Military Logistics and Support Operations

Images of military personnel actively engaged in logistics, including unloading cargo and distributing supplies, showcasing teamwork and operational readiness in various settings.

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron unload a B-52 On-Board Cargo System after an Agile Combat Employment Exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 19, 2022. Agile combat employment shifts generation of airpower from large, centralized bases, to networks of small, dispersed locations to increase survivability, complicate adversary planning and gain an advantage.

Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron unload a B-52 On-Board Cargo System after an Agile Combat Employment Exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 19, 2022. Agile combat employment shifts generation of airpower from large, centralized bases, to networks of small, dispersed locations to increase survivability, complicate adversary planning and gain an advantage.

Maryland National Guard members move boxes of COVID-19 test kits and face masks on Jan. 24, 2022, at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile location. At the direction of Governor Larry Hogan, up to 1,000 MDNG members were activated to assist state and local health officials with their response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations to include the distribution of 20 million KN95 and N95 masks and other personal protective equipment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)

Chief Master Sgt. Israel Nuñez, command chief of 4th Air Force, builds a pallet with Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 48th Aerial Port Squadron while at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 5, 2023. Nuñez visited multiple units from the 624th Regional Support Group over the UTA weekend.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 730th Air Mobility Squadron pack and secure a pallet of relief supplies inside a cargo warehouse here March 20. The supplies will be delivered to Northern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi.

051007-A-9247D-005. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050109-N-4267W-065. Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAF C-17 Globemaster III

051010-A-1327A-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard assist the Vermont Food Bank "Farmers to Families" Program, and Vermont Emergency Management, with distributing fresh produce, dairy, and prepared meals to Vermonters who may be food insecure during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The California Army National Guards Sgt 1st Class Cristina Salazar, noncommissioned officer of the 1040th Quartermaster Company, 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, assists an Amador County resident with food supplies March 23 at the Interfaith Food Bank in Jackson, California. The Cal Guard ramped up its humanitarian support following the recent activation by Gov. Gavin Newsoms call-up of the reserve component.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - East Hartford, Conn. , August 30, 2011 -Members of the Connecticut National Guard move commodities of water and MRE's (meals ready to eat), supplied by FEMA to the state of Connecticut for communities impacted by Hurricane Irene. The commodities are being distributed at Rentschler Field. This particular load was headed to Groton, Connecticut. East Hartford, CT--August 20, 2011-Members of the Connecticut National Guard move commodities of water and MRE's (meals ready to eat), supplied by FEMA, for communities impacted by Hurricane Irene. The commodities are being distributed at Rentschler Field. This particular load was headed to Groton, Connecticut.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

WILSONVILLE, Ore. Oregon Army National Guard members load packages of protective masks to be distributed to agricultural workers around the state of Oregon. The distribution was a part of a collaboration between the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon University Extension, and the Oregon National Guard during the COVID-19 Pandemic. May 27, 2020. (Oregon National Guard

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command unpack critical aid delivered to Sukkur Airport, Pakistan in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission, Sep 11, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan. This USAID-led delivery was the first of many to be distributed at several locations throughout the country.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron load pallets of bottled water to a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan. After two consecutive days of flying, Yokota C-130s have transported 230 thousand pounds of water to Sendai, as part of an overall mission to deliver one million pounds of fresh drinking water for people in northern Japan. The water was donated by three different Japanese beverage companies, and U.S. forces have been proud to assist the Japanese Government by transporting them.

