Military Logistics and Operations

Photos showcasing military equipment operations, loading/unloading logistics, and support activities in various locations. Focus on heavy machinery and tactical operations.

Two contractors unfasten a SA-22 visual training aid in Carrabelle, Florida, Feb. 6, 2024. The SA-22 is a high-fidelity target used for training and represents real-world threats pilots may encounter in a combat situation. Air Force
Two contractors unfasten a SA-22 visual training aid in Carrabelle, Florida, Feb. 6, 2024. The SA-22 is a high-fidelity target used for training and represents real-world threats pilots may encounter in a combat situation. Air Force
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DA-ST-90-01920. Base: Fort Devens State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) site from the 615th Air Mobility Control Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, is being utilized at Taszar Airfield in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. The Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE) site from the 615th Air Mobility Control Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, is being utilized at Taszar Airfield in support of Operation Joint Endeavor.
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DF-ST-86-12096. Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-74. Hurricane Katrina
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030221-F-9032T-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM
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Air transportation Airmen at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training in the Patriot Warrior 2022 exercise conduct aerial port operations at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on Aug. 4, 2022. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. Hundreds of Airmen deployed to Fort McCoy in August 2022 to conduct the training. (Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
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030616-F-7685H-039. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC
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Spc. Kyle Noel from the 130th Engineer Brigade, 84th Engineer battalion assists a member from the Indonesian National Military in a 130G Motor Grader with joint road repair operations at Python 1 Range, Baturaja, Indonesia, July 30, 2022, as part of Garuda Shield 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.
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030304-F-7875T-001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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A 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Airman uses an excavator to scoop out dirt and damaged concrete during the annual Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2022. The 374th CES Airmen used a variety of methods and tools to remove damaged concrete, prior to filling the hole utilizing the Rapid Airfield Damage Repair method.
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A firefighting robot demonstrates its capabilities to Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, during a training demonstration on MCAS Camp Pendleton, California, April 19, 2022. ARFF Marines had the opportunity to perform a live demonstration with advanced firefighting equipment to test its ability to reduce risks placed on Marines responding to fire emergencies.
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U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, secure a quadcon dry freight container in preparation for exercise Native Fury 22 at March Air Reserve Base, California, July 21, 2022. Native Fury 22 is a biennial exercise focused on the demonstration of the rapid offload and integration of a Maritime Prepositioned Force (MPF) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of regional security, crisis response, and contingency operations.
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DF-ST-86-11729. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received FEMA Mission Assignments (MAs) for Regional Activation and Temporary Emergency Power in response to Hurricane Fiona. Under these MAs we have deployed a Temporary Emergency Power Planning and Response Team, Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battalion, team leaders and assistant team leaders, as well as subject matter experts in logistics, temporary power, infrastructure assessment and debris.
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030904-F-4350W-009. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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A view of an inflatable combat radar control module from the 728th Tactical Control Squadron during exercise Ocean Venture '82. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Duke Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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030327-F-6449C-007. Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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U.S. Marines with 3d Transport Battalion conduct convoy recovery and refueling operations during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 8, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.
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Soldiers with 842nd Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, inspect the finished surface of a concrete patio tool in support of the Golden Coyote Training Exercise at the Belle Fourche National Wildlife Reservoir, South Dakota, June 15, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-119-48. Hurricane Katrina
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Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 1, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as f
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021220-F-3488S-007. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacaf
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The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.
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030910-F-7924J-003. Base: Krumovo Air Base Country: Bulgaria (BGR)
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050912-A-9419D-003. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co
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031004-F-7049H-001. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-22. Hurricane Katrina
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060827-N-6959H-001. Base: Fleet Actvities Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)
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DF-ST-85-04836. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Destroyed military equipment of Russia Odessa, Ukraine. 25.08.2022. Exhibition of burnt Russian military equipment during the war in Ukraine Copyright: xZoonar.com/Multipediax 19024128
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030403-F-3488S-004. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.
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Sailors from Mine Countermeasures Squadron FIFTEEN (HM-15 "Blackhawks") unload pallets of relief materials destined for relocated Kosovar Albanian refugees (not shown). HM-15 is embarked on USS INCHON (MCS 12) (not shown) operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of NATO relief effort Operation Sustain Hope. Subject Operation/Series: SUSTAIN HOPE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB)
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220612-N-PG340-1057 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (June 12, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 assemble a pier over-decking system during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.
