Military Equipment Maintenance

Close-up images of military munitions and equipment, illustrating maintenance and operational standards in modern military settings.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Corey Basteen, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 Extender aerospace propulsion apprentice, tightens a bolt during a KC-10 engine swap at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 25, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 660th AMXS maintain, repair and advance Travis AFBs fleet of KC-10 aircraft.

050422-A-1566H-082. Base: Camp Bucca State: Al Basrah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An explosive ordnance disposal technician displays a land mine during a tour on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan 20, 2023. The Tampa chamber collegiate leaders visited MacDill AFB's explosive ordnance disposal Airmen for a personal protective equipment demonstration.

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The soldiers are on Hanover Lake on the Fort Dix Range Complex completing their Water Purification Training using the state-of-the-art equipment in turning lake water into a clean drinkable/usable water. (photos taken by the Fort Dix Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

060924-N-9723W-039. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

Small arms bullet hole damage to a United States military vehicle in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DF-ST-85-11962. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY BEE Base: Zweibrucken Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

230412-N-WU964-1083 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 12, 2023) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Austin Thompson, from Montezuma, Georgia, assigned to the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), applies polyresin compound on the deck of the pilot house aboard USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 12, 2023. 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.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Kendrick, 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs Air Force Reserve, washes fire retardant off of a C-130J Hercules while it refuels and prepares to take off at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 26, 2011. The fire retardant is highly corrosive, so it needs to be washed off as soon as possible to prevent damage to the aircraft.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dominic Laborinbernal, an electrician with Energy Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, refuels an M29404 Generator during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at a field ammunition supply point in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, April 12, 2022. A MCCRE is a formal method utilized by the commanding general to evaluate a unit on its ability to execute its mission essential tasks in a notional combat environment. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

011017-N-5961C-010. Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

Four drop wind sondes are calibrated in an "incubator" aboard a WC-130H Hercules aircraft before being dropped into Hurricane Gilbert to relay information on wind speed, dew point and barometric pressure back to the aircraft. The aircraft from the 53rd We. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DF-ST-90-00422. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A platoon water purification system undergoes testing at Cannon Air Defense Complex, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 14, 2022. Water support technicians, also known as Water Dogs, allow Marines and attached Sailors to have a clean, drinkable water supply during combat operations and training exercises around the world.

The Phonsavan Plain of Jars in Laos. The shell of a Russian tank.

The turret and twin barrels of old Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ZSU-57-2- in museum

040120-M-4246F-022. Base: USMC Recruit Depot, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCRDSD

The Utah National Guard FEMA Region VIII Homeland Response Force held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Collapsed Structure Venue Site May 10, 2022. The CSVS is one of only three military owned Urban Search and Rescue training venues west of the Rocky Mountains. This CSVS will allow both military search and extract and civilian search and rescue teams the opportunity to train together and build those necessary partnerships needed in an all hazards response.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Middletown, Pa., refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker on an EC-130J during a mission over Haiti on Jan. 30, 2010. The EC-130's are operating out of Puerto Rico in support of Operation Unified Response in Haiti. The EC-130J Commando Solo is a specially-modified four-engine Hercules transport and is broadcasting AM and FM broadcasts in Creole to inform Haitians on various messages such as what to do when encountering a dead body, where to receive aid, and specific other government messages. U.S. Air Force

Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers with the 700 Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, weld to enhance their skills as allied trade specialists at the Sustainment Training Center at Camp Dodge near Johnston City, Iowa, July 18, 2022. The 700 BSB conducted their annual training at the STC which provided realistic, multi-echelon sustainment training. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Spc. Danielle Rayon)

Body equipment from Battle Positions, a U.S. Marine Corps augmented and virtual reality pugil stick challenge, lays staged at the annual New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York, Aug. 31, 2022. The yearly festival welcomes people from all over the state to experience the numerous animal exhibits, commercial attractions, festival rides, food and entertainment.

A U.S. Marine with (unit) fires a Gun Aircraft Unit 17/A spins while shooting on a UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Integrated Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 9, 2024. HMLA-267 was tasked to execute a series of different mission sets, centered around close air support, to support Marines on the ground in a simulated combat environment. ITX is designed to provide large forces the opportunity to command and control their Marines through a live-fire program incorporating every element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy Chief Quartermaster Edward Roth, assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), applies chalk to the bar during a weightlifting meet aboard LPD 18 in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 4, 2022. The 1,000 Pound Club is a weightlifting event where participants must lift a cumulative one thousand pounds in squat, bench, and deadlift. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group 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.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Avery Larkin, a pilot and tactics flight commander with the 7th Airlift Squadron, moves the throttle forward as she begins to take off in a C-17 Globemaster III during Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 19, 2022. Rainier War 22B is a full-scale readiness exercise with an Air Force Generation prioritization; demonstrating the ability to generate, employ and sustain a combat force during a rigorous wartime scenario.

