Military Leadership and Coordination

Commanders and troops interacting in various settings, highlighting military strategy and preparation during operations in international contexts.

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, converses with members of the XVIII Airborne Corps as he prepares to depart their base of operations at Rahfa Airport. Schwarzkopf is visiting the region in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. A captured Iraqi MIL Mi-8 Hip helicopter is in the background.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

A Marine hands a soldier of the 10th Mountain Division a box of weapons parts confiscated during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

980403-A-3687M-002. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Eagle Base State: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL)Joshua Dewees, a military policeman with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), begins to disassemble the M240G 7.62mm Machine Gun. During Operation Cloud Warrior, held at Camp Fuji, Japan, Marines from (MWSS-172), participated in the annual operation, a field training exercise in which Marines carried out missions that encompasses land navigation, patrolling, force on force combat simulation exercises, and weapons handling. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-01-05718 or search 000911-M-2892H-038). Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

981010-F-9082S-002. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

030923-M-3843B-003. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040902-M-1226J-041. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Recruits check their ABC-M17 chemical-biological masks prior to entering a gas chamber during basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 1ST Brigade undergo hand grenade training at the Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A British Royal Marine squats, holds his weapon and gives hand and arm signals to his squad during the 45 Commando assault on the MOUT facility. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-88-04554. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

000511-M-1573L-012. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thong Song Country: Thailand (THA)

010803-A-9057C-089. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970813-F-7910D-011. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Men from the 101st Airborne Division, assemble by the loading ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

After miles of marching and carrying a 70 pound pack in the Texas heat, Airmen help each other finish the march at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This 10-week Special Operations Course, which includes both pararescue and combat controller participants, started out with 76 students and only 11 survived the grueling schedule. This image is seen in the August 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-88-09740. Base: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

961225-A-1529G-002. Complete Scene Caption: General Dennis Reimer, CHIEF of STAFF of the Army, shakes hands with Major General Donald Shea of the Chaplains Corp. Both are at Tuzla Main Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to enjoy Christmas dinner with soldiers inside the Dining Facility during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Main Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A soldier of the 7th Light Infantry Division disembarks from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Seabees from the first platoon detachment of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) are shown completing the cleaning and lubrication of their M-16A rifles that they were issued in preparation for their deployment to Bosnia as part of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Camp Mitchell State: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

DF-ST-98-03711. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISESUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

LT. Melanie Knight, an explosive ordnance disposal officer, puts on her parachute gear prior to a jump. Country: Unknown

DA-SC-86-10805. Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Lynn Hopper, of the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, NM, checks the cockpit controls of an EF-111 Raven while working the swing shift in support of the combat operation at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Operation Deny Flight is the NATO enforcement of the no fly zone over Bosnia.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Soldiers attend a briefing under camouflage netting during Operation Uphold Democracy. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Series 2089 practices the drill movement "count off" during the final drill period prior to graduation from recruit training. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970422-F-6655M-104. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020602-F-1014W-026. Subject Operation/Series: LIBERIAN RESOLVE Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Army Europe Command Sergeant Major, James McKinney, poses for a photograph with Sergeant First Class Elvira Richardson of the LEN 46 Signal Site. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

An instructor assists a 4th Battalion recruit preparing to rappel from a tower. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 63rd Armor, aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft, dine on sandwiches and soft drinks during their flight to Karlsrhlue Army Air Field to participate in Reforger '82. Country: Unknown

Aboard a C-17 Globemaster enroute from Germany to a main forward staging area at Taszar Air Base, Hungary, Air Force CHIEF of STAFF General Ronald Fogelman talks with the CHIEF MASTER Sergeant of the Air Force, CMSAF David Campanale. General Fogelman and CHIEF Campanale are on a whirlwind tour to visit commanders and troops participating in Operation Joint Endeavor deployed to Hungary, Bosnia and Italy. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

LGEN Hansen, German army officer and LGEN John W. Woodmansee Jr., commander of U .S. Army V Corps, Germany, inspect a tank turret simulator during a visit to the U.S. Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030819-F-3378P-010. Base: Great Falls State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Kim Taylor, a medical technician assigned to the 183rd Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, Springfield, Ill., is assisted by SPC. Jesse J. Begyn, Army National Guard's Det. 1, 106th Aviation Squadron, Davenport, Iowa, in off-loading her baggage from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after arriving at Malali. The medical personnel will provide medical aid to the local Guyanese as part of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness .... Complete Scene Caption: Staff Sgt. Kim Taylor, a medical technician assigned to the 183rd Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, Springfield, Ill., is assisted by Spc. Jesse J. Begyn, Army National Guard's Det. 1, 106th Aviation Squadron, Davenport, Iowa, in off-loading her baggage from a CH-47 Chinook he

