Military Community Support Activities

Images depict military personnel engaging in community support activities, including packing food and supplies for various charitable initiatives. The mood is collaborative and service-oriented.

U.S. Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Marines assigned to the Task Force Los Angeles, pack food boxes at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Commerce, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 28, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

U.S. Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Marines assigned to the Task Force Los Angeles, pack food boxes at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Commerce, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 28, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

SINGAPORE (March 14, 2023) Sailors move supplies during a stores onload aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, March 14, 2023. Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Arizona National Guard service members delivered food and supplies to the Hopi Veterans Center in Kykotsmovi, Ariz. for Hopi Tribal residents June 18, 2020. The food and supplies were donated by local residents of Goodyear, Ariz.

Staff Sgt. Jesse Holzman of the 134th Force Support Squadron prepares food for boxed meals to deliver to Airmen at McGhee-Tyson ANGB working during the 2022 Smoky Mountain Air Show. Over the course of the event, the 134th FFS will provide over 4,000 boxed meals, multiple hydration options and cool down areas for over 1200 service members assisting the show.

Specialist Carrie Gomer, culinary specialist, 553rd Field Feeding company, stocks a fridge at the Culinary Outpost kiosk, 19 August, 2022. Gomer said shed get her meals at the Culinary Outpost if she had Basic Daily Food Allowance. B.D.F.A. is mostly provided for single soldiers who live in the barracks or their duties necessitate it. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tian Nevitt)

U.S Air Force Staff Sergeant Rachel Zirkle, Explosive Ordnance Disposal craftsman with the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, look inside a box after a demonstration at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 20,2022. The demonstration allowed leadership to see the mobility, manipulation, and intuitive control, of the robot during missions.

Service members assigned to the Hawaii National Guards Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package perform search and extraction, medical assessment, command and control, field feeding and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a external evaluation training event at Kalaeloa, Hawaii, September 21, 2022. (US Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt Andrew Lee Jackson)

SASEBO, Japan (Nov. 23, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Stacie Booth, from Portland, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), serves egg nog during a Thanksgiving meal in the ships galley in Sasebo, Japan, Nov. 23. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, assist with decorating before the dedication ceremony of the Michael A. Noline Community Building, honoring Pfc. Michael A. Noline, a fallen member of their battalion at the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, May 14, 2022. Noline, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, who served as a light armored vehicle (LAV) crewman for 3rd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, was killed in action in support of Operation Desert Storm, Jan. 26, 1991.

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Daiquan Thomasson, right, a logistics officer assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, passes a box of food down the assembly line while volunteering at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Commerce, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 28, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

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111121-N-WJ386-003MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Nov. 21, 2011) Sailors assigned to Naval Support Activity Mid-South pack boxes of Thanksgiving items for local-area Sailors and their families during the annual Naval Support Activity Mid-South food drive. The Mid-South Chief Petty Officers Association funded the dinner items and the local commissary donated the turkeys.

From left, U.S. Army Soldiers Sgt. Nhien Nguyen and Spc. Tyre Strong, 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion culinary specialists, Grab boxes during dinner preparation for participants of exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. Since its inception in 1982, Yama Sakura has focused on the development and refinement of joint force lethality between the U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Task Force Los Angeles, and U.S. Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), stock grocery bags with food for the unhoused at the Los Angeles Saint Francis Center during LA Fleet Week, May 26, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

GULF OF OMAN (June 29, 2013) Sailors sort mail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while conducting a replenishment-at-sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

110811-N-BT887-238PACIFIC OCEAN (August 11, 2011) Sailors sort mail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment.

TALLINN, Estonia (Aug. 8, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Lewis, left, and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Michael Perez Salas, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), distribute mail in Tallin, Estonia, Aug. 8, 2022. Gunston Hall is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

220418-N-UF592-1003 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 18, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Ovidio Rivera, from Lapaz, El Salvador, moves supplies in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan Sailors move supplies to various storerooms across the ship once they arrive pier side while in port, as well as by replenishment-at-sea while underway. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

North Carolina Army National Guard Pvt. 1st Class Cameron Staton, assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 113th Sustainment Brigade, moves boxes of medical equipment in an effort to prepare the equipment for future distribution at a warehouse in Central N.C., June 15, 2020. The NCNG is working with North Carolina Emergency Management, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and local food banks to help support COVID-19 relief efforts.

