International Military Humanitarian Efforts

Images show military personnel engaged in humanitarian missions, including construction work and relief supplies delivery, highlighting cooperation.

Service members from the Royal Thai Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, and the U.S. Marine Corps begin constructing a new roof for Miss Bunnam Inprom, a Chanthaburi native, during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 (CG23) at Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 2, 2023. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 and MWSS-172 participated in the 42nd iteration of the Cobra Gold series of exercises, where they lended their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts.

Indonesian Army soldiers conduct a cordon and search exercise during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. Cordon and search is a tactic used to secure an area, and search the premises for weapons or insurgents. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

Service members from the Royal Thai Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, and the U.S. Marine Corps begin constructing a new roof for Miss Bunnam Inprom, a Chanthaburi native, during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 (CG23) at Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 2, 2023. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 and MWSS-172 participated in the 42nd iteration of the Cobra Gold series of exercises, where they lended their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts.

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Hawley an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agencys (DPAA) Investigation Team (IT), scans for metallic signatures during an IT in Attapeu Province on March 5, 2023. ITs are an important process where small teams deploy to various locations throughout Laos, to gather as much information for future operations.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MSOC) teach the Nigerian Navy Special Forces close-quarters combat during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Lagos, Nigeria April 29, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.

000316-F-5772H-530. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Maputo State: Inhambane Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

040702-F-6335P-019. Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A United Kingdom Sea King HAS Mk 6 helicopter from the 820 Naval Air Squadron, delivers humanitarian relief supplies from the fleet replenishmnet ship RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service) FORT GEORGE (AOR A 388)anchored off the coast of Mozambique near Machanga. The Fort George received 170 tons of cargo at the port in Beira and is distributing it to people in towns along the coast that have been devastated by recent floods. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations, 16 March 2000. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Machanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

A Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers mixes concrete for laying bricks at the Bankhaocha-Angkromklong School in Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 16, 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

Local men cross a muddy clearing to pick up relief supplies that were dropped by United States, United Kingdom, and German helicopters in the town of Machanga, south of Beira, Mozambique. To date, Joint Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations, 16 March 2000. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Machanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

050119-N-9951E-084. Base: Alue Bilie State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Manhica, Mozambique - 22 January 2026: View of a soldier's back as he wades through murky floodwaters, a scene of resilience amidst nature's powerful display.

Indonesian Army soldiers conduct a cordon and search exercise during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. Cordon and search is a tactic used to secure an area, and search the premises for weapons or insurgents. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

U.S. Army Lt. Col David Sigmund passes a soccer ball to local children during exercise Flintlock 2007 in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 4, 2007. The exercise, which is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations, is part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. The TSCTP is an integrated, multi-agency effort of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Defense Department.

Checkpoint near Chernowitz, cars are stopped and checked by volunteers

GARAPAN, Saipan (Aug. 11, 2015) Lt. Col. Eric Malinowski, left, liaison officer for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), Rear Adm. Bette Bolivar, commander of Joint Region Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands Lt. Gov. Ralph Torres, and Maj. Joseph Montedoro tour a water distribution center at the Garapan Fishing Basin. Marines from the 31st MEU are producing water for island residents as part of Typhoon Soudelor relief efforts.

DA-SC-85-09253. Country: Panama (PAN)

981217-M-3661W-005. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Camp Fairwinds / Camp Kinzer Country: Haiti (HTI)

030205-F-7203T-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Sud Homboli Country: Djibouti (DJI)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Roy Wollgast, an 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, completes a swim obstacle course during a French Desert Commando Course (FDCC) pre-assessment at 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment, Djibouti, April 19, 2022. Since 2015, the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ) have invited U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier to participate in the course. During the FDCC, participants are evaluated on mountain confidence, knot tying, night obstacle courses, aquatic obstacle courses, and battle maneuver tactics as well as physical challenges.

One of the local Kenyans who assisted the Marines from the 13th MEU Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)), Camp Pendleton, California, by bringing them more wood slats and beams to be used on the bridge leading into Faza. The bridge is being built as part of community relations during Exercise EDGE MALLET 02 in Faza, Kenya. Subject Operation/Series: EDGE MALLET 02 Base: Faza State: Coast Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Major Command Shown: 13 MEU

030205-F-7203T-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Grand Douda Country: Djibouti (DJI)

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.

