Iraq. The town was bombed by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's forces subdued the Kurdish 1991 uprising (Unphal) after the Persian Gulf War

Residents walk through the town of Airoshky, in Dahuk City in northern...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Theodore J. Koniares Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Navy crewmen from the Air Department stand by as a Carrier Early Warning E-2C Hawkeye aircraft launches from the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), during on-going intense flight operations. The NIMITZ and Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) continue to support UN sanctions against Iraq during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Tensions in the gulf have recently increased following Saddam Hussein's public announcement that he will suspend cooperation with UN weapons inspection teams, if sanctions are not lifted, 21 February 1998

US Navy crewmen from the Air Department stand by as a Carrier Early Wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 James H. Watson, USN Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Air Force (USAF) Sergeant (SGT) Jeff Bentley, from the 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), writes a message to Saddam Hussein on an Air-to-Ground Missile (AGM-130) before a night mission at this forward-deployed location in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Sergeant (SGT) Jeff Bentley, from the 355th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Derrick C. Goode, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Royal Air Force (RAF) Sergeant (SGT) Dave Irland (left) and RAF SGT Gareth Davies, Ground Engineers deployed from the Royal Air Force 10/101 Squadron, England, prepare a replacement Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan engine for a VC-10 C.1K aircraft in a sandstorm during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction and the regime of Saddam Hussein

Royal Air Force (RAF) Sergeant (SGT) Dave Irland (left) and RAF SGT Ga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) Maintenance Technicians deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), prepare an F-15C Eagle aircraft for a mission in a sand storm during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction and the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Air Force (USAF) Maintenance Technicians deployed to the 363rd Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Cameron Warren, Pilot, 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), pilots his B-52H Stratofortress and crew home after a successful bombing mission over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Cameron Warren, Pilot, 40th Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Aaron Watt, Crewchief, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS), prepares for a shift change in the mist of a sandstorm during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqs weapons of mass destruction and the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Aaron Watt, Crewchief, 67th Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

With his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle slung at ready, Corporal (CPL) Loren Molumby, USMC, Combat Videographer, Combat Camera and Printing Unit, 1ST Marine Division (MD), attached to 3rd Light Armor Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (BN), 1ST MD videotapes the 3rd LAR during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Corporal is dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 1 (MOPP-1). Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

With his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle slung at ready, Corporal (CPL) Loren Molu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (Wolf Pack), Camp Pendleton, California, screen the enemy, from a Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) at the intersection of Highway 1 and 27 in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaiss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A damaged statue of Saddam Hussein in Southern Iraq, along the road to Baghdad, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A damaged statue of Saddam Hussein in Southern Iraq, along the road to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Marines Regiment Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andreas A. Pla... More

A view of the shore of the Saddam Canal

A view of the shore of the Saddam Canal

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Az Zubayr Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C... More

As the US Marine Corps (USMC) Bridge Erection Boats (BEB) hold the Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) in place, Marines from 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), cross the Saddam Canal in their Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV7A1) on their way to Baghdad

As the US Marine Corps (USMC) Bridge Erection Boats (BEB) hold the Imp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina, escorts another CH-46E of the HMM-162 "Wombats" during a flight near Sayyid Abd during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sarabadi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status... More

Pictures of Saddam Hussein and other Baath Party symbols are burned in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel assigned to E/Company, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) are in Qalat Sukkar, to help rid the town of Baath Party symbols and to destroy weapons caches at Baath Party Headquarters

Pictures of Saddam Hussein and other Baath Party symbols are burned in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to E/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), removes a large mural painting of Saddam Hussein from a Baath Party headquarters building in the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to E/Company, Battalion Landi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Sggt Bryan Reed, USMC Release Sta... More

After US Marine Corps (USMC) troops secured an area in Baghdad, an Iraqi civilian vandalizes an outdoor painting of Saddam Hussein, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

After US Marine Corps (USMC) troops secured an area in Baghdad, an Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

As US Marine Corps (USMC) troops secure an area in Baghdad, Iraqi civilians vandalize an outdoor painting of Saddam Hussein and loot a government building, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

As US Marine Corps (USMC) troops secure an area in Baghdad, Iraqi civi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) translator (center) working with Marine Wing Support Squadron-271 (MWSS-271), Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), speaks with Iraqi farmers in a village near Three Rivers during a humanitarian visit in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraqi's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A US Marine Corps (USMC) translator (center) working with Marine Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Three Rivers Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Alicia M. Anderson, USMC Release Statu... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), move through the ground of one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad as they takeover the complex during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), move through the ground of one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad as they takeover the complex during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marines Corps (USMC) Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1) leads the way into one of Saddam Husseins palaces as the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), begins to take over the grounds during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV7A1) leads the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine provides cover with his 5.56 mm M16A2 with attached M203 40 mm grenade launcher, as his squad, the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7), Charlie Company, Twentynine Palms, California (CA), moves through the grounds of one of Saddam Husseins palaces in Baghdad. They are taking over the complex during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marines Corps (USMC) Marine provides cover with his 5.56 mm M16A2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

