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Kurdish refugees stand on one side of a barbed wire fence as U.S. Marines construct the first tent city as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurds who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees stand on one side of a barbed wire fence as U.S. Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Snaza Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aricraft passes over western Saudi Arabia during a flight off of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT is operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aricraft passes over wester...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: LT Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

2LT Christopher Walton of the Army's 284th Military Police Company looks at a pair of discarded artillery rounds found near an abandoned Iraqi gun emplacement. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

2LT Christopher Walton of the Army's 284th Military Police Company loo...

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

Kurdish refugees walk on a mountainside near their camp after receiving a delivery of supplies by helicopter. The material is being provided as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees walk on a mountainside near their camp after receivin...

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

Kurdish refugees await dental and medical treatment at a field facility. The treatment is being administered as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees await dental and medical treatment at a field facilit...

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

The amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) lies at anchor in the city's harbor. The GUADALCANAL is providing personnel and logistical support for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

The amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) lies at anchor in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A U.S. Army soldier greets SGT John J. Tourish following the Marine's arrival at a landing zone by CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Tourish is delivering supplies for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A U.S. Army soldier greets SGT John J. Tourish following the Marine's ...

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

Kurds gather next to an ambulance and a cargo truck as several Marines pass out meals, ready to eat (MREs) during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Kurds gather next to an ambulance and a cargo truck as several Marines...

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

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies beside an Air force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft after an aerial refueling over southeastern Turkey. The aircraft are operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies beside an Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Gerald B. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Marine assembles his M-16 rifle at the first tent city set up as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine assembles his M-16 rifle at the first tent city set up as par...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Greg Snaza Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Kurdish men help unload cases of rations from the back of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Kurdish men help unload cases of rations from the back of a Marine Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 (Aw) J. D. Dimattio Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Kurdish child runs to her parents after receiving a pair of sandals, part of a supply delivery by Allied forces during Operation Provide Comfort. The operation is an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Kurdish child runs to her parents after receiving a pair of sandals,...

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

A water tank and a line of M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) stand on an airfield. Equipment is being delivered to an airfield as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A water tank and a line of M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Veh...

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 members of the Army's 284th Military Police Company search for unexploded ordnance along a dirt road. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Two members of the Army's 284th Military Police Company search for une...

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

Bizara, a Kurdish refugee child, visits a well set up in a tent city near Zakhu. The site was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Bizara, a Kurdish refugee child, visits a well set up in a tent city n...

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

Kurdish children sit in their family's tent at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish children sit in their family's tent at a refugee camp near the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Releas... More

A .50-caliber machine gun points from the doorway of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as the helicopter approaches a mountainside. The Super Stallion is enroute to a Kurdish refugee camp to deliver supplies. The supplies are being provided as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A .50-caliber machine gun points from the doorway of a CH-53E Super St...

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

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to land as other Black Hawks stand by during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Silopi is functioning Provide Comfort's Humanitarian Service Support Base staging area

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to land as other Blac...

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

CHIEF Journalist Potterfield rides on a bus as it passes through the city. Potterfield is one of the Navy journalists assigned to cover Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

CHIEF Journalist Potterfield rides on a bus as it passes through the c...

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

A Kurdish woman bathes her child at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

A Kurdish woman bathes her child at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Ira...

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

Kurds at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border wait in line near a German army CH-53G helicopter to receive an allotment of water. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurds at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border wait in line near ...

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

Kurdish refugees prepare to travel from their mountain campsites to a tent city established by Allied forces. Such facilities are being established throughout the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees prepare to travel from their mountain campsites to a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Rose bushes grow along a roadway at U.S. Marine headquarters camp. Marines in the area are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Rose bushes grow along a roadway at U.S. Marine headquarters camp. Mar...

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

U.S. soldiers approach a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for transportation to another area after completing a patrol of the region. The helicopter is unloading supplies for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. soldiers approach a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for transpor...

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

An off-duty serviceman exercises outside his tent 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

An off-duty serviceman exercises outside his tent while assigned to th...

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

Kurdish refugees gather around stacks of supplies delivered to their tent city as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees gather around stacks of supplies delivered to their t...

