Maintenance and Repair in Military

Technicians conducting maintenance on aircraft and equipment in various bases, showcasing diligence and technical skill in supporting military operations.

Staff Sgt. Coty Scott, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, conducts a wipe test on an F-16 Fighting Falcon tail fin at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 19, 2022. This test is conducted to clean the surface of any particles that would prevent the primer and paint from adhering to the metal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

020704-F-4177H-002. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

011105-F-4406B-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Staff Sgt. Coty Scott, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, conducts a wipe test on an F-16 Fighting Falcon tail fin at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 19, 2022. This test is conducted to clean the surface of any particles that would prevent the primer and paint from adhering to the metal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

Newport News Shipbuilding contractor Kyrie Graham, from Chesapeake, Virginia, grinds a saddle, aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), in Newport News, Virginia May 18, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

U.S. Army Spc. Blake White, a technical engineer with the 1436th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, pressure washes a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 13, 2022. The 1436th EVCC augments a variety of 378th ECES shops, including the HVAC shop, the pavements and construction equipment shop, the structures shop, and the water and fuel systems shop. The HVAC shop handles PSABs preventive maintenance program to maintain quality of life, extend the life of HVAC systems and improve air quality. To do this Airmen and Soldiers ensure there's no faulty wiring or physical signs of wear and tear, and clean the filters, coils, and fans of PSABs many HVAC units. Though PSAB will remain semi-permanent, construction and maintenance occur to accept follow-on forces, increase air and land power capabilities, and reaffirm the U.S.s growing partnership with the KSA.

050904-F-2359M-002. Base: Jackson State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040923-F-5494H-005. Subject Operation/Series: DAY OF CARING Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hynson, Staff Sgt. Joseph Todd, and Senior Airman Alishia Patricio, Avionics Communication Navigation Weapons System Technicians, perform safety wiring on station keeping equipment radom. The 166th Maintenance Group is conducting a Number Four Major Isochronal Inspection in order to maintain mission readiness.

Sergeant (SGT) Hassine Serrano hands the tent skin up to SGT Nicholas Hizer while building the Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) tent at Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-10. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Russell Pennington, 823rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer structural journeyman, works in a doorway at Keeler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 13, 2022. The squadron is working to expand the Air Expeditionary Force compound to allow radio frequency transmissions and cyber transport courses increased efficiency in training.

040927-F-0944H-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-411-94. Hurricane Katrina

A sailor welds a plate over cracks on the deck of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58) after the ship struck a mine on April 14, 1988. Country: Unknown

030219-A-6727A-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CFLCC

DN-SC-89-05365. Base: Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Haley Chandler (left) and Pvt. 1st Class Dennis Kaydanov, both aviation maintainers from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, begin removing parts from a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a blade folding exercise held at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2022. Blade folding operations allow 3-142nd AHB the ability to easily transport Army helicopters. The 3-142nd AHB, attached to the 36th CAB, provides Army aviation operations and support to the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission, which is to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-56. Hurricane Katrina

220812-N-QI593-1115 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 12, 2022) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Tiaunna Wingfield, from Jacksonville, Florida, conducts ship preservation on the focsle aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 12, 2022. Bainbridge 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.

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Christopher Pardo conducts phase maintenance on an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during the training exercise Silent Wolverine while underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Nov. 12, 2022. Exercise Silent Wolverine is a U.S.-led, combined training exercise that tests Ford-class aircraft carrier capabilities through integrated high-end naval warfare scenarios alongside participating allies in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is conducting their first deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-298. Coast Guardsman working with straps on pavement2. Hurricane Katrina

220902-N-UF592-1033 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 2, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tyler Helm, from St. Louis, conducts maintenance on a forklift aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Sept. 2. 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.

A Construction Battalion Unit 412 (CBU-412) builder mixes spackling for a wall in the Marine Detachment Club. Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030311-F-7875T-003. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

011126-F-4406B-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

020211-M-9902V-015. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Elijah Robbins, a combat engineer with Bravo Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, saws wooden planks to create a base for support pillars at Camp Rodriguez, Republic of Korea, July 11, 2022. Marines with 9th ESB are participating in a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed mountainous environment.

041027-F-4109K-004. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221130-N-CY569-1012 NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 30, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Hunter Owens, from Rutherfordton, New York, grinds the deck in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), November 30, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port at Naval Station Norfolk.

EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 2, 2013) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Amanda Gonzalez welds a hand rail for a ladder aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, will take part in amphibious integration training (AIT), certification exercise (CERTEX), and participate in the annual multi-national combined joint exercise Cobra Gold.

040708-F-0944H-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Technical Sergeant Lavern Pieper, from the 31st RED HORSE Flight, Camp Darby, Italy, replaces parts on an air compressor. The 31st RED HORSE Flight provides a highly mobile civil engineer response force to support contingency and special operations worldwide. The primary mission is to set-up field and contingency operations to support large-scale missions. Activities include heavy damage repair, barebase development and heavy engineering operations. The 31st RED HORSE Flight possess special capabilities, such as water-well drilling, explosive demolition, quarry operations, concrete mobile operations, material testing, expedient facility erection, and concrete and asphalt paving. Base: Camp Darby, Livorno State: Toscana Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

031024-F-2185G-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

The Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team partnered with the Boise Fire Department Technical Rescue Team to participate in a ropes rescue course taught by Boise firefighters. The course, which served as an annual recertification for the CST Guardsmen, entailed two weeklong sessions for the 22-member team. The first week, Oct. 10th through the 14th, 2022, started with the classroom portion of learning about ropes rescue as a prerequisite for the hands-on portion of the training. Using what they learned about the ropes, the CST Guardsmen rappelled from tops of buildings at the Boise Fire Departments Fire Training Center. Once the Guardsmen were proficient at ropes rappelling, they practiced ropes rescues using wire rescue baskets at cliffs near the Table Rock trails in the Boise foothills to simulate a large-scale rescue of multiple people. The second weeklong training, Oct. 24th through 28th, 2022, focused on confined space rescues at Boises Lucky Peak Power Plant. The training

Airstation New Orleans - 26-HK-338-27. Hurricane Katrina

040407-F-7979S-007. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

A civilian employee paints desert camouflage colors on an M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank in the final stages of tank modification during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

240123-N-PI330-1034 ROTA, Spain (Jan. 23, 2024) Builder 2nd Class Eglixer Rodriguez, left, and Builder 3rd Class Traewon Mensterhouston, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), place stucco for the Military Working Dog construction project in Rota, Spain, Jan. 23, 2024. NMCB 133 is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-410-48. Hurricane Katrina

220630-N-VQ947-1013 SAN DIEGO (June 30, 2022) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Matthew Crothers, from Jacksonville, Florida, removes rust from a bullkhead aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), June 30, 2022. Expeditionary Strike Group Three captured preservation imagery as part of an ongoing initiative led by Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs to highlight shipboard preservation conducted by Sailors on the waterfront.

Spc. Josh Maldonado, a Fort Carson Mountain Color Guard (FCMCG) Soldier, prepares his mule carriage for the 2022 National Cavalry Competition on the historic landmark Fort Reno in El Reno, Okla., Sept. 21, 2022. The 2022 National Cavalry Competition will be the first time this team of FCMCG will compete at the national level.

SPC Tracey Green of the 155th Transportation Company directs the driver of a rough terrain container handler as he moves containers of chemical munitions on the pier during Operation Steel Box. The munitions, which were transported to Johnston Atoll aboard Military Sealift Command ships will be taken to the U.S. Army Chemical Activity on the atoll for storage and disposal. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL BOX Country: Johnston Atoll

011004-F-1644L-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: undisclosed

040322-F-1740G-007. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010517-F-4155R-026. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

041101-F-1740G-008. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

030910-F-1789V-004. Base: Sartichala Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

021217-F-9032T-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

040701-F-4201N-018. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACF

DN-SC-87-05533. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-147. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-89-00383. Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, fuels a KC-10A Extender during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-10 holds 300,000 pounds of fuel and is responsible for refueling all aircraft in the area of responsibility for the operation. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

030921-F-1101B-010. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-64. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Air Force firefighter from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department attaches a chain to the foot of a tripod to secure and stabilize it in preparation for another firefighter to descend into a confined space during a training session at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, April 14, 2022. The training prepares the first responders to execute operations in confined spaces and collapsed structures.

