Critical Care Air Transport Training

Images depict military personnel conducting critical care procedures in low light environments, showcasing teamwork and emergency medical skills during training scenarios.

NORFOLK (Sept. 7, 2022) Cmdr. Joseph Fitspatrick, a surgeon assigned to an Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, performs emergency surgery and advanced trauma care on a mannequin during a realistic test-of-concept aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, USS Tortuga (LSD-46), Sept. 7, 2022. ERSS is designed to provide advanced medical capabilities at the closest point-of-injury, either afloat, undersea or ashore during combat or contingency operations in a distributed maritime environment.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Alex Ackley, 51st Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), takes the vital signs of US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ben Fundaburg, 51st CES, as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Wilkinson, 51st CES, records the information at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, during the 2001 Osan Air Base Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyong Craddock, right, 60th Inpatient Squadron critical care flight nurse, and Maj. Hiroko Akuzawa, 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron emergency room medical director, perform procedures as a critical care air transport team in a low light environment simulation during a visit from Col. Rudolph Cachuela, Air Mobility Command surgeon general, at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 6, 2022. Cachuelas visit included a tour of David Grant USAF Medical Center as well as the 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

220613-N-ED646-0187 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 13, 2022) Sailors transport a simulated casualty during a general quarters drill aboard USS Gravely (DDG 107), June 13, 2022. Gravely is 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.

Kini Leweni Tuisolia Woi, Logistics Support Unit, Medical Company, Fiji Army, left, and Private Lusiana Likudomole, Territorial Force Brigade, Fiji Army, quickly debate their next move during Tactical Combat Care Course skill test scenario four with SSG Kristy M. Rosado, 402nd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team, simulating a patient who was hit by an improvised explosive device blast causing amputation and massive hemorrhaging. Regular exercises and engagements with our allies and partners are instrumental in cultivating civil-military cooperation, increasing emergency preparedness, and enhancing bilateral response capabilities. Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise with the United States, Republic of Fiji Military, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces that builds expeditionary readiness and interoperability by increasing the capacity to face a crisis and contingencies by developing and stressing units at the highest training levels.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May. 19, 2013) Members of Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System Team 10 work on a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill as part of International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013. IMCMEX includes navies from more than 40 countries whose focus is to promote regional security through mine countermeasure operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Marc Arrigo, an explosive ordinance disposal technician assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), measures the pulse of a training dummy during a Valkyrie training exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 12, 2022. The Valkyrie Program prepares Marines to assist U.S. Navy corpsmen with blood transfusion and Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) for a casualty in critical condition. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Sailors with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, treat a simulated patient during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. 1st Medical Battalion performed a MCCRE in order to assess unit effectiveness and readiness.

NORFOLK (Sept. 7, 2022) Cmdr. Joseph Fitspatrick, a surgeon assigned to an Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, performs emergency surgery and advanced trauma care on a mannequin during a realistic test-of-concept aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, USS Tortuga (LSD-46), Sept. 7, 2022. ERSS is designed to provide advanced medical capabilities at the closest point-of-injury, either afloat, undersea or ashore during combat or contingency operations in a distributed maritime environment.

NORFOLK (Sept. 7, 2022) Cmdr. Joseph Fitspatrick, a surgeon assigned to an Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, performs emergency surgery and advanced trauma care on a mannequin during a realistic test-of-concept aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, USS Tortuga (LSD-46), Sept. 7, 2022. ERSS is designed to provide advanced medical capabilities at the closest point-of-injury, either afloat, undersea or ashore during combat or contingency operations in a distributed maritime environment.

020613-F-3715H-002. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

A Marine Corps French/Creole linguist comforts a Haitian earthquake victim aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, Jan. 20. The 22nd MEU is embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group off the island of Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the wake of a devastating earthquake that struck the country Jan. 12. The 22nd MEU is a multi-mission capable force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class, Andres Rodoni, center, from Dallas, Texas, assigned to Task Force 61/2, checks on a simulated casualty with Hellenic Marines with the 32d Marine Brigade during exercise Alexander the Great 22, Greece, May 20, 2022. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership to preserve security and stability in the region.

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, inserts an intravenous line into a patient's arm during exercise Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Smyrna, Tennessee, May 8, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict.

Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) simulate a personnel casualty during a general quarters drill while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 23, 2024. George Washington is underway in support of carrier qualifications.

110812-N-OI955-076PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 12, 2011) Members of the medical department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) perform training on an electrical casualty during a rapid response drill. John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled Western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment.

