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Destruction and Recovery in Conflict Zones

Visual representation of damaged areas, military operations, and recovery efforts in war-torn environments, emphasizing resilience amid destruction.

People getting ready to fight in Brega.
People getting ready to fight in Brega.
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120111-N-YQ852-015SAN DIEGO (Jan. 11, 2012) Family members take pictures of the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) manning the rails in preparation for deployment. Milius departed for a scheduled independent deployment to the western Pacific region and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility.030412-M-0049F-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ziona, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dan Woods, 112th Maintenance Squadron, signals a cargo loader to lower vital cargo Jan. 25, 2011, during an Operational Readiness Inspection at Combat Readiness Training Center Savannah, Ga. Sergeant Woods is normally assigned to the 927th Air Refueling Wing but has partnered up with the 6th Air Mobility Wing and the 73rd Aerial Port Squadron to make the 112th Air Expeditionary Wing. The ORI will test the wing's Airmen on their ability to survive to operate in contingency conditions.Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepalese army soldiers making animal sacrifice and adding to shrine of offerings.030202-M-7031A-016. Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines041211-M-2583M-073. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)Iraq, Mosul on 2022-10-18. The city of Mosul and the heritage of its historic city centre under reconstruction after being the capital of the Islamic State and following the destruction caused by the war with Daech. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, Mossoul le 2022-10-18. La ville de Mossoul et le patrimoine de son centre ville historique en reconstruction apres avoir ete la capitale de l' Etat Islamique et suite aux destruction engendres par la guerre avec Daech. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.030417-M-5607A-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)the bombed village Andriivka060219-A-5745M-128. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MNT 2ND BDEMarines pass by a group of children while on foot patrol during their participation as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)040326-M-5150A-022. Base: Hit State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)040710-F-1351B-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)Hizbollah-controlled shia muslim village in southern Lebanon.U.S. Navy personnel prepare to board the hospital ship USS COMFORT (T-AH-20) for deployment to the Middle East during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)040328-M-5753Q-076. Base: Haqlaniyah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)U.S. Marines with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command, Headquarters and Service Battalion and U.S. Sailors with Naval Station Norfolk, participated in a softball tournament at Slade Cutter Park, Virginia, April 8, 2022. The 17 Marine and Navy teams who partook in the softball tournament donated all proceeds to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS). The NMCRS is a private, nonprofit and charitable organization sponsored by the Department of the Navy to assist service members and their families with financial needs.Israel, Betlehem wall of division Palestine.Depiction of Saddam Hussein before its destruction, near Mossul, Iraq, Middle East, Asia030420-M-5607A-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Nu'Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)060126-A-1211S-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)Anefo photo collection. Dodewaard nuclear power plant secured barbed wire i.v.m. Announced blockade. October 17, 1980. Dodewaard070512-A-1906W-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Satan Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: C CO. 2/22ND CAV 10TH MNT DIV041228-M-0036Y-052. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)Demonstrators hold the Palestinian flag in front of burning tires during a demonstration along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, in solidarity with the Jenin camp against the Israeli military operations that killed at least nine Palestinians. Palestinian Territories, Gaza City.070322-M-9876R-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Haditha State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)Prison in Brega. Nigerian prisoners being held in a Braga jail under suspicion of being Gaddafi Mercenaries.041204-M-0036Y-013. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)9/11 New YorkIsrael, Jerusalem, Muslim Quarter, Israeli police patroling the streetsNogalesUTUADO, Puerto Rico (Sept. 26, 2017) U.S. Navy Sailors approach Metropolitano De La Montana Hospital during hospital assessments in Puerto Rico. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and as one component of the overall whole-of-government response efforts.030412-M-0049F-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ziona, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)News press photographers in ramlila maidan new delhi India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox041202-M-2583M-018. