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Military Equipment Inspection

Images of personnel inspecting and preparing military equipment, including flight gear and tactical shelters, showcasing operational readiness in various environments.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenneth Gallaher prepares an Mk-82 bomb during exercise Poseidons Rage 22 at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 19, 2022. During PR22, 48th MUNS built 69 bombs containing over 15-thousand pounds of explosives, enabling aircrew to gain real-world experience using live ordinance during the exercise.

Captain Matthew Greco, 350th Air Refueling Squadron co-pilot, reviews instructions for dawning Aircrew Eyes and Respiratory Protection Equipment Aug. 19, 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Airmen from the 350th ARS worked with the 22nd Operation Support Squadrons aircrew flight equipment team on Aircrew Chemical Control Area processes and procedures.

070317-M-4804L-009. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-6

030419-F-1389C-004. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Dunn, a 633d Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, assists U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Seth Dillinger, a 633d Medical Group pharmacy technician, during a toxic industrial chemical/toxic industrial material simulation, Feb. 4, 2011, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The Major Accident Response Exercise was held as a required semi-annual evaluation to examine first respnders' ability to quickly react and stabilize real-world emergencies.

Staff Sgt. Nick Frost, 144th Maintenance Group, sets up a communications antenna during a timed evaluation of the prototype ACE trailer at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, June 25, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Faatupu Siimalevai, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron entomology non-commissioned officer in charge, prepares to lay ant poison down at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 25, 2022. The mission of the pest management shop is to support other missions by controlling any biological hazards, health hazards and anything considered a pest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

Army Reserve Pvt. Daniel Johnson, an engineer with the 389th Engineer Company, prepares metal siding to be used on a building improvement project at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 16, 2022. The project is one of several undertaken by the 389th En. Co. as it conducts its annual training here. Additionally, the unit is working to improve roads in the training area.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Prinz Matthew Singson, 1st Combat Communications Squadron network operations technician, disassembles an antenna to respond to a simulated communication issue during exercise Heavy Rain III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2022. The Heavy Rain III exercise allowed Airmen to overcome communications interference and establish and secure mission-essential communications.

The 733rd CID unit out of Georgia is an MP Unit that is preparing for the 2022 Northern FTX here at Fort Dix. They are drawing training equipment, mannequins, moulage kits, simulated IEDs, (etc.) needed from the Fort Dix TADS Warehouse for their FTX exercise. The FTX training is to involve urban search and rescue missions, nuclear, decontamination, airlift, medical training and many other events.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Carmina Villegas, Medical Education and Training Campus Pharmacy Technician program instructor, briefs students prior to a field training exercise Nov. 30, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The FTX trains and assess soldiers and airmen on Warrior Task and Battle Drills, and their occupational specific tasks to help sustain proficiency and readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ronald Garcia, a satellite transmission system operator with the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, enables communication services through a Tampa Microwave Satellite Terminal during a forward command operation center exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Dec. 13, 2022. The FCOC provides command and control to monitor, track and direct friendly forces in an operational environment. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force security police prepare a 40mm Mark 19 Model 3 grenade launcher for firing during a demonstration, part of Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Army Reserve Maj. Eric Torina, an occupational therapist assigned to the 114th Minimal Care Detachment, demonstrates the application of a structural aluminum malleable splint on Army Reserve Spc. Gizelle Marquez, a combat medic also assigned to the 114th Minimal Care Det., during a training event at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, June 15. Torina and Marquez are two of hundreds of Army Reserve Soldiers that are participating in Exercise Global Medic, an annual joint training exercise that provides opportunities for medical personnel to practice critical lifesaving techniques, in a controlled environment.

