Construction and Repair in Operations

Images of military personnel engaged in construction and repair work in diverse operational settings, emphasizing teamwork and facility maintenance.

(220527-N-OI810-0398) KEY WEST, Florida (May 27, 2022) Equipment Operator 1st Class Juan Vargas, from Miami, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, removes wood from a hole-saw bit after he drills a hole into a two-by-ten board as Seabees repair 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.

030204-F-9528H-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

(220527-N-OI810-0398) KEY WEST, Florida (May 27, 2022) Equipment Operator 1st Class Juan Vargas, from Miami, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, removes wood from a hole-saw bit after he drills a hole into a two-by-ten board as Seabees repair 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.

(220516-N-OI810-0937) KEY WEST, Florida (May 16, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Alexander Santos, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, attaches a scrap board to a window header during an office space installation in the Central Processing Facility of Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South, at Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 16, 2022. The scrap board was used to help keep a plywood panel square as it was attached to studs. 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.

020415-F-2902B-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

060726-N-3931M-037. Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IND)

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

A military policeman with the 342nd Military Police Company, rappels down the tower here in Ft. McCoy, Wisconson. Soldiers from the 300th Military Police Brigade spent two weeks in Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin participating in Spartan Warrior. Soldiers were able to train on their job specific tasks and Army Warrior tasks.

Educators from the 8th Marine Corps District attempt to complete leadership challenges at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. April 21, 2022. The 8th Marine Corps District is home to Recruiting Stations, Denver, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City. Educators were welcomed to the depot to receive a first-hand experience on what recruit training is like.

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from Air Force Special Operations Command's 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, begins the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

040715-F-0571C-071. Base: Timehri Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

US Army (USA) soldiers, 306th Engineer Company, Amityville, New York, prepare to put sideboards inside one of four shower tents. Each tent will contain twelve showerheads, adding 48 new showers to the twelve already in place. An increase shower capacity of 400 percent for the 3,000 troops stationed at Kandahar Air Base, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

020415-F-2902B-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Milton Harrington, a heating, ventilation, and refrigeration journeyman with the 116th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Georgia Air National Guard, operates a four-stroke rammer while compacting fresh dirt for a drainage system during Innovative Readiness Training at Camp Paumalu Girl Scout Camp, Hawaii, July 23, 2019. The 116th CES, from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., joined forces with the Air Force Reserves 452nd CES, from March Air Force Base, Calif., during the real-world construction mission to support the Girl Scouts of Hawaii in building a science, technology, engineering, and math-based, or STEM, learning center at the camp while gaining crucial experience for wartime missions. They were supported by personnel from the 116th Air Control Wings services, medical, vehicle maintenance, and public affairs units as well as fire fighters from the Pennsylvania Air National Guards 171st Air Refueling Wing.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-435-40. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander MatiasRodriguez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, and a native of North Carolina, lays bricks at the Bankhaocha-Angkromklong School in Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 16, 2024. Marines of MWSS-174 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

021224-F-9032T-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

030919-F-8678S-008. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

050715-A-6108G-224. Base: Shiele State: Dahuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

Sgt. 1st Class Catherine Kula of Waipahu, Hawaii works with a crew of Thai marines to build a wall in the new classroom facility the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical is building jointly with the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion during the Cobra Gold joint engineering civil assistance mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong school in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

030118-F-0876R-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Becerril, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, and a native of New Jersey, applies stucco to the outside walls of a new classroom being built at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

041130-M-0036Y-024. Base: Al Taqqadum Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220819-N-DP708-1036 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 19, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Jillian Figueras, a native of Sheridan, Ore., tests a deck ramp on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Aug. 19. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

Members of the Michigan Air National Guard's 110th Civil Engineer Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, remove siding from a building at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 9, 2022. Members of the 110th CES participated in a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise in Japan to renovate the Boy Scout camp located at the recreational area.The DFT program provides valuable training opportunities normally not available in home station scenarios, allowing Airmen to train on equipment they will likely operate during a deployment, but might not have access to on their home base.

120731-O-ZZ999-047 SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (July 31, 2012) Cambodian army 2nd Lt. Chantart Nousarun teaches Equipment Operator 3rd Class Bethany Spinney how to put stucco on a wall during an engineering civic action project at Chrov Heath Center for Pacific Partnership 2012. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission between U.S. military, host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies designed to build stronger relationships and disaster response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

Coast Guard Personnel and Civilian Operations - 26-HK-72-43. Coast Guardsman on dock with civilians, near debris. Hurricane Katrina

Members of the Michigan Air National Guard's 110th Civil Engineer Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, use a concrete saw to remove concrete at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2022. Members of the 110th CES participated in a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise in Japan to renovate the Boy Scout camp located at the recreational area.The DFT program provides valuable training opportunities normally not available in home station scenarios, allowing Airmen to train on equipment they will likely operate during a deployment, but might not have access to on their home base.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, mix concrete at the Bankhaocha-Angkromklong School in Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 16, 2024. Marines of MWSS-174 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor Huften, right, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Florida, and Lance Cpl. Kyle Bedrosian, a combat engineer with MWSS-171, and native of California, operate a ground compacting machine at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

