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Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Wait Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Third Place Brief Description: An old man smokes a cigarette as he waits beside a window. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Wait Category: Po...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Benjamin M. Andera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Protest Category: Portfolio Brief Description: A group of men carry signs and flags and raise their fists in protest. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Protest Category:...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 M. C. Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Fasching Category: Pictorial; Portfolio Place: Second Place in Pictorial category Brief Description: A lone person stands in a large barren tree. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Fasching Category...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Susan M. Carl Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Last Flight Category: News Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A pilot is doused with water to commemorate his last flight. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Last Flight Categ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Louis Bricese Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Solitude Category: Portrait/Personality Place: 3rd Place Portrait/Personality Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: PHOTO taken after STAFF SGT. Art Jones won National Champion Lifter for the bench press with a lift of 529 lbs

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Solitude Category...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tucson State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Thomas Meneguin Release Status: Released t... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Training for Combat Category: Picture Story Place: 1ST Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Pacific Command Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) from the 4 military branches compete in an EMT rodeo at Misawa AB, Japan. One timed scenario measures the ability to respond and administer aid in a chemically contaminated environment

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Training for Comb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Paul Holcomb Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Taking it to the Fleet Category: News; Portfolio Place: 2nd Place Portfolio Caption: Defense Secretary William Cohen addresses sailors aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BUNKER HILL during a visit to Yokosuka Navy Base, Japan, April 8, 1997, part of a whirlwind tour through bases in the Far East

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Taking it to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) State: Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Makeup Category: Feature Place: Honorable Mention Caption: Junior Army ROTC cadets Alia Fernandez and Lynn Ballard from Edgren High school, Misawa Air Base, Japan, try camouflage face paint for the first time at "Camp Adventure," Camp Fuji, Japan, May 7, 1997

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Makeup Category: ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to ... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997Title: Monday Night FightsCategory: News; PortfolioPlace: 2nd Place PortfolioCaption: A chair flies over brawling American and Japanese boxing fans immediately after Air Force TECH. SGT. and Japan lightweight champ Rick Roberts won his title match against Kazu Arisawa at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, June 16, 1997

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997Title: Monday Night Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korakuen Hall State: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Up from the Depths Category: Portrait Place: 1ST Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Up from the depths she comes with her mind on killing. AIRMAN First Class Barbra Shreve was one member of a diverse team of aggressors, code named "Orkin", on Combat Camera's 1997 Fall survivability exercise

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Up from the Depth...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: On Patrol Category: Combat Camera Place: Second Place Combat Camera Ugljevik, Bosnia-Herzegovina Oct. 21, 1998. A Russian soldier assigned to Camp Ugljevik rides atop an armored personnel carrier and looks for the U.S. SFOR chopper that he can hear but can't see. The Russians were on their way to patrol Checkpoint 45 in Sapna, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Russian camp sits next to a power plant

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: On Patrol Categor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ronald E. Alvey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Cassie" Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Second Place Portfolio and the National Press Photographers Association Award. Cassie, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, sits attentively among a cache of inert explosives at Lackland Air Force Base's explosive ordnance disposal shop. Cassie has a nose for trouble and is being trained by the Defense Department Military Working Dog School to become a bomb sniffer for the Federal Aviation Administration. I used Lumedyne portable studio lighting equipment for this environmental shot

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Cassie" Category...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Siege City Category: Pictorial Place: Honorable Mention PictorialA Bird's eye view of Sarajevo, Bosnia shows the deep rooted uncertainty of the present as well as the future, with the mistakes of the past still fresh on everyone's mind

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Siege City Catego...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David W. Richards Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Face of the New Warrior" CATEGORY: Combat Camera PLACE: First Place Combat Camera CAPTION INFORMATION: Men and women train side-by-side during the annual Sea Trials at the U.S. Naval Academy. As a female plebe struggles through the obstacle course her fatigue and pain are reflected in her face. the plebes must work together as squads and must complete the day together. Pain and fatigue are part of the test. Quitting is not an option. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00003