Ranger on patrol in Lobeke National Park, Cameroon

030322-M-9124R-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040731-M-4419R-002. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

The Orion mockup used for the Post-landing Orion Recovery Test (PORT) is shown on display at event at Space Center Houston on June 1, 2012. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

030521-M-4547R-001. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Thailand (THA)

040707-F-6335P-132. Base: Timehri Country: Guyana (GUY) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Paratroopers with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Indonesia National Armed Forces and 2-11 Infantry Regiment conduct a multinational airborne operation with the 36th Airlift Squadron to kick-off Super Garuda Shield 22 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, which now encompasses 14 nations, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. #SuperGarudaShield #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific

041116-M-4855P-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Habbaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A handmade Christmas tree welcomes Marines with 1st Marine Division to the Division (Forward) headquarters field mess aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Exercise Steel Knight 14 Dec. 14, 2013. The field mess served two hot meals each day during Steel Knight, which enabled 1st Marine Division to test and refine its command and control capabilities by acting as the headquarters element for a forward-deployed Marine Expeditonary Force.

DN-ST-85-07137. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '83 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

100123-N-4774B-414PETIT TROU DE NIPPES, Haiti (Jan. 23, 2010) Haitian children are given candy by Sailors assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Normandy is supporting Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in Haiti Jan. 12.

220725-N-RC359-1034 SINGAPORE (July 25, 2022) Sailors attached to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) snorkel in a saltwater fish pool at Adventure Cove Water Park during a Morale, Welfare, and Recreation-sponsored tour. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Local Military personnel and members of the community watch as supplies are off loaded from a C-141B from the 438th Airlift Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ. Subject Operation/Series: TANZANIA AIRLIFT Base: Mwanza Country: United Republic Of Tanzania (TZA)

Villagers from Mado Gashi take food from a previous C-130 Hercules aircraft drop off and load it on to donkey carts to be taken to a storage facility during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-04689 or search 980304-M-4605W-008). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Madogashi Country: Kenya (KEN)

A truck from the 360th Transportation Company is used to help move some artifacts from a field site to a museum in the city during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

Two members from the 36th Security Forces Squadron load a piece of debris onto a trailer during a cleaning event at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 30, 2022. The CATM range at Andersen AFB is utilized by members from all squadrons, and the purpose of it is to ensure all weapons utilized by 36th Wing personnel are functional, maintained and ready when Airmen are called to duty.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Primavera, an ammunition technician with the Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, organizes M252 81mm mortar rounds during emergency destruction training at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Sept. 7, 2022. The training provided emergency destruction certification to MRF-D 22 ammunition technicians while disposing of unserviceable ammunition.

041201-M-0036Y-014. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A local Georgetown resident watches as members of the 820th Red Horse Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 274th Marine Wing Support Squadron, Cherry Hill, N.C. and the 4th Engineer Battalion of the Guyana Defense Force, jointly construct a new St. Mary's High School. The construction was 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: Georgetown Country: French Guiana (GUF)

West Africa, Africa, Togo, Tamberma Region. Batammariba boys working in field.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010, make balloon animals for Panamanian children during a visit to an engineer site in Silico Creek, Panama, Oct. 1. Service members and civilians are deployed in support of CP10 providing medical, dental, veterinary, engineering assistance and subject-matter exchanges to Caribbean, Central and South American nations.

030203-M-7031A-017. Base: Marine Corps Base, Ternate State: Cavite Province Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

041202-M-2353F-019. Base: Iraqi / Syrian Border State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030521-M-4547R-015. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conduct trilateral airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Shield, Baturaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) investigation team searches for an investigation location during a joint field activity (JFA) in Xekong Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, May 10, 2022. A DPAA investigation team searched for and surveyed several locations across the country, gathering key data in the process. Information from the JFA will be used to determine and prioritize future recovery missions. This was the agency's first investigation mission in the country in lieu of new Covid-19 guidelines. The last investigation took place in 2019.

