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Military Engagements with Local Children

Images depicting soldiers interacting with children in war-torn regions, highlighting moments of connection amidst military operations and humanitarian efforts.

051229-A-7359K-048. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Mchenry State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
051229-A-7359K-048. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Mchenry State: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
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041202-M-2353F-006. Base: Iraqi / Syrian Border State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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050810D9154J-0097. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE
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060518-A-0527A-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagran Airfield Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST
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050712-A-8255A-153. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sadr Al Yusufiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST BTL. 9TH MECH BGD. IA
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U.S. Army Sgt. Heather Slater, deployed from the 367th Military Police Company, shows an Afghan boy at how use crayons and a coloring book at the Egyptian Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2008. Slater and several other servicemembers from the 724th MP Battalion visit patients at the hospital every Sunday.
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041208-F-5276B-113. Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030812-A-9269W-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Wassat Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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060506-A-4576B-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield Hospital State: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MOUNTAIN
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U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, 1st Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct post election survey with Iraqi voters at a market in Mahawil, Iraq, on Feb. 5, 2009.
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030410-M-4779G-058. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Saddam City Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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070323-M-6412C-013. Complete Scene Caption: Two Iraqi boys pose for a photograph as Marines with 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search the surrounding area for Anti Iraqi Force activity during Operation Zaidon II on March 23, 2007. Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines is conducting Operation Zaidon II in Zaidon, Iraq to clear the city of Anti Iraqi Forces and deny them further use of the area in the future. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Samuel D. Corum) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: ZAIDON Base: Zaidon State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6
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030411-M-9106S-045. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines
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Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Boom, 172nd Infantry Brigade, greets an Afghan boy while on a foot patrol to inspect construction progress of Afghan Local Police checkpoints in the Marzak Basin. Marzak has historically been a stronghold for the insurgency over the past decade until Company A, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 3-66th, took advantage of the winter months to establish a local police force and secure the village from foreign fighters.
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A child holds a 105 mm artillery dummy round on a 17th Special Operations Squadron AC-130J Ghostrider gunship assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2022. The Kaneohe Bay Airshow is a two day event that features aerial performances by both civilian and military aircraft. Air Force Special Operations Command units participated to help demonstrate the capabilities of a Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific Region.
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041229-M-2353F-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Private First Class Jose Hernandez, of Third Marine Division, Combat Camera, films the children of Marine Forces-operated Tiyan housing annex, Guam as they enjoy the playground during Joint Task Force Operation PACIFIC HAVEN. PACIFIC HAVEN provided over 6,000 pro-US Kurds from Northern Iraq humanitarian assistance and political asylum. Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC HAVEN Base: Tiyan State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)
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U.S. Army Maj. Henry Shih, a doctor with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, laughs with a patient during a combined medical engagement in Al Karaya, Iraq, Oct. 17, 2007.
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060911-F-0681L-065. Base: Accra Country: Ghana (GHA)
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060212-A-5745M-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Falcon State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Afghan girls in the Naw Abad Village of Kabul Province hold up their tickets at a humanitarian assistance drop, July 15, with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard. The soldiers of Task Force Swamp Fox delivered more than 450 bags of clothes and shoes for every member of the village. They also donated children's books and school supplies for the village's 100 students.
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030411-M-6538A-022. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines
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DF-ST-86-12837. Subject Operation/Series: ATX-80 Country: Argentina (ARG)
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050903-F-2869F-299. Base: Kelly Field State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Spc. Salva Faatea of Kaneohe, Hawaii, distributes milk to the children of the Ban Pong Wua School in rural Thailand as part of the Cobra Gold joint humanitarian mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong School in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11. Present on the new classroom facility job site were the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical and the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion.
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A U.S. Army Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Special Operations Task Force, Philippines (JSOTF-P) shows children how to play with their new yo-yos Sept. 9, 2007, during a joint Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. humanitarian mission in the village of Sangay in Mindinao, Republic of the Philippines. JSOTF-P is supporting the AFP in their war on terror efforts and humanitarian missions in their county.
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041104-A-1958F-117. Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
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A member of the U.S. military offers a sample of canned fruit to a refugee during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq.. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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030820-M-7837W-025. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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060722-N-9268E-013. Base: USS Trenton (LPD 14)
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030415-M-7371B-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hasham Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030415-M-7371B-001
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030321-M-9124R-077. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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TERNATE, Philippines (March 8, 2010) - A Filipino boy awaits dental treatment from doctors and corpsmen assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during a medical civil action project (MEDCAP) at San Juan Elementary School. The 31st MEU is operating with the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group as part of exercise Balikatan 2010, an annual, bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Republic of the Philippines.
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030518-M-6881R-037. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA)
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030404-M-4779G-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-1
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Moroccan Soldier entertains Moroccan children while their parents are treated at the Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) center in Taliouine, Morocco June 22, 2022. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.
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060629-M-0374B-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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050821-A-6108G-268. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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031019-F-0981H-023. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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CROW VALLEY, Republic of the Philippines - Lance Cpl. Christopher Gudiel, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 (CLB-31), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), plays a game with St. Juliana School students during a community relations event, March 12.The COMREL was in support of Exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK 10). Servicemembers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the 31st MEU are training together during BK 10 to hone their civil-military interoperability skills to ensure more responsive, efficient and effective relief efforts.
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070318-M-2819S-019. Complete Scene Caption: Iraqi children smile after receiving a toy from an Iraqi Soldier. The Fallujah Iraqi Police and Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, and 1ST Division of the Iraqi Army supply the Anbar School with toys and school supplies as a combined forces exercise on March 8, 2007. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Neill A. Sevelius) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-2-1 MTT
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LUMUT, Malaysia (Sept. 20, 2017) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Shaneka Goode interacts with students during a community engagement event at Lumut Naval Base in Lumut, Malaysia, as part of Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia Sept. 20, 2017. MTA Malaysia 2017 is a continuation of 23 years of maritime engagements between the U.S. Navy and Royal Malaysian Navy serving to enhance mutual capabilities in ensuring maritime security and stability.
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060822-N-2832L-026. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)
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030821-M-7837W-068. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Gen. David Petraeus, Multi-National Force - Iraq commander, plays foosball with Iraq children during his visit to Nassir Wa Salam, west of Baghdad, Aug. 2, 2008.
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030416-F-6449C-008. Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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030421-M-4066S-038. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ash Shatrah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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030522-M-5266H-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB-7
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030521-M-4547R-030. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Thailand (THA)
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An Airman assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron reunites with his family after returning from a deployment at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 15, 2022. During the deployment, the F-15E Strike Eagle aircrew flew operations to defend against any air or ground threats.
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050414-A-1566H-005. Base: Al Diwanyah State: Al Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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040713-M-5505M-001. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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U.S. Army Spc. Misty Fox vaccinates a pig during the veterinarian portion of a medical readiness training exercise in Valle Seron, Chiriqui Grande, Panama, April 24, 2007, during New Horizons-Panama 2007. The joint humanitarian and training exercise with the Panamanian military is providing three new schools, a medical clinic, and free health and veterinary care to the local populace. Fox is a veterinarian technician with the 993rd Medical Detachment, Aurora, Colo.
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031022-F-7709W-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM
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011219-F-8654A-002. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A group of local school girls and a policeman pose for a photo during a community outreach performance by the 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning Brass Band as part of Super Garuda Shield 2022 on Aug. 6, 2022 at Taman Tani Merdeka Park, Martapura, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Super Garuda Shield 2022, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. Military and Indonesian National Armed Forces, reinforces U.S. commitments to our allies and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.
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030408-M-3138H-057. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)