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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
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
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Marines and Sailors from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit unload and stack Meals-Ready-To-Eat cases from a CH-53E Super Stallion, during a re-supply mission in Dano, Haiti, Jan. 28, 2010. The relief aid was brought in by CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (reinforced), 22nd MEU, to help aid the people of the small village in support of Operation Unified Response.
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Soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division purchase items from an Army and Air Force Exchange Service mobile post exchange store at a remote base in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, Nov. 28.
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Working in collaboration with the Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Department, Soldiers with the Florida National Guards 868th Engineer Company opened a COVID-19 walk-up testing site at Bob Hayes Sports Complex and Legends Center, May 9, 2020. The walk-up site allows those without vehicles to be tested.
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Service members assigned to the Hawaii National Guards Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package perform search and extraction, medical assessment, command and control, field feeding and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a external evaluation training event at Kalaeloa, Hawaii, September 21, 2022.
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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Brig. Gen. John Raymond, 5th Air Force vice commander, talks with Airmen and civilians at the consolidated collocated club Mar 23. General Raymond and Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force command chief, paid a brief visit to Misawa AB for a brief base tour to see how the base is supporting Operation Tomodachi.
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220516-N-FI568-2002RICHMOND, Va. (May 16, 2022) Sailors assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Richmond, Fleet Weather Center Norfolk, and Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 2 pose for a group photo during a volunteer event at the Feed More Food Pantry as part of Navy Week Richmond. Navy Week Richmond is a community outreach event for citizens and the surrounding areas to meet Sailors, as well as participate in events to entertain and service the community while learning about the Navy and its heritage.
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010921-F-3354H-018. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG
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220920-N-IX644-1096 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Makayla Johnson, from Prince George, Maryland, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), scans mail during a replenishment-at-sea with supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), Sept. 20, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.
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031228-F-9629J-017. Base: Kerman Country: Iran (IRN) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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110429-F-NJ219-015 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 29, 2011) Lt. Laura Modafferi, from New Hope, Pa., collects completed medicine bags as Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jorge Nunez, from Houston, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Daniel Agada, from Denver, fill empty bags aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20). Comfort is deployed in support of Continuing Promise 2011, a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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U.S. Army Pfc. Keyonda Williams, a Soldier assigned to 90th Human Resources Company, Sustainment Troops Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, delivers donated gifts to families in the Hinesville, Georgia, community at the Liberty County Board of Education office on Dec. 14, 2022. Over 60 Soldiers from 3rd DSB and Army Field Support Battalion donated more than 300 gifts to children of 40 families that are struggling financially this holiday season. This is the fourth year that the 3rd DSB Soldiers and Liberty County Schools have partnered up to donate gifts for the holidays.
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Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-47. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area -- 050901. Hurricane Katrina
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Coast Guard Relief Assistance - 26-HK-292-12. Hurricane Katrina
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Airmen from the 36th Munitions Squadron volunteer during a food distribution line at the Yigo Gymnasium in Yigo, Guam, Oct. 14, 2022. The volunteers were procured through Team Andersens Sister Village Sister Squadron program. The MUNS airmen aided their sister village in distributing thousands of pounds of food to the residents of Yigo and those in need.
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Texas Army National Guard Soldiers unload pallets of produce at a food point of distribution in Coldspring, Texas, on April 24, 2020. Over two thousand families were provided with produce. Texas Military Department service members have been active in providing support to local communities through partnerships with food banks across Texas to meet unprecedented levels of need due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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030226-M-5150A-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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MASTER Sergeant Michael Paquin and STAFF Sergeant Kevin Campbell, from the 31st RED HORSE Flight Camp Darby, Italy, check the inventory for the squadron. The 31st RED HORSE Flight provides a highly mobile civil engineer response force to support contingency and special operations worldwide. The primary mission is to set-up field and contingency operations to support large-scale missions. Activities include heavy damage repair, barebase development and heavy engineering operations. The 31st RED HORSE Flight possess special capabilities, such as water-well drilling, explosive demolition, quarry operations, concrete mobile operations, material testing, expedient facility erection, and .... Complete Scene Caption: Master Sergeant Michael Paquin and Staff Sergeant Kevin Campbell, from the 31st RED HORSE Flight Camp Darby, Italy, check the inventory for the squadron. The 31st RED HORSE Flight provides a highly mobile civil engineer response force to support contingency and special operatio
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050912-N-0793G-005. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: CFFC
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001023-N-5932S-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ty Bryan, tactical air control party member stationed in the Middle East (left), provides feedback on his lunch meal to food services staff member Mr. Kamrul Khan, at the main dining facility Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 15, 2022. Culinary management teams from U.S. Army Central (ARCENT), in collaboration with dining facilities management at Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, cooked and delivered new food selections to all service members stationed in Kuwait as part of an ARCENT Forward product review, Sept. 13-15, 2022. All dining halls received completed food surveys from all service members following their meals.
