Desert Operations and Environments

Aerial views of military encampments and infrastructure during desert operations, emphasizing the challenges of logistics in arid landscapes.

An aerial view of a vehicle park, foreground, and billeting area at the First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) base camp during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

An aerial view of the 44th Medical Brigade camp during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Departure from runway 027. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

An Iraqi water storage area destroyed during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Iraqi hardened aircraft shelters damaged by Allied air strikes stand in a section of desert during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

Aerial of encampment for Bright Star 94. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 94 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

A view of Beirut International Airport as Marines observe the surrounding area from atop Checkpoint 73 during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

An aerial view of a vehicle park, foreground, and billeting area at the First Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) base camp during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

040328-M-5753Q-039. Base: Haqlaniyah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

970516-M-3360V-004. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aircraft flies over the desert during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Iraqi artillery positions are abandoned at Tallil Air Base following an Allied attack during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

030815-M-7837W-038. Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment tent area facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

Aerial view of the Headquarters of the First Armored Division located in Zupanja, Croatia. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Zupanja Country: Croatia (HRV)

An aerial view of the tent camp erected for exercise RIPE WARRIOR. Subject Operation/Series: RIPE WARRIOR Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial view of the deployed hospital at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Personal working at the deployed hospital are a part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

980220-F-7910D-017. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

An aerial view of a Titan II missile silo after being destroyed by demolitions experts in accordance with the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II). Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Shot of Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island of Hawaii. Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view of a camouflaged AN/TPS-43 tactical 3-D radar installation in use during joint readiness training exercise SOLID SHIELD '77. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '77 Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07776. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-90-00444. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two hardened aircraft shelters destroyed during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq(IRQ)

A view of the Al-Qaida/Taliban detainment facility built by Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as seen from the air traffic control tower at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

World War II bunker perched on the edge of a cliff subjected to erosion. This bunker, at risk of tumbling into the void, recently went viral on TikTok. Cap Blanc-Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France.

Armored vehicles are parked in a holding area in preparation for redeployment to the United States in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Marines with 1st Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct a Tactical Resupply Vehicle (TRV-150) and Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) offloading exercise during Project Convergence 2022 on Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 18, 2022. During PC22 many systems were experimented with to determine how future command and control capabilities can be integrated with All-Service and Multinational partners. This training also gives Marines and Sailors the opportunity to practice smooth ship-to-shore offloading of gear and personnel.

An aerial view of a military headquarters and barracks used by Iraqi troops and partially destroyed in Coalition attack prior to the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

An aerial view of the military base set up for the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. The base is occupied by the 41st Combat Support Hospital and the 101st Aviation Battalion. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

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960828-F-2829R-004. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DM-SC-87-12300. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

An aerial view of Camp Muffler, base camp of the US Marine's taking part in this exercise. Camp Muffler provides living quarters, chow and hygiene facilities, and work areas for the Marines. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed including the use of equipment from the US Marine Corps Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) .... Complete Scene Caption: An aerial view of Camp Muffler, base camp of the US Marine's taking part in this exercise. Camp Muffler provides living quarters, chow and hygiene facilities, and work areas for the Marines. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuani

A view of damage to hardened aircraft shelters and concrete munitions bunkers at Al-Salman Air Base caused by Allied bombing during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

The Royal Air Force in Tunisia, May 1943 Aerial view of the town of Gabes, Tunisia.

An aerial view of an Allied military encampment during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

An aerial view of a Marine artillery battery. The Marines are participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

050822-A-0527A-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Baghran Valley State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Firefighting equipment stands ready for use in battling raging fires in the Oakland and Berkeley areas. Active duty and reserve naval units are also providing equipment, airlift support and medical assistance to help combat the blaze, which is being labeled as one of the worst residential fires in U.S. history. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aerial view of a portion of the base. The 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE), is based at Lakenheath. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Aerial top view of a military tank .. Aerial top view of a military tank.

Aerial view of the base. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vietnam, Central Highlands, Dak Pek , Vietnam War. Aerial View Over Dak Pek A Heavily Fortified U.S. And Montagnard Special Forces Camp In The Central Highlands Of South Vietnam Behind Viet Cong Lines And Ho Chi Minh Trail.

DF-ST-85-04177. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET COVE Country: Panama (PAN)

Several M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) wait beside two Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1) VH-60D Blackhawk helicopters to pick up President and Mrs. George Bush and their party. The president and his wife are paying Thanksgiving Day visits to U.S. troops who are in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. An SA-330 Puma helicopter is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

An aerial view of a military headquarters and barracks used by Iraqi troops and partially destroyed in a Coalition attack prior to the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

An Iraqi artillery battery abandoned during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

The site of the new Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Tactical Headquarters in Jelah, Bosnia-Herzegovina, approximately 4 kilometers northwest of Tesanj. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Jelah Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

An aerial view of an area that will be used in the future for US Army Bradley Fighting Vehicle training located near La Angela, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, 30 November 1996. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Video frame grab of Baledogle Airfield. Long shot, aerial view, as the camera aircraft approaches the runway that is straight ahead. The airfield was used in support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM)

Shot of Al Kharj Air Base, Saudi Arabia, looking in a westerly direction, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Al Kharj Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Aerial view showing the North Field runways used for airdrops and evacuation of personnel, on the Island of Tinian, during Exercise TANDEM TRHUST 99. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: North Field, Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Aerial view of the Coalition Compound at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Personal working at the Coalition Compound are a part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030411-F-7203T-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050623-A-6108G-117. Base: Sulaymaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACoE

An aerial view of the Demarcation Line along the border that separates North and South Korea. Country: South Korea

Syria, Golan Heights, Village flattened ruing 6-Day War.

