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American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Entertainments - Human fly bears cross to flag pole's top, New York. Harry Gardiner, the so-called human fly, kept thousands of spectators breathless while he clambered 32 stories of the Park Row building, New York, to the top of the flagpole. May 1918

American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Entertainments - Human fly bea...

Date Taken: 05/0/1918 Photographer: Western Newspaper Union American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Entertainments

Kurds at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border wait in line near a German army CH-53G helicopter to receive an allotment of water. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurds at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border wait in line near ...

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

The Tri-walled Aerial Delivery (TRIAD) boxes are designed to break apart as they leave the C-17 Globemaster III at high-altitude over Afghanistan. This will release thousands of Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) safely to those waiting on the ground near the refugee camps. The Air Force C-17's delivered HDRs in Support of ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who have massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. Each C-17 carries about 17,500 HDRs packaged in 42 TRIAD boxes, measuring 80 inches tall and 48 by 48 inches square; each box is filled with 420 HDRs. In addition to the humanitarian efforts, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),...

The Tri-walled Aerial Delivery (TRIAD) boxes are designed to break apa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The Tri-walled Aerial Delivery (TRIAD) boxes are designed to break apart as they leave the C-17 Globemaster III at high-altitude... More

A US Army (USA) Medical Assistant unloads food and water supplies from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the Louisiana Super Dome in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA). The Super Dome is being used as a central staging and relocation center for thousands of displaced New Orleans residents affected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina

A US Army (USA) Medical Assistant unloads food and water supplies from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

High angle view down onto the Sydney Olympic Stadium floor as thousands of performers take part in the opening ceremonies for the 2000 Olympic games before an audience of 110,000 on September 15th, 2000. Fifteen US Military athletes (Not shown) are competing in the 2000 Olympic games as members of the US Olympic team. In addition to the fifteen competing athletes there are eight alternates and five coaches (Not shown) representing each of the four services in various venues

High angle view down onto the Sydney Olympic Stadium floor as thousand...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney Olympic Park State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rick Sforza, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Clarksville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- A Clarksville neighborhood remains flooded more than a week after the storms due to the unusual typography which collected more than four feet of run-off water and flooded many homes in the area. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. FEMA/David Fine

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Clarksville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- A Clark...

The original database describes this as: Title: Flooding in Clarksville Production Date: 05/12/2010 Caption: Clarksville, Tenn. , May 12, 2010 -- A Clarksville neighborhood remains flooded more than a week a... More

In a full Stewart Clan Tartan Kilt, Norm Taflinger, 3rd Air Force, RAF Mildenhall, plays "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes as part of a memorial held at RAF Lakenheath. The memorial is in memory to the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground

In a full Stewart Clan Tartan Kilt, Norm Taflinger, 3rd Air Force, RAF...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

Kurdish families pass the time at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish families pass the time at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Releas... More

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

A Kurdish family gathers for a meal at a refugee camp near Turkey's bo...

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

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, of 1ST Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Division stage for the assault on Red Beach, during the 50th Anniversary of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign , aboard Camp Pendleton, California. This fierce, bloody battle resulted in 15,000 allied casualties (most of them men of the 1ST Marine Division). 2,500 were killed in action, 5,000 were wounded in action, and 7,500 suffered severe frostbite and cold injuries. The enemy forces sustained 40,000 dead and thousands more were down with wounds and frostbite

M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, of 1ST Tank Battalion, 1ST Marine Divis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Giles M. Isham, Usmc ... More

Mr. Tim Callaghan, SENIOR Regional Advisor for Foreign Disaster, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), puts a sticker on a humanitarian supplies pallet in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 4, 2007, bound for Trinidad, Bolivia, where thousands of people have been left homeless after a severe flood in the area. (U.S. Army photo by SPEC. Clayton Corey) (Released)

Mr. Tim Callaghan, SENIOR Regional Advisor for Foreign Disaster, Unite...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Clayton Corey, USA Release Status: Released ... 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

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Holt County, MO, 5-18-07 -- Sand bags lie on top of a levee in the northwest section of Missouri. Hundreds of residents and thousands of acres of farm land were destroyed when flood waters breached the levees in the area. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Holt County, MO, 5-18-07 -- Sand bags l...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A view of a Kurdish refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

A view of a Kurdish refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousand...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Releas... More

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

A view of one of the refugee camps in the hills near Turkey's border w...