PIERRE, S.D. -- Tech. Sgt. Kevin Elder, a Crew Chief with the 114th Fighter Wing, assists Pierre resident Mark Barnett with another load of sandbags. More than 200 South Dakota Air National Guard Airmen were activated on May 30 as part of an effort to minimize flooding throughout the cities of Pierre and Ft. Pierre, S.D. More than 100 additional Airmen were activated on May 31 to Dakota Dunes, S.D., to assist with flood relief in that area of the state.(SDNG

220723-N-TO573-1040 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 23, 2022) Machinists Mate Fireman Trevor Larramendy, from Casper, Wyoming, inspects the aft divisional door in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), July 23, 2022. The Harry S. Truman 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.

031028-F-3356N-001. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

STAFF Sergeant Michael Fairbanks, 36th Fighter Squadron Weapons, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea secures an AIM 120 Air to Air missile to an MJ1 weapons lift truck in preparation to detach it from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise BEVERLY MIDNIGHT. The exercise is designed to test people's ability to carry out their wartime tasking, air base ground defense, and ability to recover after attacks. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY MIDNIGHT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing Force Support Squadron construct a tent at a simulated forward operating location June 7, 2022 for a field exercise during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. Agile Rage 22 focuses on annual currency and proficiency items, future concepts, and maintaining a war-ready posture for members of the Air National Guard.

Marine First Lieutenant, Maintenance Officer for Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron 365 (Reinforced) shaves outside the Air Combat Element Headquarters located at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Colby Jackson, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron locksmith uses a breaking kit on a stuck lock at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2022. The breaking tool uses force to snap the locking cylinder to a door that will not open.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb Garland, 1st Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, cleans a piece of the air compression cart while at the Red Flag 22-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 14, 2022. Red Flag 22-3 provides realistic and hands-on training that will save lives and increase efficiency while increasing combat effectiveness.

Maj. Robert Slater, contributes to the structures team while working with Airmen of the Ohio Air National Guard, 200th RED HORSE Squadron, deployed for an Innovation Readiness Training project at Camp Kamassa, Crystal Springs, MS., helping to build a specialized camp for children with special needs, Mar. 28, 2019. IRT projects support the community while providing valuable training for the RED HORSE mission to provide a dedicated, mobile, flexible, self-sufficient heavy construction engineering force for airfield, base infrastructure and special capabilities to support worldwide contingency operations.

221104-N-VJ326-1157 SYDNEY (Nov. 4, 2022) - Boatswains Mate 1st Class Anthony Ramos, from Compton, California, heaves in a line in the focsle aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Nov. 4, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center employees, Steve Shippee and Scott Price erect a dolphin habitat in Ketchikan, Alaska. The dolphins will be used to detect opposing forces swimmmers in Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001 harbor defense operations. Northern Edge is Alaska's premier joint training exercise, which encompasses military troops from all over North America and it lasts for two weeks. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Base: Ketchikan State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040803-F-5388P-029. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

220616-N-DW158-1041 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 16, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Andres Ulloa, from Bogota, Columbia, directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining world forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

230330-N-SK738-2034 TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 30, 2023) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Blake Shermer, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), uses tools to guide a piece of wood through a saw, March 30, 2023. 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.

Aviation Electronics Technician Second Class Robert Hayedorn spray paints an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Thirty-Seven (VFA-37) in the hangar bay aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as part of the corrosion control program. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW), the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

040522-F-1830P-006. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

230406-N-XP477-2151 SAN DIEGO (April 6, 2023) - Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Gunner Vandervort from Lake Ozark, Missouri, cleans machines aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the ships maintenance availability April 6. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

Georgia Air National Guard firefighters from the 165th Civil Engineering Squadron conduct a simulated search and rescue mission during a 96-hour contingency training at the 165th Airlift Wing, Sept. 14, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of this training exercise was designed to incorporate agile combat employment capabilities as well as challenge the firefighters to think and respond as a multi-capable Airmen force.