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Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-73. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901t. Hurricane Katrina
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Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 4th Special Forces Battalion and U.S. Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) 511.2 coordinate a toy delivery for children in the local community in Basilan, Philippines, Sept. 12, 2022. SOTF 511.2 regularly conducts engagements with AFP partners, advancing interoperability and coordination, and growing our countries long-standing friendship.
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220812-N-EJ843-1104 BALTIC SEA (Sept. 12, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Cofield,left, a motorman with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and U.S. Navy Retail Services Specialist Seaman Antoine Dawson transport apples during a replenishment at sea aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Sept. 12, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sally Kabugwa, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron structures technician, Senior Airman Joshua Fogle and Airman 1st Class Justin Murphy, 633rd CES power production technicians, prepare for Hurricane Irene by sandbagging the Air Combat Command fitness center doorways at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 25, 2011.
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110324-N-6692A-033PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2011) Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) prepare relief supplies. Germantown is off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.
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031226-F-0381R-010. Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: SFOR
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220920-N-IX644-1168 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Melody House, right, assigned to Carrier Strike Group 10, moves mail during a replenishment-at-sea with supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sept. 20, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.
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U.S. Army Specialist Charmaine Robison carried cots and blankets inside an American Red Cross shelter in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, NC, September 16, 2018. National Guardsmen transported more than 300 cots and 800 blankets to eight different shelters across Fayetteville. Hurricane Florence is one of the largest storms to hit the Carolinas in years and has ignited a massive response from emergency services.
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PHILIPPINE SEA (May 15, 2022) Members of the First Class Petty Officer Association grill shrimp kebabs during a steel beach picnic aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.
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ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-16. Hurricane Katrina
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Spc. Giovanna Guerra, Chicago, Ill., 33rd Infantrhy Brigade Combat Team carries a case of Chicago-style pizza out of the Camp Phoenix dining facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, to load it for delivery to a forward operating base in Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-Central for the troops to enjoy during Super Bowl XLIII. The pizza was dontated to troops in Afghanistan as part of Operation Pizza, an effort to give forward-deployed service members a little slice of home. Guerra is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII.
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230401-N-IX644-1099 IONIAN SEA (April 1, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), sort mail during a replenishment-at-sea with the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), April 1, 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.
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220413-N-ZS023-1011 NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (April 13, 2022) Sailors assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE (COMLCSRON ONE) view displays set up by Navy Environmental and Preventative Medicine Unit 5 (NEPMU 5) as part of a command health fair to promote healthy habits and wellness throughout the command. LCS is a fast, agile, mission-focused platform designed to operate in near-shore environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS is capable of supporting forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence.
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051117-A-9297R-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF76
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220929-N-IX644-1184 IONIAN SEA (Sept. 29, 2022) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Natalie Jimenez, from Montgomery, Texas, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) moves cargo during a replenishment-at-sea with supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) Sept. 29, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.
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111117-N-UD469-388SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2011) Hull Technician 3rd Class Nannette Cordell receives her Thanksgiving meal from the vendors of the Navy Commissary in Imperial Beach, Calif. This is the 9th annual Thanksgiving basket giveaway and this year 300 active duty military members who are stationed at Naval Base Coronado received free gift baskets.
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Ships Serviceman Third Class (SH3) Mian hands over new camouflage uniforms to Yeoman First Class (YN1) Williams. The new camouflage patterned uniforms are being issued to replace the solid jungle green work uniforms previously used by Seabees of Amphibious Construction Battalion One (ACB-1). Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alicia Gullory, food service member with the 36th Force Support Squadron, fills food containers at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug 2, 2022. Gullory was preparing meals for the U.S. National Guardsmen who were actively involved in an exercise on base.
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U.S. Army Capt. Mack Ocariza, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, carries a bag of Army Emergency Relief (AER) campaign materials during a unit representative training session held at Casey Theater, Feb. 21, 2024. AER has provided over $2 billion of assistance to 4 million Soldiers since 1942. The program provides grants, interest-free loans, and scholarships to promote readiness and relieve financial distress of Soldiers and their families. Army
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221003-N-IW069-1220 San Francisco (Oct. 3, 2022) Gas Turbine Technicians (Mechanical) 1st Class Trevor Alexander, a native of Jersey City, N.J., assigned to Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) participates in a community relations event during San Francisco Fleet Week. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas Sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas. (Navy Photography by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams)
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Jeremy Roberts, distribution process worker, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Warner Robins, demonstrates distribution process applications to Rear Adm. Grafton Chase Jr., commander, DLA Distribution during his visit to the warehouse facility at Robins Air Force Base, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 12, 2023. DLA Distribution receives, stores, issues, and distributes material critical to achieve warfighter readiness and lethality.