DF-ST-89-01037. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

DF-ST-85-03594. Base: Wadi Seidna Air Base Country: Sudan (SDN)

World War II Re-enactment, Reading, PA

DM-ST-86-05479. Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-00217. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lance Corporal Joshua L. Dewees, a military policeman attached to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), 1ST Marine Air Wing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, is ready to fire a 50 caliber machinegun during the weapons firing excersise held at Camp Fuji, Japan, during Operation Cloud Warrior 2000 on 11 September 2000. MWSS-172 participated in the annual operation, a field training exercise in which Marines carried out missions that encompassed land navigation, patrolling, force on force combat simulation exercises, and weapons handling. Subject Operation/Series: CLOUD WARRIOR 2000 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing listen to a briefing as they prepare to deploy to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DM-ST-85-05002. Base: Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PFC George Damian a soldier assigned to the 50th Engineer Company, 1ST Platoon, Camp Laguardia, Republic of Korea (ROK), operates a Bridge Erection Boat on the Imjin River, ROK, during a bridge building training exercise on Oct. 22, 1998. Many of the participants in todays exercise are officers participating in accordance with the US Army Officer Professional Development Program, a program designed to improve team building and soldiery. Subject Operation/Series: KOREA CD Base: Imjin River Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Two chaplain's assistants stand watch in the background as Mass is said during a field training exercise. The Army's Chaplain Center and School is located at Fort Monmouth. Base: Fort Monmouth State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former Somalian hostage, Army CWO3 Michael Durant, is transported across the flight line on a stretcher. An ambulance is waiting to transport CWO3 Durant to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center for a one night stay while enroute to the United States for medical treatment. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-87-13394. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

STAFF SGT. Arch and SGT. Keur, 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing Military Police Unit, discuss deployment procedures for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sergeant Major Mellinger, Sergeant Major Marine Forces Pacific, passes the Marine Forces Pacific Colors to Lieutent General Hailston, Commander Marine Forces Pacific, during the Marine Forces Pacific change of command at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. Base: Mcb, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General Alfred M. Gray, Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to his troops prior to their departure for the Middle East in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SN-89-05582. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ADM Ellis, Commander Joint Task Force Nobel Anvil, receives a cranial for the flight from Elabason refugee camp to Durres, Albania, on a MH-53E (not shown) from HM-15. HM-15 is currently embarked on USS INCHON (not shown) which is operating in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea, supporting Operation Sustain Hope, a joint, combined NATO and U.S. military humanitarian relief effort in conjunction with civilian relief agencies. Operation Sustain Hope is bringing relief to thousands of refugees (not shown) created from the recent unrest in the Kosovo region. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Elabason Refugee Camp, Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)

A Marine sergeant plays his guitar as he waits with his unit to embark aboard a ship for transportation to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment share war stories with an eager young visitor at the family day awarded to the Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment located at Landing Zone Falcon during the MCCREE field excercise. The 6th Marine Regiment conducted a MCCREE (Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation) for the 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. A MCCREE encompasses an evaluation of the overall readiness skills of an infantry battalion. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A group of marines relaxes during an exercise.

GEN Maxwell Thurman, incoming Commander-In-CHIEF, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), addresses members of the U.S. military and civilian community at the SOUTHCOM change of command ceremony. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

A U.S. Navy SEAL subdues a captured, role playing intruder in a cabin of the USNS LEROY GRUMMAN during a search and seizure exercise. Country: Adriatic Sea

GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Gary Luck, commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, inspect a weapons pod and auxiliary wing of an Iraqi MIL Mi-24 Hind helicopter captured during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is on the airfield at the XVIII Airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

020114-F-1379L-005. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-03100. Subject Operation/Series: SACI '84 Country: Brazil (BRA)

020920-F-4649H-019. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A fellow squadron member arrives with beers for the pilot and radar intercept officer of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, F-4E Phantom II aircraft following their return to base during exercise Cope Tora '90, a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) bombing and gunnery exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TORA '90 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, talk with two Somali men. The Somalis earlier turned in some weapons for food vouchers. They now want to turn in the vouchers for a bag of grain each. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Military police of the Joint Security Area stand watch at the observation tower. Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

Marine Corporal P. E. Dotson from Golf Company 2/2, 2nd Platoon sits with a Haitian man on the street waiting to take part in the security that the military will be providing during the Haitian celebration parade. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

020515-F-1119C-004. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970327-F-7666R-125. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: VI CENTER/4 AEW

During Operation AVID RESPONSE (OAR) Turkish children at the Red Crescent camp for earthquake victims in Digarmendere, Turkey, hang out with US Marine Lance Corporal Tim McCarty of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEW) on the back of a truck that brought tents to their camp. OAR is the US European Command contribution to relief efforts following the earthquake that struck about 65 miles east of Istanbul near the town of Izmit. Turkish officials estimate about 600,000 people are homeless. Subject Operation/Series: AVID RESPONSE Base: Digarmendere Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: SIXTH FLEET