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Face of the New ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mark S. Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Brothers in Arms" CATEGORY: News PLACE: First Place News CAPTION INFORMATION: Friends of HA Christopher Torres grieve together at a memorial ceremony in Iwakuni. HA Torres commited suicide. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00019

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Brothers in Arms...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Speed Swimmer" CATEGORY: Sports PLACE: First Place Sports/First Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: HM3 Kevin Montford, an Olympic hopeful, pushes off for another lap in the pool at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Shot made underwater looking up with flash to freeze him and slow shutter for blur. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0062

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Speed Swimmer" C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Those We Help" CATEGORY: Picture Story PLACE: First Place Picture Story CAPTION INFORMATION: After Turkey's devastating earthquake that killed thousands of people last year, the American military assisted in recovery efforts. Sailors from ships worked side by side with Marines and Airmen in setting up tents, distributing food and giving medical care. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00031

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Those We Help" C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Oh Yeah, Try This" CATEGORY: Feature PLACE: First Place Feature CAPTION INFORMATION: A midshipman at the Naval Academy mimics a cheerleading squad during the home coming game at Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00007

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Oh Yeah, Try Thi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Brien Aho Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Burn Categories: Director's Award; News; Portfolio Place: Third Place in News Brief Description: A youth turns his head from the heat as he witnesses the fires set by bombs. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Burn Categories: ...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Window Lit Aircrew Candidates Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: Four crew members pose in front of the showers wearing their life vests. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Window Lit Aircre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel J. Quinajon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: You Keep Me Hanging On Category: Portfolio Brief Description: A man and a woman, with a noose around her neck, stand in a doorway exchanging a gentle kiss. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: You Keep Me Hangi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 M. C. Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Sheets to the Wind Category: Pictorial Place: 3rd Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Sheets blowing in the wind held a symbolic point when dozens of rows extended from former plantation slave shanty homes. The walls of white vastly out numbered the homes, yet made clear connections to the corn fields surrounding them

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Sheets to the Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Lance Cheung Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Just Holly Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Honorable Mention Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Far away from her prior Army BDU's, Holly Gill, 26, now finds fashion in vintage clothing as part owner of Rose Vintage, her vintage clothing store in Ellicot City, Maryland

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Just Holly Catego...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellicot City State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Diane S. Robinson Release Status:... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Martina Category: Sports Place: Honorable Mention Caption: Switzerland's Martina Hingis pauses for a moment during a match with Germany's Anke Huber at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, February 1, 1997. Hingis got up to win the match 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Martina Category:...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997Title: Uncle EddiesCategory: Picture Story; PortfolioPlace: 3rd Place Portfolio Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Elderly residents of Uncle Eddies Rest Home return to life as usual except with maybe just a little pep in their step, after U.S. Air Force engineers assigned to the 820th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada, finished several much needed renovation projects at the home. Engineers were providing aid to the local population in support of New Horizon 97, a humanitarian and medical readiness exercise

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997Title: Uncle EddiesCatego...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James D. Mossman Release Status: Released... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "No Wimps Allowed" Category: Feature Place: Honorable Mention Feature/Second Place Portfolio and the National Press Photographers Association Award. Aching arms and legs don't deter these USAF recruits from spending hours learning swimming techniques. They are training to be a part of one of the most elite specialties in the military - Combat Controller and Pararescue forces. Before completing the course, trainees must meet final requirements, which include a 6-mile run in 42.3 minutes, a 4,000-meter swim with fins in 80 minutes, and 75 push-ups, 80 sit-ups, 13 pull-ups, 14 chin-ups and 85 flutter kicks in two minutes each. And all of...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "No Wimps Allowed...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "No Wimps Allowed" Category: Feature Place: Honorable Mention Feature/Seco... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998Title: Sizing Them UpCategory: NewsPlace: Second Place News/Third Place PortfolioA Korean People's Army soldier glares at UNC representatives during a repatriation ceremony at the Panmunjom Joint Security Area, Republic of Korea (ROK) on Nov. 6, 1998. Repatriation of Korean War remains are a result of joint U.S./Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea joint recovery operation within North Korea to locate and return the U.S. service members to their homeland through Panmunjom. Twenty-seven service members have been returned since the joint recovery operation began in 1996