One of Saddam Hussein's damaged palaces in Baghdad found during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

One of Saddam Hussein's damaged palaces in Baghdad found during Operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

One of Saddam Hussein's palaces located in Baghdad

One of Saddam Hussein's palaces located in Baghdad

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

Boxes of ammunition found inside the closets in one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Boxes of ammunition found inside the closets in one of Saddam Hussein'...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

Various firearms, from handguns to RPG-7s, found inside one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Various firearms, from handguns to RPG-7s, found inside one of Saddam ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C. ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, gather for a post-patrol briefing at Saddam Husseins Presidential Palace, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division, out of Camp Pendleton, California, secure what appears to be an Al-Samoud missile on a Russian three-axle missile launcher-carrier and begin to dismantle the enemy missile system deployed on Saddam Husseins Presidential Palace grounds, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

An elaborate foyer with a large painting of Saddam Husseins family at the top of the main staircase, in one of Saddam Husseins palaces in downtown Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An elaborate foyer with a large painting of Saddam Husseins family at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

A US Marine UH-1N Iroquois helicopter surveys an Iraqi military complex West of Diwaniyah, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A US Marine UH-1N Iroquois helicopter surveys an Iraqi military comple...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC ... More

A living room filled with a variety of ornate antique furniture in one of Saddam Husseins palaces in downtown Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A living room filled with a variety of ornate antique furniture in one...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, Highlanders, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), encamped in front of Saddam's palace located in the town of Tikrit, Iraq - Saddam's hometown. The Marines are providing security in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 1ST Light Armor Reconnaissance Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373 Scene Camera Operato... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 (MWSS-373), enter a Palace owned by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the city of Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, on a street-by-street foot patrol in the city of Baghdad near Saddam Husseins Presidential Palace, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant (LT) Gilbert from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5), 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, talks to local civilians over a wall during a routine street-by-street foot patrol in the city of Baghdad near Saddam Husseins Presidential Palace, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant (LT) Gilbert from Charlie Company, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. R... More

US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Magee, 1ST Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California (CA), speaks with an Iraqi school official about renovating the local schools in An Nasiriya(h), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps Reserves (USMCR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Magee, 1ST M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb Scene Camera Operator... More

With his sister holding on to him, a child holds on to his father, a school caretaker in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

With his sister holding on to him, a child holds on to his father, a s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb Scene Camera Operator... More

US Navy (USN) Construction Electrician (CE2) Rajon Martin, Seabee, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-7 (NMCB-7), Bravo Company, trims wiring for lighting inside a school in An Nasiriya(h), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Navy (USN) Construction Electrician (CE2) Rajon Martin, Seabee, Nav...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB-7 Scene Camera Operator... More

Corporal (CPL) C. C. Ritchie, USMC, Communications Company (COMM CO), Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), reunites with his 6 month old daughter Laina and wife Tina, upon returning home to Camp Pendleton, California, from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Corporal (CPL) C. C. Ritchie, USMC, Communications Company (COMM CO), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ma... More

Marines from Communications Company (COMM CO), Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), enjoy a toast upon returning home to Camp Pendleton, California, from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Marines from Communications Company (COMM CO), Headquarters Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ma... More

Corporal (CPL) C. J. Elmore, (left), USMC, and Lance Corporal (LCPL) J. D. Black, USMC, Communications Company (COMM CO), Headquarters Battalion (HQBN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), enjoy a toast upon returning home to Camp Pendleton, California, from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Corporal (CPL) C. J. Elmore, (left), USMC, and Lance Corporal (LCPL) J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ma... More

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rodriguez, (left), USMC, LCPL Caprasecca, USMC, and Corporal (CPL) Holgunn, USMC, Amphibious Locker, Boat Maintenance, 1ST Reconnaissance Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Margarita (33 Area), Camp Pendleton, California, return home from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (Substandard image)

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Rodriguez, (left), USMC, LCPL Caprasecca, USMC, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

A proud wife, along with her son, await anxiously for the arrival of their loved one attached to Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A proud wife, along with her son, await anxiously for the arrival of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

After being forward deployed to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM since January 30th, 2003, Colonel (COL) Robert J. Knapp, Commanding Officer, Headquarters Battalion (HQ BN), 1ST Marine Division (1MARDIV), Camp Pendleton, California, clears, and checks in his 9mm M9 Pistol back to HQ BN Armory. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

After being forward deployed to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM since January ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) prepare to fire a Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile at a building in Mosul, Iraq, in which Uday and Qusay Hussein, the Sons of Saddam Hussein, have barricaded themselves and refused to surrender to authorities

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air As...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSG William Armstrong, USA Release Status: Released to ... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) look on as a Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missile strikes the side of a building where Uday and Qusay Hussein, the Sons of Saddam Hussein, have barricaded themselves inside and refused to surrender to authorities

