Military Food Distribution Efforts

Images show military personnel actively involved in packaging and distributing food items during various community support missions. The scenes convey teamwork and dedication amidst the COVID-19 pande

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Krystle Marchell and Private 1st Class Amaya Mullen deliver personal protecting equipment (PPE) and to Assisted Living Facilities in the Portland, Oregon area as part of the COVID-19 response, April 18, 2020. These emergency shipments will be delivered by the Oregon National Guard to Assisted Living Facilities throughout the state that are experiencing severe shortages. (National Guard

FONDA FAIRGROUNDS, FONDA NY - (June 19, 2020) - Members of the New York National Guard help build food packages as part of a Joint Task Force mission. Residents of Montgomery County and surrounding areas have been adversely impacted by the health and economic stresses caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. Local officials have organized to assist with a drive thru food distribution event to mitigate the impact. Specifically, a drive-thru food pantry at the Fonda Fairgrounds. The members are just a part of 3500 soldiers and airmen currently on duty as part of New Yorks response to COVID-19.

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.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Plumley, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron first sergeant, places boxes of holiday cookies into a box to be delivered to dorm Airmen during Operation Cookie Drop at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 8, 2022. After boxing up the more than 3,000 cookies, first sergeants from different squadrons delivered them to dorm Airmen.

Members of the Maryland Army National Guard's 1229th Transportation Company deliver food to the CASA de Maryland Baltimore Regional Education Employment Center in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 3, 2020. The Maryland National Guard is supporting multiple food distribution sites statewide and ensuring residents are still able to have access to food while schools and workplaces are closed due to COVID-19.

California Army National Guardsmen assigned to Joint Task Force 115 maneuver food boxes at the Napa Food Bank in Napa, California, May 7, 2020. As of June 9, the California National Guard surpassed 50 million meals packed and distributed at food banks throughout the state since initial operations began in March as part of Cal Guards humanitarian response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Holy Joes Café, a nonprofit organization donated pallets full of large coffee containers to Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) by way of the YPG Post Chapel. Representative from the representatives from the Chapel, Medical Clinic, Vet Clinic, and housing were on site to help unload boxes of coffee of distribute.

Arizona National Guard Soldiers help recieve, organize, prepare, and load pallets of produce for distribution to Arizona residents at a produce distribution warehouse in Nogales, Ariz., June 1, 2021. More than 850 Arizona National Guardsmen continue to assist at vaccination sites and food banks throughout Arizona.

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Krystle Marchell and Private 1st Class Amaya Mullen deliver personal protecting equipment (PPE) and to Assisted Living Facilities in the Portland, Oregon area as part of the COVID-19 response, April 18, 2020. These emergency shipments will be delivered by the Oregon National Guard to Assisted Living Facilities throughout the state that are experiencing severe shortages. (National Guard

Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force load gear atop a palette of bottled water to be transported to Atsugi, Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, March 16. More than 140 cases of bottled water and other gear will be delivered to Marines in mainland Japan. Marines and sailors from III MEF are actively providing support for foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in mainland Japan. The name Tomodachi, which means friends” in Japanese, was chosen by the government of Japan.

A Connecticut National Guard Soldier uses a pallet jack to move a pallet of portable beds and linen to be distributed to mobile field hospitals, March 25, 2020. The beds and linen were supplied by the state's Department of Public Health and are intended to assist with the state's effort to combat the COVID19 outbreak.

U.S. Marine assigned to Task Force 61/2 (TF 61/2), assists Turkish military member loading aid on to the U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 20, 2023. 1AD CAB provides a dynamic lift capability in direct support of USAID and Turkish relief efforts. 1AD CAB is one of several U.S. military units supporting TF 61/2, operating under U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and U.S. European Commanders part of the International Turkish disaster relief efforts.

Arizona National Guard service members prepared and delivered boxes of groceries to area residents Oct. 29, 2020 at a food bank in Casa Grande, Ariz. The Arizona Guard has responded domestically in such emergencies as airport security after 9/11, Monument Fire in 2011, Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and the Havasupai Floods in 2018.

