Military Operations in Deserts

Images of military operations and landscapes in desert environments, emphasizing the rugged terrain of training and deployment settings.

A Marine with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, patrols from village to village on the west side of the Helmand River seeking out the village elders and taking photos of locals during a combat Operation Ozark Mountain, in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, June 14.

El Kab (Nejab en egipcio), es una localidad que fue la capital del III nomo del Alto Egipto a partir de la dinastía XVIII, durante el Imperio Nuevo.

030321-M-4419R-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Overall view of tent city on a Jordanian air base. The tent city is still being constructed to house deployed United States military personnel who are participating in the joint United Sates/Jordan military exercise, Air Power Expeditionary Force operation. The tent city will have approximately 200 tents and is about 75%% completed. Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Country: Jordan (JOR)

An A-10C Thunderbolt II prepares for take-off before a Red Flag 23-1 training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 6, 2023. Our warfighters demonstrated Agile Combat Employment capabilities and exercise how they continuously overcome the tyranny of distance.

040610-M-7514K-046. Base: Al Walbde Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

An aerial view of camouflaged installation in use during joint readiness training exercise SOLID SHIELD '77. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '77 Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A shell from a U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog from 56 Fighter Wing Air Education Command, fires a 30mm gun on a simulated target during a live fire close air support exercise at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Gila Bend, Arizona, July 18, 2022. 1st ANGLICO trains with 255 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery, British Army, to enhance proficiency in CAS and expand digital communications capabilities.

A Marine with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, patrols from village to village on the west side of the Helmand River seeking out the village elders and taking photos of locals during a combat Operation Ozark Mountain, in Garmsir District, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, June 14.

A view of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

The runway area of Jalibah Air Base, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060722-N-0998G-014. Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, patrols during an operation near the village of Saban, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 10, 2013. The operation was a joint mission with Marines from 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 2nd Tank Battalion, and the Afghan National Army, 3rd Mobile Strike Force Kandak.

DA-SC-86-08947. Base: Hongchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

050927-F-2828D-319. Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040607-M-4419R-022. Base: India Base (NASIR WAAL SALAAM) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030212-M-5753Q-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DM-ST-85-09372. Country: Viet Nam (VNM)

DA-ST-88-06911. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK / BRIGHT STAR Base: Amman Country: Jordan (JOR)

010324-F-4071B-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCHDESERT WARRIOR 03-01 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Navy Corpsmen assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), carry a simulated patient into an MV-22 Osprey for transportation during a mass casualty exercise in Syndalen, Finland, Aug. 13, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

010315-A-9853A-003. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A771557 AREA 5 H.E. TEST ALLEN B CHURCH OCT 13 77EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 10/13/1977 BARRELS; CHURCH, ALLEN B; DIGGING; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; SAND; TEST SITES; TESTING; TRENCH TEST; TRENCHES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WEAPON EFFECTS; WEAPONS RELATED; WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY; AREA 5 H E TEST historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., awaits the arrival of the Reserve Marines and Sailors of Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23 for Integrated Training Exercise 4-22, on July 16, 2022. Reserve Marines and Sailors have come together from across the nation to form an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force to take part in a live-fire, combined arms exercise that will better prepare Marine Forces Reserve in its mission to augment and reinforce the Active Component.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a motorized fire and movement exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 10, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness. It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver as well as offensive and defensive operations during combat.

An aerial view of Kuwait International Airport after the retreat of Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. In the background is Magwa Oil Field, set ablaze by the retreating Iraqi Army.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5) man a fighting position as an M-923 5-ton truck drives past during a camp defense drill. NMCB-5 is in northern Saudi Arabia to provide engineering support for coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030420-M-6881W-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fenway State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A821035 SAFEGUARD AREA 11 EXERCISE SOOHOO (PROJECT ENGINEER) JUL 6 82 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 7/6/1982 AREA 11; AREA 11 EXERCISE; COMPOUNDS; DESERTS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; MOUNTAIN RIDGES; MOUNTAINS; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; SAFEGUARDS; SMOKE; TELEPHONE POLES; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; SAFEGUARD-AREA 11 EXERCISE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

A831009 SAFEGUARD AREA 25 WALTHERS (Project Engineer) JUN 27 83EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 6/27/1983 AREA 25; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FIELDS, AIR; HILLS; HILLSIDES; MILITARY VEHICLES; MILITARY VEHICLES (LAND); NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; SAFEGUARDS; SAFEGUARDS EXERCISE; TEST SITES; TRUCKS; VEHICLES, MILITARY LAND historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

030823-M-7837W-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A830913 U12G FIRE SCENE BOBBY G EDWARDS (Project Engineer) JUN 22 83 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 6/22/1983 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FIRE SCENES; G-TUNNEL; HILLS; HILLSIDES; MOUNTAINS; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; SCENERY; SCENERY SHOTS; SCENES; TEST SITES; TRAILERS; TRAILERS, CAMPING; TRUCKS; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; FIRE SCENE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct flying maneuvers during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at the Landing Zone Bull (LZ Bull), Chocolate Mountain Ariel Gunnery Range, California on April 12, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

030406-M-0049F-127. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nu' Maniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030315-A-XXXXX-019. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp New Jersey Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DA-ST-88-04952. Base: Darlington County Airport State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers assigned to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) joint peacekeeping mission in Egypt participate in a 28-mile 'March for the Fallen,' at South Camp, Sinai Peninsula, Sept/ 24, 2022.