220702-N-PW480-0191 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 2 midshipman candidates put on socks during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 2. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 902nd Field Feeding Platoon, 42nd Regional Support Group, load up outgoing food donations to be delivered to the greater Fort Drum area during the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 26, 2022, at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers participated in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

Charleston, W.Va., Nov. 6, 2012 Spec. Chris Clatworthy, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, helps unload dog food donated to aid in the state's disaster recovery efforts. The pet food will be distributed in areas of the state hard hit by Hurricane Sandy and the aftermath that dumped several feet of snow, caused heavy rain, and brought high winds to the area. FEMA is coordinating the delivery of food and other commodities in West Virginia with federal, state, and local partners. Norman Lenburg/FEMA. West Virginia Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Loc Nguyen, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, makes boiled eggs to provide food service support for Exercise Iron Squire on Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 19, 2022. The CLR-17 field mess Marines supporting Exercise Iron Squire were being evaluated as part of I Marine Expeditionary Forces Major General William Pendleton Thompson Memorial Awards for Food Service Excellence. If selected as the winners from I MEF, the CLR-17 field mess Marines will compete in a final evaluation against II MEF and III MEF for the winner of Best Field Mess in the Marine Corps.

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220825-N-CY569-1049 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 25, 2022) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Cesar Pinasantaella, left, from Penuelas, Puerto Rico, passes a package to Culinary Specialist Seaman Uriehl Cajero, from Sacramento, California, during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 25, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220701-N-PI330-1016 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 5, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Tai Pierce, left, and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Chad Hux, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, sort parts on Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 5, 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.

New York National Guard Soldiers box up meals containing 3,280 turkeys at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City on November 11, 2020 for Thanksgiving meals. The meals will be distributed to needy families as part of an annual New York State effort.

Tech. Sgt. Tim Moots, 114th Force Support Squadron assistant dining facility manager, and Master Sgt. Nate Robertson, 114th Force Support Squadron unit training manager, serve lunch to Airmen participating in the Lobo Trident exercise in Hector Field, North Dakota March 28, 2023. Hector Field was set up as a simulated forward operating station in a friendly country in order to give Airmen a chance to practice wartime emergency operations and communications in a remote location.

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Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan Haskins, a 144th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, unloads gifts bound for Scammon Bay from a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of Operation Santa Claus at the Bethel-Davis Regional Airport flight line in Bethel, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the Alaska National Guards yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. After landing in Bethel, Santa, Mrs. Claus, and more than a dozen helper elves transferred to two Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopters and delivered 1,780 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 325 children in Scammon Bay. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-53. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901aa. Hurricane Katrina

Oklahoma National Guard Sgt. Raymond Holehouse (left), a member of Headquarters Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Oklahoma National Guard, Private 1st Class Kaylyn Gomez with Company A, 545th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, gather equipment and medical supplies for distribution while assigned to the Oklahomas Strategic National Stockpile in Oklahoma City, April 17, 2020. The nearly 30 Guardsmen assigned to the site — partnered with state agencies to include the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections — help fulfill, secure and transport the orders to facilities within the 11 identified COVID-19 regional health administration regions throughout Oklahoma as part of the States whole-of-government response to the pandemic. (Oklahoma Air National Guard

220929-N-IX644-1071 IONIAN SEA (Sept. 29, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), sorts mail during a replenishment-at-sea with supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Sept. 29, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Chief Master Sgt. John Alsvig, 51st Fighter Wing command chief, unloads mail bags while volunteering at the Osan Post Office at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 7, 2022. The post office provides services for nearly 12,000 customers throughout the Osan AB community.

U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., assemble burgers and hotdogs during the Military Appreciation Picnic on base, Nov. 4, 2022. The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce held the military appreciation picnic for the first time since 2019 to fortify the relationship between Shaw and the Sumter community.

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Arkansas National Guardsmen unloaded six 18-wheel trucks full of personal protective equipment at a Federal Surplus Property facility on Easter Sunday April 12, 2020, in North Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas governor, Asa Hutchinson, assisted the Soldiers with unloading some of the PPE that will be heading to the 75 counties in the state.

