Taliban and al-Qaeda detainees sit in a holding area while being guarded by military police at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during in-processing, on Jan. 11, 2002. SHANE T. MCCOY / U.S. NAVY

In this handout photo from the Department of Defense, military police escort a detainee inside a holding area at Camp X-Ray at Navy Base Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, during in-processing on Jan. 11, 2002. SHANE T. MCCOY / U.S. NAVY

Soon after the Defense Department released them, the images appeared in newspapers and on television across the globe.

U.S. Army Pfc. Keith Perkins hands lunch to a detainee in F Block in the earliest days of Camp X-Ray in 2002. SHANE T. MCCOY / U.S. NAVY

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane T. McCoy on assignment. McCoy, 33, was part of a Combat Camera team at Guantánamo on Jan. 11, 2002. He is leaving the Navy soon.