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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Eddleman, USMC, Communications CHIEF, Marine Liaison Element, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU SOC) receives a bowl of ice cream as part of the Half Way Dinner celebration aboard the USS AUSTIN (LPD 4). Note the Christmas tree in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Austin (LPD 4) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jeff Sisto, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Miller, a network data

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Miller, a network data technician with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serves iced tea at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in New York, May 27, 2016 during Fleet Week. U.S. Mari More

Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) approaches amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) to conduct flight operations for the transfer of equipment and personnel.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 10, 2016) Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) approaches amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) to conduct flight operations for the transfer of equip More

U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast rope from a CH-46 Sea Knight to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2).

Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 05, 2004) U.S. Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fast rope from a CH-46 Sea Knight to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2). The unit More

Gunnery Sgt. Clinton Schwarz, a chemical, biological,

Gunnery Sgt. Clinton Schwarz, a chemical, biological, and radiological chief with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a brief about the M50 Joint Service General Purpose Gas Mask prior to a gas training e More

As seen from aboard a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter, the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) lies anchored in Iskenderun Bay to offload elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT Greg Smith Release Status: Released to Publ More

CPL Michael J. Knapp of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) washes his clothes in an ammunition can while assigned to the humanitarian services support base established for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to P More

CPL Michael J. Knapp of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) washes his clothes in an ammunition can while assigned to the humanitarian services support base established for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to P More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) sit on their packs as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) relax as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to More

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) gathers up his gear as his unit prepares to board buses bound for the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to More

A captain from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) talks to one of his men as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to More

A group of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24 MEU) waits to board a bus bound for the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Bryan Release Status: Released to Public More

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 6 (HC-6) CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter flies past a group of Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24 MEU) as they wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) wait for transportation to the humanitarian services support base set up in Silopi, Turkey. Marines of the 24th MEU are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, the multinational effort to provide relief for Kurdish refugees fleeing from Iraqi government forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Inskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to More

Marines prepare to move out in a convoy of M939 5-ton cargo trucks and an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) after stopping on a city street. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ More

Marines in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) are greeted by a pair of Iraqi children as they patrol the city's streets. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ More

A convoy of two M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and an M939 5-ton cargo truck stops briefly while patrolling the streets of the city. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ More

Two Marines stand by beside the M-2 .50-caliber machine gun mounted on the roof of an M-939 5-ton cargo truck as two other Marines attempt to repair a second M-939 truck that broke down while traveling through the city. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ More

Marines sit in the back of a cargo truck traveling along the border between Turkey and Iraq. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu Iraq, area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined M More

Three Iraqi children stand on the side of a road to greet passing American servicemen. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ More

An M-939 5-ton cargo truck rolls into the city at the end of a convoy. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combine More

Marines shield themselves from flying debris as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands in a courtyard in the city. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ More

Marines prepare to move out in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), foreground, and two M939 5-ton cargo trucks after stopping in the city during a patrol. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ More

Chaplain (CMDR.) Skip E. Blancett, right, leads Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) in a hymn while conducting a Protestant worship service in a partially destroyed building. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine offers a prayer as he celebrates Mass in northern Iraq for Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) during Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) bow their heads as Chaplain (CMDR.) Skip E. Blancett says a prayer during a Protestant worship service held in the field. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), treat a Kurdish refugee patient in a field facility. The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) bow their heads as Chaplain (CMDR) Skip E. Blancett says a prayer during a Protestant worship service held in a partially destroyed building. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante M. Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepare to treat their next refugee patient in a field facility. The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepares to treat a Kurdish refugee patient in a field facility. He and his assistant, Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, comprise one of two dental teams from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine listens as a Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a scripture passage during a Mass in the field. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Dr. (LT.) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), treat a Kurdish woman in a field facility as her little boy watches. Ratliff and his assistant comprise one of two dental teams from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in Northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Potterfield Release Status: Released to Public Co More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), treat a Kurdish woman in a field facility as her little boy watches. Ratliff and his assistant comprise one of two dental teams from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Huseein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Led by Chaplain (CMDR) Skip E. Blancett, right, Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) sing a hymn while attending a Protestant worship service conducted in a partially destroyed building. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante M. Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

STAFF SGT. Kenneth E. Rhodes, left, Lance CPL. Patrick A. Crim, second from left, and SGT. Andrew R. Goulding, right, of Headquarters and Service Co., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), talk with Chaplain (CMDR.) Skip E. Blancett, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) Protestant chaplain, outside coalition forces headquarters during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepares to treat a Kurdish refugee patient at a field facility. Ratliff is one of two dentists from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine distributes Holy Communion to Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) as he celebrates Mass in northern Iraq during Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine elevates the Eucharist as he celebrates Mass in northern Iraq for Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) during Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepares to treat a Kurdish refugee patient in a field facility. He and his assistant, Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, comprise one of two dental teams from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine responds as a Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a Psalm during a Mass in the field. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Kurdish refugee women wait for their turn to be checked by Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU). The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) listen as Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine gives his homily during a Mass in the field. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff, a dentist with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), treats a Kurdish woman in a field facility as her little boy watches. Ratliff and his assistant, Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, comprise one of two dental teams from the 24th MEU providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Chaplain (LT) William D. Devine celebrates Mass in northern Iraq for Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) during Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante M. Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine, the Catholic chaplain for Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines (BLT 2/8), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), looks out the window of his room in a former Iraqi army building during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Co More

