Military Aviation Maintenance Activities

Photographs depicting military personnel conducting maintenance on aircraft, showcasing technical skills and teamwork during military exercises and operations.

Airmen with the 152nd Logistics Readiness Squadron participate in an exercise at Amedee Army Airfield in Herlong, Calif. October 15, 2022. Airmen from the 152nd Airlift Wing participated in the exercise, Ready Roller, to test capabilities in a simulated contested environment, utilizing the Agile Combat Employment concept

Sgt. Billy White and Spc. Nathaniel Shade, CH-47 helicopter repairers assigned to Delta Company, 2-227th General Support Aviation Battalion loosen bolts on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter engine for a 160-hour phase maintenence inspection during Swift Response, Skopje, North Macedonia, May 16, 2022. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

Airmen conduct walkthroughs of the patriot system in order to ensure its properly functioning at March Air Base on Oct. 5, 2022. Project Convergence 2022 is a campaign of events in order to build trust in new technologies with joint and multi-national partners.

Staff Sgt. Scott Cunningham, the provincial headquarters-Kandahar security force assistance team convoy commander in Battery A, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, motions to load up the trucks as the convoy prepares to leave the old provincial headquarters building in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2013. An SFAT team met with Afghan Uniformed Police Oct. 28 to train and assist them as they take the lead in providing security for the people of Afghanistan.

Airmen with the 152nd Logistics Readiness Squadron participate in an exercise at Amedee Army Airfield in Herlong, Calif. October 15, 2022. Airmen from the 152nd Airlift Wing participated in the exercise, Ready Roller, to test capabilities in a simulated contested environment, utilizing the Agile Combat Employment concept

Members of the 5th Aerial Port Squadron unload cargo from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft and use a forklift to load the cargo aboard a trailer truck during exercise Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, load MREs using a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose vehicle during Exercise Shinka 22.1, Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 13, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, inspect their vehicle during Motorpool Monday. Motorpool Monday is conducted weekly to ensure all vehicles are working efficiently.

Soldiers assigned to the 80th Movement Control Team, 330th Transportation Battalion, assisted the 598th Transportation Brigade with more than 640 pieces of equipment from the U.S. Armys 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, were off-loaded at the port facility located in Gdynia, Poland, December 3, 2022.

Soldiers assigned to the 1-147th Field Artillery Regiment, South Dakota Army National Guard load Reduced-Range Practice Rockets into the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 19, 2022. The Soldiers launched the rockets as part of their annual training to certify the crews for forward-deployment rotation.

Pfc. Randy Martin, of McLaughlin, S.D. and Spc. Cody Allen, of Herreid, S.D., members of Detachment 2, 200th Engineer Company of Mobridge, S.D., raise the ramp on the improved ribbon bridge to transport military vehicles across the Missouri River on June 6, during the 25th anniversary of the Golden Coyote training exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah Perez, a Denver, Colorado, native and field artillery cannoneer section chief with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division provides instruction on how to properly load and fire an M777A2 Howitzer during exercise Rolling Thunder on Fort Drum, New York, March 22, 2023. This exercise is a live-fire artillery event that tested the 10th Marine Regiments ability to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division perform field maintenance on an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a gunnery table VI iteration at Niinisalo, Finland, July 19, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Bradley Fighting Vehicles and soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guards Charlie Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion gather at range 10 of the Orchard Combat Training Center for gunnery qualification.Idaho Army National Guard soldiers from the 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion in the field for annual training and final preparations for deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Anthony Murphy, 471st Marine Wing Support Squadron, disconnects the chain binder holding down their maintenance equipment during Northern Strike 22-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan Aug. 03, 2022. Northern Strike is serving as a testing ground for the Marine Corp expeditionary readiness. Concepts proven here will be documented and implemented across the force.

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a bilateral refueling operation with members of the Northern Army, Japan Self Defense Force during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph James, a heavy equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Cumming, Goergia native, offloads a quadcon from a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with a Millennia Military Vehicle during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 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.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division conduct Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement, and Integration (RSOI) in preparation for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation 23-01, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on Oct. 26, 2022.