U.S. Army and volunteers from Lady of Grace Youth Group from Fairview, N.J., organize donated items that are to be distributed to patients for free during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 15, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

U.S. Army religious affairs specialists unload boxes of single-serve coffee pods from a delivery truck, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 9, 2022. The coffee was donated by Holy Joe's Cafe, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to deliver free coffee to U.S. service members around the world.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 24, 2022) - A culinary specialist, assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet, serves food to personnel during EMF Juliets operational readiness evaluation (ORE). The ORE was conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute and evaluates patient throughput capability, assesses coordination across functional areas, and teamwork. This training supports the Surgeon Generals Tiered Readiness Program and showcases Navy Medicines ability to generate and maintain ready medical forces.

Airman 1st Class Isabella Early, 51st Force Support Squadron postal clerk, unloads packages from a delivery truck at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 7, 2022. Airmen clocked in at 0500 to unload 40-foot trailer delivery trucks full of mail for Osan Post Office users.

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The 2022 Best Squad Competition competitors are served a hot meal directly following the 2022 Best Squad Competition's 12-mile ruck march even at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on May 17, 2022. Approximately 40 Soldiers from across the nation travelled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of "Best Warrior" and "Best Squad" among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue. (Army Reserve photo by Sgt. David Barrette)

111023-N-WW409-821 UTAPAO, Thailand (Oct. 23, 2011) Operations Specialist Seaman Kristine Thompson, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), volunteers along side with members from the local community and the Royal Thai Armed Forces during a community service event organized by the Princess Pa Foundation, Thai Red Cross Society. More than 40 Sailors from Mustin volunteered their time with the local community and members from the Royal Thai Armed Forces with assisting in preparing more than 5,000 packages.

A U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. takes inventory of the military issued gear on the deployment line.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Humberto Monasterio, a maintenance automotive technician with 1st Transportation Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, looks through merchandise in the mobile exchange during exercise Native Fury 22 at a Logistics Support Area established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 12, 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.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 24, 2022) - A culinary specialist, assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet, serves food to personnel during EMF Juliets operational readiness evaluation (ORE). The ORE was conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute and evaluates patient throughput capability, assesses coordination across functional areas, and teamwork. This training supports the Surgeon Generals Tiered Readiness Program and showcases Navy Medicines ability to generate and maintain ready medical forces.

Culinary and food service specialists assigned to the 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division prepare dinner chow for approximately 135 Pa. Army National Guard Soldiers currently attending annual training (AT) at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. July 18, 2022. The dining facility staff are responsible for preparing and serving breakfast and dinner meals to the Soldiers for the duration of their AT. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Glenn Brennan)

111012-N-XR557-212 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 12, 2011) Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Zachary Cabrera stacks egg boxes in a refrigerated store room during an underway replenishment aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). The ship is underway supporting the F-35B Lighting II sea trials.

Sgt. Richard Garcia, a Louisiana National Guardsman with the 1022nd Engineer Company, 225th Engineer Brigade, lifts a 30-pound box of food to put in an elderly persons car in Colfax, Louisiana, April 22, 2020. The 1022nd sent around 10 Soldiers to Colfax from Ruston to assist the Grant Parish Council on Aging with their monthly food distribution during the COVID-19 response.

Severe Storms/Tornadoes, Windsor, CO, May 23 2008 Colorado National Guard soldiers take a break and get food from the Salvation Army. Photo Michael Rieger/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Sgt. Michael Ryno along with Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012.

Retail Services Specialist 3rd Class Adriel Garcia-Castaneda, right, from Jonesboro, Georgia, and Retail Services Specialist Seaman Timothy Whiteside, from Valparaiso, Indiana, both assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) supply department, conduct a sale with Kendall Warner, a photographer with the Virginia-Pilot, during a visit to the ship store, Oct. 7, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

220929-N-IX644-1113 IONIAN SEA (Sept. 29, 2022) Aerographers Mate 1st Class Larry Wright, left, from Charlotte, takes cargo from Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Valeria LozanoCedeno, from Clifton, New Jersey, both assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a replenishment-at-sea with supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) Sept. 29, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