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

A Kurdish boy eats a piece of bread that was given to him by British soldiers on the outskirts of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

A Kurdish boy eats a piece of bread that was given to him by British s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jerry Ireland Release Status: Released to Public ... More

U.S. military personnel and Kurdish refugees unload supplies from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. military personnel and Kurdish refugees unload supplies from a CH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Don Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

U.S. military personnel take a break outside their base camp. U.S. forces are in the area helping to set up camp sites 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

U.S. military personnel take a break outside their base camp. U.S. for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Ryan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

An aerial view of the airstrip being repaired by members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

An aerial view of the airstrip being repaired by members of Naval Mobi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Sersink Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Don Savage Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A .50-caliber machine gun points from the doorway of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as the helicopter lifts off from the airfield enroute to a Kurdish refugee camp in northern Iraq with a supply delivery. The material will be delivered to Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A .50-caliber machine gun points from the doorway of a CH-53E Super St...

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

A Kurdish refugee camp covers a mountainside in northern Iraq. Supplies are being delivered to the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Kurdish refugee camp covers a mountainside in northern Iraq. Supplie...

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

Soldiers from the Army's 284th Military Police Company enter an enclosure where children were seen playing with unexploded ordnance. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Soldiers from the Army's 284th Military Police Company enter an enclos...

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 aerial view of one of the Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations are working at the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An aerial view of one of the Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Ira...

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

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

Kurdish children hurry away from the dust stirred up by a UH-60 Black ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Greg Snaza Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Second LT. Christopher Walton and other members of the Army's 284th Military Police Company examine unexploded ordnance found in a fenced-in yard. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Second LT. Christopher Walton and other members of the Army's 284th Mi...

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 aerial view of one of the Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations are working at the camps to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

An aerial view of one of the Kurdish refugee camps near the Turkey-Ira...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Kurdish refugees board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter for transfer from their mountain camp to a newly established tent city at Zakhu. The tent city was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter for transf...

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

U.S. military personnel load supplies onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. The material will be delivered to Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. military personnel load supplies onto a CH-53E Super Stallion hel...

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

An aerial view of part of an Iraqi airfield being repaired by members of a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) air detachment. The Seabees are repairing the airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT

An aerial view of part of an Iraqi airfield being repaired by members ...

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

Navy public affairs personnel gather for a group photograph outside their tents. They are in Zakhu covering Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Navy public affairs personnel gather for a group photograph outside th...

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

Kurdish children talk to a U.S. Marine at a camp site on the outskirts of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Kurdish children talk to a U.S. Marine at a camp site on the outskirts...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jerry Ireland Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Journalist 1ST Class J. D. DiMattio, left, and Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Gregory Milota coordinate information on a story for Navy Broadcasting Service. The men are in Zakhu covering Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussien in northern Iraq

Journalist 1ST Class J. D. DiMattio, left, and Photographer's Mate 2nd...

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

An overview of a tent city near Zakhu established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

An overview of a tent city near Zakhu established as part of Operation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Skip Burdon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

CPT John G. Worman, co-pilot, flies a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on a supply delivery mission. The material will be delivered to Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CPT John G. Worman, co-pilot, flies a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadro...

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

A military camp and a Kurdish refugee camp are situated side by side on the plain. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein northern Iraq

A military camp and a Kurdish refugee camp are situated side by side o...

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

A young Kurdish refugee tends a cooking fire outside her family's tent in northern Iraq. U.S. and coalition forces are setting up shelter and providing food to the refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

A young Kurdish refugee tends a cooking fire outside her family's tent...

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

A Marine mans a .50-caliber machine gun from the doorway of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as the helicopter prepares to land with a delivery of fuel bladders. The equipment is being delivered to an airfield in Zakhu, Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A Marine mans a .50-caliber machine gun from the doorway of a CH-53E S...

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 U.S. soldier, armed with an M-16A2 rifle, helps Kurdish refugees moves supplies from a landing zone to a camp. The material is being provided as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A U.S. soldier, armed with an M-16A2 rifle, helps Kurdish refugees mov...

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

An UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, foreground, and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters stand in a field near a tent city housing Kurdish refugees. The camp was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

An UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, foreground, and two CH-47 Chinook heli...

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

Seabees from a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) air detachment work on a section of damaged runway at an Iraqi airfield. The Seabees are repairing the airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT

Seabees from a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) air ...

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

A view from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it conducts an aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft over southeastern Turkey. The aircraft are operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

A view from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT. Parsons Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A U.S. Army soldier greets SGT John J. Tourish following the Marine's arrival at a landing zone by CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter. Tourish is delivering supplies for Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A U.S. Army soldier greets SGT John J. Tourish following the Marine's ...

