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Armed with an M-16 rifle, SGT Joseph Johnson of the 3rd Combat Communications Group (3rd CCG) takes up a defensive position during a simulated terrorist attack. Elements of the 3rd CCG are operating at the Arrowhead Assault Landing Strip as part of a unit deployment exercise

Armed with an M-16 rifle, SGT Joseph Johnson of the 3rd Combat Communi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to P... More

AIRMAN David A. Farmer, a student from the Combat Control Team School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, watches a C-130 Hercules aircraft roll along the runway during a joint Army Reserve/Air Force Reserve medical exercise. Farmer is armed with an M-16A1 carbine

AIRMAN David A. Farmer, a student from the Combat Control Team School ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Guard Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status... More

GEN Alfred M. Gray Jr., commandant of the Marine Corps, prepares to present the Meritorious Service Medal to LGEN Frank E. Petersen Jr. during the change of command ceremony in which LGEN William R. Etnyre assumes command of the Marine Corps Combat Develo

GEN Alfred M. Gray Jr., commandant of the Marine Corps, prepares to pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Hanson Release Status: Rele... More

BGEN Gail M. Reals watches the change of command ceremony during which LGEN William R. Etnyre assumes command of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command upon the retirement of LGEN Frank E. Petersen Jr. Reals assumes command of Marine Corps Base, Quan

BGEN Gail M. Reals watches the change of command ceremony during which...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Hanson Release Status: Rele... More

A starboard quarter view of, from right to left, a Lyness class combat stores ship, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) and a Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyer underway

A starboard quarter view of, from right to left, a Lyness class combat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Willard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Firefighters use shovels and portable water pumps to construct fire lines in an effort to combat the many blazes burning throughout Yellowstone National Park

Firefighters use shovels and portable water pumps to construct fire li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Brian Cumper Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Members of 375th Security Police Squadron combat rifle team run to a firing position the Defender Challenge '88 competition

Members of 375th Security Police Squadron combat rifle team run to a f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '88 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

SENIOR MASTER SGT. Bruce Rogers, Air Force Space Command, aims his .45-caliber revolver during handgun competition, part of exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air Force security police on duty at more than 455 worldwide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifle, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security

SENIOR MASTER SGT. Bruce Rogers, Air Force Space Command, aims his .45...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

STAFF SGT. William Dance and his dog, Bennie, represent the Air Training Command in the military working dog event, part of exercise Peacekeeper Challenge. Teams representing the best of more than 50,000 Air force security police on duty at more than 455 worldwide locations take part in the annual exercise. Competitive events include physical fitness, combat rifle, combat tactics, handgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, accident investigation, crime scene search and investigation, military working dog and information security

STAFF SGT. William Dance and his dog, Bennie, represent the Air Traini...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER CHALLENGE Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Photographer's Mate Second Class (PH2) Jeff Elliott, Combat Camera Group, Fleet Imaging Command Atlantic, examines a negative carrier from a Nikon NT 1000A 35 mm direct telephoto transmitter.  The transmitter is used to send black and white from Administrative Support-Bahrain to the Naval CHIEF of Information by way of phone lines

Photographer's Mate Second Class (PH2) Jeff Elliott, Combat Camera Gro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bahrain Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Steve Davis, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Marines with M-9 9 mm pistols engage their targets at at a combat pistol course. The Marines are members of 4th Platoon, Fleet Anti-terrorist Security Team (FAST) Company

Marines with M-9 9 mm pistols engage their targets at at a combat pist...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Rodman Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Jay Browne, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

SGT Joseph Harnar of Detachment 4, 4th Combat Communications Squadron, adjusts the power output of a transmission amplifier in a satellite communications van during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Cobra Gold '89

SGT Joseph Harnar of Detachment 4, 4th Combat Communications Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '89 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mark Allen Release ... More

A Marine stands at the ready with an M9 9 mm pistol at a combat pistol course. He is a member of 4th Platoon, Fleet Anti-terrorist Security Team (FAST) Company

A Marine stands at the ready with an M9 9 mm pistol at a combat pistol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Rodman Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY Sergeant Jay Browne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron works at a control panel on an MC-130 Combat Talon aircraft during Jaguar Bite '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Command