Signal Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conducted proficiency tests on their equipment Aug. 9 at Fort Carson, Colo. Soldiers paid full attention as they used the Tactical Communication Node to acquire a line of sight communications which allows Soldiers to maintain readiness and lethality.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Yung Kim (left), and Justin Hebenstreit, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians, set up a Man Transportable Robotic System during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 12, 2022. The robot allows members to locate and disarm any explosive devices remotely and at a safe distance.

U.S. Soldiers with the 252nd Quartermaster Company train on the safe operation and maintenance of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle. The Soldiers are in Fort Hood preparing for a deployment to the Middle East.

CH-47 helicopter repairers assigned to Delta Company, 2-227th General Support Aviation Battalion conduct a 160-hour phase maintenence inspection on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Swift Response, Skopje, North Macedonia, May 16, 2022. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships.

U.S. Airmen off-load a RZR from a C-5M Super Galaxy during Exercise Pacific Heat, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 22, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to increase interoperability while employing Agile Combat Employment concepts to protect and defend U.S. interests.

U.S. Air Force Zacharias Doucakis, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, reels in a fuel line during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. In addition to handling jet fuel, operators manage the vehicles, equipment, and storage facilities essential to the refueling operations.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Charlie Company, 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct Medevac traing at Osoppo training area in Udine,Italy, April 12, 2023. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility.

Arriving at their base camp, soldiers from the 148th field Artillery Regiment spent the morning loading ammunition and preparing for firing exercises on the Orchard Combat Training Center.The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

041210-M-9529D-015. Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Army Reserve Soldiers with the 390th Seaport Operations Company latch down a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck on the lower deck of the MV Cape Orlando (T-AKR2044) during a roll-on/roll-off at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California, June 17, 2022. This roll-on/roll-off operation was an essential part of the Logistics Over The Shore mission which is a unified commanders joint employment of Army and Navy assets to deploy and sustain a force.

Members of the Idaho Army National Guards Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment conducted air medical evacuation and casualty treatment, along with members of Detachment 1, Company Golf, 1st of the 168th General Support Aviation Battalion at the Orchard Combat Training Center, May 17.

Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing prepare to exit an AKANG HC-130J Combat King II aircraft from the 211th Rescue Squadron at Kinston, N.C., Sept. 16, 2018, to assist in response to hurricane relief operations. Pararescuemen from the 212th RQS are coordinating with local authorities to rescue isolated flood survivors and conducting site surveys for disaster relief centers via a California ANG 129th Rescue Wing HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter crewed by members of the ANGs 210th RSQ.

Loadmasters with the 7th Airlift Squadron prepare to load a pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 17, 2022. Exercise Rainier War is used to evaluate and exercise Team McChords ability to generate, employ and sustain Rapid Global Mobility into and in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility.

ARMY CENTRAL COMMAND AOR (June 22, 2022) - U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3-157 Field Artillery Battalion unload a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in an undisclosed location June 22.

U.S. Marines load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System into a KC-130J Super Hercules during a HIMARS Direct Reload In Plane/Download Resupply of Pod at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20, 2024. Conducting HIDRIP/HIDROP training establishes clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations between ground combat and aviation elements, ensuring successful embarkation and reload process during rapid insertions. The Marines are with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a bilateral refueling operation with members of the Northern Army, Japan Self Defense Force during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 12, 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.

Airman 1st Class Anthony Lyles, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, discontinues refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 28, 2022. The 8th LRS petroleum, oil and lubricants flight (POL) average over 900 thousand gallons of fuel distribution per month.

Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles into a Boeing C-17 in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

Georgia Army National Guardsman Spc. Stephanie Smith, a fueler with the Ellenwood-based Alpha Company 348th Brigade Support Battalion fuels vehicles during final preparations for Hurricane Dorian response at Fort Stewart, Ga., Sept. 4, 2019. U.S. Army National Guard

Staff Sgt. Siopesili Likio (left) and Spc. Nairym Quintero (right), petroleum supply specialists, Company E, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, use a CH-47 Chinook helicopters extended range fuel system to fill-up a Company C, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, M1 Abrams tank during a jump forward area refueling point (FARP) training exercise at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2018. Soldiers are testing their capabilities during Allied Spirit VIII, an exercise to enhance NATO and key partner interoperability, build readiness and strengthen relationships across warfighting functions.

220708-N-PI330-1015 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 8, 2022) Construction Electrician Constructionman Harley Bonsack, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, uses a radiac during a chemical, biological and radiological decontamination exercise on Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 8, 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. Army Sgt. ChriShon Powell and Sgt. Jesse Brown, both assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, use a ratchet to disassemble the old track of an M1A2 Abrams tracked vehicle at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 23, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. service members from the 16th Airlift Squadron and the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, prepare to load vehicles onto a C-17 Globemaster III as a part of the Mission Oriented Trainer program at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. During this joint-force training, Airmen and Soldiers worked together to get hands-on experience loading and tying down vehicles on a C-17 Globemaster III.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 prepare to load forward arming and refueling point (FARP) tarps onto a 7-ton truck in support of exercise Orient Shield 22 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. A FARP is a temporary location used for fueling and rearming aircraft outside of a forward operating base. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise executed in multiple locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.

On the morning of May 17, 2022, the 148th Field Artillery Regiment made last checks of equipment and vehicles for field exercises and moved out of the MATES compound. The 1-148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello units are located in the Eastern Idaho communities of Blackfoot, Burley, Preston, Pocatello, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Roybal, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hodgkin, and Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hogan, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning journeymen, 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, perform an operations check on field deployable environmental control units, Sept. 7, 2022, Hill AFB. The 729th Air Control Squadron supports in-theater commanders by providing rapid deployment of mobile air control systems.

Florida National Guardsmen with the 1-111th Aviation Battalion, B Company, conduct pre-flight inspections at the Orlando Executive Airport, Fla., June 5, 2022. FL Guardsmen are dedicated to serving their community not only in times of distress but also joining them in celebration. With a lot of things as citizen soldiers of the Florida National Guard we like to contribute to our local communities, not just in hurricanes and fire fighting, but in events like this to show that we are there for them 100% of the time. Whether that's aviation or ground forces, we are always there and always ready, said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Vern Pritchard, CH-47F Instructor Pilot with the 1-111th.

The U.S. Army 351st Psychological Operations Company conducts Urban Operations training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 19, 2022. Training factors in U.O. include the presence of civilians and the complexity of urban terrain. Urban combat operations may be conducted to capitalize on strategic or tactical advantages associated with the possession or the control of a particular urban area or to deny these advantages to the enemy.

011008-F-5114B-042. Complete Scene Caption: In the mist of the group German Army Major Johannes Backus, M.D., German Division Special Operations, Regensburg, Germany, shares information, and points out what the inside of the German ambulance looks like, to medical personnel from the 14th Field Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia. They are participating in the BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Exercise at Mubarak Military City. BRIGHT STAR is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that is designed to enhance regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among the US, our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the armed forces to deter aggressors and, if necessary, fight and win side-by-side with our allies and regional partners. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade recover equipment from the Port of Tacoma, Wash., and perform preventative maintenance checks and services prior to movement back to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on October 5, 2022.

A soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, enters the hatch of an M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle during engineer qualification tables, June 14, 2022, at Ft. Carson, Colo. Engineer qualification tables allow soldiers in the unit to demonstrate their proficiency at engineer tasks. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore.

LT. GEN. G. Asmussen, commander, Allied Forces Europe, visits the motor pool during a tour of the base. Asmussen is on a visit to the U.S. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, lift a Type 73 Heavy Truck during a bilateral vehicle recovery training during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 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.

