Command and Control Operations

Photographs of military personnel engaged in command and control operations, highlighting collaboration in joint exercises and response planning.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Vladimir J. Estrella, a prior service recruiter with 1st Marine Corps District, looks for potential applicants to re-join the Marines at 1st Marine Corps District, Garden City, New York, Dec. 7, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Summer Love, 18th Munitions Squadron custody account supervisor from Klamath Falls, Oregon was selected as the 18th Wings Supervisor of the Month at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Supervisor of the Month program is an opportunity for outstanding non-commissioned officers to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these leaders to their peers.

Chilean army Maj. Gen. Ricardo Stangher, Multinational Forces South deputy Commanding General, speaks on the phone during PANAMAX 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, August 8, 2022. PANAMAX is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that uses communication themes and operational understanding between joint, combined and interagency operations in order to increase interoperability by emphasizing common interests and establish cooperative solutions through comprehensive and integrated responses to simulated transnational threats in the region.

Participants from the Brazilian Air Force, alongside their U.S. Air Force and Space Force mentors, monitor a simulated non-cooperative launch during day five of Global Sentinel 2022 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 29, 2022. Day fives scenarios stressed the importance of communication and making notifications to enhance the safety and stability of space operations. Global Sentinel is the only event of its kind providing a venue for collaboration in the space domain.

Global Sentinel participants from work together to solve challenging space scenarios during Global Sentinel 2024 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 13, 2024. USSPACECOM and representatives from partner nations come together each year at Global Sentinel to promote cooperation and safe, secure space operations. In addition to the United states, partner nations that attended this year included Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Thailand and Ukraine. Space Force

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Dennis Sampson, commanding officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives a Rehearsal of Concept on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. A ROC is a method used to establish clear objectives and communication between personnel when conducting operations with numerous elements involved to ensure unity of effort. During this ROC, the 26th MEU Command Element and Combat Logistics 22 leadership discussed the plan for the 26th MEUs upcoming field exercise. This exercise is running concurrently to CLB 22s Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation. This FEX is the culminating exercise for the 26th MEU prior to the MAGTFs composite.

SPECIALIST Alejandro Cabello, 55th Singnal Company, Combat Camera, retrieves an image from the printer that was electronically printed in the Electronic Imaging Center(EIC). SPECIALIST Cabello is deployed to Tuzla AB in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020427-F-1740G-003. Base: Hong Kong International Airport Country: China (CHN) Scene Major Command Shown: AFNEWS

A Army public affairs officer and a Jordanian mine clearer, work shoulder to shoulder in the Combined Task Force 58 Public Affairs workspace at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Forth Naisang (left), Littoral Engineer Reconnaissance Team commander, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, and Sgt. Camron Tuttle, combat engineer, review reconnaissance data on a GETAC V110 Tablet PC. The GETAC is part of the Instrument Set, Reconnaissance and Surveying (ENFIRE); a tactical engineering set with equipment designed to facilitate engineering reconnaissance and build intelligence reports for supported units during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 20, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

Participants listen to opening comments, greet with each other and explore the equipment features they will be using for two weeks during the first dayt of Global Sentinel 2024 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 5, 2024. USSPACECOM and representatives from partner nations come together each year at Global Sentinel to promote cooperation and safe, secure space operations. In addition to the United states, partner nations that attended this year included Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Thailand and Ukraine. Space Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Fendley, 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 23 fuels systems instructor, explains the training uses of an interactive board to students from Edgren Middle-High School at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct 20, 2022. The tour allowed students to learn about training the Air Forces mechanically inclined career fields to ensure Airmen can complete the mission.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 299th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division assists soldiers as a career counselor during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 12, 2022.

Soldiers from the 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal, in Baumholder, Germany, train on the controls of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022, as a part of training for the KFOR 31 rotation. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo)

010325-M-6537L-014. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Uss Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force

020429-F-8115W-001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

CW3 Jean Carlos Vega, 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command (center) works through transportation logistics with Norwegian Armed Forces during the Oct. 17-21, 2022 tabletop workshop at Rygge Air Base, Norway. The workshop was designed to enhance host nation support and interoperability between the U.S. and Norway.

