Military Logistics Operations

Images of military personnel transporting cargo and supplies, emphasizing logistics and operational readiness in various scenarios.

Staff Sgt. Rodney McQuirter, of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, eyes a pallet being loaded onto an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 10, 2022. McQuirter took part in "Smoked Mullet," an event designed to further the Multi-Capable Airman training Airmen from outside of the aerial transport career received during the 403rd Wing's February Unit Training Assembly.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va., prepare cargo and relief supplies to board a U.S. Air Force Reserve C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts at Langley AFB, Va., Jan 16, 2010., as part of Operation Unified Response.

A view of the USNS Denebola and the vehicles and equipment to be upload. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Palletized relief supplies for "Operation Atlas Response" are unloaded at Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, on Mar. 7, 2000, from a C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft assigned to the the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, by members of the 621st Air Mobility Operations Group. The supplies will be distributed to stranded flood victims (Not Shown) in neighboring Mozambique. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

At a forward operating base, as Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez, USMC, (left) climbs back in the aircraft, Sergeant Jessica Lujick (right) Loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) directs the forklift operator from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) as he moves the pallet into position on the aircrafts rear ramp. Inside Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (VMGR-352) uses a T-bar to align the load before moving it further inside the aircraft. The KC-130/R, with its load is preparing for a flight into Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352

011027-F-7203T-001. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01/02 Base: Mubarak Military City Country: Egypt (EGY)

Members of Detachment 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron, and members of the New Zealand air force load a Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) aboard a C-5B Galaxy aircraft during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

A member of the 230th Support Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard uses the TRAK All-Terrain Lifter Army System (ATLAS) to load supplies onto a 5-ton cargo truck, inside the North Carolina National Guard's old Kinston Armory after Hurricane Bonnie. Base: Kinston State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060717-N-6403R-047. Country: Red Sea

Staff Sgt. Rodney McQuirter, of the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, eyes a pallet being loaded onto an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 10, 2022. McQuirter took part in "Smoked Mullet," an event designed to further the Multi-Capable Airman training Airmen from outside of the aerial transport career received during the 403rd Wing's February Unit Training Assembly.

030304-M-5753Q-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Nearly three years after the Fort Meade Museum closed a contractor team moved a M-3A1 Light Tank from the vacated building April 18-19, 2022. M-3A1 Light Tanks were used in the early years of WW-II by U.S. tankers in the Pacific Theater, North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. This specific tank remained stateside to train soldiers, who fought on other American tanks during the War. The M3A1 and a Liberty Mark VIII, which was also removed from the museum, will become part of the U.S. Army Armor & Calvary collection housed in the Armor Training Support Facility at Fort Benning, Georgia.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tuan Nguyen, a C-17 Globemaster III Loadmaster with the 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base (AFB), Calif., off loads U.S. Army equipment from Fort Bragg, N.C., at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts, Jan. 27, 2010.

The 155th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, prepare U.S. Army Corps of Engineers heavy motor transport equipment before loading aboard the USNS Denebola. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A Marine with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, driving a front loader, rolls along a high mud wall next to newly-established Combat Outpost Koshtay Aug 17, 2009. Construction projects were continuous throughout the day and night.

The 155th Transportation Company, Fort Eustis, VA, load an M9A9 5-ton truck on board the Military Sealift Command chartered vessel Mediterranean Sky. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

U.S. and Korean soldiers unload ordnance from a trailer during exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Country: South Korea

Skip Whitmore, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, marshals a Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle into the McKinley Climatic Lab at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 24. The LCAC arrived at the base to begin two weeks of weather testing at the lab. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

DF-ST-89-05743. Subject Operation/Series: COOL BARGE '88 Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030329-F-5040D-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Low angle view up at a conex box containing military supplies is swung over the side of the Algol Class, Vehicle Cargo Ship, USNS ALTAIR, docked at the Port of Mogadishu. The vessel is part of the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Program. The supplies are destined for use by the Joint Task Force Somalia, which is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Port Of Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A U.S. Air Force Airmen with 731th Air Mobility Squadron, unloads gear off a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft with 36th Airlift Squadron, in preparation for Korean Marine Exchange Program 24.1, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 23, 2024. KMEP is a bilateral training exercise that increases interoperability and strengthens the combined capabilities of Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines. Marine Corps

An M-1A1 Abrams main battle tank waits on the stern ramp of the Military Sealift Command-chartered vehicle cargo ship CAPE HUDSON (T-AKR-5066). The CAPE HUDSON transported the vehicles and other equipment back from the Persian Gulf region, where they were used in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: La Porte State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020920-F-2164A-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Marines unload a crawler tractor from the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC. EUGENE A. OBREGON (T-AK-3005) 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)

A Seabee drives a John Deere 670 motor grader through a camp being prepared in northern Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

030724-M-5578G-018. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Division

DA-SC-87-04241. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Baltimore State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spc. Isaac Aduhene, a petroleum supply specialist with the Texas Army National Guards F Company, 536th Brigade Support Battalion, inspects a semi-truck for illegal drugs and other prohibited items while working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Customs and Border Protections Pharr Port of Entry inspection station in Pharr, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. National Guard members throughout the Southwestern states have been working with Customs and Border Protection as part of Operation Guardian Support, assisting in support roles such as aviation, manning viewing observation cameras and vehicle screening and inspection.