060312-N-7586B-092. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members from the Vermont Air National Guards 158th Fighter Wing arrive at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 29, 2022. The 158th FW will continue the F-35 mission throughout the European theater.

060418-A-3749Z-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF-76

050901-N-0438A-013. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NAS PENSACOLA

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.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Damien Blackshear, a Marine Corps Community Services Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, scans 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.

Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division prepare a drop bundle before the low cost low altitude training event at the Fort Drum Lite Fighter School, 2 Feb. 2024. The training was conducted to improve overall understanding of aerial delivery distribution in large scale combat operation, alpine and austere environments. Army

AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rexford Finch is in charge of material control for the Vehicle Management Section of the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Logistics Readiness Flight at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger. Finch is the silent backbone of vehicle management. He works to keep the critical section working properly so the mechanics can continue to work without interruption.

Arizona Army National Guard Spc. Wyatt Begay, 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion, wheeled mechanic, helps collect and load donated food and household goods from a local store into a truck in Chandler, Ariz., July 12, 2020.The food and household items were then transported to a local food bank for distribution to the community. More than 750 Arizona National Guardsmen continue to assist local governments and food banks throughout Arizona.

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Assurance prepare boxes of personal protecting equipment (PPE) and load them for local distribution as part of the COVID-19 response, April 18, 2020, at the Kliever National Guard Armory, Portland, Oregon. These emergency shipments will be delivered by the Oregon National Guard to Assisted Living Facilities throughout the state that is experiencing severe shortages. (National Guard

Airman 1st Class Christopher McLaughlin, 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, helps school district representatives load COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits into vehicles at the Litchfield County Regional Fire School in Torrington, Connecticut, Jan. 4, 2022. Airmen from the Conncecticut Air National Guard distributed approximately 60,000 test kits to school districts from this regional point of distribution in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the state.

332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Operations Airmen document a packages arrival at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 12, 2022. The 332d ELRS provides premier combat sustainment operations to AFCENT's primary combat wing in order to deter and defeat regional aggressors.

Soldiers of the California Army National Guards 115th Regional Support Group work with civilian volunteers and diligently pack food and produce March 21 at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Service in Sacramento, California. California Guardsmen were activated to assist the state during the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

Florida National Guard Staff Sgt. Raymond Daigneault, with the 870th Engineer Company is supporting Second Harvest of the Big Bend due to the food banks increase demand, April 30, 2020. The FLNG is assisting food pantries with receiving, sorting and distributing food to those in need.

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing collect school supplies from the dining facility at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 14, 2022. The school supplies are used for unit members with children starting school.

U.S. Army Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Lennox Duggan, 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion culinary specialist, opens a bottle of sauce during dinner preparation for participants of exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 83 is the largest and most complex U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral command post exercise to date.

230627-N-AV223-1005 (June 27, 2023) Airman John Duran, a native of Los Angeles, California, left, Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Keith May, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and Airman Devin Hill, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, move stores onloads across the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew M. Niebel, right, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, speaks with volunteers during the annual Trees for Troops Christmas tree holiday event at the Paradise Point Golf Club on MCB Camp Lejeune, Dec. 2, 2022. Each year, Trees for Troops visit U.S military bases across all service branches to provide Christmas trees to military families home and abroad. This year, an estimated 15,300 total trees will be given to 84 total bases, donated by Christmas tree farms from around the country.

020327-F-3267M-007. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Oklahoma National Guardsmen from throughout the state double and triple-check medical supply orders for quality while assigned to the Oklahomas Strategic National Stockpile in Oklahoma City, April 20, 2020. The nearly 30 Guardsmen assigned to the site — partnered with state agency partners like 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 from facilities within the 11 identified COVID-19 regional health administration locations throughout Oklahoma as part of the states whole-of-government response to the pandemic. (Oklahoma Air National Guard

Soldiers of Charlie Company, 2-149th General Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard answered the state active duty response to Winter Storm Uri Feb 19.2021, at the San Antonio Army Aviation Support Facility, Martindale, Texas. Roughly 32 Soldiers from the unit reported to duty at the facility and performed maintenance checks and pre-flight planning in order to deliver food and water to Texas communities.

