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- Expand navigation for Don't Kill Your Friends: Safety Precautions for Fixed Gunnery (1943) Don't Kill Your Friends: Safety Precautions for Fixed Gunnery (1943)
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- (01) Pentagon employees gather in the South Parking Lot
- (02) Pentagon employees along with members of the Crane Group gather in the South Parking Lot area
- (03) The Pentagon seen from across VA-27 S Washington Blvd a few minutes after the attack
- (04) The first fire teams begin working to put out the flames
- (05) A piece of aircraft lies in the grass
- (06) Fire crews work to put out the flames minutes after the attack
- (07) Fire crews work to put out the flames minutes after the attack
- (08) Emergency response teams begin preparing triage areas
- (09) Pentagon employees walk across VA-27 S Washington Blvd and onto Interstate 395
- (10) Pentagon employees walk away from the building along VA-27 S Washington Blvd
- (11) Fire crews work to put out the flames following the collapse of the E Ring
- (12) An emergency response helicopter lands on Columbia Pike
- (13) Fire crews work to put out the flames after the collapse of the E Ring
- (14) Offices in the E Ring of the Pentagon are left exposed following the collapse
- (15) A triage team prepares to work
- (16) Fire crews work to put out the flames following the collapse of the E Ring
- (17) Fire crews work to put out the flames following the collapse of the E Ring
- (18) Pentagon employees, law enforcement, and emergency response teams gather on VA-110
- (19) Flames escape from E Ring office windows
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- (21) Triage teams prepare to work
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- (23) Volunteers and FBI personnel perform evidence sweeps
- (24) FBI personnel and emergency response teams work near the collapsed E Ring
- (25) U.S. Army personnel take a break from duty
- (26) Navy personnel return to their offices on the fourth deck of the E Ring
- (27) A cabinet marred by fire
- (28) A newspaper dated September 11, 2001
- (29) The alley between C and B Rings
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- (01) A Navy combat photographer documents the scene at Ground Zero
- (02) New York City police and fire personnel work at Ground Zero
- (03) A New York City firefighter works at Ground Zero
- (04) A firefighter stands under the flag of Two World Trade Center
- (05) A search and rescue canine works at Ground Zero
- (06) A New York City firefighter stands in the wreckage of the World Trade Center
- (07) A Navy combat photographer documents the scene at Ground Zero
- (08) A Navy combat photographer documents the scene at Ground Zero
- (09) Relief workers organize supplies near Ground Zero
- (10) A medic stands among other personnel at Ground Zero
- (11) Law enforcement look over the scene at Ground Zero
- (12) A Navy combat photographer documents the scene near Ground Zero
- (13) An overturned fire truck sits amidst the rubble near Ground Zero
- (14) New York City police and fire personnel work at Ground Zero
- (15) New York City police and fire personnel take a break after working at Ground Zero
- (16) A lone fire engine sits amid the smoldering rubble of the World Trade Center
- (17) Two Army Reserve Soldiers catch some rest between guard shifts at Ground Zero
- (18) Volunteers distribute water to personnel involved in the search and rescue efforts
- (19) A Navy combat photographer documents the scene at Ground Zero
- (20) A child's doll lay on the floor of an apartment damaged by the collapse
- (21) An apartment near the World Trade Center is covered in dust and ash from the collapse
- (22) An apartment near the World Trade Center is covered in dust and ash from the collapse
- (23) The collapse caused significant damage to surrounding buildings
- (24) An Army National Guard specialist works to prevent looting of buildings destroyed by the collapse
- (25) A Navy combat photographer documents the devastation at Ground Zero
- (26) Firefighters still work to extinguish the smoldering debris at Ground Zero
- (27) A volunteer steel worker cuts a large part of debris
- (28) Ground Zero, 19 September 2001
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- (01) USNS COMFORT sails out of Baltimore Harbor
- (02) Standing watch on the bow of USNS COMFORT
- (03) Personnel aboard USNS COMFORT on 13 September 2001
- (04) Charting the course into New York Harbor aboard USNS COMFORT
- (05) Smoke rises from Lower Manhattan as USNS COMFORT sails into New York Harbor
- (06) Smoke rises from Lower Manhattan as USNS COMFORT sails into New York Harbor
- (07) Smoke rises from Lower Manhattan as USNS COMFORT sails into New York Harbor
- (08) Smoke rises from Lower Manhattan as USNS COMFORT sails into New York Harbor
- (09) A combat photographer records the scene as USNS COMFORT sails past Lower Manhattan
- (10) The wreckage of the World Trade Center collapse as seen from aboard USNS COMFORT
- (11) Smoke rises from Lower Manhattan as USNS COMFORT sails past on the Hudson River
- (12) Standing watch aboard the USNS COMFORT while docked at Pier 92 in New York City
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- (14) Standing watch while USNS COMFORT is docked at Pier 92 in New York City
- (15) A Petty Officer serving aboard USNS COMFORT displays a copy of local newspaper
- (16) A shadow stands watch while USNS COMFORT is docked at Pier 92 in New York City
- (17) Sailors aboard USNS COMFORT feed firemen, policemen, and volunteers
- (18) A Petty Officer aboard USNS COMFORT prepares french onion soup to feed to police officers, firefighters, and volunteers
- (19) Two Petty Officers aboard USNS COMFORT work on the meal plan
- (20) A Hospital Corpsman works in the galley aboard USNS COMFORT
- (21) MS2 Dan Faul volunteered for the recovery and relief efforts onboard USNS COMFORT in New York City
- (22) A Petty Officer aboard USNS COMFORT prepares dessert for an afternoon meal
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After a successfull moon landing, the Apollo 11 Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. Task Force 130 took charge of the recovery operations. USS Hornet (CVS-12) and its embarked units were tasked with the job of recovering the astronauts and transporting them back to Pearl Harbor. In this section, you will find the after action reports written by Task Force 130, HS-4, USS Arlington and USS Hornet, as well as photographs of the recovery operation.
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