041003-F-0524H-013. Base: Fob Brassfield-Mora State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DA-ST-85-10005. Subject Operation/Series: ORBIT SUNSET Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031110-F-7234P-002. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 447th Air Expeditionary Group

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Katherine Mercado-Ramos, 86th Maintenance Squadron field systems journeyman, left, and Airman 1st Class Jecol Roy, 86 MXS fuel maintenance journeyman, right, extract an Airman from an aircraft fuel tank as part of an annual aircraft fuel tank extraction exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 6, 2022. This exercise simulated a situation where 86 MXS Airmen responded to a fuel tank entrant becoming unresponsive and in need of extraction and medical care.

More than 600 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers, joined by Soldiers from the Montana, Oregon, Ohio and South Carolina Army National Guards, have been training in Fort Bliss, Texas, since mobilizing from Gowen Field in early August. The task force, Task Force Rattler, will deploy to Southwest Asia later this month in support of Operation Spartan Shield, where they will rotate out with 250 Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard as well as Soldiers from the Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida Army National Guards. Each rotation is approximately 12 months. Soldiers from the 118th Infantry Regiment from South Carolina National Guard and the 285th Medical Company from the Ohio National Guard are also part of Task Force Rattler, which provide the task force the ability to execute combined arms maneuvers. The intense training at Fort Bliss consisted of long hours with day and night combined arms maneuver missions with the Idaho Army National Guard shooting 120mm mortar rounds from M113 A

DF-ST-85-04834. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), extract a simulated casualty from a notional nuclear detonation training area during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Ga. CBIRFs initial response forces will deploy a primary assessment team to gather intelligence for follow-on search and rescue operations in the event of a nuclear detonation. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

010725-F-6655M-003. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Expedition 23 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer signs the wall inside a helicopter taking him to Karaganda, Kazakhstan shortly after he and fellow crew members Soichi Noguchi and Commander Oleg Kotov landed in their Soyuz TMA-17 capsule near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. NASA Astronaut Creamer, Russian Cosmonaut Kotov and Japanese Astronaut Noguchi are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 22 and 23 crews.

A Latvian military explosive ordnance disposal team member assigned to the 54th Combat Support Battalion, EOD Company in Latvia, disarms a simulated collar bomb during an annual IED Rodeo training exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 27, 2022. Teams were encouraged to come up with unique approaches to disarming the improvised explosive devices in each provided scenario.

Simulated patients from the field recieve care at a Combat Support Hospital during Operation GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 held at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin California. Reserve forces from all over the nation are participating in GOLDEN MEDIC, a multi-unit, medical, field exercise in which the Army transports simulated casualties from the frontline through various staging areas to a main tent. Subject Operation/Series: GOLDEN MEDIC 2001 Base: Camp Dublin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220831-N-EP708-1247PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2022) - Sailors, and Marines assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, simulate treating an injured Marine during a medical evacuation exercise in the medical bay of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Aug. 31. Medical evacuation exercises demonstrate the ships ability to process and accommodate personnel safely and seamlessly. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting integrated training operations with the 13th MEU in the U.S. 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

Sailors assigned to medical department onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conduct emergency patient care during a mass casualty drill aboard the ship in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 20, 2024. George Washington is underway in support of carrier qualifications.

030813-F-1789V-001. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

030630-F-1601R-003. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DN-ST-88-02133. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

Members of the 161st Medical Group conducts tourniquet training at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, January 8, 2024. Proper tourniquet application can be the difference between life and death.

220826-N-VM474-1054 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 26, 2022) A Swedish sailor, simulating a casualty, lies on a stretcher while being assessed by U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), and Swedish nurses during a medical response team exercise aboard the Swedish Carlskrona-class auxiliary support ship SWE Carlskrona (P 04), Aug. 26, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is 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.

An actor with simulated injuries get checked for remaining chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents after going through the decontamination process during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) defense demonstration hosted by the Moroccan military in Agadir, Morocco, June 28, 2022, during African Lion 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

Aviation Ordnancemen load Rockeye cluster bombs on to the wing of an FA-18 "Hornet". The men are stationed on board the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), which is deployed to the Adriatic in support of NATO-led Operation Allied Force. (Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-00-02731 or search 990412-N-6240R-006). Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Adriatic Sea

050211-N-6665R-037. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

070104-A-4746S-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Echo Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-88. Hurricane Katrina

030520-M-4066S-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Marine with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) fullfill a military maxim, if you can sleep - sleep, while resting in the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, before leaving on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) crew members prepare to patch a simulated pipe leak during a damage control exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 15, 2022. Hamilton is 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.

