Military Aircraft Logistics

Photos depict personnel handling cargo and performing maintenance on military aircraft, focusing on logistical operations in support of missions.

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)

050202-F-9429S-003. Base: Karshni-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

Air Force personnel load equipment into a C-130 Hercules aircraft for transport to Travis Field, Georgia, during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-03915. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060507-A-6365W-024. Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A M172A1 Mobile Bridge is offloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III. It is part of the mobile bridge installed by engineering units crossing the Sava River to move Implementation Forces (IFOR) assets into the theater of operations. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

DF-ST-86-07645. Base: Amman Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

030310-F-5795G-001. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Members with the 137th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron (SOLRS), Oklahoma National Guard, and 321st Contingency Response Squadron (CRS), Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, Oct. 13, 2022. The 137th SOLRS and 321st CRS members partnered for two weeks conducting passenger and cargo movement and worked alongside Joint Base Charleston active and Reserve aircrew to complete the operation.

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dagon Edwards and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Powell, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, conduct repairs on a CV-22 Osprey at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 23, 2023. The 727 SOAMXS organizes, trains and equips 230 personnel in the maintenance and sustainment of CV-22 Osprey as well as the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper.

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)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Espinoza, left, native of Toledo, Ohio, and Lance Cpl. Cory Hurley, native of Mountain Town, Idaho, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ordnance technicians clean and perform maintenance on an AH-1W Cobra aircrafts weapons systems aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5) off the East Coast, at sea Dec. 8, 2013. The MEU is currently taking part in the Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for its scheduled 2014 deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations.

U.S. Airmen with the Indiana Air National Guard load a GBU-38 bomb onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) maneuver at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, July 12, 2022. The ICT maneuver involves reloading and refueling the aircraft with the engines still running in preparation for another takeoff while the pilot waits in the cockpit.

M61A1 20mm Vulcan gun from a German Air Force F-4F Phantom.

010924-F-3961R-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Oman (OMN)

A ground crew member works on an engine of a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft in preparation for a training mission. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA)

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-7 ADA) loads a vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 31, 2023. The C-17 provides tactical airdrop, worldwide airlift, and aeromedical evacuation support.

A TA-18 tow tractor tows a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft to a parking area. The Starlifter, which was badly damaged during a landing mishap in January 1987, is undergoing the final stages of repair before its eventual return to the United States. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brendan Ridley, left, and Senior Airman Joseph Morken, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress technicians, lower an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 28, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, enabling the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lake Harper, left, and Tech. Sgt. Derek Lescord, both assigned to the 735th Air Mobility Squadron, prepare a C-17 Globemaster III engine for installation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug. 19, 2022.

DF-ST-85-12494. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980227-F-7910D-006. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Kuwait International Airport Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Staff Sgt. Joe Sewell, Nevada Air National Guard C-130H Hercules crew chief, prepares to reload liquid oxygen onto a spare Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) aircraft during an annual spring training in Boise, Idaho, April 26, 2022. The MAFFS units are training for a U.S. Northern Command mission. In the event of activation during the fire year, First Air Force (AFNORTH), U.S. Northern Command's Air Component Command, is the DoD's operational lead for the aerial military efforts to support USDA Forest Service-National Interagency Fire Center requests for fire suppression support.

060307-N-9742R-005. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DN-SC-89-04613. Country: Unknown

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment unload a M1078A1 Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) at the Allen C. Thompson Field Air National Guard Base, in Flowood, Mississippi, July 23, 2022. The unit recently completed their Rim of the Pacific rotation at Fort Shafter, Hawaii and they were able to transport their LMTVs with the support of the 172d Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard. RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants, which are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and the security of the worlds oceans.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 load ordnance into an F-35B Lightning II aircraft during an ordnance loading exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while underway, May 27, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are conducting lightning carrier operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

US soldiers load a mine plow for the M1A1 Abrams tank onto a cargo carrying vehicle. Subject Operation/Series: VIGILANT WARRIOR Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Members of the Slovakian air force practice aircraft lift capabilities on an Aeritalia G-222 aircraft during a Crash Damaged and Disabled Aircraft Recovery course hosted by the 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron and the 86th Maintenance Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 28, 2024. Air advisors from the 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron hosted 10 members from the Slovakian air force for a CDDAR course taught by CDDAR instructors at the 86th MXS. Air Force

Members of the Polish Air Force help load the palletized precision effects on Nov. 8, 2022, in Powidz, Poland. This training is a continuation from previous iterations with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). The U.S. and NATO allies and partners remain committed to collective defense and cooperative security throughout the European Theater. NATO allies and partners in Europe have had the palletized precision effects capability in their weapons inventory and have trained with U.S. experts since 2011. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Mercedes Johnson)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Larry Potter (Right) and AIrman First Class William Wilson prepare to refill the oxygen tanks of a KC-10 Extender on March 1ST, 1999. The Crewcheifs are deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain, from the 605th (AGS) Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Base, New Jersey. Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

020412-A-8359B-040. Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

220727-N-OC333-1173 MANAMA, Bahrain (July 27, 2022) Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces, and Capt. Michael Brasseur, commodore of Task Force 59, brief an Indian delegation, including Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Adm. Sanjay Mahindru, on the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, July 27. During the visit, the leaders discussed opportunities for maritime cooperation after India's decision to partner with Combined Maritime Forces and the U.S. Navy's integration of new unmanned technology and artificial intelligence.