A member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron works at a control pan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Kit Thompson Relea... More

A view of the combat information center aboard the mine countermeasure ship USS DEVASTATOR (MCM 6) during construction

A view of the combat information center aboard the mine countermeasure...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Peterson Builders, Inc. Release Status: Releas... More

A view of combat system maintenance control central of the guided missile cruiser MONTEREY (CG 61). The ship is 70 percent complete

A view of combat system maintenance control central of the guided miss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to land

A 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to land

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

A view of combat system maintenance central aboard the guided missile cruiser COWPENS (CG 63). The ship is 70 percent complete

A view of combat system maintenance central aboard the guided missile ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Corp. Release Status: Released to Public C... More

SGT Gregory Davis of the 400th Munitions Maintenance Squadron participates in Sabre Spirit '89. Sabre Spirit is an annual joint South Korean-U.S. Pacific Air Forces combat ammunition production and combat aircraft servicing exercise

SGT Gregory Davis of the 400th Munitions Maintenance Squadron particip...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT '89 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Releas... More

General (GEN) Alfred M. Gray Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1).  The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

General (GEN) Alfred M. Gray Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, spea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) J. Alan Elliott, USN Release... More

The colors are borne away from the speakers platform during the commissioning ceremony for the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1).  The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

The colors are borne away from the speakers platform during the commis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) J. Alan Elliott, USN Release... More

Marines stand by an AAVP7A1 assault amphibian vehicle, one of several such vehicles on display during the commissioning ceremony for the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1).  The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

Marines stand by an AAVP7A1 assault amphibian vehicle, one of several ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) J. Alan Elliott, USN Release... More

Flight deck personnel assist the crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter being readied for flight aboard the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopter is assigned to , the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

Flight deck personnel assist the crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A combat crew training squadron instructor from the 93rd Bombardment Wing shakes hands with a Thai airman on the flight line during the joint Thai/US exercise THALAY THAI '89

A combat crew training squadron instructor from the 93rd Bombardment W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Base: Utapao Air Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: ... More

A 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron EF-111A Raven aircraft rolls down a runway as it departs on a mission during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) exercise Display Determination '89

A 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron EF-111A Raven aircraft rolls down a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '89 Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David S. N... More

During a dependent's day cruise aboard the combat stores ship USNS SPICA (T-AFS-9), an officer talks with the family of one of the ship's crew members. One hundred and fifty dependents and guests spent the day on the ship, which is home-ported at the U.S. Naval Station, Subic Bay, Philippines

During a dependent's day cruise aboard the combat stores ship USNS SPI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn E. Harris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony T. Swin repairs the refueling drogue of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. The plane supplies fuel to combat aircraft during Operation Desert Shield

AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony T. Swin repairs the refueling drogue of a KC-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CHIEF MASTER SGT. Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to ... More

PH2 John Carnes, a member of Fleet Combat Camera Group Atlantic's motion picture crew, films a fire drill from atop an A-6 Intruder aircraft in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during FLEET EX 1-90

PH2 John Carnes, a member of Fleet Combat Camera Group Atlantic's moti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D. P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public... More

F-15 Eagle aircraft are put through maneuvers during a combat safety training mission. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

F-15 Eagle aircraft are put through maneuvers during a combat safety t...

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

A Hughes 500 commercial helicopter is positioned on a trailer in preparation for transportation to another site. The helicopter is being used during Operation Alliance, a project of Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6), the unit charged with monitoring borders between Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico. The U.S. Combat Pictorial Detachment is providing photographic coverage as part of the 5th Army's involvement in the operation

A Hughes 500 commercial helicopter is positioned on a trailer in prepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIANCE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph Garrison Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

An aerial view of territory monitored by Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6), the unit charged with monitoring borders between Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico. The U.S. Combat Pictorial Detachment is documenting the area on film as part of the 5th Army's involvement with JTF-6 in Operation Alliance

An aerial view of territory monitored by Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6), t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIANCE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Joseph Garrison Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A competitor crawls through the mud under barbed wire on the combat endurance course during Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A competitor crawls through the mud under barbed wire on the combat en...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

An Airlift Rodeo '90 competitor crosses a rope bridge during the combat endurance phase. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