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise on October 8, 2022, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. EDRE is a rapid-deployment exercise that tests a unit's ability to alert, marshal and deploy forces and equipment to an emergency disaster or contingency operations.

The 149th CBRN Company (Homeland Response) conducts Decon operations 27 July 2022 at Camp Roberts, CA.Operational Decon sustains operations, reduces the contact hazard, and limits the spread of contamination to eliminate the necessity or reduce the duration of wearing MOPP gear.

Special Forces Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), carry a military inflatable boat to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Fort Eustis, Virginia, at Fleming Key, Florida, May 3, 2022. Inflatable boats were used for helocasting, or free-drop from a helicopter, conducted in the Gulf of Mexico to familiarize Special Operations Forces personnel with insertion and extraction techniques in a waterborne environment.

U.S. Marines, 7th and 9th Engineer Support Battalion (7th ESB and 9th ESB), 2d Marine Logistics Group Forward (2d MLG Fwd), level the ground at the build site of a nonstandard bridge near Patrol Base Fires, Helmand Province, November 19, 2011. The Marines placed the nonstandard bridge for troop mobilization in support of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations.

U.S. Army and Air Force National Guard service members host partner nation Uzbekistan leadership during Southern Strike 2022 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 28, 2022. Southern Strike 2022 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict.

Munitions Systems Airmen with the 124th Munitions Flight assemble a GBU-38 bomb kit during the 2022 Ammo Rodeo, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 15, 2022. The rodeo is an annual training event in which Airmen spend their training time assembling a variety of aircraft munitions.

2nd Lt. Helen Park and Staff Sgt Jeancarlo Galindo of the New Jersey Army National Guards Alpha Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion put the finishing touches on a tent at a logistics supply point at Fort Drum, N.Y. on July 9 prior to the launch of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise. The three-week exercise runs from July 10 to July 30 and enables brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness necessary to deploy, fight and win battles throughout the world.

030214-M-6538A-002. Base: Udari Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines

Soldiers with the 145th Field Artillery Battalion, Utah National Guard, prepare for movement to situational training exercise lanes during Western Strike 22, a multi-state National Guard training exercise, June 5, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the Utah National Guards 65th Field Artillery Brigade, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a Combat Training Center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Corps Base Hawaii participate in Operation Malama Ka Aina on MCBH, April 26, 2022. Operation Malama Ka Aina was a base cleanup held in effort to protect Hawaiis resources by keeping MCBH litter free.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Schroeder, 633d Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo movement technician checks cargo pallet straps at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 22, 2022. Exercise ARDENT CROSSBOW is the first time the 633d Air Base Wing is conducting agile combat support as an Air Base Squadron as part of Air Combat Commands effort to align into the Air Forces new four-phase Force Generation model (Available to Commit, Reset, Prepare and Ready). Through the stand-up of an Air Base Squadron and a supporting A-Staff, Airmen will be prepared to deploy as task-oriented, high-performing teams who are ready for crisis before crisis emerges.

Moroccan soldiers assist a U.S. soldier with concealing an M1A3 Abrams Tank with camo netting before departing from the Port of Agadir during the African Lion 22 exercise, June 4, 2022, Agadir, Morocco. The U.S. tanks were transported by both U.S. and Moroccan military transport vehicles from the port to their staging area in Tifnit, Morocco. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Commands largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access.

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Demont Chamers, an Army Motor Transport Operator with the 425th Transportation Company, backs up a flatbed truck to unload a HUMVEE at the JP Martinez Army Reserve Center, Denver, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2023. There were a total of four trucks that transported equipment.

A U.S. Marine with Air Delivery Platoon, 3d Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, helps secure a drop load onto the flatbed of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement in support of establishing a forward refueling point, Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2022. 3rd LSB conducted a battalion field exercise to train core mission essential tasks and rehearse emerging warfighting concepts in preparation for future exercises and operations. 3d MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madison Santamaria)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Morales, a vehicle recovery operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 23, 2022. The focus of Native Fury 22 is to execute a Maritime Prepositioning Force offload in a Western port of Saudi Arabia. MPF operations are the rapid deployment and assembly of a U.S. Marine Air Ground Task Force in a secure area using inter-theater airlift and foward-deployed maritime pre-positioning ships.