011021-F-2421P-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Spc. Brandon Kopren assigned to 842nd Engineer Compay, South Dakota Army National Guard, directs the skid steer operater during a sidewalk build in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 12, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, scenario-driven training exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks, and battle drills.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Makala Kuhr, 47th Student Squadron training pilot, dangles from a swing and descent landing gear at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on June 27, 2022. Swing and descent landing gear simulates a parachuting experience and allows pilots to prepare themselves in the event of an emergency ejection.

Members from the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada move framing into place as they work on a new school building. The school is being rebuilt to replace the old St. Mary's High School in downtown Georgetown as part of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine CorpS participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Georgetown Country: French Guiana (GUF)

060728-N-3714J-103. Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IND)

U.S. military civil engineers repair the roof of a school as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 15, 2022. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

RICHMOND, VA (May 21, 2022) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution and the nuclear powered cruise missile attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) help build a house with Habitat for Humanity during Richmond Navy Week. USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ships wooden hull.

020410-F-7232C-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Country: Unknown

010823-N-1264S-009. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

DN-SC-90-01157. Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

DN-ST-90-00638. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua McEnroe, right, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Massachusetts, and a Royal Thai Marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers, discuss the brick laying progress at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during the 43rd iteration of Cobra Gold. This years iteration aims to strengthen the capabilities of participating nations to plan and conduct combined and joint operations, build relationships between participating nations, and enhance interoperability over a range of activities, including humanitarian aid projects. Marine Corps

A Soldier with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, works on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

020102-F-2034C-020. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

Senior Airman Jonathan Carmona secures square tubing to a metal frame Sept. 23, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Airman Carmona is a structural journeyman assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron.

030221-F-5712B-011. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

030424-F-2034C-007. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center employees, Steve Shippee and Scott Price erect a dolphin habitat in Ketchikan, Alaska. The dolphins will be used to detect opposing forces swimmers during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001 harbor defense operations. Northern Edge is Alaska's premier joint training exercise, which encompasses military troops from all over North America and it lasts for two weeks. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Base: Ketchikan State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041026-F-5677R-007. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of a U.S. Navy construction battalion measure sections of framework during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Lance Corporal Johnny Pineda, USMC, Combat Engineer, 1ST CEB (Combat Engineer Battalion), BLT 1/4 (Battalion Landing Team), from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), along with a local Kenyan, puts nails into the tin roof on the schoolhouse in Faza, Kenya. The schoolhouse is being built as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02. Subject Operation/Series: EDGE MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU

020608-A-2795I-024. Base: Camp Zama State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific

981217-A-0144L-002. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Eagle Base State: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

(220526-N-OI810-1036) KEY WEST, Florida (May 26, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Ricardo Nunes, from Victoria, Brazil, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, applies joint compound to drywall during an office space installation in the Central Processing Facility of Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South, at Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 26, 2016. 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.

U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Joe Brakeville, 126th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a circular saw to cut rafters on a home under construction for Cherokee veterans, August 4 2022. The Illinois National Guard member is participating in an Innovative Readiness Training Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative. This volunteer opportunity provides U.S. military personnel with readiness training while addressing public and civil-society needs.

041213-F-7169B-001. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Air Force Tech Sgt. Shawn Swiatocha, an Air National Guardsman currently serving with Joint Task Force Guantanamos 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron structures team, cuts an access door into the rear panel of a sound booth at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bays base chapel, Jan. 17, 2009. Swiatocha, a structural craftsman, has worked on various projects for both the JTF and Naval Station. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detained enemy combatants, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released. The JTF conducts intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the Global War on Terror. JTF Guantanamo provides support to the Office of Military Commissions, to law enforcement and to war crimes investigations. The JTF conducts planning for and, on order, responds to Caribbean

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team clear a road blocked by a fallen tree Oct. 10, 2016, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. More than 160 Virginia National Guard Soldiers started serving on state active duty Oct. 9 in the wake of Hurricane Matthew and assisted multiple localities in the Hampton Roads area with debris reduction, evacuating citizens seeking shelter and transporting law enforcement officers on route assessments to identify road hazards.

220712-N-PC065-1075 RIJEKA, Croatia (July 12, 2022) - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Britnee Locquiao, right, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 and Lance Cpl. Dylan Hoover, attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), beautify a playground during a community relations project at a kindergarten in Rijeka, Croatia, July 12, 2022. Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

050715-A-6108G-341. Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Catching up on a little reading in flight is GUNNERY Sergeant Keith Blucher, USMC (foreground). Corporal Matt Rider, USMC, keeps his eyes outside the plane. Both are assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

050913-A-6004S-034. Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. military civil engineer grabs tools to conduct renovations on a school as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 10, 2022. The operation is scheduled for Sept. 12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participates in PAC ANGEL 22-4 in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

070527-A-1906W-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Area Office Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE

020508M-9902V-017. Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Sgt. Warren Williams of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard conducts search and rescue operations in Moore, OK, in response to the May 20th , 2013 EF-4 Tornado that ripped through the center of town.

