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Volunteers working with the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing's medical civic action program (MEDCAP) team fill prescriptions at the Santa Rosa School. The school is being used as a clinic for more than 1,300 evacuees who have fled the mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rains that fell following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Volunteers working with the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing's medical civic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Florida Blanca Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Ash covers the base in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The volcano, which came alive for the first time in over 600 years, forced the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts and remove over 20,000 evacuees will be removed from Clark and Naval Station, Subic Bay

Ash covers the base in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Sta... More

Vehicles line an airfield in preparation for shipment as military and civlian personnel and dependents evacuate the area during Operation Fiery Vigil. The evacuation has been prompted by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, which came to life for the first time in over 600 years. Over 20,000 evacuees are being removed from Clark and Naval Station, Subic Bay, because of the eruption

Vehicles line an airfield in preparation for shipment as military and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Sta... More

Cynthia Dungca from Angeles City cries during the base closing ceremony. Clark and Naval Station, Subic Bay suffered extensive damage due to volcanic eruption of Mount Pinatubo and were evacuated during Operation Fiery Vigil

Cynthia Dungca from Angeles City cries during the base closing ceremon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis, USAF Relea... More

An airman from the 3rd Civil Engineering Squadron uses a front-end loader to clear volcanic ash from the streets of a family housing area. The ash fell on the base during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

An airman from the 3rd Civil Engineering Squadron uses a front-end loa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano comes to life for the first time in over 600 years. Mount Pinatubo is forcing the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts during which over 20,000 evacuees will be removed from Clark Air Base, foreground, and Naval Station, Subic Bay

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano comes to life fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Sta... More

A mushroom cloud of ash from Mount Pinatubo billows in the background as a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing is readied for takeoff during evacuation. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil after more than four inches of fallen ash disrupted base operations

A mushroom cloud of ash from Mount Pinatubo billows in the background ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Stat... More

A U.S. serviceman takes notes on the damage in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The volcano, which came alive for the first time in over 600 years, forced the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts of over 20,000 evacuees from Clark and Naval Station, Subic Bay

A U.S. serviceman takes notes on the damage in the aftermath of Mount ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Sta... More

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Frank Wisner receives the United States flag during the base closing ceremony. The closing is taking place in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption, which caused extensive damage to both Clark and Naval Station, Subic Bay, and forced their evacuation during Operation Fiery Vigil

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Frank Wisner receives the United St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Sta... More

A woman holds her child and a bag of medical supplies after visiting the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing's medical civic action program (MEDCAP) team at the Santa Rosa Schoo. The school is being used as a clinic for more than 1,300 evacuees who have fled the mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rains that fell following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

A woman holds her child and a bag of medical supplies after visiting t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Florida Blanca Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

SSGT Ed Kiefer, a medical technician with the 3rd Medical Group, takes a girl's blood pressure while participating in a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) at the Santa Rosa School. The school is being used as a clinic for more than 1,300 evacuees who have fled the mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rains that fell following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

SSGT Ed Kiefer, a medical technician with the 3rd Medical Group, takes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Florida Blanca Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Women and children stand in line to visit the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing's medical civic action program (MEDCAP) team at the Santa Rosa School. The school is being used as a clinic for more than 1,300 evacuees who have fled the mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rains that fell following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Women and children stand in line to visit the 3rd Tactical Fighter Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Florida Blanca Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

TSGT Tom Jozwiak of Detachment 7, 1369th Audiovisual Flight, fills sand bags that will be used to protect low-lying areas on the base from flooding as the rainy season begins following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

TSGT Tom Jozwiak of Detachment 7, 1369th Audiovisual Flight, fills san...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

SSGT Chris Bator of Detachment 7, 1369th Audiovisual Flight, pulls an object from the mud in a flooded area. The base, already covered in volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, is now experiencing flooding as a result of the heavy summer rains