041021-F-1241E-002. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maryland National Guard members move boxes of COVID-19 test kits and face masks on Jan. 24, 2022, at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile location. At the direction of Governor Larry Hogan, up to 1,000 MDNG members were activated to assist state and local health officials with their response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations to include the distribution of 20 million KN95 and N95 masks and other personal protective equipment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)

040305-A-1526R-019. Base: Muniz Air National Guard Base State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050109-F-2869F-057. Base: Utapao Air Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Sacks of mail are loaded aboard a Detachment 2, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2), SH-3G Sea King helicopter that will transport the mail to U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR)

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)

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-141. Clearwater Crew. Hurricane Katrina

Airmen form a line to pass supplies into the cargo area of a helicopter. The helicopter will transport the supplies to U.S. military personnel who have been stranded at outlying locations as troops loyal to the Filipino government battle to crush an attempted coup by rebel factions within the Filipino armed forces. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

040804-A-7629B-008. State: Parwan Province Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Volunteers with the Alaska National Guard, Salvation Army and local community partners, unload gifts bound for Scammon Bay from a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of Operation Santa Claus at the Bethel-Davis Regional Airport flight line in Bethel, Nov. 16, 2022. Santa and his elves traveled 146 miles northwest via a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to celebrate with the community. Operation Santa Claus is the AKNGs yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

North Carolina Army National Guardsmen and local emergency services transport bed-ridden patients through flooded streets created by Hurricane Matthew in Fayetteville N.C., Oct. 09, 2016. Heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew have led to flooding as high as five feet in some areas.

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Karen Krause of 452nd Logistic Support Sqadron's fuel and supply team based at March Air Reserve Base, California, inspects pallet as other members of her team fasten the top net to pallet during the Air Force Reserve Readiness Competition 2001 held at March ARB CA. Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030218-M-9933D-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU(SOC)

Two Oklahoma Air National Guard Airmen bag several marijuana plants for power equipment to lift into dump trucks at an illegal grow farm in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, Sept. 27, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics by providing service members and equipment to collect large amounts of illegally grown marijuana and transporting them to an undisclosed location for destruction. (Oklahoma Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tyler Brahic)

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

041211-M-0036Y-018. Base: Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Airmen work together to unload communication equipment during exercise Forward Tiger at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Feb. 14, 2023. Forward Tiger focuses on the critical value of air mobility in accomplishing agile combat employment.

A group of Sailors and Marines work together to move supplies onto an elevator on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with USNS Concord (T-AFS 5) (Not Shown). Fresh foods, material supplies, etc... are just some of the items that TRUMAN recieves from a normal replenishment evolution. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Arabian Gulf

Volunteers with the Alaska National Guard, Salvation Army and local community partners, unload gifts bound for Scammon Bay from a 176th Wing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Operation Santa Claus at Bethel, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANGs yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In partnership with the Salvation Army and more than a dozen volunteers, the program delivered 1,780 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 325 children in Scammon Bay.

060821-N-3396B-002. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Virginia Guard Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard Counterdrug Program and 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment help load approximately 14,000 pounds of unwanted and expired prescription drugs before hauling the drugs to an incinerator for destruction in Northern Virginia Oct. 12 in Richmond, Va. The Soldiers worked in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the DEAs National Take-Back Initiative, designed to properly dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs.

U.S. Air Force medical personnel unpack supplies needed in support of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 11, 2022. The operation is scheduled for Sept.12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges.

Commerce, Calif. (May 28, 2022) - Construction Mechanic Constructionman Apprentice Aostun Meis, left, from Hamilton, Mont., and Equipment Operator Constructionman Alex Potter, from Bath, Maine, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion One, pack boxes of nonperishable food items as part of a communityrelations event at the Los Angeles Region Food Bank during Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) in Commerce, Calif., May 28, 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 invarious community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

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

031208-M-6237R-018. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the Connecticut Air National Guard help school district representatives load COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits into vehicles at the Litchfield County Regional Fire School in Torrington, Connecticut, Jan. 4, 2022. Airmen distributed approximately 60,000 test kits to school districts from this regional point of distribution in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the state.

