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Military Engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan

Images of military interactions with local populations in Iraq and Afghanistan, reflecting on humanitarian efforts amidst operational duties.

Adjabiya Libya Local people prepare the guns to fight Gaddafi trops.
Adjabiya Libya Local people prepare the guns to fight Gaddafi trops.
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Vietnam, Cu Chi, Cu Chi Tunnels, former underground city used by the Vietcong during the Vietnam War, statues of Vietcong guerillas041115-M-2353F-022. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)030516M-0367H-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Karbala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd BN 7th MAR030820-M-7837W-046. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)051215-A-7359K-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Warrior State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION030930-F-5586B-004. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMCPalestine is a name given to the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The region is also known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land and the Southern Levant. In 1832 Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali's Egypt, but in 1840 Britain intervened and returned control of the Levant to the Ottomans in return for further capitulations. The end of the 19th century saw the beginning of Zionist immigration and the Revival of the Hebrew language. The movement was publicly supported by Great Britain during World War I with the Balfour Declaration of 1917. The British captured Jerusalem a month later, and were formally awarded a mandate in 1922. In 1947, following World War II and the Holocaust, the British Government announced their desire to terminate the Mandate, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the territory into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the proposal but the Arab Higher Committee rejected it; a Poster Found During Operation Enduring Freedom040611-M-8530M-031. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7-Mar050821-A-6108G-192. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)040720-M-4419R-018. Base: Fob Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)Jammu and Kashmir, 28th November 2020. People stand in a long queue to cast their vote at Raiyar Khan Sahib in Budgam district. Voting for the first phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir begun amid tight security. In the first phase of the DDC elections, 43 constituencies will go to polls 25 in Kashmir and 18 in Jammu. (Photo by: Basit Zargar/Majority World/UIG)Gaurang R. Dävé, a cyber technology officer for the U.S. Marine Corps takes a selfie while flying in a CH-47, Chinook, Sept. 20, 2022 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Dävé was at the Mountain Post with a group of senior DOD Civilians and military leaders with the Adaptive Planning and Execution Enterprise.030412-F-8362B-015. Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 358th Civil AffairsAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Amir al-Mu'minin or Caliph Ibrahim), leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an Islamic extremist group in western Iraq, Libya, northeast Nigeria and Syria self-styled as the 'Islamic State'.AGADEZ, Niger - Magagi Maman Dada, Governor of Agadez Region in Niger, visits with members and leaders Air Base 201 at his office on Sept. 30, 2022. Engagements such as this improve the lines of communication between the U.S. military and Agadez leaders.U.S. Soldiers from the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, speak with the village chief during a visit to Tassak NTallamt, Niger, June 13, 2022. During the visit, they discussed issues regarding the water supply and schoolhouse supplies for the village. Also, the 404th CAB introduced the new civil affairs team from the 443rd CAB and bid farewell to village leaders and citizens who theyve built relationships with as a part of the enduring relationship between the U.S. and the citizens of Niger.050821-A-6108G-203. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)030930-F-5586B-012. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMCDignitaries applaud as Rear Adm. Raynor A.K. Taylor, left, commander, Middle East Force, presents a plaque to Kuwaiti ports chief CAPT. Abdel-Rahman Naibari during a ceremony aboard the command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3) marking the re-opening of Ash Shuaybah's port facility after a multinational effort to clear the mines laid by Iraqi forces during their occupation of Kuwait. Edward Gnehm, the U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, is third from right. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Ash Shuaybah Country: Kuwait (KWT)(French - Quweira , Arabie ( actuelle Jordanie ) Combattant druze des forces arabes du royaume du Hedjaz).060518-A-3749Z-025. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagran Airfield State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST051215-A-1211S-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AIndo Tibetan border force ITBF commandos at arthur road jail in Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 17-April-2009 NO MR Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox051215-A-1211S-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A020220-F-0365G-020. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Kuwait City Country: Kuwait (KWT)030428-F-5918G-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)People's Liberation Army soldiers march carrying the 'Little Red Book' by Chairman Mao. 1967Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, and volunteers from Samaritan's Purse work together to dristribute toys and books to Afghan Children, as a part of Operation Shoebox, in support of Operation Allies Welcome at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan. 1, 2022. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.DF-ST-88-02955. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)(From left to right) Lt . Col. Matt Baker, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Sgt. Maj. Dwight D. Jones, sergeant major of 1/3, and Maj. Rudy Quiles, civil affairs team leader with 1/3, listen to Nawa's district administrator speak March 21, during Islamic New Year celebration. Nearly 1,000 citizens from all around Nawa came to the district's open-air bazaar to celebrate the holiday for the first time in years since the Taliban were flushed from Nawa by Marines and Afghan forces last July. Baker, Jones and Quiles dressed in traditional Afghan ceremonial garb and headdresses in honor the occasion.060422-A-6365W-061. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101STAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Amir al-Mu'minin or Caliph Ibrahim), leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an Islamic extremist group in western Iraq, Libya, northeast Nigeria and Syria self-styled as the 'Islamic State'.March, 02, 2024, Tunisia, Protesters raising placards an anti-government demonstration at Al Kasbah Square in Tunis, Protest called by General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT), With economic hardships and concerns over political freedoms, the UGTT mobilized to defend workers' rights and demand political reform. This protest underscores Tunisia's ongoing struggle for democracy.040718-A-7743R-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)Photograph of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971-) ringleader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an Islamic extremist group in western Iraq, Libya, northeast Nigeria and Syria self-styled as the 'Islamic State'. Dated 2014U.S. service members ride camels at the Prince Sultan Air Base Museum, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2022. More than 700 U.S. service members attended the Saudi Cultural Day. The three-day event, May 27-29, was hosted through a collaborative effort between the Scientist's Gift Program, local members of the Royal Saudi Air Force, and the 378th Air Expeditionary Wings Host Nation Coordination Cell, to provide an opportunity to learn about the history, culture and traditions of Saudi Arabia.050517-A-1566H-031. Base: Camp Charlie State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ)Fort Dix hosted a Water Survival course for up to 22 aircrew members from the 514 AMW during their upcoming UTA weekend. This training includes water survival orientation and in water training. The training equipment included 1 life raft anchored in the water and 1 blown up on the shore. Students will get outfitted with a life preserver, and will swim from the shore to the life raft and then enter it. Once all members are in the raft, we will discuss the raft maintenance and equipment to help them survive during whatever the environmental conditions give them. Throughout the time, they have instructors in a safety raft (small oar paddled inflatable raft) and up to two PWCs (jet skis) with rescue sleds equipped on the back. During this training if there is an emergency, the PWCs will approach the scene and their safety team will load personnel onto the rescue sled to quickly move them to shore. There was also a medical team on-site if needed, and up to 8 instructor/support staff. (Im070313-M-0948M-048. Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISIONSecurity for Sonia Gandhi Congress President at Shivaji Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia India Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox020521-F-9085B-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)030407-M-7371B-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qalat Sukar State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030407-M-7371B-008020723-F-0201H-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)German Captain Werner Bohmert (back to camera), and Jordanian Captain Issa Qaqish from the United Nation International Police Task Force (UNIPTF), talk to Milo Marceta, leader of the Bosnian-Serbs. Mr. Marceta is attempting to get several buses of Bosnian-Serbs into the town of Tito Drvar, Bosnia- Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tito Drvar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)030430-M-5882-033. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Hillah Country: Iraq (IRQ)Local leader at the memorial for the Belgian peacekeeping soldiers murdered in April 1994 in Kigali, Rwanda, Africa030415-M-8658H-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ)040601-F-0193C-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)AGADEZ, Niger - Members of the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion and Niger Armed Forces - Affair Civil Militaire (FAN ACM) speak to Mr. Adoum, Agadez Mining School Director General, during an engagement in Agadez, Niger, Sept. 22, 2022. The CA team works with the FAN ACM to conduct knowledge exchange for civil affairs operations to increase continuity as the military teams rotate in and out.U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group pose for a photo after facilitating a weekly English discussion group with students and young professionals from Agadez, Niger, May 14, 2022. These English discussion groups serve as a tool used by CA to gather information and build rapport within the local community, strengthening a long-standing partnership between the U.S. and the citizens of Niger.070317-M-0994O-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2An Afghanistani refugee carries his suitcase and walks toward a waiting Air Force ambulance bus after his arrival on a MAC C-141 Starlifter. Afghanistani refugees were treated under the auspices of the McCullen amendment, which allows DoD to make available non-combative goods for humanitarian projects. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)NCC cadets (National Cadet Corps) wear facemasks during an anti-tobacco street drama on 'World No Tobacco Day,' at Agartala. Tripura, India. 031212-F-5435R-010. Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Major Command Shown: CPA/Strategic CommunicationsJoint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk040619-M-5555L-009. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)011213-F-0017M-004. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACCVideographer with Professional Movie Video Camera Gimbal Stabilizing Equipment Taking Action Shoot of Soldiers in Action in urban environment with fire effectINDIA, Delhi, Central Delhi: Indian Gate Memorial Arch & Sikh Soldier Guard (NR)GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, visits with Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the emir of Kuwait, after presenting awards to Kuwaiti military officials in recognition of their contributions to coalition efforts during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)Bangladesh, Dhaka, October 2021. Reportage on the fiftieth anniversary of the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence. Gouranga Dey, war fighter. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Bangladesh, Dacca, October 2021. Reportage sur le cinquantenaire de la guerre d independance du Bangladesh de 1971. Gouranga Dey, combattant pendant la guerre. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.