Humanitarian Engineering Projects

Military personnel engaged in construction and humanitarian projects, providing assistance and infrastructure improvements in various regions.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Drews with 842nd Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, smooths the finished surface of a concrete patio tool in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at the Belle Fourche National Wildlife Reservoir, South Dakota, June 15, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

110302-N-EC642-172SAN LORENZO, Honduras (March 2, 2011) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28 and Marines assigned to 2nd Marine Logistics Group build a Southwest Asia hut at Escuela Eneas Alvarado during a weeklong subject matter expert engagement in support of Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2011. SPS s an annual deployment of U.S. ships to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Members of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Fleet Service Support, Charlie Company, work to add roof supports on to the community center that they are remodeling for the people of Babonneau, Saint Lucia, in support of Operation NEW HORIZONS. Approximately 100 Marine, Army and Air Force personnel have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of New. 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: Babonneau Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

Airmen from the 118th Mission Support Group, Tennessee Air National Guard, construct lightening protection grid work for the Ammo Holding Area, better known as the AHA, Aug. 16, 2016, at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. Tennessee National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on rotations to complete thier portions of projects as part of Operation Resolute Castle 16, an ongoing operation of military construction to build up Eastern European base infrastructure and help strengthen ties between Tennessee's state partnership with Bulgaria.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Drews with 842nd Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, smooths the finished surface of a concrete patio tool in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at the Belle Fourche National Wildlife Reservoir, South Dakota, June 15, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

000505-N-6492H-515. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

Ivy Soldiers set up antennas on top of their military vehicles during Command Post Exercise (CPX) 1, training area 24, Fort Carson Colorado, August 2, 2022. In preparation for the Division-wide Warfighter exercise happening later this year, the CPX tests Ivy Soldiers' versatility, readiness and quickness in this simulated deployed environment

TANGIER, Morocco (Mar. 14, 2023) Builder 3rd Class Preston Cunningham from Madisonville, Ky. assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, creates a temporary frame to secure formwork together for an upcoming concrete placement for the Royal Moroccan Navy Maritime Training facility in Tangier, Morocco. This Maritime Training Facility will provide a technical platform for facilitating maritime operational training for the Royal Moroccan Navy Special Forces. NMCB 1 operates as a part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 68 for deployment across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Members of the 3rd Civil Engineering Squadron work on the roof of a schoolhouse during exercise PRIME BEEF. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Ohio Air National Guard members from the 200th RED HORSE Squadron (RHS) team up with Marines from the Engineer Services Company, Springfield, OR and Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, Port Hueneme, CA to conduct an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission July 10, 2017 in Kapaa, Hawaii. IRT missions build mutually beneficial civil-military partnerships between US communities and the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide high quality, mission-essential training for Active, Guard, and Reserve units and contribute to American prosperity by meeting public and civil-society needs.

Builder 1ST Class Jeffrey Vuiller of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) nails a rafter of a strong back tent in the 423rd Army Medical Clearing Company complex. The SEABEES are in the region as part of Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Bale Dogle Country: Somalia (SOM)

PETTY Officer 2nd Class Michael Cowart, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, uses a trowel to smooth concrete as his unit builds a Marine camp during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

The 1st Brigade / 102nd Division are shown here at the Engineers Vertical Skill Building on Texas Avenue on Fort Dix, NJ instructing various Army soldiers from various units during their 12W10 Masonry Course. Army MOS 12W Specialists are skilled at working on heavy carpentry and masonry projects. Soldiers need to adapt to their surroundings and often construct infrastructure and planning with a quick turn-a-round time.(Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

DA-ST-85-04905. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

As the cement truck pours out concrete, members of 1st Platoon, 797th Vertical Engineer Company from Barrigada, Guam, U.S. Army Reserve, and Royal Fiji Military Force Engineers spread the gravel and sand mixture for the foundation during the joint construction project of a new auditorium for the Ratu Nalevawada village school on September 17, 2022, during Exercise Cartwheel 2022, Nadi, Fiji. Regular exercises and engagements with our Allies and Partners are instrumental in cultivating civil-military cooperation, increasing emergency preparedness, and enhancing bilateral response capabilities.

