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Members of the 86th Airlift Squadron assist freed hostage Joseph Cicippio as he disembarks from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Cicippio was released after being held captive in Lebanon by Shiite Moslem kidnappers for over five years.

Members of the 86th Airlift Squadron assist freed hostage Joseph Cicip...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Shot down a Somali street as US Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, patrolling the streets of Mogadishu in their arms for food mission. A US Marine UH-1N "Huey" helicopter flies overhead providing cover and dropping leaflets. The Marines prefer to have the Somalis give up their weapons for food, but have orders to take the arms by force if they see them. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Shot down a Somali street as US Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29...

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

Commandant of the Marine Corps GEN Carl Mundy, poses for a picture with members of the US Air Force Fire Department assigned to Mogadishu Airport. General Mundy was visiting Somalia to visit with troops assigned to the mission of Operation Restore Hope

Commandant of the Marine Corps GEN Carl Mundy, poses for a picture wit...

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

Shot of a large room containing beds, some with mattress, some not. Five Somali civilians are seen in the room either sitting or lying on the beds. US Congressmen (not shown) visited the hospital and feeding center to see conditions firsthand. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Shot of a large room containing beds, some with mattress, some not. Fi...

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

A Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, stands back to camera, smoking a cigarette next to a row of buildings. He has a M136 (AT4) Light Anti-Armor Weapon slung over his left shoulder. He watches a Somali man deliver water from a horse-drawn water tank to a local residence. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Forc...

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

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, talk with two Somali men. The Somalis earlier turned in some weapons for food vouchers. They now want to turn in the vouchers for a bag of grain each. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force...

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

The picture on a hand-painted glass symbolizes the unity between the United States and Senegal represented by a MEDFLAG exercise between the two countries. Medical personnel from the U.S. European Command conduct three MEDFLAGs annually, in conjunction with medical personnel of various African countries. The program emphasizes security and medical training while providing humanitarian/civic assistance to the host country

The picture on a hand-painted glass symbolizes the unity between the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Senegal (SEN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Straight on, medium close-up of a Somali girl, approximately six or seven years old. She wears a flowered dress and leans against the entrance to a bamboo hut with a dirt floor. US Congressmen (not shown) visited this village and feeding center to see conditions firsthand

Straight on, medium close-up of a Somali girl, approximately six or se...

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

Medium shot, high angle right side front view of a US Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the Iwo Jima Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10). The helicopter crew is from HMN-164. It's transporting supplies, personnel and medical evacuations between the shore and the ship. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

Medium shot, high angle right side front view of a US Marine CH-46 Sea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Close-up of US Air Force SRA Steven Ateca, 437th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, spraying foam from a fire hose. SRA Ateca wears a fire department flame-retardant suit. Other members of the fire crew are partially seen in the background. The fire department responded to an emergency landing by an Italian helicopter on the Mogadishu Airport runway. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Close-up of US Air Force SRA Steven Ateca, 437th Civil Engineering Squ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Straight on shot of US Marine officers escorting US Congressmen down an airstrip at Baidoa, Somalia. The only Congressman that is identifiable is Pennsylvania Representative Curt Weldon. A left side profile of a US Air Force C-130 is seen in the background. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of US Marine officers escorting US Congressmen down a...

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

Straight on medium shot of US Air Force SRA Steven Ateca, 437th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, spraying foam on the fuel leaking from an Italian helicopter. The nose section from the Agusta-Sikorsky AS-61 is seen at the right minus its nose gear that came off when the helicopter impacted the runway. Approximately 700 gallons of JP-5 fuel leaked out of the helicopter from two ruptured fuel cells. Other members of the fire team are in the background. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on medium shot of US Air Force SRA Steven Ateca, 437th Civil ...

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

A convoy of US Marines and Army personnel leave Mogadishu Airport on an arms for food exchange mission. Leading the convoy is a head on shot of a US Marine M54 Series 5-ton Cargo Truck with Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, standing in the back carrying M16 rifles. A US Army M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with PSYOPS personnel talking over load speakers to the Somali people turn around a corner behind the truck. Behind the PSYOPS vehicle is a desert camouflages Humvee with armed Marines sitting in the back. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A convoy of US Marines and Army personnel leave Mogadishu Airport on a...

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

Right side profile of US Marine GYSGT Charles Restifo, 1ST Combat Engineers, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, hands a sack of grain to a Somali woman who's also holding a baby. Other Marines, civilian United Nations relief workers and Somalis are in the background. After the food for guns exchange was completed, the surplus grain was handed out to women and old men in a effort to win over the people of Mogadishu. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side profile of US Marine GYSGT Charles Restifo, 1ST Combat Engi...

