Logistics and Equipment Transport

Images of military logistics, including loading and unloading equipment and supplies on vehicles and aircraft, essential for operational support.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travon Stephenson, a DirtBoy assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, helps carry a tent to its pad at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 11, 2022. The 378th ECESs mission is to provide the facilities and infrastructure required to make PSAB a ready, robust, and resilient warfighting platform in AFCENTs area of responsibility.

Crates containing Mi-17 helicopter propellers are prepped by 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port personnel for transportation on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 21, 2022. The Department of Defense is delivering Mi-17 helicopters to help more Ukrainian troops around the battlefield and augment the five Mi-17 helicopters sent to Ukraine earlier this year.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Omar Villegas, an aircraft electrical/instrument/flight control systems technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31, controls a crane to remove avionics equipment off the Military Sealift Command aviation-logistics support ship SS Wright (T-AVB 3) at the Port of Morehead City, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. The Military Sealift Command aviation-logistics support ship SS Wright (T-AVB 3) provides U.S. Marines the capability to conduct intermediate aviation maintenance aboard the ship, which reduces the time required for maintenance during a deployment. MALS-31 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

The 155th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, load an M9A9 5-ton truck on board the USNS Denebola. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Crates filled with artillery projectiles are positioned on the pier in preparation for loading aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB-3). The ordnance is being deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120131-M-DK975-012ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2012) Marines assigned to Combat Cargo, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), unload humvees from a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) during exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator 2012 is the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years and represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations. The exercise focuses on today's fight with today's forces, while showcasing the advantages of sea basing. This exercise will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina.

U.S.Air Force personnel from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., off load cargo from a Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., C-17 Globemaster III, Jan. 15, 2010, at the Port-au-Princce airport in support relief efforts to Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bryce Hackbarth, 517th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides cargo into aircraft during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Joint BaseElmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 10, 2022. RF-A is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment.

Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 211th Rescue Squadron and 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron load 16,000 pounds of relief supplies on an HC-130J Combat King II for Operation Merbok Response, Oct. 5, 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 Victoria Granado)

020508-N-6077T-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Joint Venture Scene Major Command Shown: JOINT VENTURE (HSV X1)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travon Stephenson, a DirtBoy assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, helps carry a tent to its pad at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oct. 11, 2022. The 378th ECESs mission is to provide the facilities and infrastructure required to make PSAB a ready, robust, and resilient warfighting platform in AFCENTs area of responsibility.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 4th Infantry Division drives a Stryker vehicle to a staging area after being unloaded from a transportation ship at the Port of Pohang, Republic of Korea on January 30, 2024. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment will replace the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the United States Commitment to the ROK. Units designated as a Korea Rotational Force,or KRF, serve a nine-month tour of duty.

Relief supplies are loaded aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after the sun goes down. The supplies are being airlifted by the 437th Military Airlift Wing to the victims of an earthquake in North Yemen. Base: Pisa Country: Italy (ITA)

Support personnel prepare a KC-10A Extender aircraft to accommodate passengers. The aircraft will carry members of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

220126-N-LI768-2054APRA HARBOR, Guam (Jan. 26, 2022) - A crane lifts a brow up to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) following a berth shift at Naval Base Guam. Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Engle and Tech. Sgt. Ted Debauge, both assigned to the 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron, load shoring onto a forklift as part of Northern Edge 23-2 on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 28, 2023. NE 23-2 provides the opportunity for U.S. military members to sharpen their skills and practice tactics, techniques and procedures.

220801-N-PI330-1010 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (August 1, 2022) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Trenton Burnett, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), operates a front-end loader on Naval Station Rota, Spain, August 1, 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. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and NMCB 133 use a 40-ton hydraulic crane to offload pallets of equipment from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bulkely (DDG 84) onboard Naval Station Rota, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024. NMCB 11, assigned to the TWENTY SECOND Naval Construction Regiment, is forward deployed across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, in support of U.S. Sixth Fleet maritime operations to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. Navy

120824-N-XK513-136 GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 24, 2012) Sailors and Marines prepare to unload cargo from a landing craft air cushion in the welldeck aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

PORT OF DJIBOUTI- Military members from Camp Lemonnier, Port Ops and MSRON-1A tested their ability to embark a 34ft patrol boat onboard the USS Herschel "Woody" Williams (ESB-4) for the first time July 31, 2022. This represents an increased capability to provide maritime security while traveling in the 6th fleet AOR where host nation support is nonexistent.

