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Military Helicopters and Cargo Operations

Images of military helicopters being loaded and maintained with personnel involved in various aircraft support activities.

During an agile combat employment joint force exercise, members from the 151st Air Refueling Wing unload a Polaris Military Razor from a KC-135R Stratotanker on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah. This exercise will develop new operational concepts, capabilities and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain the U.S. militarys competitive advantage for the future.

DN-SC-89-08090. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

030420-F-6809H-007. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

DF-ST-85-04166. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT OAK Base: Kulis Air National Guard Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Jesse Quinata of the 43rd Field Maintenance Squadron AGE (aerospace ground equipment) branch works with an external power generator in front of B-52 Stratofortress aircraft of the 43rd Bombardment Group. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020128-F-5281B-003. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Personnel from the 5th Munitions Maintenance Squadron load 750-pound bombs onto the racks of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040114-F-9105A-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Contingency Response Group offload humanitarian cargo from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 aircraft at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 12, 2014. The Kentucky Airmen will stage the cargo in Senegal before transloading it to U.S. Air Force C-130J aircraft for delivery into Monrovia, Liberia, in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa.

The load team, part of the 377th ABW Readiness Program, works an F-16's fuel pod up into the cargo bay of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The Readiness Program includes personnel from 377th Support, Logistics, Civil Engineer and Medical Groups. The 377th personnel were assisting in deployment of the 150th New Mexico Air National Guard to Aviano, Italy for Operation Decisive Endeavor; the peace keeping mission in Bosnia. Both the 377th ABW and the 150th NMANG are located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE ENDEAVOR Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force personnel are preparing to demonstrate maintenance of a transporter-erector-launcher at the Integrated Maintenance Facility. The Air Force is conducting a test and evaluation program for the ground-launched cruise missile's weapon system. State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030325-F-2095R-103. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Percy Lunsford, 36th Fighter Squadron (FS) ties a Paveway III Laser Guided bomb (GBU-24) down on a jammer to load it onto a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the Operational Readiness Inspection on Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 transport ordnance at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2022. AV-8B Harrier II jets assigned to VMA-223 were loaded with AIM-120A missiles and ADM-141A Tactical Air-Launched Decoys for the pilots to practice air-to-air combat. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

040312-M-0374B-004. Base: Port Of Naha Country: Japan (JPN)

110628-N-YQ852-080ARABIAN SEA (June 28, 2011) Marines attach a missile to an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Death Rattlers of Marine fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting close-air support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

031030-F-0629H-002. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DF-ST-87-12570. Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Sgt. Matthew Roberts, a helicopter repairer, assigned to Detachment 1, Golf Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment and Staff Sgt. Jason Graham, a helicopter repairer, assigned to Detachment 1, Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, perform an end-of-flight aviation inspection at Hilo, Hawaii, June 10, 2022. The HIARNG Soldiers were part of a multi-day training exercise, which included UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter medevac operations.

United States Marine Corps aircraft maintenance specialists working on an engine housed inside an engine nacelle of an MV-22 Osprey, Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

An Air Force load crew from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare GBU-32, a 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to be loaded on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on .... Complete Scene Caption: An Air Force load crew from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare GBU-32, a 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to be loaded on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended m

020419-F-3488S-015. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 2002 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

011017-F-7910D-007. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Yarborough waits for an F-16 Fighting Falcon launch at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Sep. 22, 2022 during a readiness exercise, Operation Thundercat. This four-day exercise provides a simulated combat environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

100128-N-3327M-254INDIAN OCEAN (Jan 28, 2010) Sailors assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 change the tires on the nose landing gear of an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime strategy.

US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen transport a load of guided bomb Unit-12s (GBU-12) across the flight deck of the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington, commanded by US Navy Captain Malcolm P. Branch, is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean, and has been operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Adriatic Sea

020419-A-9890P-001. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2002 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacifici

An M-973 small unit support vehicle is unloaded from a C-130H Hercules aircraft at the Galbrieth Lake airstrip during exercise Brim Frost '87. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '87 Base: Galbrieth Lake State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020105-F-0528C-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Danicka Jensen, a Crew CHIEF, kicks the tire on her F-16 Falcon assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), deployed at a forward base in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

United States Marine Corps aircraft maintenance specialists working on an engine housed inside an engine nacelle of an MV-22 Osprey, Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

The 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team load a GBU-12 onto an F-15 during the squadrons weapons load competition July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Blue (F-16) team battled the Red (F-15) team for weapons loadcrew supremacy during the quarterly competition. The Red team claimed victory this quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

