A starboard bow view showing the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Comman...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITED ASSISTANCE Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 D... More
A Liberian guard takes the temperature of a member
A Liberian guard takes the temperature of a member of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance prior to a tour of a U.S. Army mobile Ebola testing lab built in support of Operations United Assistance in Zwedru,... More
U.S. Airmen unload expeditionary medical support equipment
U.S. Airmen unload expeditionary medical support equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Sept. 30, 2014, in Monrovia, Liberia, in support of United Assistance. United Assistance is a U.S. Africa Command-... More
U.S. Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group,
U.S. Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard carry whole blood to a waiting C-130 Hercules aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 2... More
A health worker (far right) from Doctors without Borders
A health worker (far right) from Doctors without Borders briefs (starting second from left) Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, commander of U.S. Army Africa; Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa; and sa... More
Capt. Sean Palmer, left, biochemist assigned to the
Capt. Sean Palmer, left, biochemist assigned to the 1st Army Mobile Laboratory, describes Ebola testing procedures to Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, commander of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, at a U.S. Arm... More
From left, Cpl. Abraham Astudillo, Pfc. Ignacio Madrid
From left, Cpl. Abraham Astudillo, Pfc. Ignacio Madrid and Pfc. William Stooksbury, riggers with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company, prep their eye protection prior to a sling load operation at Rober... More
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks about United Assistance during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. United Assistance is a Departmen... More
United Assistance, US Navy Photo
Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group off-load the unit's gear from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at Léopold Sédar Senghor International ... More
U.S. Air Force Col. David Mounkes, right, with the
U.S. Air Force Col. David Mounkes, right, with the Kentucky Air National Guard and the commander of Joint Task Force-Port Opening Senegal, discusses the unit's mission with Navy Vice Adm. Mark D. Harnitchek, th... More
A U.S. Army honor guard renders honors during the 101st
A U.S. Army honor guard renders honors during the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) color casing ceremony at McAuliffe Hall, Fort Campbell, Ky., Oct. 14, 2014. The division was preparing to deploy to Liberi... More
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, speaks
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Monrovia Medical Unit Nov. 5, 2014, in Harbel, Liberia. The 25-bed MMU is a unique ETU built specifically to care for medic... More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Task Force Iron Knights
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Task Force Iron Knights begins to lift a sling load during an airlift operation at Roberts International Airport, Dec. 12, 2014. The airlift was to transport incinerators to a ne... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarrod Blanford, left, an
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarrod Blanford, left, an aerial porter with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, reviews a cargo manifest with Airman 1st Class Evan Kuehl, a loadmaster ... More
A rigger with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation
A rigger with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company directs a forklift during a sling load operation at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. The mission was to airlift incinerators to... More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Task Force Iron Knights
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Task Force Iron Knights approaches a riggers from the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company atop a crate as part of a sling load operation at Roberts International Airport, L... More
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks about United Assistance during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. United Assistance is a Departmen... More
Deborah Malac, the U.S. ambassador to Liberia, left,
Deborah Malac, the U.S. ambassador to Liberia, left, and Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, the commander of the Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, gaze out at the beaches of Monrovia, Liberia, while flying on a UH... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John May, left, and Senior
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John May, left, and Senior Airman Alex Vincent, both with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, carry equipment into the joint operations center during Ope... More
Deborah Malac, left, the U.S. ambassador to Liberia,
Deborah Malac, left, the U.S. ambassador to Liberia, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, walk out to meet a crowd of reporters Nov. 5, 2014, after taking a tour of the nearly finished Monrovia ... More
Officers from the U.S. Public Health Service straighten
Officers from the U.S. Public Health Service straighten up their uniforms Nov. 5, 2014, before forming up for the opening ceremony for the Monrovia Medical Unit in Harbel, Liberia. Members of the USPHS will be ... More
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks about United Assistance during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. United Assistance is a Departmen... More
United States Airmen assigned to the 633rd Medical
United States Airmen assigned to the 633rd Medical Group stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Va., begin construction on the Monrovia Medical Unit site in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 7. The MMU is being constructed... More
From second from right, Liberian soldier Brig. Gen.