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

Low angle shot up at several US Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 41st Engineering Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, sitting on the steel girders of a pre-fabricated Bailey bridge they just erected which closed the gap between the cities of Kismayo and Jilib, Somalia. The bridge was dedicated the Sean Devereaux Bridge in memory of the UNICEF worker who died while working to feed thousands of starving people in the southern region of Somalia. The building of the bridge is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Low angle shot up at several US Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 41st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Sean Devereaux Bridge Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Shawn Paine Release Status: Relea... More

An overview of some of the thousands of pans used for baking bread at the Army/Air Force Exchange Service bakery. The facility produces approximately 73,100 loaves of bread daily and supplies customers from England to Northern Africa

An overview of some of the thousands of pans used for baking bread at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gruenstadt Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Casey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A Kurdish child eats some food as he sits with members of his family in a tent at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

A Kurdish child eats some food as he sits with members of his family i...

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

An aerial view of one of th Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations are working at the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An aerial view of one of th Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Iraq...

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

A German shepherd waits in a kennel at the pet holding area during evacuation processing. The dog is one of hundreds of pets arriving with thousands of military and civilian personnel from the Philippine Islands. The evacuation, part of Operation Fiery Vigil, is the result of the June 10 eruption of Mount Pinatubo which deposited more than four inches of volcanic ash on the islands, disrupting base operations

A German shepherd waits in a kennel at the pet holding area during eva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIRERY VIGIL Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam(GUM) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Fichensehr Release Status: Released ... More

Rwandan refugees try to find some personal space among the thousands of their countrymen at the Kitali refugee camp. They are part of the1.2 million refugees who fled after civil war erupted in their country

Rwandan refugees try to find some personal space among the thousands o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Kurdish men at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border gather outside a barbed-wire enclosure to pick up food for their families. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish men at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border gather outsi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Releas... More

An aerial view of a Kurdish village near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations are working at the Kurdish refugee camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An aerial view of a Kurdish village near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thous...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Led by Marine STAFF SGT. T.J. Lewnes, a group of Kurdish men crosses a field while touring a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

Led by Marine STAFF SGT. T.J. Lewnes, a group of Kurdish men crosses a...

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

A view showing the damage to the Ocean Springs Bridge on Highway 90 between Biloxi and Ocean Springs, Mississippi (MS), resulting from Hurricane Katrina. The category-4 hurricane battered the Gulf Coast with wind gusts in excess of 140 miles per hour, leaving millions of people without power, and hundreds of thousands homeless

A view showing the damage to the Ocean Springs Bridge on Highway 90 be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ocean Springs State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

[Hurricane Katrina] Purvis, Miss., October 13, 2005 -- These temporary housing units have been brought in to house FEMA and local hire staff working at the Purvis travel trailer staging area. Hurricane Katrina displaced thousands from the coast and local housing is not currently available. George Armstrong/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Purvis, Miss., October 13, 2005 -- These temporary...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 1, 2005 -- A caravan of inspected and documented travel trailers leave the staging area here and are destined to provide temporary housing quarters for some of the thousands of residents left homeless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. FEMA's temporary housing program has thousands of travel trailers and mobile homes on hand in the staging area that are being readied for occupancy. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 1, 2005 --...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

An aerial view of one of the Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations are working at the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An aerial view of one of the Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial view of one of the Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations are working at the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An aerial view of one of the Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Ira...

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

at the dedication ceremony and opening of the pre-fabricated Baily Bridge named in honor of Sean Some members of Alpha Company, 41st Engineering Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York walk toward the camera off the pre-fabricated Bailey bridge named in honor of Sean Devereaux, a UNICEF worker who died while working to feed thousands of starving people in the southern region of Somalia. Some Soldiers carry M216 rifles. The bridge was built in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

at the dedication ceremony and opening of the pre-fabricated Baily Bri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Sean Devereaux Bridge Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Shawn Paine Release Status: Relea... More

Thousands of people crowd the steps of the Capitol before the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Swearing-in Ceremony