SENIOR Airmen (SrA) Ben Gonzalez, (left), and Ken Tockey, (middle), together with AIRMAN David La, all air transportation specialists from the 374th Transportation Squadron/ Combat Mobility Element (CME), Yokota Air Base, Japan (AFPN), inspect Type V platforms for wear and tear prior to an airdrop mission here. These platforms are used for Pacific Air Force unilateral airdrop training. The CME won the Best Combat Readiness Unit in the Air Force for the year 2000. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

041108-F-3715H-120. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Bolek, 86th Maintenance Squadron aircraft inspection journeyman, and Tino Weichel, 86th MXS repair and reclamation craftsman, work with an electronic jacking and leveling system at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 22, 2024. The EJALS could allow for one individual to lift a C-130J Super Hercules in two hours, while the current system takes seven individuals approximately eight hours total to lift a C-130J. Air Force

On Monday March 30th Soldiers from the RI National Guard began setting up a testing station at Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick. Soldiers and Airmen of the Rhode Island National Guard have been activated by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to support this historic fight against a deadly contagion.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Worrell (left) and Tech. Sgt. Braden Clinkhammer (right), 380 Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation journeymen, secure a HUMVEE personnel mover from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, onto a C-17 Globemaster from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., Oct. 31, 2022. Air Transportation teams and loadmasters work together when loading cargo to ensure the highest safety measures are followed when securing items.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kindra Morris, 718th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering journeyman from Wichita, Kansas was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

050316-A-9419D-014. Base: Fort Custer State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Private Sean Wright, a Stryker fighting vehicle systems maintainer with 702nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, works on the engine of a Stryker June 5 at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif. 4th Brigade recently travelled from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to NTC to spend the month of June preparing for its first Afghanistan deployment this fall. The brigade is spending a week readying its equipment before moving out for two straight weeks of back-to-back missions.

220930-N-KU796-1122 CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2022) U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 1st Class Tyler Debroux, from Milwaukee, Wis., prints copies of supply quality assurance reports aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in port preparing for future operations.

Captain Neil Taylor, USAF, (left), and SENIOR AIRMAN Daniel Zickafoose, USAF, 100th Operations Support Squadron, Air Field Operations, RAF Mildenhall, UK, review flight schedules of aircraft returning to base. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Leonardino Gentiles, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pest management specialist, conducts a routine inspection at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 20, 2022. The mission of the pest management shop is to support other missions by controlling any biological hazards, health hazards and anything considered a pest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Operational Medical Readiness Squadron secure a simulated casualty to a medical litter during Exercise Grand Shield 22-5 on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 9, 2022. Simulated casualties were delivered to the hospital for further simulated treatment.

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Jahmai Judah, an aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, participates in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 14, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place.

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Natalie Miller, a life support technician with the 128th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Wisconsin Air National Guard (ANG), performs a 30-day maintenance check on a helmet at Moron Air Base, Spain in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020112-F-4539R-502. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2002 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lindsay Zamorano Peláez, a radio operator, with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, adjusts a radio in preparation for Freedom Shield 24, on Camp Mujuk, Republic of Korea, Feb. 23, 2024. FS 24 is an annual joint, combined, and inter-agency exercise in the ROK that strengthens the combined command and control capabilities of U.S and ROK forces. This exercise provides the U.S and ROK Marines the opportunity to rehearse combined operations, exchange knowledge, and demonstrate the strength and capability of the U.S-ROK alliance. Zamorano Peláez is a native of New York. Marine Corps

230324-N-OX847-1357 TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 24, 2023) Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and commander, U.S. European Command, addresses the sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) from the bridge, March 24, 2023. 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.

U.S. Army Sgt. Joao Bertotti, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear specialist with 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, prepares the chemical fire that will later ignite a chemical agent tablet inside the Training Support Center Benelux CBRN room, on Chièvres Air Base, March 16, 2023. In order to stay proficient on their CBRN equipment and procedures the unit conducted training to ensure readiness and fulfill their annual requirements.

Senior Master Sgt. Beth Johnson, medical technician for the 114th Medical Group, teaches how to set up and insert an IV during a Medic-X training course June 9, 2022 at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota. The 114th Medical Group utilized the Medic-X program as part of their Multi Capable Airman training for non-clinical medical personnel to develop relevant life sustaining skills.

Spc. Thomas Fanella, a civil affairs specialist from the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion, practices driving a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle at the simulator facility on Fort McCoy, Wis., July 20, 2022. The simulators allow Army Reserve Soldiers the opportunity to learn how the new vehicles operate while going through challenging virtual courses.

