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US Army Military Policemen from the 511th Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York, stand guard at the entrance to one of the estimated 38 weapons bunkers discovered just north of Mogadishu, Somalia; near the small town of Afgoi. Two Soldiers in the background stand near the entrance of the bunker and three other soldiers are with their M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). One of those soldiers stands up in the back manning a M60 Machine Gun. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A US Marine, standing back to camera, guards seven Somali nationals that sit on the ground next to a Somali, Soviet made BTR-60, Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier. The Marine holds his M16A2 rifle pointed into the air. The Somalis were detained from an early morning raid on Somali Warlord General Aideed's weapons cantonment. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A US Marine standing behind and manning a Mark-19 Grenade Launcher mounted on a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). Only the very top of the HMMWV is seen. Somali civilians are seen in the background. He stays alert for snipers in the Bakara Market as the unit sweeps the crowded Bakara, Mogadishu market for arms and ammunition. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

An MP from the 511th Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York, sits on the ground with five Somali nationals. The Somalis were hired to drive the news media from place to place. Three 500 pounds lie in front of the men in the foreground. They sit outside the entrance to one of 38 bunkers (not shown) found by MPs just north of Mogadishul, Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Shot from the left rear corner of a 5-ton cargo truck as US Marines load ammunition seized in a raid on Mogadishu's Bakara Market. One Marine stands on the back of the vehicle and reached down to take a belt of munitions from a Marine on the ground. A large group of Somali civilians are seen in the background. The raid, dubbed Operation Nutcracker, swept the large market in Somalia's capital for arms and munitions of all sorts. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

PFC Anthony Mejia, a member of 1ST Platoon, K Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, mans a sandbagged bunker at the main gate into the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters during OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. The headquarters during OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. The headquarters was established in the former U. S. Embassy compound. A 5.56mm M-249 squad automatic weapon (SAV) and a field telephone are in the foreground

Left side profile of a US Marine standing guard over two Somali nationals captured at the early morning raid on Somali Warlord General Aideed's cantonment area. The Marine holds is M16A2 rifle in his right hand and it's pointed toward the ground. One Somali is sitting on the ground with his hands tied behind his back and the other Somali, at left, stands with the support of wooden crutches. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, stands back to camera, smoking a cigarette next to a row of buildings. He has a M136 (AT4) Light Anti-Armor Weapon slung over his left shoulder. He watches a Somali man deliver water from a horse-drawn water tank to a local residence. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

A member of Charlie Company 210th Forward Support Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, back to camera, attends to a head wound on a Somali man that was in a car accident just outside Baledogle. Eight Somalis, involved in the accident (not shown), were rushed to the Aid Station. Four of the most serious were treated, stabilized and then Medevac to Mogadishu. The mission by medical personnel is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

US Army SSGT William Yurconic from the 511th Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York, stands facing the camera and holds M16 rifle with a M203 grenade launcher attached. He is one of the Soldiers from his Company to escort the media into the Somali bunker. It's one of 38 bunkers (not shown) found by the MPs just north of Mogadishu, Somalia. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

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Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE

Base: Afgoi

Country: Somalia (SOM)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Carmen Yebba

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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label_outline Explore Carmen Yebba, Bunkers, Operation Restore Hope

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