Thousands of people crowd the steps of the Capitol before the 1997 Pre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Renee Humble, USAF Release Statu... More

An aerial view showing massive flooding in sections of New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), four days after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, leaving millions of people with out power and hundreds of thousands homeless. The USN is assisting in humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

An aerial view showing massive flooding in sections of New Orleans, Lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Bethesda, Md. , July 2, 2012 -- A tree limb hangs from a power line in a neighborhood in Bethesda, MD. Hundreds of thousands of residences, businesses and government agencies have been without power and the high temperatures have created dangerous conditions. At least 17 deaths have been reported in the regions affected by the power outages. FEMA is working with local, state and other federal agencies to provide assistance to individual and businesses affected by the storms. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Bethesda, Md. , July 2, 2012 -- A tree limb...

The original database describes this as: Title: Damaged Power Lines in the Aftermath of Storm Production Date: 07/02/2012 Caption: Bethesda, Md. , July 2, 2012 -- A tree limb hangs from a power line in a nei... More

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

Two Kurdish women fill their water cans from a stream at a refugee cam...

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

US President George W. Bush presents his inaugural address before a crowd of thousands in Washington, D.C. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform participated in the inaugural events. Military ceremonial support traditionally includes musical units, marching bands, color guards, firing details and salute batteries. Military support of the presidential inauguration is a tradition that reaches back to 1789 when US President George Washington was escorted by members of the US Army to his swearing-in ceremony at Federal Hall in New York City

US President George W. Bush presents his inaugural address before a cr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Corey Lewis, Usn Release Status: ... More

An aerial view showing massive flooding in sections of New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), four days after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast, leaving millions of people with out power and hundreds of thousands homeless. The USN is assisting in humanitarian assistance operations, led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense (DOD)

An aerial view showing massive flooding in sections of New Orleans, Lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) KATRINA Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Big Lake, MO, 05/16/2007 -- Flood waters from rivers in the northwest section of Missouri are receding. Hundreds of residents and thousands of acres of farm land were destroyed when flood waters breached the levees in the area. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Big Lake, MO, 05/16/2007 -- Flood waters ...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., November 3, 2005 -- Curtis Lopez displays family photos found in the debris where their home once stood, to his wife Ann, granddaughter Olivia, and daughter-in-law Bridgett. Four generations of the Lopez family now live in FEMA travel trailers, as do thousands of Mississippians displaced by Hurricane Katrina. George Armstrong/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, Miss., November 3, 2005 -- Curtis Lopez di...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Ceremonies - Salutes and Parades - New York - 22nd Engineers lead the thousands in today's great send-off parade

Ceremonies - Salutes and Parades - New York - 22nd Engineers lead the ...

Original Caption: 22nd Engineers lead the thousands in today's great send-off parade. Line of 22nd Engineers, N.Y.N.G. passing down 5th Avenue at 62nd Street, leading the Send-Off Parade. 28,000 marched, 2,00... More

OWI has killed hundreds of publications and thousands of propaganda items of the type the Congress wishes eliminated

OWI has killed hundreds of publications and thousands of propaganda it...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters

Straight on shot of three Somali men playing on hand made bongo type drums. Other Somalis are partially seen standing behind them. They played festive music at the dedication ceremony and opening of the pre-fabricated Baily Bridge named in honor of Sean Devereaux, a UNICEF worker who died while working to feed thousands of starving people in the southern region of Somalia. The bridge is not shown. The bridge was built in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of three Somali men playing on hand made bongo type d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Sean Devereaux Bridge Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Shawn Paine Release Status: Relea... More

Straight on shot of a US Army 1LT, left, and a Soldier holding a guidon flag for Alpha Company, 41st Engineering Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Other Soldiers from the Company stand behind them. They are assembled for the dedication ceremony and opening of the pre-fabricated Baily Bridge named in honor of Sean Devereaux, a UNICEF worker who died while working to feed thousands of starving people in the southern region of Somalia. The bridge is not shown. The bridge was built in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of a US Army 1LT, left, and a Soldier holding a guido...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Sean Devereaux Bridge Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Shawn Paine Release Status: Relea... More

