Military Heavy Equipment Use

Photos of military logistics operations featuring equipment like tractors and vehicles used in combat zones and humanitarian missions.

A Soldier attached to the 319th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion guides a forklift carrying a shipping container during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 22, June 11, Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. The CSTX is a joint exercise that prepares units for operational deployments around the globe.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Devien Locke, an engineer equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, operates a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose vehicle at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 24, 2022. Locke, a native of Washington, District of Columbia, graduated from Charles Herbert Flowers High School In 2011 and enlisted out of Recruiting Substation Largo in 2019. 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.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-41. Hurricane Katrina

960420-A-3327S-005. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

070103-M-4937G-126. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramadi Country: Iraq (IRQ)

011006-F-3961R-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

050911-N-9712C-006. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Soldier attached to the 319th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion guides a forklift carrying a shipping container during Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 22, June 11, Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. The CSTX is a joint exercise that prepares units for operational deployments around the globe.

Spc. Stephanie N. Fulgham a soldier of the 1257th Transportation Company, gives a thumbs-up to Staff Sgt. Timothy A. Runyon a member in the Aerial Port Squadron of the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia National Guard, for a proper loading of a pallet for delivery from Yeager Airbase in Charleston, W.Va. The 130th Airlift Wing is the staging ground for transporting supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of relief efforts from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The West Virginia National Guard has more than 550 members aiding in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy. The storm blanketed the state with heavy snow and rains and also had severe winds that left homes and properties damaged. Guardsmen are involved in numerous aspects of the operations from search and rescue missions to debris removal.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Carl Mason, a cargo supervisor with the 35th Aerial Port Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, operates a 10K All-Terrain Forklift during a squadron competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, July 22, 2022. The 35th and 88th Aerial Port Squadrons held a competition to test the skills of their Airmen and demonstrate proficiency operating various vehicles.

San Pedro, Calif. (May 24, 2022) - A medium tactical vehicle replacement is driven off a landing craft, utility from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) at Cabrillo Beach during a Defense Support for Civil Authority exercise as part of Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's 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 Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

040428-F-1279W-001. Base: Jacksonville Iap State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-11108. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY DEMO '85 Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

050914-F-8564A-014. State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030109-F-3715H-004. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

The Florida National Guard prepare to depart in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022, Punta Gorda, Florida.

A Royal Army (British) soldier uses hand signals to guide another Royal Army (British) soldier who is driving a Volvo 4400 Wheeled Loader, with IFOR markings, inside the cargo hold of the VLADIMAR VASLYAYEV, a Russian Commercial RO-RO Container (Gearless) ship. A third Royal Army (British) soldier, wearing a paper facemask, is seen walking towards the wheeled loader. The British are in Croatia to participate in Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), compromised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Split Country: Croatia (HRV)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the "Gila Battalion," 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, flattens terrain with a Caterpillar D7 bulldozer as part of counter-mobility training during the Gila Focus validation exercise, Fort Stewart, Georgia, Aug. 3, 2022. The "Spartan Brigade," 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, is the Army's most modern land fighting force and is preparing to defeat any threat in large-scale combat operations.

Equipment awaits transportation in a container as part of a routine ground logistics movement of essential materials within the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve area of operations. OIR logistics personnel conduct regular movements of supplies and equipment in support of Coalition personnel and mission partners who are maintaining regional stability and working to maintain the enduring defeat of Daesh.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-178. Coast Guardsman helping direct personnel in pickup truck with trailered CG boat. Hurricane Katrina

DM-SC-87-12148. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 8, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 participate in an airfield damage repair evolution in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A US Navy (USN) crewmember on board a USN Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) directs a US Marine Corps (USMC) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on to the beach at Inner Apra Harbor, Guam. The LCAC along with its support ship is here to participate in Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Base: US Naval Forces, Marianas State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

DA-ST-85-02351. Subject Operation/Series: LIFELINE Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-09551. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

030201-M-5972A-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kuwait Naval Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers with the Camp Dodge Department of Public Works and Sustainment Training Center secure a set of historic railcar trucks for transport at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, on Aug. 3, 2022. Three flatbed railcars, a ramp and a short length of track were installed on Camp Dodge in the 1980s and served as a rail load training site for Soldiers for several years before railway operations became largely obsolete in the Iowa National Guard. The railcars rode on original friction bearing trucks, which are no longer used in modern, roller bearing railways. Rather than scrapping the railcars, the Camp Dodge Training Center arranged to have them transported to the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum in Boone, Iowa, for historical preservation.

010417-F-7253S-003. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS REACH 01-49 Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Naval Mobile Construction Group 5 lays dirt to expand a vertical take-off and landing pad as part of Exercise Turning Point at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 5, 2022. Turning Point is a combat operation readiness exercise designed to support and enable fleet maneuver and logistics, enhance joint interoperability, and increase the combat readiness of multiple services. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wings warfighting readiness directly enables aviation superiority in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and joint operations and deters potential adversaries through its enduring relationships with allies and partners by demonstrating capabilities.