010930-N-9818S-009. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

Members of the 615th Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE), from Travis Air Force Base, California, unload cargo and supplies from a C-141 Starlifter from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The 615th TALCE forward deployed to a classified location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Members of the 615th Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE), from Travis Air Force Base, California, unload cargo and supplies from a C-141 Starlifter from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The 615th TALCE forward deployed to a classified location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Taylor Beams, a 3rd Operations Group Agile Combat Employment loadmaster, directs a forklift during Polar Force 22-4 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2022. The forklift is carrying materials used to construct a solar-powered tent that can be deployed in austere locations, and is being tested during this iteration of Polar Force. This iteration is ACE-focused and supports the mission of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, ACE execution, and the development of innovative operational concepts to be more lethal, adaptive, resilient, and effective across all military operations.

DA-SC-87-04242. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Baltimore State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Working into the night, logisticians from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare vehicles to be winched onto amphibious assault ships at the Morehead City, N.C. port, Jan. 15, 2010. The 22nd MEU will deploy to the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation of Haiti aboard the USS Bataan, Carter Hall and Fort McHenry to conduct sea-based humanitarian assisstance and disaster relief.

A U.S. Army Stryker vehicle is driven and unloaded off a transportation ship at the Port of Pohang, Republic of Korea on January 30, 2024. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment will replace the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the United States Commitment to the ROK. Units designated as a Korea Rotational Force,or KRF, serve a nine-month tour of duty.

Airmen of the 139th Airlift Wing put on a career fair for high school students at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, Sept. 20, 2022. The students learned about the Air National Guard and the various careers offered on base.

030813-F-5435R-002. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-127 12-ton semi-trailer is loaded aboard the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC. James Anderson Jr. (T-AK-3002). The ship will transport its cargo to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen with Minot Air Force Base's 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Nellis Air Force Base's 99th Civil Engineering Squadron work together to replace a B-52H Stratofortress engine during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 on Jan. 25, 2022, at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The 5 AMXS is one of 32 units from across the U.S. joint forces, United Kingdom (Royal Air Force) and Australia (Royal Australian Air Force) participating in Red Flag-Nellis 22-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael A. Richmond)

Yokota Airmen lay down wooden ramps prior to loading a UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2022, in support of Cope North 2022. The helicopter will be used in humanitarian assistance and/or disaster relief operations during Cope North 2022, an annual field training exercise conducted primarily at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

220728-N-VI910-2187 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2022) Sailors use a crane to transport a RIM-116 rolling airframe missile (RAM) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the Amami Area Security Force, 8th Division, and U.S. Marines with 3d Transportation Battalion, in support of 12th Marine Regiment, off-load equipment during Keen Sword, on Amami, Japan, Nov. 7, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

970213-F-7910D-502. Complete Scene Caption: A multi-purpose tractor pulls a United States Army (USA) tanker trailer through the stockyard next to United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon, in the background. USNS Gordon is the first United States Navy (USN) Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships, or LMSR, cargo vessel. The USNS Gordon is assigned to the Military Sealift Command and is being loaded at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, SC. USNS Gordon is a former commercial container vessel that recently underwent conversion to USN Military Sealift Command specifications to make it ideal for the loading, transport and unloading of United States Army and United States Marine Corps combat equipment. Upon completion of the loading, USNS Gordon will set sail for its maiden operational voyage. Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-ST-88-07878. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120606-N-IR734-028 EVERETT, Wash. (June 6, 2012) Sailors paint the starboard anchor of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) gold in preparation for the ships Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) cruise. Nimitz is working through its tailored ships training availability and final evaluation phase.

U.S. Navy Sailors with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 offload an MH-53 Sea Dragon attached to HM-14 from a vehicle carrier ship at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. The Green Lake visited MCAS Iwakuni to offload an MH-53 Sea Dragon in support of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 after completion of aircraft maintenance. MCAS Iwakuni is the only Marine Corps base with a collocated harbor and airfield, allowing aircraft to be rapidly transported, fixed, and redeployed.