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998Title: Sizing Them UpCate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James D. Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Long Jump Category: Sports Place: Honorable Mention SportsIn a blur of motion Joshua Stewart, flys through the air during his second jump in the long jump at an indoor meet at the Naval Academy

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Long Jump Categor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Frank A. Fey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Hair Peace Category: Portrait Place: Honorable Mention PortraitSRA Deidre Hines gets her hair washed at the barber shop on the llidza Compound while deployed with Combat Camera to Support the Stabilization Forces in Bosnia

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Hair Peace Catego...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Michael J. Haggerty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Combat Cuisine" CATEGORY: Illustrative PLACE: Third Place Illustrative CAPTION INFORMATION: The MRE (meals ready to eat) has long been a staple of troops in the field and a replacement of the C-RATS (canned rations). Recently though MRE's of improved quality, such as the vegetarian pictured here as well as Kosher meals, and variety newer meals have officials begging the question, "Do our troops really like the meals?" IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00016

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Combat Cuisine" ...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "African Sky" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: Third Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: November 2nd 1999. A South African paratrooper walks in the twilight through II MEF Marine Forces Unitas camp in Saint Helena Bay, South Africa. U.S. Troops from the USS Carter Hall are in South Africa working with their South African counterparts as part of the West African Training Cruise. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00047

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "African Sky" CAT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Shane T. Mccoy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Tracks" CATEGORY: Pictorial PLACE: Honorable Mention Pictorial CAPTION INFORMATION: Wound up Serbian tank tracks proved too difficult for moving after Allied Force. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00025

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Tracks" CATEGORY...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Richard J. Bumgardner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Dance" CATEGORY: Feature PLACE: Honorable Mention Feature CAPTION INFORMATION: Susan Powell and friend learn Swing Dance at a local dance hall after school. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00011

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Dance" CATEGORY:...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "A View From the Front" CATEGORY: Combat Camera PLACE: Second Place Combat Camera CAPTION INFORMATION: After a fierce day of combat training, two Army soldiers take a moment to rest during a training exercise at Fort Meade, MD. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00004

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "A View From the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Staci Voltaggio Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Luella" CATEGORY: Portrait PLACE: First Place Portrait CAPTION INFORMATION: SENIOR AIRMAN Luella Wilson, 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston, South Carolina, listens while her officer in charge issues orders on the mission of the day. Wilson was participating in a mock peacekeeping mission held during a readiness exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00057

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Luella" CATEGORY...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: My Blue Haven Category: Portfolio Brief Description: An artwork is displayed on a cardboard wall painted blue. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: My Blue Haven Cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 M. C. Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Working up a Sweat Category: Pictorial Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: Firefighters work closely together manning two hoses to extinguish a fire. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Working up a Swea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Jesse M. Faleris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Policija Category: Portrait/Personality; Portfolio Place: First Place Portrait/Personality Brief Description: A close up of a uniformed young man looking very serious. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Policija Category...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Down in Smoke Categories: Combat Camera; Portfolio Place: Honorable Mention in Combat Camera Brief Description: During field training at Camp Fuji, Japan, Specialists Jonathin Carol and Albert Hernandez from Camp Zawa crawl under simulated barbed wire as red smoke representing poison gas envelops them. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Down in Smoke Cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILPHOG 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 M. C. Farrington... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: The New Face of Training Category: Feature Place: 3rd Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: With no real world outlet for Naval Officer training, young officers have to find creative outlets for honing unused skills. Slaughtering aliens attacking a top secret airbase seems as good a way as any

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: The New Face of T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Justin D. Pyle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Fire Category: Combat Camera; Portfolio Place: 1ST Place Portfolio Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: "Fire", screamed Lance CPL. Smith as he and other members of his team fire a live Shoulder Launched High Explosive Rocket during a live fire exercise during "Tandem Thrust" a joint training exercise in Australia