980219-F-7910D-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A view of one of fighting positions dug by Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. A Freightliner All Terrain Tow Vehicle (ATTV) in use in the background. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

U.S. military personnel take a break from setting up a camp site for Kurdish refugees. Camp sites are being set up along the Turkey-Iraq border as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Aerial view of Camp Fenway, operated by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), in Southern Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fenway State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

SOUTHERN SHORSHORK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Seaman David R. Trevino, a corpsman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, from San Antonio, Texas, provides security while Cpl. Matthew J. Sandrowski, a team leader with Lima Company, 3/3, from Trumbull, Conn., searches a local Afghan man in Southern Shorshork, Helmand province, Afghanistan, during the second day of Operation Cobra, June 17. The man pulled up in front of the Marines’ observation post to survey what was happening. It turned out the man lived nearby and was just curious. The Marines thanked him for his cooperation. Operation Cobra is a joint operation between Marine Corps units and the Afghanistan National Army to disrupt enemy forces which have been using the sparsely populated region between Marjah and Nawa as a safe haven.

U.S. military personnel secure a tent during a sand storm. The men are taking part in exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

030318-M-9124R-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, fires a M4 rifle during Exercise Tres Kolos in Savaneta, Aruba, Oct. 21, 2022. This exercise promotes partnerships, shares knowledge, and enhances interoperability between the forces in order to strengthen our common defense, foster stability and defeat threats.

U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines attached to 3-1-1 Military Transition Team, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force search an area while on a dismounted foot patrol during an operation in Tharthar, Iraq, Oct. 7, 2007.

A view of the communications facility run by Detachment 4, 2003rd Communications Group. Elma Dag is located about 20 miles east of Ankara, Turkey. Base: Elma Dag Country: Turkey (TUR)

An AIM-120A advanced medium range air-to-air missile warhead is fired at a target during a test. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Russian Search and Rescue force vehicles and helicopter arrive within seconds of the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft landing with Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, and spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Laliberté who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5) man a fighting position during a camp defense drill. NMCB-5 is in northern Saudi Arabia to provide engineering support for coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Army soldier with gun on patrol

The 79th Theater Sustainment Command held their annual training in a field environment to better prepare Soldiers with providing support in a tactical or combat environment, Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 21, 2022.

Airmen assigned to the 142nd Medical Group-Detachment 1 set up a tent during a CERFP (CBRN(Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear) Enhanced Force Package) disaster response exercise and evaluation at Camp Umatilla, Hermiston, Ore. on June 15, 2022.

Personnel of the 15th Security Police Squadron from Hickam AFB, Hawaii, build a bunker near the golf course at the air base as part of the preparation for the exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '93 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

970430-F-4116M-008. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030417-M-3692C-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Iraq, Kirkuk province, Bashir village on 2022-10-19. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. This is Handicap International's (Humanity and Inclusion) mine clearance training camp in the village of Bashir where mine clearers practice in real conditions. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Kirkouk, Bashir village le 2022-10-19. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines

U.S. Marine Corps recruit Brent Fiske ,left, and Vincent Woods, recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct land navigation during the Crucible at Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 17, 2022. The Crucible is a 54-hour culminating event consisting of mentally and physically demanding challenges with limited food and sleep.

030325-M-2715C-024. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-271

Jiayuguan, the First and Greatest Pass under Heaven’, was completed in 1372 on the orders of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming Emperor (1368-98), to mark the end of the Ming Great Wall. It was also the very limits of Chinese civilisation, and the beginnings of the outer barbarian’ lands. For centuries the fort was not just of strategic importance to Han Chinese, but of cultural significance as well. This was the last civilised place before the outer darkness, those proceeding beyond, whether disgraced officials or criminals, faced a life of exile among nomadic strangers. Jiayuguan or Jiayu Pass (literally 'Excellent Valley Pass') is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China, near the city of Jiayuguan in Gansu province.