Phưc Hòa, Vietnam (July 27, 2022) Steel Worker 3rd Class Kacianne Mcdaniel, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, lays a course of Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) block for the Phưc Hòa primary school in Vietnam. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction.

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.

020105-F-2034C-068. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-105. CG Personnel With Supplies -- personnel strapping down supplies on flatbed trailer, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-86-12103. Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Robinson, from Silas, Alabama, a combat engineer assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, uses compressed air to remove spall and debris during an airfield damage repair exercise as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-23 course, at Canon Air Defense Complex (P111), near Yuma, Arizona, on Oct. 1, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Evan Shafley, center left, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Michigan, drills a hole into support pillars to attach rebar at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

000505-N-6492H-571. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

Army Specialist Coty Stone with the Florida National Guards Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Emergency Response Force-Package uses a chainsaw to clear an entry point in the Florida Keys to allow first responders access to areas greatly impacted by Hurricane Irma.

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5) smooth out freshly poured concrete as they lay a slab at a camp under construction in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charles Hall, noncommissioned officer in charge of training with ground transportation assigned to the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron, moves a pallet while Tech. Sgt. Gregory Allen, a noncommissioned officer with the 36th LRS, tightens a strap to hold down pallets of ready-to-eat meals in Dededo, Guam, Nov. 30, 2022. Members of the ground transportation team moved about 50,000 pounds of cargo in support of the 71st Operation Christmas Drop.

220531-Z-YT106-043: 119th Wing Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) Airman First Class Jeffrey Boudreau cuts a window opening 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.

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

Staff Sgt. Dave Paronett assigned to the 174th Attack Wing, Syracuse, New York operates a chainsaw to clear fallen tress in Herkimer county. This is in response to the New York National Guard activation Gov. Andrew Cuomo initiated on November 1 for damage caused by rain and winds.

050713-F-7564C-078. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011020-F-5795G-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

020827-F-3820W-002. Subject Operation/Series: FOGGY SHORES 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the 301st Chemical Company (CERF-P) conduct search and rescue and mass casualty decontamination training at Wendall H. Ford Regional Training Center near Greenville, Ky on August 15, 2022. Conducting this nature of training carries on the Kentucky CERF-Ps tradition of excellence.

220720-N-PI330-1073 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 20, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Pedro Santillan, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), cuts boards with a table saw for a construction project 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.

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 Detachment A, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct maintenance on an AH-1Z Viper during exercise Gunslinger 22 at Salina, Kansas on June 20, 2022. Routine aircraft maintenance is required to ensure the aircraft is operating within optimal flight conditions.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members along with the US Coast Guard members clean up after being in areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

030404-F-2380C-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

030522-M-5266H-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB-7

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

220616-N-LI114-1063 YIGO, Guam (June 16, 2022) A member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, attached to Commander, Task Force 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepares a platform for parachute insertion operations during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining world forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

220607-N-MQ841-1523 VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (June 7, 2022) Construction Electrician 3rd Class Timothy Kane, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, uses a jackhammer to break up the damaged concrete during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares to breach a door during training at Santahamina, Finland, June 30, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the Guard Jaeger Regiment of the Finnish army began summer training in Finland to strengthen relations and help build interoperability between the two nations.

Members of the Oregon National Guard wildfire cleanup teams use a variety of tools to put out hot spots at the Grizzly Bear Complex Fire near Elgin, Oregon, Sept. 3, 2015. Approximately 375 Soldiers and Airmen were split into three separate teams and deployed to different fire camps throughout the state to support firefighting efforts. The Oregon National Guard has an ongoing agreement with the Oregon Department of Forestry known as Operation Plan Smokey, which stipulates the details of how Oregon National Guard members will be utilized to assist in firefighting efforts. This agreement is reviewed by both agencies annually to remain up-to-date for each fire season.

