Humanitarian Military Assistance

Images showcasing military personnel engaged in humanitarian aid projects and construction efforts, emphasizing teamwork and community support.

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (June 7, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 complete a road construction project on the island of Tinian in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photos by Lt. Tyler Baldino/Released)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Matthew Bennet, a utility systems apprentice and STAFF SGT. Scott Mulder, a heavy equipment operator, both assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, break down their camp at Kumaka. The 820th, now redeploying, was at Kumaka to renovate the existing regional hospital as part of this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Kumaka Country: French Guiana (GUF)

051224-A-1211S-099. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

While on standby for a casualty evacuation mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Captain (CPT) Greg Banford, of Marine Medium Helicopter squadron 165, hands Iraqi children food through a hole in the perimeter wall at Iraq's Department of Government Intelligence in Baghdad. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

041228-M-0036Y-147. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

TINIAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (June 7, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 complete a road construction project on the island of Tinian in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photos by Lt. Tyler Baldino/Released)

041228-M-0036Y-161. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The bomb crater in front of the severely bomb damaged north side of the targeted building in the Khobar Towers complex. The explosion of a fuel truck set off by terrorists at 2:55 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 25, 1996, outside the northern fence of the Khobar Towers complex near King Abdul Aziz Air Base, killed 19 and injured over 260. The facility housed U.S. service members and served as the headquarters for the 4404th Wing (Provisional), Southwest Asia. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Dhahran Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Chief Master Sgt. Dana Council, 355th Wing command chief, cleans an F-100F Super Sabre display at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 9, 2022. The display at Heritage Park was adopted through the 355th Wing Aircraft Adoption Program.

Chief Master Sgt. Dana Council, 355th Wing command chief, cleans an F-100F Super Sabre display at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 9, 2022. The display at Heritage Park was adopted through the 355th Wing Aircraft Adoption Program.

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Force Reconnaissance Group, conduct fast rope training during Balikatan 22 at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Cavite, Philippines, March 29, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.

Soldier aiming airsoft gun during tactical game

Members of the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron fill a simulated crater in order to practice rapid runway repair operations during the Lobo Trident exercise in Hector Field, North Dakota March 30, 2023. Hector Field was set up as a simulated forward operating station in a friendly country in order to give Airmen a chance to practice wartime emergency operations and communications in a remote location.

050715-A-6108G-344. Base: Dahuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Military personnel unload medical supplies and equipment at Freetown International Airport. A 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft delivered the material as part of a U.S. humanitarian effort to provide food and other necessities to five African countries stricken by war and famine. Base: Freetown Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

040331-M-5753Q-018. Base: Barwana State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Army Sgt. Liva Rajaonahelison, assigned to 249th Engineer Battalion, prepares to ground electrical cables for a main distribution panel, at an undisclosed location, Oct. 20, 2022. Rajaonahelison specializes in Prime Power Production which allows electricity to power military bases all over the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. The CENTCOM AOR spans more than 4 million square miles and is populated by more than 560 million people from 25 ethnic groups, speaking 20 languages with hundreds of dialects and professing multiple religions which transect national borders.

031026-F-2185F-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USCENTAF

PVT Jose Gutierrez, HQ Co., 40th Engineering Battallion, uses an acetylene torch to cut through the barrel of a 14.5mm ZPU-1 Anti-aircraft Machine Gun to make the gun inoperable at the 2nd Brigade Combat Team Headquarters located at Camp Lisa, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Duplicate image, see also DA-SD-99-04691 or search 960816-A-0206D-005). Base: Camp Lisa Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

060822-N-3153C-051. Base: Kupang Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Airmen with the Airman Leadership School tie trash bags at Tanguisson Beach, Dededo on Sept. 24, 2022. ALS at Andersen AFB has incorporated a new squadron mentorship program allowing squadrons to guide the future Staff Sergeants throughout their five week course. The squadron mentors accompanied the students during their community service project to participate and build comradery.

051224-A-1211S-105. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-119. Hurricane Katrina

KILLICK, Haiti - Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Pounders, a Gunner's Mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, maintains a perimeter around the landing zone in Killick Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. 'Normally when the helicopters come in, crowds gather,' said Pounders. 'We're just making sure people stay a safe distance from the designated landing zone.