050119-F-0681L-013. Base: Hector Iap State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ronald Blank, commanders executive officer with the 730th Air Mobility Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, measures the width of a light medium tactical vehicle during the Port Dawg Rodeo at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 23, 2022. Fourteen teams of port dawgs from around the world competed in five events in order to earn the honor of Top Dawg: a pallet-building competition, a 10k forklift skills course, a 25K loader aircraft upload, a combat fitness challenge and a center of balance knowledge test.

Spc. Ashraf Fanidi, an intelligence analyst assigned to 2-158th Attack Helicopter Battalion, performs timed weapon assembly, disassembly, and functions check during the 7ID Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 21, 2022. The three-day competition was held to recognize the best Soldier and noncommissioned officer in the division through various tests including a ruck march, obstacle course, land navigation, R2 performance test and a board.

Maj. Abby Raymond, assigned to the 20th Special Forces Group, prepares to conduct a dental examination of Ohio Army National Guard 237th Brigade Support Battalion Pfc. Sagar Singh during Northern Strike 22-2 at Camp Grayling, Mich., Aug. 14, 2022. Northern Strike is designed to challenge 7,400 service members with multiple forms of training that advance interoperability across multicomponent, multinational and interagency partners. (Michigan Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Robert Douglas).

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David R. Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces command chief, is briefed by an Airman with the 36th Maintenance Group on a water jet cutter at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 14, 2022. The purpose of Wolfes visit was to speak with Airmen in a variety of career fields about Andersen AFB, its importance in the region and how the Air Force could contribute to further enhancing the capabilities displayed across the base.

011001-F-9631D-007. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001-2002 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Miguel Rodriguez, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Karol Josef Bustamonte and U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Brian Dembrowicz with the 129th Communications Flight review instructions for setting up an RF antenna during a communications exercise at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California, May 11, 2022. The joint exercise was conducted in conjunction with members of the 146th Airlift Wing in preparation for the 2022 wildfire season.

030116-F-3677M-005. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Todd Storm, a Satellite Wide Band Communications Journeyman from the 54th Combat Communications Squadron, Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia, checks the computer boards in a satellite van at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SRA Storm is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Staff Sgt. Jaylin Henderson, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron charge medical technician, collects a set of vitals from Master Sgt. Rihanna Scott, 18th AES aeromedical evacuation technician, during a simulated medical evacuation Oct. 14, 2022, based out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The KC-46A Pegasus is equipped with two sets of litter stanchions, oxygen tanks, electrical outlets for medical instruments and a brightly lit cargo area to help assist in medical evacuations.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 25, 2022) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joel Vargas, 163rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist, replaces an MQ-9 Reaper radar set during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 25, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise is in the series that began in 1971.

U.S. Marine Corps flight equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, zips a life preserver unit on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 12, 2022. MALS 26 Marines provide intermediate-level aviation logistics support, guidance, planning, and direction to Marine Aircraft Group 26 squadrons in order to sustain aircraft readiness. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.

Lt. Gen. James Jacobson, right, Pacific Air Forces deputy commander, listens to Staff Sgt. CollinStratton, left, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory non-commissioned officer incharge, explain his teams spark tank invention at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2022.Strattons team project, which won first place in the Pacific Air Forces Spark Tank 2022competition, repurposed pieces of unused equipment to create an additive injector whichconverts commercial fuel into military-grade fuel acceptable for aircraft.

U.S. Marine SSgt. Joseph Owens (left), a light armored vehicle crewman, and LCpl Cameron Herrick (right), a rifleman with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct pre-flight checks on an RQ-20 during joint unmanned aerial system training during exercise Archipelago Endeavor 22 (AE22) at Berga Naval Base, Sweden, September 7, 2022. AE22 is an integrated field training exercise that increases operational capability and enhances strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marines and Swedish forces.

