Engineers in Action

Military personnel engaged in engineering tasks, including construction and logistical operations, showcasing teamwork and outdoor environments.

Air National Guard Airman First Class Cabrera, 124th Civilian Engineer Squadron, guides an equipment operator as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission while building homes for the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. They are able to directly help Oklahomans thanks in part to the IRT - a Department of Defense initiative that is a joint environment with National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. Reece Heck)

030204-F-9528H-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

US Air Force members of the 245th Air traffic Control Squadron (ATCS) position a radar dish. The 245th ATCS, located at McEntire Air National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina, is undergoing its first Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). Subject Operation/Series: 245th AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SQUADRON ORI Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Frederick P. Hawley, 331st Transportation Battalion, attaches a lifting cable to a section of a trident floating bridge during Exercise TURBO PATRIOT, a Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) Exercise, at Camp Pendleton, California (CA). Subject Operation/Series: TRUBO PATRIOT Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

050715-A-6108G-312. Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

(220526-N-OI810-1008) KEY WEST, Florida (May 26, 2022) Utilitiesman 1st Class Shama Johnson, from Miramar, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, hangs insulation 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.

Air National Guard Airman First Class Cabrera, 124th Civilian Engineer Squadron, guides an equipment operator as a part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission while building homes for the Cherokee Veterans Housing Initiative in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, June 6, 2022. They are able to directly help Oklahomans thanks in part to the IRT - a Department of Defense initiative that is a joint environment with National Guard Soldiers and Airmen. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Sgt. Reece Heck)

050914-F-0681L-121. Base: Gulport (ANGCRTC) State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021218-F-9032T-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

030422-F-5855M-034. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 615 AMOG

970316-F-1787R-074. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Perez-Mendez, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, guides Master Sgt. Ryan Lucas, 386th ELRS ground transportation section chief, is away from an 18-wheeler carrying ballistic plates at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, November 4, 2022. Ground transportation and the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center work together monthly to transfer ballistic plates to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, and back for functionality inspection.

220720-N-PI330-1127 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 20, 2022) Lt. Frankie Tillotson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), uses a circular saw at a construction site in Rota, Spain, July 20, 2022. NMCB 133 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.

020708-F-9753B-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

220920-N-GK686-1010 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Sep. 20, 2022) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Anthony Navarezchavarria from El Paso, Texas, with Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Sigonella, checks equipment on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sep. 20, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Nathan Stroot (left) and US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Josh Walker (right) team up to lay out the roof plywood during the construction of the Las Palmas School, Paraguay, Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Las Palmas Country: Paraguay (PRY)

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.

020102-F-2034C-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

DF-ST-87-07795. Base: Hellenikon Air Base Country: Greece (GRC)

120127-A-TF780-067CALLAO, Peru (Jan. 27, 2012) Equipment Operator 2nd Class Tyrif Wells, assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23 embarked aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, and Peruvian combat engineers install a new roof at an elementary school. Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23 and U.S. Marines are working with engineers from Base Naval De Callao and Infanteria De Marina Ancon as part of Southern Partnership Station 2012. The Seabees and engineers will spend three weeks refurbishing schools in the area. Southern Partnership Station is an annual deployment of U.S. Navy ships and assets to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

050120-F-0981H-001. Base: Utapao Nas Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 2nd Class Dennis Domschot, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, builds a SWA hut during Summer Pioneer 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 19, 2022. Summer Pioneer 2022 is a naval engineering exercise demonstrating integrated U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy formations to establish and sustain Expeditionary Advanced Bases (EAB) and Maritime Domain Awareness.

A Royal Thai Marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers welds support beams together during the first day of construction at the Ban Prakaet school, Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 9, 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

010821-N-1264S-009. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

220719-N-PI330-1019 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 19, 2022) Builder Constructionman Recruit Zenaida Lara, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), uses a circular saw to cut boards for a construction project in Rota, Spain, July 19, 2022. NMCB 133 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.

Members from the Utah Air National Guards 151st Wing and Air Force Reserves 419th Fighter Wing prepare to unload an AIM 120 missile coffin from a KC-135R at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 4, 2024 as part of Exercise PERSES. Exercise PERSES is a dynamic exercise serving as a platform for exploring innovative ideas and refining communication practices in a challenging operational environment for both Utah Air and Army National Guard. Air Force

U.S. Navy Sailor Seaman Corey Smith, a builder constructionman with Mobile Construction Battalion 4, 30th Naval Contruction Regiment, cuts plywood to construct a training area for paving concrete at Dagmar North Training Area, Republic of Korea, July 10, 2022. Marines with 9th ESB are participating in a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed mountainous environment.