An aircrewman loosens a cover plate prior to inspecting ammunition belts on a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during the Strategic Air Command's bombing/navigation competition Proud Shield '88. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '88 Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S Air Force Airman 1st Class Gavin Stewart, 493rd Fighter Generation Squadron weapon load crew member, wires a munition during a load crew competition at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 10, 2024. The 48th Fighter Wing Maintenance Groups hosts load crew competitions to give Airmen a chance to show off their technical prowess to peers and wing leadership.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Schultz, 100th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, measures the space inside the head of an F-2B Carbon Dioxide bottle before attaching the front cover at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 27, 2022. The F-2B CO2 bottles are fitted inside inflatable life rafts allowing aircrew to nearly instantly inflate the twenty-man raft in the event of an emergency.

The medieval festival of Provins. Knight Templar. Paris. France.

The Utah National Guard FEMA Region VIII Homeland Response Force held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Collapsed Structure Venue Site May 10, 2022. The CSVS is one of only three military owned Urban Search and Rescue training venues west of the Rocky Mountains. This CSVS will allow both military search and extract and civilian search and rescue teams the opportunity to train together and build those necessary partnerships needed in an all hazards response.

7.62mm round shells fall out of a M240B medium machine gun during a live fire exercise aboard the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 24, 2022. U.S. Navy Sailors maintained their proficiency and lethality with the M240B weapon systems while underway. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group 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.

A close up view of a blasting cap found during a routine inspection of Muslim armaments at Koslovac, Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor. A close up view of a blasting cap found during a routine inspection of Muslim armaments at Koslovac, Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor.

Illuminated by the red interior lights aboard aboard a 39th Military Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft, STAFF Sergeant John H. Reid II of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, informs his unit that ten minutes remain until they reach the drop zone. State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-00672. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 442d Logistics Readines Squadron's vehicle operations flight trained on lifting a stranded car onto a flatbed and towing a simulated fuel truck May 25, 2022, on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The training was provided by Mr. Nicholas Turpin, the 100 LRS vehicle operations training manager.

Vietnam, DMZ Area. Quang Binh Province, Vinh Mock Tunnels Complex, former North Vietnamese underground city, heavy machine gun display

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fixes the track on an M1A2 Abrams tank during a Defender Europe multinational situational exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 25, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

A firefighter with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron inspects a self-contained breathing apparatus during a bilateral training with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28, 2022. Firefighting training includes responding to controlled fires on a mock aircraft simulator and controlled structural fires inside of training buildings.

Air Cadets from the National Defense Academy of Japan wait to board a C-12 Huron assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron during an immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2022. Approximately 114 cadets had an opportunity to tour aircraft assigned to the 36th AS and 459th AS including a C-130J Super Hercules, UH-1N Huey and C-12 Huron.

021217-F-1443F-010. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Chocks are removed from the tires of the U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon signaling to the pilot that the aircraft is ready for action at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 8, 2023. Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force 20th Maintenance Group play a critical role in the operational and combat capabilities of the 20th Fighter Wings aircraft and ensure their fitness to perform in the large-scale joint exercise Red Flag-Nellis 23-2.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Schultz, 100th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, preforms the annual diagnostic testing of an Emergency Life Raft at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 27, 2022. Emergency Life Rafts utilize F-2B Carbon Dioxide bottles to become completely inflated in seconds, allowing immediate use in an emergency incident.

Cannon of the Austrian imperial army

The starboard main deck area showing shore power connections on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Red alarm bell on rear of military gun firing control system on display in public park

The Vermont National Guard hosted an open house at the Vermont Air National Guard base, in South Burlington, Vermont, Sep 11, 2022. The event was open to all public and highlighted a slew of careers, equipment, and vehicles utilized by both Air and Army Vermont Guardsmen. The event culminated with a memorial to honor the memory of the events that happened on and since 9/11/2001.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Hill, a motor transport maintenance technician with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conducts routine maintenance on a Humvee during Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise (MLR-TE) at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 1, 2023. MLR-TE is a large-scale, service-level exercise designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d MLR as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force operating as a Stand-in Force across a contested and distributed maritime environment.

A sousaphone reflects activities taking place during the return of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) from an extended deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220107-N-TD381-1033 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 7, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Andre Ryan, a native of Flagstaff, Ariz., performs maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 7, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2024) Lance Cpl. Caleb Neely, a native of Texas, assigned to the White Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), conducts a post-flight inspection on a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 7, 2024. Somerset and embarked elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Navy

A view of damage to MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) pack used by a Marine with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

SGT John Crider, an internal and radar navigation specialist for the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, checks the Dopler radar system aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft during pararescue training. Country: United Kingdom (UK)

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 Marine Corps Station New River, North Carolina, arrives at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 25, 2022. The marine unit was tasked with a joint operation exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard. The exercise included a joint effort search and rescue near the coast of MacDill AFB. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster)

DF-ST-87-12722. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '86-3 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Aviation ordnancemen wait beside stacks of folded-up weapons skids on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69). The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Country: Unknown

030317-F-1443F-006. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

030411-M-9902V-004. Base: Marine Corps Station, Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MAW

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From inside an M-93 Fox nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) reconnaissance system, a crewman inspects a sampler wheel by extending a gloved hand through an inspection port. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Task Force Los Angeles, and Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), paint a retired veterans home during a Habitat for Humanity event in support of Los Angeles Fleet Week, May 27, 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. Soldiers with 1-3rd Attack Battalion (1-3 AB), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12 CAB) work on AH-64 Apache helicopter maintenance on Katterbach Army Airfield, Ansbach, Germany, Oct. 04, 2022.