From second from right, Liberian soldier Brig. Gen. Daniel Dee Ziankahn; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, the commander of U.S. Army Africa; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah R. Malac; and U.S. Army Gen... More
U.S. Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group,
U.S. Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard unload gear from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of Operation United Assistance Oct. 5, 2014, at the Léopold Sédar Seng... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Quantel Jones, with the
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Quantel Jones, with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, fuels an electric generator for a joint operations center during Operation United Assistance O... More
Riggers with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation
Riggers with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company watch a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Task Force Iron Knights hover above a dropped sling load during an airlift operation at Roberts International Air... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, right, the commanding
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, right, the commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Nowak, left, case the division colors during the division color casing... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Courtnay Hester, a power
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Courtnay Hester, a power production specialist with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, sets up an electric generator for the joint operations center ... More
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks about United Assistance during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. United Assistance is a Departmen... More
Deborah Malac, in white, the U.S. ambassador to Liberia,
Deborah Malac, in white, the U.S. ambassador to Liberia, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left, the president of Liberia, speak to reporters Nov. 5, 2014, after taking a tour of the nearly finished Monrovia Medical U... More
Capt. Sean Palmer, left, biochemist assigned to the
Capt. Sean Palmer, left, biochemist assigned to the 1st Army Mobile Laboratory, explains testing procedures to Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, right, commander of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, and Command S... More
Hagel, Dempsey testify before Senate
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 16, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The testimony was about the U.S. response to the I... More
United Assistance - Defense imagery management operations center
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 633rd Medical Group receive pre-deployment screenings Sept. 24, 2014, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. Airmen with the unit were scheduled to deploy to Monrovia, Liberia, in support... More
The Joint Enabling Capabilities Command’s Joint Public
The Joint Enabling Capabilities Command’s Joint Public Affairs Support Element are preparing for another busy day. The members arrived in country on Oct. 5, in support of U.S. Africa Command’s and U.S. Army Fo... More
Ebola Treatment Unit - A group of men working on a table with a saw
Supporting Operation United Assistance, Armed Forces of Liberia engineers work on the Tubmanburg Ebola treatment unit. Crews quickly put up a series of tents on freshly leveled and graveled ground. The U.S. Age... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft, with the 123rd
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bruce Bancroft, with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, talks to Airmen about their role in Operation United Assistance during a briefing Oct. 5, 2014, at... More
Soldiers assigned to Joint Forces Command – United
Soldiers assigned to Joint Forces Command – United Assistance clear out a pathway for fiber optic cables to connect to the mayor cell Nov. 22, 2014, at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia. The Soldiers w... More
Specialist Tyler Jank, left, 2nd of the 501st, directs
Specialist Tyler Jank, left, 2nd of the 501st, directs a load of electrical supplies driven by Sgt. Kyle Hennick, attached to the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company, during an airlift from Roberts Intern... More
First Sgt. Rodney Ratton, with Joint Forces Command
First Sgt. Rodney Ratton, with Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, moves debris from a work site Nov. 22, 2014, at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia. The soldiers work together building pathways ... More
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks about United Assistance during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. United Assistance is a Departmen... More
First Sgt. Rodney Ratton, with Joint Forces Command
First Sgt. Rodney Ratton, with Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, moves debris from a work site Nov. 22, 2014, at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia. The soldiers work together building pathways ... More
Riggers with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation
Riggers with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company prepare a crate for a sling load operation at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. The mission was to airlift incinerators to a new ... More
A Soldier with Joint Forces Command – United Assistance,
A Soldier with Joint Forces Command – United Assistance, tunnels out a pathway for fiber optic cables to connect to the mayor cell Nov. 22, 2014, at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia. He and other Sold... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Meghan Donahue, left, a member
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Meghan Donahue, left, a member of a fly-away security detail with the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing, provides security as Senior Airman Alex Vincent, an aerial porter with the 123rd Con... More