220929-N-TC847-1249 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 19, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) fold the American flag, Sept. 19, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is 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.

040809-F-2706S-015. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

050116-N-6817C-276. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

U.S. Sailors with the Expeditionary Medical Facility Jackson from Dallas, Texas, simulate treating causalities during a Mass Casualty exercise in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 17, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. The exercise enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

Anti Poaching training at Kariega Game Reserve South Africa

1990 Group 13 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Susan J. Helms, wearing helmet with oxygen mask and inflated life jacket, is assisted by training instructor during water survival exercises at Elgin Air Force Base (AFB) in Pensacola, Florida. Helms looks on as the instructor adjusts her parachute harness. When ready, Helms will be dropped from the harness into the pool (in background) to simulate a water landing after T-38 ejection. ASCANs participated in the exercises from 08-14-90 through 08-17-90.

040109-F-1798W-014. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220525-N-N3764-1001PONCE, Puerto Rico - (May 25, 2022) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Eana Clopton, left, and Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Eddie Brannum, dress a wound during a mass casualty drill aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), while inport Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 25, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Noah Fisher and Cmdr. Kevin Hart, a surgical technician and general surgeon with Emergency Resuscitative Surgical System 29, operate on a simulated combat casualty as part of Operation Firebreak at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2022. Operation Firebreak is an exercise held by the Navy Expeditionary Medical Training Institute to provide realistic field medical training for Marines and sailors. As part of the exercise, Marines and sailors moved simulated casualties through all three levels of casualty care, from the field to a fleet surgical team.

050405-N-0357S-003. Base: Nias State: Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN)

980530-F-4116M-008. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030414-F-1644L-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

230126-N-EE352-1021 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2023) Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), perform stretcher bearer tactics on a simulated patient during a general quarters drill. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

030820-F-2021H-008. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040826-F-0193C-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060815-N-3153C-272. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN)

041209-M-9023R-064. Base: Marine Corps Base Hawaii State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

Cincinnati Bengals football players tour a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft operated by the 445th Airlift Wing, June 3, 2022, during a visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Bengals players ate lunch with Wright-Patt Airmen, visited the base honor guard and explosive ordinance disposal unit and held a football skills camp with school-aged children.

U.S. Navy Sailors and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marines place a training dummy on a stretcher aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during a mass casualty evacuation drill in in Suruga-wan Shizuoka, Japan, Sep. 17. The exercise was conducted in conjunction with Transport Exercise (TRANSPORTEX), a humanitarian aid & disaster relief exercise further enhancing interoperability between Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, the 31st MEU and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, enabling a combined rapid response force in the event of crisis or natural disaster. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

120529-O-ZZ999-004PACIFIC OCEAN (May 29, 2012) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jordan Perez participates in a simulated helicopter crash exercise and transports a patient model down the casualty receiving ramp aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy is preparing to arrive in its first Pacific Partnership 2012 host nation of Indonesia. Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission designed to work with host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies to build partnership and a collective ability to respond to natural disasters.

A member of the Military Airlift Command's 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron speaks with Ismail Dafdani, one of 25 Afghan civilians being transported to the US Air Force Regional Medical Center at Weisbaden, West Germany, for specialized medical treatment following injuries incurred as a result of Afghanistan's civil war. The civilians, who will later be evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical assistance, are being transported by C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Country: Unknown

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), dress out for a damage control drill aboard the ship, in Newport News, Virginia, May 23, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

Members of the 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepare to cut the contaminated clothing off an airman simulating shrapnel wounds and chemical contamination, during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle '98. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-SN-87-11158. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 55th Civil Support Team partnered with Mdewakanton Fire and Public Safety, FBI Minneapolis Hazard Evidence Response Team, and Minnesota State Fire Marshall for a field training exercise near Shakopee, Minnesota, August 3, 2022. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

990204-M-8476B-007. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-11801. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 12, 2022) - First Responders from Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Emergency Services along with Commander, Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Luckett observed the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at Fire Station 1 onboard NBG, Sept. 12. Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), police officers, Chief Petty Officers (CPO), and CPO Selects from throughout the region participated in the ceremony to pay tribute to the lives of 343 firefighters, 62 law enforcement officers, eight emergency medical technicians, and 2,581 civilians who were lost during the attacks. The ceremony included 10 full blasts from the airhorns symbolizing the signal made to evacuate the World Trade Center, followed by a moment of silence. Firefighters also marked the anniversary with a stair climb at the Charles King Fitness Center. The firefighters assigned 15-