A 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter is unloaded from the rapid response vehicle cargo ship USNS CAPELLA (T-AKR-293) during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '93. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Pipher (left), a mobile-facility technician chief with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31, directs a Marine to inspect locking brackets before removing avionics equipment off the Military Sealift Command aviation-logistics support ship SS Wright (T-AVB 3) at the Port of Morehead City, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. The Military Sealift Command aviation-logistics support ship SS Wright (T-AVB 3) provides U.S. Marines the capability to conduct intermediate aviation maintenance aboard the ship, which reduces the time required for maintenance during a deployment. MALS-31 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron load cargo bound for India during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 22, 2022. The United States and India relationship focus is to continue to build a strategic partnership to promote shared interests in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, load their cargo onto the San Antonio-class amphibious transportation dock USS New York (LPD 21) at Morehead Port, North Carolina on June 28, 2023, before going underway to participate in Exercise UNITAS LXIV. UNITAS is the worlds 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.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Addicks with the 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, sits in the cab of a tractor trailer, Jan. 12, 2023, at King Fahad Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted an Agile Combat Employment training operation in coordination with Royal Saudi Air Force partners to help forge a resolute partnership and deter regional aggressors.

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Marcus Moloney, assigned to 211th Rescue Squadron, assists in guiding a pallet of relief supplies onto an HC-130J Combat King II for Operation Merbok Response, Oct. 5, 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 Victoria Granado)

DF-ST-85-11976. Base: Wallace Air Station Country: Philippines (PHL)

NORFOLK (Nov. 26, 2012) U.S. Navy Sailors assist with the onload of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator on the flight deck of the aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The air vehicle arrived by barge from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Truman is the first aircraft carrier to host test operations for an unmanned aircraft. The Navy plans to conduct X-47B carrier deck handling tests aboard the ship.

Orion Offload From USS Portland. Team members with NASAs Exploration Ground Systems program successfully removed the Artemis I Orion spacecraft from the USS Portland Dec. 14, after the ship arrived at U.S. Naval Base San Diego.

Members of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) service a Mark 105 hydrofoil minesweeping sled in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS DULUTH (LPD-6). The DULUTH is acting as a platform for HM-15 operations during the joint U.S. - Canadian fleet exercise MARCOT '93. Subject Operation/Series: MARCOT '93 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2012) Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 1 conduct offload lift on-lift off operations aboard the Military Sealift Command Marine Corps container roll-on/roll-off ship USNS 1st Lt Harry L. Martin (T-AK 3015) at Blount Island Command. NCHB-1 is the active duty rapid deployable unit of Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) whose primary mission is to deliver expeditionary logistics support to combatant commanders.

DF-ST-89-00386. Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

POLARIS POINT, Guam (Nov. 16, 2012) Sailors and Civilian Mariners assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) raise a Tomahawk cruise missile before loading it onto a submarine. Frank Cable conducts maintenance and support of submarine and surface vessels deployed in the U.S.7th Fleet Area of Responsibility

Staff Sgt. Payton Keyser, a ramp operations specialist, prepares cargo netting for a pallet containing humanitarian relief items from the U.S. Agency for International Development, September 8, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Tasked with building 180 pallets weighing more than 6,000 pounds each, Airmen from various specialties within the 380th ELRS offered a helping hand.

Staff Sgt. Payton Keyser, a ramp operations specialist, prepares cargo netting for a pallet containing humanitarian relief items from the U.S. Agency for International Development, September 8, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Tasked with building 180 pallets weighing more than 6,000 pounds each, Airmen from various specialties within the 380th ELRS offered a helping hand.