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

Kurdish families pass the time at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish families pass the time at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Iskenderun Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Releas... More

Kurdish refugees gather around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering supplies to a camp site set up by Allied forces. 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

Kurdish refugees gather around a CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivering s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Ryan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

CPT John G. Worman, co-pilot, flies a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on a supply delivery mission. The material will be delivered to Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

CPT John G. Worman, co-pilot, flies a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadro...

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

Members of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) take part in a volleyball game at sunset. The Marines are in the area to assist with the establishment of camp sites, health clinics and water purification stations during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Members of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) take part i...

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

A fuel specialist rigs fuel tanks together for transport to an airfield in Zakhu, Iraq. The tanks, as seen through the floor opening of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, will be transported by the helicopter as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A fuel specialist rigs fuel tanks together for transport to an airfiel...

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

CPL Michael J. Knapp of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) ...

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

Servicemen wait with their gear after arriving at the humanitarian services support base established for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Servicemen wait with their gear after arriving at the humanitarian ser...

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

Kurdish refugees prepare to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter for transportation from their mountain camp to a newly established tent city near Zakhu. The tent city was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees prepare to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter...

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

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dante DeAngelis takes a photograph from a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter passing over Iskenderun Bay. DeAngelis is one of the Navy photographers assigned to cover Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dante DeAngelis takes a photograph from ...

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

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter takes off as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter stands on the ground in a military encampment outside Zakhu. U.S. military personnel in the area are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter takes off as a CH-...

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

A U.S. Army military policeman mans an M-60 machine gun atop a vehicle while on patrol. U.S. military personnel in the area are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A U.S. Army military policeman mans an M-60 machine gun atop a vehicle...

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

Kurdish refugees put a woman on a litter into a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The woman, along with other refugees, is being transported from their mountain camp to a newly established tent city at Zakhu. The tent city was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees put a woman on a litter into a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinoo...

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

Kurdish refugee children stand in front of a damaged mural of Saddam Hussein as they pose for a photograph near their tent city. Facilities are being established throughout the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugee children stand in front of a damaged mural of Saddam H...

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

Soldiers fill containers with purified water for Kurdish refugees on the outskirts of a tent city near Zakhu. Such necessities are being provided as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid those fleeing the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Soldiers fill containers with purified water for Kurdish refugees on t...

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

The amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4), left, and the amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) lie tied up to a pier. The AUSTIN and the CHARLESTON are docked in Iskenderun to provide personnel and logistical support for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

The amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4), left, and the amphib...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A U.S. serviceman is interviewed by representatives from Navy Broadcasting Service as he takes a break from loading supplies. Military personnel in the area as taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A U.S. serviceman is interviewed by representatives from Navy Broadcas...

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

CPL J.C. Rohrbough, left, CPL Denis M. Oliverio, center, and CPT Robert R. Obom of the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) stand in front of their CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in a landing zone near a refugee camp in northern Iraq during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

CPL J.C. Rohrbough, left, CPL Denis M. Oliverio, center, and CPT Rober...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Marjie Shaw Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Led by LT William Finn, left, their officer in charge, members from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) haul a hose up a dirt embankment to drain the water from a bomb crater in the runway at an Iraqi airfield. The Seabees are repairing the airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Led by LT William Finn, left, their officer in charge, members from Na...

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

Kurdish children give the "thumbs up" to a photographer as they stand near a road sign on the edge of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Kurdish children give the "thumbs up" to a photographer as they stand ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Ireland Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Journalist 1ST Class J.D. DiMattio of Navy Broadcasting Service videotapes a scene in front of the U.S. marine headquarters camp. Marines in the area are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Journalist 1ST Class J.D. DiMattio of Navy Broadcasting Service videot...

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

A combat photographer focuses on the surrounding countryside as Kurdish refugees gather to speak with a passerby on a road near Zakhu. The refugees are en route to a tent city established by Allied forces as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid those fleeing the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A combat photographer focuses on the surrounding countryside as Kurdis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Skip Burdon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Supplies are unloaded at a U.S. military camp in Zakhu. Military personnel in the area are taking part in Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Supplies are unloaded at a U.S. military camp in Zakhu. Military perso...

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

As seen from the stern of a departing boat, the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) lies at anchor in the city's harbor. The GUADALCANAL is providing personnel and logistical support for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

As seen from the stern of a departing boat, the amphibious assault shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Kurdish refugees fill containers with purified water on the outskirts of their tent city near Zakhu. Such necessities are being proved as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid those fleeing the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees fill containers with purified water on the outskirts ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Skip Burdon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

SGT Robert D. Holcomb, maintenance management chief for the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, mans a .50-caliber machine gun in the helicopter's doorway as it approaches a Kurdish refugee camp on a supply delivery. The CH-53 is transporting material as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

SGT Robert D. Holcomb, maintenance management chief for the CH-53E Sup...

