Military Logistics Operations

Images showcasing U.S. military personnel engaged in logistical operations, focusing on equipment handling and transportation in various locations.

A U.S. Marine Corps MTVR, or Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, Maneuvers Through Deep Mud at a Remote, Austere Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

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.

030807-M-7837W-017. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: Motor T Ops-371

A U.S. Soldier downloads equipment in Syria Apr. 21, 2022, as part of a routine ground logistics movement of essential materials in support of mission partners who are maintaining regional stability and working to maintain the enduring defeat of Daesh.

030403-F-7924J-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bashur Air Field Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A U.S. Marine Corps MTVR, or Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, Maneuvers Through Deep Mud at a Remote, Austere Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

A bulldozer is used to push a motorized earthmoving scraper as Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB-5) prepare a camp in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Benitorafael Garcia, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), moves a high frequency communications antenna mount off of a truck onboard Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 5, 2024. Makin Island is a Wasp-Class amphibious assault ship currently homeported in San Diego. Navy

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 operates a D6K Angle-Blade Bulldozer while conducting horizontal construction at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, April 26, 2022. MWSS-172 and 18 CEGs mission is to provide a feasible road design for personnel traffic utilizing the track.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, participates in Railhead Operations in Poland. 3ABCT's vehicles arrived in Poland to aid in maximizing military capabilities.

060108-A-4545F-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Butoma Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DN-ST-92-07304. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030201-M-7031A-045. Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

A scene of training and daily operations is shown May 12, 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.

040910-F-8769K-066. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040702-M-7514K-033. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

040805-F-1351B-097. Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Booker, an engineer equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, transports equipment in support of Valiant Shield 2022 on Palau, May 31, 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield enable real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

010213-F-6701P-029. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORATION OF OPERATION Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 Sandbags are transported out to the levee by members of the Missouri National Guard, Army and Air Force National Guard. Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 --Sandbags are transported out to the levee by members of the Missouri National Guard, Army and Air Force National Guard.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

A U.S. Navy forklift moves U.S. Marine Corps equipment aboard Landing Craft, Utility 1663 from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in Rio de Janeiro in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 3, 2022. Marines and their equipment are moving ashore from the Mesa Verde to begin training during UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

A U.S. Navy forklift moves U.S. Marine Corps equipment aboard Landing Craft, Utility 1663 from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in Rio de Janeiro in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 3, 2022. Marines and their equipment are moving ashore from the Mesa Verde to begin training during UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

980610-F-4116M-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Kuwait International Airport Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

An Australian Army soldier with 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Field Squadron, walks behind two MAN 40M Trucks on a barge during a combined logistics movement of equipment for exercise Crocodile Response 22 at Darwin, NT, Australia, May 12, 2022. Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 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.

A U.S. Marine ground guides Cpl. Caleb Daugherty, a heavy equipment operator, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while operating a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated, Multi-Purpose 624KR prior to MEUEX I on Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Dec. 7, 2022.MEUEX I is a scenario-driven training exercise focused onMAGTFcollectivetraining while operating from an expeditionary environment that is evaluated on theplanning, briefing, execution and debriefing of missions associatedwith various critical training events by the Expeditionary Operations Training Group.

A Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB-5) bulldozer moves sand into a protective berm around a dug-in tent. NMCB-5 is in northern Saudi Arabia to provide engineering support for coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Airman 1st Class Tyler Adcock, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, receives instructions during forklift certification training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. Routine training enhances our operational readiness to defend Japan, and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

DF-ST-85-11258. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010805-F-9888P-004. Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Angelo Molinos, left, 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distributor, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Lukawecz, 60th LRS noncommissioned officer in charge of fuels laboratory, service an R-11 Refueler at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 24, 2022. The R-11 Refueler is capable of carrying six thousand gallons of fuel and can distribute fuel at 600 gallons per minutein comparison, gasoline pumps, at a gas station, can pump around ten gallons per minute.

