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)

Four GR1 Tornado aircraft sit parked in a revetment at an air base during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Rows of tents make up "Tent City for US service members providing air support at a forward operating base during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. Marines with Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, execute Range 400 during Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 25, 2022. Active duty units, including Charley Company, 1/7, and Marines from 10th Marine Regiment, are fully integrated with Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23 as the Reserve and Active Components continue to work together to increase proficiency of Total Force operations.

970228-F-4406B-502. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Gajevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

220509-N-ZA692-0042 BAHRAIN (May 9, 2022) An MH-60s Knighthawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 flies over a military facility in Bahrain during a search and rescue exercise with members of the Bahrain Defence Force, May 9, during Exercise Neon Defender 2022. Neon Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Bahrain. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, installation defense and medical response.

Cambodia, Military, Two Children Emerging From The Dust Cloud From A M: 26 Helicopter.

030318-A-XXXXX-099. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp New Jersey Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Soldier from 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment acting as an opposing force exits a building shouldering a simulated rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launcher during a demonstration of military capabilities Sept. 3, 2022, in Razish, National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. U.S. Army Soldiers from 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment demonstrated combat operations including react to contact, military operations in urban terrain (MOUT,) and medical treatment and evacuation skills for visiting members of the public during a tour of the National Training Center.

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030412-M-5654R-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373

A view of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks and shell-damaged hangars at Beirut International Airport. M-60 main battle tanks and an M-151 light vehicle are parked in the foreground. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Aircraft weather shelters are collapsed after more than four inches of volcanic ash fell as a result of the June 10 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil.. Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

Karo tribal village, Omo Delta, Ethiopia, Africa

030808-M-7837W-009. Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMA-513

Desert grave yard with rudimentary markers

An aerial view of a portion of the base, showing the fuel systems maintenance dock and aircraft weather shelters that were damaged by the heavy volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL)

View of the re-built Base Juliet during Exercise Global Hawk 00-04, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, on 14 March 2000. The exercise area stands quietly after a night of wind gusts reaching a recorded fifty-five miles per hour. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL HAWK 00-04 Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A decoy artillery position abandoned near Ali Al Salem Air Base by retreating Iraqis during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

041202-M-2353F-028. Base: Iraqi / Syrian Border State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-86-12000. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '85 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Armored vehicles and other equipment are stored in a holding area in preparation for redeployment to the United States in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A U.S. Marine at a combat outpost in southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province.

An aerial view of the 41st Combat Support Hospital during the Ahuas Tara II training exercise. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Task Force Los Angeles, and Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, load equipment onto Landing Craft, Air Cushion 64 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, in preparation for an in-stream onload in support of Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 22, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

U.S. Marines at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province of Afghanistan, placed a Christmas Tree to celebrate Christmas while deployed to Afghanistan.

DA-SN-88-04506. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), stand in their bivouac site immediately in front of the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, on 16 Jan 02 during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Official USMC PHOTO by CAPT Charles Grow, USMC. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

Military policemen patrol the outer fence area of Camp Two. Camp Two is one of several camps being used to house Haitians on the US Naval Station. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

050710-A-6108G-805. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

West view of US encampment in Tirana, Albania shows the camp infrastructure build-up two weeks after the US established an encampment in Albania. USAF personnel are currently deployed to Albania in support of Operation Shining Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SHINING HOPE Country: Unknown

Entrance to the general technical and intendance equipment (Datim) of command logistics and training, Location Jessurunkamp at Beaufortlaan 30 in Soestduinen.

An aerial view of barracks inside the Joint Task Force area for the US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

The mosque in the Tadjoura oasis, an Italian-built Bedouin village. Circa 1930.

030810-F-7685H-110. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030411-M-9106S-048. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Strong-ack tents occupy Camp Oscar. Over 10,000 Cubans, now living in Panama, will arrive within the next month to live here. USN Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion #Four (NMCB-4), Port Hueneme, CA, with the help of 100 Cuban migrant carpenters, plan to build 1,950 tents by June. Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

A Marine leads a group of Kurdish men on a tour of a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multination effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Crowd of Iraqis Wait for Propane Behind a Barbed Wire Fence Near the City of Haditha, in Iraq's Anbar Province

War materials, Chad

DF-ST-87-13291. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

030822-M-7837W-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Babylon Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-87-11397. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Man Transportable Robotic System - Increment II robot, piloted by a 741st Ordnance Company (EOD) Soldier from a safe distance, works through a simulated bomb site during a training event at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022. Even with its electronic countermeasure abilities as it disables devices, the MTRS II is able to keep seamless connectivity with its pilot, who controls the robot remotely with help from an on-board camera. Team Bliss and its partners regularly hold installation exercises to stay sharp when it comes to swift and effective emergency response.