Soldiers with Blanchfield Army Community Hospitals Medical Readiness Battalion hone their skills with precision, engaging in realistic scenarios reflective of the challenges anticipated in this year's Best Leader competition.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Alexander Heckman, 372nd Training Squadron Detachment 23 F-16 crew chief instructor, teaches a student from Edgren Middle-High School how to increase the throttle of an F-16 Fighting Falcon in a simulator at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct 20, 2022. The students are a part of a Science, Technology, English, Arts, and Math program at the school that uses these subjects to guide student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Hayde, 23rd Wing vice commander, right, and Senior Airman Demari Carr, 23rd Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels lab technician, test for water in fuel at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 31, 2022. Recently leadership visited the Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight to get a first-hand look at how they ensure mission success.

New Jersey National Guard Soldiers, 508th Military Police Company, construct hospital beds at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, N.J., April 29, 2020. The National Guard is assisting the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in reopening a wing of the East Orange General Hospital in response to the COVID-19 relief effort.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Allen Escobar, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, poses for a photo onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 17, 2023. Personnel assigned to the 6th AMXS are responsible for maintaining 24 aircraft in support of MacDill AFBs three air refueling squadrons.

221102-A-SV210-304ORLANDO, Fla. - Col. Scott Woodward, deputy commanding officer, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center - Training, examines the features of the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer - Aviation (RVCT-A) for the Armys Apache helicopter platform during a tour and brief on programs sponsored by the Armys Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 2-3. The two-day visit allowed Woodward to see first-hand how PEO STRI and the Armys Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team are working together to increase readiness while helping to modernize training and build the Army of 2030.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 307th Logistics Readiness Squadron discuss vehicle evaluation procedures during a simulated wartime environment exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana Feb. 3, 2024. Throughout Operation Gator Bite, 307th LRS members were tested in multiple scenarios, completing 107 training tasks. Air Force

041117-M-2353F-019. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing places an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet alternate mission equipment pylon on a mobility storage rack during an agile combat employment training event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 13, 2022. The AME MSR allows F-35A weapons systems technicians to consolidate and transport equipment for various weapons configurations using a packing and storage system that takes up 40 percent less space in transit and saves hours on packing and inspection time, enabling more equipment to reach its destination faster and cheaper than traditional means.

Master Sgt. Philip Maar, 635th Materiel Maintenance deployment distribution superintendent, participates in a team building exercise during the Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources Bases Diversity Day April 8, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. This specific team building exercise was made to help people understand certain cultural taboos.

Engaging in friendly competition, Spc. Nathan B. Joachim, an infantryman with Dealer Company, 1st Battalion, 506ht Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), arm wrestles an Afghan National Army soldier at Afghan Combat Outpost Kaligu, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2013.

U.S. Army Capt. Tony Bernabo, a Nuclear Medical Science Officer assigned to the 102nd Civil Support Team (CST) - Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Oregon Army National Guard prepares a sample of an unidentified substance for examination as part of a CST demonstration at Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Lt. Gen. Antonio Aguto, Commanding General of the First Army, conducted a battlefield circulation, visiting soldiers across Task Force Spartan and the 35th Infantry Division on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 21, 2022.

Senior Airman Ebrima Minteh, structural journeyman with the 155th Civil Engineer Squadron, stains a shadowbox display case, Feb. 2, 2024, at the National Guard air base in Lincoln, Nebraska. Minteh, originally from The Gambia, joined the Nebraska Air National Guard in 2021 after receiving his degree from the University of Nebraska Omaha and obtaining his five-year green card. Air National Guard

U.S. Army Pvt. Chukwuemeka Utomi, assigned to Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, calibrates a RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Surveillance System (SUAS) during a training exercise at Doña Ana Base Camp near Forth Bliss, Texas, Oct. 8, 2022. The RQ-11B Raven provides Soldiers on the battlefield real-time intelligence gathering capabilities, allowing for increased force protection and battlespace control.

U.S. Airmen load ammunition into magazines during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 25, 2022. Throughout the course, Airmen are taught how to properly load, fire and maintain their weapons.

040311-F-7979S-002. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Sea Bright, N.J., Nov. 26, 2012 A National Guard member washes dishes after a long day of cooking. The National Guard and volunteers have been cooking and serving food at the firehouse since the storm hit four weeks ago. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Col. Christopher Fuller, 5th Air Force, visualizes the distance between himself and the target during an Excellent-In-Competition M9 Beretta pistol event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2022. The four-day competition was held to boost morale and test how accurate active-duty military members can shoot authorized duty pistols of their respective career fields. The top 10% scorers will earn the Air Force Excellence In Competition medal to ear on the Service Dress Uniform.