U.S. Air Force C-130 Js from the 317th Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, transport Airmen and cargo from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to Hill Air Force Base Utah, May 17, 2022 to participate in the Raging Gunfighter exercise. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing for potential Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operations around the world.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kevin Coleman (center), the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade mobility officer, discusses vessel unloading operations with Soldiers from the 414th Signal Company, 258th Movement Control Team and unit movement officers assigned to the Division Sustainment Troops Battalion, 3 DSB during a port to fort operation at the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, South Carolina May 8th, 2022. The port to fort operation is being conducted to return equipment assigned to the DSB from the Central Command area of operations following the units 9-month deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

A U.S. Air Force Airman and a Royal Australian Air Force airman operate a fuel truck at RAAF Base Curtin, Western Australia, Aug. 22, 2022. Pacific Air Forces trains alongside Allies and partners to enhance interoperability and bolster the collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, offload an M88 Recovery Vehicle. The arrival of these tanks in Poland will help the 3ABCT produce combat-credible forces alongside NATO allies.

030807-M-7837W-016. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Motor T Ops-371

U.S. Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard' s 1-145 Armor Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in the North Carolina National Guard, prepare vehicles at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, for movement to support the joint training exercise Iron Union 12, Nov. 30, 2019. Iron Union 12 is a recurring bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. It is a U.S. Army Central Command-led exercise with the UAE Land Forces to strengthen relationships and increase interoperability between the two military forces. The 145th Armor Regiment will be supporting the exercise to build operational readiness while improving mutual understanding and interoperability between the two participating nations. Multinational training exercises like Iron Union demonstrate a commitment by all participating nations to promote regional stability.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion guide a forklift at the unit marshaling area in preparation for Balikatan 23 in Subic Bay, Philippines, March 27, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

An airman of the 7th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron uses an MW-20BFL forklift to offload equipment from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The equipment will be used to aid in the joint military/civilian effort to extinguish widespread forest fires in Yellowstone Na. Base: West Yellowstone Airport State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Eathen Benally, an engineer equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, oversees the maintenance of a medium crawler tractor during an inspection on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. Benally, a White Cone, Arizona native, joined the Marine Corps in 2019. Now at the rank of sergeant, he continues to stay grounded in the Navajo Nation culture and is proud of his tribes accomplishments in the Marine corps.

060126-A-1211S-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 4th Infantry Division helps guide 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.

Cpl. Charmane Rockmore and Spc. Yaw Gyamfi from 84th Engineer Battalion, downloads a CS-563D Roller for road repair of a field training exercise road in Baturaja, Indonesia, July 25, 2022, as part of Garuda Shield 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

Florida Army National Guard Solders assist citizens and their dog off Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Oct. 2, 2022.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. John Smith, Platoon Sergeant with the 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, looks on as a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS, is positioned at North Auxiliary Airfield, South Carolina, Oct. 19, 2022. Airmen and Marines trained together to carry out HIMARS rapid infiltration, or HI-RAIN, training to maximize lethality through rapid global mobility.

U.S. Army Sgt. Colby J. Kuberski, an M1 armor crewman gunner assigned to 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, receives Multi-Purpose Anti-Tank ammunition during the preliminary round of the Sullivan Cup at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 2, 2022. Cohesive teams enable tactical to strategic readiness and dynamic force employment to be ready to defeat any adversary, anywhere, whenever called upon, under any conditions.