The HAF/DSI team takes a tour of the E-3 Sentry AWACS during the TFA health assessment at the 552nd Air Control Wing and 513th Air Control Group May 4, 2022, at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The team, led by Maj. Gen. Randal Efferson, conducted several focus group interviews to improve the Total Force Association enterprise.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Shannon Billiot, a graphic artist (bottom), USAF AIRMAN First Class Joanna Reihle (left), a photographer, and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Christy Sapulpa-Myers, a videographer, all from the 48th Communications Squadron (CS), 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, represent the three areas of the 48th CS Multimedia Center. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramon Garcia Flores, 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron cyber security liaison, overlooks inventory data at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 16, 2022. As a cyber security liaison, Garcia Flores is the first to trouble any issues whenever there are technology complications in the squadron.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Broderick Sims, 86th Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift lead, files information regarding airfield hazards at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2022. Airfield management Airmen are responsible for the upkeep of the runway and ensure that it is up to standard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)

030915-F-1601R-001. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Digital

Army staff monitoring satellite surveillance activity on a big screen, troopers working in army command post. Recruit gathering real time data via radar reconnaissance system in control center.

SOUTH PACIFIC (July 9, 2017) Operations Specialist 1st Class Charles Hammond, from Kansas City, Missouri, monitors tracks aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during an air defense exercise comprised of Sterett, amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Royal Australian Navy frigate helicopter HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigate HMAS Darwin (FFG 04), and Royal Australian Navy frigate helicopter HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) as part of Talisman Saber 17. Sterett, part of a combined U.S.-Australia-New Zealand expeditionary strike group (ESG), is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase proficiencies defending the ESG against blue-water threats so amphibious forces can launch Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Aust

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant James W. Norwood (seated) and SENIOR AIRMAN Oscar E. Aragon, coordinate cargo movement information worldwide from the Air Transportation Operations Center at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020512-F-6470S-009. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2002 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

030318-A-XXXXX-102. Base: Camp New Jersey Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

Oregon National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Joe Zeiner, a Task Force 38 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Company C, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment checks the computer-based manual for the helicopter as he prepares for a contingency aeromedical staging facility flight Thursday, Nov. 12, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The CASF flight later turned into a medevac flight as blood had to be transported to an outlying base. The Oregon Guard company conducted CASF flights and medevac flights in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 9, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Fisher Reynolds, assigned to U.S. Naval War College (NWC) war gaming department, and Brazilian navy Lt. Cmdr. Savio Cavalcanti, from Escola de Guerra Naval, provide inputs to a multi-touch multi-user interface as part of a control group at NWC in Newport, R.I., during the 2013 Inter-American War Game. The 2013 Inter-American War Game is a multinational online war game scenario facilitated through the hosting countrys control group. Control group members are responsible for oversight of the war gaming operations and provide face-to-face analysis, interpersonal discussion and feedback as the scenarios are executed. Multi-touch multi-user interfaces allow control group members to visually depict war gaming player movements for analysis and adjudication.

U.S. Space Force 2nd Lt. Anthony Gomez, 65th Cyberspace Squadron cyber operator, completes training on a computer at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 21, 2022. The 65 CYS is comprised of more than 100 military, civilians and contractors spread across three flights that conduct operations and maintenance on nearly 50 networks and mission systems, as well as performs configuration management and information assurance activities for those systems.

DEU Germany Neuss: Police operations Headquarter.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ian Chryst, Charlotte, North Carolina native, air traffic controller, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, checks the flight line from the control tower on MCAS New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. Chryst was selected for this month's MCAS New River Go-Getter award due to his professionalism and for filling a staff noncommissioned officers role as a sergeant.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ethan Rhee, a data systems administrator with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, adjusts the satellite on the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite Communications - Expeditionary during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 21, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Melissa Sharp, 305th Mission Support Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, makes dog tags for McGuire AFB troops in preparation for the EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION (EORI). The EORI is a joint exercise that brings together different units to train and work as one force. The deployment to Savannah, Georgia took place from McGuire AFB, NJ, on July 26th, 2000. Subject Operation/Series: EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cory Bressler, 325th Force Support Squadron airmen development advisor, discusses career resources at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 20, 2022. ADAs are available to guide and counsel Airmenon career service goals and professional progression.