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)Demonstrators hold the Palestinian flag in front of burning tires during a demonstration along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, in solidarity with the Jenin camp against the Israeli military operations that killed at least nine Palestinians. Palestinian Territories, Gaza City.Israel, West Bank, Bethlehem, the security wall with muralsDemonstrators hold the Palestinian flag in front of burning tires during a demonstration along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, in solidarity with the Jenin camp against the Israeli military operations that killed at least nine Palestinians. Palestinian Territories, Gaza City.070226-F-8043B-216 -- CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (March 10, 2007) - Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer A. Brooks, civil affairs specialist, explains the use of a thermometer to a group of animal health workers as part of a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Veterinary Civic Action Project on the small island of Socotra. The objective of the project was to teach women on the island basic animal husbandry techniques. Those learned skills will be used to improve the country's overall livestock health and productivity, as well as educate others villagers. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is a unit of United States Central Command. The organization's mission is to prevent conflict, promote regional stability and protect Coalition interests in order to prevail against extremism. More than 1,500 people from each branch of the U.S. military, civilian employees, Coalition forces and Partner nations make up the organization. The area of responsibility for CJTF-HOA includes the countries of DjibU.S. Army Spc. Denize Pine, a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 247th Engineer Detachment (Well Drilling), 192nd Engineer Battalion, Connecticut Army National Guard, operates a drill at Naval Support Activity Saratoga Springs MWR, Saratoga Springs, New York, April 15th, 2022. Soldiers from the 247th drilled a well at the request of the U.S. Navy to support their Morale, Welfare and Recreation office, or MWR, during their annual training.Onlooker stands at site of bomb blast on western express highway terrorist attack by Deccan Mujahideen at Vile Parle Bombay Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotoxDF-ST-88-02950. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)Captured Artillery Rounds, Mortar Rounds, and Equipment Intended to Be Used for Improvised Explosive Devices, Barwana, IraqEast and West Germans converse at the newly created opening in the Berlin Wall after a crane removed a section of the structure beside the Brandenburg Gate. Base: Berlin Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)981023-A-6207H-505. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)Spectators wait in anticipation of the opening ceremony for the Afghan Veterinary Complex reestablished by the Coalition Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force and the Ministry of Agriculture, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM 2003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2003 Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)060408-A-5745M-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Constitution State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH ID070203-A-6553F-006. Base: Fob Prosperity State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)031230-F-7234P-003. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 447th Expeditionary Operations STurkish military personnel humanitarian aid onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 20, 2023. 1AD CAB provides a dynamic lift capability in direct support of USAID and Turkish relief efforts. 1AD CAB is one of several U.S. military units supporting Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), operating under U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR), U.S. Sixth Fleet and U.S. European Commanders part of the International Turkish disaster relief efforts.A770451 U12G HYDRA FRAC BILL VOLLENDORF(Project Engineer) FEB 22 77EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 2/22/1977 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EVALUATION XC 4; FENCES; FENCES, CHAIN LINKED; G-TUNNEL; HYDRA FRAC; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MALE; MAN (ADD MALE MODIFIER); MARKED; MARKINGS; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; SIGNS; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; TUNNELS BY USAGE; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; VOLLENDORF, BILL historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.Yassir Arafat, Tunisia.DA-ST-85-01506. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET PACKER Base: Gioia Del Colle Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)Policemen, New-Delhi, India, Asia030411-F-5789F-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bashur Air Field Country: Iraq (IRQ)030406-M-3138H-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)Ireland, North, Belfast, 'West, Falls Road, Political Murals Painted On Walls Of The Lower Falls Road Area With Anti Irsaeli Agression Message.'Italy, Campania, Guardia Sanframondi, traditional septennial feast of the 'Battenti'Hizbollah propaganda in Beirut, Lebanon.050721-A-6108G-356. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)040922-M-0095Z-088. Base: Fob Echo State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)Inmates in Liberian prison040324-M-5753Q-018. Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)EQUIPO DE INFORMACION MOVIL PARA RECLUTAR SOLDADOS DEL EJERCITO DE TIERRA. Location: EXTERIOR. Denia. Alicante. SPAIN.