Michigan National Guard Soldiers with Michigans Task Force Spartan work with Gleaners of Warren, Michigan, Community Food Bank, Nov. 24, 2020. Army and Air National Guard members filled and labeled 9728lbs of dry and frozen green bean bags in the Gleaners warehouse, also assembling approximately 1600lbs of quarantine cold and dry food boxes, reaching a goal of 90,000lbs during the Thanksgiving holiday week. The Food Bank warehouse serves 400 agencies in 5 counties. Since March, Michigan National Guard teams have supported food banks across Michigan, distributing more than 7 million pounds of food to local communities.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to serve food to Marines during MALS-31's birthday barbecue at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 1, 2024. MALS-31 hosted the barbecue to celebrate the unit's 81st birthday. Marine Corps

U.S. Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII establish a temporary medical facility during a surgical training event during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Marambaia, Brazil, Sept. 10, 2022. The training event consisted of a medical equipment presentation, a field surgery and a casualty evacuation via a Brazilian armored personnel carrier. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and Marine Corps.

Spc. Matthew Ennis, with the North Carolina National Guards 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, loads crates of food into a vehicle at Northside Elementary School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on April 28, 2020. Volunteers take the food and distribute it to children who may otherwise go unfed due to not having access to their usual daily access to free or reduced school meal programs. More than 900 NCNG Soldiers and Airmen have been activated in response to COVID-19 relief efforts to help support NC Emergency Management, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, and their local communities.

U.S. Air Force Airmen submit prize tickets during the 131st Bomb Wing Self-Care Fair at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 6, 2022. Total Force Airmen got the opportunity during Novembers drill to learn more about self-care and its benefits in a hands-on manner.

7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Soldiers participate in the 5th Annual Ruck for your Lives event at Camp Bull Simons on October 27, 2022. Soldiers performed a 4-mile ruck march while carrying non-perishable foods for donation to local food banks. Each battalion competed against each other to see who donated the largest amount of non-perishables.

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Larry Deguzman, Headquarters/Headquarters Company (HHC) 24 Battalion, prepares a prime rib dinner inside the Mobile Kitchen Facility (MKF), during Exercise TURBO PATRIOT, a Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) Exercise, at Camp Pendleton, California (CA). Subject Operation/Series: TRUBO PATRIOT Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 5, 2013) A working party moves stores during an underway replenishment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106). Stockdale is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

220920-N-IX644-1062 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Logistics Specialist Seaman Robert Brown, from Plainfield, Illinois, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), scans mail during a replenishment-at-sea with supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Sept. 20, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

220723-N-IG750-1272 SINGAPORE (July 23, 2022) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Ramirez, from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, assigned to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, currently deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), sorts donated belongings during a community relations (COMREL) event at The Salvation Army in Singapore. COMREL events give Sailors the opportunity to foster goodwill by giving back to local communities while in port. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

220816-N-XK047-3031PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2022) - Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) participate in an ice cream social in observance of the 80th anniversary of the Makin Island raid, Aug. 16. The ice cream social served to commemorate Makin Islands historical raid, routing enemy forces, gaining valuable intelligence and earning its name in honor of Marine Raider Companies A and B, Second Raider Battalion on Japanese-held Makin Island, in the Gilbert Islands, Aug. 17-18, 1942. Makin Island, flagship of Amphibious Squadron (CPR) SEVEN, along with 13th MEU, is currently underway conducting integrated training in the U.S. 3rd fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black navigates through a food line at the Wallace Creek Mess Hall during a visit to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 27, 2022. The 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visited to speak about the value of infantryman and the importance of being committed to warfighter readiness in todays Corps.

A Jamaican helps offload disaster relief supplies from a C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron. The supplies, furnished by the U.S., will be used to aid Jamaicas affected by Hurricane Gilbert, a powerful storm that devastated much. Base: Kingston Country: Jamaica (JAM)

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Warrant officer candidates enrolled in the Virginia National Guards Warrant Officer Candidate School volunteer at the Chesterfield Food Bank March 19, 2021, in Chesterfield, Virginia. The candidates helped sort, load and distribute food as part of their community project.

Gen. Darryl A. Williams, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and Maj. Gen. JP. McGee commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) serves meals to Soldiers during a Thanksgiving meal at Mihail Kogălniceanu Airbase in România, Nov. 24, 2022. Army leadership continues to reach out to soldiers to help boost morale during the holiday season.

