Military Cargo Operations

Images of military logistics involving cargo loading and unloading from aircraft like the C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster, showcasing operational support and teamwork.

U.S. Air Force weapons load team members assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, load an Mk-82 bomb onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during exercise Poseidons Rage 22 at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 20, 2022. PR22 is a multinational exercise designed to bolster readiness and interoperability between the U.S. and Hellenic Air Force, by demonstrating localized air superiority through the incorporation of both live and inert munitions.

The K-loader raised to meet the aircrafts lowered ramp, cargos downloaded from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Viru Viru International Airport, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, for transport to Camp Boyuibe in support of NEW HORIZONS BOLIVIA 99. "NEW HORIZONS BOLIVIA 99 is part of a series of military exercises to provide civic assistance, build military partnerships, and improve the quality of life for people in Central and South America and the Caribbean.". Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS BOLIVIA 99 Base: Viru Viru Iap State: Santa Cruz Country: Bolivia (BOL) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

011011-F-0362B-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

010507-F-2022C-004. Complete Scene Caption: Private First Class Samual Gregorey, USMC, drives the MHU-83 C/E Munitions Loading System. Other members from the 533rd Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) prepare to load three 305 pound Mk 81 practice bombs with Mk 15 bomb retarding fins attached, onto the F/A-18D Hornet during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. The F-18 is also carrying six BDU-48/B 10-pound practice bombs on the A/A37B-6E Multiple Ejector Rack. TANDEM THRUST is a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military training exercise. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. The purpose of Exercise TANDEM THRUST is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 01 Base: Rockhampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

A U.S. Air Force maintainer from the 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit pulls chocks from an F-15E Strike Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2023. The Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter with air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities. An array of avionics and electronics systems give the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night and in all weather.

040302-M-2715C-007. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

R-11 fuel trucks refuel C-17 Globemaster IIIs, on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, to continue their mission. The aircraft will carry troops and cargo to forward locations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The fuels cell deployed to NAS Sigonella pumps an average of 287,000 gallons of fuel a day and has pumped over 7,000,000 gallons so far in this 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 Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force weapons load team members assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, load an Mk-82 bomb onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during exercise Poseidons Rage 22 at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 20, 2022. PR22 is a multinational exercise designed to bolster readiness and interoperability between the U.S. and Hellenic Air Force, by demonstrating localized air superiority through the incorporation of both live and inert munitions.

A U.S. Air Force Airman waits as an A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron, refuels at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2022. The 357th FS is the Air Forces only active-duty A-10 pilot training squadron and teaches pilots all necessary skills to achieve their mission downrange.

Equipment is offloaded from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Operation Sand Eagle '88. Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Mcdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 62d Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. and Royal New Zealand Air Force, conduct Combat Offload Method B training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 11, 2024. Combat Offload Method B takes place when traditional offloading equipment are not available due to the nature of the mission or terrain.

011114-F-0718S-035. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) wait to board a KC-130J Hercules prior to conducting static line airborne operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 30, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

020208-F-1631A-014. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U. S. Air Force Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing, Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho, perform Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while loading an A-10 Thunderbolt II Gatling Gun Ammunition Loader into a C-130 Hercules from the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria Air National Guard Base, during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) during Agile Rage 22, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 9, 2022. ACE is not a specific mission, but a universal application to all combat air force operations. ACE is the ability to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally unpredictable to complicate an adversary's decision making process.

Workers prepare to tow away the large container with the Cassini orbiter from KSCs Shuttle Landing Facility. The orbiter just arrived on the U.S. Air Force C-17 air cargo plane, shown here, from Edwards Air Force Base, California. .

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Jerry M. Dilley (Foreground), Crew CHIEF, 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, marshals in a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Reconnaissance aircraft. SRA Dilley is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq on October 26th, 2000. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Members of the 179th Airlift Wing are activated for deployment overseas from Mansfield, Ohio, Feb. 25, 2016. The Ohio Air National Guard unit is sending aircrew and operations support as well as maintenance personnel to support their aircraft. The Ohio Air National Guard is always on mission to respond with highly qualified citizen airmen to execute Federal, State and community missions.