030923-F-0017M-002. Base: Richmond International Airport State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DF-ST-85-12621. Subject Operation/Series: NIGHT TRAIN/GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spanish march. 9th-10th century. Soldier. Reproduction. Museum of the History of Catalonia, Barcelona. Spain.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Cumbie, 100th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, assembles a quick-don oxygen mask at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Jan. 10, 2024. The 100th OSS AFE is responsible for ensuring the safety of aircrew by engaging in the maintenance, inspection, repair, and adjustment of flight equipment, such as flight helmets, parachutes, and safety rafts.

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High angle view of a soldier aiming with a gun, Osan Air Base, South Korea

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bryan Sabangan, an aerospace propulsion journeyman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, uses a borescope to inspect an engine on an MC-130J Commando II aircraft from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 7, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC)-KC-135 Test Detachment, working with the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Salt Lake City, Utah, test the Micro Forward Area Refueling Equipment (FARE) Kit on the KC-135R Stratotanker on Sep. 14, 2022 on Roland R. Wright Air Base, Utah. The Micro FARE kit will also assist the KC-135R with the Agile Combat Employment operating concept. Without the reliance on main operating bases refueling capabilities, this system will provide the ability to refuel anywhere in the world at any time.

A U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 407, special agent displays finger print examples during Police Week defender demo day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 18, 2022. The event was held during National Police Week, recognizing the men and women in law enforcement.

Cascabel of a French muzzle-loading cannon

As each aircraft drops its bombs on targets at the Korean Operational Tactical Air Range (KOTAR), during exercise Commando Crest, two Korean airmen score the hits. Each hit is displayed on a computer screen in the tactical ordnance scoring system control room. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO CREST Base: Sang Dong Country: South Korea

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Magazines with 5.56mm ammunition sit on a table at the range during an Infantry Advanced Leaders Course M4 carbine qualification course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 5, 2022. The Advanced Leaders Course, hosted by the 254th Regional Training Institute, New Jersey Army National Guard, is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers selected for promotion to Staff Sgt. an opportunity to enhance leadership, technical skill, tactical expertise and experience needed to lead squad-size units. Class 22-02 has Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, 82nd Airborne Division, and the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

DN-SC-86-00755. Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft is seen after it landed with Expedition 36 Commander Pavel Vinogradov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy of NASA aboard, in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. Vinogradov, Misurkin and Cassidy returned to Earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 31, 2023) Sailors, assigned to Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), fill a calibration balloon with helium in accordance with planned maintenance to the ship's 3-D surface-to-air radar system March 31, 2023. McFaul, as part of the Ford Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing its Composite Training Units Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea.

The Enigma Cipher Coding Machine from World War II

040716-M-3717S-014. Subject Operation/Series: FUJI INCREMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM (FITP) 2004 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Combs, 51st Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, initiates an anti-g suit inspection during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 3, 2022. The anti-g suit provides air pressure on a pilots abdomen and legs when under acceleration force, or “g-force,” conditions to prevent loss of consciousness. RF-A 22-1 is focused on improving the combat readiness of U.S. and international forces and providing training for units preparing for air and space expeditionary force tasking.

STAFF SGT. Tom Harbert, munitions specialist from the 22nd Supply Squadron, installs a practice signal cartridge into a BDU-48 practice bomb during the 15th Air Force's first "Shootout" conventional bombing competition. Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing prepares to marshal a jet into its parking space during night operations at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 8, 2022. The 354th AEW sent equipment and personnel to MCAS Iwakuni to train on agile combat employment tactics, techniques and procedures.

37 mm Hotchkiss naval gun. Russia. Latvian War Museum. Riga. Latvia.

030502-F-8156G-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apaches M230 Canon stands at the ready during a forward arming and rearming point exercise, Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, Jan. 22, 2024. Soldiers used Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Points authentic training environment to refine tactical proficiency and adaptability.

Maintenance and Logistics Commands Atlantic - Property Inventory Team - Stennis - 26-HK-195-21. Hurricane Katrina

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds prepare for their performance during The Great Texas Airshow, Apr. 22, 2022, at JBSA-Randolph, Texas. The Great Texas Airshow, featuring the Thunderbirds, is scheduled for April 23 thru 24 at JBSA-Randolph. The Thunderbirds perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents. Through air shows and flyovers, they aim to excite and inspire. In addition to showcasing the elite skills all pilots must possess, the Thunderbirds demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the Air Force's premier multi-role fighter jet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Army Reserve Spc. Bradlee Falls, a tank operator assigned to the 842nd Quartermaster Company, places a sample of fuel in a testing device being held by Army Reserve Spc. Max Kennedy, a petroleum laboratory specialist assigned to the 418th Quartermaster Company, during the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX) at Camp Pendleton, California, June 21. Falls is participating in a training being led by Soldiers in the 418th Quartermaster Company who operate the only fully operational petroleum laboratory within the entire QLLEX.

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