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High angle view showing damage to the Western ring wall of the Pentagon Building after the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image)

High angle view showing damage to the Western ring wall of the Pentago...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

A collapsed portion of the Western ring wall of the Pentagon Building caused during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image)

A collapsed portion of the Western ring wall of the Pentagon Building ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

Floodlights provide illumination as rescue operations continue into the night, at the Pentagon Building hours after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The dome of the Capital Building is visible in the background. (Substandard image)

Floodlights provide illumination as rescue operations continue into th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

P7060-15A - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

P7060-15A - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

President George W. Bush confers with staff members Tuesday, Spet. 11, 2001, at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla. Senior Staff include, from left: Gordon Johndroe, Assistant Press Secretary; Ka... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner cras...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

A firefighter places a American Flag, found inside the Pentagon, shortly after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

A firefighter places a American Flag, found inside the Pentagon, short...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner cras...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters discuss rescue operation standing in front of the Western ring of the Pentagon Building hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image)

Firefighters discuss rescue operation standing in front of the Western...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Under the night time rescue lights, the damage caused by the crash of American Airlines Flight 77, is clearly visible and so is the United States Capital dome in the near distance

Under the night time rescue lights, the damage caused by the crash of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robe... More

Smoke and flames rose over the Pentagon from the collapsed wall at about 10 A.M. September 11, 2001, following a suspected terrorist crash of a hijacked commercial airliner into the Helicopter Landing Pad side of the building

Smoke and flames rose over the Pentagon from the collapsed wall at abo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD Scene Camera Operator: Gerald... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Shulz carries a stretcher to help after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Shulz carries a stretcher to help after...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

This dark smoldering collapsed section of the Pentagons western wall is the work of Al-Qaeda led terrorists who hi-jacked American Airlines Flight 77 and deliberately crashed into the building

This dark smoldering collapsed section of the Pentagons western wall i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: Paul Dis... More

Civilian and Military personnel are evacuated down Interstate highway I-395, following the 9/11 terrorists attack on the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

Civilian and Military personnel are evacuated down Interstate highway ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Mark D. Faram, USN Release Status: ... More

Earth observation images of New York City taken during the Expedition Three mission

Earth observation images of New York City taken during the Expedition ...

ISS003-E-5387 (11 September 2001) --- One of a series of pictures taken of metropolitan New York City (and other parts of New York as well as New Jersey) by one of the Expedition Three crew members onboard the ... More

Firefighters work into the night to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work into the night to put out the flames after a hijacke...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighting crews pump water into the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District of Columbia (DC), minutes after a hijacked airliner crashed into the southwest corner of the building, during the 9/11 terrorists attacks

Firefighting crews pump water into the Pentagon Building located in Wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Mark D. Faram, USN Release Status: ... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner cras...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Status: Released... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner cras...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Status: Released... More

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Earth observation images of New York City taken during the Expedition Three mission

Earth observation images of New York City taken during the Expedition ...

ISS003-E-5388 (11 September 2001) --- One of a series of pictures taken of metropolitan New York City (and other parts of New York as well as New Jersey) by one of the Expedition Three crew members onboard the ... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner cras...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

AIRMAN (AMN) Douglas Gilbertson, USAF, 55th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, checks ID's of all incoming traffic to the base. A real world Threat Con Delta was implemented on all bases, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon

AIRMAN (AMN) Douglas Gilbertson, USAF, 55th Security Forces Squadron (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jer... More

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Status: Released... More

A view of the damage done to the Western Ring of the Pentagon Building after American Airlines Flight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building

A view of the damage done to the Western Ring of the Pentagon Building...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: J Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bob Ho... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Volunteers and fire personnel carry litters to remove survivors and causalities from the collapsed section of the Pentagon. Smoke floats from the impact site where a suspected terrorist crashed of a hijacked commercial airliner into the building

Volunteers and fire personnel carry litters to remove survivors and ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD Scene Camera Operator: Gerald... More

Two Washington, District of Columbia (DC) area firefighters stand in a debris-littered parking area and watch heavy smoke and flames rise out of the severely damaged Western Wing of the Pentagon. Terrorists caused this damage after they hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001

Two Washington, District of Columbia (DC) area firefighters stand in a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Disney, CIV, USA Release Status: R... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Fire units from the Washington DC area douse smoldering fires on the Pentagons western wall, after an American Airlines passenger jet, Flight 77, piloted by Al-Qaeda led terrorists flew it into the building