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air As...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Curtis G. Hargrave, USA Release Status: Released to... More

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, students from the Naharain University receive recognition for their outstanding academic achievements during the first Naharain University graduation ceremony in Baghdad after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, students from the Naharain University ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, a female student poses with family members following the first Naharain University graduation ceremony in the Baghdad area after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, a female student poses with family mem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, female students arrive for the first Naharain University graduation ceremony in the Baghdad area after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime

During Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, female students arrive for the first N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James M. Bowman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), and personnel from A Company (CO), Task Force 1ST Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment (1-35 Armor), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Armored Division (AD), pose for a photo under the "Hands of Victory" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Hands of Victory monument built at the end of the Iran-Iraq war marks the entrance to a large parade ground in central Baghdad. The hand and arm are modeled after former dictator Saddam Husseins own and surrounded with thousands of Iranian helmets taken from the battlefield. The swords made for the guns of dead Iraqi soldiers, melted and recast into the 24-ton blades

US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), and personnel from A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Houghton Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

This thirty-foot tall bronze sculpture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sits atop at tower near the entrance to the grounds of the Republican Palace, in the International Zone (IZ) located in Central Baghdad, Iraq. Other sculptures have since been removed, following the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime. Photograph taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

This thirty-foot tall bronze sculpture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Gordon, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Signs, like this one, on the side of the road with a picture of Saddam Hussein attached to it were seen throughout the cities that the convoy passed through enroute to their destination during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Signs, like this one, on the side of the road with a picture of Saddam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373 Scene Camera Operato... 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 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

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

Kurdish refugees travel between campsites during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees travel between campsites during Operation Provide Com...

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

U.S. military personnel and Kurdish refugees unload supplies from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. 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

U.S. military personnel and Kurdish refugees unload supplies from a CH...

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

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 use a 600-foot water well drilling system as they drill a well near a Kurdish refugee tent city. The work is being done as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 use a 600-foot wate...

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

Flight crew members stand by in case of emergency as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter is readied for start up on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7). Helicopters and other equipment are being readied for use during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Flight crew members stand by in case of emergency as a CH-46 Sea Knigh...

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 stands by an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) following its offloading from a US Navy ship. Equipment is being offloaded for use during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine stands by an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle ...

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

GEN John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe and commander-in-chief, U.S. European Forces, listens to a question posed by a member of the media during a press conference. The general is answering questions regarding Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

GEN John R. Galvin, supreme allied commander, Europe and commander-in-...

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

U.S. military personnel disembark from M-934 5-ton cargo trucks as they arrive at a tent city set up for Kurdish refugees. The encampment was set up as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. military personnel disembark from M-934 5-ton cargo trucks as the...

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

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

Airmen and Kurdish refugees unload food supplies from a CH-53E Super S...

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

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

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

RADM Leighton W. Smith Jr., director of operations, U.S. European Command, speaks with U.S. military personnel at a Kurdish refugee camp near Cukurca. The camp 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

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

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment carry water to their camp in an abandoned Iraqi training compound near Dahuk. 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 the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment carry water to 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

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepare to treat their next refugee patient in a field facility. The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a d...

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

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepares to treat a Kurdish refugee patient in a field facility. He and his assistant, Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, comprise one of two dental teams from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditiona...

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

Tents cover the mountainside in the Kurdish refugee camp of Yekmel. Refugees are being transported from Yekmel 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

Tents cover the mountainside in the Kurdish refugee camp of Yekmel. Re...

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

Kurdish refugee children enjoy a ride in a truck as they are transported 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

Kurdish refugee children enjoy a ride in a truck as they are transport...

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

Kurdish refugees walk in a field near their camp during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees walk in a field near their camp during Operation Prov...

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

CMDR Donald Thurston explains the use of an insecticide to a French medic during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Thurston is part of a preventive medicine team inspecting refugee camps for unsanitary conditions which might promote disease

CMDR Donald Thurston explains the use of an insecticide to a French me...

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 Mili... More

Members of a preventive medicine team pour an insecticide into a sprayer in an effort to combat mosquitoes and other insects. The team is inspecting refugee camps for unsanitary conditions which might promote disease. They are in the area during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Members of a preventive medicine team pour an insecticide into a spray...

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 Mili... More

A purple shirt fuels an aircraft on board the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) in preparation for the next wave of air strikes against Iraq. ENTERPRISE deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Fox. The goal of DESERT FOX is to degrade Saddam Hussein's ability to make and to use weapons of mass destruction

A purple shirt fuels an aircraft on board the aircraft carrier USS ENT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOX Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jacob L. Hollinsgworth, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, travel down a road as they prepare to meet the enemy near Safwan Hill, Iraq during the opening shots of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with Charli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, California, move, in their M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System) toward the breech point near Safwan Hill, Iraq during the opening shots of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel with Charlie Company 1ST Tank Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

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