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

Straight on shot, from the chest up, of Turkish GEN Cervik Bir as he's surrounded by several UN Coalition soldiers upon arrival at Mogadishu Airport. He's there to review his new command, as the US Forces are ready to hand over control of Restore Hope to the United Nations

Straight on shot, from the chest up, of Turkish GEN Cervik Bir as he's...

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

Long shot, high angle right side front view of a US Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the Iwo Jima Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10). The helicopter crew is from HMN-164. It's transporting supplies, personnel and medical evacuations between the shore and the ship. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

Long shot, high angle right side front view of a US Marine CH-46 Sea K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Straight on shot of US Army CHIEF of STAFF, GEN Gordon Sullivan, centered in frame, as walks across the tarmac at Mogadishu Airport. Restore Hope US Army STAFF, MGEN Moore is at the Right. (Unable to finds specific information on MG Moore.) GEN Sullivan is in Somalia to visit troops assigned to the mission of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of US Army CHIEF of STAFF, GEN Gordon Sullivan, cente...

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

A US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendeton, California hands out a small sack of grain to a Somali woman at a feeding center. Other locals gather for the hand out. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary F...

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

A US Marine helicopter, CH-46 "Sea Knight" flies about fifty feet over the runway at Mogadishu Airport. USAF personnel from the 1ST Mobile Aeromedical Staging Flight, Pope AFB, North Carolina (not shown), work with the Marines and the Navy to medivac patients from shore to the medical unit aboard the Amphibious Warfare ship USS TRIPOLI, seen in the distance off the Somalia coast. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

A US Marine helicopter, CH-46 "Sea Knight" flies about fifty feet over...

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

Medical personnel from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing's Flying Ambulance Surgical Team (FAST) conduct surgery on a villager in a field station during a MEDFLAG exercise. Medical personnel from the US European Command conduct three MEDFLAGs annually, in conjunction with medical personnel of various African countries. The program emphasizes security and medical training while providing humanitarian/civic assistance to the host country

Medical personnel from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing's Flying Ambulan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tambaconda Country: Senegal (SEN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Freed hostage Joseph Cicippio, accompanied by family members, departs for the Air Force Regional Medical Center at Wiesbaden after arriving in Germany via C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Cicippio was released by his Shiite Moslem kidnappers after being held captive in Lebanon for over five years.

Freed hostage Joseph Cicippio, accompanied by family members, departs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Left side profile of Georgia Congressman George Darden sitting in a chair and surrounded by Marines. They are preparing to eat Meals Ready to Eat, MREs. Other Marines are seen standing in the background. A box with the word "Georgia" is centered in the frame. Darden is in Somalia visiting troops assigned to the mission of Operation Restore Hope

Left side profile of Georgia Congressman George Darden sitting in a ch...

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

Straight on, Close-up shot of two Somali children sitting on a green mat in the bamboo hut. The children are very emaciated looking. US Congressmen (not shown) visited this village and feeding center to see conditions firsthand. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on, Close-up shot of two Somali children sitting on a green m...

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

Aerial shot of the US Air Force ramp at the Mogadishu Airport. A US Air Force C-5 "Galaxy" downloads on the flight line. A US Marine UH-1N "Huey" helicopter flies left to right at the top of the frame. The shoreline of the Indian Ocean is also seen at the top of the frame. The Airport mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Aerial shot of the US Air Force ramp at the Mogadishu Airport. A US Ai...

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

Long shot, left side rear view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Agusta-Sikorsky AS-61, on the runway at Mogadishu Airport after an emergency landing. In the extreme foreground lies the front nose gear for the helicopter. US Air Force fire department teams from McChord, Travis, and Charleston Air Force Bases responded to the scene and foamed the area around the helicopter where fuel has leaked from it. The runway was closed for approximately three hours. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Long shot, left side rear view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Agusta...

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

Pennsylvania Representative Curt Weldon stands second from left and listens to an unidentified medical aid worker at a Somali makeshift hospital and feeding station. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Pennsylvania Representative Curt Weldon stands second from left and li...

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

Norwegian United Nations forces personnel and a member of the 4th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron break down pallets containing 50,000 read-to-eat meals (MREs). Two C-141B Starlifter aircraft, one from the 437th Airlift Wing of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and another from the 63rd Airlift Wing of Norton Air Force Base, Calif., delivered the MREs to war-ravaged Croatia.