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Snyder, a motor transport operator with 1067th Composite Truck Company, 288th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, ground guides military vehicles during exercise Native Fury 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 2, 2022. The U.S. and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continue to enhance interoperability by providing regional stability and security while forward deployed in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibilities during Native Fury 22.

030324-F-9629J-013. Subject Operation/Series: RSO&I Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, loads an Ultra-Light Tactical Vehicle and a fireteam with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. Marine Corps

Two Army National Guard soldiers from Kinston Armory, Kinston, North Carolina uses a heavy forklift truck to off-load pallets of bottled water from a commercial trailer after Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Kinston Armory, Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

From the ground, U.S. Marine Corps Edward Guerra, a combat engineer, guides a hydraulic excavator operated by Cpl. Jason Maxey, a heavy equipment operator, both assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during cratering training in preparation for Exercise Winter Pioneer 24, at Marine Corps Outlying Field Oak Grove, North Carolina, Feb. 6, 2024. MWSS-272 facilitated this training to assist 8th Engineer Support Battalion in preparation for Winter Pioneer 24, a tactical level field exercise that enables Marines to rehearse establishing and sustaining advanced naval and expeditionary bases that contribute to maritime domain awareness. Marine Corps

030622-M-5753Q-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

A North Dakota Army National Guard Quick Response Force (QRF) made up of Soldiers of the Wahpeton-based 188th Engineer Company delivers emergency flood protection sandbags to protect civilians and their property in rural Cass County April 9, 2019. The Guard Quick Reaction Force (QRF) has done several missions each day since going on duty April 5, and continues standing by at the Armed Forces Reserve Center on the north edge of Fargo if additional emergency flood requests come in from the Cass County tactical operations center (TOC).

020430-M-9902V-011. Base: USS Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Airman 1st Class Connor Buzby, a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technician assigned to the 107th Civil Engineer Squadron, 107th Attack Wing, New York Air National Guard, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., receives Heavy Equipment training from Corporal Jonathon Patey, a Mobile Support Equipment Operator assigned to the 91 Construction Engineering Flight, Royal Canadian Air Force on March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley California, July 13, 2022.Members of the CES are performing renovations, alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force, to support March ARB as a part of their yearly Deployment for Training.Air National Guard Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Meade

DF-ST-87-08371. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022. The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron, stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team comprised of Florida Air National Guardsmen that provides rapid response capabilities for multiple worldwide contingencies and operations.

A Soldier with Charlie Company, 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, inspects M1A2 Sep v2 Abrams tanks from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd ID, at the Rail Marshaling Area on Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 28. The tanks will return to depot level maintenance for upgrades to the new M1A2 Sep v3 before being returned to U.S. Army units as part of the Army's ongoing armor modernization program.

A U.S. Airman, assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron, removes rubber from a runway on Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 9, 2022. The 577th EPBS, one-half of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, establishes and sustains airfield operations at locations where U.S. Air Force aircraft operate.

A U.S. Airman, assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron, removes rubber from a runway on Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 9, 2022. The 577th EPBS, one-half of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, establishes and sustains airfield operations at locations where U.S. Air Force aircraft operate.

030811-M-7837W-023. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

STAFF SGT. Spickerman from the 31st Special Operations Squadron loads pallets on a flatbed truck. The pallets are being deployed to Taegu Air Base, South Korea in support of Foal Eagle '93. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '93 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from a railcar on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars overall full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hannah Shackleford, an Air Transportation Specialist with the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, drives a forklift toward a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Real Thaw 22 at Beja Air Base, Portugal, June 26, 2022. Shackleford and her teammates handled the entire unloading process.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron, start filling in the last section of the duct bank while their colleague levels dirt with a tractor spotted by U.S. Airmen assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, Sept. 30, 2022, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As a directive from AFCENT, PSABs new containerized housing units need to support sufficient Wi-Fi access before service members can move in. The final day of duct banking marked a historic moment in the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Groups history as it was the groups final project at PSAB since they forward deployed to the KSA in 2018 starting a tent city on an empty plot of land.

Spc. Andrew Welch of the 35th Infantry Division places crane hooks on to a Forward Area Air Defense Shelter (FAADS) on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait Oct. 1, 2022.FAADS are important for defense by detecting any enemies coming towards us from the air.