An aerial view of the Joint Task Force area for the US/Honduras training Exercise AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE). Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA II (BIG PINE) Country: Honduras (HND)

221210-A-HA566-0003FORT HOOD, Texas (Dec. 10, 2022) An aerial view of the Hargrove Military Operations in Urban Terrain training area where participants conduct simulated chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear disaster response operations during Exercise Sudden Response 23 at Fort Hood, Texas Dec. 10, 2022. Military units comprising the Defense CBRN Response Force (DCRF) participated in Exercise Sudden Response 23 Dec. 7-13 in Camp Mabry, Austin and Fort Hood, Texas. Teams from Task Force (TF) Aviation, TF Logistics, TF Medical and TF Operations, rehearsed force and equipment employment, life-saving operations and web-based collaborative tools to ensure their ability to execute Defense Support of Civil Authority (DSCA) mission. The DCRF is comprised of up to 5,200 personnel from military units located throughout the nation who come together to help fellow Americans in the event of a catastrophic crisis response.

DF-ST-87-07477. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial view of the Malali District Schoolhouse, located approximately 75 miles south of Camp Stephenson on the shore of the Demerara River. The old schoolhouse which serves 45 local Ameri-Indian children was in poor condition and was selected to be rebuilt by members of the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, NV, during this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Demerara River Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Three large US Army Aqua-Chem, 11,355 Liters per hour, Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Units (ROWPU), are set up along a river prior to the start of the ROWPU Rodeo, held at the US Army's Training and Support Center, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030517-M-5972A-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Samwah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040710-F-1351B-060. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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

February 21, 2010 - An aerial view of the White Beach logistical compound established by Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 2 at Varreoux Beach in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ACB-2 is conducting construction, humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 12, 2010.

A view from a tank position as Marines observe the area surrounding Checkpoint 73 during a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Overall view of tent city on a Jordanian Air Base. The tent city is still being constructed to house the deployed United States military exercise between the United States and Jordan. Country: Jordan (JOR)

040329-M-5150A-015. Base: Hadithah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040819-F-4441R-064. Base: Camp Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030517-M-5972A-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Samwah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An aerial view of the 28th Bombardment Wing's B-1B aircraft dock area on the base. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aerial view of the Light Industrial Compound, Port-au-Prince. U.S. military are in Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Restore Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Aerial recording of the Marinierskazerne Suffisant in Curaçao on the Netherlands Antilles

060521-A-7969G-007. Base: Al Fatah State: Salah Ah Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

A Malaysian retrans site. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Zagoricani Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A Kurdish refugee camp spreads out over the fields during Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)

An aerial view of the Army Base set up for the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. The base is occupied by the 41st Combat Support Hospital and the 101st Aviation Battalion. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

A convoy consisting of M2A1s (Bradley Fighting Vehicle), M1A1s (Abrams Main Battle Tank), and M113s (Armored Personnel Carrier) head toward the Twin Bridges training area in the Republic of Korea, Nov. 2, 1998. The vehicles come from the Task Force, 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division out of Fort Lewis, Wash. Upon arriving at the Twin Bridges training area, TF 123 will conduct an assault on two Infantry companies from a Republic of Korea armored brigade in participation of Foal Eagle '98, a combined exercise involving the Republic of Korea Army and the United States Armed Forces. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Tongduchon Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A view of the remains of a satellite station demolished during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

U.S. personnel survey a building at Al Jaber Airfield damaged during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030404-M-5753Q-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

010926-F-3961R-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: Air Force

050710-A-6108G-430. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The construction area for a future transient training brigade headquarters in the 1600 block on the cantonment area is shown July 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. A contract, totaling $11,964,432.87, was awarded June 9, 2022, to L.S. Black Constructors to build the fiscal year 2022 Transient Training Brigade Headquarters project at Fort McCoy.

Aerial view of the Army Combat Training Centre, Altmark, training town, Bundeswehr, military training area, Schnoeggersburg, Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-121-66. Hurricane Katrina

The U.S. Air Force military pier can be seen behind the fuel tanks in the distance at Lajes Field, Portugal, Oct. 18, 2022. Fuel tankers dock at the pier and replenish the fuel storage tanks capable of storing 38 million gallons of fuel.

CALF (Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter) / JAST (Joint Advanced Strike Technology) X-32 test-930 mounted at OARF

Sfax, Tunisia After An Allied Bombing Raid, June 1943 Damage to railway carriages and buildings in Sfax after an Allied air attack.

An aerial photograph of flooding on the Tana River. The flooding destroyed many Huts like the ones pictured. This image was shot in support of Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-04702 or search 980305-M-4605W-007). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

An overall aerial view of the damage caused by Typhoon Faye. Base: Wallace Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-87-10572. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN)

Armored vehicles line the range as units deployed to the operation use this rang for training purposes. This unit will conduct a live fire deominstration of the Mine Clearing Line Charge, or MICLIC. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A view of a bombing target at the Crow Valley bombing range, the site of exercise Cope Tora '90, a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) bombing and gunnery exercise. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TORA '90 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, flies with a P-51 Mustang over San Antonio, Texas for the Air Force's 75th Anniversary on Sept. 10, 2022. To honor the anniversary the 149th FW conducted a joint flight with a P-51 which was the second model aircraft to be used at the unit.

050713-A-6108G-447. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A view of the Tent City constructed at the Port Support Facility in Pusan, Republic of Korea, Oct. 22, 1998. This tent city is for the use of members of Task Force 10 who are participating in exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A 24th Infantry Division convoy approaches the Iraqi border during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

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