Phu Tho, Vietnam - 15 October 2025: View of men working together, their faces etched with focus against the verdant backdrop of the countryside.

050613-A-6108G-516. Base: Dohuk Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACoE

A displaced mother and her daughters come home to East Timor, months after fleeing the unrest there. Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 brought three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters to provide approximately 44 men, women and children with transportation home. A Marine collects the helicopter safety gear (right), while in the distance Marines unload the passenger's baggage from one of the CH-46Es. HMM-265 (minus) is the Air Combat Element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) East Timor. SPMAGTF East Timor is in the area aboard USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) and supports International Forces, East Timor's, turnover to the new United Nations Transitional Administration East Timor. State: East Timor Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Members of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1) prepare concrete forms on the floor of a school classroom. NMCB-1 is providing the concrete floor as part of a civic action project during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

000327-F-4406B-529. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Villagers wave as members of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing's Flying Ambulance Surgical Team (FAST) arrive during a MEDFLAG exercise. Medical personnel from the U.S. European Command conduct three MEDFLAGs annually, in conjunction with medical personnel of various African countries. The program emphasizes security and medical training while providing humanitarian/civic assistance to the host country. Base: Saint Louis Country: Senegal (SEN)

030824-F-6701P-022. Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Dakar Country: Senegal (SEN)

Members of the Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), receive a resupply during a recovery operation 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.

Master Chief Culinary Specialist (SW/AW) Jack Fong, currently embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), plays catch with a boy during a community service event at the Rumah Sejahtera Bagi Anak Orphanage, in support of Pacific Partnership 2010 in Tobelo, Indonesia, on July 14, 2010. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet endeavors conducted in Indonesia as a disaster relief exercise to strengthen regional partnerships.

Soldiers from the 384th Military Police Company maneuver along side of the building to approach the entryway undetected during military operations in urban terrain training. The company completed this and other training at Camp Atterbury during their pre-mobilization training in preparation for their deployment to Iraq.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines conduct training July 26, 2022, during on North Post at Fort McCoy. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding their 2022 annual training at Fort McCoy.

DN-ST-85-02026. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Joshua Duerkop, the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division commander, discusses products and chemicals commonly used in improvised explosive devices during an IED familiarization class Sept. 28, 2022, at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy hosted a weeklong Federal Bureaus of Investigation Special Weapons and Tactics summit to train law enforcement officers in firearms, close quarters combat, tactical medical care, patrolling tactics and familiarize officers with improvised explosive devices.

Philippine local news media observe a U.S. Marine with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit assembles an RQ-20 Puma'' LE for a bi-lateral exchange of small unmanned aerial systems KAMANDAG 6 on Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bi-lateral training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Thai Armed Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians place ordnance for large scale detonation at Ta Mor Roi Training area during Humanitarian Mine Action EOD Level 3 in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 27, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train Thailand Mine Action Center students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

Men from the village of Maleel load bags of wheat onto a local truck during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. The grain, donated by Australia, was flown in by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) instead of driven by truck convoy because it is suspected that the raods to the village have been mined. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

Workers at the World Food Program (WFP) warehouse in Garissa, carry food to load up onto trucks in support of Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0204682 or search 980303M4605W008). Base: Garissa Country: Kenya (KEN)

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

A local pastor helps build shelter to keep the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) investigation team out of the sun while screening for dirt 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.

020521-F-2902B-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-7. Hurricane Katrina

Somalis line the street in front of the gate of the Joint Task Force Somalia headquarters during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The headquarters was established at the former U.S. Embassy compound. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Commandoes of Rapid Action Force keeping vigil on area after bomb blast on 29th September 2008 Malegaon Maharashtra India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Port Security Unit (PSU) 309 - 26-HK-27-16. CG EMT examines civilian near tent on dock--Chris Tramp photo. Hurricane Katrina

Pygmies bend branches to create shelter at hunting camps.; Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa.