A1C Susan Miller operates a 10-ton roller used to compact crushed limestone during Prime Beef, a simulated runway attack exercise. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 96th Maintenance Groups Airmen show off their jammer driving skills through a twisting and turning course April 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The jammer competition was one of many activities surrounding the groups annual awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Philippine Air Force service members unload Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs from a truck in preparation to palletize them for transportation at Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines, Feb. 11, 2024. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development in providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mindanao. The forward presence and ready posture of III MEF assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. Marine Corps

Trucks pull an amphibious Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle around a corner at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 24. The LCAC, from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, arrived at the base to begin two weeks of testing at Eglins McKinley Climatic Lab. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-151. Clearwater Crew. Hurricane Katrina

An airman from the 4100th Group Provisional, Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and Herzegovina, transports luggage from the passenger terminal to a Miami airliner at Tuzla AB. The airliner will be transporting military personnel from Tuzla Air Base to Taszar, Hungary, for some rest and relaxation during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-86-11804. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021002-F-2164A-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

DF-ST-87-02446. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '79 Country: Unknown

GDYNIA, Poland (Sept. 10, 2022) U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate Seaman Paul Sanchez, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), raises the brow during a sea and anchor evolution in Gdynia, Poland, Sept. 10, 2022 as part of a scheduled port visit. Gunston Hall, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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.

040519-F-8789V-017. Base: Bradley Air National Guard Base State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Soldiers with the 461st Engineer Company, 367th Engineer Battalion, 372nd Engineer Brigade, 416th Theater Engineer Command, work on a troop project Oct. 20, 2022, to build office buildings at Logistical Support Area Liberty on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 461st, an Army Reserve unit, is among many Army engineer units to work on the troop project in 2022 at Fort McCoy. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow said having troop projects completed helps engineer units get the training they need and in turn the installation receives base and quality of life improvements through the completion of the projects.

A U.S. Airman, assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron, liquid loosens rubber from a runway on Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 9, 2022. The 577th EPBS, one-half of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, establishes and sustains airfield operations at locations where U.S. Air Force aircraft operate.

030826-F-6701P-009. Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Roberts International Airport Country: Liberia (LBR)

040629-F-4800N-020. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Lt. Col. David G. Rabel, the Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander, with the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, directs a semi-truck at Yeager Airbase in Charleston, West Virginia. The 130th Airlift Wing is the staging ground for transporting supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of relief efforts from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The West Virginia National Guard has over 200 members aiding in recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy. The storm blanketed the state with heavy snow and rains and also had severe winds that left homes and properties damaged. Guardsmen are involved in numerous aspects of the operations from search and rescue missions to debris removal.

221030-N-UF592-1285 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2022) Sailors transport cargo on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 30. 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.

040610-M-7514K-059. Base: Al Walbde Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

A team of Soldiers with the Wisconsin Army National Guard assist with debris clearance operations near White Ash Lake in Polk County, Wis., Aug 8. Approximately 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin Army and Air National Guard continue to assist civil authorities with damage assessment and debris clearance in Polk and Barron Counties after being mobilized to state active duty to support recovery efforts following the severe weather that struck Northern Wisconsin July 19-20.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

030815-M-7837W-053. Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

970508-M-3360V-003. Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: II MEF

A Team Dover Airman loads weapons cargo bound for Ukraine onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 14, 2022. The Department of Defense is working with industry to increase production of certain capabilities to continue meeting the needs of Ukrainian forces, while ensuring the U.S. is ready to defend itself, our partners and allies.

220729-N-TO573-1010 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 29, 2022) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Kobie Brazill, from Chicago, moves pallets on the flight deck the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Fast Combat Support Ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), July 29, 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.

Tough Ombres from the 217th Transportation Company out of San Antonio, Texas are transporting equipment across the country to support our Canadian allies during the upcoming Exercise Maple Resolve. U.S. Army North and the Canadian Armed Forces plan year-round for the Canadian Army's Exercise Maple Resolve, the largest allied exercise conducted in North America. Maple Resolve provides an opportunity to enhance multi-national interoperability in a brigade-level field training exercise.Col. Steve Pazak, 90th Sustainment Brigade Commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Brenda Acosta linked up with the convoy at Fort Knox, Kentucky to offer encouragement along the journey and to stress the importance of the training/driving time as well as safety.Great work Tough Ombres!

Korean troops cut the metal straps of an open flatrack container carrying 34,800-pounds of 30mm munitions. The container, shipped to South Korea from the Seneca Army Depot, California, is being tested by the Air Force as an alternative to the military owned demountable container (MILVAN). Base: Cheong Ju Air Base Country: Korea

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment July 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from railcars on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mackenzie Addicks with the 378th Logistics Readiness Squadron, sits in the cab of a tractor trailer, Jan. 12, 2023, at King Fahad Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted an Agile Combat Employment training operation in coordination with Royal Saudi Air Force partners to help forge a resolute partnership and deter regional aggressors.

Russian Search and Rescue team All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are seen parked at the landing site of the Soyuz TMA-14 capsule that carried Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, and spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Padalka and Barratt are returning from six months onboard the International Space Station, along with Laliberté who arrived at the station on Oct. 2 with Expedition 21 Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Maxim Suraev aboard the Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft.

