Ground Operations and Vehicle Maintenance

Military personnel conducting equipment maintenance and preparations for missions, featuring armored vehicles and aviation support in diverse environments.

United States Marine Corps aircraft maintenance specialists working on the rotor assembly hub of a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift transport helicopter, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

110113-M-7110J-019CAMP LEATHERNECK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Marines with Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Forward), attach a .50 caliber machine gun to the top of an M1A1 Abrams tank before a range at Camp Leatherneck, Jan. 13, 2011. The Marines performed their pre-combat inspections before firing the weapons to prepare for upcoming missions.

DA-ST-85-12841. Country: Unknown

United States Marine Corps aircraft maintenance specialists working on the rotor assembly hub of a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift transport helicopter, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

030411-M-5753Q-050. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Qa Dawi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Corporal (CPL) John Biel pumps fuel as Captain (CPT) Robert Fanning maintains communications with aircraft at the Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373rd, forward aircraft refueling point at Jalibah Air Base, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041110-A-1067B-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 2-7 CAV

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a bilateral refueling operation with members of the Northern Army, Japan Self Defense Force during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

030521-M-8683D-034. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: Pong Nam Ran Country: Thailand (THA)

060123-A-1211S-128. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Rustimya State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

070103-M-4937G-096. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramadi Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 Members of the Missouri National Guard, Army and Air Force National Guard stack sandbags on a truck that will transport the sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach. They have stacked well over two and a half miles of sandbags on the levee. Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 --Members of the Missouri National Guard, Army and Air Force National Guard stack sandbags on a truck that will transport the sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach. They have stacked well over two and a half miles of sandbags on the levee.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

040806-F-1351B-009. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

970408-F-1787R-162. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

030403-M-5607A-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An M-60A1 tank sits on the deck of the air cushion landing craft LCAC-8 after being brought aboard by its crew during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030324-F-5098W-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

A member of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1ST Infantry Division, performs maintenance on a Self-Propelled Loader Launcher (SPLL) prior to a live fire exercise. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020116-F-6020H-501. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

030417-M-3692C-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

DA-ST-85-04887. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-00958. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Members of the Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE) prepare their equipment for shipment during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

051001-A-7045A-018. Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PFC Matthew Farrington nails a chalk block down while sling loading a M3/M4 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle to a flat bed rail car at the Camp Carroll Rail Head in Korea, on Oct. 26, 1998. Farrington, of Bravo Company 1ST Battalion, 23rd Infantry, is a participant in a railhead exercise that will move the 23rd Infantry's equipment to Camp Casey in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a field training exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030814-M-7837W-002. Base: Mohammed Al Ahmed Naval Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

041228-M-0036Y-179. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DM-ST-88-06885. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020919-F-2164A-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

An M-54 5-ton cargo truck sits parked near an antenna at a communications site during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Soldiers from the 35th Infantry Division receive signal equipment on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait Oct. 1, 2022.Signal equipment is important for defense from air based attacks.

Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 Members of the Missouri National Guard, Army and Air Force National Guard stack sandbags on a truck that will transport the sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach. They have stacked well over two and a half miles of sandbags on the levee. Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 --Members of the Missouri National Guard, Army and Air Force National Guard stack sandbags on a truck that will transport the sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach. They have stacked well over two and a half miles of sandbags on the levee.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

DF-ST-88-04780. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY Country: Panama (PAN)

DM-ST-88-07677. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

050811-A-2140D-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Rawah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B 3-21

A view of the satellite communications antenna set up for use during exercise Bright Star '82. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '82 Base: Cairo West Air Base State: Al Qahirah Country: Egypt (EGY)

010629-F-1379L-002. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030108-M-7514K-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

SGT Russel McAllister (foreground) and SPC John Trevino, assigned to the 11th Brigade, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, set up a Antenna Mast Group, which enables the Patriot missile batteries to communicate, in preparation for a tactical Patriot missile launch. The live firing are a real time opportunity for units to demonstrate their skills during the world's largest joint service, multi-nation tactical air operations exercise. SGT Russel McAllister (foreground) and SPC John Trevino, assigned to the 11th Brigade, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas, set up a Antenna Mast Group, which enables the Patriot missile batteries to communicate, in preparation for a tactical Patriot missile launch. The live firing are a real time opportunity for units to demonstrate their skills during the world's largest joint service, multi-nation tactical air operations exercise.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 328th Engineer Company prepares his forklift for use during Transatlantic Castle 22 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, March 31, 2022. Transatlantic Castle 22 is an annual event that brings U.S. Army National Guard Engineer units to Europe to develop skills while simultaneously conducting construction operations to improve range and training capabilities in Europe. This years iteration is being conducted from 13 March to 12 April, 2022.

A U.S. Navy HH-60 Blackhawk from HS-11, NAS Jacksonville, FL drops off U.S.Army Soldiers on January 16, 2010 in Port Au Prince, Haiti as part of the Haiti earthquake relief effort.

510th RSG Soldiers are coordinating the delivery of 141 pieces of equipment to support 1-119 FA "Red Lions" training near Adazi, Latvia, as part of DEFENDER-Europe 22. Working closely with contracted drivers and FA personnel, RSG Soldiers are ensuring line haul and crane operations to offload equipment and demonstrate the U.S. militarys ability to rapidly deploy Soldiers and equipment from the U.S. to Europe in support of NATO to strengthen partnerships, build readiness and deter potential adversaries.