011016-F-7920M-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - (January 30, 2010) Soldiers assigned to the Joint Forces Special Operations Component Command give cases of hand-cranked radios to Marines who will help distribute them amongst the population. The United States and other international military and civilian aid agencies are conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Arizona National Guard service members deliver groceries to area residents Oct. 13, 2020 at a food bank in Tucson, Ariz. The Arizona National Guard has activated more than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to support community needs during this state of emergency response

Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Vidato, 459th Airlift Squadron instructor flight engineer, adds supplies to a box of simulated humanitarian aid prior to takeoff for a Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted disaster preparedness and response drill at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. Taking off from Yokota Air Base, the 459th utilized a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter to deliver mock humanitarian aid after a simulated natural disaster.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Raphael Viray, center, an aviation supply specialist with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Philippine Armed Forces service members load Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs onto a truck at Davao International Airport, Davao City, Philippines, Feb. 14, 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. Viray is a native of California. Marine Corps

030422-A-4487O-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An SH-60 Helicopter from Anti Submarine Squadron Seven (HS-7) carefully lowers supplies to the flight deck during a Vertical Replinishment on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). 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)

DF-ST-87-06799. Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

U.S Army PFC Keenan Roberts, Second Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne, removes supplies from a U.S. Navy helicopter at the airport in Port au Prince, Haiti, on Jan.19, 2010, during Operation Unified Response. This operation, led by U.S. Agency for International Development, is part of the U.S. Department of Defense effort to provide aid and relief to Haitian citizens affected by the Jan. 12, 2010, 7.0 magnitude earthquake here.

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

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jon Blades, ground transportation journeyman, 113th Logistics Readiness Squadron, District of Columbia Air National Guard, guides a forklift driver toward cargo during a readiness exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov. 4, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to maintain the readiness of the 113th Wing.

030407-F-0365G-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

031027-F-9072P-003. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Nighthawk, arrive to begin training during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 3, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

050901-F-8963H-033. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Jeffrey Dove, 8th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) stockpile management crew chief, directs Airman 1st Class Zane Wilson, 8th MXS stockpile management crew member, on carefully stacking the MXU-169s during a Munitions Retrograde Operation at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 30, 2022. The team has a specific process to place the maximum number of assets safely inside each intermodal shipping container.

Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing load personal protective equipment onto a truck in West Hartford, Connecticut, June 17, 2020. Connecticut National Guard Airmen assisted the Connecticut Department of Public Health in distributing masks, gloves, face shields, gowns, and hand sanitizer to residential care facilities, long term care facilities, and assisted living facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joint force service members are instructed on creating a leaflet drop box during the Information Warfighter Exercise (IWX) at Camp Upshur at Quantico, VA, Sept. 16, 2022. The IWX is a training event that focuses on implementing all Information Related Capability requirements with the joint force, government agencies and partnering nations that provides accurate subject matter expertise to all Marine Corps operations. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Cpl. Devin T. Horton)

Airmen from the 150th Mission support Group headed to Rock Springs for another food delivery in support of the New Mexico National Guard Joint Task Force COVID-19 response mission.

U.S. Marines with with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and U.S. airmen with 18th Civil Engineer Group (CEG) set up a temporary airfield during an airfield damage repair (ADR) field exercise (FEX) at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. Service members with III MEF, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, and 18th CEG participated in the FEX to refine ADR tactics, techniques and procedures by integrating with joint partners. Marine Corps

Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division offload equipment after they arrive in Poznan, Poland, Oct. 13, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division is proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe.

Nearly 200,000 surgical masks donated by Every1ne Hawaii’ were unloaded from a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) at a local business after being flown in from Oahu by the Hawaii National Guard (HING) on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, April 24, 2020, Hilo, Hawaii. The masks, weighing almost 2,000lbs in total, were delivered to a nearby business, which will be distributed to communities in need across the island.

020419-A-8359B-010. Base: Crabbs Training Area Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

Parsippany resident, Pvt. Francis Baluyot, 2-113th Infantry, New Jersey National Guard, unloads heater meals, water and other supplies from a five-ton truck at a senior-citizen high-rise building in Hoboken, N.J., Nov. 5. The supplies are intended for Hoboken residents trapped in their house without electricity or water in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

DN-ST-88-02744. Country: Persian Gulf

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise on October 8, 2022, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. EDRE is a rapid-deployment exercise that tests a unit's ability to alert, marshal and deploy forces and equipment to an emergency disaster or contingency operations.