Air Force personnel push a three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle into the cargo hold of 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)

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan - Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force load supplies and equipment onto a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma March 13. The supplies will be delivered to mainland Japan to be used in humanitarian assistance operations following the earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan, March 11. The proximity of Marine Corps aviation assets at MCAS Futenma has allowed Marines from III MEF to rapidly deploy critically-needed supplies and aid to support the relief effort.

A combat photographer and ground crew members stand beside a 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing F-15C Eagle aircraft, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

A multiple receptacle junction box is used to ground a KC-10 Extender, assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while being refueled by Airmen with the 378th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2022. Senior Airman Owen Monaghan, a KC-10 Extender flying crew chief with the 378th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, researched and designed the MRJB to allow the grounding of multiple fuel trucks while refueling an aircraft at the same time. By cutting down the amount of infrastructure needed to refuel, it ensures a more agile aerial force increasing AFCENTs regional capabilities.

DN-ST-86-11447. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

Maintainers with the Louisiana Air National Guard and California Air National Guard ready F-15C Eagles for take-off during Cope North 24 at Andersen Air Base, Guam, Feb. 20, 2024. The Guard units are deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, and are participating in Cope North 24 to strengthen multilateral tactics, techniques and procedures alongside Allied and partner nations. Air Force Master Sgt. Natasha Stannard/Released)

030321-F-6682K-033. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and control.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 424th Air Base Squadron load cargo with a 10K all-terrain forklift on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Aug. 02, 2022.

DF-ST-85-12415. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-5 Galaxy from the 105th Air Guard, Stewart ANG Base, NY, off loads equipment and supplies at Entebbe International Airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA)

A U.S. Army M-551A1 Sheridan tank is loaded into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. The 20-ton tank was later air-dropped over nearby Fort Bragg's Sicily drop zone. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020410-A-8359B-015. Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Graham Devine, left, with the 143rd Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Cameron Davis, right, of the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard, ride in the back of MAFFS 4, a modular airborne firefighting system equipped C-130J Hercules aircraft from the 146th as it taxis after reloading with fire retardant at the U.S. Forest Service San Bernardino Airtanker Base, in San Bernardino, California, Aug. 8, 2018. MAFFS 4 flew to support state agencies battling the Holy Fire in nearby Orange and Riverside counties.

DF-ST-87-00600. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A contractor from the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, prepares to meet an MC-130J Combat Talon II aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing in Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 27, 2022. The 88th Air Base Wing Airmen provided strength through support as aircraft and aircrews from installations affected by the hurricane arrived seeking safety.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153 prepare to load a joint light tactU.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153 load a joint light tactical vehicle onto a KC-130J Hercules during a training event, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 21, 2023. The training was conducted to familiarize Marines with procedures for loading a JLTV onto a cargo aircraft.

STAFF Sergeant Frank Otero, USAF, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, uses a Case MW20BFL forklift to load cargo onboard a C-17 Globemaster III for return to the United States after participating in Operation FOCUS RELIEF, in Accra, Ghana. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations. Staff Sergeant Frank Otero, USAF, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, uses a Case MW20BFL forklift to load cargo onboard a C-17 Globemaster III for return to the United States after participating in Operation FOCUS RELIEF, in Accra, Ghana. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 15th and 16th Airlift Squadrons watch as loadmasters load a police Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, or MRAP, onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a joint training exercise with the North Charleston Police Department at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Sept.16, 2022. The MRAP is capable of driving through all sorts of terrain, including deep snow, mud, dirt and water.

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida directs the starting of an engine on an AC-130J gunship in preparation for the aircrafts departure from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Sept. 29, 2002. Aircraft, equipment and Airmen were repositioned to WPAFB in preparation for possible impacts from Hurricane Ian.

