Military Equipment and Maintenance

Depictions of military personnel interacting with various equipment, including munitions and military vehicles, highlighting maintenance operations.

Polish Lublin-class Minelayer ORP Poznan US Marine Corps

040915-F-8769K-027. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-01859. Base: Louisville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

In the hangar bay of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), US Navy Aviation Electronic's Technician Third Class Maurice Fields flat brushes an S-3B Viking aircraft from Carrier Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron Twenty Two (VS-22) as part of the navy's corrosion control program. Truman is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

DN-SC-87-05521. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

A view of the interior of the AK-176 76.2mm/59 caliber DP gun mount of the USNS HIDDENSEE (185NS9201) while the ship is moored at the Naval Sea Systems Command facility at Solomons Annex. The Soviet-built Tarantul I class missile corvette was acquired from the Federal German navy in November 1991, and is currently undergoing testing and evaluation by the U.S. Navy. Named Rudolf Egelhofer in the East German navy, the ship was renamed HIDDENSEE after the reunification of Germany in 1990. Country: Solomons

DF-ST-85-07311. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Polish Lublin-class Minelayer ORP Poznan US Marine Corps

DN-SD-03-09061. Base: Uss Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A view of several electrical junction boxes mounted on a bulkhead aboard the aviation logistic ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3). The WRIGHT is one of the ships taking part in exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Usns Wright (T-AVB 3)

Marine GUNNERY Sergeant Keith Blucher (foreground) and Corporal Matt Rider, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

DF-ST-89-09549. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Crisp, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, speaks to the air crew during exercise Kodiak Mace 22 above Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, May 11, 2022. This annual exercise is designed to develop unit-level skills, work with joint forces, and maintain a high level of squadron readiness.

DN-SC-86-03400. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-03-10045. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

One of the Mark 32 triple torpedo launchers aboard the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS ARKANSAS (CGN-41). Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-07561. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

US Navy Avation Ordnancemen (AO) assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) remove an M61A1 gun from an F/A-18 "Hornet". VFA-131 is currently deployed onboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 23 April 1998. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

DF-ST-89-00381. Base: Indian Springs Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970214-F-7910D-501. Complete Scene Caption: Parked within inches of each other, United States Army (USA) heavy equipment fills one of the expansive decks of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon (T-AKR 296). USNS Gordon is being loaded at Naval Weapons Station Charleston for its maiden operational voyage. The ship is capable of carrying an entire USA Armor Task Force, including 58 tanks, 48 other tracked vehicles and over 900 trucks and other wheeled vehicles. USNS Gordon, Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships, or LMSR, cargo vessel, is the second of five ships to undergo conversion to Military Sealift Command/United States Transportation Command standards to significantly expand the United States' sealift capability for the 1990's and beyond. The ship was named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, US Army, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1994 for his gallantry in action in Mogadishu, Somalia. Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston State: South Ca

220720-N-XB010-1022 SASEBO, Japan (July 20, 2022) Lance Corporal Abraham Equihua, from Tucson, Ariz., drives a fork lift onto a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) attached to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 in the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmaster, Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, takes time to catch up on his reading during flight into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352

An aerial-delivered mine is uploaded on a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Country: South Korea

DN-ST-85-04027. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Country: Gulf Of Suez

Coast Guard Relief Assistance - 26-HK-292-42. Hurricane Katrina

PFC. Mitchele Aycoth, PVT. 2 Kelvin Inman and SPEC. Michael Andersen all from the 58th Signal Company (TACSAT), Karlsruhe, Germany install a communication satellite dish at the airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Airport Country: Russia (RUS)

220813-N-XB010-1003 Philippine Sea (Aug. 13, 2022) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) departs the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

CH-53 Sea Knight helicopters line the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9) as equipment and ordnance are placed in the vessel's cargo hold for transportation to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Polish Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Force Africa (USAFE-AF), and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), conduct palletized precision effects cargo training onto a Polish Air Force C-130 Hercules, November 8, 2022, in Powidz, Poland. This training is a continuation from previous iterations with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). The U.S. and NATO allies and partners remain committed to collective defense and cooperative security throughout the European Theater. NATO allies and partners in Europe have had the palletized precision effects capability in their weapons inventory and have trained with U.S. experts since 2011.

Two aviation ordnancemen move a skid loaded with multiple ejector racks past a Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115 (VAW-115) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

A RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV sits in a maintenance bunker at a forward operating airbase in the ENDURING FREEDOM area. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition and is in Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 57th Wing Ops Group

DN-SC-85-08474. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-01991. Country: Unknown

BREMERTON, Wash. (Nov. 1, 2016) Seaman Casey Dievendorf, from Grand Rapids, Mich., and Seaman Felicity Maxfield, from Twin Falls, Idaho, paint the starboard anchor aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The gold anchors are a symbol of the Retention Excellence Award, given for sustaining superior levels of military retention. John C. Stennis is conducting a scheduled maintenance availability at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton.

A view under the round down of the starboard stern quarter of the guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) showing the aft poppet, the strut housing, shaft and variable pitch propeller. The ship is to be launched in approximately two hours. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

One of two Mark 15 Mod 2 20mm Phalanx close-in weapons system mounted amidships on the guided missile cruiser USS ANTIETAM (CG-54). Base: Baltimore State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-11750. Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

DN-SC-86-04239. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220607-N-HV010-1681 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2022) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, conducts helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) training alongside U.S. Coast Guardsmen from Maritime Security Response Team West (MSRT-W) off the coast of San Diego. During Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Pacific (HSCWSP) quarterly exercise PHOENIX TRIDENT ASSAULT, MSRT-W and squadrons from Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific (HSCWP) and Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific (HSMWP) conducted HVBSS to board and secure vessels that were under the control of state sponsored terrorists.

