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An abandoned Iraqi beachfront defense position in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

A demolished Iraqi artillery piece lies in the sand in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm

An abandoned Iraqi towed howitzer lies stranded in the desert after Allied forces attacked the area during Operation Desert Storm

An Iraqi munitions bunker lies in ruins after it was hit in an Allied bombing attack during Operation Desert Storm.

A demolished Iraqi tank lies in the desert after being destroyed by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm

An Iraqi munitions bunker lies in ruins after it was hit in an Allied bombing attack during Operation Desert Storm.

An Iraqi artillery battery abandoned during Operation Desert Storm

A case of hand grenades is scattered in the sand along with the rest of the cargo from Iraqi trucks destroyed during Operation Desert Storm.

A battery of abandoned Iraqi artillery damaged during Operation Desert Storm

Artillery shells are abandoned in an Iraqi beachfront defense post in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm.

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Country: Kuwait(KWT)

Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Chris Putman

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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18/04/1991
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label_outline Explore Senior Airman Chris Putman, Artillery Shells, Beachfront

Three-inch A.A. cartridge cases. Cartridge cases for three-inch antiaircraft shells are produced by a series of operations that transform a flat brass disc into a case ready for loading with propelling charge and shell. Between each operation there is careful washing to remove all scale and adhesion and to leave surfaces clean for later processing. The big Midwest plant doing the work is well equipped to handle it in stride

Two 143-square-meter health clinics are taking shape for the Iraqi Army at Taji Military Base in Iraq. The East Clinic is 75% complete with the crew there installing electrical lights and ceiling tiles. At the West Clinic, floor tiles are being set in place. At both clinics, final grade around the structures is being worked. The $3 million contract was awarded July 7, 2004, with an expected completion date of Aug. 25, 2005. A crew of about 35 Iraqis are working at both projects. Each health clinic will feature five exam rooms and one isolation room. (U.S. Army photo by Norris Jones) (Released)

American servicemen prepare to use an M-88A1 armored recovery vehicle to tow away an Iraqi T-72 main battle tank that was captured during Operation Desert Storm

Shuck pile. Rock Point, Maryland. These shells are returned to river to start new beds

Well-wishers standing on a pier to view the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group watch as the guided missile destroyer USS SAMPSON (DDG-10) passes by. The battle group is returning to Mayport after being deployed in the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

Local residents stand amidst the rubble in the aftermath of a cyclone that devastated Bangladesh on April 30th.

PETTY Officer 3rd Class K. M. Pahl Jr., a Seabee with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5), walks through a trench near the command bunker during a camp defense drill. NMCB-5 is in northern Saudi Arabia to provide engineering support for coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm

[Artillery position showing guns, ammunition shells, sandbags, and lean-tos]

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 978th Military Police Company based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, assist Iraqi firefighters and policemen at the sight of a bus destroyed by a suicide vehicle born improvised explosive device in BAQUBAH, Iraq, Jan 2, 2006. (U.S. Army photo by PFC. Danielle Howard) (Released)

Severe Storm ^ Winter Storm - Simsbury, Conn. , Nov. 5, 2011 -- Utility crews work to restore power in the aftermath of Winter Storm Alfred. Some areas of Connecticut were without electricity for more than a week. FEMA is assisting government and residents recover from the storm and is providing food and water, as well as generators for some public buildings and nursing homes. Photo by Norman Lenburg/FEMA

Iraqi Soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Brigade and U.S. Marines from Charlie, 1ST Battalion, 1ST Marine Regiment conduct a joint patrol in Khandari, Iraq on April 22, 2006. The purpose of the patrol was to capture suspects from a joint watch list and to give the local people a feeling of security. Streets filled with Iraqi Army and Marines as they search for caches and suspects.(U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Kevin L. Moses Sr.) (Released)

Local Iraqi citizens gather in the streets to rejoice as US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to E/Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), as USMC personnel secure the town of Qalat Sukkar, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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