On the Fort Dix Range Complex the reserve soldiers of the 306th Engineer Company are de-constructing Phase 1 of the wooden framed / wood foundation soldiers tent quarters which will be replaced with a concrete foundation when new tents are constructed in the future. The 306th Engineer Company is based out of Farmingdale, NY on Long Island. The unit is here on Fort Dix until 27 August. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg / Kevin McDevitt)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Levi Dube, a platoon sergeant with 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, levels terrain for artillery position during Exercise Rolling Thunder at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 21, 2022. This exercise is a 10th Marines-led live fire artillery event that tested the units abilities to operate in a simulated littoral environment against a peer threat in a dynamic and multi-domain scenario.

A U.S. Soldier downloads equipment in Syria Apr. 21, 2022, as part of a routine ground logistics movement of essential materials in support of mission partners who are maintaining regional stability and working to maintain the enduring defeat of Daesh.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Orion boilerplate test vehicle was offloaded from the USS San Diego at the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California. Orion was transported in the ships well deck about 100 miles offshore for an underway recovery test. NASA and the U.S. Navy conducted tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. During the testing, the tether lines were unable to support the tension caused by crew module motion that was driven by wave turbulence in the well deck of the ship. NASA and the U.S. Navy are reviewing the testing data collected to evaluate the next steps. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program was conducting the recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by

A crew assigned to Rome Laboratory's Newport, NY test site prepares to hoist a modified YF-22 airframe to a pedestal for antenna measurement tests. During initial testing, over 400,000 antenna measurements will be taken. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

D6 Dozers assigned to the 1033rd Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, Virginia Army National Guard push dirt on a range during an obstacle breaching exercise as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 23, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Delorme, an electrician from Washington, with Arrival Assembly and Operations Group (AAOG), guides a 624KR multi-purpose tractor carrying Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) equipment from the USNS Pililaau (T-AKR304) to be delivered to personnel from II Marine Expeditionary Force participating in exercise Nordic Response 24, at Hammarnesodden port, Norway, Feb. 10, 2024. II MEF personnel utilized the Maritime Prepositioning Force to deliver a variety of tactical vehicles, equipment and supplies necessary to sustain and support operations during exercise Nordic Response 24. This exercise will test military activities ranging from the reception of allied and partner reinforcements and command and control interoperability to combined joint operations, maritime prepositioning force logistics, integration with NATO militaries, and reacting against an adversary force during a dynamic training environment. Marine Corps

A Soldier with 91st Engineer Battalion,1st Cavalry Division secures a Cat 966H wheel loader after constructing a berm during exercise Combined Resolve XI, Dec. 4 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. The Soldiers built fighting positions and berms for CBRXI exercise which gives the U.S. Armys regionally allocated combat forces in Europe the opportunity to execute a combat training center rotation with a joint, multinational environment demonstrating their integration into U.S. Army Europe operations.

French soldiers assigned to the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, Multinational Field Artillery Brigade conduct CAESAR self-propelled howitzer live fire during Exercise Dynamic Front 23 at Oksbol, Denmark, March 28, 2023. Exercise Dynamic Front 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, 56th Artillery Command led, multinational exercise desinged to improve allied and partner nation's ability to execute multi-echelon fires, and test interoperability of both tactical and theater-level fires systems in a live environment.

220929-N-PI330-1043 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 29, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) assemble the a bridge during a bridge building trainer course on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 29, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

070131-A-5332O-096. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

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.

Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1033rd Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, Virginia Army National Guard leave a completed obstacle breaching exercise on a range as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 23, 2022 at Ft. Drum, N.Y. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Sept. 30, 2022.

Army Reserve Soldier with 716th Engineer Company from New Hampshire move gravel at the CRSP yard on Fort McCoy as part of a troop project during Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Darrick McDowell, an avionics electronics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, guides a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle on the flight deck of USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a vehicle offload in preparation for KAMANDAG 6, at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, Sept. 28, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

060823-N-3572Z-006. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

030423-F-5098W-023. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Rama Rudolph, a Seabee assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, receives training from a U.S. Air Force pavements and equipment supervisor to smooth a dirt road with a motor grader on Northwest Field, Guam, April 18, 2022. Members from the 554th Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer uses real-world projects to train each other, as well as Naval construction battalions, to train for when the time comes to implement those skills elsewhere.