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, load a medium tactical vehicle replacement onto a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 6, 2022. The main purpose of an LCAC is to transport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel of the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force from ship-to-shore and across the beach.

SPC Tyrone Sheppard, foreground, and other soldiers from the 155th Transportation Company hold onto guide ropes as a container of chemical munitions is hoisted from the deck of the Military Sealift Command auxiliary crane ship GOPHER STATE (T-ACS-4) during Operation Steel Box. The munitions will be taken to the U.S. Army Chemical Activity on the atoll for storage and disposal. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL BOX Country: Johnston Atoll

041222-F-8039H-002. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, and U.S. Army Soldiers with the Logistics Support Vessel-3 (LSV-3) Gen. Brenton B. Somervell, Transportation Company Pacific- Provision, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, push a water bull to stage on LSV-3 during exercise Koolendong 22, at Darwin Port, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022. LSV-3 provided support to exercise Koolendong 22 by transporting gear and equipment from Darwin, NT to Western Australia. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Kayla D. Treviño)

A D7G crawler tractor on the move, from First Marine Combat Engineer Battalion, during COMBINED ARMS EXERCISE (CAX) 2-01, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA. A D7G crawler tractor on the move, from First Marine Combat Engineer Battalion, during COMBINED ARMS EXERCISE (CAX) 2-01, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA.

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

U.S. Army Pfc. Jonathan Trout, a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) crewmember assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, operates a crane to load a Medium Tactical Vehicle for inspection during the load phase of Exercise Dynamic Front 2022 at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 10, 2022. DF22, led by 56th Artillery Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa directed, is the premier U.S. led NATO Allied and Partner integrated fires exercise in the European Theater focusing on fires interoperability and increasing readiness, lethality and interoperability across the human, procedural, and technical domains.

030129-M-5972A-037. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Jaber Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

A U.S. Marine utilizes a Tractor, Rubber-Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-purpose vehicle to transport rocket munition pods during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Direct Reload In Plane/Download Resupply of Pod on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20, 2024. Executing HIDRIP/HIDROP training establishes clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations between ground combat and aviation elements, ensuring successful embarkation and reload process during rapid insertions. The Marines are with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines assigned to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

U.S. Sailors prepare an SM-2 Block IIIA missile to be loaded onto the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) in San Diego, Sept. 16, 2022. Shoup is preparing to get underway to participate in a Live Fire With A Purpose exercise.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Kenneth J. Lutz an Aerial Port SPECIALIST From the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Dover, Delaware, unloads cargo with a forklift. The cargo is going to the Traffic Management Office from a truck trailer at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SRA Lutz is part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. US Air Force Senior Airman Kenneth J. Lutz an Aerial Port Specialist From the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Dover, Delaware, unloads cargo with a forklift. The cargo is going to the Traffic Management Office from a truck trailer at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SRA Lutz is part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi ag

PFC D. G. Delburn, (Semmes, Ala.) with 2nd Landing Support Battalion, and PFC R. K. Tuck, (Tellico Plains, Tenn.) with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, "wash down" a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) on a wash rack with a water hose. Once the vehicle is clean, the HMMWV will be put on a lighterage ship and returned to the SS SGT. Matej Kocak. Subject Operation/Series: Baltic Challenge '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST)

GUNNERY Sergeant R. J. Terhune (left) and Civilian Maynard Sandy (right) lift a dummy MIM-104 Patriot from its rail flatbed during WEAPONS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTION 1-99. Subject Operation/Series: WEAPONS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTION 1-99 Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Frye, an engineer equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, operates a Tractor, Rubber Tired, Articulated Steering, Multi-Purpose (TRAM) during an offload in preparation for Exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Hanko, Finland, Sept. 30, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, CLR-2, 2nd MLG, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

040814-F-9085B-006. Base: Lakeland State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040913-F-3118K-006. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force firefighters practice emergency response procedures as part of a trilateral firefighter training during Cope North 24 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 15, 2024. During the training the USAF firefighters discussed hazards, aircraft entry, engine shut-down procedures and emergency rescue procedures on a B-52 Stratofortress, all of which are vital to secure agile combat employment operations. Air Force

Army Reserve Soldiers with the 390th Seaport Operations Company roll a Humvee up the gangplank of the MV Cape Orlando (T-AKR2044) during a roll-on/roll-off at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California, June 17, 2022. This roll-on/roll-off operation was an essential part of the Logistics Over The Shore mission which is a unified commanders joint employment of Army and Navy assets to deploy and sustain a force.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan Hudson, a motor transportation mechanic with Combat Logistics Company 36, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, climbs onto a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement on the United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Forces comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

220522-N-VQ947-1072 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2022) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) enters the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), May 22, 2022. Portland is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

DN-ST-88-01065. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Marines from Second Landing Support Battallion load connex boxes containing maintenance and electrical equipment onto a US Army cargo barge using a High Speed-High Mobility Crane (HSHMC) from Combat Service Support Detatchment 20 (CSSD-20), at Mile Hammock Bay, New River, for transport to the Forward Support Base (FSB), at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the Riverine Insertion Operation Exercise (RIOEX) '98. Subject Operation/Series: RIOEX '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Midori Aoki of NHK-World conducts a stand-up in front of a target drone prior to the Patriot live-fire exercise during Valiant Shield 22

220630-N-XN177-2016 EAST CHINA SEA (June 30, 2022) - Sailor move an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 30, 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.