Crew members of a CH-3 helicopter wear Chemical Warfare Defense Equipment (CWDE) during a simulated medical emergency while participating in a new generation equipment test. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

nhq201704100024 (April 10, 2017) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos is helped out of the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft just minutes after he, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 10, 2017 (Kazakh time). Kimbrough, Ryzhikov, and Borisenko are returning after 173 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 49 and 50 crews onboard the International Space Station.

040626-F-0193C-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060811-N-9076B-146. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN)

A U.S. Soldier with the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company guards a simulated casualty extracted from a simulated nuclear detonation training area during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRF Marines will bring casualties to decontamination tents, decontaminate and move them into a clean area for advanced medical care. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

Sichuan Earthquake in China.

220826-N-VM474-1006 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tyler Massey, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), treats a Swedish sailor simulating a casualty during a medical response team exercise aboard the Swedish Carlskrona-class auxiliary support ship SWE Carlskrona (P 04), Aug. 26, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is 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.

221201-N-TC847-1022 ADRIATIC SEA (Dec. 1, 2022) Ensign Jack Lawrence, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), performs a takedown during security reaction force basic training, Dec. 1, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is 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.

SENIOR AIRMAN Falcon of the 90th AMS assists in loading TECH. SGT. Patty Dupree, a volunteer from the 90th MXS during the search and recoveries exercise, into an emergency medical unit after she arrived by helicopter. The Inspector General Team tested the ability of the base to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb threats, armed robberies, terrorism, and communication problems. Subject Operation/Series: Operational Readiness Inspection, 90th Space Wing, 11-25 Mar Base: Francis E. Warren Air Force Base State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020609-F-5646C-009. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bulgarian Land Forces Soldiers assigned to the firefighter section of 32450 Mokren Command, are presented new equipment during a hand-over event between U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Area Support Group-Black Sea and Bulgarian Land Forces soldiers assigned to 32450 Mokren Command at the Mokren Command headquarters, Bulgaria, April 27, 2022.The hand-over event was facilitated by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 407th Civil Affairs Battalion following a request made by the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion in 2021. Bulgaria is a steadfast and gracious host, and the U.S. is honored to continue our long-term cooperation through engagements such as bilateral exchanges to improve partnership interoperability.

030322-M-6270B-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Task Force 61/2, transfer a simulated casualty with Hellenic Marines with the 32d Marine Brigade during exercise Alexander the Great 22, Greece, May 20, 2022. Alexander the Great 22 strengthens interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Greece, and Allied nations, enhancing strategic defense and partnership to preserve security and stability in the region.

030329-F-1131H-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

230627-N-WD859-1013 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 27, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) respond to a medical casualty during a general quarters drill, June 27, 2023. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications, a training evolution that ensures pilot proficiency.

020322-F-0675P-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

050718-F-7564C-066. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

120216-N-PB383-330 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 16, 2012) Cmdr. Yevsey Goldberg conducts an acupuncture procedure on a patient aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Adam Dowell from Atlanta, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department, receives training for a hydraulic sampling qualification, Oct. 16, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Auxiliary context exercise. A military gets blood transfusion. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

The Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team(CST) conducts a Collective Lanes Training, at the Columbia Heights Membrane Plant in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, September 20, 2022. Army North observed the exercise to provide feedback before the unit's Training Proficiency Evaluation next year. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

060731-N-3532C-047. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)

US Navy Chaplain Lieutenant (LT) Rosa baptizes a Chinese Refugee at Guantanomo Bay, Cuba during Operation MARATHON. Subject Operation/Series: MARATHON Base: Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-74. Hurricane Katrina

220721-N-LZ839-1156NORFOLK VA. (JuLY 21, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) participate in a personnel casualty drill, July 21, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

While on a Humanitarian Civilian Assistance Team Village visit to the village of Haji Lalay Kalacha, First Lieutenant (1LT) Bert Baker with the 769th Engineers Battalion, attached to Task Force "Devil," Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1ST Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, examines a little girl during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Haji Lalay Kalacha Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 1, 2005 -- Evacuees and patients leave on a C-130 Med-Vac from New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations.

020910-F-1413J-033. Base: Altus Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

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