Arizona National Guard service members prepared boxes of groceries to be delivered to area residents Oct. 21, 2020 at a kosher food bank in Phoenix. The Arizona National Guard has activated more than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to support community needs during this state of emergency response.

Soldiers and Airmen of the Kansas National Guard, assist in packing food items at Harvesters in Topeka, Kansas April 22, 2020. The boxes of food will be shipped to families across the state. Harvesters is a regional food bank that serves a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas and provides food and related household products to more than 760 nonprofit agencies. Kansas National Guard members have been working eight-hour shifts at Harvesters to meet the growing food demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Volunteers and postal workers with the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing process incoming shipments at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, August 23, 2022. Each package must be inspected and sorted to make sure it gets to the right person.

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.

U.S. Army Spc. Isaiah Clark, a Soldier assigned to the Ohio National Guards HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment - 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, moves donated items from a store to a Humvee in Toledo, Ohio, April 6, 2020. The food will be taken to the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank in Toledo, Ohio. More than 500 Ohio National Guard members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of COVID-19 relief efforts, continuing the Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation.

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Dec. 11, 2017) Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, left, Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, commander, Joint Region Marianas, and other senior leaders push a pallet into the back of a C-130J Super Hercules during the Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony aboard Andersen Air Force Base Dec. 11. Now in its 66th iteration, Operation Christmas Drop carries the tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools, toys and other useful items to residents in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.

The United States Army's most qualified uniformed interrogation teams met at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to compete in the inaugural Army Interrogation Olympics to determine the Army's Best Interrogation Team of the Year. Military Intelligence Soldiers from Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard components met and thrived in an austere field environment while refining and improving individual and collective HUMINT, analytical, leader, and Soldier skills. The competition was hosted by the 525th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade from August 8 to 10, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, prepare explosive devices for a joint training exercise with the Onslow County Sheriffs Department at the Explosive Ordnance Range , Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, July 18, 2022. MCAS Cherry Point EOD and the Onslow County and Pamlico County Sheriff Departments conducted the training exercise to demonstrate the effects of different ordnance materials, allowing local law enforcement to better identify materials and understand the appropriate times to employ EOD.

110311-M-XX000-002MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa (March 11, 2011) Marines assigned to Combat Logistic Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, load food onto a cargo platform at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to deliver to Japan after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami.

040112-F-7996H-004. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Secretary of State Antony Blinken assists military personnel loading trucks at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 19, 2023. Blinken visits Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye to assess current operations, and visit U.S. military personnel, first responders, and allies during their humanitarian mission following the 7.8 earthquake on Feb. 6, in southern Türkiye. Task Force 61/2, commanded by Brig. Gen. Priddy, operating under U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) and U.S. Sixth Fleet is supporting requirements from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and coordinating all U.S. military operations at Incirlik Air Base following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Türkiye on Feb. 6.

Texas Guardsmen participate in a food point of distribution in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 20, 2020, in support of the Tarrant Area Food Bank's mission to provide meals to Texans prior to Thanksgiving. Since April 2020, the Texas Military Department has provided support to food banks across the state of Texas to serve local communities in response to increased demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers in Sandston prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene by unloading pallets of cots and Meals Ready to Eat. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.

060123-A-6365W-099. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 101ST

040709-F-5550W-005. Subject Operation/Series: ORE Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060120-A-3283V-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Diwaniyah State: Qadisiyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Sgt. Joseph Barbado, right, a New Jersey National Guard Soldier, unloads heater meals from a five-ton truck at a point of distribution in Hoboken, Nov. 5. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the New Jersey National Guard is assisting local volunteer organizations with distribution of much needed supplies to Hoboken residents stranded without power and water.