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Fire Category: Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST Base: Rock Hampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Gary R. Coppag... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997Title: KazaksCategory: Feature; PortfolioPlace: 1ST Place Portfolio Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: During an elaborate military and cultural ceremony, local Kazakhstan people, in their traditional wear, demonstrate their historical horse riding activities. Games and races were played on horseback as the American paratroopers watched nearby

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997Title: KazaksCategory: Fe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Chirchik Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Gary R. Coppage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Power Painter Category: Portrait/Personality; Portfolio Place: 3rd Place Portrait; 3rd Place Portfolio Caption: On September 6th 1997, Abe King an engineer assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, poses after a day of painting, during construction of the new St. Mary's High School located in Georgetown, Guyana. The old schoolhouse was crowded and in very poor condition and the new school was constructed on the site as part of New Horizon, a humanitarian and civic assistance exercise

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Power Painter Cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Georgetown Country: French Guiana (GUF) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James D. Mossman Release Status:... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Gopne Fish'n Category: Pictorial Place: Honorable Mention PictorialIn the "Land of the Morning Calm" a man on a floating hut has but one thing to do - fish. Located near Ansong, Republic of Korea, this man made reservoir is a popular fishing location where people can row out to their hut and fish all day, all year

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Gopne Fish'n Cate...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Splish Splash Category: Sports Place: Honorable Mention SportsA Naval Academy water polo player rockets out of the water to stop an incoming shot at the Naval Academy pool

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Splish Splash Cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Promise Kept" Category: Picture Story Place: Second Place Portfolio and the National Press Photographers Association Award. SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Shumway and Walter Boldish are best of friends. But their world was shattered when Jason broke his neck during a swimming accident and is paralyzed for life. Before the accident they had planned on competing in the Air Force marathon. Undaunted, Walter promised Jason that they are going to run together. Walter found out about a marathon at Park City, Utah, near where Jason now lives. "It's going to hurt," Boldish said, the day before the race. "But it's only one day of my life, I can live...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Promise Kept" Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "Promise Kept" Category: Picture Story Place: Second Place Portfolio and t... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Shock Category: News Place: First Place PortfolioShe's burdened by a cane and wheelchair, but come rain or shine, 92-year-old Louis Miller was determined to attend a protest on the grounds of the Pentagon. After a moving speech from a key note speaker, she is overcome with emotion

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Shock Category: N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Welcome Home Dream Come True" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: First Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: After assisting the military and people of Turkey, members of the Fairfax Search and Rescue team are welcomed home at Andrews Air Force Base. Their flight home was on an Air Force jet; the ceremony on base was coordinated by Air Force personnel. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0032

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Welcome Home Dre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Low Crawl" CATEGORY: Feature PLACE: Honorable Mention Feature CAPTION INFORMATION: These Marines from India Company out in OCS are having platoon Low Crawl Competition in order to settle a grudge, late June 1999 in Quantico, Virginia. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00013

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Low Crawl" CATEG...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Help - It Burns!!"" CATEGORY: News PLACE: Third Place News CAPTION INFORMATION: A red faced member of the 51st Supply Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, portrays a person with minor acid burns to the face, while 51st medical group members attend to him. As often as possible, moulage is used to introduce a sense of reality to Contingency Employment Readiness Exercises (CERE) such as this one. Despite Osan personnel having to be in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture 2 through 4, requiring them to wear various combinations of specialized clothing, flak vest, tactical gear, chemical warfare ground crew ensemble, and carry/or wear...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Help - It Burns!...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Help - It Burns!!"" CATEGORY: News PLACE: Third Place News CAPTION INFORM... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Cruising for a Bruisin'" CATEGORY: Sports PLACE: Second Place Sports CAPTION INFORMATION: CTR3 Tommy Board travelled from his duty station in Japan to compete in a BMX competition in Louisville, KY. Board, in blue, flies down a dirt hill without wrecking; others were not as lucky. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0063