040908-F-0971G-015. Base: West Palm Beach State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Capt. Mindy Wallace, from Hamilton, Mo., now with 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, checks the tail rotor of a UH-60 Blackhawk prior to a flight on Feb. 6, 2014, in Camp Buehring, Kuwait.The soldiers from the battalion, now under the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, New York Army National Guard, recently deployed to Kuwait from the U.S. and operate Blackhawks in the region in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (N.Y. Army National Guard

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lillian Perez, 36th Contingency Response Squadron aerial porter, drives a 10K All-Terrain forklift during a logistics rodeo on Northwest Field, Guam, Sept. 14, 2022. The rodeo took place during an operational readiness exercise and it consisted of two two-person aerial port teams being timed to download and reupload palletized cargo onto a tractor trailer.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command deliver equipment in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, Sep 8, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan. This USAID-led delivery was the first of many to be distributed at several locations throughout the country.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Angel Hernandez, a landing support specialist with 1st Landing Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and a U.S. Army Solider with 1067th Composite Truck Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, ground guide a vehicle during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii, (July 28, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron, 3rd Marine Division Commanding General, receives a tour of an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, July 28, 2022, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Soldiers of the 1099th Transportation Detachment guide a forklift operator who places a turret for a mine resistant ambush vehicle on the deck of an Army logistic support vessel as part of the first Middle East intra-theater transfer of MRAPs.

S.C. Army National Guard Sgt. Chris Grant and Sgt. Clayton Shaw get their wrecker ready to support the S.C. Department of Public Safety and prepare for the winter storm missions assisting stranded motorists and truckers on roadways. They were called to state active duty after S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley declared a state of emergency with the ice storm that impacted the southeastern part of the U.S. and South Carolina Feb. 11-13, 2014.

PERTH, Australia (April 24, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) remove an inert tomahawk missile training shape from the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) during an expeditionary rearming exercise at HMAS Stirling Navy Base on Garden Island off the coast of Perth, Australia, April 24, 2022. Springfield is currently moored alongside Frank Cable conducting expeditionary rearming exercises with Frank Cable and the Royal Australian Navy. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

030325-F-2095R-102. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Oregon Army National Guard Religious Affairs Specialist conduct Unit Ministry Team (UMT) training scenarios; moving Chaplains through the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) at Camp Umatilla, Oregon on April 30, 2022. Because chaplains are non-combatants and are unauthorized to bear arms, Religious Affairs Specialists provide and support security for Chaplains in vulnerable or hostile environments. (National Guard photo by John Hughel, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Pierson, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, bottom, trains Airman 1st Class Josephine Bock, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron shift supervisor, on how to operate a telehandler during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 7, 2022. Airmen from multiple squadrons received training on how to operate forklifts, aircraft bomb loaders, and other skills on how to download an aircraft as quick as possible.

Ghost Brigade Soldiers attended training involving maintenance and operation on the new DVHA1 Stryker on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, on August 23, 2022. Ghost Brigade mechanics and operators are focused on cross-training to become subject matter experts and bring that knowledge back to their formations to teach and mentor other Soldiers regarding the new Stryker variation.According to Ken Poturica, lead instructor in the operator new equipment training, the most noteworthy upgrade to the DHVA1 Stryker is the Double V-Hull bottom. This change to the strykers provides a better shield against improvised explosive devices. With the ample amount of education and dedication necessary for this extreme change in the brigade's history, soldiers must be focused on the goal - to prepare the Ghost Brigade for combat, to overmatch our enemy, and to keep soldiers safe. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Laurie Ellen Wash)

A U.S. Army ambulance drives up the ramp to the USNS Denebola. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Larry Lewis, an aircraft armament systems specialist with the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, discusses the functionality of the A10C Thunderbolt II's primary weapon, the 30mm GAU-8/A cannon with Junior ROTC students from Randallstown, Maryland at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Md. on September 28, 2022. This tour was organized by the Wings Recruiting and Retention team and provided the students a chance to learn about various jobs around the base and hear what the Maryland Air National Guard has to offer.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Omar Navarro and Joshua Young, along with Staff Sgt. Michael Augustus, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from Misawa Air Base, Japan, prepare to respond to a mock chemical weapon scenario at Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 6, 2022. The U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) members traveled to Suwon Air Base to conduct bilateral training with the Republic of Korea Air Force EOD team.

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