SGT. John Ott, C Company, 10th Forward Support Battalion, coordinates medical support for victims of an ice storm which left thousands of North Country people without light or heat. This shelter, located in Potsdam, NY, is housing more than 1,200 people in the aftermath of the storm. SGT. Ott is a combat medic with Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division. Fort Drum personnel are working around the clock in support of communities crippled by the recent ice storm. Soldiers are augmenting community clean-up efforts and providing trucks, electrical power, mobile kitchens, heaters, and more than 60,000 sand bags

SGT. John Ott, C Company, 10th Forward Support Battalion, coordinates ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Potsdam State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Reno Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

One side of the Hands of Victory monument built at the end of the Iran-Iraq war marking 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. Image taken during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

One side of the Hands of Victory monument built at the end of the Iran...

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

Marseilles, Ill., May 24, 2013 -- FEMA Disability Integration Advisor David Svir trains FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) Manager Paul Buffington and FEMA Applicant Specialist Roberta Washington on the proper use of various visual and auditory aids available inside the DRC to assist people with hearing, visual and language barriers. Disaster Recovery Centers are open across the state of Illinois assisting survivors following the severe storms, straightline winds and flooding that caused damage to thousands of homes in April and May 2013. David Fine/FEMA

Marseilles, Ill., May 24, 2013 -- FEMA Disability Integration Advisor ...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: David Fine City/State: Marseilles, IL Disaster Types: Flooding ^ Severe Storm Categories: Access and Funct... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- Joshua Dubois-Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships works with volunteer organizations including Americorp and Nechama, a Jewish disaster response organization to "muck and gut" homes affected by the recent flooding in Tennessee. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- Joshua Dubo...

The original database describes this as: Title: Joshua Dubois Works with Volunteers to Clean Out Debris Production Date: 05/27/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- Joshua Dubois-Executive Director ... More

Left side profile, medium shot, of US Navy Lieutenant Gene Costello as he whispers goodbye to his three-year-old daughter Meghan. LT. Costello's ship, the guided-missile frigate USS HAWES (FFG 53) (not shown), is part of the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT carrier battle group that leaves for the Mediterranean Sea. The officer and thousands of Norfolk, Va, based sailors left loved ones behind at the start of the holiday season. (Duplicate image, see also DNSD0110017 or search 961125N1055H005)

Left side profile, medium shot, of US Navy Lieutenant Gene Costello as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Alexander C. Hicks, USN Release Status: Released... More

The US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship, USNS MERCY (T-AH 19) (foreground), shown off the coast of Dili, East Timor. The MERCY is deployed to the region to provide humanitarian assistance and focused medical care to thousands of people displaced by a magnitude 7.3 Earthquake that struck the region

The US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship, USNS M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dili Country: East Timor (TMP) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 (Nac) Rebecca J. Moat, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- David Myers- DHS Director of Center for Faith Based & Community Initiatives works with Volunteer organizations including Americorp and Nechama, a Jewish disaster response organization, work together to "muck and gut" damaged homes affected by the recent storms and flooding. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- David Myers...

The original database describes this as: Title: Volunteers Work Together Production Date: 05/27/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- David Myers- DHS Director of Center for Faith Based & Community ... More

American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Personal Appeal - In Russ costume girl collects for ambulance fund. Miss Natalie Camp attired in Russian dress collecting for the Allied Ambulance Fund from her mother abulance in front of the Sub-Treasury, N.Y.C. Thousands gathered about her car and she reaped a small fortune in contributions

American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Personal Appeal - In Russ cost...

Photographer: International Film Service American Red Cross - Soliciting Funds - Personal Appeal

American Red Cross - Groups - Two of the busiest Americans working on the French front. Dr. Durand and Miss MacCormick, members of the American Red Cross, checking up the arrival of the wounded at a village behind the lines on the French front. Thousands of wounded have been passed on to thebase hospitals by these two workers. Their tireless effort and interest in behalf of the injured has won for them the respect and admiration of all fighting men on their particular sector

American Red Cross - Groups - Two of the busiest Americans working on ...

Date Taken: 1917 Photographer: International Film Service American Red Cross - Groups

An aerial view of one of th Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations are working at the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An aerial view of one of th Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Iraq...

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

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

Tents fill a clearing along the base of a hill at one of the refugee c...