Members of the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, move an MHU141 munitions trailer into position for uploading AIM-120 Air to Air missiles. Personnel at Kunsan Air Base are participating in an Beverly Bearcat Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jaime Dusick, 632nd Air Mobility Support Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, sprays Type 4 anti-icing fluid onto a C-17A Globemaster III, as part of a Technical Order (TO) validation procedure for the new fluid. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Team Dover Airmen load weapons cargo bound for Ukraine onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 14, 2022. The Department of Defense is providing Ukraine with critical capabilities to defend against Russian aggression under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Caspien Greger, an aviation logistics tactical information systems specialist with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (left), Lance Cpl. Kyla Mercer-Welch (middle) and Sgt. Johnathan Whitaker (right), both fixed wing aircraft mechanics with VMFA-242, conduct a post operation service inspection on an F-35B Lightning II aircraft with VMFA-242 in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 11, 2022. The Indo-Pacific is a top priority for the United States, and exercises like Red Flag-Alaska are committed to ensuring U.S. forces are capable and ready to face the evolving challenges in the region.

Members of the 480th Fighter Squadron load a GBU-12 paramount onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 14, 2022. The competition trains Airmen to load the weapons onto the aircraft quickly and efficiently.

DF-ST-89-00925. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Mafraq Country: Jordan (JOR)

Ethiopian troops assigned to the United Nations peacekeeping force board a Dover AFB, Denver based, 436th/512th Airlift Wing, C-5 Galaxy at Addis Ababa International Airport. The United Nation's force will police the civil war-torn country of Rwanda. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia (ETH)

The Booster Verification Test Program initiated a practice procedure for the transporting and unloading of a booster. This C-17A Globemaster III aircraft left Huntsville, Alabama, and arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on the 30th of November, 1999. This unloading was conducted for preparation for an upcoming launch at Vandenberg. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 133rd Air Refueling Squadron directs U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Forman, right, 133rd Air Transportation Function, into passion in St. Paul., Minn., Sept. 12, 2022. Airmen from the 109th, 934th, and 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons prepare a KC-46 Pegasus, 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, for training which familiarizes them with its capabilities regarding aeromedical evacuation missions.

DF-ST-89-07815. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U. S. Air Force Airman from the 127thAircraft Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, (SANGB) work side-by-side with soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, performing Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while refueling an A-10 Thunderbolt II also from SANGB during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) during Northern Agility 22-2/Northern Strike 22, at Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport, Mich., Aug. 10, 2022. Northern Agility 22-2 and Northern Strike 22 executing currently demonstrate how the Air Forces new Agile Combat Employment concept can be integrated into the joint fight. Northern Strike provides the perfect backdrop for the Michigan Air National Guard to establish Michigan as a center of excellence for ACE.

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and U.S. Soldiers upload an Apache helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 23, 2022. Aerial porters from the 386th ELRS and aviation specialists from the U.S. Army 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conducted relief in place/transfer of authority of Apache helicopters designated to the U.S. Army 101st Aviation Battalion.

A forklift loads cargo into a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules during Cope North 24 at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 16, 2024. Agile combat employment capabilities are continually refined by exercising various operations from dispersed, austere locations. Air Force

030307-F-9032T-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Crewmen debark an E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft during Exercise Team Spirit. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Close-up of the LANTIRN pods on an Israeli Air Force F-15I Ra'am.

040716-F-2295B-011. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen with the 159th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office (LRS TMO) moves cargo into a staging area as part of a pre-deployment readiness exercise at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Nov. 4, 2022. The 159th LRS TMO handles the processing in and staging of cargo to be loaded on simulated aircraft as part pre-deployment readiness exercise.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Nielsen, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, coordinates the safe load of supplies before a night-time aerial refueling training exercise at Kadena Air Force base, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2022. VMGR-152 provides aerial refueling service to support Fleet Marine Force air operations and provides assault air transport of personnel, equipment and supplies.

U.S. Airmen with the 62d Maintenance Group prepare to load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 19, 2022. During this exercise, Air Mobility Command Airmen showcased the ability to provide fuel to fighter jets in designated locations so pilots do not have to return to their home stations for fueling or wait for an aerial refueling aircraft. Members of the 62d Airlift Wing, and their joint partners, loaded their own full R-11 refueler truck onto an aircraft and successfully refueled several fighter jets at various locations; the first time a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft has ever done this.

990123-N-8854P-007. Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Adriatic Sea

U.S. Air Force weapons load team members assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, load an Mk-82 bomb onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during exercise Poseidons Rage 22 at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 19, 2022. The live munitions contributed an additional 4,500 pounds to each aircraft.