Private First Class William Stooksbury, a rigger with
Private First Class William Stooksbury, a rigger with 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company, arranges straps for a sling load operation at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014. The mission ... More
First Lt. Peter C. Koerner, Joint Public Affairs Support
First Lt. Peter C. Koerner, Joint Public Affairs Support Element, assembles a Defense Visual and Imagery Distribution System module at the Barclay Training Center in Monrovia, Liberia, Tuesday, October 28. Li... More
US partnership with GoL in fight against Ebola grows stronger
Liberian longshoremen at the Port of Buchanan, Liberia, guide the first of almost 700, twenty-foot containers of supplies off VEGA, a U.S. contracted cargo vessel, Oct. 25, 2014. Among the supplies from the U.S... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Vincent, an aerial
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Vincent, an aerial porter with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, drives a pallet of red blood cells and frozen plasma to a waiting C-130 Hercul... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Edwards, with the 123rd
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Edwards, with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, establishes satellite communications for the joint operations center during Operation United Assi... More
Supporting the United States Agency for International
Supporting the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and African partner nations, service members from U.S. Africa Command help facilitate the building of an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in L... More
United Assistance - Defense imagery management operations center
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, the commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), speaks during a division color casing ceremony at McAuliffe Hall, Fort Campbell, Ky., Oct. 14, 2014. The di... More
Aviation Soldiers with the 2nd General Support Aviation
Aviation Soldiers with the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division Aviation Brigade, from Fort Bliss, Texas, teach a fuel handler’s class to Soldiers from the 101st... More
U.S. service members, including Soldiers with the U.S.
U.S. service members, including Soldiers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Forward Engineering Support Team, board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Leopold Sadar Senghor International Airport in Dak... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Fitzpatrick, left, a surgeon
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Fitzpatrick, left, a surgeon assigned to a forward resuscitative surgery system unit, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Tony Hayden, an aerial porter with the 123rd Contingency Response Group,... More
Members of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance
Members of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance and international aid organizations tour a new Ebola treatment unit being built in support of Operation United Assistance in Zwedru, Liberia, Dec. 10, 2014. ... More
A Liberian reporter records Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
A Liberian reporter records Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, as she answers questions during an impromptu press conference Nov. 5, 2015, after she and Deborah Malac, the U.S. ambassador to Liber... More
Riggers with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation
Riggers with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company attach a sling load to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Task Force Iron Knights during an airlift operation at Roberts International Airport, Dec. 12, 2... More
U.S. Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group,
U.S. Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard load a pallet of red blood cells and frozen plasma onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation United Assistance in Dakar, ... More
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks about United Assistance during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. United Assistance is a Departmen... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarrod Blanford, an aerial
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarrod Blanford, an aerial porter with the 123rd Contingency Response Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, removes whole blood from a refrigerated storage unit outside the Joint Operati... More
From left, Sgt. Maj. Hines, the Joint Forces Command
From left, Sgt. Maj. Hines, the Joint Forces Command – United Assistance sergeant major, Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, the JFC-UA commander, William Berger, a team leader for the U.S. Agency for International Develop... More
Lab administrator Dr. Hale confers with U.S. Army Africa's
Lab administrator Dr. Hale confers with U.S. Army Africa's Command Surgeon Col. James Czarnik and U. S. Embassy Monrovia Senior Defense Official Col. Mitchell about the process of extracting and testing for Ebo... More
U.S. team members work in a lab extracting samples
U.S. team members work in a lab extracting samples to test for Ebola in a quarantine zone in Monrovia, Liberia, Sept. 26, 2014, during Operation United Assistance. United Assistance is a U.S. Africa Command-led... More
Supporting the United States Agency for International
Supporting the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and African partner nations, service members from U.S. Africa Command help facilitate the building of an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in L... More
U.S. Airmen unload expeditionary medical support equipment
U.S. Airmen unload expeditionary medical support equipment from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Sept. 30, 2014, in Monrovia, Liberia, in support of Operation United Assistance. United Assistance is a U.S. Afric... More