Desert Operations and Combat Damage

Photos depicting the aftermath of military operations in desert environments, ruined structures, and military vehicles in conflict zones.

A AH-64 Apache attack helicopter stops for fuel in order to continue its mission during Ivy Mass 2022, June 8, 2022, Fort Carson, Colorado. The Ivy Mass exercise demonstrated the 4th Infantry Division's lethality by utilizing joint forces to deliver multi-domain effects across land, air, space, and cyber. (Photo by U.S. Army Private 1st Class Brenda Salgado, 14th Public Affairs Detachment)

A U.S. M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) moves past a pair of hardened aircraft hangars destroyed by Allied bombing during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq(IRQ)

030404-A-XXXXX-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Camouflage netting covers U.S. military vehicles in a staging area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

An M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and other U.S. military equipment are parked amidst the rubble of demolished Iraqi equipment along Al Mutla Pass. The equipment was destroyed when U.S. Air Force and Army Tiger Brigade forces captured Iraqi forces fleeing from the region during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Tank and antenna pn the mount Karbolet, Israel

040326-M-5150A-061. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030110-N-5319A-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Manama Country: Bahrain (BHR)

Shot of structure on the way to the southern berm in Kuwait during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Base: Camp Grizzly Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Oil wells burn out of control, darkening the sky with smoke, after being set ablaze by retreating Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

A AH-64 Apache attack helicopter stops for fuel in order to continue its mission during Ivy Mass 2022, June 8, 2022, Fort Carson, Colorado. The Ivy Mass exercise demonstrated the 4th Infantry Division's lethality by utilizing joint forces to deliver multi-domain effects across land, air, space, and cyber. (Photo by U.S. Army Private 1st Class Brenda Salgado, 14th Public Affairs Detachment)

DM-ST-85-10412. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 / EASTERN WIND 83 Base: Berbera Country: Somalia (SOM)

060421-A-4576B-014. Base: Zormat State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Steyr vehicles stand near FH-70 155mm towed howitzers after transporting them to a defensive position during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

040702-M-7514K-010. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A view of the Camp Mitchell main road, facing the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 central tool room and other structures. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Members of the 3rd Combat Communications Group raise a large camouflage net over shelters and equipment during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

An air base damaged during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

An oil field set ablaze by retreating Iraqi forces burns in the distance behind an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) stopped west of Kuwait International Airport following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030221-M-8539K-013. Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

Camouflage nets cover vehicles and equipment of Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 210 during the joint military training exercise Ocean Venture '92. To the right is a cargo truck and two generators. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Onslow Beach, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040323-M-5753Q-007. Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A road is built in the desert during the multinational joint service exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Wadi Natrun Country: Egypt (EGY)

030324-M-5150A-063. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, navigate an obstacle during the bayonet assault course at Marine Corps at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 30, 2022. The bayonet assault course instilled a combat mindset and basic knowledge of the M16A4 service rifle with a bayonet through repetitive training.

030329-A-XXXXX-066. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp New Jersey Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Camouflage netting conceals the communications center of the 1ST Marine Amphibious Force during the multinational joint services Exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: El Hammam Country: Egypt (EGY)

040702-M-7514K-002. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020409-A-8359B-018. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

050126-F-3587F-004. Base: Cannikan Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-SC-87-12198. Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A view from the Company G, area of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment, 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

The TSC-93B Satellite dish of the 118th Communications Command Squadron, Badin Air National Guard Base, NC used in support of Bright Star. The tent city of the 118th is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: Bright Star 94 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

030501-F-8362B-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) Headquarters and Headquarters Company soldiers qualify on the M17 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho on Oct. 15, 2022. The headquarters company conducted their annual weapons qualification to maintain unit readiness.

970211-M-0023H-008. Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Op-5, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-07695. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-87-07530. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041123-M-2583M-025. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

AN air-to-air right side view of four F-4E Phantom II aircraft in formation. The 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, middle, and Egyptian air force aircraft are flying over a tent city during exercise PROUD PHANTOM. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

030822-M-7837W-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An aerial view of a vehicle park at the First Marine Expeditionary Force (1 MEF) base camp during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: 1 Mef Base Camp Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

An Iraqi child walks by a trailer found parked and loaded with what appears to be Al-Samoud missiles. Approximately 90 missiles were found during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in numerous trailers, like this one in the now secured neighborhood. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030122-M-5266H-047. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, lays a detonation cord a safe distance away from a small inert explosive charge next to an unexploded chemical munition during a partner nation Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear response exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 29, 2022. The exercise was purely simulation, no chemical, explosive or fire hazards were present during the training. The 378th ECESs Emergency Management flight, also known by many as CBRN, is responsible for working with RSAF to build and establish response and recovery actions for a wide variety of scenarios.

A U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist, assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, lays a detonation cord a safe distance away from a small inert explosive charge next to an unexploded chemical munition during a partner nation Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear response exercise at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 29, 2022. The exercise was purely simulation, no chemical, explosive or fire hazards were present during the training. The 378th ECESs Emergency Management flight, also known by many as CBRN, is responsible for working with RSAF to build and establish response and recovery actions for a wide variety of scenarios.