An Airlift Rodeo '90 competitor crosses a rope bridge during the comba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A combat control team competitor runs toward the drop zone establishment area during Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A combat control team competitor runs toward the drop zone establishme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

An Airlift Rodeo '90 umpire, left, watches a competitor carry his gear during the combat leadership event, a competition involving climbing walls, storming mock buildings and running over rough terrain with various obstacles. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

An Airlift Rodeo '90 umpire, left, watches a competitor carry his gear...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Competitors assist a team member over an obstacle on the combat endurance course during Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

Competitors assist a team member over an obstacle on the combat endura...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

An instructor watches as two soldiers of the 84th Division (Training) test their close combat skills with pugil sticks

An instructor watches as two soldiers of the 84th Division (Training) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Hugh Williams Release Status: Released to Public... More

A UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovers over the combat store ship USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS-4) north of Diego Garcia. The WHITE PLAINS is en route to the Persian Gulf at the beginning of Operation Desert Shield

A UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter hovers over the combat store ship USS WH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Indian Ocean(IOC) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A starboard bow view of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) underway during Operation Desert Shield.

A starboard bow view of the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: OS2 Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A Marine uses the backhoe on the rear of a small emplacement excavator (SEE) to dig a trench at the 3rd Marine Regiment's combat operations center (COC) during Operation Desert Shield.

A Marine uses the backhoe on the rear of a small emplacement excavator...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. D.E. Renner Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Two Marines patrol along a road while participating in an exercise near the 3rd Marine Regiment's combat operations center (COC) during Operation Desert Shield. The Marine in the foreground is carrying a shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon (SMAW).

Two Marines patrol along a road while participating in an exercise nea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Masters Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A view of the helipad on the roof of a hotel in the combat village at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Collective Training Facility. The helipad is designated Landing Zone (LZ) Pigeon

A view of the helipad on the roof of a hotel in the combat village at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Esko Townell Release S... More

Lance CPL. M.S. Spann sets up an M-18A2 Claymore mine at the entrance to the combat operations center for the 1ST Battalion, 7th Marines, during Operation Desert Shield.

Lance CPL. M.S. Spann sets up an M-18A2 Claymore mine at the entrance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. D. Haynes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A view, looking south from the church steeple, of the combat village at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Collective Training Facility

A view, looking south from the church steeple, of the combat village a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Esko Townell Release S... More

A view of the church in the combat village at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Collective Training Facility

A view of the church in the combat village at the Military Operations ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Esko Townell Release S... More

Comedian Steve Martin visits the 1ST Marine Division combat operations center (COC) while on a United Service Organizations (USO) tour during Operation Desert Shield.

Comedian Steve Martin visits the 1ST Marine Division combat operations...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Crabtree Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A soldier sharpens an axe at a base camp prior to aiding in efforts to combat a forest fire in the area

A soldier sharpens an axe at a base camp prior to aiding in efforts to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

U.S. Army personnel break for a meal at a field mess hall. The troops are in the area to combat a forest fire

U.S. Army personnel break for a meal at a field mess hall. The troops ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Several U.S. Navy ships lie tied up during Operation Desert Shield. The ships are, from left: the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39), the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3), the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) and the combat stores ship USS SAN JOSE (AFS-7)

Several U.S. Navy ships lie tied up during Operation Desert Shield. Th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Gawlowicz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A view of the 3rd Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, combat operations center (COC) during Operation Desert Shield

A view of the 3rd Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, combat operati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Alvarado Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

An instructor explains the weaponeer marksmanship training system to Kuwaiti soldiers during a marksmanship course. The soldiers are being trained in combat techniques in preparation for conflict with Iraqi forces presently occupying Kuwait

An instructor explains the weaponeer marksmanship training system to K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey(NJ) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: Steph... More

A Kuwaiti soldier adjusts his M-17 gas mask during a training session on nuclear-biological-chemical warfare gear. Kuwaiti soldiers are being trained in combat techniques in preparation for conflict with Iraqi forces presently occupying Kuwait

A Kuwaiti soldier adjusts his M-17 gas mask during a training session ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey(NJ) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: Stephan T. Thompson Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Members of the 3rd Combat Communications Group raise a large camouflage net over shelters and equipment during Operation Desert Shield