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

Men and women of the 1996 graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy take the official oath of office at the commencement ceremony as thousands of families, friends, and fellow midshipmen watch from the stadium stands

Men and women of the 1996 graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Academy, Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John K. Sokolowski Release S... More

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Houston, Texas, October 1, 2008 -- Hurricane Ike orphans thousands of squirrels. The Society for the Protection of Animals (SPCA) recruits volunteers to nurse them for release back in the wild. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) works with government agencies and local volunteer groups to help care for pets, protected, and endangered species after a disaster. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Houston, Texas, October 1, 2008 -- Hurrican...

The original database describes this as: Title: Orphan Squirrels in Texas Production Date: 10/01/2008 Caption: Houston, Texas, October 1, 2008 -- Hurricane Ike orphans thousands of squirrels. The Society for... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 8, 2010 -- Walter Hunt Metro Councilmember District 3(L), FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Szczech and Jerry Maynard Metro Councilmember at Large(r) meet at Beech Creek Missionary Baptist Church to tour Bordeaux (Nashville). FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 8, 2010 -- Walter Hun...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA officials speaks with residents of Bordeaux, TN Production Date: 05/08/2010 Caption: Nashville, Tenn. , May 8, 2010 -- Walter Hunt Metro Councilmember Dis... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 8, 2010 -- Administrator Craig Fugate visits the Bellevue Community Center and speaks with a team of volunteer attorneys. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 8, 2010 -- Administra...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate visits the Bellevue Community Center in TN Production Date: 05/08/2010 Caption: Nashville, Tenn. , May 8, 2010 -- Administra... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 28, 2010 -- Joshua Dubois(R)-Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships visits the Joint Field Office in Nashville with his father Reverend W. Antoni Sinkfield to meet with David Myers-Director for Faith Based and Community Initiatives, Steve Ward(L)-FEMA Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer and Tom Stuffano-FEMA Chief of Staff. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 28, 2010 -- Joshua Du...

The original database describes this as: Title: Joshua Dubois Visits the FEMA/State Joint Field Office Production Date: 05/28/2010 Caption: Nashville, Tenn. , May 28, 2010 -- Joshua Dubois(R)-Executive Direc... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- David Myers- DHS Director of Center for Faith Based & Community Initiatives speaks to Rabbi Lynn Liberman - volunteer with Nechama(a Jewish disaster response organization) about their volunteer efforts assisting flood survivors in the Nashville area. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- David Myers...

The original database describes this as: Title: Volunteers Muck and Gut Flood Survivors Home Production Date: 05/27/2010 Caption: Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 -- David Myers- DHS Director of Center for Fait... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , August 6, 2010 -- Writer Kevin Paulk and Community Relations Special Ron Bolger, both of FEMA, talk with homeowner Doris Waddey. A day before, the last repairs were finished on Waddey's home, one of thousands damaged in the serve storms and floods that affected 49 Tennessee counties in the spring. Martin Grube/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , August 6, 2010 -- Writer...

The original database describes this as: Title: Nashville flood survivor moves back into home Production Date: 08/06/2010 Caption: Nashville, Tenn. , August 6, 2010 -- Writer Kevin Paulk and Community Relat... More

American Library Association - Dispatch - Enlist your books. In order to obtain reading matter for U.S. soldiers in the cantonments in this country and overseas a "Give a Book Week" campaign was launched by the American Library Association. The American Library Association had put into operation thirty-four libraries in various cantonments. Thousands of books had been purchased and used to fit out the reading places for the men. Appeals had been made by soldiers and saolors to send books and the Library Association requested the public to forward whatever literature it could spare. Photo shows a sailor looking over a case of books at the dispatch office at Hoboken, N.J

American Library Association - Dispatch - Enlist your books. In order ...

Date Taken: 4/0/1918 Photographer: Western Newspaper Union American Library Association - Dispatch

Ceremonies - Ohio thru Wisconsin - Cleveland honors Red Cross Workers. Thousands of residents of Cleveland, O., lined the streets when the Red Cross workers of the city marched in review before the Mayor and other officials. The event was Red Cross Day and thousands of dollars were contributed to aid the cause. Floats representing different branches of the Red Cross service were a feature of the parade. 1917

Ceremonies - Ohio thru Wisconsin - Cleveland honors Red Cross Workers....