Green Beach, being used by the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit as a beachmaster headquarters during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A Marine from the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit watches excess gun powder burning in a ditch, as Marines make preparations to redeploy from the city at the conclusion of their participation in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

An aerial view of decaying earthen buildings and empty fields beside a dry river bed, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

The base camp, showing camouflaged tents, vehicles, and antennas, of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. The 11th Brigade is one of two Patriot missile brigades supporting the world's largest joint service, multi-nation tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 97 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of a rooftop bunker at Checkpoint 73 occupied by Marines during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

An M-47 Dragon missile in-flight during a live fire exercise by C Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DF-SC-88-00999. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Burkina Faso, Sahel, Landrover On Ridge Of Land Above Old Gold Workings.

030809-M-7837W-002. Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

060424-A-7969G-005. Subject Operation/Series: SWIFT SWORD Base: Sukariya State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AB DIVISION

DM-ST-85-09376. Base: Dong Ha Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

An Afghan Cemetery near the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Image taken during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

Campamento de beduinos cerca de Jerusalén. Israel.

Aids to Navigation Operations - 26-HK-63-60. wide view of field, wooden structure (possible drydock), debris and equipment. Hurricane Katrina

The Royal Air Force in Tunisia, April 1943 Aerial view of the town of Gabes, Tunisia, which was damaged by Allied bombing.

Nogales, Arizona, A break in the border fence that separates the United States and Mexico is patched with barbed wire.

U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Jester a LeMars, Iowa, resident and infantryman with Headquarters Headquarters Troop attached to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 113 Cavalry Regiment, provides over watch security for fellow soldiers patrolling through Dandarh village, Khoe-Safi district, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 09, 2010. Bravo Troop visits the Dandarh villages to conduct a patrol and to establish a relationship with the village Malik and elders.

DM-SC-87-12246. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, attempts to draw fire from a Taliban sniper who has Marines pinned down, Feb. 15, Marjeh, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Co., 1/6 inserted into the city at night by helicopters as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from their last-known stronghold.

030627-M-5505M-029. Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 5th Marines

The 411th Chemical Company out of Edison, NJ is completing their Zero and Grounding Training on Range 18A on the Fort Dix Range Complex. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

050713-A-6108G-507. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050117-F-3587F-011. Base: Kirkush Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The parking ramp with covered parking spots for aircraft of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing of Shaw Air Force Base, N.C., during Operation Desert Shield. To the right of the parking awnings is a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

DA-SC-88-04599. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 performs close-air support near Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2022. HMLA-167 trained with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard units during joint exercise Northern Strike 22-2. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

A view of tent facilities in the camp base during Exercise Brim Frost "81. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Clear Creek State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060313-A-5043I-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramadi Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 109TH INFANTRY

970626-M-2111R-011. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3d MAW

U.S. Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard walk down the side of a mountain on a foot patrol to Forward Operating Base Kalagush in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan June 19, 2007.

A sandbagged shelter at the command post bunker of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Forward observers in the field during exercise Western Strike 22, held at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho June 6, 2022. Forward observers scout and provide targeting data for indirect fire missions, enabling air, naval, and artillery assets to engage targets. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guards 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

DM-SC-87-12146. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Gaza Strip, Palestine. 19th February, 2022. Fighters from the Mujahideen Brigades take part in a military training at a site in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. These exercises are in readiness to repel any aggression on Gaza in the future. (Photo by: Yousef Masoud/Majority World/UIG)

Several AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles from 2nd Plt., Co. A, 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn., drive into the surf around a stalled vehicle as they head inland. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (4th MEB's) ground units are coming ashore at Onslow Beach after disembarking from the amphibious ships on which they were deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tent city conditions at Rinas Airport, Tirana, Albania, continue to improve on a daily basis. Rinas is the site of the humanitarian relief mission, Sustain Hope, supporting the Kosovar refugees (not shown). Muddy water flows through a trench dug just in front of the tented living quarters. This mission is in direct support of Operation Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Rinas State: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

Picture of an ox pulling a cart along a path running in between a building and several large tents.. Picture of an ox pulling a cart along a path running in between a building and several large tents..

Strong-back tents are being built to improve the quality of life for the Cuban migrants. The tents are being constructed by Naval Mobile Construction Battalions Four and Seven as well as the migrants themselves. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

040610-M-5555L-048. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030224-M-0523L-026. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

100118-F-2034C-093Pallets of relief supplies exit a C-17 Globemaster III over Haiti Jan. 18, 2010. The C-17, crewed by Airmen from the 437 Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, South Carolina, departed Pope AFB, North Carolina and delivered 40 pallets of food and water. To ensure the safety of the Haitian people, Joint Task Force-Haiti secured an area in which to airdrop the supplies. Once on the ground, supplies were distributed by JTF-Haiti, USAID and other relief personnel.

DF-ST-89-04311. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

060325-F-0560B-011. Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

2nd Marine Regiment TOWS are shown near the perimeter of the secured airport at Cap Haitien during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

030410-M-0049F-033. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060510-A-7969G-002. Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Demolished vehicles litter the escape route used by Iraqi forces after they were ousted from Kuwait by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Army desert training at Fort Irwin

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