061208-N-1960H-012. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

221112-N-IX644-1095 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 12, 2022) A Sailor assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), moves cargo dduring a replenishment-at-sea with the supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Nov. 12, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

MIAMI (Dec. 12, 2022) -- A shipment of 300,000 packets of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), donated by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), is loaded onto an Amerijet cargo plane for transit to Haiti. The United States, through SOUTHCOM's Humanitarian Assistance Program, is donating the ORS packets for Haitian and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officials to distribute in support of the international response to the Cholera outbreak in Haiti. (Photo by Steven McLoud, U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs)

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, offload an Assault Combat Vehicle at the Los Angeles Fleet Week exposition site, San Pedro, California, May 25, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Support equipment is being offloaded from the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego following completion of Underway Recovery Test 3 on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel conducted the recovery test using the test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a

070131-N-2959L-333. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

San Ysidro, California, The U.S. Border Patrol's ""Surf Fence Project"" project extends the border fence between the United States and Mexico further into the Pacific Ocean.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Support Fleet - 26-HK-314-23. Support Fleet includes CGC Decisive, CGC Greenbrier, CGC Hatchet, CGC Pamlico, CGC Harriet Lane, CGC Hudson, CGC Oak, CGC Primrose (Ret), CGC Barbarra Mabrity, and Various Navy Ships and Aircraft. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wesley Zech, right, a loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, directs personnel while loading cargo during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 20, 2022. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

A flat-bed truck is positioned at the rear of an opened C-141B Starlifter to off-load pallets of supplies. Operation Phoenix Peak is designed to prepare for the upcoming Operations Readiness Inspection. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX PEAK Base: Roswell Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A trailer is loaded onto Logistic Support Vessel 4 during exercise Bougainville III at Kamuela, Hawaii Feb. 14, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d Littoral Combat Team live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations. Marine Corps

240130-N-UF626-1206, YORKTOWN, Va. - U.S. Navy Construction Electrician Matthew Wieber, from Clarksville, Tennessee moves a pallet of ordnance through the upper vehicle stowage area aboard the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21), Jan. 30, 2024. The New York was moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for an ammunition onload.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron upload rows of infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. U.S. Transportation Command expeditiously coordinated across federal agencies, including the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration, to support U.S. President Joe Bidens direction to conduct Operation Fly Formula. The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing provided critical aircraft maintenance, aircrew support, command and control, and aerial port services to coordinate logistics and execute the mission with urgency and safety.

BOSTON (Sept. 21, 2022) U.S. Navy petty officers first class, selected for promotion to chief petty officer, participate in a linehandling evolution during Chief Petty Officer Heritage Weeks. During the week, Constitution Sailors teach the selectees a variety of time-honored maritime evolutions while living and working aboard the ship.USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when

020501-M-9902V-018. Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

221122-N-TC338-1290WALVIS BAY, Namibia (Nov. 22, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors use a pallet jack to push and pull a box during a stores onload aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Nov. 22, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests November 22, 2022.

US Navy Boatswain Mate 3rd Class Kyle Smith guides a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4) into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1) during Joint Task Force Exercise 1-98 (JTFX 1-98). Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1)

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 20, 2022) Sailors transport a punt boat on the fantail aboard 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. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, perform a limited technical inspection on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement armored utility wrecker during an offload preparation party on the United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on Sept. 26, 2022. During maritime pre-positioning force offloads, offload preparation parties are tasked with the maintenance of the equipment to ensure all equipment is mission capable ahead of the offload. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lance Hall, assigned to the 169th Logistics Readiness Squadrons vehicle operations section, directs Staff Sgt. Robert Nine, from the 169th Communications Flight, during the forklift driver training at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savanah, Ga., July 16, 2014. Hall, Nine and more than 180 Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing, traveled to the CRTC to conduct their annual training. The CRTC offered the Airmen a place to train and complete yearly ancillary training away from their home station.

981026-A-0848M-520. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98 Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: A COMPANY, 1BATTALION, 33 ARMOR

Members in support of Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) unbolt a spectacle blind to remove residual fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Jan. 18, 2024, Halawa, Hawaii. JTF-RH is now in Defueling Phase 5.B where personnel are focused on removing residual fuel and transitioning with the NCTF-RH. The transition will focus on NCTF-RH learning JTF-RHs processes and procedures for safety, security, and engagement to ensure continuity of operations. During this phase, JTF-RH retains command and control over the RHBFSF Joint Operational Area (JOA) and will synchronize actions to rebuild trust with Federal, State and local stakeholders.