A C-5 Galaxy, from the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Foce Base, Del. sits on the ramp at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Temehri. The C-5 will airlift UH-60 helicopters and personnel of the 106th Aviation Unit, Peoria, Ill. back to their home base. They were participants in New Horizon '97, first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the 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 Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Airmen unload a few final items from a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft as the daylight begins to fade. The aircraft came to Prague from Rhein-Main air Base, Germany, with 130,000 pounds of donated medical supplies that have been turned over to the Czech government for distribution. Base: Prague Country: Ceskoslovensko(CSK)

011024-F-0308N-062. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2001 Country: Southwest Asia Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

020702-F-8425S-006. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

110923-N-TZ605-405PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2011) An aviation ordnanceman assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 secures ordnance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway conducting operations off the coast of Southern California.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Vincent Brown (left) and Staff Sgt. Tristan Bowen, both 80th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crewmembers, assists in unloading a guided-bomb unit-31 (GBU-31) at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 2, 2022. The GBU-31 can be launched from very low to very high altitudes in a dive, toss or loft and in straight and level flight with an on-axis or off-axis delivery.

Close-up of the AH-64 Apache helicopter's mast-mounted AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, (JGSDF), members unload vehicles from a US C-17 here March 17. JGSDF will team up with American Military and provide support for Operation Tomodachi.

Airmen assigned to the 4th Maintenance Group mount a conformal fuel tank to a CFT stand at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. Multiple units within the 4th MXG contributed to planning and creating these new stands to combat the supply shortage.

A K-loader is downloaded from a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., at the airport. US Air Force aircraft are bringing in material and equipment to support the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers. Subject Operation/Series: UNITED SHIELD Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

020709-F-8425S-001. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Packages are loaded onto a Fleet Logistic Support Squadron 30 (VRC-30) C-2A Greyhound carrier on-board delivery (COD) aircraft prior to a mail delivery during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cargo is being loaded on board a C-5 Galaxy aircraft during Airlift Operations Project '81, directed by the Military Airlift Command. Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT OPERATIONS PROJECT '81 Base: Naval Air Station, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

Airmen assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord unload an R-11 Refueler from a C-17 Globemaster III during an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 18, 2022. The crew used the truck to bring fuel from the C-17 to refuel an F-15E Strike Eagle

Technical Sergeant Terry Netts, US Air Force (USAF), (left), and MASTER Sergeant Gregory King, USAF, 445th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Wright Patterson, AFB, Ohio, prepare an engine cart before swapping a Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engine on a C-141 Starlifter on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

110218-N-7488A-095ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 18, 2011) Sailors assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 perform maintenance on an EA-6B Prowler in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Jonathan Nobre and US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Mark Staub prepare a GBU-10 for transport on an MJ1 weapons lift truck at Osan Air base, Republic of Korea, during Osan's Initial Response Readiness Exercise/Combat Employment Readiness Exercise. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron load cargo onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft bound at Yokota Air Base, March 25. This payload will help sustain relief operations taking place at Misawa Air Base. Since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Yokota aircrews have worked around the clock delivering vital supplies in support of Operation Tomodachi.

DF-ST-87-13117. Subject Operation/Series: AMALGHAM CHIEF '87-1 Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Concentration is key as a F-15C Eagle pilot from the 1ST Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Virginia lines up for refueling with a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

An M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, is loaded onto a MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing in support of Latvian National exercise NAMEJS, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept 26, 2022. Joint and combined training such as Latvian exercise NAMEJS is a critical opportunity for U.S. and allies to train together to be prepared to face any challenge.

020102-F-0675P-006. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An M-151 1/4-ton vehicle stands near a 438th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft as other M-151's are loaded. The vehicles and other equipment are being delivered to Colombia as part of Operation Pour Over, a U.S. effort to aid the Colombian government. Subject Operation/Series: POUR OVER Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel S. Doyle, Aircrew Egress Systems specialist, pushes an Aces II ejection seat along a hangar floor July 28, 2022, at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard base, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The seat was taken to Egress' back-shop office to inspect, remove and replace time-change items like explosives.

Airman 1st Class Ben Larvie from the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Mrs. Tanya Kent 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, repair a fuel pump leak on C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., 28 Jan. 2010. This C-17 among others are actively supporting Operation Unified Response.

041119-M-3668O-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Trucks are unloaded from a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during an operational utility evaluation test. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remove a damaged propeller from a C-130J Hercules aircraft Aug. 8, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Airmen and soldiers load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2012. C-5 Aircrews and maintainers from the West Virginia Air National Guards 167th Airlift Wing were positioned at Bagram to assist in the relief in place/transfer of authority from the departing 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and arriving 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.