U.S. Army unit supply specialists with the 369th Special Troops Battalion, organize equipment for issuing to Soldiers during post mobilization training, Sept. 24, 2022, North Fort Hood, Texas.

Members of the Virgin Islands National Guard and the Virgin Islands Fire Department distributes food and water to civilians at St. Croix Educational Complex, one of the four points of distribution, Friday, September 22. Hurricane Maria, a category 5 hurricane, left St. Croix devastated after making landfall early Wednesday, Sept. 20.

Hurricane Dolly, Weslaco,TX, July 23, 2008 The Texas Army National Guard Armory in Weslaco is the staging area for Federal and state response to those ares needing support following Hurricane Dolly. Key needs to include fuel, along with medical, and disaster relief support have been placed in advance and ready to be dispatched. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US Air Force (USAF) personnel load bags of ice on board a US Army (USA) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1ST Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, Mobile, Alabama (AL), on the Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Mississippi (MS), in support of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

030821-F-5586B-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040504-F-1166S-004. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

011091008 Emergency transport.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-49. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area-- 050901. Hurricane Katrina

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (March 12, 2011) - Senior Airman Stephen Nubin unloads boxes of Meals Ready-to-Eat (MREs) at the Grissom Dining Facility here, March 12, 2011. The dining facility has already handed out more than 1,500 MREs to base personnel and their family members following the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that impacted Japan and triggered a tsunami that devastated several of the country's coastal areas. No injuries or major facility damage was reported at this U.S. military installation located in northern Japan. U.S.

221122-N-TC338-1283WALVIS BAY, Namibia (Nov. 22, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors pass boxes during a stores onload aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Nov. 22, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.

041230-N-9563N-003. Base: Naval Support Activity, Bahrain State: Al Manamah Country: Bahrain (BHR)

061219-N-1522S-003. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members from the Michigan Air National Guard and Army National Guard, now part of the Michigan National Guard COVID-19 Joint Task Force, work with the Greater Lansing, Michigan Food Bank, preparing soup kits and school kid backpacks on Sep. 6, 2020. The Food Bank warehouse has packaged 5000 soup kits weighing 55,000lbs and 10,000 school kid backpacks weighing 70,000lbs in September. Since March, Michigan National Guard teams have supported food banks across Michigan, distributing more than 7 million pounds of food to local communities.

040319-F-2828D-021. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing collect school supplies from the dining facility at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 14, 2022. The school supplies are used for unit members with children starting school.

U.S. Air Force Airman Nicholas Trainotti, 100th Force Support Squadron military postal clerk, carries a package to the shelves at the post office at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 21, 2022. The post office processes personal packages to help improve and sustain the quality of life for the Airmen and families of Team Mildenhall.

060829-N-6403R-012. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

050925-A-2662K-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Prosperity State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: PSYOPS

120104-N-KS651-446 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 4, 2012) Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) move supplies during a replenishment at sea. Pearl Harbor and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier passes a case of water to another Soldier at the Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

U.S. Army Pfc. Isaiah Bargas, a combat medic with Joint Task Force Steelhead's mobile vaccination team, delivers unused sharps containers to a vaccination clinic on the San Juan Islands, Washington, March 2, 2021. The Washington National Guards JTF Steelhead MVT travels around the state, delivering and administering the COVID-19 vaccine to high-risk communities and remote areas.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 23rd Operational Support Squadron, and Air National Guardsmen from the 202nd Engineering and Installation Squadron pose for a photo inside the radio room of the ground-to-air transmitter receiver site at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 22, 2024. The Airmen and Guardsmen came together to replace legacy radios with modern, digital radios. Air Force

220706-N-VJ326-3121 SASEBO, Japan (July 6, 2022) - Sailors sort mail in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 06, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

031013-F-6655M-008. Base: Naval Aes Lakehurst State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAF

Citizens-Soldiers of the Puerto Rico National Guard 1243rd Transportation Co. arrived at the municipality of Naranjito to deliver water and much needed supplies to the distribution center located in the Gelito Ortega sport field there to help the victims of Hurricane Maria. The Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Ricardo Rosselló arrived at this location to discuss relief efforts with mayor Orlando Ortiz and engage with the people present in that place.