Members of the 3rd Combat Communications Group raise a large camouflag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Members of the 3rd Combat Communications Group prepare to raise a large camouflage net over shelters and equipment during Operation Desert Shield

Members of the 3rd Combat Communications Group prepare to raise a larg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

John D. Homewood, and airman attached to the U.S. Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) security police, holds an M-16A2 rifle in a unit armory during Operation Desert Shield. Homewood is a combat arms training and maintenance technician assigned to the 800th Security Police Group

John D. Homewood, and airman attached to the U.S. Central Command Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Perry J. Heimer Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Sailors assigned to working parties wait for instructions as the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) conducts an underway replenishment with the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) during Operation Desert Storm

Sailors assigned to working parties wait for instructions as the amphi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

SPEC. Don E. Shoopman of 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, looks downrange for a target during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior '91. Shoopman is assigned to his battalion's combat observer laser team (COLT)

SPEC. Don E. Shoopman of 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, looks do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ARCTIC WARRIOR '91 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ru... More

Kuwaiti soldiers sit beside an Iraqi BMP-2 mechanized infantry combat vehicle that was captured during Operation Desert Storm. The vehicle has an AT-5 Spandrel anti-tank guided missile mounted atop its turret

Kuwaiti soldiers sit beside an Iraqi BMP-2 mechanized infantry combat ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Members of Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, mount an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun on an LAV-25 light assault vehicle at the division combat operations center during Operation Desert Storm

Members of Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, mount an M-2 ....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. J.R. Ruark Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A Kuwaiti soldier armed with an M-16A2 rifle prepares to take part in range qualifications during a marksmanship training course. Kuwaiti troops are being trained in combat techniques in preparation for conflict with Iraqi forces presently occupying their country

A Kuwaiti soldier armed with an M-16A2 rifle prepares to take part in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey(NJ) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: T. Stephan Thompson Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Two M-9 armored combat earthmovers (ACEs) assigned to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force level a berm at the Kuwaiti border at the start of the ground phase of Operation DESERT STORM

Two M-9 armored combat earthmovers (ACEs) assigned to the 2nd Marine E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: J.R. Roark Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An aerial view of a Marine Corps combat service support area near Al-Kibrit during Operation Desert Storm

An aerial view of a Marine Corps combat service support area near Al-K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. George Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Bearing a desert camouflage paint scheme, an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair aircraft assigned to the commander and deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The camels painted beneath the aircraft's canopy indicate the number of combat missions flown by its pilot during Operation Desert Storm

Bearing a desert camouflage paint scheme, an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Paul A. Hawhorne Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A demolished Iraqi BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle and other equipment in the Euphrates River Valley in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

A demolished Iraqi BMP-1 mechanized infantry combat vehicle and other ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Euphrates River Valley Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean W. Wagner Release Status... More

A crew member from the combat stores ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) stands in the rain as he holds his baby upon return from deployment in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

A crew member from the combat stores ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) stands ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

A crew member aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) sits beside an M-2 .50-caliber machine gun as he watches the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) arrive in port. The two U.S. Navy ships have been deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. An M-2 .50-caliber machine gun aboard the BLUE RIDGE is in the foreground

A crew member aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Manama Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: ENSIGN Jeff Hilton Release Status: Relea... More

2LT Carl Struck and 1LT Mike Ferris of the 321st Strategic Missile Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, work together at a Minuteman status console during the 1991 Strategic Air Command Missile Combat Competition, Olympic Arena '91.

2LT Carl Struck and 1LT Mike Ferris of the 321st Strategic Missile Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Stat... More

GEN Lee Butler, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command (SAC), addresses in audience of SAC commanders and guests at a symposium during the 1991 Strategic Air Command Missile Combat Competition, Olympic Arena '91.