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Cruising for a B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Longest Day" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: First Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: Midshipman 4th Class joined 1,000 of his fellow Annapolis Naval Academy students in an event called Sea Trials: a full day of continuous, sometimes grueling exercises. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0033

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Longest Day" CAT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Playing Dead Category: Portfolio Brief Description: Two soldiers with weapons stand over another soldier laying on the ground. (black & white ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Playing Dead Cate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Susan M. Carl Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Close Encounter Categories: Combat Camera; Portfolio Place: Honorable Mention in Combat Camera Brief Description: The pilot of a fighter aircraft watches through the canopy as the refueling boom approaches. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Close Encounter C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 M. C. Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Too Many Years Category: Portfolio Brief Description: A close up of an old man with deep wrinkles. (black & white ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Too Many Years Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Susan M. Carl Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Sailor's Celebration Categories: Picture story; Portfolio Place: First Place in Picture Story Brief Description: A panel of pictures depicting six different ceremonial celebrations Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Sailor's Celebrat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 M. C. Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Riding on Hands Categories: News; Portfolio Place: Honorable Mention in News category Brief Description: A young man, yelling with his mouth wide open, is lifted above the crowd during a celebration Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Riding on Hands C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Susan M. Carl Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Mass Oppression Category: News Place: First Place Brief Description: Two men with weary faces are part of a group protest. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Mass Oppression C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Class Benjamin M. Andera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Youth in Bosnia Category: Combat Camera Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A Bosnian youth, smoking a cigarette, is framed by the window frame of the vehicle as he looks in at the driver. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Youth in Bosnia C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Brian Gavin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Dive after Dusk Category: Portrait Place: Honorable Mention (Exact Date Shot Unknown) Caption: Able SEAMAN Uri Kurop from Australian Clearance Diving Team One waits near the stern deck ramp of USS DENVER (LPD-9) for a night dive with the rest of his team during Exercise Kernel Blitz '97

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Dive after Dusk C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Good Night Category: Sports; Portfolio Place: 2nd Place Portfolio Caption: Air Force TECH. SGT. and Japan lightweight champion Rick Roberts finishes off Yudai Okane's plans to grab the Japan Boxing Commission title at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, August 18, 1997. Okane tumbled moments later

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Good Night Catego...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Korakuen Hall State: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Helping Hands Category: Feature; Portfolio Place: 3rd Place Portfolio Caption: A local resident of Malali, Guyana is receiving medical care, by medical technicians at the site of a New Horizons medical aid tent on August 19, 1997. Medical technicians assigned to the 126th Medical Squadron, O'hare Field, Chicago, Illinois, are providing aid to the local population in support of New Horizon 97, a humanitarian and medical readiness exercise

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Helping Hands Cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Malali Country: French Guiana (GUF) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. James D. Mossman Release Status: Rel... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Book Mobile Category: Feature Place: Third Place PortfolioA U.S. soldier assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Ft. Lewis, Wash., takes a reading break atop his M113 Armored Personnel Carrier after the battle ends at the Twin Bridges training area on Nov. 2, 1998. Twin Bridges, located 25 minutes west of Tongduch'on, Republic of Korea, was the site for a simulated battle between an ROKA Armored Brigade and the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division during the combined exercise Foal Eagle '98

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Book Mobile Categ...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Samantha Category: Portrait Place: Third Place PortraitSamantha Dorman, age 4, plays in the back of her father's Volkswagen

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Samantha Category...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 S.K. Vemmer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Hung Out to Dry" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: Third Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: November 6th 1999. Anna Rebilli hangs her laundry in the disheveled backyard to her home in Cape Town, South Africa. U.S. Sailors and Marines were in Rebilli's neighborhood to help repair roofs of houses that were damaged in the first ever reported tornado in South Africa. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00052

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Hung Out to Dry"...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Shane T. Mccoy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Broken Hearted Man" CATEGORY: Portrait PLACE: Third Place Portrait CAPTION INFORMATION: Bilgen Ozbek uses an umbrella to offset the rain falling at a Turkish "tent city" but he probably wouldn't even notice if he were without the rain blocker: many of his friends and loved ones were killed days earlier in Turkey's killer earthquake. (Service members from all branches helped in recovery efforts) IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00059