Norwegian United Nations forces personnel and a member of the 4th Mobi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zagreb Airport Country: Croatia(CRO) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Medium shot, left side profile, of SRA Thomas Deierlein, from the 52nd CCS, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. His hands are on the keyboard of an AN/TSQ-111, which is a Data Control Center. All data transmissions go through the AN/TSQ-111. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Medium shot, left side profile, of SRA Thomas Deierlein, from the 52nd...

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

Straight on shot of a Variable Omni Range, Meteorological Navigational Aids System, utilizing an AN/FRN-44 VOR Site Survey Van with a VHF Omni Range Radio. The site was set up by the 485th Engineering Installation Group, Griffiss, Air Force Base, New York. The purpose of the vans is to help civilian aircraft navigate into Mogadishu Airport. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of a Variable Omni Range, Meteorological Navigational...

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

Straight on shot down a Somali street at a convoy of US Marines and Army personnel on a arms for food exchange mission. US Marine M54 Series 5-ton Cargo Truck with Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, leads the convoy. Several Marines walk down the sidewalk with M16 rifles. US Army PSYOPS personnel drop leaflets and talk through interpreters over vehicle loudspeakers to inform the crowd of the arms for food program. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot down a Somali street at a convoy of US Marines and Ar...

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

Shot of a US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, walking cautiously and carrying a M16 rifle through a civilian sector of Mogadishu, as there are reports that snipers are still in the area. Local residents gather as curious on-lookers. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Shot of a US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expedit...

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

USAF 1ST Mobile Aeromedical Staging Flight personnel from Pope AFB, North Carolina, carry a patient from the back of a US Marine CH-46 "Sea Knight" helicopter, seen in the background. The rear view of an USAF KC-10 Extender, is seen at the right of the frame in the background. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

USAF 1ST Mobile Aeromedical Staging Flight personnel from Pope AFB, No...

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

Villagers wave as members of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing's Flying Ambulance Surgical Team (FAST) arrive during a MEDFLAG exercise. Medical personnel from the U.S. European Command conduct three MEDFLAGs annually, in conjunction with medical personnel of various African countries. The program emphasizes security and medical training while providing humanitarian/civic assistance to the host country

Villagers wave as members of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing's Flying A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Louis Country: Senegal (SEN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

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

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

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

Straight on shot inside a bamboo hut at several Somali children sitting in rows on a green mat. Almost all of the children are wearing green t-shirts. Some older Somali women are seen sitting in a row at the left of the frame

Straight on shot inside a bamboo hut at several Somali children sittin...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two Somali men each hold a bag of grain they received from the back of a US Marine M54 Series 5-ton Cargo Truck manned by Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendeton, California. The Marines are conducting an arms for food transfer with the Somalis in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Two Somali men each hold a bag of grain they received from the back of...

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

A large crowd of Somali women and children gather around a US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendeton, California. The crowd formed once word got out about the giving away of free food. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A large crowd of Somali women and children gather around a US Marine f...

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

Straight on shot inside a building, at a Somali woman sitting in a wooded box. A small Somali child sits with its back to the camera. The box is the child's bed. US Congressmen (not shown) visited this hospital and feeding center to see conditions firsthand. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot inside a building, at a Somali woman sitting in a woo...

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

US Marine, LGEN Robert Johnston, Commander, Joint Task Force Operation Restore Hope, stands on the tarmac of Mogadishu Airport with US Congressman John Murtha, Democrat from Pennsylvania; to his left. Pennsylvania Congressman Curt Weldon stands at the left of the frame and Ambassador Robert Oakley is to Weldon's left. They're in Somalia to visit troops assigned to Operation Restore Hope

US Marine, LGEN Robert Johnston, Commander, Joint Task Force Operation...

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

Aerial view of the left side of the US Embassy compound in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Joint Task Force Headquarters for Restore Hope is located there. There are plans to build a tent city on the compound. Several tents and United Nations equipment are located outside the walls of the embassy at the top of the frame. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Aerial view of the left side of the US Embassy compound in Mogadishu, ...

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

Long shot, rear view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Agusta-Sikorsky AS-61, at Mogadishu Airport after an emergency landing. In the foreground are black marks on the runway showing the impact area compared to where the helicopter ended up. US Air Force fire department teams from McChord, Travis, and Charleston Air Force Bases responded to the scene and foamed the area around the helicopter where fuel has leaked from it. The runway was closed for approximately three hours. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Long shot, rear view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Agusta-Sikorsky ...