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

970412-F-7666R-169. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Hashish Seizure in Afghanistan

823rd Redhorse Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL. works on rapid runway repair in Operation Provide Relief. SSGT Robert Chandler (on grader and in white hat) grades a section of the Hoddur airstrip, as other members use shovels to fill in smaller holes in the airstrip. The Redhorse Squadron, and all of its machinery, can be flown anywhere by a C-130 for airstrip repair. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Base: Hoddur Country: Somalia (SOM)

060811-N-0553R-001. Base: San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

Airmen assigned to the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron assemble a tent during the Titan Ready 22-04 exercise at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Aug. 18, 2022. The 39th Air Base Wing conducted a wing-wide exercise to test the overall readiness, strategies, and capabilities in the event of a real-world incident. The 39th ABW stands ready to project global power through strategic deterrence, agile, combat support, and enduring partnerships to defend U.S. interests and its allies along NATOs southern flank.

A small flame still burns one of the engine belts of an 8,000 pound truck after it exploded, Sept. 27, on Eglin Air Force Base's range. The detonation created a crime scene for the FBI's large vehicle post blast school. State and county law enforcement, along with Navy and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians, learned the proper procedures to investigate and maintain a large scale vehicle explosion. The week-long course was the second held on Eglin with 67 students representing 18 different U.S. agencies.

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

Fence Made From Cluster Bomb Casings From American Bombing Between 1964 And 1973, Hmong Village Near Phonsavan In Northern Laos

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

030812-M-7837W-006. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Members of the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, use a backhoe to prepare the ground for construction of new Marine barracks during Operation NEW HORIZONS in Castries, Saint Lucia. Approximately 100 Marine, Army and Air Force personnel have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of New Horizons. The operation has a two fold mission of readiness and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Castries Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

070527-A-1906W-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Area Office Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USACE

040607-M-8530M-056. Base: Camp Husaybah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: L/03/7

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Members of the 314th Civil Engineering Squadron and the 375th Civil Engineering Squadron wear proximity suits while taking part in a firefighting drill during Operation Desert Shield. A P-19 aircraft firefighting and rescue truck is parked in the background. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering Airmen from the 165th Airlift Wing, conduct route clearance in Seminole County, Ga., Oct. 14, 2018. The Georgia Air National Guard has been working with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency conducting route clearance and debris removal.

From left, U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Joshua Alexander and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Weber, both Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncomissioned officers, work a unit during excavation operations in Quang Binh Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Feb. 26, 2023. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

A Haitian man who had been engaged in searching for trapped victims takes a break so U.S. search and rescue teams can continue searching in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan 17, 2010 following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team rig military high-explosives that will be used during a Bronze Star Medal award ceremony held at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.

020924-F-1131H-003. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Local workers shovel soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Oct. 3, 2022. DPAA collaborates with foreign allies in order to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) conduct pipe patching drills in the ships hangar bay, Feb. 5, 2024. George Washington is conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability and Final Evolution Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission-critical operations. 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. 06, 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.

050708-A-9154J-226. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM State: Copenhagen Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) shovel 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.

061111-A-8363C-009. Base: Logistics Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020415-F-1644L-031. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Air Base Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DF-ST-89-05330. Subject Operation/Series: READINESS CHALLENGE 87 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT Robert Reneau, left, and LT Dove Loar from the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron arrange target cloths while MAJ John Buck from the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing looks on. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

030222-F-5712B-002. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

041207-M-0036Y-018. Base: Euphrates River State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

CHUK SAMET, Thailand (June 5, 2013) Builder Constructionman Joseph Theobald, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, constructs a guest house alongside Royal Thai Marines using concrete cloth during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.

030202-M-5150A-019. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

A Seabee with the Amphibious Construction Battalion One (ACB-1), Port Hueneme, CA, uses a torch to cut a metal stake to size. The stake will be used to anchor the AM-2 airfield matting system being used to construct the helicopter pad at the American Embassy compound. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

070324-M-6412C-022. Complete Scene Caption: A group of entrenched fighting positions were found surrounding a small building complex in the Zaidon area during Operation Zaidon II on March 23, 2007. Task Force 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines is conducting Operation Zaidon II in Zaidon, Iraq to clear the city of Anti Iraqi Forces and deny them further use of the area in the future. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. Samuel D. Corum) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: ZAIDON Base: Zaidon State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

060320-A-7969G-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bayji State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

Members of the 3rd Civil Engineering Squadron dig holes for a childrens swing set during exercise PRIME BEEF. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Guardsmen from across the country participate in the Cherokee Nation Civil Engineering Innovative Readiness Training June 9, 2022 in Tahlequah, OK. The Air and Army National Guardsmen work in two-week rotations from April to August, building seven homes each year for low-income or homeless military veterans of Cherokee Nation.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Operation Gator Hunt - 26-HK-312-9. Hurricane Katrina

030330-M-4779G-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT 1

GERMANY, WEST BERLIN, PEOPLE DEMOLISHING BERLIN WALL TO GET A PIECE AS A SOUVENIR

DF-ST-86-12115. Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030202-M-5150A-020. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines and U.S. Marines clear debris at Janggi-myeon, September 8, 2022. U.S. Marines and Sailors are working alongside the ROK Marine Corps to provide disaster relief efforts to the local citizens of Pohang, North Gyeongsang, following Typhoon Hinnamnor.