An instructor inspects newly camouflaged recruits during basic training. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041106-F-1008W-005. Base: Gowen Field State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030815-M-8350-007. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1MARDIV

A Greek Army soldier observes SRA Kenneth J. Gabehart (USAF)and A1C Rick Haskins (USAF), Det. 1 Air Education Training Command/Training Support Squadron (AETC/TSS), tasting food from a Greek Army field lunch. These three individuals are standing in front of a two, parked Greek Army vehicles are part of a convoy carrying OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) provided polling kits for the upcoming elections to be held in Doboj, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton .... Complete Scene Caption: A Greek Army soldier observes SRA Kenneth J. Gabehart (USAF)and A1C Rick Haskins (USAF), Det. 1 Air Education Training Command/Training Support Squadron (AETC/TSS), tasting food from a Greek Army field lunch. These three individuals are standing in front of a two, parked Gre

051018-N-5526M-019. Base: Soto Cano Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

SFC George McKee of the 10th Mountain Military Police, Fort Drum, New York is team leader for the personal security detachment assigned to protect the commanding general (CG) of Operation Uphold Democracy. He is reading a map of the greater Port-au-Prince area and marking alternative routes for the CG to meet his busy schedule. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Force render first aid to casualties during a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission being conducted on the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4). Country: Adriatic Sea

US Army SPECIALIST, Fourth Class Danny Manson and USA Sergeant Paul Kelly, from the 1ST Battalion, 26th Infantry part of the 2nd Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division, Scheinfurt, Germany, carries his gear before getting on a train to begin his deployment to Kaposvar, Hungary. SPC Manson and SGT Kelly will be part of the Covering Force that will replace current soldiers participating in Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Unknown

Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-53. Coast Guard personnel in mess hall. Hurricane Katrina

While at the Budapest International Airport, Hungary, participating in Operation Joint Endeavor, STAFF Sergeant Jeff Philips, Communications Technician, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, performs operations checks on the LSST-5 Portable Satellite before trying to contact incoming cargo aircraft. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Budapest International Airport Country: Hungary (HUN)

DM-ST-88-07719. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

021001-F-9032T-006. Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

United States Air Force personnel listen to a lecture on identification of edible plants given by members of the Royal Thai Army Special Forces during jungle survival cross-training. Base: Koke Kathiem Air Base Country: Thailand (THA)

DF-ST-89-01036. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

General Dennis J. Reimer (center), Army CHIEF of STAFF, talks with Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) instructors during a lunch with soldiers completing their EIB training. Base: Camp Oliver State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-89-05448. Base: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-87-13250. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-ST-86-00234. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '85 Country: West Germany (FRG)

990716-A-4074H-026. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

MAJ. GEN. Richard I. Neal, deputy commanding general, II Marine Expeditionary Force, talks with French GEN. Roquejeoffre during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '93. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A soldier inoculates Navy medical personnel preparing to depart for Saudi Arabia to take part in Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey(NJ) Country: United States Of America(USA)

The official party of GEN. John H. Tilelli, Commander in CHIEF, United Nations Command/US Forces Korea/Combined Forces Command Korea, and COL Thomas R. Riley, United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) Secretariat are waiting to see the repatriation. Base: Panmunjom State: Demilitarized Zone Country: Korea

DA-SC-89-11641. Base: Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13313. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Yoju Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

980930-F-1894K-022. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DA-SC-89-11631. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN PHEASANT Base: Tamara Country: Honduras (HND)

SGT Robert A. Ford, left, and CPL Reginald E. Harper of Headquarters and Service Co., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24TH MEU), look out the window of a former Iraq army building during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Weapons Demonstration

A Marine checks the manifest ticket of a man waiting to board a helicopter on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy during Operation Sharp Edge. An amphibious ready group on station off the Liberian coast is providing support for the embassy and assisting in the evacuation of civilians fleeing Liberia's civil war. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR)

Members of 4th Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div. (Light), watch as a Royal Thai Army instructor teaches a class on the types of dangerous snakes found in Thailand. The 25th Infantry Division soldiers are in Thailand for the combined Thai/U.S. exercise Cobra Gold '90. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '90 Base: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA)

President George Bush, center, speaks to the crowd at an air base while making one of several Thanksgiving Day visits to U.S. troops who are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. The president's wife, Barbara, stands beside him. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas is at left, facing the crowd; Speaker of the House Rep. Tom Foley is fourth from left. An A-10A Thunderbolt aircraft is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A National Guard member in riot gear outside a Los Angeles building after the earthquake of January 17, 1994

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