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.

030309-M-2715C-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Workhorse Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Sweeny and Staff Sgt. Stephanie Victor of the 110th Medical Group, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, assist members of the 110th Civil Engineer Squadron with measuring building siding at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 15, 2022. Members of the 110th CES, along with supporting staff, 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.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Joshua Costa drills a hole into wood for timber bunker construction project during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

030309-F-2706D-001. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-435-43. Hurricane Katrina

Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Barron addresses his team on a portion of the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) project July 2, 2107 in Kapaa, Hawaii. IRT missions provide the 200th RHS the opportunity to conduct training while executing projects in the community.

Airmen from the 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron set up a tent in preparation for Exercise Lethal Pride at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, March 22, 2023. Lethal Pride is a week-long exercise to test McConnells capabilities and readiness.

030118-F-0876R-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Brian Donatelli, 823rd Red Horse Squadron (RHS), from Hurlburt Field Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, uses a circular saw to cut a board that will be used for a tent floor at a forward location, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Becerril, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, left, and a Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers set up electrical wiring at the Ban Prakaet school at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 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 is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

060725-N-8977L-014. Base: Mejillones Country: Chile (CHL)

Latvian Land Forces Pvt. Igors Germolagevs and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Maxwell work to mortar-in a new window in a Latvian orphanage, June 15, 2015. Pvt. Germolagevs with the Latvian Infantry Brigade, Combat Support Battalion, Engineering Technical Company, and Staff Sgt. Maxwell with the 190th Civil Engineering Squadron, Forbes Field, Topeka and about 40 others are renovating an orphanage in Daugavpils, Latvia. (Kansas Air National Guard

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Kevin Koontz, a satellite wideband craftsman and US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jonathon Melendez, a satellite wideband apprentice, both from the 607th Combat Communicatinos Squadron, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, start to unload components for a communications satellite dish. The 607th's personnel are deployed to the 8th Fighter Wing for their Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030315-M-5505M-008. Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd LAR

050120-F-0981H-007. Base: Utapao Nas Country: Thailand (THA)

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.

U.S. Marine Doing Pull-ups at a Makeshift Gym at a Small, Remote, Austere U.S. Marine Corps Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province.

220607-N-PI330-1095 Utilitiesman 3rd Class Courtney Conroy, left, and Steelworker Constructionman Jason Dulerain, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, build range targets for the Latvian national guard, June 7, 2022 in Liepaja, Latvia. NMCB 133 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.

060822-N-3153C-058. Base: Kupang Country: Indonesia (IDN)

020514-F-6932M-006. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2002 Base: Camp Dingo State: Kingston Country: Jamaica (JAM)

110517-F-ET173-255LA TAVESIA, Ecuador (May 17, 2011) Construction Mechanic 1st Class Alan Broussard, a Seabee embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) cuts brick during a Continuing Promise 2011 community service project at a school in La Tavesia, Ecuador. Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28 and Marines assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion are renovating the school as part of Continuing Promise 2011, a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Nathan Stroot, from the 823rd Red Horse Squadron, Hurlbert Field, Florida, along with a member of the Paraguayan Air Force Civil working team, cuts wood for the construction of a new school in Las Palmas, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Las Palmas Country: Paraguay (PRY)

060419-N-4097B-003. Base: USS Oriskany (CVA 34)

(220527-N-OI810-0275) KEY WEST, Florida (May 27, 2022) Equipment Operator 1st Class Juan Vargas, from Miami, Florida, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, 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.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-195. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing, civilian employees and civilian contractors set up the roof of a Lightning Modular Extendable Rigid Wall Shelter at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sep. 13, 2022. Subject matter experts from Hill Air Force Base taught members from the 48th Fighter Wing the set-up and teardown of the LMERWS.

070320-M-2166H-057. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMAQ-1

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Barosso, commander of the 163D Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) from March Air Reserve Base in California, utilizes a level to ensure proper steel ridge column placement on the Special Olympics Training Facility foundation in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on August 4, 2022. The 163D CES participated in Innovative Readiness Training by traveling to the Island of Oahu to assist in the construction of a training facility, and connecting sidewalk for the impaired athletes of the Hawaii Special Olympics.