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Broken Hearted M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Return to Quiberon" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: Third Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: Tuesday Sept. 21, 1999. During Operation Northern Light 99, NATO German Marines prepare to take a French fort in Quiberon, France. NATO troops are in France to practice invasion techniques with troops from different NATO countries. A U.S. Naval Coastal Warfare team is on deployment in France to act as opposition to NATO forces. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0054

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Return to Quiber...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN LIGHT 99 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Shane T. Mccoy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "TLC for the 'Warthog'" CATEGORY: Pictorial PLACE: Honorable Mention Pictorial CAPTION INFORMATION: 17 May 99 - SSGT Chris Almeria, a jet engine specialist from Middletown, NY, and a member of the 25th Fighter Squadron, IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00026

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "TLC for the 'War...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance S. Cheung Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Rayford, last year's Drill Sergeant of the Year winner at Fort Gordon, Georgia, tells the audience gathered in Alexander Hall about the history of the male Drill Sergeant hat. (U.S. Army PHOTO by Marlene Thompson, CIV) (Released)

U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Rayford, last year's Drill Sergeant of the Ye...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: Marlene Thom... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Hope Category: Portrait/Personality; Portfolio Place: Second Place in Portrait/Personality Brief Description: A close-up of a young boy with three young girls standing behind him. (black & white ) Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Hope Category: Po...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Susan M. Carl Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Romance Regulations Category: Illustrative Place: Second Place Brief Description: A female officer lays her hand on the shoulder of a male co-worker. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Romance Regulatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PA1 Robert Wyman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Port Hole Category: Pictorial Place: Third Place Brief Description: A small picture of a sailor in a yellow safety helmet is imposed on the outside of a large navy ship Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Port Hole Categor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Clarence R. Brown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Untitled Category: Combat Camera Place: Second Place Brief Description: A small boat speeds across the water with about six armed soldiers on board. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Untitled Category...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Cheresa D. Clark Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Step by Step Category: Picture Story Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A panel of eight pictures depicting Marine Corps discipline. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Step by Step Cate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. John E. Lasky Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: A Time to Remember Category: Picture Story; Portfolio Place: Third Place in Picture Story Brief Description: A panel of seven pictures showing visitors to the Vietnam Memorial Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: A Time to Remembe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPEC. Andrew Mcgalliard Release Statu... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Playing against the phantom Category: Sports Place: 1ST Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: While still angry about the 5 incomplete passes and the interception he threw during the first-half, Nico Moody, the eight-year-old starting quarterback for the Sherman Park Bulldogs, plotted his own strategy for the second-half. By the end of the game, it became apparent that his plan was successful. Not only did he succeed in defeating 15 eight and nine year-olds on the other team, he'd successfully outsmarted his biggest opponent: himself

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Playing against t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Scott Wagers Release Status: Released to... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Suzanne's Sanctuary Category: Picture Story Place: Honorable Mention Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Suzanne Pavlat, 8, has spent most of her young life fighting cancer. Her ordeal began when she was 3 1/2 years old. Lethargic, loosing weight and feeling pains in her legs, she was immediately put on chemotherapy treatment after she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a disease in which cancer cells are found in certain nerve cells in the body. "As the only child, we baby her. She's very active. She's in church choir and Girl Scouts. Last year she sold the most Girl Scout cookies in the neighborhood", her mom Barbara said. She's ...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Suzanne's Sanctua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Suzanne's Sanctuary Category: Picture Story Place: Honorable Mention Exact... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Grave Yard Shift Category: News; Portfolio Place: 1ST Place Portfolio Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: It was an unusual sight to see the Kazak sluggers digging trash pits by hand framed by old soviet By-Planes. They were preparing for the arrival of the 82nd Airborne Division to take place in the Central Asian Battalion U.N. peace keeping training exercise. More than 500 American soldiers who literally "dropped in" to the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan where, instead of conflict, they were welcomed with open arms. Following three in-air refuelings that kept the aircraft aloft, they jumped out of the C-17 airplane ...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Grave Yard Shift ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Grave Yard Shift Category: News; Portfolio Place: 1st Place Portfolio Exac... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: One in a Million Category: Directors Choice Place: 1ST Place Caption: LT. CMDR. Jim Lehner, COMNAVMARIANAS Security Officer leads Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Guam civilian firefighters in the careful extraction of one of 35 fortunate survivors from the tangled wreckage of Korean Airlines Flight 801