GEN Lee Butler, commander in chief, Strategic Air Command (SAC), addre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Stat... More

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

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 James R. Klein Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters combat swirling ash as they attempt to land on base in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The volcano, which erupted for the first time in over 600 years, forced the U.S. military to coordinate Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts to remove more than 20,000 evacuees from the area

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) CH-46E Sea Knight heli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Ron Alvey Release... More

Lance CPL. Reiko Rexilius of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-AW-242), Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11), El Toro, California, does a preflight inspection on an F/A-18D Hornet fighter attack aircraft during Cope Thunder North, an exercise that tests aircrews' skills in strike, support, air defense and combat rescue roles. Units from the Canadian Forces, the U.S. Marine Corps, Alaska Air National Guard, Strategic Air Command and other Pacific Air Forces units are participating.

Lance CPL. Reiko Rexilius of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER NORTH Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

The crew chief of a 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron EF-111A Raven aircraft assists the aircrew as they settle into the cockpit prior to takeoff. The aircraft is one of four EF-111As being deployed to Turkey in support of Operation Provide Comfort

The crew chief of a 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron EF-111A Raven airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Raf Upper Heyford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Cynthia Alderson ... More

Firefighters equipment stands ready for use in battling raging fires in the Oakland and Berkeley areas. Active duty and reserve naval units are also providing equipment, airlift support and medical assistance to help combat the blaze, which is being labeled as one of the worst residential fires in U.S. history

Firefighters equipment stands ready for use in battling raging fires i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Geoffrey L. England Release ... More

The combat information center, compartment 02-138-O-C, aboard the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70). The LAKE ERIE, under construction at the Bath Iron Works Corp. shipyard, is 70 percent complete

The combat information center, compartment 02-138-O-C, aboard the guid...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bath State: Maine(ME) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bath Iron Works Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A right side view of an M-728 combat engineer vehicle

A right side view of an M-728 combat engineer vehicle

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

A member of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Division, prepares an M-183 demolition charge assembly, commonly referred to as a satchel charge, during a demolitions training exercise

A member of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 3rd Marine Divisi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. P.D. Bishop Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

The driver of a Headquarters and Supply Company (H&S Co.), 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 2nd Marine Division, front loader prepares to add another load of earth to the revetment being built around the 2nd CEB combat operations center (COC) during a training exercise

The driver of a Headquarters and Supply Company (H&S Co.), 2nd Combat ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Crosser Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Medical personnel disarm an injured enemy combatant during an exercise simulating battlefield conditions. The medics are taking part in training, directed by the 3790th Medical Service Training Wing, that prepares personnel for treating the injured in a combat zone environment

Medical personnel disarm an injured enemy combatant during an exercise...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Rele... More

A view of the Naval Oceanographic Systems Command Building 609, Integrated Combat Systems Test Facility, on the Seaside Cliffs at Point Loma

A view of the Naval Oceanographic Systems Command Building 609, Integr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Patrick Muscutt Release Status: Released to P... More

Two sailors monitor a station in the combat information center aboard the guided missile cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57). Exact Date Shot Unknown

Two sailors monitor a station in the combat information center aboard ...

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

An F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing is silhouetted against the sunrise while on a combat patrol near the Iraqi border during Operation Desert Shield

An F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing is silhouette...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: CHIEF MASTER SGT. Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to ... More

The Navy firefighting school in San Diego trains sailors to combat the most feared event that can occur on ships at sea-fire. Here several groups from an aircraft carrier divide into hose teams and attack a burning aircraft fire at the training site

The Navy firefighting school in San Diego trains sailors to combat the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas Milne Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A Marine mans a machine gun mounted on the turret of an LAV-25 light assault vehicle during a demonstration at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center

A Marine mans a machine gun mounted on the turret of an LAV-25 light a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw) J. Elliot Release Status: Released... More

An AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicle moves across the desert during an exercise at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center

An AAVP-7A1 assault amphibian vehicle moves across the desert during a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Twentynine Palms State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) J. Elliott Release Status: Releas... More

A member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron participates in a night Fulton recovery mission aboard a 1ST Special Operations Wing MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon aircraft during the joint service exercise Ocean Venuture '92

A member of the 8th Special Operations Squadron participates in a nigh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

An airborne missile combat crew commander turns the missile launch key on a KC-135 Pacer Link aircraft (tail No. 8052). Personnel assigned to the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron and the 1850th Communications Squadron are flying the last Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launch for the Strategic Air Command. The mission has been designated "Glory Trip 147GM-1."