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen from the 186th Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Meridian, Mississippi, perform vegetative debris removal and route clearance during PATRIOT 24, Camp McCain Training Center, Grenada, Mississippi, Feb. 20, 2024. PATRIOT is a Domestic Operations disaster-response training exercise conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders. Air National Guard

DF-ST-86-07936. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

SENIOR AIRMAN David Brigham (in tractor), of the 43rd Transportation Squadron, 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, carefully backs a "lowboy" transport trailer under the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattreses and shipping pads to prevent further damage to the helicopter. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida. State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An MH-60S Knighthawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, transports ammunition to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck during a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13), March 31, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting routine operations and training to maintain readiness. 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.

020224-D-7558A-086. Subject Operation/Series: NATIVE ATLAS 02. Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: TRADOC

DF-ST-87-12650. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Katrina - General - 26-HK-411-79. Hurricane Katrina

Master Sgt. Bedrick Briones spots Senior Airman Ethan So, while loading cargo onto pallet during Valiant Shield 2022, June 8, 2022 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Both Briones and So are Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 44th Aerial Port Squadron. During the duration of Valiant Shield they are training to do additional jobs outside of their core Air Force Specialty Code, also known as the Multi-Capable Airmen concept. VS 22 is a biennial, U.S. only, joint field training exercise focused on integrations between U.S. Forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging adversary units at sea, in the air in space, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas

SANTA RITA, Guam (June 22, 2022) Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB), Detachment Guam, onload cargo to the MV Cape Horn at Naval Base Guam supporting Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), and the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) in the retrograde of Valiant Shield 2022 cargo.

A Marine directs the unloading of equipment from a maritime pre-positioning ship during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041025-F-1545M-213. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Tech. Sgt. Delroy Wallace, standing, directs front end loader driver Senior Airman Steve E. Pangia, both with the 177th Civil Engineering Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard in clearing a road in Linden, Union County, N.J., Nov. 5, 2012. The 177th along with Combat Engineers from the 50th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, both with the New Jersey National Guard, are using heavy equipment including a High-Mobility Engineer Excavator Type I (HMEE-I) backhoe loader and a front end loader to assist authorities in construction of a base camp for utility crews and equipment

Inert general purpose bombs, called MK-84s, arrive at the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, Aug. 24, 2022. The assets are the first tangible indication of the Wing's upcoming F-35 conversion and enable members to begin preparing for first aircraft arrival.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Raphael Silva, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, guides an ambulance during a vehicle inspection July 25, 2022 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. 379th EMG medics are on call 24 hours a day to respond to emergencies.

970717-M-8708Y-005. Complete Scene Caption: Lance Corporal Chaney, V. J., with 2D Landing Support Battalion (LSB), attached to the II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) participating in Baltic BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 washes down an ISO Container on a M939 5-Ton Cargo Truck for backload onto the Maritime Pre-Positioning Ships Off the Paldiski, Estonia shore. BALTIC CHALLENGE is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the US, will participate in the second "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. Co-Commanders for the exercise being held in Paldiski, Estonia are Colonel Oscar Mark, Estonian Defense Forces and Colonel D. L. Andrews, US Marine Corps Reserve. While BALTIC CHALLENGE will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps cap

DM-ST-86-08454. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

960622-A-2645M-019. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Hq, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps State: Kiseljak Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Logisticians from multiple Southern European Task Force -Africa units including the 839th Transportation Battalion, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, and the 23rd Modular Ordnance Ammunition Company all worked together at the Port of Livorno, Italy to upload the Military Sealift Command Vessel, USNS Yuma. The equipment will transit from locations across Europe to Agadir, Morocco as part of exercise African Lion 22, Livorno, Italy, May 29, 2022.