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.

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Derek Geske (left), SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Randy Fox (center) and A1C Boyd Clinton pack sand into expandable barriers at a forward location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

010928-F-0017M-049. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

An Air Force carpenter from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, cuts wood planks to build tent floors during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Carpenters and Heating, Ventilation, and Air-conditioning (HVAC) members helped to build 19 floors in two days to place in tents that were in risk of flooding. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

Soldiers from the 230th Vertical Engineer Company, Hawaii Army National Guard, work on the wood framings of one of the twenty shelters that will to be built in Pahoa, Hawaii, June 7, 2018. To Date, more than 600 homes have been destroyed by the lava flow. Service members from the Hawaii National Guard teamed up with local organizations to help build micro-shelters for the displaced residents affected by the Puna lava flow.

220808-F-LN908-1088INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2022) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Devin Parido, from Tampa Bay, Fla., ties a rope aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 8, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mason Walker, a combat engineer with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), works on a simulated airfield during an airfield damage repair (ADR) field exercise (FEX) at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 5, 2024. Service members with III MEF, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, and 18th Civil Engineer Group participated in the FEX to refine ADR tactics, techniques and procedures by integrating with joint partners Marine Corps

DA-SC-85-01199. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard Doran, assigned to the 557th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, sprays water on the wooden beams at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 24, 2022. This is done so that the beams do not absorb the water from the concrete and allows it to spread easily. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Filzen)

020508M-9902V-023. Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Seabees hammer together a crossbeam for a new building. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel use specialized tools to dig up possible metal in a rice paddy in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) on Jan. 13, 2024. Team members use a small shovel and a pin pointer device to locate metal in the ground that could indicate the site of an aircraft crash. A DPAA team spent several weeks surveying sites in Southern China in order to provide vital information for future recovery missions. Approximately690 unaccounted-for American personnel from World War II are believed to be located within modern-day PRC.

Seabees rake the freshly poured cement for the foundation of a new building. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Staff Sgt. James Fearney, and Senior Airman Samuel Nix, 747th Cyber Security Squadron expeditionary communications specialists, complete a climbing certification class at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2024. Cyber airmen conduct routine maintenance to the towers supporting the Joint Base and are responsible for keeping the Internet and phone communications running.

000505-N-6492H-527. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

U.S. Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct dredge operations during an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea on Sept. 07, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

110628-N-HG891-002 KHAMMOUAN PROVINCE, Laos (June 28, 2011) Chief Petty Officer Jerrad Monagan, assigned to the Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC), screens excavated dirt for evidence with a local Laos worker in Khammouan, Laos. Monagan is part of an 11-person team from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on a 35-day mission to search for evidence of two Americans lost in the Vietnam War. The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of our nation's past conflicts.

U.S. Navy EOCA Pete Morrissey, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, bores a hole to secure AM-2 matting installation at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 6, 2024. AM-2 matting form portable runways, taxiways, and parking for aircraft, enabling the resilience of a wide range of air operations in contested or austere environments. Air Force

221205-N-CY569-1010 NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 5, 2022) Brent Coleman, a Norfolk Naval Station employee from Norfolk, Virginia, sets a stair panel in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), December 5, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port at Naval Station Norfolk.

000505-N-6492H-557. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, climbs an obstacle during the confidence course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, June 27, 2022. The confidence course is composed of a series of obstacles built to test recruits' physical and mental endurance and strength.

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Walter Priebe III, Pacific Air Forces deputy director of Space Force, picks up trash along a road during a base cleanup event Sep. 23, 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The volunteers focussed their efforts on debris throughout the main roads and parking lots, and amassed nearly three thousand pounds of trash.

DF-ST-87-02109. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Bruno stares confused on what to do next during a 12 stalls obstacle at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 28, 2023. The crucible is a 54-hour event that challenges all the skills learned throughout recruit training.