Medium shot. U.S. Air Force Major General Joe Wehrle, commander of Joint Task Force, Operation Atlas Response, and Colonel Michael Russel, commander of Joint Special Operations Task Force at Beira, make a conference call with leaders in Maputo, Mozambique, and Air Force Base Hoedspruit, in South Africa, to obtain situational updates and arrange priorities for delivery of humanitarian relief to the people of Mozambique. To date Joint Special Operations, Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response, have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Beira State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

Sgt. 1ST Class robert France, 6th Infantry Division (Light), enters information into a computer terminal during exercise Brim Frost '87. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '87 Base: Galbrieth Lake State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Participants from the United Kingdom Space Command, alongside their Portuguese Air Force colleague, monitor information of a potential simulated non-cooperative launch during day five of Global Sentinel 2022 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 29, 2022. Day fives scenarios tested countries response to potential irresponsible behaviors in space as part of on-going spaceflight safety scenarios and space situational awareness. Global Sentinel scenarios provide a platform for U.S. and allied partners to build partnerships, hone communication practices and exchange ideas for operations in the space domain.

Military secret service staff monitoring air traffic activity in control center, reviewing data from case files and big screen. Trooper collects intelligence from satellite reconnaissance system.

020116-F-1379L-002. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Students man the command cell at Sims Hall during a war game. Base: Naval STAFF College, Newport State: Rhode Island (RI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Christina Wentzel, client systems operator technician, 114th Fighter Wing Mission Support Group comm flight, troubleshoots a computer malfunction at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota, Dec. 3, 2022. Comm Focal Point personnel provide the Air Force with communications networking expertise, ensuring that all computer hardware and software function correctly at all times.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hans Gabriel, 355th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, prepares simulated contracts during an annual contracting exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 28, 2022. Contracting specialists provide sources to sustain, recover and rebuild during a crisis response.

040816-F-6995W-004. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes General William Arnulfo López Chay, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense of Guatemala and other dignitaries to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 28, 2022. During the visit, General López attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, spoke with Class 62 students and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

030307-M-5505M-024. Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd LAR

030510-F-5281B-008. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2003 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

The deployed Communications Supervisor of the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, verifies numbers for newly installed telephone lines, In support of Joint Expeditionary Forces Experiment 2000 (JEFX 2000). Occuring at the permanent exercise facility, Hurlburt Field, Florida, JEFX 2000 will demonstrate the United States Air Force's capability to deploy and employ decisive aerospace power to the joint force commander. The exercise will emphasize Agile Combat Support, global mobility and dynamic battle control. How intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information is collected, controlled and fused into a Joint Battlespace Infosphere and distributed through command and control .... Complete Scene Caption: The deployed Communications Supervisor of the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, verifies numbers for newly installed telephone lines, In support of Joint Expeditionary Forces Experiment 2000 (JEFX 2000). Occuring at the permanent exercise facility, Hurlburt Field, Flo

Sgt. Adrian Jimenez, A Company 98th Signal Battalion training non-commissioned officer, manned the units tactical operations center, during their support of Grecian Firebolt, throughout the Combat Support Training Exercise 91-22-01, at Fort Hunter Liggett, Ca., during the month of June 2022. The 98th Signal Bn is a command within the 505th Signal Brigade footprint. Fort Hunter Liggett is a fort that is primarily used as a training facility, and hosts exercises like CSTX, where thousands of Soldiers throughout the U.S. come to perform their two-week obligated service.

040109-F-9072P-012. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

031101-F-1740G-001. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

020514-F-9032T-005. Base: RAF Feltwell State: East Anglia Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deandrea Quarles, a dispatcher assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, takes a call at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 6, 2022. Quarles is a Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 307th Security Forces Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Active-duty members and Reservists within the 378th ESFS work with the 1-182nd Infantry Regiments Task Force Americals Massachusetts National Guardsmen completing the trifecta of PSABs Total Force protection.

FORT IRWIN, Calif. After days of planning, rehearsing, and executing missions in the sandy backdrop of the Mojave Desert, masked-up leaders from 7th Infantry Divisions 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team paused training on January 17, 2022, for an after-action review to discuss operational lessons learned during Decisive Action Rotation 22-03 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.