Sgt. Baselisa Arevalo, supply tech, Charlie Company, 2-149th General Aviation Support Battalion, Texas Army National Guard takes count of water that will be delivered to Texans in response to Winter Storm Uri Feb 19.2021, at the San Antonio Army Aviation Support Facility, Martindale, Texas. Roughly 32 Soldiers from the unit reported to duty at the facility and performed maintenance checks and pre-flight planning in order to deliver food and water to Texas communities.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Joint Task Force 59, South Carolina National Guard, support Oliver Gospel with serving meals for the homeless community in Columbia, South Carolina, April 24, 2020. The South Carolina National Guard remains ready to support the counties, local and state agencies, and first responders with requested resources for as long as needed in support of COVID-19 response efforts in the state.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Novak, sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, receives food for the mess night on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, May 27, 2022. Mess night is a time-honored tradition where Marines gather to share in the Corps customs and courtesies and build camaraderie and esprit de corps. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

A U.S. Air Force Airman loads a vehicle with boxes of bagged cookies during the annual Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2022. After the cookies were divided and packaged, first sergeants and other volunteers across the base hand-delivered them to their units.

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.

Army Col. Crystal Hills, the commander of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, receives a briefing from Sgt. 1st Class Salvador Saucedo, materiel management noncommissioned officer in charge at the Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 Zutendaal supply support activity warehouse in Belgium. Hills conducted a tour of the APS-2 sites at Zutendaal and Eygelshoven, Netherlands, July 28-29. She also received briefings on the sites and Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux.

RED SEA (Jan. 23, 2015) Sailors and Marines sort mail aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is the flagship for the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), provides a versatile sea-based, expeditionary force that can be tailored to a variety of missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-80. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members working with boxes in storage area, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

Danny Gonzalez, right, a FIND Food Bank warehouse staff member, goes over shipment details with U.S. Army Spc. Dominic Steveley, left, 315th Vertical Construction Company, California Army National Guard, at the warehouse Indio, California, May 21, 2020. Steveley holds a civilian forklift certification which allows him to help the warehouse operations work more efficiently during its COVID-19 pandemic response.

221121-N-ND021-1001 Norfolk, Va. (Nov. 21, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Gray Robert, from Gilbert, South Carolina, brings supplies aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). IKE is currently pier side in Naval Station Norfolk conducting routine maintenance.

050104-N-9403F-121. Base: Banda Aceh Airport (BTJ) State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

110617-N-RN782-043SIGONELLA, Italy (June 17, 2011) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Timothy McQueary checks a munitions inventory sheet at Navy Munitions Command during Operation Unified Protector.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth Moreno, a Bronx, New York native and a food services specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 (MWSS-272), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, serves food to Marines at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) I, Dec. 12, 2022. Food service specialists mission is to ensure Marines in garrison or field operations are fed so they have the energy to complete their mission.

041208-F-5276B-049. Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ)

New York Army National Guard Spc. Thalio Hinajosa, assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, packs reusable bags with pre-made meals for distribution to the community at the Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center in New York City March 30, 2020. Hinajosa is part of a statewide effort of more than 2,700 members of the New York National Guard responding to community needs to mitigate the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. U.S. National Guard

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-180. Hurricane Katrina

031202-F-4192W-003. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

230627-N-FT178-1022 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2023) U.S. Navy Sailors create pieces for a homecoming lei for the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations.

220911-N-ZG822-1352 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 11, 2022) A Sailor scans mail during a mail call aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sep. 11, 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.

C-130 Crew at Airfield - 26-HK-155-12. By Lt. Ryan Macleod. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-89-01088. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

A Soldier with 66th Troop Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, distributes water with a forklift at Thomas Cardozo Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-35. Hurricane Katrina

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