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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Sep. 21, 2022) Crew comprised of Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, operate two Compact Track Loader (CTL) units with saw attachments in sequence to increase productivity in cutting a crater for repair. NMCB-11 participated in Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (R-ADR) Mission Essential Equipment Training (MEET), which allowed them to exercise mission essential Required Operational Capabilities (ROC), on board Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sep. 21, 2022. NMCB-11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater security cooperation in the U.S. Sixth and Seventh Fleet areas of operation.
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U.S. service members repair a simulated airfield during an airfield damage repair (ADR) field exercise (FEX) at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 5, 2024. Service members with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, and 18th Civil Engineer Group participated in the FEX to refine ADR tactics, techniques and procedures by integrating with joint partners Marine Corps
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DM-ST-89-00716. Subject Operation/Series: AGILE SWORD Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-SC-89-04194. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Katrina - General - 26-HK-409-74. Hurricane Katrina
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Maryland Army National Guard aviation conducts sling-load operations in the Ellicott City and Linwood areas to assist Howard County with its emergency repair of a ruptured sewer line on Aug. 3, 2016. The mission is to move an 8,000 pound pump among with ancillary materials and equipment to a remote area along the Sucker Branch Creek in Howard County using a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The area is not accessible by vehicles and the county is in the process of building a road to the location of the leak.
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GRAYLING, Mich. - U.S. Army Soldiers from the 173rd Engineer Battalion, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, build a forward operating base with multi-layered defense during Northern Strike 22-1 on January 21, 2022. Winter Strike is a National Guard Bureau sponsored exercise which unites service members from several U.S. states and partner forces from Jan. 21-30, 2022, at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, which together comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tegan Kucera).
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DF-ST-87-09731. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
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030910-F-5677R-006. Base: Tampa State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC
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Firing Room 3 PAO Console Being Readied for VIC Atlantis Display
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Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 7, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the
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030909-F-8993B-011. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command
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A water cannon is tested prior to an expected demonstration against NATO's decision on Dec. 12, 1979, to deploy Pershing II and cruise missiles in Germany unless the Soviet's agree to scrap their nuclear weapons aimed at Western Europe. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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Training chief, MAJ Cliff Cunningham, instructs U-2 aircraft pilot MAJ Thomas F. Evans during seat ejection training. The ejection is being practiced in a tree egress method. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Bomb Disposal Unit Trailer Bomb Disposal Unit Trailer for Hazardous Explosive Devices Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 15176981
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Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Soldiers assigned to 297th Engineer Detachment, Firefighting Team, 103rd Troop Command rides in an Oshkosh Striker fire truck with Denys Beltran of the Pohakuloa Training Area Federal Fire Department (PTA FFD), Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, June 12, 2022. The PTA FFD trained the HIARNG firefighting team in water pump operations and showed the team how to operate their striker vehicle.
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KINGS BAY, Ga. (Sept. 2, 2022) Rear Adm. Thomas R. TR Buchanan, incoming commander of Submarine Group Ten, salutes the national ensign during a change of command ceremony held aboard the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. Buchanan relieves Rear Adm. John Spencer. The base is home to all east coast Ohio-class submarines. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ashley Berumen (Released)
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Colonel Lara Morrison, 914th Air Refueling Wing Commander speaks to a crowd as Master Sgt. Estelle Kester, 914th Security Forces Squadron First Sergeant looks on during the main gate renovation project ground breaking ceremony at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. on October 4, 2022. This $10.6 million project is expected to last two years and will greatly enhance the capability to provide increased security measures to the installation.
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Preparations are underway for unveiling the Corpsmen Memorial in the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The new monument will be revealed during an official ceremony on October 12.
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Cadets in the Wisconsin Challenge Academy visit the Fort McCoy Commemorative Area on Feb. 8, 2024, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Challenge Academy, a Fort McCoy tenant organization, offers youth the opportunity to change the direction of their lives and develop the strength of character and life skills necessary to become successful, responsible citizens. The program begins with a 5 1/2-month residential phase, followed by a one-year, post-residential phase. Army
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A ceremonial groundbreaking is held May 19, 2022, for an energy resilience project at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California. From left: Stephanie Kline, project director, and Robert Hughes, executive director, both with the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives, Robert Smith, president of Bright Canyon Energy, Paul Farnan, principal deputy, assistant Secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Refugio Rosas, from the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, Anthony Marasa, project manager with Bright Canyon Energy, and Lt. Col. Manju Vig, garrison commander of Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos. The project, which will be constructed, owned and operated by Bright Canyon Energy, will generate 26 megawatts of solar photovoltaics, and will include a battery energy storage system, backup generators and a microgrid control system. The project enhances the installations energy resilience by providing powe