020813-F-3805C-007. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

111213-N-GC412-131 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 13, 2011) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dion Jefferson inspects an Alf machine on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

Maj. Gen. Bret Larson, Commander of the 22nd Air Force, flies a MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter in a virtual reality simulator at the Air University Library on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama May 14, 2022. His visit was in part, to see the changes to the 908th would need to undertake to prepare for its new flying mission.

1AF's Detachment 3 successfully completed a validation exercise designed to verify the ability of United States Air Force "Guardian Angel" Pararescue specialists to operate with aircrew aboard U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawks to, if needed, rescue astronauts at sea. The joint team will support NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's upcoming Crew 5 launch. "The integration with Navy helicopter crews and the Air Force pararescuemen was successful," said Col Jason Gingrich, First Air Force, Air Forces Space Air Deputy to United States Space Command. "We worked out joint solutions for human space flight support operations (HSFSO) with our counterparts from Fleet Forces Navy and NASA. Also, United States Space Command provided great oversight and support for this vital HSFSO mission."

In support of Operation Joint Endeavor, Sergeant Gary Smith (front) and SPECIALIST Jermaines Thomas, 44th Signal Battalion, Mannheim, Germany, perform their duties from inside an AN/TSC-85B Satellite Communications Terminal van located in Kaposvar, Hungary. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Kaposvar Country: Hungary (HUN)

French national television reporters speak with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Pelbath, 437th Operations Group, about his perspectives on the one-year anniversary of Operation Allies Refuge at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 16, 2022. Pelbath served as an aerial mission commander at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, during the 17-day evacuation and was aboard the last U.S. C-17 Globemaster III to leave Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Seth Haines, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron radio frequency transmission systems supervisor, demonstrates how to use an Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations System at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, Aug. 17, 2022. The Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations System allows cyber airmen to monitor the electromagnetic spectrum for anomalies and protect military assets from rogue frequencies.

CPL S.A. Murray of Communications Platoon, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), checks the headset on a broken TA-312 field telephone in the platoon's repair shop. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

011212-F-6187R-003. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2014) Ensign Anthony Melendez-Diaz monitors a console in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). Donald Cook, the first of four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to be forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on a scheduled patrol to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the president's phased adaptive approach to European ballistic missile defense.

Marine with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, builds databases in order to conduct direct fire missions as part of the initial phases of Exercise Garnet Rattler at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, April 29, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d MLR, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

Tech. Sgt. Jada Oliver-Gray, a personnelist with the 442d Force Support Squadron, works at a desk in the 100th FSS assignments office May 17, 2022, on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Oliver-Gray has been working on processing incoming members' packages and ensuring they have enough retainability for a tour of duty at Mildenhall.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 6, 2022) Sailors in the supply and support office aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conduct administrative work during routine operations in the South China Sea, on Aug. 6, 2022. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region.

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Gennifer Washington (left), Life Skills Social Worker, and USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Patrick Lewis, Life Skills Technician, both assigned to the 39th Medical Group (MDG), 10th Expeditionary Medical Squadron (EMS), tends to the mental health needs of base personnel at the Life Skills Clinic, while deployed at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, in support of Combined Task Force (CTF), Operation NORTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

An information assurance officer with Marine Corps Recruiting Command, works on a Tablet PC computer. These Tablet PCs are designed to enhance systematic recruiting by speeding up the enlistment process of applicants.

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Nov. 17, 2020) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Jacob Mooney, assigned to the Underwater Construction Team (UCT) dive detachment of Task Force 75, calibrates equipment for a bathymetric survey of Apra Harbor in Guam. UCT provides a capability for construction, inspection, repair, and maintenance of ocean facilities in support of Navy and Marine Corps operations.