Fire units from the Washington DC area douse smoldering fires on the P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: Paul Dis... More

Earth observation images taken during the Expedition Three mission

Earth observation images taken during the Expedition Three mission

ISS003-E-5435 (11 September 2001) --- One of a series of pictures taken of metropolitan New York City (and other parts of New York as well as New Jersey) by one of the Expedition Three crew members onboard the ... More

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Status: Released... More

Firefighters gather for a brake after conduction rescue operations at the Pentagon Building hours after the September 11, 2001 attacks. A view of the damaged Western ring wall is visible in the background

Firefighters gather for a brake after conduction rescue operations at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Houlihan, USN Release Status... More

Evacuees watch as smoke and flames rise over the Pentagon from the Helicopter Landing Pad side at about 10 A.M. September 11, 2001, following a suspected terrorist crash of a hijacked commercial airliner into the building

Evacuees watch as smoke and flames rise over the Pentagon from the Hel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD Scene Camera Operator: Gerald... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner cras...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

A view from the parking lot on the Metro Concourse side of the Pentagon as smoke and flames rise from the impact point on the Helicopter Landing Pad side of the building after it was struck by hijacked civilian airliner

A view from the parking lot on the Metro Concourse side of the Pentago...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: Gerald... More

Injured victims of the 9/11 terrorists attack on the Pentagon Building in Washington, District of Columbia (DC) are loaded onto an ambulance, at the medical triage area, for transport to a local hospital

Injured victims of the 9/11 terrorists attack on the Pentagon Building...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Mark D. Faram, USN Release Status: ... More

A local firefighter douses smoke billowing from the windows of the Pentagons western wall, after American Airlines Flight 77, piloted by Al-Qaeda led terrorists deliberately crashed into it

A local firefighter douses smoke billowing from the windows of the Pen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: Paul Dis... More

The damage caused by the crash of American Airlines Flight 77 at the Pentagons western wall can be clearly seen at night under the bright rescue lights

The damage caused by the crash of American Airlines Flight 77 at the P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robe... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Evidence Team meet outside the Pentagon Building hours after the September 11, 2001 attacks

Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Evidence Team me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: J Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Wa... More

Stretcher crews stand by to assist where needed after a hijacked commercial jetliner crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. The Pentagon attack followed an attack on the twin towers of the New York World Trade Center in what is being called the worst terrorist attack in history

Stretcher crews stand by to assist where needed after a hijacked comme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Statu... More

911: President George W. Bush Confers with Staff Members

911: President George W. Bush Confers with Staff Members

Original caption: President George W. Bush confers with staff members at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida. Senior Staff include, from left: Gordon Johndroe, Assistant Press Secretary; Karl... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

A view of the damage done to the Western Ring of the Pentagon Building after American Airlines Flight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building

A view of the damage done to the Western Ring of the Pentagon Building...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: J Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Wa... More

A helicopter flies over the area as smoke pours from the southwest corner of the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District of Columbia (DC), minutes after a hijacked airliner crashed into the southwest corner of the building, during the 9/11 terrorists attacks

A helicopter flies over the area as smoke pours from the southwest cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Mark D. Faram, USN Release Status: ... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk with 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation,

A UH-60 Black Hawk with 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation,

A UH-60 Black Hawk with 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation, prepares to take off with members of the New Jersey State Police after the attack on the World Trade Centers in New York, Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Nationa... More

Smoke billows over the Pentagon from its Helicopter Landing Pad side at about 10 A.M. on September 11, 2001, following a suspected terrorist crash of a commercial airliner into the building

Smoke billows over the Pentagon from its Helicopter Landing Pad side a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD Scene Camera Operator: Gerald... More

Firefighters and Department of Defense employee's organize a group to go in and find survivors moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters and Department of Defense employee's organize a group to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Close up high angle view showing damage to the Western ring wall of the Pentagon Building after the September 11, 2001 attacks

Close up high angle view showing damage to the Western ring wall of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Houlihan, USN Release Status... More

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Smoke bellows from the Pentagon after five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 and deliberately crashed into the building, killing all onboard on Sept 11, 2001. The Pentagon attack followed an attack on the twin towers of the New York World Trade Center, when two fully loaded passenger airliners were flown into the buildings, in what is being called the worst terrorist attack in history

Smoke bellows from the Pentagon after five members of Al-Qaida, a grou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status:... More

Firefighters struggle to contain the fire, after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Members of Al-Qaeda, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then deliberately impacted the Pentagon, killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate First Class Dewitt D. Roseborough III.) (Released)