TAPAZ, Philippines (April 24, 2015) U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Terrell Harris, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, cuts a piece of metal for a roof section as Armed Forces of the Philippines engineers, assigned to the 552nd Engineer Construction Battalion, move dirt before digging a rain trench at Don Joaquin Artuz Memorial Elementary School during Balikatan 2015. The engineers, along with U.S. Marines from the 9th Engineer Construction Battalion, are part of the combined-joint civil-military operations task force on the island of Panay that is constructing two classrooms at the school. Balikatan is an annual bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron conduct a simulated search and rescue mission during a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.

040428-F-4905S-003. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030909-F-1789V-001. Base: Vaziani Military Base State: Tiblisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

961228-F-8754M-007. Base: Meridian State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spc. Justin Meagher, a Soldier with the 724th Engineer Battalion, operates a chain saw to cut up large debris at Saxon Harbor, Wisconsin Aug. 9 as part of flood recovery operations. Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin's adjutant general, called more than 75 Wisconsin National Guard members to state active duty to assist townships in northwest Wisconsin affected by major flooding and damaging winds. Wisconsin National Guard photograph by Spc. Kati Stacy/Released.

060729-N-3153C-093. Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IND)

010403-A-9846J-002. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

020410-F-0558K-006. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A member from the 155th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, connects belly straps under a M9A9 five ton truck that is to be loaded into the hold of the USNS Denebola for redeployment to the United States. Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Staff Sgt. Ian Moorleghen, 1st Maintenance Squadron Maintenance Flight Package Maintenance and Plan Team member, hooks up a sling to an F-15 on Friday July 21, 2011 at Joint-Base Langley Eustis. The F-15 will be transported via flatbed truck to its final resting place at Chico Air Museum in California where it will be on display.

A German railroad worker helps the 1ST Battalion, 26th Infantry part of the 2nd Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division, Scheinfurt, Germany, deploy to Kaposvar, Hungary. The soldiers are deploying to Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the Covering Force who are replacing soldiers participating in Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

050713-A-6108G-438. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050809-A-9154J-059. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE

050623-A-6108G-128. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sulaymaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

STAFF SGT. Gary Kofford, an independent duty medical technician with the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. levels off newly poured concrete during New Horizon '97, the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Members of a Thai search and rescue team repel down a building during a humanitarian assistance disaster relief (HADR) training exercise at the Disaster Relief Training Center, during Cobra Gold 24 in Chachoengsao Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024. Joint exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and occuring between Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

050713-A-6108G-432. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine sailors with the Naval Combat Engineering Brigade, build a structure during KAMANDAG 6 at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Tarlac, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. The U.S. and Philippine Seabees supported the training event by opening up vehicle routes and building sentry posts to act as targets for live-fire events. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

221106-A-RY768-1007 MANAMA, Bahrain (Nov. 6, 2022) Mineman 1st Class Thomas Kidwell maneuvers a crane for weight inspection on the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), Nov. 6, while pierside in Manama, Bahrain. Gladiator is forward-deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

010617-A-0657P-008. Base: Quito Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM

A Commissioned Officer Training School student hoists herself around a pillar at the Officer Training School ropes exercise conditioning course here July 24, 2014. Commissioned medical, legal and chaplain officers must go through COT to receive military leadership training. The ropes course is a confidence and team building part of the training every class must go through.

Alaska Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Cody Albert, assigned to the 168th Wing, helps a community member of Koyuk, Alaska clear storm debris for Operation Merbok Response, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

DF-ST-87-07495. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of a U.S. Navy construction battalion (Seabees) work on a broken water line during clean-up and repair efforts following a major earthquake that devastated the San Francisco area on October 17. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bradley Shields, a water and fuels systems specialist assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron, glues pipe together at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 29, 2022. As a directive from AFCENT, PSABs new containerized housing units need to support sufficient Wi-Fi access before service members can move in. The final day of duct banking marked a historic moment in the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Groups history as it was the groups final project at PSAB since they forward deployed to the KSA in 2018 starting a tent city on an empty plot of land.

Zombie attack, Paint Ball Marratxi, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Senior Amn. Keehan Reinhardt from 110th Attack Wing, Battle Creek Mich. spreads the wet concrete to level out for the porch of the new dining facility at Camp Hinds, Maine, May 3, 2016. The Civil Engineering unit was participating in the Innovative Readiness Training at Camp Hinds. IRT combines training with community needs, helping the Airmen achieve wartime readiness while helping the community at the same time.

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