060324-N-5328N-207. Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060324-N-5328N-324. Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sebastian Vargasvargas, an engineer equipment operator from 7th Engineer Support Battalion assigned to Marine Corps Engineer Detachment - Palau, offloads quadcons off the trailer in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, March 24, 2023. During this rotational deployment, Navy Seabees and Marine Corps engineers undertake infrastructure projects which benefit local populations in the Indo-Pacific and enhance the United States ability to render support and aid in response to disasters or other crises.

DN-SC-04-09586. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines and Filipino contractors work together to prepare equipment for transportation at Subic Bay International Airport in support of Balikatan 23 on March 29, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

221002-N-IL330-1010 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 2, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Martin GamboaLopez, from San Diego, operates a forklift in the hanger bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 2, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

050902-N-0000X-018. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHCOM

Line of U.S. Marine Corps MRAPs, or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles, at a Small Combat Outpost in Afghanistan's Helmand Province

DM-SC-87-12204. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Members assigned to various sections of the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, and members of the Republic of Korea Air Force, prepare to conduct a runway event during a bilateral training scenario at Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 6, 2022. During the training, both the U.S. Air Force and ROKAF units took turns practicing various runway repair scenarios and used the opportunity to gain a better understanding of each others procedures.

Soldiers from the 75th Field Artillery Brigade; the 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment; and the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles onto rails in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

A U.S. Air Force transport airman drives a forklift with a cargo pallet during Cope North 24 at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 16, 2024. Cope North strengthens the combined tactics, techniques and procedures between multilateral partners to enhance interoperability and capability to provide life-saving care in contingency situations. Air Force

000505-N-6492H-554. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB 5

050715-A-9154J-128. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Taji State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: BAGHDAD

An F6A robot used by the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, inspects a van during Vehicle Improvised Explosive Device training exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2022. The robot is one of many tools in used by EOD to gather information about explosives and ultimately disable them.

US Marine looks at bulldozer being unloaded, south coast of Sri Lanka

011021-F-9232S-006. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 26, 2022) Firefighters from Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Fire & Emergency Services participate in live fire simulation training for instructors at Souda Air base, July 25 and 26. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., Allied, and Partner nation forces to be where they are needed when they are needed to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (May 25, 2022) Army units from Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and Navy units from Military Sealift Command (MSC) and Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One (NCHB-1) came together in May to train in U.S. Transportation Commands Field Training Exercise (FTX) Turbo Distribution 22-4 (TD 22-4).

Senior Airman Andrew Ord, 31st Munitions Squadron munitions inspector, right, and Master Sergeant Jonathon Slivicke, 31st MUNS munitions support equipment maintenance section chief, left, load a fully built GBU-38 onto an MHU-141 trailer during a routine exercise at Camp Darby, Italy, August 11, 2022. This is the last step before sending the bombs to the flight line.

DA-ST-85-02344. Subject Operation/Series: LIFELINE Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050703-A-1906W-014. Subject Operation/Series: SWARMER Base: Samarra State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION

DF-ST-87-03399. Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK '86-12 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Sailors fill up a Submersible Matting in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Camp Agnew, Casiguran, Philippines, April 5, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Micah Brewer , 18th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel system maintenance craftsman from Manchester, Tennessee was selected as the 18th Wings Supervisor of the Month at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Supervisor of the Month program is an opportunity for outstanding non-commissioned officers to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these leaders to their peers.

Military vehicles belonging to the 1ST, 147th Aviation Battalion arrive by train at Biggs Army Air Field. The 147th will provide UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter support during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020410-F-9232S-003. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 127th Wing

030923-F-9072P-002. Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Quondell Mclean (left), 100th Communication Squadron (CS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Andy Bader, 422nd Air Base Squadron (ABS), RAF Croughton, USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joseph Libby, and USAF TSGT Russell Lawrence (right), 1ST Communications Maintenance Squadron (CMS), Kapaun Air Station (AS), Germany, remove a satellite dish as part of the decommissioning of the Digital European Backbone (DEB). The DEB consisted of 17 sites in England and others throughout Europe forming a network of radio sites. A new system, using government-owned and leased fiber-optic cabling technology, will allow voice, video and data transfer at higher rates. Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

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