021215-F-3488S-012. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

040408-F-0017C-014. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-SC-85-11486. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Turnage, 49th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, inspects a Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engine at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 6, 2022. The 49th CMS produces peak functional engines for the F-16 Vipers here on base to ensure both the jets and their pilots are mission ready.

A two and one-half ton truck is off loaded from the transport ship Builder. The truck is part of a shipment of vehicles and equipment that will be used during exercise Bold Eagle '84. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen load an Army Hawk missile aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Border Star '81. Subject Operation/Series: BORDER STAR '81 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A close-up view of four Mark 82 500-pound general purpose bombs suspended from the PAVE Knife pods of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. The aircraft is on display during the open house Expo '83. Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-90-04025. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, execute a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration from a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft as part of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kenebetsu Air Base, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral 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.

Members of "Panton Loadcrew 11" stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepare to load an MK 84 bomb onto a 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fidel Goshay, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron tank farm NCO in charge, prepares to raise an external aircraft fuel tank onto the vertical tank storage system at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2022. The VTSS system rotates, allowing for easy access to tanks that are marked for inspection or maintenance.

DF-ST-89-04225. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY MORNING 88-2 Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

980620-F-2907C-119. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 51st Tactical Fighter Wing crash recovery crew stand atop an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft to grab the lifting cables lowered by a mobile hydraulic crane. The aircraft ran off the runway while making an emergency landing. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-86-09097. Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A1C Michael Kraemer, 48th EMS, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, attaches tail fins to a GBU-12, 500-pound, laser-guided bomb on Tuesday, April 13, 1999. The bombs are being used against targets in Yugoslavia (not shown) as part of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

060228-N-3560G-002. Base: Camp Shields State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

A Navy Mark V special operations craft, a 50-ton, 82-foot-long speed boat used to insert and extract SEAL combat swimmers in and out of high-threat areas, is squeezed into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft from the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, with only inches to spare. Not only do the loadmasters manage to wedge the boat aboard as well as the 18-wheel tractor trailor it sits on, but they also fit in a "deuce-and-a-half" truck (not shown), and a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and trailer (not shown). The Mark V and its trailer were constructed with the C-5 and rapid global mobility in mind. This photograph was used in the October 1999 issue of AIRMAN.... Complete Scene Caption: A Navy Mark V special operations craft, a 50-ton, 82-foot-long speed boat used to insert and extract SEAL combat swimmers in and out of high-threat areas, is squeezed into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft from the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, with only

Marines from the 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, perform preventive maintenance on a Marine camouflaged M-54 5-ton truck in a staging area. The equipment will be placed aboard a cargo ship in support of a possible rapid deployment of a 12,000-troop amphibious brigade operation. Base: Port Authority, Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

240124-N-PI330-1021 ROTA, Spain (Jan. 25, 2023) Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), lift a truck cabin with a crane on Camp Mitchell in Rota, Spain, Jan. 25, 2023. 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.

020131-F-1631A-032. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Airmen with the 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron move an engine trailer to swap a KC-10 Extender engine at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 24, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 660th AMXS maintain, repair and advance Travis AFBs fleet of KC-10 aircraft.

AIRMAN First Class Tracy Montgomery loads a pallet onto a Swedish C-130 transport plane with guidance from SENIOR AIRMAN Shane Grass and First Lieutenant Steve Jacque prior to aircraft take-off. AIRMAN First Class Montgomery and SENIOR AIRMAN Grass are both Air Transportation Specialists with the 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. All are temporarily assigned to the 4100th Group (Provisional). Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Members of 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment retrograde nine UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, Jan. 29, 2024, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The Soldiers were deployed to Kosovo in support of Operation Joint Guardian, a NATO peacekeeping mission under the Kosovo Force (KFOR). KFORs mission is to provide a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in Kosovo, in accordance with United Nations Resolution (UNSC) 1244.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 23, 2022) Sailors, assigned to the "Wizards" of Electronic Attack Squadron Squadron (VAQ) 133, conduct maintenance on an EA-18G Growler in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups conduct dual carrier operations to advance Joint Force interoperability while demonstrating our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Joint Force routinely seeks opportunities to operate in support of peace and stability for all nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jett Morgan)

DF-ST-89-09548. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Cargo is loaded into a C-130 Hercules at the Donnelly drop zone near Fort Greely, Alaska Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 96 Base: Donnelly Drop Zone State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-86-04145. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

Fuel trucks are loaded on trailers for shipment to Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy, for use in Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN David Olmstead, weapons load crew, 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, pulls a weapons loading tug armed with AIM-120 air-to-air missiles away from an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. SRA Olmstead and the rest of the 8th Fighter Wing are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

041130-F-1740G-007. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-88-05078. Subject Operation/Series: COBBLER FREEZE Base: Deadhorse State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040826-N-2354M-005. Base: Panama City State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 199th Fighter Squadron conducts pre-flight checks at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 6, 2022. Generating sorties out of Kadena allows the 199th FS to build experience operating in the physically vast and strategically complex environment of the Pacific, enabling improved readiness and interoperability.

Maintenance personnel hook a tow bar to an F-15 Eagle aircraft. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

An experimental photo pod installed on the left wing of a T-33 Shooting Star aircraft Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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