Coast Guard and Emergency Personnel

Coast Guard members engaged in various duties, emphasizing rescue operations and on-ground activities in response to emergency situations.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with the Office of Field Operations assists a stranded resident whose car had a flat tire in making contact with others that might have an air pump after the passage of Hurricane Ian in Venice, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett

021219-F-9528H-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-239. Coast Guardsman reboarding helo after dropping off water in grassy area, civilians nearby2. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-228. Coast Guardsman on storage tank. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-163. Coast Guardsman and photographer near buildings, construction area. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Agnew, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, alongside his color guard members, prepare to raise colors during the 2022 Klipper Ceremony, MCBH, Dec. 7, 2022. The Klipper Memorial was dedicated in 1981 to honor the 17 U.S. Navy Sailors and two civilian contractors who died during the attack on Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay on Dec. 7, 1941.

030430-A-7317P-005. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-434-61. Hurricane Katrina

020505-M-9902V-024. Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with the Office of Field Operations assists a stranded resident whose car had a flat tire in making contact with others that might have an air pump after the passage of Hurricane Ian in Venice, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022. CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett

021022-F-1443F-043. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Evan Davis, right, operations contractor, and Tim Davis, drone safety pilot, prepare for a demonstration flight at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 1, 2022. Critical infrastructure defense is essential to ensuring the Air Force can generate combat capabilities to support the joint fight.

040914-F-8978W-003. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Robert Godec, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, is briefed on dry screening operations during a visit to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission site in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15, 2024. Godec received a tour of site operations and was briefed on the progress of the mission during his visit. Air Force

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-111. Military personnel, air crew talking in grassy area near CG HH-60--050929. Hurricane Katrina

051002-A-8476M-054. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-25. Hurricane Katrina

Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Healthcare Operations Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Medical Group perform medical care on a SIM Manikin during tactical combat casualty care training April 29, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The purpose of TCCC is to treat injured combatants and keep them alive long enough to reach a medical facility.

U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Shawn Emerson, 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-16 during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-132-34. Hurricane Katrina

Army Sgt. Jeff Wemhoff, part of the search and extraction team of the Nebraska National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package readies his equipment during Vigilant Guard, a large scale training exercise that brings together National Guard units and local civilian agencies and allows for a realistic disaster-type training scenario, Friday, June 19, 2009. Made up of search and extraction, decontamination and medical teams, CERFPs have the capabilities of treating and decontaminating large numbers of patients should a mass casualty sitution present itself.

Lieutenant Joshua Riley, a Special Response Team (SRT) team member with the Department of Energy (DOE), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Will Raymond, the close-quarters battle (CQB) course chief with Training Company, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment (MCSFR), load ammunition for a scheduled live-fire training event at IAMS Range, Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex, Virginia, June 22, 2022. MCSFR CQB instructors led various live-fire qualifications, movement to contact drills and guided discussions on CQB tactics and techniques for personnel with the Department of Energys Special Response Team, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agents, the Chesapeake Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics Team, and the Pentagon Force Protection Agencys Emergency Response Team. MCSFR capitalized on the interagency training evolution to enhance CQB capabilities and knowledge for U.S. Marine CQB instructors and all participating agency operators further equiping anti-terrorism secur

Crew members aboard USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) pose for a group photo shortly after morning up, Portsmouth, Virginia, Sep. 20, 2022. USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) was returning to base after completing a 74 day deployment.

020514-F-7232C-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

030723-M-5578G-013. Subject Operation/Series: Truck Company Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

040422-F-1663P-004. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - VIP Tours - 26-HK-375-54. Hurricane Katrina

040901-F-0017C-113. Base: Kwang Ju Air Base State: Jeollanam-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

060822-N-8275M-117. Base: Santa Barbara State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010926-F-3961R-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: Air Force

970417-F-8768M-002. Base: Grand Forks State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Florida Army National Guard Sgt. Mary Miller and Spc. Hailey Richey assigned to Charlie Company, 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion greets residents of Lehigh Acres Florida at a point of distribution (POD) mission during emergency response efforts from Hurricane Ian 5 Oct. 2022. Sgt. Miller and Spc. Richey supplied residents with food, water, ice and smiles. (Florida Army National Guard photo credit by Staff Sgt. Cassandra Vieira)

040602-F-0558K-083. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-132-23. Hurricane Katrina

040207-F-9770E-001. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NORFOLK, Va. (Jan. 14, 2024)- A Sailor assigned to the Bear Aces of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124, reunites with his family after returning to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, Jan. 14, following a more than eight-month deployment with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. While deployed, the squadron accomplished 1,640 flight hours over 610 sorties.

WHITE BEACH, Japan (Feb. 17, 2023) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sub-Area Activity Okinawa and Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa personnel listen to a brief given by Heshikiya District Chief, Mitsuo Nishishinya, in preparation to clear foliage around sacred sites on White Beach Naval Facility as part of Jungle Attack, Feb. 17, 2023. The Jungle Attack community service project is regularly conducted by U.S. Navy and Japanese volunteers to maintain accessibility to old family tombs and sacred sites on White Beach.

