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PH1 Paul Pappas San Diego....A port view of the amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD-10) departing for Alaska. The vessel will be used in efforts to clean up the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH1 Paul Pappas San Diego....A port view of the amphibious transport d...

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PH2 Michael Poche Alaska....Sideboys salute as Vice President J. Danforth Quayle and Marilyn Quayle arrive aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD-10). Quayle is visiting Alaska to review government efforts to combat the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH2 Michael Poche Alaska....Sideboys salute as Vice President J. Danfo...

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PH2 Michael Poche Alaska....Sideboys salute as Vice President J. Danforth Quayle and Marilyn Quayle arrive aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD-10). Quayle is visiting Alaska to review government efforts to combat the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH2 Michael Poche Alaska....Sideboys salute as Vice President J. Danfo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

PH2 Michael Poche Alaska....Vice President J. Danforth Quayle addresses the crew of the amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD-10) as CAPT. Ted Willandt, commanding officer, stands by. Quayle is visiting Alaska to review government efforts to combat the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH2 Michael Poche Alaska....Vice President J. Danforth Quayle addresse...

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Exxon tugboats escort the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez. A massive oil spill occurred when the vessel ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound in Alaska on march 24, 1989

Exxon tugboats escort the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez. A massive oi...

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

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 24)--The Exxon Valdez remains in place in Prince Williams Sound after running aground. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 1989 ... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 24)--The Exxon Valdez remains in place in Prince Williams Sound after running aground. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 1989 ... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 24)--The Coast Guard Cutter Rush (WHEC 723) patrols the area of the grounded Exxon Valdez as it remains in place in Prince Williams Sound. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh R... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 24)--The Exxon Valdez remains in place in Prince Williams Sound after running aground. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 1989 ... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 24)--The Exxon Valdez remains in place in Prince Williams Sound after running aground. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 1989 ... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 24)--The Exxon Valdez remains in place in Prince Williams Sound after running aground. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 1989 ... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Coast Guardsman checks oil recovery mesh as others steam blast rocks and shorelines soak by with crude oil from the spilled tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Workers steam blast rocks soaked in crude oil from the leaking tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 19... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Cleanup continues as workers steam blast rocks and washdown shorelines soaked in crude oil from the leaking tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef i... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--The "Lucky Lady," one of the hundreds of vessels assisting in the cleanup of crude spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince ... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Coast Guardsman check the extent of the damage from the Exxon Valdez oil spill to the shoreline. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, ... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Cleanup continues as workers steam blast rocks and washdown shorelines soaked in crude oil from the leaking tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef i... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Workers steam blast rocks soaked in crude oil from the leaking tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 19... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Workers steam blast rocks soaked in crude oil from the leaking tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 23, 19... More

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

EXXON VALDEZ - U.S. Coast guard photo

Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 28)--Cleanup continues as workers steam blast rocks and washdown shorelines soaked in crude oil from the leaking tanker Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef i... More

A civilian employee drives a K-loader along the flight line. On the loader is equipment brought to Alaska aboard a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft for use in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez in Price William Sound

A civilian employee drives a K-loader along the flight line. On the lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Louis Comeger Release Status: Re... More

A civilian employee checks the position of a pallet equipment on a K-loader. The equipment, which was brought to Alaska aboard a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft, will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez in Price William Sound

A civilian employee checks the position of a pallet equipment on a K-l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Louis Comeger Release Status: Re... More

A view of a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft as it is unloaded by members of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron. The aircraft brought equipment that will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez in Price William Sound

A view of a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft as it i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Louis Comeger Release Status: Re... More

Members of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron unload equipment from a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft onto a K-loader. The equipment will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez in Price William Sound

Members of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron unload equipment from a 3rd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Louis Comeger Release Status: Re... More

Members of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet of equipment from the cargo area of a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft onto a K-Loader. The equipment will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker EXXON VALDEZ in Prince William Sound

Members of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet of equipment f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Louis Comeger Release Stat... More

SENIOR MASTER SGT. George F. Burghardt of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron lends a hand to another squadron member pushing a pallet of equipment onto a K-loader. The equipment, which will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez in Price William Sound, was brought to Alaska aboard a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft

SENIOR MASTER SGT. George F. Burghardt of the 616th Aerial Port Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Louis Comeger Release Status: Re... More