SPC Vilayphone Sisouphanthong uses a device that will spin a test sample of blood to prepare it for a final test at the Camp Carroll Frozen Blood Depot in Republic of Korea, Nov. 1, 1998. Sisoupanthong, of Alpha Company, 16th Medical Logistics Battalion, is preparing to send blood to a battlefield exercise in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle is a deployment exercise that takes place annually in Korea. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Camp Carroll, Taegue State: Waegwan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Staff Sgt. Michael Williams performs nondestructive inspections on equipment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on July 10, 2012. During the inspection, Williams looked for structural fatigue to avert catastrophic failure of components. Williams is with the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron.

Airman 1st Class Walter Blume, 436th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental apprentice, operates a forklift at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 9, 2022. Blume is one of several 436th MXS Airmen that augmented at the 436th Aerial Port Squadron to help alleviate their recent 300% mission surge. The augmentation implements Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. 's Accelerate Change or Lose action order by utilizing multi-capable Airmen.

011119-F-4300H-005. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Leadership from the Wisconsin National Guard, including Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Wisconsin's Adjutant General, visited soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery and 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, both a part of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during Northern Strike 23-1 on Jan. 25 in Camp Grayling, Mich. Northern Strike is a winter exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard, and took place at Northern Michigans National All-Domain Warfighting Center from Jan. 20-29.

Staff Sgt. Kevin Manley, 66th Force Support Squadron ceremonial guardsman, places a pressure bandage on his arm during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care class at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Sept. 14. TCCC is a required course for all service members and is designed to prevent the most common causes of combat related fatalities.

U.S. Air Force Airmen stand together holding the quarterly weapons trophy after a third quarter weapons load crew competition at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 7, 2022. During these quarterly competitions, participants are required to do a uniform inspection, take a written exam and perform loading duties. The 74th FGS team claimed the title for Moodys top third quarter load crew.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caryl Armour, a boom operator with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, poses for a photo Chief Master Sgt. Tige Platt, 514th AMW command chief, while operating the boom of a KC-10 Extender on June 8, 2022. One of the many capabilities of the 514th AMW is to facilitate aircraft-to-aircraft refueling services while in flight, extending the duration an aircraft can stay in the air or the distance they can travel without having to land.

220725-N-JR318-1049 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2022) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Mark Gutierrez, from Caldwell, Idaho, assigned to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, practices mass casualty training in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), July 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.

020327-F-3805C-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2002 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Tech. Sgt. Trenton Johnson, 193rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural craftsman, describes to a right start member how he places a hole patch on a panel during a career fair in Middletown, Pa., August 6, 2022. The wing hosted the career fair to allow Airmen to see different career fields and learn about their capabilities in hopes of cultivating a community atmosphere.

010617-F-1740G-006. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Students at the 364th Training Squadron's Cable and Antenna Systems apprentice course use the confined space simulator Feb. 23, 2024 at Sheppard Air Force Base. The simulator was designed and built by instructor staff and students are encouraged to practice cable techniques to improve skills and build muscle memory. Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps meteorology and oceanography analysts with 1st Intelligence Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, review live data from a weather balloon during weather data collection at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2022. Weather data collection provides commanders with vital information that can determine actions on the battlefield.

030113-F-1351C-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ganci Air Base Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

An Avionics Electronic Warfare Systems (POD) specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., transports an electronic counter measure pod to a test cart on October 7, 2022. POD specialists analyze performance, calibrate, maintain and isolate malfunctions of electronic warfare attack pods and automatic support equipment to support F-16 combat missions. (Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

U.S. Air Force medical team members assigned to the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight (EAEF) participate in exercise Reliant Rumble on Camp Lemonnier (CLDJ), Djibouti, May, 04, 2022. This earthquake response exercise provides an opportunity for units across the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and CLDJ to properly coordinate and demonstrate their key duties during and directly after an earthquake.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class George Gersuk, a Medfield, MA native and unmanned aerial systems platoon sergeant assigned to 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepares a U.S. Army RQ-7 Shadow for flight at Niinisalo, Finland, July 8, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), uses a Navigation, Seamanship and Ship-Handling Trainer (NSST-6) at the Mariner Skills Training Center Pacific as part of a visit to San Diego area NETC commands, Oct. 31, 2022. NETCs mission is to recruit, train and deliver those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational and combat ready warfighters.