SSGT Chris Bator of Detachment 7, 1369th Audiovisual Flight, pulls an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Sand bags line the edge of the sidewalk along Fields Avenue just outside the main gate of Clark Air Base. The sand bags are in place as a precaution against possible flooding in the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Sand bags line the edge of the sidewalk along Fields Avenue just outsi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Ash covers the base in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The volcano, which came alive for the first time in over 600 years, forced the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts during which over 20,000 evacuees were removed from Clark Air Base, foreground, and Naval Station, Subic Bay

Ash covers the base in the aftermath of Mount Pinatubo's eruption. The...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Sta... More

Airmen from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron rinse volcanic ash off the flight line following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Airmen from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron rinse volcanic ash ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Filipino workers clear volcanic ash from a drainage ditch in anticipation of the upcoming rainy season. The ash was deposited during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Filipino workers clear volcanic ash from a drainage ditch in anticipat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano comes to life for the first time in over 600 years. Mount Pinatubo is forcing the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts during which over 20,000 evacuees will be removed from Clark Air Base, foreground, and Naval Station, Subic Bay

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano comes to life fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Sta... More

Dr. Christopher Newhall of the U.S. Geological Survey joins Art Daag and Bellia Tubianosa of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology as the three gather rock and soil samples from Mount Pinatubo in the aftermath of its eruption. The volcano, which came alive for the first time in over 600 years, forced the U.S. military to conduct Operation Fiery Vigil evacuation efforts during which over 20,000 evacuees will be removed from Clark Air Base, foreground, and Naval Station, Subic Bay

Dr. Christopher Newhall of the U.S. Geological Survey joins Art Daag a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Sta... More

Airmen from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron work on an MJ-1 weapons loader that was rendered inoperative by the volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Airmen from the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron work on an MJ-1 wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A1C Donald L. Thomas, an aerospace ground equipment specialist with the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, works at a table outside of a collapsed hangar. The hangar collapsed under the weight of the volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

A1C Donald L. Thomas, an aerospace ground equipment specialist with th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Filipinos walk along Friendship Bridge to Clark Air Base. The bridge was partially washed away by mud flows that resulted from the heavy rains that hit the area after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Filipinos walk along Friendship Bridge to Clark Air Base. The bridge w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Airmen from the 1369th Audiovisual Flight carry sand bags down to a low-lying area to protect against flooding as the rainy season begins after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Airmen from the 1369th Audiovisual Flight carry sand bags down to a lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Vehicles drive along a flooded road as heavy rains inundate the base following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Vehicles drive along a flooded road as heavy rains inundate the base f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Richard Armitage, head of the U.S. team negotiating a new base agreement with the Filipino government, is greeted by MGEN William A. Studer, commander, 13th Air Force, upon his arrival at the base. Armitage will tour the base to assess the damage caused by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Richard Armitage, head of the U.S. team negotiating a new base agreeme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

TSGT Tom Jozwiak of Detachment 7, 1369th Audiovisual Flight, uses a video camera to film the runoff water rushing through a drainage channel. The base, already covered in volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, is now experiencing flooding as a result of the heavy summer rains

TSGT Tom Jozwiak of Detachment 7, 1369th Audiovisual Flight, uses a vi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Airmen from Clark Air Base, Philippines, gather at the Pampanga Agriculture College following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. The college, which is about 25 miles away from the base, is the designated evacuation center for the essential personnel remaining on the base

Airmen from Clark Air Base, Philippines, gather at the Pampanga Agricu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pampanga Province Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

TSGT Tom Jozwiak, left, of Detachment 7, 1369th Audiovisual Flight, talks to A1C Danny DeGuzman of the Filipino air force as they look at the buildup of ash and mud along the Banban River following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

TSGT Tom Jozwiak, left, of Detachment 7, 1369th Audiovisual Flight, ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Flood waters rush along a road and through a drainage ditch in the wake of the heavy rains that hit the area following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Flood waters rush along a road and through a drainage ditch in the wak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A Filipino man helps LTC James Baker, commander of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing's civic action program, carry a box of medical supplies into the Santa Rosa School. The school is being used as a clinic for more than 1,300 evacuees who have fled the mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rains that fell following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