An airborne missile combat crew commander turns the missile launch key...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Scott Stewart Release Status: Re... More

The shadow of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter moves across the port side of the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4) during vertical replenishment with the combat stores ship USS SAN JOSE (AFS-7) in support of Operation Desert Shield. On the deck of the NASSAU is a squadron of AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft

The shadow of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter moves across the port side...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Nassau(LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas Witham Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

CAPT. Lyle Cary from the 438th Security Police Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., runs toward his position on the firing range while participating in phase III of the combat handgun event during Defender Challenge '92, an Air Mobility Command competition

CAPT. Lyle Cary from the 438th Security Police Squadron at McGuire Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEFENDER CHALLENGE '92 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene C... More

RODEO 92 umpires judge the weapon firing portion of the biathlon event. Six combat teams were required to fire 9mm pistols as well as the M-16 rifle (or similar weapon used by other countries) from standing and prone positions

RODEO 92 umpires judge the weapon firing portion of the biathlon event...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

MSGT Bob Overland, a RODEO 92 drop zone establishment umpire, scores a combat control team as another team floats to the gorund

MSGT Bob Overland, a RODEO 92 drop zone establishment umpire, scores a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

SSGT Manny Marquez of the 62nd Combat Control Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., preparing to jump from a C-130 Hercules during the drop zone establishment event at RODEO 92

SSGT Manny Marquez of the 62nd Combat Control Squadron, McChord Air Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

MCPO Charles Cartwright presents the urn containing the remains of CDR Harold Schwartz to CDR Robert James, commanding officer of the tank landing ship USS RACINE, during burial at sea services for the retired Navy doctor. Schwartz served as a doctor assigned to the Paratroop Battalion, 1ST Marine Division and took part in combat operations on Guadalcanal, the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands and Okinawa. The RACINE is anchored at Iron Bottom Sound off Guadalcanal during the ceremony

MCPO Charles Cartwright presents the urn containing the remains of CDR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn Harris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

MCPO Charles Cartwright holds the urn containing the remains of CDR Harold Schwartz during burial at sea services aboard the tank landing ship USS RACINE (LST-1191), anchored off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Schwartz served as a doctor assigned to the Paratroop Battalion, 1ST Marine Division and took part in combat operations on Guadalcanal, the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands and Okinawa during World War II

MCPO Charles Cartwright holds the urn containing the remains of CDR Ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn Harris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Competitors gather under a sign at the entrance to the obstacle course during Combat Lightning '92, a world-wide competition for tactical air combat control teams

Competitors gather under a sign at the entrance to the obstacle course...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT LIGHTNING '92 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A competitor works his way across the overhead bars on the obstacle course during Combat Lightning '92, a world-wide competition for tactical air combat control teams

A competitor works his way across the overhead bars on the obstacle co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT LIGHTNING '92 Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Two competitors, one equipped with a backpack radio and the other with a compass, take part in the land navigation partion of Combat Lightning '92, a world-wide competition for tactical air combat control teams

Two competitors, one equipped with a backpack radio and the other with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT LIGHTNING '92 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Soldiers from combined US and Canadian Forces secure an abandoned headquarters and control tower building at Baledogle, Somalia. Members of the 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York and Air Force Combat Controllers are seen on the roof and in the control tower. The flags of the United States, Canada and United Nations fly over the control tower. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope

Soldiers from combined US and Canadian Forces secure an abandoned head...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT H.H. Deffner Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, relax and/or sleep on top of the once abandoned headquarters and control tower building which now houses elements of the 10th Mountain Division and Air Force Combat Controllers

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, rela...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. H. H. Deffner Release Status: Release... More

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, have a small meeting on top of the once abandoned headquarters and control tower building which now houses elements of the 10th Mountain Division and Air Force Combat Controllers

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY, have...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. H. H. Deffner Release Status: Release... More

The Hangar at MCAF Beledogle Somalia. Marines from the Air Combat Element (ACE) of Marine Forces Somalia cleared out tons of debris, dirt, and bats that had inhabited the hangar. This structure served as the ACE Headquarters building and maintenance facility

The Hangar at MCAF Beledogle Somalia. Marines from the Air Combat Elem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. W. Mobley Release Status: Released to Pu... More

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