Tech. Sgt. Eric Feliciano, center, 512th Airlift Wing religious affairs airman, offers drinks, sandwiches and snacks to aircraft maintainers during a Friends on the Flight Line visit at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 11, 2022. The Holy Roller van made numerous stops on the flight line and at the 436th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Dock offering items provided by the United Service Organizations.

020426-F-1631A-008. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier distributes water at Northwest Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 20,000 cars received water on the first day of the operation, consisting of seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

An Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier carries containers of illegally grown marijuana seedlings from a building in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Oct. 3, 2022. The Oklahoma National Guard supported the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics by providing service members and equipment to collect large amounts of illegally grown marijuana and transporting them to an undisclosed location for destruction. (Oklahoma Army National Guard photo by Spc. Tyler Brahic)

011118-F-2520E-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, assemble a combat reconnaissance craft during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 14, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and Marine Squadron Carib, Netherlands Marine Corps, as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

US Army Private Martin Sierra (Left) and Private First Class Raul Leal, from Delta Battery, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Camp Darby, Italy, prepare a "Honeycomb Kit" at Aviano Air Base, Italy. This kit will cushion the heavy load and enable it to withstand impact in the drop zone. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

050118-F-8970B-002. Base: Utapao Country: Thailand (THA)

Illinois Army National Guard soldiers reinforce a sandbag wall protecting homes of residents of Hamburg, Ill., on June 20, 2008. The troops are deployed to support flood relief efforts along the Mississippi River.

031224-F-0881Z-007. Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Senior Airman Quintana and Staff Sergeant Martinez deliver personal protective equipment to Grants, New Mexico to help support local communities.

040718-F-0993P-009. Base: Otis Angb State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Stephen Reid, a Soldier assigned to the Ohio National Guards HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment - 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, loads a meal box into a community members vehicle at a Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank facility in Toledo, Ohio, April 7, 2020. The food bank provided pre-registered community members the opportunity to drive up and receive a meal box, which can feed a family of two for multiple days. More than 500 Ohio National Guard members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of COVID-19 relief efforts, continuing the Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation.

221003-N-XK047-1096SAN DIEGO (Oct. 3, 2022) - Operations Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Libberton and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Hunter Davis participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) inventory aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in an effort to prepare for an upcoming deployment and maintain ship morale, Oct. 3. MWR's mission is to deliver high-quality, customer-focused programs and service that contribute to resiliency, retention, readiness and quality of life. Makin Island is homeported in San Diego.

221003-N-XK047-1096SAN DIEGO (Oct. 3, 2022) - Operations Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Libberton and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Hunter Davis participate in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) inventory aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in an effort to prepare for an upcoming deployment and maintain ship morale, Oct. 3. MWR's mission is to deliver high-quality, customer-focused programs and service that contribute to resiliency, retention, readiness and quality of life. Makin Island is homeported in San Diego.

Airmen from the 435th Aerial Port Squadron push a pallet of donated medical supplies onto a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The aircraft will be flying to Prague, Czechoslovakia, where it will be deliver the supplies to the Czech government for distribution. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU)

Alaska Air and Army National Guardsmen, assigned to Joint Task Force-Alaska, fill and place sand bags to reinforce the Koyuk Native Store warehouse for Operation Merbok Response in Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth LaCount)

LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2022) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Marissa Sandoval, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Weslaco, Texas, unloads a boxed mattress at the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House during a community relations event as part of Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) May 25, 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.

220628-N-EV910-019 PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2022) Logistic Specialist 3rd Class Dantorie Reeves assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor loads mail into a vehicle for delivery to the USS Sampson (DDG 102) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. As the world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity designed to foster and sustain cooperative relationships.

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in-flight refueling specialists from the 92nd AirRefueling Wing unload cargo at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2022. Thecompletion of this cargo mission enabled Team Fairchild to improve the skills and knowledge ofits crews, and ensure they can continue sustain rapid global mobility as the Air Forces premierair refueling wing.