A Filipino man helps LTC James Baker, commander of the 3rd Tactical Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Florida Blanca Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Richard Armitage, head of the U.S. team negotiating a new base agreement with the Filipino government, speaks to members of the media following his arrival at the base. Armitage will tour the base to assess the damage caused by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Richard Armitage, head of the U.S. team negotiating a new base agreeme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The awning of a gas station is collapsed on automobiles under the weight of the four inches of volcanic ash that fell as a result of the June 10 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as a part of the U.S. miltary's Operation Fiery Vigil

The awning of a gas station is collapsed on automobiles under the weig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis, USAF Releas... More

A view of a home in the senior officers housing area, showing the damage caused by the heavy volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

A view of a home in the senior officers housing area, showing the dama...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Sand bags protect the entrance of the base exchange as a precaution against possible flooding on the base in the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Sand bags protect the entrance of the base exchange as a precaution ag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Military personnel and civilian journalists survey the spot near the Sapang Bato housing area where part of a wall was washed away. The base, already covered in volcanic ash that fell during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, is now experiencing flooding as a result of the heavy summer rains

Military personnel and civilian journalists survey the spot near the S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

LTC (Dr.) Kelly Drizon of the 3rd Medical Group examines a girl's throat while taking part in a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) at the Santa Rosa School. The school is being used as a clinic for more than 1,300 evacuees who have fled the mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rains that fell following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

LTC (Dr.) Kelly Drizon of the 3rd Medical Group examines a girl's thro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Florida Blanca Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Volcanic ash blankets a home and automobile in the base housing area in the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. More than 20,000 evacuees have been removed from the area as a part of the U.S. military's Operation Fiery Vigil when more than four inches of fallen ash disrupted operations at Clark and Naval Station, Subic Bay

Volcanic ash blankets a home and automobile in the base housing area i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FIERY VIGIL Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Stat... More

Volcanic ash fills the sky around Mount Pinatubo during its eruption

Volcanic ash fills the sky around Mount Pinatubo during its eruption

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Volcanic ash fills the sky around Mount Pinatubo during its eruption

Volcanic ash fills the sky around Mount Pinatubo during its eruption

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Volcanic ash billows into the sky during the eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Volcanic ash billows into the sky during the eruption of Mount Pinatub...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano erupts after being dormant for more than 600 years

Clouds of ash pour from Mount Pinatubo as the volcano erupts after bei...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Haitian refugees go about their daily routine at the Camp McCalla tent facilities on the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 14,000 refugees attempted to reach the United States by boat and were picked up by the Coast Guard in international waters and transported to the base at Guantanamo Bay. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Haitian refugees go about their daily routine at the Camp McCalla tent...

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

A United States Coast Guard cutter, that intercepted and transported the Haitian refugees who fled the turmoil in their country, in the port at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 14,000 refugees attempted to reach the United States by boat and were picked up by the Coast Guard in international waters and transported to the base at Guantanamo Bay. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A United States Coast Guard cutter, that intercepted and transported t...

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

Haitian refugees who fled their country stand outside a tent at the Camp McCalla tent facilities on the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 14,000 refugees attempted to reach the United States by boat and were picked up by the Coast Guard in international waters and transported to the base at Guantanamo Bay. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Haitian refugees who fled their country stand outside a tent at the Ca...

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

USAF SSGT John McLauglin, 554th Security Police Squadron plays with Haitian refugee children at the Camp McCalla tent facilities on the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 14,000 refugees attempted to reach the United States by boat and were picked up by the Coast Guard in international waters and transported to the base at Guantanamo Bay. Exact Date Shot Unknown

USAF SSGT John McLauglin, 554th Security Police Squadron plays with Ha...