Traditional Guardsmen, SENIOR AIRMAN Darrell Webb, USAF, (right) and STAFF Sergeant Denise Officer, USAF, of the 151st Services Flight, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, prepare "Midnight Chow" for personnel activated in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-107. CG Personnel With Supplies --CG NSF member lifting boxes in storage area, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

Spc. Antavius Matthews, a supply specialist assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, restocks a shelf inside the unit supply room at Camp Zama, Japan, May 25, 2022. Matthews is one of many LGBTQ Soldiers who have been able to openly serve since 2011 after the repeal of the Defense Departments Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy. Every June, the military now recognizes its LGBTQ personnel for their service in honor of National Pride Month.

Members from the 424th Air Base Squadron prepare breakfast for local farmers at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Airfield-Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 11, 2022. The 424th ABS invited the local farming community to join them in a celebratory breakfast and immersion day in honor of their growing partnership.

Spc. Monique Williams, a culinary specialist assigned to the 1069th Military Police Company, 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Battalion prepared a back from the field dinner at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa on July 19, 2022. The culinary specialists prepared dinner for more than 130 Soldiers for their first meal back in cantonment after their field exercise.

220619-N-YD731-1011 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 19, 2022) Sailors serve the crew during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 19, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security.

Katrina Operations - Venice, Louisiana - 26-HK-361-162. Hurricane Katrina

Soldiers wait for their power bowls to be made at Victory Fresh at Fort Jackson. The warrior restaurant that features healthy and quick items held its grand opening, Feb. 28, 2024.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-179. Hurricane Katrina

040416-F-7236S-001. Base: Cheyenne State: Wyoming (WY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines participate in a cooking competition hosted by the Single Marine Program in partnership with the Defense Commissary Agency on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 31, 2022. The event included a cooking, shopping, and nutrition based course; practical application; and a cooking competition. During the competition, the Marines had one and a half hours to make a week's worth of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks using only an Instant Pot and microwave.

Mess SPECIALIST SEAMAN John Whetstone wipes down the speed line on the aft mess decks of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Members of the First Class Petty Officer Association assigned to the amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), serve ice cream during a karaoke and ice cream social while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 10, 2024. The event was held to increase cohesion and strengthen joint-force partnership of Marines and Sailors. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating aboard ships of the America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Rhoton, Client System Supervisor with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, stacks MREs during a simulated humanitarian mission for combat cameramen to practice documentation as part of Exercise Scorpion Lens 23, March 21, 2023. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual training event held at McCrady Training Center, Eastover, South Carolina, hosted by the 1st Combat Camera Squadron (1CTCS). The exercise provides expeditionary skills and training to Combat Camera professionals from the United States Army, Air Force, and Marines worldwide.

7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Soldiers participate in the 5th Annual Ruck for your Lives event at Camp Bull Simons on October 27, 2022. Soldiers performed a 4-mile ruck march while carrying non-perishable foods for donation to local food banks. Each battalion competed against each other to see who donated the largest amount of non-perishables.

010426-f-6187R-001. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Marines participate in a cooking competition hosted by the Single Marine Program in partnership with the Defense Commissary Agency on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 31, 2022. The event included a cooking, shopping, and nutrition based course; practical application; and a cooking competition. During the competition, the Marines had one and a half hours to make a week's worth of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks using only an Instant Pot and microwave.

051010-A-1327A-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76

011213-F-0017M-026. Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

060513-N-5174T-045. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

STAFF Sergeant. Tasheka Morrow (left) and AIRMAN Darek Hart, stock new supplies in the 48th Medical Group Supply warehouse, at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Both are medical materials technicians with the 48th Medical Support Squadron. Part of their duties is to order and receive new medical and dental supplies for the 48th Medical Group. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: 48th Medical Group

220523-N-TT639-2023 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 23, 2022) - Sailors and Marines select personal care items donated by the United Service Organizations (USO) on the mess decks aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 23, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Gardemal, a drill sergeant currently assigned to 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, disarms a simulated active shooter after neutralizing him June 16, 2022, at the Pierce Terrace Elementary School. Gardemal is a military policeman who participated in active shooter training to ensure he meets annual law enforcement training requirements. He will also complete his time as a drill sergeant soon and will transition into the 17th Military Police Detachment on Fort Jackson.

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