Its always a good day when you get to send Soldiers on the next leg of their Army adventure! CSM Michael McMurdy met with 48 future Airborne Redlegs (13B and 13F), Friday 20 October as they waited for the bus.

Val Montjoie Muleteers Company. Savoy heritage..

040219-M-7690B-001. Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force veterans stand and listen to the memorial service speech during the Vietnam Security Police Association annual reunion, Oct. 7, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The VSPA is an association of U.S. Air Force veterans who served in Vietnam or Thailand between July 1958 and May 1975.

Survival Letter and Photos of Rescue - 26-HK-1-3. Hurricane Katrina

A French soldier, along with civilian personal, load luggage on to a bus with kids a board. The kids have lost their families to the war in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and were returning from a twenty one day field trip. The trip was put together by the Italian Association For Suffering Kids organization. Implementation Forces flew the kids back to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

(220527-N-OI810-0180) KEY WEST, Florida (May 27, 2022) Chief Construction Electrician James Whitehead, from Panama City Beach, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, removes a dock bumper from a fueling dock at Sigsbee Marina, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 27, 2022. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

Staff Sgt. Yolanda Duran, 64th Civil Support Team, New Mexico National Guard briefs decontamination procedures before the team executes a Joint Hazard Assessment Team training scenario in Show Low, Arizona on Feb. 29.This JHAT allowed the Guardsmen of the 91st CST to train with the 64th CST, New Mexico National Guard, firefighters and medics from Mesa Timber Fire and Medical District and Pinetop Fire District, and Public Information Officers from the Navajo County Department of Emergency Management and Preparedness to be prepared to confront any chemical, biological, and radiological threats against the homeland at a moments notice as a combined, efficient and effective team.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-10. Hurricane Katrina

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 24, 2022) - Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Cesar Alicea-Castaing leads visitors through the well deck of amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) as part of a tour during the Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) Centennial Celebration, Sept. 24. The NBSD Centennial Celebration honored the partnership between the base and its community by granting public access to a portion of the base to show off Navy assets and provide a better understanding of what happens within the base. Anchorage is homeported in San Diego.

A National Guardsmen with the 75th Troop Command's, 41st Civil Support Team, takes a moment to pose for a photo prior to donning his protective suit as part of the decontamination team on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort Sept. 6, 2022. This was all part of a scenario based exercise to prepare them for their external evaluations by Army North.

Airmen assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, prepare to deploy a GTR-18A rocket against opposing players during Exercise Red Flag-Rescue 22-2 at Playas Training Center, New Mexico, Aug. 11, 2022. Airmen must be ready to adapt, anticipate and react to changes in the operating environment by providing total force combat-ready Airmen to handle the known while also educating them to recognize and react to the unknown.

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-412-14. Hurricane Katrina

Military personnel prepare a medical patient for evacuation Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 from Corpus Christi, Texas to a medical facility in Dallas as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-38. Hurricane Katrina

A service member assigned to Shaw Air Force Base completes the fireman challenge as part of the Commanders Cup sporting event at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep. 9, 2022. The fireman challenge was designed and facilitated by Shaw Air Force Base firemen to be included in the roster of Commanders Cup events.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-141. Coast Guard air crew posing on ramp near HH-60. Hurricane Katrina

Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Special Tactics Squadron controll a helicopter landing zone on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 9, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The Airmen have controlled multiple landing zones and evacuated numerous victims by hoisting them to Kentucky Army Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters for evacuation.

Sergeant Ronald Dowsham of the 5th Cavalry reoganized takes care of his mount after going off duty. Dowsham is an Air Policeman assigned to protect the missiles located here. Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051007-A-5563H-025. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA

A Mission Support Radio airman configures a handheld radio for a teammate at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 18, 2022. 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Mission Support Radio installs, maintains, and sustains radio frequency communications ensuring mission success in deployed and home environments.

010804-N-0715P-003. Base: Dsv Rockwater 2 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Sarah Culbertson, oncoming commanding officer of 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, gives her remarks during a change of command ceremony on Camp Pendleton California, June 15, 2022. The 7th ESB change of command ceremony marked the passing of command from Lt. Col. Melina Mesta to Lt. Col. Sarah Culbertson.

050622-A-9665L-070. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Scimitar State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORN DIVISION (AA)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-33. Hurricane Katrina

The Wall that Heals, a three-quarter replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. arrived at Harper Creek High School in Battle Creek, Michigan July 13, 2022. Battle Creek citizens welcomed the semi-truck escorted by over 500 motorcyclists, police and fire personnel. Entry is free to the public 24 hours a day and will be in Battle Creek through Sunday, July 17. Volunteers from all over Michigan are ready to assist in finding names and answering questions. (Air National Guard photo by: Staff Sgt. Bethany Rizor)

Despite the rain, hundreds of riders participated in the annual Peacekeepers Ride, which supports causes for service members and law enforcement officers. The annual Peacekeepers ride starts at the Illinois National Guard headquarters on Camp Lincoln in Springfield. This year the ride, held on July 17, honored Illinois Army National Guard Col. (ret.) James Smith and Sangamon County Sheriff Department Sgt. Jason Boesdorfer, both of whom died in May. Smith served in the Illinois Army National Guard for 31 years retiring as the ILARNG Chief of Staff in 2008. He then went on to serve as the Illinois Department of Military Affairs Chief of Staff from 2008 until his death on May 11, 2022.