Airmen from the 6th Airlift Squadron use a fuel truck to extract fuel from the C-17 to support the supply of fuel to a fifth-generation aircraft as part of the Agile Combat Employment training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 24, 2022. Airmen from the 6th AS, 305th Air Mobility Wing conducted integrated training and utilized Agile Combat Employment concepts to prepare for Air Force Force Generation deployments. Exercising ACE elements enables our forces to operate with varying levels of capacity and support, to generate lethal combat power. The AFFORGEN model will increase high-end readiness necessary to deploy as cohesive units and deliver Rapid Global Mobility in support of combatant commanders, the Joint Force, and our allies and partners to meet National Defense Strategy requirements.

030807-M-7837W-021. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234

An Airman assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron looks out the back of a C-130J Super Hercules completing a roughly 30-hour single-aircraft maximum endurance mission during the Gnarly Explodeo readiness exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 1, 2024. The execution of this maximum endurance mission demonstrated the 19th Airlift Wings multi-day mission generation capabilities while only landing to refuel. Air Force

031223-F-3886C-026. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

050906-F-3258Z-058. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen Mallory, 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elemendorf/Richardson directs the offloading of humanitarian supplies here March 20. Sergeant Mallory and a crew members from the 517th flew the first C-17 mission to Sendai in support of Operation Tomodachi.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey offload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III at the 156th Wing airfield at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, July 19, 2022. The 621st CRW arrived at the 156th Wing to build relationships, conduct the exercise Frog Devil and transfer equipment to the 156th Contingency Response Group necessary for their operational capabilities.

A U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle loads into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III attached to 15th Wing during exercise Bougainville II at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. 3d Marine Littoral Regiment interdicted a notional adversary maritime surface platform to set conditions for joint force follow on actions. BVII is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. 3d MLRs Bougainville II is integrated into the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation 23-01 that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increase readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. This rotation of JPRMC includes participants from all U.S joint services as well as active

A C-17 Globemaster III transporting Desert Lightning Team members returns from a deployment at an undisclosed location at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 17, 2022. The members returned home to their families after a deployment overseas.

The XM-971E1 semi-trailer van is uploaded into the cargo opening of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The purpose of the van is to house and transport sensitive electronics under operating conditions. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tech Sgt. Evan Henry, 911th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, drives a maintenance lift up to the engine of a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Jan. 5, 2024. Crew chiefs conduct routine pre-flight inspections before every flying mission ensuring the aircraft's operational readiness.

Members of the 702nd Airlift Squadron hose US Air Force Colonel Samuel F. Oglesby, Commander of the 702nd Airlift Squadron as he exits a McGuire C-141 Starlifter during the Squadron's "final-flight" at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey on March 31, 2000. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050201-F-2021H-010. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American troops unload a watertruck from a C-5 Galaxy airplane to help the stranded Rwandan refugees. Rwandan Hutu refugees who fled the Tutsi army with little more than the clothes on their back arrive to the Kibumba refugee camp located on the black lava rock of the Nyiragongo volcano. The poor homeless refugees who have walked for days with little to eat or drink are forced to sleep outdoors exposed to the elements. Many, weak from disease lay dead on the roadside wrapped in blankets. A Cholera epidemic killed thousands after the thristy refugees drank water from nearby lake Kivu. The biblical exodous from war torn Rwanda left millions displaced. Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo; August 8, 1994.

Civilian workers and U.S. military personnel prepare one of several UH-1 Iroquois helicopters for loading aboard a 936th Military Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The helicopters are being transported to Bogota, Colombia as part of Operation Pour Over, a U.S. effort to aid the Colombian government. Subject Operation/Series: POUR OVER Base: Naval Air Station Corpus Christi State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Icicles hang off the front nose landing door of a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 15, 2024. Team Dover Airmen continued to operate as normal despite freezing temperatures and snowfall from Winter Storm Heather.

DF-ST-88-03927. Base: China Lake Proving Grounds State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot assigned to Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, climbs down the aircraft ladder after arriving for Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 6, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022.