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

Medium shot; US President George Bush waves to troops as he is escorted by unidentified members of the multi-national peacekeeping force across the tarmac at Mogadishu Airport. He departs Somalia for the USS TRIPOLI, anchored offshore, after visiting troops over the New Year's Eve holiday. The President visited Somalia to show is gratitude to those involved in the mission of Operation Restore Hope

Medium shot; US President George Bush waves to troops as he is escorte...

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

HA Nathan Bardin, a US Navy Corpsman assigned to Camp Pendleton, California, left, bandages up a Somali orphan after cleaning a foot abrasion with peroxide. The orphanage is just outside of Mogadishu. US Navy and Air Force medical personnel met up with a civilian care group (not shown) to assist in giving check-ups to the children in the orphanage. Once word got out that there was a medical team in town, women from the local area started bringing their children (not shown). The team tried to see as many as possible, but supplies quickly ran out. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

HA Nathan Bardin, a US Navy Corpsman assigned to Camp Pendleton, Calif...

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

Right side profile of US Marine GYSGT Charles Restifo, First Combat Engineers, First Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, handing a bag of grain to an elderly Somali man. This was surplus grain that was left over after a food-for-guns exchange was completed. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side profile of US Marine GYSGT Charles Restifo, First Combat En...

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

US Air Force COL C. Russell, Base Commander at Mogadishu Airport, explains the air operation to Marine Corps Commandant, GEN Carl Mundy, during a short tour. Also pictured is Marine Corps MGEN Marvin Hopgood Junior, Director Operations, J-3, US Pacific Command. General Mundy was visiting Somalia to visit with troops assigned to the mission of Operation Restore Hope

US Air Force COL C. Russell, Base Commander at Mogadishu Airport, expl...

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

Straight on shot of some UN civilian medical workers, over the left shoulder of an unidentified US Congressman who's back is to the camera. The Congressmen were able to talk to the medical staff as they toured various facilities. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Straight on shot of some UN civilian medical workers, over the left sh...

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

Portrait, medium shot inside the intensive care ward of the Iwo Jima Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH 10). HM3 Angel Gener, 30, from San Diego, California, a war/intensive care corpsman, attends to Iska Mohamed, female, 27, a Somalian injured in a skirmish. At the time of the picture she weighted sixty pounds. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

Portrait, medium shot inside the intensive care ward of the Iwo Jima C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

Left side front view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Agusta-Sikorsky AS-61, at Mogadishu Airport after an emergency landing. A US Army Crash Recovery Crane is removing the damaged aircraft from the runway. Photographers and fire department personnel are seen observing the operation. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side front view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Agusta-Sikorsky ...

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

A US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, and a Somali nervously greet each other as the man comes out of his house to see what the Marines are doing. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary F...

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

A young Somali boy holding one of the PSYOPS leaflets up to the camera. The leaflet is a hand drawing a Somali man shaking the hand of a US Forces member. In the background of the picture are drawings of an AH-1 "Cobra" helicopter and High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The drawing conveys to the Somali people that the US is trying to help end their suffering and is here as their friends. The leaflets are being used in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A young Somali boy holding one of the PSYOPS leaflets up to the camera...

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

High angle shot looking down at US Air Force GEN Thomas Mikolajcik, Commander 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, and also the AFFOR Commander. Somali children are mobbing him as he distributes toys at an orphanage donated by the People of Charleston Air Force Base. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

High angle shot looking down at US Air Force GEN Thomas Mikolajcik, Co...

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

USAF TSGT James Rodgers, member of the USAF RedHorse Team, Hurlburt Field, Florida, is back to camera and kneeling atop a USAF water truck. The water truck is fillling the holding tank on an USAF fire truck with SSGT Ron Garcia and A1C Dan Cosner atop of it. The Air Force provides the fire and medical emergency protection for Mogadishu Airport. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

USAF TSGT James Rodgers, member of the USAF RedHorse Team, Hurlburt Fi...

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

SSGT Stephen Torres, USAF, 1ST Mobile Aeromedical Staging Flight, Pope AFB, North Carolina, at left, checks the vital signs of MAJ Joe Stephenson, USAF, Air Mobility Command/Public Affairs. Stephenson had chest pains and may have suffered a mild heart attack. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

SSGT Stephen Torres, USAF, 1ST Mobile Aeromedical Staging Flight, Pope...