040925-F-9927R-004. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Lt. j.g. Kevin Lizama uses a stadimeter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) during a replenishment at sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Nov. 7, 2022, during exercise Silent Wolverine. Exercise Silent Wolverine is a U.S.-led, combined training exercise that tests Ford-class aircraft carrier capabilities through integrated high-end naval warfare scenarios alongside participating allies in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is conducting their first deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations.

220407-N-LR905-1460SAN DIEGO (April 7, 2022) - Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 1st Class Albert Pena washes his face after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, also known as pepper spray, during a Naval Security Forces Sentry qualification course for Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) April 7. Sailors participate in NSFS courses to qualify as armed watch standers. Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

050403-F-3177P-162. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030909-M-7837W-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031015-F-4350W-004. Base: RAF Feltwell Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

041104-F-7552L-015. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

More than 500 Airmen assigned to the 331st Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, August 17-18, 2022. Maj. Gen. Michele C. Edmondson, Commander, Second Air Force, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, reviewed the ceremony.

Pfc. Dylan Robbins (left) and Spc. Matthew Smith (right) guiding Ott (horse) into the pen to groom him.

Sergeant (SGT) John Scott, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment searches a role player during a simulated Non Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO), in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2003 State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-369-134. Hurricane Katrina

220828-N-DH616-1010 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (August 28, 2022) Command Master Chief Morgan Jones and Senior Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Brandon Dixon grill food for the steel beach picnic aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) is the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), a multinational integrated task group that projects a constant and visible reminder of the Alliances solidarity and cohesion afloat and provides the Alliance with a continuous maritime capability to perform a wide range of tasks, including exercises and real-world operations in periods of crisis and conflict.

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-70. Hurricane Katrina

Lee Taylor, U.S. Department of Agriculture wildlife biologist assigned to the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing safety office, monitors the space around the airfield at Air Base 201, Niger, during a nighttime wildlife survey Jan. 17, 2024. The wildlife survey is part of the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program to monitor and deter animals that could be a threat to aircraft and the airfield environment.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-41. Hurricane Katrina

The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.

060726-N-3931M-035. Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IND)

Veterans of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, post a plaque on one of the Camp Horno memorial crosses as part of a reunion hike for the 20th anniversary of Operation Vigilant Resolve, also known as the first Battle of Fallujah, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29, 2024. The hike brought together approximately 150 veteran and active-duty Marines and Sailors who served with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines, during Operation Vigilant Resolve in 2004. Marine Corps

During a routine training exercise at RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom, Bery, a 48th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) K-9 working dog, attacks decoy US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jeremy Teas, 48th SFS. The exercise is designed to help train the K-9s in attack, defense and submission of suspects during real world instances. Base: Raf Feltwell Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally "Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the participants

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-199. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Skye Robertson, of the 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, a member of the Mobile Initial Communications Kit (MICK) assembles a VHF line of sight antenna for local communications, while deployed to a forward location in the European theatre. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Country: Unknown

Lt. Kira Adams and Senior Chief Petty Officer Brian Koji, from the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Joint Rescue Sub-Center, discuss the temporary outage with rescue partners on Guam to raise awareness and help mitigate the impact of issue on Jan. 14, 2024. The service continues to address the ongoing temporary U.S. Coast Guard outage of VHF-FM radio communications, which is integral for maritime safety, which began as an unintended consequence of a router relocation.

Inter-American Defense College Staff, Faculty and Students tour Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. The Park protects and interprets the landscape of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. There are 43,000 American Civil War artifacts that are displayed in the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The Visit It is an academic field study that is part of the master's program offered by the college.

NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Treshon Burgess, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Fire, and Emergency Services Flight firefighter, prepares the hose before structural live fire training at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Sept. 3, 2022. The firefighters participate in daily training to maintain proficiency in fire, rescue, and Emergency Medical Services skill sets. Burgess is stationed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

060722-N-9268E-017. Base: USS Trenton (LPD 14)

Public Affairs - General - 26-HK-414-2. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Logan J. McCook, a recruit with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, writes down his information during an M16A4 service rifle at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Sept. 26, 2022. Recruits were issued rifles and briefed on their responsibilities regarding rifle security, safety and handling. McCook was recruited out of Recruiting Station Milwaukee, Wis.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-100. Hurricane Katrina

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-164. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

A NASCAR fan sits in the drivers seat of a joint light tactical vehicle during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, May 28, 2022. The Marines participation at the Coca-Cola 600 provided an opportunity to demonstrate the unique capabilities of the Marines Corps to the public amid joint service support to the event.

050831-N-8154G-176. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Educators with 9th Marine Corps District, Western Recruiting Region, receive a K9 brief from the Provost Marshals Office at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 7, 2023. The Educators Workshop is held in order to create a stronger relationship between the Marine Corps and our communities.

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