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Japanese Local Nationals, members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Marines and Sailors, with Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team Marine Logistics Group 1, III Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, and U.S. Army Soldiers, with I Corps, United States Army Japan, unload water from a truck at an aid distrubition center in support of Operation Tomodochi to provide aid and relief to the Japanese public, in Sun Village, Takata, Japan, March 16, 2011. Because of our long standing and close working relationship with our Japanese counterparts on a daily basis we are able to coordinate government of Japan requests and rapidly respond with critically needed capabilities and supplies in times of crises.
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U.S. Coast Guard recruits begin instruction at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center as part of the Army's Echo Company at Joint Base San Antonio on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 30, 2022.The Coast Guard started the new program, established by a memorandum of agreement between DLIELC and the Army, to assist recruits who could struggle in recruit training due to language barriers as well as to incorporate an Enlish Languarge Training Program as a diversity initiative.The length of the program is at minimum 10 weeks dependent on the recruits academic progress but can be up to 24 weeks. Upon completion of the DLIELC program, recruits will return to Training Center Cape May and progress through the follow-on weeks of the normal recruit training process.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. Katie Shveda
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A U.S. service member deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, takes a U.S. Air Force history quiz during a USAF 75th Anniversary party at PSAB, Sept.18, 2022. The USAF official separated from the U.S. Army with the signing of the National Security Act of 1947 by former U.S. President Harry Truman. Fly, Fight and Win - Airpower Anytime, Anywhere!
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230327-N-IL330-3046 SAN DIEGO (March 27, 2023) - Culinary Specialist Seaman Kimoy Morris, from New York, serves pizza to Sailors in the vehicle stowage area aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the ships maintenance availability March 27. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.
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220719-N-UJ449-1006 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (July 19, 2022) USO volunteers hand out tacos to service members as part of their weekly Troop Lunch on Naval Air Station Sigonella, July 19, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.
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AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Harris of the Air Force Commissary Service puts prices on products inside the Tactical Field Exchange set up for the exercise Shadow Hawk segment of Bright Star '87. In this U.S. Central Command/Joint Chiefs of STAFF exercise, U.S. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '87SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base State: Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)
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Spc. Rodriquez Bracey and Sgt. 1st Class Eric Jenkins, U.S. Army Europe Team, green up their judges' plates during the field cooking category of the U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition on March 9.
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U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Clayton Franklin, assigned to Coast Guard Base Cleveland, helps load groceries while volunteering at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank Jan. 30, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. Franklin assisted the community members with carrying groceries and loading them into their cars.
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Military retirees and their family members participating in the 2022 Retiree Appreciation Day on Sept. 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., visit a sidewalk sale at the Fort McCoy Commissary. Hundreds of people attended the event that was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Soldier for Life/Retirement Services Office with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources in building 2472 also on post. The sidewalk sale was part of the days festivities. It was the first Retiree Appreciation Day at the installation since 2019.
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Potential Army recruits attend "Meet Your Army Day" at Fort Bragg, NC on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The prospects eat lunch at the 1BCT dining facility.
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030426-M-3923B-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lucas Crouch, Japan Air Self-Defense Force exchange officer C-130H instructor pilot, and JASDF crewmembers add items to a box during Operation Christmas Drop 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defenses longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, air drop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific.
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030307-F-2464P-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Savannah International Airport State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG
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Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-93. CG Personnel With Supplies -- close-up of Gulf Strike Team hat on shrink-wrapped boxes, 050901. Hurricane Katrina
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030812-M-7837W-020. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-64. CG personnel near hangar with pizza boxes. Hurricane Katrina
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041211-M-0036Y-011. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) sort clothes at Souls Harbour Rescue Mission in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct. 30, 2022, during Fords first international port visit in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.
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US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Lisa Archie, Air Combat Command, Air Operations Squadron, serves cookies inside the First Sergeant's Morale Van for exercise players during the 1ST Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) at Langley AFB, Virginia. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The Rhode Island Army National Guard and approximately 400 loved ones, welcomed home more than 100 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment after a ten-month deployment to Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2024, at Quonset Air National Guard Base, North Kingstown, RI. They were deployed in support of Operation Joint Guardian, a NATO peacekeeping mission under the Kosovo Force (KFOR). KFORs mission is to provide a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in Kosovo in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244. Army National Guard
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More than 300 noncommissioned officers led a foot march from the Command Sgt. Maj. Southern Buddy Hewitt Noncommissioned Officer Academy to the USO facility Dec. 5 in support of the annual Mountain of Toys campaign. The toy drive is in its 27th year at Fort Drum, and this years goal is to provide an additional toy to more than 900 families this holiday season. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)
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220423-N-IE405-1004 NAPLES, Italy (April 23, 2022) Religious Programs Specialist 3rd Class Kaio Fong, assigned to Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central, collects trash at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples Support Site during Earth Day activities in Gricignano, Italy, April 23, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.