Date Taken: 1917. - Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - Ohio thru Wisconsin

Ceremonies - France - Canadians enters Mons on morning of Armistice. Entering the Grand Place, Mons, on the morning when the armistice was signed amid the cheers of thousands of inhabitants who remained during the German occupation

Ceremonies - France - Canadians enters Mons on morning of Armistice. E...

Photographer: Underwood & Underwood Ceremonies - France Public domain photograph of procession, parade in France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of ... More

Ceremonies - Navy & Marines - The Return of the Victory Feelt to New York. With clocklike precision, which is so characteristic of the United States Navy, America's majestic fleet moved up the Hudson River through a heavy snowstorm. After the review of the fleet by Secretary Daniels, half of the sailorscame ashore to partake in a parade down Fifth Avenue where they were cheered by thousands of people. The photo shows a division passing the reviewing stand in front of the Public Library. Secretary Daniels in a silk hat can be seen near the center post

Ceremonies - Navy & Marines - The Return of the Victory Feelt to New Y...

Photographer: Underwood & Underwood Ceremonies - Navy & Marines Public domain photograph of procession, parade in New York, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American Red Cross - Refugees - American Red Cross in France. War-time all wood bed which the American Red Cross supplied to thousands of refugees

American Red Cross - Refugees - American Red Cross in France. War-time...

Photographer: American Red Cross American Red Cross - Refugees Public domain photograph of furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Commissions - Italy - Italian Commission in Chicago, Illinois. Italian Commission surrounded by enthusiastic thousands making their way through Chicago's streets shortly after arrival. Photo shows scene on Michigan Boulevard

Commissions - Italy - Italian Commission in Chicago, Illinois. Italian...

Commissions - Italy Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ceremonies - Illinois - Chicago Peace Demonstrations - Chicago receives Armistice News. Thousands of motor cars paraded, filled with shouting thousands, along the boulevards and main business streets of the city, as the word of the ending of hostilities came out

Ceremonies - Illinois - Chicago Peace Demonstrations - Chicago receive...

Photographer: International Film Service Ceremonies - Illinois - Chicago Peace Demonstrations Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions imag... More

A Korean mother reads a letter from the American father of her child. The child is one of thousands that are left behind as their servicemen fathers return home after their tour of duty ends

A Korean mother reads a letter from the American father of her child. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Curt Eddings Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Kurdish men wait to begin a tour of a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

Kurdish men wait to begin a tour of a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U...

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

Kurdish children sit in their family's tent at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish children sit in their family's tent at a refugee camp near the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Releas... More

A Kurdish woman bathes her child at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

A Kurdish woman bathes her child at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Ira...

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

A Kurdish child sits beside her mother at a refugee camp near Turkey's border with Iraq. The camps were established by the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes in northern Iraq to escape Iraqi government forces. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

A Kurdish child sits beside her mother at a refugee camp near Turkey's...

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

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

A view of one of the refugee camps in the hills near Turkey's border w...

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

A meat cutter carries freshly cut beef for packaging and consumer sale at the Yongsan Commissary, Yongsan Army Garrison, Seoul, Korea, on Oct. 8, 1998. The Commissary supports thousands of U.S. service members, their dependents and Department of Defense employees from Yongsan Garrison and smaller posts in and around the city of Seoul

A meat cutter carries freshly cut beef for packaging and consumer sale...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Yongsan Army Post Country: Republic Of Korea (ROC) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Nicole Thurston Release Status:... More

Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Robert Gudgel lubricates the tail section disconnect on a CH-53 helicopter (partially shown) on board USS INCHON. USS INCHON is currently in the Mediterranean and Adriatic, supporting Operation Shining Hope, the joint-NATO humanitarian assistance operation. Operation Shining Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees created from the recent unrest in the Kosovo region

Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Robert Gudgel lubricates the tail se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHINING HOPE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 Sean Jordan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

Shipments of supplies are supported by a sling and carried by a Westland AS-330 Puma helicopter to various refugee camps. Air Force Joint Task Force, Operation Allied Harbor, and NATO Operation Allied Force in conjunction with civilian relief agencies bring humanitarian relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) in Albania and Macedonia displaced by the current unrest in the region of Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Shipments of supplies are supported by a sling and carried by a Westla...