Left side rear view, medium close-up shot from a high angle, looking down as US Air Force Technical Sergeant Daniel McLean (left) and STAFF Sergeant Scott Lodge demonstrate programming and testing of the AGM-154A Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW), while the weapon is still inside the storage container. According to SSGT McLean, the ability to test and program the weapon while stored inside the sealed containers will prevent corrosion and damage as well as saving many hours of maintenance time. SSGT McLean and SSGT Lodge are both Munitions System specialists assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base.... Complete Scene Caption: Left side rear view, medium close-up shot from a high angle, looking down as US Air Force Technical Sergeant Daniel McLean (left) and Staff Sergeant Scott Lodge demonstrate programming and testing of the AGM-154A Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW), while the weapon is still ins

Spc. Russell King (left) and Spc. Eric Daniels (right), both petroleum supply specialists from E Company, 2nd Battalion (Assault), 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Knighthawk, signal to a fuel pump operator to turn off the flow of fuel to an HH-60M Medical Evacuation helicopter following a medical evacuation mission Dec. 4, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. McKenzie Langan, a military working dog handler assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, and her MWD, Ajda, search a suspicious vehicle during a training exercise July 29, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The no-notice exercise began just after midnight with the intent of examining the vigilance and practices of 380th ESFS and Explosive Ordinance Disposal Airmen.

DN-ST-88-05471. Base: Persian Gulf

Hurricane Katrina, Carville, LA, January 25, 2006 - A team of workers from FEMA's Disaster Mortuary Response Team (DMORT), state and local officials prepare to receive the newly re-casketed remains of the deceased that were disintered by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The caskets were transported by refridgerated trucks from the temporary morgue in Carville to where the remains originated. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Soldiers participate in the 5th Annual Ruck for your Lives event at Camp Bull Simons on October 27, 2022. Soldiers performed a 4-mile ruck march while carrying non-perishable foods for donation to local food banks. Each battalion competed against each other to see who donated the largest amount of non-perishables.

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier takes water to a person's car at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones)

A New Jersey National Guard Airman moves equipment at a COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., March 23, 2020. The testing site, established in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is staffed by the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey State Police, and the New Jersey National Guard.

SENIOR AIRMAN Teleeta Griffin, USAF, 39th Communications Squadron, Postal clerk, prepares to work on a bag of Priority Mail at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Command Sgt. Maj. Steve Deweese, of Training Center at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, W.Va., loads water into a vehicle Jan. 11, 2014, at the Winfield, W.Va. Courthouse. Residents of Kanawha, Boone, Putnam, Lincoln, Logan, Clay, Roane and Jackson counties were told to stop using tap water after a chemical leak contaminated the West Virginia American Water company's system in those areas.

Master Sgt. Christopher Duval, 104th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office superintendent, and Master Sgt. Kimberly Anderson, 104LRS TMO outbound cargo non-commissioned officer in charge, help prepare cargo for shipment, February 1, 2024, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. TMO Airmen are responsible for tracking all shipments to and from the base to ensure everything gets where it needs to be, when it needs to be there. Air National Guard

Maryland National Guard members move boxes of COVID-19 test kits and face masks on Jan. 24, 2022, at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile location. At the direction of Governor Larry Hogan, up to 1,000 MDNG members were activated to assist state and local health officials with their response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations to include the distribution of 20 million KN95 and N95 masks and other personal protective equipment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan)

Straight on medium shot of USAF STAFF Sergeant Daniel Jones (Foreground) of the Idaho Air National Guard and Techincal Sergeant Stephanie DiSonto of the 629th AMSS (Air Mobility Support Squadron), Air Mobility Command, Lajes Field, Azores, as they cover a pallett of MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat)that is to be shipped from Lajes Field to East Timor. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

Army National Guard soldiers from Kinston Armory, Kinston, North Carolina prepare to assist a civilian truck driver off-load pallets of bottled water after Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Kinston Armory, Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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