An airman climbs the stairs of a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Galaxy aircraft before the front ramp of the aircraft is lowered. The Galaxy is carrying equipment that will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez in Price William Sound

An airman climbs the stairs of a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron C-5B Ga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Louis Comeger Release Status: Re... More

The men who unloaded a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron (3rd MAS) C-5B Galaxy aircraft gather in front of the aircraft after their work is done. Four members of the 3rd MAS kneel in the front row; five civilians and eight members of the 616th Aerial Port Squadron are behind them. The aircraft carried equipment that will be used in the cleanup of the oil spilled by the tanker Exxon Valdez in Price William Sound

The men who unloaded a 3rd Military Airlift Squadron (3rd MAS) C-5B Ga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Louis Comeger Release Status: Re... More

A lieutenant commander talks with a group of sailors on the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS JUNEAU (LPD-10). Behind them is a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166). The JUNEAU is in Alaska to provide support for the military and civilian personnel involved in the cleanup of the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A lieutenant commander talks with a group of sailors on the flight dec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A fork lift is pressed into service to clear the snow from in front of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10).  The JUNEAU is providing support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A fork lift is pressed into service to clear the snow from in front of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) and the LCM 6 mechanized landing craft tied up beside it.  The JUNEAU and the landing craft are providing support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Navy and Marine personnel stand on the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) as the hangar bay door is opened. Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters sit on the deck, the helicopter on the left from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166). The JUNEAU is in Alaska to provide support for the military and civilian personnel involved in the cleanup of the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

Navy and Marine personnel stand on the flight deck of the dock landing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

The Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) approaches the pier with the help of a tug boat.  The JUNEAU is in Alaska to provide support for the military and civilian personnel involved in the cleanup of the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

The Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) approaches the pier with the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) and the LCM 6 Mechanized Landing Craft tied up beside it.  The JUNEAU and the landing craft are providing support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Captain (CAPT) Ted S. Willandt (second from the right), commanding officer of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10), talks about the Navy's role in the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill cleanup during a briefing aboard the JUNEAU.  Behind him are US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Thomas G. McInerny (left), Commander, Joint Task Force Alaska; Coast Guard Vice Admiral (VADM) Clyde E. Robbins (second from left), Commander, Pacific Area; and Rear Admiral Edward B. Baker Jr. (right), Commander, Amphibious Group Three

Captain (CAPT) Ted S. Willandt (second from the right), commanding off...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A forklift is used to clear snow from around a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166) on the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS JUNEAU (LPD-10). The JUNEAU is providing support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A forklift is used to clear snow from around a CH-46E Sea Knight helic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

After a snowfall, a Sailor looks out over the railing of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) at the LCM 6 mechanized landing craft tied up beside it.  The JUNEAU and the landing craft are providing support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

After a snowfall, a Sailor looks out over the railing of the Dock Land...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A lieutenant commander speaks with the CHIEF MASTER at Arms as final arrangements are made for the berthing of civilian personnel aboard the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10).  The JUNEAU is providing support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A lieutenant commander speaks with the CHIEF MASTER at Arms as final a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A lone Sailor stands aboard one of the LCM 6 mechanized landing craft tied up beside the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) after a light snowfall.  The JUNEAU and the landing craft are providing support for the military civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A lone Sailor stands aboard one of the LCM 6 mechanized landing craft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A starboard bow view of the amphibious transport dock USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) docked at a pier prior to departing for Alaska. The vessel will be used in efforts to clean up the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th

A starboard bow view of the amphibious transport dock USS JUNEAU (LPD-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Paul Pappas Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A port bow view of the amphibious transport dock USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) as the vessel prepares to depart for Alaska. The JUNEAU will be used in efforts to clean up the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th

A port bow view of the amphibious transport dock USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Paul Pappas Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Oil containment devices lie on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) as the vessel departs for Alaska. The JUNEAU will be used in efforts to clean up the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th

Oil containment devices lie on the flight deck of the amphibious trans...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Paul Pappas Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A starboard beam view of the dock landing ship USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) as it approaches the pier. Two CH-46E helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166) are tied down on its flight deck. The JUNEAU is coming to Valdez to provide support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A starboard beam view of the dock landing ship USS JUNEAU (LPD-10) as ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