031228-F-9871C-007. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Acosta Villanueva, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, and a native of North Carolina, spreads concrete at the Bankhaocha-Angkromklong School in Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 15, 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

A member of Charlie Company 210th Forward Support Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, back to camera, attends to a head wound on a Somali man that was in a car accident just outside Baledogle. Eight Somalis, involved in the accident (not shown), were rushed to the Aid Station. Four of the most serious were treated, stabilized and then Medevac to Mogadishu. The mission by medical personnel is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM)

021113-F-3873G-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

220609-N-PI330-1051 LIEPAJA, Latvia (June 9, 2022) Sailors, assigned to Naval Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1, deploy an underwater drone to help inspect a Latvian pier, June 9, 2022 in Liepaja, Latvia. UCT 1 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.

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, rakes fresh dirt prior to compacting it 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Damion Lopez, left, a metal worker and a native of Illinois, and Cpl. Evan Shafley, a heavy equipment operator and a resident of Michigan, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, weld support beams together at the Ban Prakaet school, Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 9, 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

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Connor Huften, left, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Florida, and a Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers applies stucco to the wall of the classroom being built at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 19, 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

Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team construct a wet-screening system during a DPAA recovery mission in England, April 11, 2022. This was DPAAs second recovery mission in the United Kingdom. DPAAs mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

061003-F-1726H-004. State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Forty nine Royal Engineers from the 60th HQ, 39 Engineer Regiment, stationed at Kinloss Barracks in Scotland, partnered with the 165th Civil Engineer Squadron, Georgia National Guard, January 21-28, 2022 during an interoperability exercise called FLYING ROSE in Savannah, Georgia. Some of the projects the engineers worked on included minor flight line repairs, priming and painting barracks rooms, carpet installation, a restroom renovation as well as some routine upkeep in a military K-9 cemetery at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia located near the 117th Air Control Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Caila Arahood)

030218-M-0542A-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Special forces operator during assault rappelling with weapons.

220602-Z-YT106-027: 119th Wing Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) Senior Airman Maria Sornsin installs roofing as part of a dining hall renovation at Tama Hills Recreation Area of Yokota Air Force Base, Japan. The 119th CES poured concrete, framed walls and replaced roofing at the recreation area buildings as part of a Deployment for training (DFT) at Yokota Air Force Base from March 21-June 6, 2022. The mission included members from all Civil Engineer Squadron career fields as well as members from other areas of the Mission Support Group to complete the project for the Yokota Air Force Base Civil Engineers.

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screen soil during a recovery operation in Santa Fe National Park, Panama, Sept. 30, 2022. DPAA personnel conducted recovery operations in Panama in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Boots of a 374th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment Airman are covered in rapid set concrete while conducting Rapid Airfield Damage Repair during an exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. RADR is a multi-staged process which quickly and effectively repairs airfields, allowing for operations to continue in combat situations.

020310-F-0675P-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

000505-N-6492H-567. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

TACLOBAN, Philippines (July 8, 2014) Philippine Army Corps of Engineers and U. S. Navy Seabees lift a form in place during a Pacific Partnership engineering project at San Fernando Elementary School Tacloban, Philippines. Pacific Partnership is in its ninth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute a revers climb during a confidence course event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, March. 27, 2023. The Confidence Course challenges recruits physically, mentally, and spiritually through obstacles that require confidence in their strength, balance, and determination.

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.

Members of the Royal Fiji Military Force Engineers weld rebar to be placed in the foundation during the joint construction with 1st Platoon, 797th Vertical Engineer Company from Barrigada, Guam U.S. Army Reserve, of a new auditorium for the Ratu Nalevawada village school during Exercise Cartwheel 2022 Nadi, Fiji. Exercise Cartwheel provides tough, realistic training, strengthening RFMF and U.S. Army capacity as regional leaders, increasing security cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Regular exercises and engagements with our Allies and Partners are instrumental in cultivating civil-military cooperation, increasing emergency preparedness, and enhancing bilateral response capabilities.

Members of the Royal Fiji Military Force Engineers weld rebar to be placed in the foundation during the joint construction with 1st Platoon, 797th Vertical Engineer Company from Barrigada, Guam U.S. Army Reserve, of a new auditorium for the Ratu Nalevawada village school during Exercise Cartwheel 2022 Nadi, Fiji. Exercise Cartwheel provides tough, realistic training, strengthening RFMF and U.S. Army capacity as regional leaders, increasing security cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Regular exercises and engagements with our Allies and Partners are instrumental in cultivating civil-military cooperation, increasing emergency preparedness, and enhancing bilateral response capabilities.