Firefighters struggle to contain the fire, after the September 11, 200...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dewitt D. Roseborough, USN Release ... More

P7079-10 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

P7079-10 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

President George W. Bush talks on the telephone Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, as senior staff huddle in his office aboard Air Force One. Photo by Eric Draper, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

High angle view showing damage to the Western ring wall of the Pentagon Building after the September 11, 2001 attacks

High angle view showing damage to the Western ring wall of the Pentago...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: J Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Wa... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner cras...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Western Ring of the Pentagon Building as firefighters conduct rescue operation after American Airlines Flight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building. (Substandard image)

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Western Ring of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

Firefighters struggle to contain the fire after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. The Pentagon attack followed a similar attack, two hijacked passenger planes flown into the twin towers of the New York World Trade Center, on the same day, in what is being called the worst terrorist attack in history

Firefighters struggle to contain the fire after the hijacked American ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Show... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

District of Columbia (DC) FIRE and Emergency Services (EMS) personnel along with US Military and Civilian volunteers work the first medical triage area set up outside following the 9/11 terrorists attack at the Pentagon Building in Washington, DC

District of Columbia (DC) FIRE and Emergency Services (EMS) personnel ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Mark D. Faram, USN Release Status: ... More

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Pentagon Building as firefighters conduct rescue operation hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image)

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Pentagon Buildi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

A nighttime view of the Pentagon Building showing smoke rising from the building after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The dome of the Capital Building is visible in the background

A nighttime view of the Pentagon Building showing smoke rising from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Houlihan, USN Release Status... More

A view showing a portion of the Western ring wall of the Pentagon Building showing smoke damage caused during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image)

A view showing a portion of the Western ring wall of the Pentagon Buil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

Crews work into the night after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Crews work into the night after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

A view of the damage done to the Western ring of the Pentagon Building as firefighters conduct rescue operation, hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image)

A view of the damage done to the Western ring of the Pentagon Building...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

Early fire fighting methods shown in the aftermath of a hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, that impacted the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Early fire fighting methods shown in the aftermath of a hijacked Ameri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

Marine flag in the Pentagon damage

Marine flag in the Pentagon damage

Arlington, Va. (Sep. 12, 2001) A Marine flag appears relatively undisturbed amid office wreckage following the Sep. 11 terrorist attack in which a hijacked commercial airliner was crashed into the Pentagon. Am... More

Marine flag stands tall amidst the Pentagon damage

Marine flag stands tall amidst the Pentagon damage

Arlington, Va. (Sep. 12, 2001) A Marine flag appears relatively undisturbed amid office wreckage following the deadly Sep. 11 terrorist attack in which a hijacked commercial airliner was crashed into the Pentag... More

QUIT HELL!!! reads a sign posted on a shoring brace amid wreckage and debris at the Pentagon following the 11 September terrorist attack in which a hijacked commercial Boeing 727 deliberately impacted the Pentagon. The "Pentagon Renovation Program" actually started in the mid 90s, at this stage they were in the finishing stages of re-enforcing and updating this section

QUIT HELL!!! reads a sign posted on a shoring brace amid wreckage and ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

911: Vice President Dick Cheney

911: Vice President Dick Cheney

Original caption: Vice President Dick Cheney; Chief of Staff Andy Card; and Karen Hughes, Counselor to the President, tend to business in the Outer Oval Office of the White House. Photographs Related to the Geo... More

surveying the scene during recovery efforts

surveying the scene during recovery efforts

Arlington, Va. (Sep. 12, 2001) A fire fighter from Arlington County, Fire Department surveys the scene during rescue and recovery efforts following the deadly Sep. 11 terrorist attack in which a hijacked commer... More

911: President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon

911: President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon

Original caption: Firefighters unfurl a large American flag over the scarred stone of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Photographs Related to the George W. Bush Administration

A Garrison Flag, the largest authorized for the military, from the US Army Band at Fort Myers, Virginia, is delivered to the Pentagon as a backdrop for US President George W. Bushs visit to the impact site. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew it into the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers...