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

A military policewoman from the Army's 284th Military Police Company mans an M60 machine gun mounted atop an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) as other members of her company search for unexploded ordnance. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

A military policewoman from the Army's 284th Military Police Company m...

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

The amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) is silhouetted by the setting sun. The CHARLESTON is docked in Iskenderun to provide personnel and logistical support for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

The amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) is silhouetted by t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Two men sit on a wall near a road sign on the edge of Zakhu. U.S. and coalition troops are patrolling the city as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Two men sit on a wall near a road sign on the edge of Zakhu. U.S. and ...

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

Kurdish refugee children and and old man help U.S. military personnel dislodge a light vehicle from a rut. The U.S. forces are in the region as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugee children and and old man help U.S. military personnel ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A Navy dentist examines a Kurdish woman in a medical tent during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A Navy dentist examines a Kurdish woman in a medical tent during Opera...

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

U.S. military personnel pose for a group photograph during their visit to the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. military personnel pose for a group photograph during their visit...

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

Kurdish refugees fill containers with purified water on the outskirts of their tent city near Zakhu. Such necessities are being proved as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid those fleeing the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees fill containers with purified water on the outskirts ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Skip Burdon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Three off-duty servicemen relax outside their tent at the humanitarian services support base established for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Three off-duty servicemen relax outside their tent at the humanitarian...

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

A Kurdish refugees hold a Belgian 9mm FN High-power Mark 2 pistol as he sits on a box of supplies at a camp site set up by Allied forces. 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

A Kurdish refugees hold a Belgian 9mm FN High-power Mark 2 pistol as h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iran(IRN) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Brett Ryan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter stands in a field as Kurdish refugees rush to unload another helicopter that has just landed. The helicopters are delivering supplies as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter stands in a field as Kurdish refugees ru...

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

U.S. military personnel coordinate the day's activities in their base camp, situated near a Kurdish refugee camp at Silopi. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. military personnel coordinate the day's activities in their base ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Silopi Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Don Savage Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Kurdish refugees gather a U.S. soldier as they move supplies from a landing zone to a camp. The material is being provided as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

Kurdish refugees gather a U.S. soldier as they move supplies from a la...

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

Kurdish children play as their mothers tend cooking fires at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Kurdish children play as their mothers tend cooking fires at a refugee...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Base: Isikveren Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Release... More

Local residents cross a bridge over the Tigris River on the outskirts of the city. U.S. and coalition troops are in Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Local residents cross a bridge over the Tigris River on the outskirts ...

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 military helicopter flies over an area in which cleanup activities are taking place as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A military helicopter flies over an area in which cleanup activities a...

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

Two members of an air detachment from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB-133) set up a gasoline-powered pump to drain the water from a bomb crater in the runway at an Iraqi airfield. The Seabees are repairing the airfield, which had been under construction prior to the start of the Persian Gulf war, to allow relief supplies to be flown in for nearby Kurdish refugees as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Two members of an air detachment from Naval Mobile Construction Battal...

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

A serviceman mans a .50-caliber machine gun in a military helicopter while on patrol. Military personnel are in the area as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A serviceman mans a .50-caliber machine gun in a military helicopter w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Don Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A tent city sprawls across the plains on the outskirts of Zakhu. The encampment was established as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A tent city sprawls across the plains on the outskirts of Zakhu. The e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Skip Burdon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

The amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4), foreground, and the amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113) lie tied up to a pier. The AUSTIN and the CHARLESTON are docked in Iskenderun to provide personnel and logistical support for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

The amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4), foreground, and the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey(TUR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Three off-duty servicemen relax in the sun between two rows of tents at the humanitarian services support base established for Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq and southern Turkey

Three off-duty servicemen relax in the sun between two rows of tents a...

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

U.S. Marine lean on a .50-caliber machine gun as they wait for their convoy to depart. The Marines are escorting the convoy from Silopi to Zakhu, Iraq, as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

U.S. Marine lean on a .50-caliber machine gun as they wait for their c...

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

British military personnel unload a helicopter engine as a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands in the background. Allied personnel are in Turkey to organize Operation Provide Comfort, an effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

British military personnel unload a helicopter engine as a U.S. Army U...

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

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