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

An aerial of a refugee camp near Kukes, Albania, from an MH-53E (not shown) from HM-15. HM-15 is currently embarked on the Amphibious Assault ship, USS INCHON (MCS-12) (not shown) which is operating in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea, supporting Operation Sustain Hope, a joint, combined NATO and U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Operation Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees created from the recent unrest in the Kosovo region

An aerial of a refugee camp near Kukes, Albania, from an MH-53E (not s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Kukes Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Aw) Brian Mcfadden Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) with Assault Craft Unit Five bring combat forces to the beach, while participating in the 50th Anniversary of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign, aboard Camp Pendleton, California.This fierce, bloody battle resulted in 15,000 allied casulties (most of them men of the 1ST Marine Division). 2,500 were killed in action, 5,000 were wounded in action, and 7,500 suffered severe frostbite and cold injuries. The enemy forces sustained 40,000 dead and thousands more were down with wounds and frostbite

Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) with Assault Craft Unit Five bring ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Giles M. Isham, Usmc ... More

AIRMAN First Class Christopher Lee, USAF, 568th Security Forces, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, checks the drivers identification at a vehicle checkpoint on the base. Force protection measures increased worldwide due to recent terrorist attacks against the United States, when hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground

AIRMAN First Class Christopher Lee, USAF, 568th Security Forces, Ramst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamel... More

The Ramstein Air Base, East Gate at night. Flowers and candles are placed by the local German populace at the gate in remembrance of the thousands of victims who lost their lives when terrorist mounted attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground. The Kaiserslautern community openly displayed its empathy to the US Armed forces

The Ramstein Air Base, East Gate at night. Flowers and candles are pla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: Jose E Rod... More

A Member of the 86th Airlift Wing bows his head in prayer during the memorial service for the thousands of victims who lost their lives when terrorist mounted attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground. The service held at the Northside Chapel at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on September 14, 2001

A Member of the 86th Airlift Wing bows his head in prayer during the m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Tia De... More

As the American flag flies at half-mast, members of the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, UK, lower their heads during a three-minute period of silence. The event is in memory of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground

As the American flag flies at half-mast, members of the 48th Fighter W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha... More

At the Flight Kitchen at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, AIRMAN Idoelia Ybarra, USAF, Food Service Apprentice, 86th Services Squadron, prepares box meals for the numerous Security Forces Augmentees on duty during this heighten alert status. The base is now operating in a Force Protection Condition in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001

At the Flight Kitchen at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, AIRMAN Idoelia Yb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Tia De... More

In contrast to the flowers left by British locals, in sympathy for the victims of the wanton acts of terror in the United States, AIRMAN First Class Tesfa Browne, USAF, 100th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, UK, stands guard with her Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle at the ready outside Gate One. The base is now operating in a Force Protection Condition in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. When hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on the morning of 11 September 2001

In contrast to the flowers left by British locals, in sympathy for the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Carly S. Burke, USAF Release ... More

Second Lieutenant Kimberly Cardona-Smith, USAF, Commander of the 105th Communications Squadron and the 105th recruiting staff visits the Wallkill Middle School. The students assembled and donated dry goods food boxes for the workers at Ground Zero, the World Trade Center collapse in New York City. The collapse due to terrorist flying two large passenger aircraft into the buildings; killing all in the planes and thousands in the building. Standing in the background is Mrs. Lori Hughes, Home and Careers Skills Department teacher

Second Lieutenant Kimberly Cardona-Smith, USAF, Commander of the 105th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Wallkill State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG/AMC ... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (AD), Fort Campbell, Kentucky (KY), arriving from Iraq step off a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey. Thousands of soldiers, enroute home, are transiting through a temporary terminal at Incirlik AB during a large-scale Army troop changeover during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (AD), Fort Cam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Dallas D. Edwards, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A view showing the damage to the riverboat casino Valance, in Biloxi, Mississippi (MS), results of Hurricane Katrina. The category-4 hurricane battered the Gulf Coast with wind gusts in excess of 140 miles per hour, leaving millions of people without power, and hundreds of thousands homeless