Straight on, interior medium shot of PS Chora of the Portuguese Air Base 4 as he moves a pallet of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) inside a USAF C-5 Galaxy cargo plane. The pallet is being readied for transport from Lajes Field, Azores to East Timor. The MRE's are part of a joint US-Portugal humanitarian relief effort. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 lay concrete to expand a vertical take-off and landing pad as part of Exercise Turning Point at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 5, 2022. Turning Point is a combat operation readiness exercise designed to support and enable fleet maneuver and logistics, enhance joint interoperability, and increase the combat readiness of multiple services. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wings warfighting readiness directly enables aviation superiority in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and joint operations and deters potential adversaries.

U.S. Sailors with Guam Detachment, Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, lowers a Light Capacity Rough Terrain Forklift during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

110620-N-OS574-192 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 20, 2011) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Alfred Thomas gives the signal to drop anchor aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

120606-N-VY256-135ARABIAN SEA (June 6, 2012) Seaman Mitchell OMalley guides in a pallet of supplies during a replenishment at sea aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71). Cape St. George is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

47th Flying Training Wing firefighters walk away from a faux aircraft after putting out a simulated fire at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 10, 2022. Firefighters perform many hands-on exercises so they can handle any emergency that can arise.

010731-F-2369R-001. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Line handlers tie up the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726) upon its arrival into port. Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220126-N-LI768-1073APRA HARBOR, Guam (Jan. 26, 2022) -Mineman 2nd Class Samuel Vazquez, from Odessa, Texas, signals for a mobicon to move backward to pick up a milvan from Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EODMU) 5 in the mission bay of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16). The milvan was onloaded to showcase the interoperability with EODMU equipment and the Independence-variant LCS. Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)

DF-ST-87-07435. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Country: Unknown

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

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-251. POTUS greeting USCG personnel in ATC hangar---date stamped 9 2 2005. Hurricane Katrina

220713-N-XF387-0083 WILLIAMSBURG, VA (July 13, 2022) Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1), practice reloading an empty ordinance cannister. NCHB-1 is apart of Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) which rearms, refuels, and resupplies the fleet whenever and wherever needed to reinforce maritime lethality.

Japan Air Self-Defense Force members look on as an Airman assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron creates a crater at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20, 2022. The crater simulated a runway that had been struck and the Agile Combat Employment team displayed how to conduct airfield damage repair.

A U.S. Army Soldier with the 1-114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, prepares the control tower during M136 AT4 training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 3, 2022. The AT4 is an 84mm unguided anti-armour weapon. It is effective in assaulting tanks and combat vehicles, landing craft, helicopter, aircraft and armoured vehicles.

A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) lands on Red Beach during Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct.18, 2022. The LCAC carries cargo, vehicles like high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles, and personnel for ship-to-shore movements capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations.

The 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery team conducted their exercise recovery procedures July 29, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The CDDAR team was responding to a simulated aircraft crash scenario during a Major Accident Response Exercise.

Air transportation Airmen at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training in the Patriot Warrior 2022 exercise conduct aerial port operations at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on Aug. 4, 2022. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. Hundreds of Airmen deployed to Fort McCoy in August 2022 to conduct the training. (Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

A sailor pushes a pallet of supplies across the deck of a ship at Navy Fleet Ballistic Submarine Refit Site 1. Base: Holy Loch Country: Scotland (SCT)

Nearly three years after the Fort Meade Museum closed a contractor team moved a Liberty Mark VII from the vacated building April 18-19, 2022. The Liberty Mark VIII and an M3A1, which was also removed from the museum, will become part of the U.S. Army Armor & Calvary collection housed in the Armor Training Support Facility at Fort Benning, Georgia.

The test version of the Orion crew module is transported into the well deck of the USS San Diego at Naval Base San Diego in California on Oct. 21, 2016. NASA, Orion manufacturer Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy will head out to sea with the Orion test spacecraft aboard for Underway Recovery Test 5 (URT-5) in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. During URT-5, the team will demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel necessary for recovery of Orion on its return from a deep space mission.

Air transportation Airmen at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training in the Patriot Warrior 2022 exercise conduct aerial port operations at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on Aug. 4, 2022. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. Hundreds of Airmen deployed to Fort McCoy in August 2022 to conduct the training. (Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

U.S. Army Soldier guides an Australian Army vehicle on a U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel-3 Gen. Brehon B. Somervell during exercise Koolendong 22 at Darwin Port, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.

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