100115-F-2034C-022Cargo is loaded on to a C-130 Hercules Jan. 15, 2010 before flying a relief mission to Haiti from Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Hercules cargo aircraft is from the 2nd Airlift Squadron. U.S. Southern Command is deploying assets to Haiti to conduct search and rescue operations, damage assessments, and transitions sustained Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief operations in order to prevent human suffering and additional loss of life.

DF-ST-85-01365. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Support Vehicles belonging to the 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Camp Pendleton, Calif., are unloaded from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy at an airport in east Africa. U.S. Air Force aircraft are bringing in materiel and equipment to support Operation United Shield, which is the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers from Mogadishu, Somalia. Subject Operation/Series: UNITED SHIELD Base: Dubrovnik Country: East Africa

A U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 28th Munitions Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, prepares to load an MK-62 Quickstrike Naval mine onto a B-1B Lancer in support of a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen AFB, Guam, Oct. 21, 2022. Carrying the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force.

Members of "Panton Loadcrew 11" stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, prepare to load a MK 84 bomb on 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. The aircraft is also armed with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-87-07834. Subject Operation/Series: BLUE HORIZON Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-09911. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Airmen with 67th Fighter Squadron, Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform start-up procedures during exercise Katana Strike at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022. Katana Strike is led by III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and is designed to demonstrate proficiency in coalition joint-force planning, coordination, and execution of dynamic targeting in a maritime environment that utilizes ground forces to initiate the targeting cycle. Katana Strike showcases 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, which serves as the central hub for conducting long-range communications between joint ground, naval and aviation units over multiple waveforms. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

Crew Chiefs discuss the work needed on their KC-135R Stratotanker at a forward location, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

A member of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron uses a Case MW20BFL rough terrain forklift truck to load materiel into the back of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft of the 437th Military Airlift Wing during the chemical warfare exercise PURPLE PENNY '89. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY '89 Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Personnel from Baumholder, Vilseck, and Bad Kreuznach, Germany board a C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The troops are on their way to Tuzla AB, Bosnia-Herzegovina to provide support in Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A left front view of several A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft on the flight line during Operation Gunsmoke '81. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050404-F-4177H-365. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Front view of two F-5 Tiger II aircraft partially disassembled aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The aircraft are enroute to Jordan. Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A tractor-trailer is offloaded from a Military Airlift Command (MAC) C-5 aircraft during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise Team Spirit '84. A tractor-trailer is offloaded from a Military Airlift Command (MAC) C-5 aircraft during the joint U.S./South Korean Exercise Team Spirit '84.

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper with the 163rd Attack Wing, California Air National Guard, refuels during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on July 20th, 2022. The MQ-9 Reaper received fuel via aviation delivered ground refueling from an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764, marking the first time the MQ-9 received fuel from a joint asset and the first time an Air National Guard MQ-9 received fuel from another aircraft. The MQ-9 Reaper provided close air support to Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23 during its execution of the fire support coordination exercise of ITX as the Marine Corps Reserve continues to work to integrate with sister services in preparation for future operations.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va., load cargo and relief supplies onto a U.S. Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan. 16, 2010. The C-17 crew is from the 729th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., taking part in Operation Unified Response.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 and U.S. Airmen with 374th Airlift Wing conduct forward arming and refueling point (FARP) operations at Iwo Jima Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2022. U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 and MWSS-171 conducted joint FARP operations in expeditionary conditions, practicing employment of light and agile forces across the Indo-Pacific.

020312-F-8063B-004. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

TSgt. Kevin Swinehart, crew chief (C) and SSgt. Kevin Moyer, from the 111th Fighter Wing, ARS Willow Grove, PA, remove safety pins from BDU-33 bomb under an A-10 at the end of runway Inspection at MacDill Air Force Base. The A-10, from the 103rd Fighter Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, ARS Willow Grove. is competing in the Weapons Delivery Compilation at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida.

An Airman assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron de-ices a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2022. Heavy snowfall hit Yokota and the Kanto Plain, accumulating 10 centimeters of snow in the evening, a level unseen in the past four years.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mariah Althaus, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, prepares for flight, ready to conduct Agile Combat Employment training in support of the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise, May 18, 2022, Ämari Air Base, Estonia. DEFENDER-Europe is an annual large-scale U.S. Army-led, multinational, joint exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

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. 10, 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.

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