DN-SD-03-12752. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

The 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment maintenance crew works on servicing the OH-58D Kiowa helicopter before its next mission

Razor wire to deter Somali pirates, off Somalia, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean; Somalia

Katrina - General - 26-HK-410-13. Hurricane Katrina

Airmen of the 28th Munitions Squadron, load a two thousand pound bomb into a B-1B Lancer aircraft bomb bay on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 27, 2011. With less than two days from first notice to takeoff, Ellsworth Airmen generated hundreds of weapons for several aircraft to support Operation Odyssey Dawn.

040210-F-3873G-011. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

Russian sailors into the hangar bay aboard the Russian guided missile destroyer ADMIRAL VINOGRADOV (BPK-554) following the cargo's delivery by helicopter during the first Russian/U.S. Navy underway replenishment operation. Country: Northern Arabian Sea

031010-N-4534A-001. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Sailors with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 offload an MH-53 Sea Dragon attached to HM-14 from a vehicle carrier ship at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 14, 2022. The Green Lake visited MCAS Iwakuni to offload an MH-53 Sea Dragon in support of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 after completion of aircraft maintenance. MCAS Iwakuni is the only Marine Corps base with a collocated harbor and airfield, allowing aircraft to be rapidly transported, fixed, and redeployed.

A view of the mainmast of the guided missile destroyer USS KIDD (DDG-993). Mounted on the round platform is an SPS-48 three-dimensional search radar. Behind and below that is an SPG-51 radar antenna. On the left is an SIQ-32 (V) 3 antenna. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-07042. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Missouri Army National Guards 1/135th Assault Helicopter Battalion formally celebrates the unveiling of their first UH-60M Black Hawk at Knob Noster, Missouri, June 12, 2022. The UH-60M Black Hawk model has foldable, cushioned seats for added comfort and space during attack missions.

A view of the pilot house aboard the mine countermeasures ship AVENGER (MCM-1). Construction on the ship is complete. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 28, 2021) Aviation Machinists Mate 1st Class Tyler Hamik, from Norfolk, Neb., observes a maximum after burner leak check on a F414 jet engine aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 28, 2021. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navys largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region.

F-18 HICL II model in 12ft w.t.

DF-ST-85-11749. Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

Chilean and US naval officers man the bridge wing of the destroyer USS THORN (DD 988) as the flagship enters the port of Valparaiso during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Valparaiso Country: Chile (CHL)

DA-SC-87-04233. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Baltimore State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-05796. Base: Norfolk Naval Shipyard State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DART Exercise 2002 'Response to Terrorism'

Live ordnance is prepared for loading aboard an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marcus Hildebrand, 39th Rescue Squadron loadmaster, closes the loading ramp of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 31, 2022. Joint special operations forces members assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command, Special Operations Command Central and Joint Communications Support Element conducted an administrative non-tactical freefall operation over MacDill as part of a monthly training requirement.

DN-SC-90-02446. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

DN-ST-90-01342. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Base: Minas Gerais (A 11)

DN-ST-88-00300. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Barrel of artillery gun on the blue sky background

DF-ST-87-07969. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A hold is open to receive cargo aboard the aviation support ship USNS WRIGHT (T-AVB 3) during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060227-A-5747J-078. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Brassfield-Mora State: Salah Al Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

ship artillery

A pallet loaded with heavy cargo is airdropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during tactical airdrop training flight for members of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron. Eight air crews and two aircraft are deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Clark Air Base for the exercise. Country: Philippines (PHL)

040422-F-4289G-001. Base: Boise State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-05732. Base: Mathers Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-88-06167. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 525th and 90th Aircraft Maintenance Units participate in the 3rd Wing load competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 7, 2022. The load competition is held quarterly, and participants are rated based on quality and timeliness of their work.

011210-F-2352G-003. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC

A sailor from the ship's G-1 Division ensures a load of Mark 82 general purpose bombs is secured to a weapons skid in the hangar bay of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment manager for Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and 5th Special .... Complete Scene Caption: United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Scott Brogli deployment manager for Headquarters, United States Central Command (U.S. CENTCOM) ensures the safe delivery of equipment into the base camp and training area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, for the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The

A container of chemical munitions is lowered to the pier after being unloaded from a Military Sealift Command ship during Operation Steel Box. The munitions will be taken to the U.S. Army Chemical Activity on the atoll for storage and disposal. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL BOX Country: Johnston Atoll

DN-ST-88-00306. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-87-04232. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Baltimore State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of two 20 mm Vulcan cannons on an AC-130H Hercules gunship aircraft of the 1ST Special Operation Wing. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A YA-10 aircraft is refueled on the ground by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An ordnance crew member uses an HLU-196 bomb hoist to mount a Mark 84 2000-lb. bomb on an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft's wing pylon aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

Nozzles missile anti-aircraft missile system S-200V

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U.S. Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, extinguish the inside of a mock aircraft during a live-fire scenario at Landing Zone Westfield, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 5, 2022. The ARFF Marines conducted the monthly training in order to enhance their firefighting skills in preparation of emergencies.

DF-ST-90-00415. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretray of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. looks across from the deck of guided missile destroyer USS MAHAN (DDG-42) to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). Country: Unknown

Crew members man the rails near the island aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) as the ship arrives at its new home port. The INDEPENDENCE is relieving the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier. Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN)

A Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck is parked on a C-17 Globemaster III as part of the Mission Oriented Trainer program at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2022. During this joint training, Airmen and Soldiers worked together to get hands-on experience loading and tying down vehicles on a C-17 Globemaster III.

120630-N-OY799-142 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 30, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Miguel Bahena secures a hold back bar on a fixed wing aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is participating in fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications while transiting to San Diego.

030318-F-9528H-031. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

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