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

Shot inside the cargo bay of a USAF C-141 Starlifter. Personnel from the 1ST Mobile Aeromedical Staging Flight, Pope AFB, North Carolina, load MAJ Joe Stephenson in a stretcher rack aboard the C-141. The patient is being transported to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, Germany. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

Shot inside the cargo bay of a USAF C-141 Starlifter. Personnel from t...

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

Medical personnel from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing's Flying Ambulance Surgical Team (FAST) tend to patients during a MEDFLAG exercise. Medical personnel from the U.S. European Command conduct three MEDFLAGs annually, in conjunction with medical personnel of various African countries. The program emphasizes security and medical training while providing humanitarian/civic assistance to the host country

Medical personnel from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing's Flying Ambulan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ziguinchor Country: Senegal (SEN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A crew member of the 4th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron uses an M-13K rough terrain forklift truck to unload pallets containing 50,000 ready-to-eat meals (MREs) from a C-141B Starlifter transport aircraft. Two Starlifters, one from the 437th Airlift Wing of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and another from the 63rd Airlift Wing of Norton Air Force Base, Calif., delivered the MREs to war-ravaged Croatia, and Norwegian United Nations forces personnel assisted in breaking down the pallets.

A crew member of the 4th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron uses an M-13K rou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zagreb Airport Country: Croatia(HRV) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Aerial view of the Port of Mogadishu. Three cargo ships, large, medium and small sized vessels are moored to the docks. A tugboat is heading out of the port. A US Marine UH-1N "Huey" helicopter flies left to right at the right of the frame. The port played an important role in the support of Operation Restore Hope

Aerial view of the Port of Mogadishu. Three cargo ships, large, medium...

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

US Air Force fire department crews assigned to safeguard Mogadishu Airport refill their P-19 Fire Truck from a P-18 2000 gallon tanker. The tanker is left facing the camera and the fire truck is right facing away from the camera. Fire crews from McChord, Travis, and Charleston Air Force Bases responded to the scene of an Italian helicopter accident (not shown) and foamed the area around the helicopter where fuel has leaked from it. The runway was closed for approximately three hours. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Air Force fire department crews assigned to safeguard Mogadishu Air...

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

Right side rear view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Augsta-Sikorsky AS-61, on the runway at Mogadishu Airport after an emergency landing. Three US Air Force Firemen, in flame retardant clothing, spay a layer of fire retardant foam underneath the aircraft. The AS-61's nose section sits on the runway because its nose gear was torn off upon lanading. The firefighter's effort is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side rear view of an Italian Forces Helicopter, Augsta-Sikorsky ...

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

Coalition Officers sit and face the camera during a daily security briefing at Mogadishu Airport. The 3rd of the 11th US Marines host the briefing and serve as a central collection point for security related information. A US Marine, a United Arab Emirates officer and a Pakistani officer sit in the front row. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Coalition Officers sit and face the camera during a daily security bri...

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

Six Somali boys wait in line patiently at an orphanage where US Navy medical personnel (not shown) were providing checkups for the children. The orphanage is just outside of Mogadishu. US Navy and Air Force medical personnel met up with a civilian care group (not shown) to assist in giving check-ups to the children in the orphanage. Once word got out that there was a medical team in town, women from the local area started bringing their children (not shown). The team tried to see as many as possible, but supplies quickly ran out. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Six Somali boys wait in line patiently at an orphanage where US Navy m...

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

Left side view of the front half of a US Air Force C-5B Galaxy with the nose section in the opened and up position. Members of the Nepal Army exit the front of the C-5B. They are deployed to Somalia as part of the United Nations peacekeeping force. The C-5B Galaxy crew from the 60th Airlift Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, are gathered around the ramp to the front entrance. They picked up the Nepalese at Katmandu, Nepal. This was the first such mission to bring in the Nepal UN peacekeepers. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side view of the front half of a US Air Force C-5B Galaxy with th...

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

A forklift truck sets down pallets containing 50,000 ready-to-eat meals (MREs) as Norwegian United Nations forces personnel wait to break down the pallets. Two C-141B Starlifter aircraft, one from the 437th Airlift Wing of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and another from the 63rd Airlift Wing of Norton Air Force Base, Calif., delivered the MREs to war-ravaged Croatia.

A forklift truck sets down pallets containing 50,000 ready-to-eat meal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zagreb Airport Country: Croatia(HRV) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Perry Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

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