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

Marine LCPL Donald Kenley, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina carries one of the Haitian refugee children at the Camp McCalla tent facilities on the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 14,000 refugees attempted to reach the United States by boat and were picked up by the Coast Guard in international waters and transported to the base at Guantanamo Bay. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Marine LCPL Donald Kenley, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina carries one of...

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

A Haitian refugee salutes the camera during his stay at the Camp McCalla tent facilities on the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 14,000 refugees attempted to reach the United States by boat and were picked up by the Coast Guard in international waters and transported to the base at Guantanamo Bay. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A Haitian refugee salutes the camera during his stay at the Camp McCal...

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

A portrait of a Haitian refugee peering through the fencing at the Camp McCalla tent facilities on the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. More than 14,000 refugees attempted to reach the United States by boat and were picked up by the Coast Guard in international waters and transported to the base at Guantanamo Bay. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A portrait of a Haitian refugee peering through the fencing at the Cam...

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

Operation Support Hope sign - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Operation Support Hope sign - U.S. National Archives Public Domain pho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Driving a forklift a U.S. Army soldier lifts a pallet filled with Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) in a tent filled with pallets of MREs. The MREs pallets will be airlifted to Africa and distributed to the refugees of the Rwandan civil war. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Driving a forklift a U.S. Army soldier lifts a pallet filled with Meal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release S... More

U.S. Army trucks, identified as medical relief with a red cross, in the cargo staging area prior to airlift to support the Rwandan refugee crisis. An Air Mobility Command C-5 Galaxy taxies in the background. Exact Date Shot Unknown

U.S. Army trucks, identified as medical relief with a red cross, in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release S... More

626th Air Mobility Support Squadron personnel, SSGT Mark Perry, A1C Eric Baldoni inspects pallets filled with relief cargo and trucks destined for Africa to support the Rwandan refugee crisis. A 436th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy from Dover AFB, Denver is in the background. Exact Date Shot Unknown

626th Air Mobility Support Squadron personnel, SSGT Mark Perry, A1C Er...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release S... More

In the background U.S. Army SFC Gyula Bodnar, 5th Quartermaster DET (AS), Daener Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, can be seen preparing air drop relief pallets, in a tent structure filled with the pallets. The relief supplies are destined for refugees of the Rwandan civil war. Exact Date Shot Unknown

In the background U.S. Army SFC Gyula Bodnar, 5th Quartermaster DET (A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release S... More

U.S. Army SFC Gyula Bodnar, 5th Quartermaster DET (AS), Daener Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, prepares air drop relief pallets, in a tent structure filled with the pallets. The relief supplies are destined for refugees of the Rwandan civil war. Exact Date Shot Unknown

U.S. Army SFC Gyula Bodnar, 5th Quartermaster DET (AS), Daener Kaserne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release S... More

View of the flight line showing Air Mobility Command C-5 Galaxy aircraft used to support the humanitarian airlift of food and supplies to the refugees of the Rwandan civil war. Exact Date Shot Unknown

View of the flight line showing Air Mobility Command C-5 Galaxy aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release S... More

A1C Eric Baldoni of the 626 Air Mobility Support Squadron (AMSS) inspects pallets filled with relief cargo destined for Africa to support the Rwandan refugee crisis. A 436th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy from Dover AFB, Denver is in the background. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A1C Eric Baldoni of the 626 Air Mobility Support Squadron (AMSS) inspe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release S... More

Rwandan refugees, mother and child eat beans from bowls, in the Kibumba refugee camp. They joined over 1.2 million other refugees who fled into the refugee camps after civil war erupted in their country

Rwandan refugees, mother and child eat beans from bowls, in the Kibumb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandans refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country. In need for food and water at the camps, the US military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargos to help the Rwandans. An estiamted 2000 refugees die daily because of cholera epidemic. The situation is improving as fresh water provided by US military teams reach the camps that house up to 1.2 million refugees