Staff Sgt. Bryce Cooper, aerial spray technician assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, readies the 910th Airlift Wings modular aerial system, Jan. 7, 2024, for a C-130H Hercules aerial spray demonstration at the Manatee County Regional Airport, Florida. The aerial spray demonstration was held as part of the combined Department of Defense Category 11 Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Course and Florida Mosquito Control Association fly-in.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Steven Davis, right, from Augusta, Georgia, hands gear to Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Calvin Williams, left, from Savannah, Georgia, both assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) air department, in preparation for flight operations, April 10, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-91. Hurricane Katrina

Joint Security, Law enforcement, fire and emergency services exercise

The California Army National Guards Spc. Kenneth D. Johnson, right, and Staff Sgt. Donna Cortes of the 1040th Quartermaster Company, place food into the trunk of a vehicle on June 26, 2020, at the Interfaith Food Bank in Amador County, Jackson, California. Since late March Cal Guard has supported humanitarian assistance to local food banks during the coronavirus pandemic. Cal Guard hasnt slowed its food bank operations and has packed and distributed nearly 75 million pounds of food to recipients across the state.

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Joshua Alexander, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncomissioned officer, clears debris from a wet-screen 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.

070128-A-5332O-075. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

TSGT Gary A. Parker ties up hydraulic lines around the interior of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft shell, as A1C Joseph L. Lee holds the lines The shell is being restored and transformed into a loading trainer. Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040818-F-4441R-031. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Daniel L. Wolfrum, and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Chad J. Caden, both structural journeymen from the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, use a drywall lift to hang sheet rock while deployed to Castries, Saint Lucia, for Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Approximately 100 Army, Air Force and Marine personnel have deployed to Saint Lucia as part of Exercise NEW HORIZONS; the excercise has a two fold mission of readiness training and humanitarian assistance in the Caribbean and Latin America. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Castries Country: Saint Lucia (LCA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Louis Lotfy, standing, 435th Contingency Response Squadron aerial port operations noncommissioned officer in charge, and Airman Olivia Wacaser, 435th CRS mobile aerial port journeyman, connect the leg of a tent to a frame during exercise Agile Wolf 22 at Koszalin, Poland, Sept. 12, 2022. Exercise Agile Wolf is a scalable airfield opening exercise that provides a variety of training opportunities, promotes innovation, and strengthens partnerships within the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and around Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Electrician's Mate - 26-HK-135-4. Hurricane Katrina

Boatswains Mate Third Class (BM3) Marco Rosales takes a fuel sample from a storage tank on the non-propelled barge being pushed by the commercial tug INVINCIBLE off the coast of Port au Prince, Haiti. He is being assisted by Storekeeper Second Class (SK2) Calvin Davis. The two sailors are part of a boarding party from the guided missile cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG-48). Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT DEMOCRACY Country: Caribbean Sea

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-412-16. Hurricane Katrina

040603-F-1740G-005. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) John Haulman, (right), Production Superintendent, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), Osan Air Base (AB), Korea (ROK), fills out a form while USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Eric Janski, Pilot, 36th Fighter Squadron (FS), Osan AB, ROK, pre-flight his USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon during Exercise COMMANDO SLING 04-3 at Paya Lebar Air Base (AB), Singapore. Six F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the 36th Fighter Squadron (FS), Osan AB, ROK, are part of the one-month training with Royal Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The goal of the exercise is to provide a US presence in Southeast Asia and realistic dissimilar air combat training (DACT) for forces of both nations. Base: Paya Lebar Air Base Country: Singapore (SGP)

020310-F-0675P-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - CGC Harry Claiborne - Operation Gator Hunt - 26-HK-312-1. Hurricane Katrina

SPAGDAHLEM AIR BASE, GermanyA 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management Airman loads cargo into a truck in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 21. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-154. AIRSTA OPS--Two Coast Guardsmen working near HH-60 in hangar (7). Hurricane Katrina

040612-M-5555L-052. Base: Camp Ali (AR RAMADI) State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Gary Gilians, 94th Logistic Support Squadron's fuel and supply team based at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, checks the side straps on pallet during the Air Force Reserve Readiness Competition 2001 held at March Air Reserve Base, California. Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-05543. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SILVER Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Bryce Garcia, from Camp Verde, Arizona, screws a screw in a wall in Koror, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 2, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

030813-F-6701P-006. Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)

041201-M-0757M-014. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Eddie Peredo, a civilian electronics technician from the Test Experimental Service Company, inspects and tests the connection of an Applique onto an M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) from 1ST Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, during the Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. More than 6,000 soldiers took part in the six-week exercise that capped nearly two years of training. The AWE tested 72 initiatives ranging from new computer equipment like the Applique to reorganization of unit structure. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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