With a sea detail standing ready on its deck, the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) covers the last few yards to the pier, where workers wait to receive the lines.  The JUNEAU is coming to Valdez to provide support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

With a sea detail standing ready on its deck, the Dock Landing Ship US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A camera crew waits on the pier for the arrival of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10).  The JUNEAU is coming to Valdez to provide support for the military and civilian personnel who are working to clean up the oil spilled when the tanker EXXON VALDEZ ran aground in Prince William Sound on March 24

A camera crew waits on the pier for the arrival of the Dock Landing Sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Captain (CAPT) Ted S. Willandt, commanding officer of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10), talks about the Navy's role in the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill cleanup during a briefing aboard the JUNEAU.  At left is Coast Guard Vice Admiral (VADM) Clyde E. Robbins, Pacific area commander of Amphibious Group Three, is at right

Captain (CAPT) Ted S. Willandt, commanding officer of the Dock Landing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Valdez State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A mechanized landing craft (LCM) and other small craft are anchored at a dock lined with hoses and oil containment equipment. The vessels and equipment are being used in efforts to combat the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th

A mechanized landing craft (LCM) and other small craft are anchored at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Poche Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Mechanized Landing Craft (LCMs) are anchored along the shoreline as Navy and civilian personnel position hoses during oil clean-up efforts on Smith island. The massive oil spill occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th

U.S. Navy Mechanized Landing Craft (LCMs) are anchored along the shore...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Poche Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen position equipment on a U.S. Navy diving support vessel during efforts to combat the massive oil spill which occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th

Crewmen position equipment on a U.S. Navy diving support vessel during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Poche Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Honolulu, set up an oil spill containment boom during a training exercise

Members of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Honolulu, set up an o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Exxon Valdez State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PAC Dennis Hubbard Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A member of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Honolulu, helps to set up an oil spill containment boom during a training exercise

A member of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Honolulu, helps to s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Exxon Valdez State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PAC Dennis Hubbard Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Members of the Coast Guard Marine Safet6y Office, Honolulu, set up an oil spill containment boom during a training exercise

Members of the Coast Guard Marine Safet6y Office, Honolulu, set up an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Exxon Valdez State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PAC Dennis Hubbard Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Selendang Ayu by Priscilla Messner-Patterson

Selendang Ayu by Priscilla Messner-Patterson

HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters run rescue missions to Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu which ran aground in the western Aleutian Islands in December 2004. The vessel snapped in two, producing the worst oil spill i... More

 Members of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) response team pilot boats tow Class V Marco Skimmers, designed to contain offshore oil spills, around Lake Michigan.

Members of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) response team ...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jun. 20, 2007) Members of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) response team pilot boats tow Class V Marco Skimmers, designed to contain offshore oil spills, around Lake Michigan. A si... More

Sailors attached to the Navy Support Salvage (NAVSALV) unit work with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on simulated oil spill disaster on Lake Michigan.

Sailors attached to the Navy Support Salvage (NAVSALV) unit work with ...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jun. 20, 2007) Sailors attached to the Navy Support Salvage (NAVSALV) unit work with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on simulated oil spill disaster on Lake Michigan. The unit recently ... More

Oil Spill Cleanup by Walter A. Jones (ID # 90223)

Oil Spill Cleanup by Walter A. Jones (ID # 90223)

The Coast Guard places oil spill cleanup floats on the water. These floats both contain the spill and assist in removing excess oil. The Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 resulted in increased Coast Guard respons... More

Valdez Survivor by Norma Johansen Struck (ID # 88375)

Valdez Survivor by Norma Johansen Struck (ID # 88375)

A Coast Guardsman rescues a bird fouled by oil from the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill.

Escort Service by Edwin Wordell

Escort Service by Edwin Wordell

The USCGC POINT STUART escorts the EXXON VALDEZ on a safe voyage to the shipyard on the West Coast for repairs after its disastrous oil spill in Alaska. On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck ... More

Oil Spill Training by Ronald Guthrie

Oil Spill Training by Ronald Guthrie

Crew members aboard CGC Anthony Petit deploy oil spill equipment during a training drill held annually with the Canadian Coast Guard. The 2002 drill depicted here was held in Ketchikan, Alaska. Protection of ... More

Coast Guard Signs MOU. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA

Coast Guard Signs MOU. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Vice Adm. Charles D. Wurster, Commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area, and Jean Cameron, Executive Coordinator of the Pacific States/British Columbia Task Force, sign a Memorandum of Understand... More

In-Situ Burn Ignition - A man in a red shirt and a blue helmet on a boat

In-Situ Burn Ignition - A man in a red shirt and a blue helmet on a bo...