Leadership of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, joined Airmen with the 378th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, as they made trenches for communication cables, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 22, 2022. Brig. Gen. Robert Davis, and Chief Master Sgt. Jackson Helzer, commander and command chief of the 378th AEW, regularly visit Airmen under their command, to experience first-hand their job and to share recognition of how each one of them is essential to the mission of the Wing.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ivan Martinez, an 823d Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) structural engineer, uses a pressure washer to remove debris from cargo during an equipment processing training exercise Sept. 26-27, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The exercise tested the units ability to recall, prepare and deploy Unit Training Codes requirements based on response times from the units Design Operational Capability. Exercising these skills is essential during the 800th Red Horse Groups ongoing effort to reorganize its UTCs to better support combatant commanders with worldwide construction capabilities. The 800th RHG is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Shadow Wolves Drug Smuggler Trackers

Brazilian Marines pose for a photo after conducting a static line parachute training from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, at Santa Cruz Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 6, 2022. Integrated air and parachute operations enable interoperability and the sharing of knowledge between partner nation forces supporting exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

030225-F-9528H-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Paraguayan Army and civil workers from the Asuncion Engineers Command in Paraguay, shovel mud out of a trench after finding a fresh water well at Sagrada Familia, 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: Sagrada Familia Country: Paraguay (PRY)

U.S. Navy Seabee assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, delivers dirt with a 15 ton dump truck on Northwest Field, Guam, April 18, 2022. Members of the NMCB 133 were trained on heavy equipment operations by members of the 554th Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer.

050613-A-6108G-500. Base: Dohuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACoE

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer, Zachary Orn, EOD technician assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) measures angles and distances in order to conduct a survey at Erima, Rai Coast District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea on Oct. 3, 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.

970911-F-1108F-003. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Base: Malali Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on a base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of Centrasbat 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise Centrasbat 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and approximately 300 Kazakhstan soldiers. Other participating nations.... Complete Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Army personnel put final touches on a base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, prior to the start of Centrasbat 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise Centrasbat 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise

Personal maintenance in the field has Captain Paul Pereira, USAF, from the 16th Special Operations Wing (SOW), Hulbert Field, Florida, washing his clothes in buckets and hanging them out to dry. Members of the 16th SOW deployed to a classified location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

050713-A-6108G-606. Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060227-A-7969G-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Airmen and Soldiers set up sandbags across the installation in preparation for Tropical Storm Ian at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Sep. 28, 2022. Airmen from the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron prepared all week for potential impacts from the storm and are poised to respond anytime and anywhere to support the base in the aftermath of the storm.

050620-A-6108G-624. Base: Erbil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACoE

DA-SC-88-08159. Subject Operation/Series: MEDRETE Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

040611-M-5753Q-024. Base: Anah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Sgt. 1st Class Koji Sato analyzes the terrain before choosing his firing position during Exercise Forest Light 12-01 at the Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita prefecture, Japan Aug. 21. Sato is with the special shooting team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

Kenya

070308-F-6580W-196. State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force members utilize their rescue dogs to search for residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Mozambique , Dombe , Mine Clearance Workers Holding Metal Detector.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Operation Gator Hunt - 26-HK-312-11. Hurricane Katrina

German soldiers prepare to detonate 30 pounds of confiscated dynamite. The soldiers are part of the UN forces supporting OPERATION CONTINUE HOPE. Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPE Base: Belet Uen Country: Somalia (SOM)

050613-A-6108G-504. Base: Dohuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACoE

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Matthew Sponagle, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), rappels down a slope during a casualty evacuation drill in Santa Fe National Park, Panama, Sept. 7, 2022. DPAA will be conducting 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.

Ms. Mindy Simonson, Scientific Recovery Expert with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sifts through dirt at a dry-screen near Pambaniang Village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 6, 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the country 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.

Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu. Bunker of Colonel Castries, former headquarters of French commander, exterior

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