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: One in a Million ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Benjamin D. Olvey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Kabuki Man Category: Portrait/Personality Place: First Place PortfolioBright colors painted on the face of Yusuke Honda hint in no small way at the Kabuki background he enjoys. The character he portrays in the traditional form of Japanese theater is the Jackal - a mischievious, sneaky and sometimes evil personality. (The shot was made to illustrate the Far East for a themed Fifth Fleet issue of the All Hands magazine)

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Kabuki Man Catego...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Defender Challenge Category: Picture Story Place: Honorable Mention Picture StorySecurity Forces members showcase their talents and capabilities during the Air Force wide competition Defender Challenge 98 Lakeland AFB, Texas Nov. 2, 1998

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Defender Challeng...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Life on the Site Category: Picture Story Place: Honorable Mention Picture StoryThe Radio Mir Transmitter Site is one of the unique facilities within the Bosnian Theater. Unlike most other SFOR compounds, the team that maintains it (in this case, a 6 person team from the Fleet Information Warfare Center from Little Creek, Virginia) must function as a self sustained unit. Within a 6 month deployment, Logistics creates the biggest challenge. Without external support they must maintain supplies of food, fuel, and water. One of the team members, ET2 Steve Thompson, said "It's much like being on a ship." When asked what the most essential...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Life on the Site ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Life on the Site Category: Picture Story Place: Honorable Mention Picture ... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Christmas Time Category: Feature Place: Honorable Mention FeatureAfter having his cap snatched away, several times, by bigger boys, this little one finally finds a quiet spot near the Shin Saeng Children's Home Christmas Tree to put his cap back on

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Christmas Time Ca...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998Title: "Unknown No More"Category: Picture StoryPlace: Second Place Portfolio and the National Press Photographers Association Award. The remains of Air Force 1ST LT. Michael Joseph Blassie, formerly one of those interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns, were laid to rest with a name after 26 years of being listed "missing in action." The day after his funeral, his mother, Jean Blassie, his sister, Pat, and his brother, George, visited Jefferson's Barracks National Cemetery in Missouri to remember and share a few moments with Michael

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998Title: "Unknown No More"C...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: SEAL Man Sees Category: Illustration Place: Second Place Illustration An unnamed Seal from Little Creek, Va. displayed new night vision goggles which let him peer into the darkness. The goggles are waterproof, making them different from all others. The photo was made to illustrate how technological advances aid the SEAL community and the U.S. Special Operations community

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: SEAL Man Sees Cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Screaming Super Hornet" CATEGORY: Combat Camera PLACE: Honorable Mention Combat Camera CAPTION INFORMATION: Aboard USS Harry S. Truman, Naval Station Norfolk. An F/A-18E streaks across the flight deck of the TRUMAN while conducting flight tests aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-00006

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Screaming Super ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Lawrence Shannon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Fighting for Attention" CATEGORY: Portfolio PLACE: First Place Portfolio CAPTION INFORMATION: "Oh brother, there he goes again!" The thought may have entered her head as Bahar Cosar, a Turkish child displaced after last year's killer earthquake, gets miffed by her brother Enis who fights for face time with the camera. The kids, living in a tent city, became very excited whenever the American military came to deliver food and aid. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0036