A Garrison Flag, the largest authorized for the military, from the US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Garrison Flag, the largest authorized for the military, from the US Army Band at Fort Myers, Virginia, is delivered to the Pen... More

destroyed vehicles at destruction zone of Pentagon

destroyed vehicles at destruction zone of Pentagon

Arlington, Va. (Sep. 12, 2001) Several destroyed vehicles sit just outside the destruction zone of the Pentagon on the day after a deadly terrorist attack on the military headquarters. Rescue workers are attem... More

Many hoses for the firefighting efforts

Many hoses for the firefighting efforts

Arlington, Va. (Sep. 12, 2001) Hoses lay throughout the Pentagon structure during early efforts at fighting extensive fires after terrorists flew a commercial airliner into the building on Sep. 11, 2001. Ameri... More

A portion of the Pentagon's collapsed outer western ring is clearly seen the day after American Airlines Flight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building

A portion of the Pentagon's collapsed outer western ring is clearly se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robe... More

911: President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon

911: President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon

Original caption: President George W. Bush delivers remarks in front of the damaged Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The President is accompanied by Karen Hughes, Counselor to the President, and Secretary of Defense ... More

Early in the morning 12 September 01, unable to sleep during his scheduled rest period, Sergeant (SGT) Fredericko Ruiz, USA, ilitary District of Washington (DW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue), watches the activity around the impact zone at the Pentagon. A member of DW Engineer Company, he, like the other soldiers in his unit, is specially trained to operate as members of urban search and rescue teams in the ilitary District of Washington. ost of his squad went to sleep when told to rotate on rest plan. "I can't sleep. I want to do something," he said. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist...

Early in the morning 12 September 01, unable to sleep during his sched...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Early in the morning 12 September 01, unable to sleep during his scheduled rest period, Sergeant (SGT) Fredericko Ruiz, USA, Mil... More

Thick smoke permeates the air around the Pentagon on September 12, 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Thick smoke permeates the air around the Pentagon on September 12, 200...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

Members of the Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) walk into the causeway between E ring and D ring of the Pentagon on September 12, 2001. They were in the middle of a secondary search for bodies, and just finished searching their sector of the D ring. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the...

Members of the Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) walk into the causeway between E ring a... More

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers rest in e shade of a M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and M105 trailer before going back inside e Pentagon to search for more bodies on September 12, 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten e American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, en flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting e Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on e ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of e five rings in at section of e building. Firefighters fought...

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers rest in the shade of a M1097 High-Mobility M... More

Six-by-six timbers, stacked Lincoln-log style, support a three-story section of the Pentagons outer wall twelve hours after the attack. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Six-by-six timbers, stacked Lincoln-log style, support a three-story s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

Six-by-six timbers, stacked Lincoln-log style, support a three-story section of the Pentagons outer wall twelve hours after the attack. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Six-by-six timbers, stacked Lincoln-log style, support a three-story s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: M... More

surveying the damage - A group of men standing in front of a building

surveying the damage - A group of men standing in front of a building

Arlington, Va. (Sep. 12, 2001) On the day after the deadly terrorist attack on the Pentagon, Military District Washington (MDW) Engineers, an active Army unit trained in urban search and rescue techniques, surv... More

The Pentagon, Washington DC, western wall damage after 911 attack, viewed from I-395

The Pentagon, Washington DC, western wall damage after 911 attack, vie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tracy Reisinger, USAF Release Stat... More

debris on the Pentagon grounds

debris on the Pentagon grounds

Arlington, Va. (Sep. 12, 2001) Twisted wreckage and debris litter the grounds of the Pentagon following the deadly Sep. 11 terrorist attack in which a hijacked commercial airliner was crashed into the Pentagon.... More

First Sergeant (1SG) Raymond S. Gould, USA, Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue), combs through the rubble of the impact site at the Pentagon Sept 12, 2001, looking for possible survivors. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

First Sergeant (1SG) Raymond S. Gould, USA, Military District of Washi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

Ordered to vacate his office in the Pentagon, (CAPT) Joe Kunkel, USAF, volunteers to help setup the Red Cross Disaster Services Area on the South Parking lot. The area will provide food and rest for various emergency response agencies working around the clock to secure the act area caused when a hijacked commercial jetliner crashed into the building the day before. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and acting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The...

Ordered to vacate his office in the Pentagon, (CAPT) Joe Kunkel, USAF,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Ordered to vacate his office in the Pentagon, (CAPT) Joe Kunkel, USAF, volunteers to help setup the Red Cross Disaster Services ... More

At the river entrance side, the US flag flies at half-mast at the Pentagon on September 12th. Smoke billows above the roofline as fire fighters continue to extinguish flames at the impact area, on the opposite side, where a hijacked Boeing 757 crashed into the building the day before. In an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew it into the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

At the river entrance side, the US flag flies at half-mast at the Pent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

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