041124-F-8039H-001. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Personnel work from four tiers of computer and communication stations at the Combined Air Force Special Operations Command (CAFSOC), the nerve center of all Foal Eagle '93. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '93 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea

Department of the Army civilian Donald Beardslee (Seated) checks out information for accuracy before printing a Department of the Army (DA) photo at the Fort Sam Houston Audio/Visual Production Facility, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Base: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021205-F-1131H-006. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

021203-F-1443F-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Military people, smile and laptop with teamwork, collaboration and diversity from soldier. Computer, army man and woman online on website with internet and working on reading with surveillance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michelle Diaz, 18th Wing executive administrator from Huron, California was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

DF-ST-88-03762. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050822-A-9154J-052. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE

Captain Oktay Seyidoglu (Left), Turkish General STAFF CHIEF Communication Electronics Information Representative, watches as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Neal X. Joiner, 39th Communications Squadron, Still Photographic Journeyman, demonstrates the process of producing prints in the base photo lab, during the Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement inspection at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, November 7th, 2000. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 10, 2018) Naval ROTC Midshipman 2nd Class Michael Breslin wears a conning officer virtual environment headset as he navigates a virtual ship during sea trials at Naval Station Newport, R.I. Sea trials are a 10-day event where Midshipmen must perform a series of scenarios and properly demonstrate the skills they have developed throughout their training to test them under pressure as they demonstrate proficiencies in physical fitness, watch standing, seamanship, firefighting, damage control and swimming.

SGT Michael Evans transmits weather information to the United States. Base: Soto Cano Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

040718-F-0993P-010. Base: Otis Angb State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 5, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jefferson Rosete, left, practices ear, nose and throat examinations on Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jiayi Lei, left, during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Command Post Exercise (CPX). CPX is a training evolution conducted by Seabee battalions to assess their mission readiness exercise to prepare battalions for future operations. NMCB 18 Seabees are the expeditionary engineering and construction experts of the naval service. They provide task-tailored, adaptable and combat-ready engineering and construction forces that deploy to support Navy objectives globally.

020301-F-3838S-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Abigail Andrews, left, an intelligence specialist with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Lt. Dolyn Tell, a detective with the Palauan Division of Narcotics, perform pre-flight maintenance on the RQ-20 Puma drone in Koror, Republic of Palau, July 17, 2022. The Marines of Task Force Koa Moana 22 worked with Palauan law enforcement in operating the RQ-20 Puma, furthering an exchange of techniques and procedures to enhance future surveillance and intelligence gathering capabilities to help promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.

031216-F-0017C-084. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A group of joint multinational service members participate in a staff exercise during Super Garuda Shield 2023, at the 5th Marine Training Center (Puslatpur), Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, on September 1, 2023. SuperGarudaShield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-pacific.

DF-ST-87-08027. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

Competitors in seven-man teams showcase their linguistic prowess during the Voice Intercept event at the 2024 Polyglot Games on Feb. 3, 2024, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Each team listens to audio clips in one of seven languages, answering questions and demonstrating proficiency in diverse linguistic contexts. Army National Guard

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 David Murray, aviation maintenance officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, shares his knowledge and experience with Polish Capt. Matylda Ciereszko, flight engineer, 49 Air Base, 1st Land Forces Aviation Brigade, on Grafonwoehr Training Area, February 29, 2024. Sharing knowledge with our NATO Allies allows us to enhance our combined capabilities by emphasizing interoperability, modernization, and building partner capacity. Army

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Ozbirn with 90th Aviation Support Battalion, 11th Combat Aviation Brigade, designs a model on his laptop with computer-aided design (CAD) software during an advanced manufacturing seminar at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, June 29, 2022. 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division hosted the seminar to teach U.S. Army 91E allied trade specialists to efficiently and safely operate computer numerical control equipment, 3D printers and CAD software as part of the Department of Defense initiative to explore advanced manufacturing solutions that streamline sustainment of aircraft and other platforms while supporting missions across the globe.

STAFF Sergeant Oscar Llamas, Communication Network Manager from the 48th Communications Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, performs a routine local area network server connectivity check. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Students with the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy Basic Leader Course learn about land navigation Jan. 29, 2024, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., Virtual Battle Space simulations facility. The students spent a day training at the facility as part of course instruction. The training is called Virtual Battle Space for Map Reading and Land Navigation and is one of the newest additions to the course.

020702-F-3873G-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

070128-A-5332O-068. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030723-F-0806S-003. Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

050211-F-0737G-002. Base: Royal Air Force Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - Katrina - 26-HK-216-45. Hurricane Katrina

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