Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Delaney Jensen | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 03.04.2022
220304-N-EM691-3001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 4, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) learn the proper use of a water pump during a rescue and assist drill, March 4. The Sullivans is deployed to the European theater of operations and participating in a range of maritime activities in support of U.S. Sixth Fleet and NATO Allies.......
Courtesy Photo | USAID, Bureau for the Middle East | 02.03.2022
Since the Shokran Pump Station was damaged by ISIS, residents and farmers in Hatra have struggled to access water. USAID repaired and replaced six kilometers of destroyed water pipelines, helping to reconnect 25,000 Hatra residents to clean water. Photo credit: UNDP, February, 2022....
Courtesy Photo | USAID, Bureau for the Middle East | 11.17.2021
Fatema fills up a jerrycan with clean water from a well in her village in Yemen’s Ta’izz governorate in November 2021. USAID funded the installation of solar panels to power the well’s water pump, which the village was unable to operate due to soaring diesel prices. Now, villagers like Fatima are able to fetch safe water closer to home. “Before, we were worried about how to fetch......
Courtesy Photo | USAID, Bureau for the Middle East | 11.10.2021
Two girls fill jerrycans at a water collection point built with USAID funding in the Jabal Habashy District of Ta’izz Governorate in Yemen on November 10, 2021. Women and girls worldwide collectively spend 200 million hours every day collecting water. USAID funds construction and rehabilitation of water collection points closer to communities in Yemen. When women and girls have safe,......
Courtesy Photo | USAID, Bureau for the Middle East | 09.21.2021
Hassan, a 40-year-old resident of Al Ashroh village in Yemen, stands in front of a water well rehabilitated with USAID funding in September 2021 in Jabal Habashy District of Ta’izz Governorate. The well serves more than 3,100 individuals who previously lacked access to clean water. The rehabilitation work included installation of solar panels to power the water pump, a sustainable solution......
Courtesy Photo | USAID, Bureau for the Middle East | 09.21.2021
Saad, a 90-year-old father of eight, stands in front of a water well rehabilitated with USAID funding in September 2021 in the Jabal Habashy District of the Ta’izz Governorate in Yemen. The well serves more than 550 individuals who previously lacked access to clean water, providing a basic necessity right in their community. The rehabilitation work included construction of a water tank,......
Courtesy Photo | USAID, Bureau for the Middle East | 09.16.2021
People collect water from a water system rehabilitated with USAID funding in September 2021 in the Bani Essa Mahqanah Sub-District of Jabal Habashy District in Ta’izz Governorate, Yemen. The rehabilitation, which improved access to clean water for 850 individuals, included construction of a water reservoir and installation of a solar-powered water pump. Access to clean water helps stem the......
Photo by Seaman Cameron Crews | USS Carl Vinson | 06.01.2020
BREMERTON, Wash. (June 1, 2020) Machinist's Mate Fireman Shelby Smith, a native of Boston, performs corrective maintenance on a water pump aboard Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance pierside in Bremerton, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cameron C. Crews/Released)...