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Fighting for Att...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: First Place Category: Sports Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A young gymnast holds her trophy in one hand and wipes her tears with the other hand. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: First Place Categ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: A Team Effort Category: Picture Story Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A panel of six black & white pictures depicting the energy of team effort. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: A Team Effort Cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mark S. Kettenhofen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Driving Down Memory Lane Category: Feature Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A handicapped veteran drives his cart down a long corridor of plaques commemorating past heroes. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: Driving Down Memo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Frank A. Fey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: What Mine Eyes Have Seen Category: Portrait/Personality Place: Honorable Mention Brief Description: A close-up of an old man with deep wrinkles and a sad expression. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1996 Title: What Mine Eyes Ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Benjamin M. Andera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Tracks in the Desert Category: Pictorial Place: Honorable Mention Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: UK armored vehicle follows tracks in sand during Operation Bright Star in Egypt

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Tracks in the Des...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Jean Marc Schaible Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Almost Home Category: News Place: 2nd Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: A bus of refugees with mixed emotions travel back to their home village of Krusica in attempt to start rebuilding not just their homes but their lives

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Almost Home Categ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Krusica Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Benjamin M. Andera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: U.N. Peace Keeping Category: Picture Story; Portfolio Place: 1ST Place Portfolio Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: It was an unusual sight to see the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg amongst this extremely dry and starkly barren land. It was the same region Genghis Khan conquered over 800 years ago, and until recently Soviet troops ruled with an iron fist. Instead, these former Cold War enemies were smiling, laughing and dancing together, showing off their weapons, shaking hands and even occasionally embracing one another. More than 500 American soldiers who literally "dropped in" to the Central Asian countries of ...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: U.N. Peace Keepin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: U.N. Peace Keeping Category: Picture Story; Portfolio Place: 1st Place Por... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Ultimate Truck Wash -- Mate Category: Feature; Portfolio Place: 1ST Place Portfolio Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: The Marines landed at a local carwash, they took advantage of the pressure washers to wash the "outback" off their trucks. The trucks had to be cleaned prior to redeployment at the end of the Tandem Thrust joint training exercise

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Ultimate Truck Wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rock Hampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Gary R. Coppage Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Bloody Lane Category: Pictorial Place: 1ST Place Exact Date Shot Unknown Caption: Union military reenactors continue their hard fighting during the 135th anniversary of the Civil War of the Battle of Antietam

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: Bloody Lane Categ...

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

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: SEAL Delivery Category: Combat Camera Place: 2nd Place Caption: A member of SEAL Team 3 slides down a cable to an awaiting Zodiac inflatable boat during insertion training with Helicopter Squadron 14 in the frigid waters of Tokyo Bay, January 15, 1997

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997 Title: SEAL Delivery Cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tokyo Bay Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw) M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997, Title: In Sickness and in Health, Category: Picture Story, Place: 3rd Place, Caption: Every day, for the last four and a half years, Glen Hughes, a retired businessman from Syracuse New York, leaves his apartment at 7:30 a.m. and drives five blocks to the Loretto Health Care facility to care for his second wife of fifteen years who is suffering from the advanced stages of Alzheimer. Although she can no longer effectively communicate with him, Hughes continues with his daily visits which consist of feeding her, taking her on walks, and attending church on Sundays."My mother always told me 'You have to take the bitter with the sweet,'" says ...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997, Title: In Sickness and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1997, Title: In Sickness and in Health, Category: Picture Story, Place: 3rd Place, Cap... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Speaking from the Heart Category: News Place: First Place PortfolioIn a "Fight for the Cure" Cancer rally on the National Mall, a speaker pours from the heart as she speaks out against the disease that claims thousands every year. More than 20,000 attended the rally, including a large representation by military members from local commands

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Speaking from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Robert Benson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Holly's Healing Hands Category: Picture Story Place: Honorable Mention Picture StoryVeterinarian Holly Reid has worked at the Animal Emergency Clinic in Syracuse, New York for the past two years. In that time, she has touched the lives of numerous pets and their owners with her healing hands. A self-proclaimed animal lover, Reid has taken dogs, cats and even sheep into her home. She possesses a great capacity for empathy and compassion allow her to console, comfort and guide pet owners through what can be a terribly upsetting period

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: Holly's Healing H...

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

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