Rwandans refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their countr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Rwandan refugee with a cluster of bananas on his head

A Rwandan refugee with a cluster of bananas on his head

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A soldier observe US military cargo off-loading operations at the Goma Airport

A soldier observe US military cargo off-loading operations at the Goma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Air Mobility Command C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 452nd Air Mobility Wing (AFRES), March AFB, California at the Goma Airport provides a backdrop for a group of refugees who fled in vital water purification equipment and relief cargoes to assist in the humanitarian effort

A Air Mobility Command C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 452nd Air Mobi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandans at the Kitali refugee camp in Goma

Rwandans at the Kitali refugee camp in Goma

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

LT. COL. Roger Edwards, Commander of the 314th TALCE, Little Rock AFB, Ark, brief newly arrived troops about their mission. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in a massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda. The US military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargos to help the Rwandans. An estimated 2000 refugees die daily because of the cholera epidemic. The situation is steadly improving as fresh water provided by US military teams increasingly reach the camps that house up to 1.2 million refugees

LT. COL. Roger Edwards, Commander of the 314th TALCE, Little Rock AFB,...

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A C-130 Hercules from the 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Alconbury, England arrive at the Goma Airport to delivery cargos. A soldier on a four-wheeled motorcycle is in the foreground

A C-130 Hercules from the 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Alcon...

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Mesquito netting surrounds a cot as US military personnel had to sleep outdoors due to lack of space at the start of the operation

Mesquito netting surrounds a cot as US military personnel had to sleep...

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Rwandan refugees curiously observe cargo off-load operations of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif

Rwandan refugees curiously observe cargo off-load operations of a C-14...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandans at the Kitali refugee camp in Goma. The refugees came to Goma after a civil war erupted in their country. An estimated 2000 refugees die daily because of the cholera epidemic. The situation improves as fresh water provided by US military teams reach the camps that house up to 1.2 million refugees

Rwandans at the Kitali refugee camp in Goma. The refugees came to Goma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Rwandan mother feeds her child. Rwandan refugees entered Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

A Rwandan mother feeds her child. Rwandan refugees entered Goma after ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

CAPT. Mike Jones from the Visual Information Support Center (National Guard), Nashville, Tenn., is surrounded by curious Rwandan refugees

CAPT. Mike Jones from the Visual Information Support Center (National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A massive number of Rwandan refugees at the Kitali refugee camp. They are part of the 1.2 million refugees who fled after civil war erupted in their country

A massive number of Rwandan refugees at the Kitali refugee camp. They ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandans refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country. In need for food and water at the camps, the US military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargos to help the Rwandans. An estiamted 2000 refugees die daily because of cholera epidemic. The situation is improving as fresh water provided by US military teams reach the camps that house up to 1.2 million refugees

Rwandans refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their countr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandan refugees gather around a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif, as relief goods are unloaded

Rwandan refugees gather around a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Rwandan mother gives her child a drink of water. Rwandan refugees entered Goma after a civil war erupted in their country. In need of food and water at the camps, the US military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargos to help

A Rwandan mother gives her child a drink of water. Rwandan refugees en...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Rwandan mother feeds her child. Rwandan refugees entered Goma after a civil war erupted in their country. In need of food and water at the camps, the US military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargos to help

A Rwandan mother feeds her child. Rwandan refugees entered Goma after ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A couple of Rwandan children wait hopefully for relief goods after a C-141 Starlifter from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif., has been unloaded

A couple of Rwandan children wait hopefully for relief goods after a C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Close-up of an Rwandan refugee - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Close-up of an Rwandan refugee - U.S. National Archives Public Domain ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A stream of Rwandan refugees, carrying all their possession, walk into Goma after a civil war erupted in their country. They joined over 1.2 million other refugees who fled into the refugee camps where due to outbreak of cholera an estimated 2000 die daily