Haitian refugees who were captured at sea while trying to travel to the United States illegaly are hald at the American military base in Guantanamo, Cuba. Because of the political turmoil and violence in Haiti they have not been repatriated to Haiti. September 22, 1994.

DA-ST-85-04962. Base: Camp Roberts State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Public Affairs - Department of Defense - 26-HK-417-7. Hurricane Katrina

041211-M-2583M-069. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-ST-85-10399. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 / EASTERN WIND 83 Country: Somalia (SOM)

Straight on, long shot, of a US Air Force Vibrating Roller, assigned to the Red Horse Squadron, moving away from the camera and on to a new section of runway to be repaired at the Hoddur Airstrip. The team plans to repair 500 to 600 feet of the airstrip per day, completing the project in a week. A few of the members of the Red Horse team, in civilian clothes, walk along the airstrip away from the camera. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Hoddur Airstrip Country: Somalia (SOM)

040921-M-2306K-046. Complete Scene Caption: A large number of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), found by Iraqi Security Forces during a raid of a Muqtada al Sadr safe house in An Najaf, An Najaf Province, Iraq, are displayed by U.S. Marine Corps Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable, Sept. 21, 2004. These caches were found in different buildings among the city and are in direct violation of the peace agreement between the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani, highest religious authority and leader of the Hawza (Najaf), and al Sadr, an agreement blessed by the Iraqi Interim Government. The 4th MARDIV is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Dick S. Kotecki) (Released) Base: An Najaf State: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-86-12315. Base: Sembach Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

An aerial view of San Nicolas Island with FPS-16 and FPQ-10 radar antennas visible. The San Nicolas Island is part of the Pacific Missile Test Center Sea Test Range. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030412-M-5753Q-067. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

An aerial view of the 5th Signal Battalion motor pool area. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Egyptian armor performs maneuvers in the desert during the multinational joint service Exercise Bright Star '85. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '85 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-86-09085. Base: Mount Laguna Air Force Station State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

Viet Cong prisoners of war line up to board trucks upon their release. Base: Loc Ninh Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

DA-ST-88-04551. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-10574. Base: Chino State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051015-A-4182R-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ)

F-3258-SPT-95-000004-XX-0188. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

040328-M-5753Q-055. Base: Haqlaniyah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An aerial view of the observation booth and Armored Personnel Carrier at Observation Post 56a on the hill above Observation Post 56 in Macedonia. Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

DN-ST-88-03609. Base: Naval Air Station, Adak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030324-M-5150A-061. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Oman, Batinah, Rustaq. Omani boys stroll past a cannon in the grounds of Rustaq Fort, reputedly one of Oman's oldest forts.

030418-M-4419R-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

030310-M-0523L-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT)

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962), directed by DAVID LEAN.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

040630-F-4441R-001. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

031104-F-9629J-008. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DA-ST-96-00341... MOGADISHU, SOMALIA... 30 Oct 1993... Operation Continue Hope. A view of Hunter Base, home for the 561st Signal Battalion, 40th Transportation Company and 196th Quartermaster Company. Sandbags have been placed on top of a CONEX to reinforce a break in the wall. Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Tank memorial in Massawa, Eritrea, Africa Copyright: MichaelxRunkel 1184-12063

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and NATO allies pose for a group photo following a multinational force on force live-fire exercise as part of Defender Europe 2022, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 26, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO.

A Banksy graffiti on the separation wall, Bethlehem, Palestine, Western Asia

060121-A-5745M-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Red Cross flag flies alongside the flag of the 2nd Medical Battalion atop a tent in a field hospital during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-SC-87-11793. Base: Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

U.S. Marines Staff Sgt. Jose Campos (left), a civil affairs team chief, and Capt. Brett Johnson, a civil information analyst, with 1st Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve pose for a photo on the side of the great pyramid on a tour for cultural day during exercise Bright Star 23 at Giza, Egypt, Sept. 8, 2023. Bright Star 23 is a multilateral U.S. Central Command exercise held with the Arab Republic of Egypt across air, land, and sea domains that promotes and enhances regional security and cooperation, and improves interoperability in irregular warfare against hybrid threat scenarios. Campos is a native of Moreno Valley, CA and graduated from Moreno Valley High and is currently a police officer. Johnson is a native of San Diego, CA and graduated from Valhalla High School and is an attorney.

001030-N-8421M-051. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Dogu Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030417-M-5654R-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373

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