A view showing the damage to the riverboat casino Valance, in Biloxi, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

A view showing the damage to a beachside hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi (MS), resulting from Hurricane Katrina. The category-4 hurricane battered the Gulf Coast with wind gusts in excess of 140 miles per hour, leaving millions of people without power, and hundreds of thousands homeless

A view showing the damage to a beachside hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Shaun Withers, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

[Hurricane Katrina] Bayou La Batre, Mobile County, Al, 9-9-05 -- Cathy Sprinkle packs her car with items from her home. Hundreds of thousands of people have damaged homes and have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

[Hurricane Katrina] Bayou La Batre, Mobile County, Al, 9-9-05 -- Cathy...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Houston, TX, September 23, 2005 -- Signs on local roads direct disaster victims to the local (Disaster Recovery Center) or DRC. Houston houses thousands of evacuees from New Orleans. Photo by Ed Edahol/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Houston, TX, September 23, 2005 -- Signs on local ...

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[Hurricane Rita] Holly Beach, La., October 3, 2005 - Nothing is left of the Gulfside community of Holly Beach, once called home by 300 residents as well as thousands of tourists and fishermen. Hiurricane Rita destroyed these and other structures all along Highway 27 which skirts the Gulf of Mexico in lower Cameron Parish. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Rita] Holly Beach, La., October 3, 2005 - Nothing is left o...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, 9th Ward, LA ,11-01-05 -- Only residents and workers are allowed though this 9th ward security check point. The 9th ward is still without utilities. Hundreds of thousands of former New Orleans residents and buisnesses are displaced. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, 9th Ward, LA ,11-01-05 -- Only reside...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - FEMA travel trailers are being set-up and made ready for the temporary housing of hurricane victims. Preparation continues for additional trailers to be placed at the Baton Rouge Airport sites. Thousands of New Orleans residents remain displaced due to hurricane Katrina and the breech in the levees. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 4, 2006 - FEMA travel tra...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA -- July 5, 2006 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (PDA) speaks with small business owners who suffered damage in recent flooding along the Delaware River. Teams include county, state, and FEMA representatives. Hundreds of roads remain closed, thousands of homes and businesses remain damaged or destroyed from the severe weather. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA -- July 5, 2...

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[Severe Winter Storms and Flooding] Springfield, MO, 2-9-07 --- Like some prehistoric metallic predator, this device was used to put debris into a grinder at the disposition site west of Springfield. Dozens of debris clearing crews trucked thousands of cubic yards of debris to the site as part of recovery from the severe ice storm that struck Missouri Jan. 12-14, 2007. FEMA Photo/Michael Raphael

[Severe Winter Storms and Flooding] Springfield, MO, 2-9-07 --- Like s...

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Mr. Baez (left), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), observes as an American flag is unfurled on March 5, 2007, during a presentation ceremony in Trinidad, Bolivia, where over 1.1 million dollars worth of humanitarian supplies were delivered for thousands of people who have been left homeless after a severe flood in the area. (U.S. Army photo by SPEC. Clayton Corey) (Released)

Mr. Baez (left), U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), observes as an Am...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Trinidad Country: Bolivia (BOL) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Clayton Corey, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Sioux Falls, SD, June 5, 2007 -- Joanne Brandlee and Teresa Knoll, both of the Department of Labor, welcome disaster survivors as they enter the Aberdeen Disaster Recovery Center. The center is one of five established recently to assist the thousands of South Dakota residents who have suffered losses because of the May 4-5, 2007, storms. Amanda Bicknell/FEMA.

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Sioux Falls, SD, June 5, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides] Chehalis, WA, December 10, 2007 -- Severe storms causes extensive flooding in Lewis County Washington. Floodwaters destoy farms, roads, businesses and homes for thousands of residents. The December 8th disaster destroyed this mobile home park. Workers remove destroyed housing. With a Federal Declaration FEMA responds with assistance to state and local governments. The aid will help individuals and local governments in the recovery efforts. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides] Chehalis, WA, Dec...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 24, 2008 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Admiral Harvey Johnson announcing a 18 month housing program for victims of Hurricane Ike. FEMA, with the Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) will help thousands of families with this new program. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 24, 2008 -- Federal Emergency M...

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