Staff Sgt. Luther Eugene Snell Jr., an aircraft mechanic with the 2nd Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, tests a respirator that protect workers against hazards Oct. 19, 2022, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., as part of the Technician Occupational Medical Surveillance Program. Federal technicians in the Pennsylvania National Guard who are exposed or potentially exposed to occupational hazards are enrolled in the program and evaluated annually in their birth month. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zane Craig)

Dr. Victoria Coleman, right, Air Force Chief Scientist, examines a MTGR robot assigned to the 18th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. The MTGR robot is used to get into small areas and handle explosive ordnance when Airmen are executing a dismounted operation and unable to carry larger equipment.

U.S. Air Force Airman Gabriel Hoffman, 335th Training Squadron student, participates in a virtual reality training session during the weather initial skills course inside of the Joint Weather Training Facility at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 21, 2022. The weather apprentice course, which graduated 650 students this past year, takes 151 academic days to complete. Approximately 7,400 students go through the 335th TRS's 13 Air Force Specialty Codes each year.

060327-A-5745M-095. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 10TH MTN DIV

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nestor Soriano, 17th Special Operations Squadron AC-130J Ghostrider pilot, gives a Japan Self-Defense Force Captain, C-130 Hercules pilot, a challenge coin at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 18, 2022. These exchanges demonstrate continuous military partnerships that are vital to maintaining readiness and interoperability between the U.S. and our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jared Huneycutt, an electronic warfare officer, left, and Cpl. Isaac Rubalcava from Flagstaff, Arizona, an unmanned aircraft system technician, both assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, coordinate instructions over the radio during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23, at Canon Air Defense Complex (P111), near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2022. The Weapons and Tactics Instructor course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, 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.

Capt. Michael Reyneke, Air Force Institute of Technology student, prepares to shoot in the 9mm pistol portion of the Police Week Excellence in Competition May 18, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Wright-Patt Airmen and members of local police agencies competed to see who was the best shot with M4 rifles and 9mm pistols.

Culinary Specialist, Pfc. Bryanna Alston, assigned to the 115th Quartermaster Field Feeding Company, 4th Division Sustainment Brigade, carries sanitation equipment during the Connelly Competition, Jan. 17, 2024, on Fort Carson, Colo. The Connelly Competition grades Soldiers on not just culinary ability but full feeding operations in a field environment.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christian Cummings, an aircrew flight equipment specialist assigned to the 6th Operations Support Squadron, inspects a Scot-385 quick don mask at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine, Aug. 25, 2022. Aircrew flight equipment specialists manage, perform, and schedule inspections, maintenance, and adjustments of assigned aircrew flight equipment.

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Watani Redo, 374th Logistic Readiness Squadron, looks at the damaged airport after landing March 20. Sergeant Redo arrived on the first C-17 Globemaster III to land here, delivering humanitarian relief supplies in support of Operation Tomodachi.

040330-M-8096K-052. Subject Operation/Series: FPEX Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

110401-N-1004S-001PACIFIC OCEAN (April 1, 2011) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Marcella West, from Los Angeles, places a hydraulic canister into a hydraulic servicing unit aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

Event-goers fill their plates with breakfast menu items during the 2024 Army Emergency Relief (AER) Campaign Breakfast on Feb. 28, 2024, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The centers staff prepared a large breakfast with several dishes available to attendees. AER is the Armys emergency financial-assistance organization that has been dedicated to supporting Soldiers and their families since 1942, according to https://www.armyemergencyrelief.org. The nonprofit provides grants, interest-free loans, and scholarships to active-duty Soldiers and reservists; retirees; and family members, including surviving family members. Army

041221-F-0859C-056. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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