During a gas attack on Charlie Company, 1ST Batallion, 3rd Marines, in the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, US Marine Corps STAFF Sergeant Carden the Marine Air Ground Task Force Noncommissioned Officer in Charge for the NBC walks by a 5 ton vehicle and envelopes the truck. (Substandard image). Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of a U.S. Navy construction battalion use a John Deere 670 motor grader to construct a runway during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-141. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

040727-F-2902B-137. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

510th RSG Soldiers are coordinating the delivery of 141 pieces of equipment to support 1-119 FA "Red Lions" training near Adazi, Latvia, as part of DEFENDER-Europe 22. Working closely with contracted drivers and FA personnel, RSG Soldiers are ensuring line haul and crane operations to offload equipment and demonstrate the U.S. militarys ability to rapidly deploy Soldiers and equipment from the U.S. to Europe in support of NATO to strengthen partnerships, build readiness and deter potential adversaries.

An Australian Army soldier with 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Field Squadron, loads a MAN 40M Truck, loaded with water purification systems, next to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, Logistics Command Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, onto a barge during a combined logistics movement of equipment for exercise Crocodile Response 22 at Darwin, NT, Australia, May 12, 2022. MRF-D 22 and Australian Army equipment was loaded onto civilian barges for transportation, demonstrating the flexibility to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief within different operating environments.

Hulks of the U.S. Air Force in Canada

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- United States Air Force Airmen and Space Force Gaurdians load a Mobile Constellation Control Station aboard a C-17 at Peterson Space Force Base on Wednesday, Sept 14 2022. The unit is being transported to an operating location as part of the 4th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base's multi-day operation to provide proof of concept for missions outside of the United States returning the MCCS to Schriever Space Force Base. The 4th SOPS mission is to operate the U.S. Space Force's protected and wideband Military Satellite Communications systems. They provide warfighters global, secure, survivable, strategic and tactical communication during peacetime and throughout the full spectrum of conflict. ( U.S. Space Force Photo By: Tiana Williams)

011018-F-5795G-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group Airmen remove wood forms used for airfield lighting placement during a runway overrun repair project at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 8, 2022. The runway extension, or overrun, will better accommodate aircraft take-off and landing operations and provide extended mission capabilities for the 332d AEW by replacing the non-load-bearing surface and providing improved capabilities in the event of an emergency takeoff or landing. (U.S. Air Force by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)

970212-F-7910D-504. Complete Scene Caption: A M35A2 2 1/2-ton cargo truck pulls a support vehicle up the starboard loading ramp of the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon. USNS Gordon is the first United States Navy (USN) Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships, or LMSR, cargo vessel. USNS Gordon is a former commercial tanker and underwent conversion to United States Navy Military Sealift Command specifications to make it ideal for the loading, transport and unloading of United States Army and United States Marine Corps combat equipment. It is more than 300 yards long and has a storage capacity of more than 300,000 square feet. The ship is named in honor of MASTER Sergeant Gary I. Gordon, US Army, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1994 for his gallantry in action in Mogadishu, Somalia. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron transport a relief supplies to a cargo warehouse here March 21. The relief supplies are scheduled to be delivered to support Operation Tomodachi.

A container, unloaded from the Algol class vehicle cargo ship in the background, is lowered onto a Seabee flatbed truck during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

U.S. Soldiers with the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division work together to conduct an aerial resupply operation, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 31, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces.

Personnel from the 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron's Rapid Area Distribution Support Team (RADS), Hill Air Force Base, Utah use a truck-mounted crane to unload Conex's containing tents to house the deployed USAF personnel at a Jordanian Air Field for the upcoming Air Power Expeditionary Force between Jordan and the United States. Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Country: Jordan (JOR)

041211-M-2583M-076. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Artillery gun points towards entrance to Robben Island, prison of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners under apartheid regime. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999

Vehicles staged for training at Fort McCoy, Wis., on the cantonment area are shown July 28, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps have trained at Fort McCoy.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group prepare for departure following an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022. The ACM exercise was conducted to prepare 3rd MLG personnel to react quickly to a crisis, counter potential threats, and assist allies and partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region in maintaining regional stability. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

A U.S. Airman, assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron, liquid loosens rubber from a runway on Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 9, 2022. The 577th EPBS, one-half of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, establishes and sustains airfield operations at locations where U.S. Air Force aircraft operate.

A scene of training and daily operations is shown May 13, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During May 2022, there were 9,130 troops who trained at the installation. The month held the First Army Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Expert Medical Badge competition, Army Reserve Expert Soldier Badge competition, Reserve Soldiers working on troop projects, institutional training, and weekend and extended combat training events as well. Fort McCoy's motto is to be "The Total Force Training Center." See more about Fort McCoy by visiting https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/FMPAO.

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