A stream of Rwandan refugees, carrying all their possession, walk into...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A stream of Rwandan refugees, carrying all their possession, walk into Goma after a civil war erupted in their country. They joined over 1.2 million other refugees who fled into the refugee camps where due to outbreak of cholera an estimated 2000 die daily

A stream of Rwandan refugees, carrying all their possession, walk into...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Members of the 314th TALCE, Little Rock AFB, Ark, conduct night cargo operations at Goma Airport. The pallet contain relief goods bound for Rwandan refugees

Members of the 314th TALCE, Little Rock AFB, Ark, conduct night cargo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

SGT. 1ST Class Keith Evans from the Visual Information Support Center (National Guard), Nashville, Tenn., is surrounded by curious Rwandan children

SGT. 1ST Class Keith Evans from the Visual Information Support Center ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandan refugees, mother and child eat beans from bowls, in the Kibumba refugee camp. They joined over 1.2 million other refugees who fled into the refugee camps after civil war erupted in their country

Rwandan refugees, mother and child eat beans from bowls, in the Kibumb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Military personnel inspect cargo pallet. The pallet contain relief goods bound for Rwandan refugees

US Military personnel inspect cargo pallet. The pallet contain relief ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, Alconbury, England on the ramp at the Goma Airport after arriving with a load of relief supplies for the Rwandan refugees. The U.S. military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargoes to assist in the humanitarian effort

A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, Alco...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandan children beg for food and water at the doorway of a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif

Rwandan children beg for food and water at the doorway of a C-141 Star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandan refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

Rwandan refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandan refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

Rwandan refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandan refugees who have come to Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

Rwandan refugees who have come to Goma after a civil war erupted in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A member of the 314th TALCE, Little Rock AFB, Ark, transport a cargo pallet on a forklift. The pallet contain relief goods for Rwandan refugees

A member of the 314th TALCE, Little Rock AFB, Ark, transport a cargo p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

French military helicopters provide security at Goma Airport

French military helicopters provide security at Goma Airport

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry walks with BGEN Jack Nix during a visit to the Rwandan refugee camps. The U.S. military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargoes to assist in the humanitarian effort

U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry walks with BGEN Jack Nix durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A couple of Rwandan children wait hopefully for relief goods after a C-141 Starlifter from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif., has been unloaded

A couple of Rwandan children wait hopefully for relief goods after a C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A stream of Rwandan refugees, carrying all their possession, walk into Goma after a civil war erupted in their country. They joined over 1.2 million other refugees who fled into the refugee camps where due to outbreak of cholera an estimated 2000 die daily

A stream of Rwandan refugees, carrying all their possession, walk into...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Rwandan refugee carries a stalk of bananas on his head in the Kibumba refugee camp. He joined over 1.2 million other refugees who fled into the refugee camps after civil war erupted in their country

A Rwandan refugee carries a stalk of bananas on his head in the Kibumb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandans refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

Rwandans refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their countr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Air Mobility Command C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 452nd Air Mobility Wing (AFRES), March AFB, California is downloaded, using a forklift, of relief goods for the refugees who fled the civil war in Rwanda at the Goma Airport

A Air Mobility Command C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 452nd Air Mobi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandan refugees observe as relief supplies are taken off of the C-141 Starlifter with a forklift at the Goma Airport. The aircraft is assigned to the 452nd Air Mobility Wing (AFRES), March AFB, California. The U.S. military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargoes to assist in the humanitarian effort

Rwandan refugees observe as relief supplies are taken off of the C-141...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US military High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) enters the Kibumba refugee camp. Over 1.2 million refugees fled to Zaire after a civil war erupted in their country. They joined over 1.2 million other refugees who fled into the refugee camps where due to outbreak of Cholera an estimated 2000 die daily

US military High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) enters ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Close-up of Rwandan children. Rwandan refugees entered Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

Close-up of Rwandan children. Rwandan refugees entered Goma after a ci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Rwandan refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

Rwandan refugees enter Goma after a civil war erupted in their country

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

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