Members of the Ban Prakaet village watch as Royal Thai Marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers lay bricks at the Ban Prakaet School at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 18, 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 year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

Aircrafts - Sand Baggers - 26-HK-57-79. Large number of sand bags in grassy area, personnel in background--050929. Hurricane Katrina

050116-N-6817C-246. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

221006-M-VR919-2012 (October 7, 2022) U.S. Navy 1st Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, presents their equipment to the public during San Francisco Fleet Week 2022 education center at Marina Green, California, Oct. 7, 2022. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napiers small boat crew while completing the transfer of 68 Haitian survivors to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico July 29, 2022, who were abandoned offshore of Mona Island by smugglers the morning of July 28, 2022.

Local Haitians wait for some earthquake relief (food and water) being handed out by the U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC, on Jan. 20, 2010 at the stadium in Port au Prince, Haiti for Operation Unified Response. As more and more Haitians heard of the distribution the distribution line turned into a gathering. A devastating earthquake hit the region on Jan. 12, 2010. Since then USSOUTHCOM has distributed more than 636,951 bottles of water and more than 473,325 Humanitarian Daily Rations.

120129-N-ET019-780TALAFOFO, Guam (Jan. 29, 2012) Information Technician Specialists 2nd Class Anna Sterling and Sasha Hutchinson, both assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), take measurements for a home refurbishment during a Habitat for Humanity community relations project. Emory S. Land is on an extended deployment in Guam to temporarily relieve USS Frank Cable (AS 40) as the primary afloat maintenance activity in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

Sailors from the guided missile cruiser USS MOBILE BAY (CG-53) unload cases of meals, ready-to-eat (MREs) from the back of a truck.The sailors, all volunteers, traveled to three relocation centers to distribute food to Filipinos forced from their homes by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Country: Philippines(PHL)

000310-F-5772H-514. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province. Inspecting the wreckage at the site of Japanese World War II bomber Betty.

030321-M-6270B-029. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Grindly, photograph taken in 1982, Iraq, Middle East

In the foreground Somali men carry large bags of wheat and put them in neat stacks. In the background a US Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter faces the camera and hovers about fifty feet off the ground. A large cloud of red dust is kicked up by the helicopter rotor wash. The "Red Lions" of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 of Tustin, California fly the helicopters. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Maleel Country: Somalia (SOM)

Kurds at a refugee camp near the Turkey-Iraq border wait in line near a German army CH-53G helicopter to receive an allotment of water. Thousands of Kurds fled into Turkey after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm. Troops from the U.S. and other nations have come to the camp to distribute aid and prepare the refugees for a move to organized camps within Iraq as part of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Katrina Sector - 26-HK-305-172. Hurricane Katrina

WHITE BEACH, Japan (Feb. 29, 2024) Service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force clear jungle growth as part of the Jungle Attack community relations project, conducted annually to maintain access to ancestral tombs and other sacred sites on White Beach Naval Facility. Navy

050918-A-5679R-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zhari State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

030518-M-1103B-007. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: Royal Thai Marine Reconnaissance

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-149. Hurricane Katrina

Local Haitians gather under a tree near a helicopter landing zone in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 20. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is a multi-mission capable force comprised of Aviation Combat Element, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced); Logistics Combat Element, Combat Logistics Battalion 22; Ground Combat Element, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment; and its command element.

Filipino villagers and sailors from the guided missile cruiser USS MOBILE BAY (CG-53) carry cases of meals, ready-to-eat (MREs) up a hill after unloading them from a truck. The sailors, all volunteers, traveled to three relocation centers to distribute food to Fiipinos forced from their homes by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Country: Philippines(PHL)

Grindly, Iraq, Middle East

A corpsman of Brigade Service Support Group 7 dispenses medicine during a civic action program, part of the joint Thai/US combined exercise THALAY THAI '89. Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA)

GUIUAN, Eastern Samar Province, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 17, 2013) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), Marines from the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3d MEB), and Philippine civilians unload relief supplies that were airlifted ashore in support of Operation Damayan. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group supports the 3d MEB to assist the Philippine government in response to the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Republic of the Philippines.

030417-M-5607A-005. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines participate in the Global Medic exercise at Fort McCoy WI, Aug. 9-12, 2022. The exercise is part of the Army Reserve Medical Command's mission to provide trained, equipped and combat ready units and medical personnel to support the total force on the battlefield. U.S. Army photo by Kevin W. Clark

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