An aerial view of four hardened aircraft shelters at Kuwait International Airport that were attacked by coalition air forces seeking to destroy Iraq aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

030812-M-7837W-010. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-371

030310-M-0523L-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT)

An aerial view of an abandoned Iraqi communications station near Kuwait in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Failaka Island Country: Kuwait(KWT)

050524-A-8255A-020. Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030324-A-XXXXX-306. Base: Camp Udairi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

070315-M-6500K-012. Complete Scene Caption: March 15, 2007, Riverine Squadron , Detachment 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (RIVRON-), and Dam Security Unit 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (DSU-3) prepare their Small Unit Riverine Crafts (SURC) for Operation Leyte Gulf. The operation consisted of extracting and inserting a platoon of Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines along the banks of the Euphrates River near Habbaniyah. The operation is to familiarize the arriving RIVRON- with the area that DSU-3 has been covering for the past six months. RIVRON- and DSU-3 are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the 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. Anbar province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo SGT. Mic

Air Force SGT. Michelle M. Morelli and other Joint Task Force 160 personnel lay out a tent that will be used to house personnel arriving to help handle the flow of Cubans fleeing Cuba. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Personal tents from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, from Camp Pendleton, California, in rows at Camp Coyote in northern Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030810-M-7837W-002. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

F-111F aircraft and an EF-111A Raven aircraft, rear, fly in formation over the desert during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft are assigned to the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron (MWHS) 1 provide security during a field exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 18, 2023. MWHS-1 conducted rear area security combat readiness rehearsals, which allowed Marines the opportunity to assess their readiness in a field environment and engage in team-based training exercises.

970217-F-8748C-012. Complete Scene Caption: Shown is the debris on the side of the runway at Roberts International Airport, located outside of Monrovia, Liberia. The debris is from the original portion of the runway that torn out by government officials, because it was feared the runway was mined with land mines. The debris could be a hazard for large aircraft like C-5's or C-141B landing at the airport because of their large wing spans. The runway is two miles long and is being used by United States Air Force C-130E Hercules aircraft from the 86th Air Wing out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for Operation ASSURED LIFT. ASSURED LIFT is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation to provide airlift and other logistical support to West African states that are deploying more than 600 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping mission. Most of the inbound West African forces will come from the country of Mali, with the Ivory Coast and Ghana also expected to contribute troops. S

United States Marine Corps (USMC) military vehicles convoy across a river bridge and down a road during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Taiwan, Kinmen County, Jincheng, Anti-landing barriers on beach near Triangle Fort

Kurdish children hurry away from the dust stirred up by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it touches down at a tent city. Allied forces are setting up the camp site, the first to be constructed as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070315-M-6500K-019. Complete Scene Caption: March 5, 2007, Riverine Squadron (RIVRON-), Detachment 3, st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to launch a Small Unit Reconassance Craft (SURC) for Operation Gibraltar. The operation consisted of inserting at Riverine Launch Site 4 in Ramadi and extracting at the Al Taqaddum Riverine Launch Site. The operation is to familiarize the arriving RIVRON- with the area that Dam Security Unit 3 (DSU-3), st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force has been covering for the past six months. RIVRON- and DSU-3 are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the 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. Anbar province. (Official USMC photograpgh: SGT. Michael Kropiewnicki) (Released) Subject Operation/

040319-M-5150A-020. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Jack Cunningham, a platoon commander with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gives a terrain model brief during an Expeditionary Operations Training Group amphibious raid course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 20, 2022. During the course, the Marines gained proficiency in small boat operations and tactics to increase their capability to operate in a littoral environment. Cunningham is a native of Fairfax, Virginia.

DF-ST-85-11733. Base: Thule Air Base Country: Greenland (GRL)

030216-M-9933D-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU(SOC)

An aerial view of a section of Iraqi field fortifications abandoned during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Electro-Optical Surveillance System Atop a U.S. Marine Corps Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Marines with Security Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, construct tents at Forward Operating Base Marjah, March 30. The construction of the base began in early March and serves as a key center of operations within the city of Marjah, Afghanistan

Liberian National Police recruits tent at dawn

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron fly in formation while performing simulated combat search and rescue during a personnel recovery agile combat employment exercise within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 3, 2022. The ACE exercise enabled pilots, loadmasters, special warfare airmen, and special mission aviators to increase their combat search and rescue proficiency by working as a rescue triad consisting of HH-60s, HC-130s, and Pararescue forces in unison to rescue isolated personnel in a hostile environment.

An Arab walks toward camouflaged equipment and AN/TPS-43 search radar in a U.S. military base camp during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

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

030206-M-5753Q-047. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, place lane markers during engineer qualification tables, June 14, 2022, at Ft. Carson, Colo. Lane makers allow follow-on units to safely traverse through a cleared minefield. Engineer qualification tables allow soldiers in the unit to demonstrate their proficiency at engineer tasks. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

A821120 SAFEGUARD AREA 11 EXERCISE SOOHOO (PROJECT ENGINEER) JUL 26 82 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 7/26/1982 AREA 11; AREA 11 EXERCISE; BUILDING TYPES; COMPOUNDS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; FENCES; FENCES (BARRIERS); MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; ROCKS; ROCKS, COMMON; SAFEGUARDS; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; SAFEGUARD-AREA 11 EXERCISE historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

DF-ST-86-12320. Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron fly in formation while performing simulated combat search and rescue during a personnel recovery agile combat employment exercise within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 3, 2022. The ACE exercise enabled pilots, loadmasters, special warfare airmen, and special mission aviators to increase their combat search and rescue proficiency by working as a rescue triad consisting of HH-60s, HC-130s, and Pararescue forces in unison to rescue isolated personnel in a hostile environment.

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