Chaplain (CMDR.) Skip E. Blancett, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) Protestant chaplain, stands outside coalition forces headquarters during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) reads a scripture passage during a Protestant worship service conducted by Chaplain (CMDR) Skip E. Blancett, center. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante M. Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), treat a Kurdish refugee child in a field facility. The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gary H. Potterfield Release Status: Released to P More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) stand as Chaplain (LT.) William D. Devine reads the Gospel during a Mass in the field. The Marines are in northern Iraq for Operation Provide Comfort

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Deangelis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Discarded Iraqi weapons are displayed near a bunker at an abandoned Iraqi army camp on the outskirts of the city. The weapons were found by Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), who are in Zakhu for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey. The weapons include a ZPU-4 anti-aircraft machine gun, left, a ZPU-1 anti-aircraft machine gun, left foreground, and two M-40 106mm recoilless rifles, right

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Co More

SGT. Mark Gasoway, left, and SGT. D.C. Peterlinz stand by at the Marine command post near a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter prior to flying a mission in support of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Both men are crew chiefs with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce Wallace Release Status: Released to Public C More

Members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark from a landing craft during exercise Dragon Hammer '92

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '92 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to Public C More

Members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit relax on a utility landing craft (LCU) as it backs away from the amphibious transport dock ship USS SHREVEPORT (LPD-12) during exercise Dragon Hammer '92

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '92 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Brett Bryan Release Status: Released to Public C More

AAVP-7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicles from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit leave Black Beach after a training exercise at Mogadishu, en route to the tank landing ship USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY (LST-1192) anchored off the coast of Somalia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Black Beach Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

Numerous AAV7A1 Marine amphibious vehicles from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) proceed through rough surf toward a landing on black beach as part of a training exercise during Operation Continue Hope which is a part of United Nations Operation Somalia II (UNOSOM II)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPESOMALIA II (UNOSOMII) Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Joanna Seltzer Release Stat More

The first of fourteen AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) begins to move out to return to the tank landing ship USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY (LST-1192) which is just off the coast of black beach. The landing was part of a training exercise during Operation Continue Hope which in turn is a part of United Nations Operation Somalia II (UNOSOM II)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Publi More

Several rows of AAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are lined up parked on black beach during a training exercise which is part of Operation Continue Hope which in turn is a continuation of United Nations Operation Somalia II (UNOSOM II)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPEUNITED NATIONS OPERATION SOMALIA II Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: Joanna Seltzer More

AAVP-7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicles of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit leave Black Beach after a training exercise at Mogadishu, en route to the tank landing ship USS SPARTANBURG COUNTY (LST-1192) anchored off the coast of Somalia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Black Beach Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit set up PRC-77 radios on Black Beach to establish radio communication with the USS Portland

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. James Mossman Release Status: Released to More

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, NC, marshals vehicles off an air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC-41) during a training exercise at Black Beach, Somalia. The 24th MEU is deployed to Somalia in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Publi More

STAFF SGT. Barron, TB510, 2nd Marine Division, aligns howitzers deployed from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, NC, on a site near Black Beach, Somalia. The howitzers were deployed to Mogadishu in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Publi More

Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Camp Lejeune, NC, struggle to break ground for the M198 howitzer supports. The 24th MEU is deployed to Somalia in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Publi More

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) enters the USS Portland with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines were taking part in an exercise on Black Beach, Somalia in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNISOM II Base: Black Beach Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. James Mossman Release Status: Released More

Sailors stationed onboard the USS Portland watch fellow crewmemebers from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit refuel Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) craft in the well deck. The LCAC is carrying light armored vehicles (LAVs) and High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) used by the Marines in an exercise on Black Beach in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Black Beach Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Mossman Release Status: Released to Pub More

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) returns to the USS Portland with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, light armored vehicles (LAV) and trucks. The Marines were taking part in an exercise on Black Beach, Somalia in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. James Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy LCAC returns to the USS Portland with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines were taking part in an exercise on Black Beach, Somalia in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, NC, sets up a collimator, device used to sight the accuracy of the M198 howitzer. The howitzers were deployed to Mogadishu in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joanna Seltzer Release Status: Released to Publi More

A US Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) returns to the USS Portland with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, light armored vehicles (LAV) and trucks. The Marines were taking part in an exercise on Black Beach, Somalia in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy LCAC (landing craft air cushion) in the Indian Ocean returns to the USS Portland with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Marines were taking part in an exercise on Black Beach, Somalia, in support of UNOSOM II

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sailors stationed onboard the USS Portland watch as fellow crewmembers from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit refuel LCAC's in the well deck

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Mossman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files