970626-M-3937R -002. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Iraqi W-50 LA/A truck chassis fitted with a shop/van body abandoned by the Republican Guard after being damaged during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Iraq(IRQ)

070306-M-4314O-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Taqaddum State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CLB-6

061220-A-5168K-011. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070129-N-7367K-002. Base: Ncbc, Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-07774. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

970430-F-4116M-005. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

FORT HOOD, Texas - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ashley Froberg, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist assigned to 21st Chemical Company, and Carl Ocupe, also a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist assigned to 45th Chemical Company, flip a tire during the urban obstacle lane of the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022. The Best Squad Competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan P. Maguire, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, retracts a fuel hose during a fuel resupply at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, May 4, 2022. MV-22 Ospreys refueled MRF-D 22 tactical vehicles to demonstrate long-range logistical capabilities.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Justin Geers, 23rd Wing command chief, right, speaks with Staff Sgt. Corey Gilliam, 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron member, left, and Senior Airman Keoni Akana, 822nd Base Defense Squadron armorer, while defending the flight line during exercise Agile Flag 22-2 at Avon Park, Florida, July 24, 2022. Agile Flag 22-2 is Air Combat Command's first lead-wing certification event designed to demonstrate the 23rd Wing's capability to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct an emergency deployment readiness exercise (EDRE) on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 8, 2022.

050630-A-9930K-024. Base: Forward Operating Base Gabe Country: Iraq (IRQ)

STAFF SGT. Patrick Bannen, 4th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron, uses a forklift to unload a C-141B Starlifter aircraft of the 63rd Airlift Wing. The aircraft has arrived with a load of 25,000 meals ready-to-eat (MREs) which will be distributed to refugees of the war-torn region. Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

050211-F-0944H-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-89-00364. Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040507-M-2900S-012. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivers a jeep and a utility trailer to Landing Zone Iron during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040510-M-8683D-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Fob Surobi Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

NASA, Roscosmos, and Russian Search and Rescue teams prepare to depart the Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan airport to support the landing of the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft with Expedition 60 crew members Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, along with visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Hague and Ovchinin are returning after 203 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 59 and 60 crews onboard the International Space Station. Almansoori logged 8 days in space during his first flight as an astronaut.

040702-M-7514K-034. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, open fire on targets during a situational training exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, August 3, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Army Spc. Sheridan Cary, a mechanic assigned to Bravo Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, observes as an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle crane places an engine pack into an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during maintenance at Trzebień, Poland, August 3, 2022.The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

SPC Cote, 31st Air Defense Artillery, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), Fort Bliss, Texas, washes all contamination from his hands before entering the Mobile Kitchen Trailer. The decontamination process is observed by PFC June (background) during their participation in the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Mcgregor Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-86-08453. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030429-F-2034C-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A member of the 82nd Airborne Division operates equipment to offload fuel from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Members of the 321st Civil Engineering Squadron Prime Beef team are transported to a campsite to help erect tents during exercise Busy Prairie II. Subject Operation/Series: BUSY PRAIRIE II Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STEVE SCHOLZ in BEYOND THE WASTELAND (2021), directed by EDDIE BEYROUTHY.

During an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) it was business as usual for the 169th Fighter Wing's maintenance personnel as they service the mobile oxygen carts near the flight line of McEntire Air National Guard Station, S.C., home of the Air National Guard's F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011019-F-2421P-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

060410-A-6365W-168. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Gabe Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

Corporal Orlando Villarreal, an Avenger GUNNER from the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, from Cherry Point, North Carolina keeps a lookout for hostile aircraft over the NASA Test Site, New Mexico as part of exercise Roving Sands '96. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Nasa Test Site State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011008-F-3961R-027. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Uzbekistan (UZB) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

A US Army four-round Patriot surface-to-air M901 missile launcher deployed near Camp Doha in the desert of Kuwait. The launcher station is mounted on an Oshkosh palletized load system. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 25, 2013) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians participate in spy rope training from an MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 above the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts.

030209-F-9528H-030. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

DM-ST-88-07689. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR Base: El Hamman Country: Egypt (EGY)

110713-N-CD297-005NORFOLK (July 12, 2011) A Sailor assigned to Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 participates in pre-deployment exercises. RIVRON-2 is stationed at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.

A US Army sentry guards a wheeled loader and an M51 dump truck. Country: Unknown

041228-M-0036Y-076. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

070103-A-0350A-055. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-88-02936. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-03735. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 Country: Somalia (SOM)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Company, navigate an obstacle during the crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 28, 2022. The crucible is a 54-hour culminating event where recruits worked together to complete tasks given by their drill instructor.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Brigade preforms checks on an M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System as part of the Brigade Best by Test competition in the 7th Army Training Commands Grafenwoehr Training Area, May 19, 2022.

The Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), along with Soldiers from Albania, Armenia and Moldova and Active Duty Soldiers from Hohenfels, Germany, participated in Operation Bronze Shield, which was to simulate a disturbance turned riot, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels, Germany, on October 17, 2022. The 76th IBCT, Task Force Nighthawk, is preparing for their rotation in Kosovo as part of KFOR 31.(U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

030409-M-4419R-030. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

030831-F-7924J-007. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE KEY 2003 Base: Graf Ignatievo Air Base Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

050908-A-0527A-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

040318-M-5523R-037. Base: Su Song Ri Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DA-ST-87-03662. Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020511-F-9877S-034. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

The US Army Utlility Landing Craft LCU 1547 lowers its bow ramp after landing on the beach. The LCU is loaded with forklifts and tractors that will be used in the construction of a temporary petroleum terminal for exercise Bold Eagle '84. Base: Santa Rosa Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970605-F-4669-506. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Mount Lisin Country: Belarus (BLR)

Air Force personnel secure an empty missile canister on a trailer truck at the Integrated Maintenance Facility. The Air Force is conducting a test and evaluation program for the ground-launched cruise missile's weapon system at the Integrated Maintenance Facility. State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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