060526-A-1906W-083. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Area Office Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Connor Donofrio, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a grounding cable for a AH-1W Super Cobra during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, June 29, 2022. FARPs are critical for sustaining the Marine Corps Air Combat Element between mission objectives and their return home. 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.

Texas Guardsmen from El Paso's 3rd Battalion 133 Field Artillery Regiment assist at the Del Rio sector's weapons range for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol Agents by literally digging in to clear the ever-present dirt from the mechanics of the pneumatic range. The troops efforts cut the workloads of the CBP agents running the range and lessens the time the range is down. Border Patrol Agents must qualify with their weapons every quarter and part of the Guardsmens mission, 'getting more badges back to the border', is assisting with keeping their vehicles, ATVs and ranges mission ready. Sgt. Sergio Delgado (left) and Sgt. Andrew Cabello (middle) throw dirt in the path of the bulldozer and CBP agent in the hot Texas sun 16 May 2018.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (April 9, 2013) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 participate in a water well drilling training exercise at Camp Shelby. NMCB-11 is a Seabee battalion specializing in contingency construction, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. The battalion is home-ported in Gulfport, Miss.

SASEBO, Japan (May 2, 2022) Airman James Warrington, from Key Largo, Fla., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), uses a needle gun to prepare one of the ships catwalks for painting. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Gus Hirvela (left) and US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Tony Vukelich (right), from the 823rd Red Horse Squadron, Hurlbert Air Base, Florida, team up to lay out the roof plywood during the construction of Estigarribia School, Paraguay, Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Estigarribia Country: Paraguay (PRY)

Combat Engineers from the 50th Brigade Special Troops Battalion and airmen from the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, both with the New Jersey National Guard, are using heavy equipment including a High-Mobility Engineer Excavator Type I (HMEE-I) backhoe loader and a front end loader to assist authorities in construction of a base camp for utility crews and equipment in Linden, Union County, N.J., Nov. 5, 2012.

970410-F-4141A-007. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030421-F-5855M-002. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 615 AMOG

030911-F-1601R-001. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Digital

Katrina - General - 26-HK-411-91. Hurricane Katrina

Udoka Eze, a Pvilion product engineer, assembles a stand for solar panels as part of a solar-powered integrated structure during Polar Force 22-4 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2022. Polar Force 22-4 is a local training exercise primarily focused on Agile Combat Employment and builds on other regularly scheduled exercises such as Northern Edge, Pacific Iron, and Red Flag to support the mission of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces.

221006-N-LK647-0368 NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWNCulinary Specialist 3rd Class Seth Whitaker, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), helps take down the jackstaff as the ship gets underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 6, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Becerril, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, pushes a wheelbarrow at the Ban Prakaet School construction site at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 26, 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

A civilian search and rescue vehicle loads on board a CH-47F Chinook helicopter operated by New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment prior to a mission on Sanibel Island, Florida on October 2, 2022. At the direction of Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York National Guard deployed 2 CH-47F aircraft and 11 Soldiers to assist the Florida National Guard in responding to the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Samuel Sacco)

CHIEF Hull Technician Bob O'Sullivan moves mortar rounds found in a weapons cache near the Joint TAsk Force Somalia headquarters during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. O'Sullivan is the chief of a 6-man explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team, EOD Det. 7, from EOD Mobile Unit 3. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Daniel Villarreal of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Fleet Service Support, Charlie Company, paints the outside of the Babonneau community center in Castries, Saint Lucia. Approximately 100 Marine, Army and Air Force personnel have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of Operation NEW HORIZONS. The operation has a two fold mission of readiness training and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Castries Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

A member of the 8th Security Police Squadron prepares to camouflage facilities from aggressor forces during the air base ground defense exercise Foal Eagle '89. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '89 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030712-F-7709W-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Ms. Mindy Simonson, Scientific Recovery Expert and U.S. Marine Cpt. Jon Tamanah, team leader assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screen dirt at Ulingan, Bogia District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 29, 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the coastal Madang Province in hopes of recovering missing U.S. service members lost during World War II. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

240108-N-ED228-1075 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 8, 2023) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Jordan Brass, from Danielson, Conn., performs preventative maintenance on blast deflectors on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently moored pierside at Naval Air Station North Island.

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