George Ross, a Briggs employee from Aberdeen, Scotland, places an igniter package in oil contained by fire boom in the Gulf of Mexico July 10, 2010. Ross previously performed In-Situ Burns in the Exxon Valdez o... More

Oil Spill Along the Lebanese Coast: Image of the Day

Oil Spill Along the Lebanese Coast: Image of the Day

In the summer of 2006, military conflict between Lebanon and Israel led to an oil spill along the coast of Lebanon. Between July 13 and 15, 2006, damage to the Jiyyeh Power Station released thousands of tons of... More

Gordie Keenan interview conducted by Anthony G. Potoczniak, 2012-08-29

Gordie Keenan interview conducted by Anthony G. Potoczniak, 2012-08-29

Gordie Keenan was born in 1954, in Norfolk, Virginia. He was educated in Rochester, New York, and later attended the State University of New York Maritime College. He moved to Houston in 1991 and has worked for... More

Gordie Keenan interview conducted by Anthony G. Potoczniak, 2012-08-29

Gordie Keenan interview conducted by Anthony G. Potoczniak, 2012-08-29

Gordie Keenan was born in 1954, in Norfolk, Virginia. He was educated in Rochester, New York, and later attended the State University of New York Maritime College. He moved to Houston in 1991 and has worked for... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island,] Alaska. [Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.] [48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06_DOI_2280.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to th...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on be... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island,] Alaska. [Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.] [48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06_DOI_2284.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to th...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on be... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island,] Alaska. [Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.] [48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06_DOI_2285.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to th...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on be... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island,] Alaska. [Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.] [48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06_DOI_2282.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to th...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on be... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island,] Alaska. [Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.] [48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06_DOI_2287.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to th...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on be... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island,] Alaska. [Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.] [48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06_DOI_2279.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to th...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on be... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island,] Alaska. [Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.] [48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06_DOI_2283.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to th...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on be... More

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on behalf of the Perenosa Bay Project on Afognak Island,] Alaska. [Afognak, whose north shore fish and wildlife populations were damaged as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, has been the focus of conservation and recovery efforts undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the state of Alaska and nonprofit organizations.] [48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06_DOI_2286.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-N_Alaska_4-6-06] [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to th...

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: [Dru Pearce, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Alaska Affairs, and colleague with] poster [from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanking Pearce for her work on be... More

Dead otter - Valdez spill

Dead otter - Valdez spill

Sea otter killed by the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Dock and warehouses at Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 268)

Dock and warehouses at Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 268)

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.613Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More

Man walking along snow-covered streets of Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 250)

Man walking along snow-covered streets of Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 25...

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.536Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More

Sidewalk in Valdez showing snow piled along side, ca 1912 (THWAITES 253)

Sidewalk in Valdez showing snow piled along side, ca 1912 (THWAITES 25...

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.542Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More

Snow tunnel entrance to a bath house, Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 252)

Snow tunnel entrance to a bath house, Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 252)

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.538Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More

Snow tunnel entrance to a business, The Alameda, Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 251)

Snow tunnel entrance to a business, The Alameda, Valdez, ca 1912 (THWA...

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.537Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More

Street scene during winter showing dog sled with passengers, Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 249)

Street scene during winter showing dog sled with passengers, Valdez, c...

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.532Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More

Street scene in Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 258)

Street scene in Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 258)

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska, is surrounded by magnificant mountain ranges and glaciers PH Coll 247.579Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It l... More

Two women on sidewalk in Valdez, with snow piled along side, ca 1912 (THWAITES 248)

Two women on sidewalk in Valdez, with snow piled along side, ca 1912 (...

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.530Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More

Valdez waterfront, ca 1912 (THWAITES 196)

Valdez waterfront, ca 1912 (THWAITES 196)

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.473Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More

Waterfront across harbor, with warehouses in foreground, Valdez, ca 1912 (THWAITES 254)

Waterfront across harbor, with warehouses in foreground, Valdez, ca 19...

Caption on image: Valdez, Alaska PH Coll 247.548Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It lies 305 road miles east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles so... More