030317-F-1868F-011. Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soviet relief workers unload medical supplies and equipment from a 6th Military Airlift Squadron C-141B Starlifer aircraft. Members of the U.S. Army Burn Team from the Institute for Surgical Research will use the material to treat burn victims of a gas line explosion which occurred near Ufa and enveloped two passenger trains bound for a Black Sea resort area. Base: Ufa State: Bashkiria Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

DF-SC-85-10580. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. Shaffer of the 53rd Fighter Squadron performs a preflight check of his F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to a terrain orientation flight during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DN-ST-89-09648. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen assigned to the 4th Maintenance Group mount a conformal fuel tank to a CFT stand at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 3, 2022. Multiple units within the 4th MXG contributed to planning and creating these new stands to combat the supply shortage.

Fighter Pilot First Lieutenant (1LT) Dave "A-Bee" DeAngelis, performs a preflight check of a Mark-84 bomb mounted on his F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

DF-ST-85-12501. Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050109-N-4267W-057. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAF C-17 Globemaster III

Aviation Ordnance Airman Zachary Coon, from Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, installs the red gear on an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) hangar bay, March 24, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.

Members of the 16th Special Operations Wing (SOW) offload a MH-53J Pave Low helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AFSOC

Soldiers from Alpha company, 2nd squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 4-2 Attack Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct a gunnary range, Jan 30, 2024, Fort Campbell, Ky.The 101st is committed to building individual, collective, and staff training readiness; test soldier and leader resilience; train tactical fieldcraft; while improving divison and army wide lethality.

020205-F-1631A-022. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Armament Systems Specialists from the 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho load munitions onto an F16-C Fighting Falcon at Azaraq Air Base, Jordan. The plane will be participating in the Air Power Expeditionary Force. An ancillary mission of the Force is to assist US Air Force and other multinational forces operating in Saudi Arabia and other nearby countries patrol the no-fly zone over southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Base: Azraq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR)

LT. COL. Hassoon, 3rd Squadron commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force, and LT. Saleh-Ae Shahf, 3rd Squadron pilot, do a preflight check of an F-5F Tiger II fighter aircraft during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Robert Firth from Fighter Attack Marine Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312) takes a break before loading AIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles onto a F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brianna Stone, 476th Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew team chief, left, and Staff Sgt. Ace De Dios, 476th MXS weapons load crew member, right, compete in the fourth quarter weapons load competition at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 7, 2022. The 476th MXS received first place and will go on to compete in the annual weapons load competition.

Senior Airman Hannah Loose, a munitions systems specialist with the 127th Maintenance Squadron, prepares a practice munition for loading onto an aircraft on Jan. 3, 2024 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Munitions Airmen are a vital link to safety and efficiency in the assembly, storage and handling of ammunition for training and for operational missions.

COL. Tom Lennon, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing commanding officer, prepares to enter the cockpit of an F-111F aircraft prior to deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DF-ST-86-10042. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030404-F-6682K-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

DN-SC-87-05571. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

DF-ST-85-09838. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

First responders conduct a pre-accident drill upon a Chinook on Desiderio Army Airfield, Jan. 23, 2024 on U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys. The installation conducts the drill on a regular basis and tests rescue and recovery operations.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2022) The aviation support team from Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) transfer an embarked U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey into the ships hangar during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Photo by Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer Chris Szumlanski)

030322-F-3356N-014. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Capt. Colleen Cloud Engelbrecht, 25th Fighter Squadron pilot, inspects the exterior of an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to flight operations in support of exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. RF-A is designed to provide realistic training essential to the success of air and space operations in a simulated combat environment.

DF-ST-90-00616. Base: Raf Alconbury Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

020320-F-3893W-018. Subject Operation/Series: PRAIRIE VIGILANCE 2002 Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Waite Rowland, 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight supervisor, loads cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III in support of an exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 24, 2022. The 647th LRS is responsible for ensuring passengers and cargo are loaded onto the aircraft safely and efficiently in support of 15th Wing airlift operations.

Members from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy, load cargo onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The cargo is equipment for an upcoming Mass Tactical Exercise (MASSTAC) CRIMSON BAYONET (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-01471 or search 010305-F-3329S-511). Subject Operation/Series: CRIMSON BAYONET Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is winched onto a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The loading of the MLRS onto the plane represents the first time that such artillery equipment has been placed aboard a Starlifter. The MLRS is assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, XVIII Airborne Corps. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-01228. Subject Operation/Series: IMMEDIATE FALCON Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041116-F-1740G-002. Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marines from across 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing carry an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile to an F-35B Lightning II for mounting while training as part of the All Type Model Series Armament Team (ATAT) on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Nov. 8, 2022. The purpose of ATAT is to cross train each team member to be qualified to load and fuel one anothers respective aircraft, which provides commanders with increased flexibility and lethality.