Seabee Emiel A. Martens of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 constructs a tent frame in a Marine camp which is being built during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment fill sandbags in International Falls, Minn. The Soldiers were activated to support flood response in the Rainy River Basin.

020905-F-4649H-002. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission commander, right, visits with Amphibious Construction Battalion One Seabees to discusses the progress of the restoration site at Rove Park during PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 28, 2012) Chief Culinary Specialist Jason Knight, left, and Cryptological Technician (Maintenance) Phillip Thompson participate in a pipe-patching race as part of the damage control Olympics aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74). McFaul, homeported in Norfolk, is on deployment in support of maritime security operations and theatre security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Jul. 30, 2022) Camp Lemonnier Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Coordinator (SARC), U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tiffany Tinker, sands a wood bench of the sexual assault awareness and prevention themed bus stop on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) as part of a volunteer renovation project. CLDJ is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 29, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) Airman Monzerrat Roldan, from San Diego, degreases a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Moore, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of New York, lays groundwork at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

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

Airsoft soldiers preparing for battle at training ground

030806-F-3838S-004. Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Dakar Country: Senegal (SEN)

050905-N-4374S-009. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CFFC

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen from Joint Task Force-Alaska clear contaminated debris near a preschool in the village of Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen from Joint Task Force-Alaska clear contaminated debris near a preschool in the village of Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

DF-ST-86-12319. Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

050623-A-6108G-111. Base: Sulaymaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACoE

000505-N-6492H-568. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

Sgt. Marianna Lane, an instructor with Company B, 399th Regiment (Cadet Summer Training), practices the narration of the tough one obstacle June 5 on the confidence course on Fort Knox, Ky. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 399th Regiment, will lead thousands of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from across the country through the confidence/obstacle course and rappel tower at Fort Knox this summer starting in early June.

Seabees from Construction Battalion 416 add a porch roof to a building being renovated for use as a barracks. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members assigned to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package Search and Extraction element, Indiana National Guard perform S&E training combined with medical assessment and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 11, 2022. Airmen from the 181st Medical Group are embedded with S&E teams to provide immediate on-scene emergency medical support during the search and extraction phase of emergency and disaster incidents. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

060802-N-0553R-008. Base: San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

Robert Godec, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, places soil in a bucket while excavating a portion of a unit during a visit to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission site in the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15 2024. Soil is excavated into buckets from a unit until the scientific recovery expert (SRE) determines that the unit has reached incident sterile soil, leaving nothing left to find in the soil below. Air Force

Master Sgt Brian Schurr, 107 ATKW, performs maintenance checks and services on vehicles and equipment, based at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. November 17, 2022 in preparation for forecasted heavy snows in Western New York. Both Soldiers and Airmen are prepared to support local authorities with debris removal, traffic control or other general support missions if required by civil authorities. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt Jason Carr.

U.S. Coast Guard DV2 James Allen, a Coast Guard diver assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens dirt as part of an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea on Sept. 13, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Electronics Technician 2nd Class Chance Malcomesius tallies the score from a M9 pistol target during a small-arms gun shoot aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 3, 2024. USS Gunston Hall is currently participating in steadfast Defender 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATOs largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATOs ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. Navy

Greg Stratton, a senior research expert assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens dirt as part of an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea on Sept. 01, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

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A Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers sets 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

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers seal curved panels together at Northwest Field, Guam, Sept. 23, 2022. Once three panels have been sealed together, a crane will maneuver them into place above the k-span and another team of Airmen will seal them to the rest of the roof.

Airmen with the 621st Contingency Response Wing set up a joint-operation center tent during Turbo Distribution 22-2 at Sabre Army Airfield, Tennessee, July 14, 2022. Turbo Distribution is a joint task force-port opening exercise designed to train U.S. Air Force and Army personnel on how to rapidly respond to humanitarian aid and disaster response missions. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner)

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