STAFF Sergeant Richard Pulaski, left, AIRMAN Christian Canada, AIRMAN Vincent Giasco and Sergeant William Reid mount an AIM-84A Harpoon missile on the wings pylon of a 60th Bombardment Squadron B-52G Stratofortress aircraft in preparation for a training exercise. Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM)

010929-F-3354H-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

010120-F-8513A-002. Base: Syracuse State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040324-M-5523R-016. Complete Scene Caption: US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jamie Grifaldo (center facing camera), Loading Support Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) Unit, helps two Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) Marines, at a landing zone (LZ) on Camp Mujuk, located near Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Republic of Korea (KOR), hook up the cable attached to their two howitzers to a USMC 31st MEU(SOC) Unit CH-53E cargo helicopter for transportation during a joint USMC and ROKMC training exercise conducted as part of Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). ARGEX 04 is a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise designed to acquaint each service about the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with the deployment of a MEU(SOC) Unit. Base: Camp Mu Juk Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

041216-F-1424R-070. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

981009-F-6655M-001. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

U. S. Air Force Airmen from the 124th Maintenace Squadron Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho perform Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while conducting maintenance on a U. S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft also from the 124th Fighter Wing, during Agile Rage 22, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 16, 2022. Exercises like Agile Rage 22 are re-defining Air Force Command & Control operations, shifting focus to decentralized command and control for distributed operations. ACE is the ability to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally unpredictable to complicate an adversary's decision making process.

A bomb transporter is loaded with AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles and AIM 120 AMRAAM (advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles). They will be loaded into an F-15E Eagle at Aviano Air Base on 21 February 1996 during Operation Decisive Edge in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. A bomb transporter is loaded with AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles and AIM 120 AMRAAM (advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles). They will be loaded into an F-15E Eagle at Aviano Air Base on 21 February 1996 during Operation Decisive Edge in support of Operation Joint Endeavor.

030508-M-0175R-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

041116-F-1740G-011. Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing from the Vermont Air National Guard load a GBU-12 paramount inert missile onto an F-35A Lightning II aircraft during a Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 22, 2022. The crews were evaluated on safety, reliability, technical proficiency and time.

030620-F-5374O-002. Base: Truax Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

041119-M-3668O-020. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

010806-F-9888P-001. Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040520-F-8978W-042. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040402-F-0558K-032. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

230213-N-MH015-1029 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 13, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor guides an aircraft onto a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (MKI ARG), with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), are conducting combined expeditionary strike force (ESF) operations, demonstrating unique high-end war fighting capability, maritime superiority, power projection and readiness. Operations include integrated training designed to advance interoperability between the two groups while simultaneously demonstrating the U.S. commitment to our alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Medical training aids are laid on the ground prior to an aeromedical evacuation training in support of Resolute Sentinel 22 in Ceiba, Honduras, June 11, 2022. Resolute Sentinel 22 is a multi-national training opportunity that offers real-world benefits to U.S. and partner nation military personnel and the people of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador by promoting well-being and readiness in addition to building long-term partnerships.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 prepare ordnance during a loading exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2022. VMFA-312 conducted the exercise to further bolster Marine Aircraft Group 12s response and ordnance-related capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.

041230-M-0931T-006. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

040121-F-0629H-020. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040518-F-8789V-009. Base: Bradley Air National Guard Base State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011010-F-4406B-035. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

A U.S. Army M113A2 Armored Personnel Carrier is driven off a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy at Howard AFB. The Air Force is flying in materials and personnel for increased activities during Operation Safe Haven. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

041108-N-8704K-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)

970314-F-1787R-061. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

United States Air Force personnel assigned to the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group, off load cookies from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft, at Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Guard. The cookies, along with other humanitarian supplies will be transported later to the Simin Han Refugee Center (orphanage) in the city of Tuzla. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DN-ST-87-07751. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020330-F-1894K-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Ground Crewmen Load a Missile onto the Wing of an F-16

A rough terrain fork lift from the 86th Contingency Response Group (CRG), from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, moves pallets off of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Manas International Airport located in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Manas International Airport Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

010124-F-6701P-020. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster guides a forklift carrying international aid destined for Pakistani flood victims onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft at Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Pakistan August 18, 2010.

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