030923-F-3820W-002. Base: Masirah Island Air Base State: Masirah Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

An AN/TSC-100A Satellite Terminal used at the Central Communications Center deployed to Pope AFB, NC in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030815-M-7837W-002. Base: Camp Fox State: Al Jahrah Country: Kuwait (KWT)

TSGT John R. Zarecor, SSGT Michael J. Rivera and SSGT Christopher A. Cole check the hose of P-19A firefighting and rescue truck. The men are members of the Air Force Reserve's 944th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-02457. Base: Peoria State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Jason Barbieri from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, guides a fuels truck onto a C-130H Hercules on March 15, 2011. The fuels truck was taken to Yamagota Airport to support Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief efforts.

The remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter is placed on the deck of a "lowboy" transport trailer. The bed of the trailer is covered with mattresses 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)

CHESAPEAKE BAY (Oct. 5, 2016) Cargo trucks deliver food, first aid, and medical supplies to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is underway in preparation to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew.

Members of 1ST The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry) unload their vehicles from the Russian commercial ship Vladimir Vaslyaev at dock in Split, Croatia. Base: Split Country: Croatia (HRV)

DN-SN-86-03924. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-ST-88-06862. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040610-M-7514K-065. Base: Al Walbde Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, perform a limited technical inspection alongside Marine Corps Maintenance Contractors as a part of the offload preparation party on the United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kushiro Port, on Sept. 26, 2022. During maritime pre-positioning force offloads, offload preparation parties are tasked with the maintenance of the equipment to ensure all equipment is mission capable ahead of the offload. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

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.

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Sep. 22, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, conduct crater repairs using a front end loader. NMCB 11 participated in Rapid Airfield Damage Repair Mission Essential Equipment Training, allowing them to exercise mission essential required operational capabilities, onboard Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sep. 22, 2022. NMCB 11 is forward deployed to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater security cooperation in the U.S. 6th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.

020416-F-2719U-021. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

DF-ST-86-12111. Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The command module for Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 at Camp Mackall Army Air Field. The module units were transported from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, to Camp Mackall on some of the first C-130s deployed, and were fully operational by the following morning. Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR 99-01 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Civilian Maynard Sandy (left) and GUNNERY Sergeant R. J. Terhune (right) disconnect a dummy MIM-104 Patriot from its crane after being unloaded from its rail flatbed during WEAPONS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTION 1-99. Subject Operation/Series: WEAPONS AND TACTICS INSTRUCTION 1-99 Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041111-M-3658J-002. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DN-SD-03-08735. Base: Lingshui State: Hainan Country: China (CHN) Scene Major Command Shown: USPACOM

TROMSØ, Norway (April 14, 2022) - A Sailor assigned the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) operates a forklift to transport food pallets April 14, 2022. Kearsarge, flagship of the Kearsarge ARG/MEU team, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

070125-N-3729H-044. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

030324-A-XXXXX-287. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Udayri Range Country: Kuwait (KWT)

050217-A-9157N-008. Base: Colon Country: Panama (PAN)

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

031008-F-8993B-022. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

060211-N-9723W-044. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) install an air conditioning generator at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 8, 2022. The 75th EAS provides C-130 tactical airlift support to multiple users in East Africa, including aeromedical evacuation, logistical movements, and alert aircrews for crisis response and humanitarian operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Senior Airman Josiah Meece)

Equipment returns from Europe from a C-17 Globemaster aircraft, Oct. 17 at Fort Bragg, N.C. The XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters is beginning to redeploy from Europe following a nine-month deployment where Americas Contingency Corps rapidly deployed to Germany in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to assure our European Allies and partners. In February 2022, over 300 personnel from the Corps headquarters deployed from Fort Bragg to provide a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. This deployment was directed by the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III as a response to a heightened security environment in Eastern Europe and to reinforce NATOs eastern flank.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, The Adjutant General for South Carolina, and Colombian Army Gen. Luis Navarro led their respective delegations through various South Carolina Military Department locations across the state, June 29, 2022. The events scheduled included visiting the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Combined Support Maintenance Shop, 59th Aviation Troop Command Complex, 169th Fighter Wing, McCrady Training Center, and various components within the South Carolina Military Department. This key leader engagement between the South Carolina National Guard and the Colombian Military will review goals set forth during previous engagements, examine progress, and refine goals for the future.

U.S. Sailors with Guam Detachment, Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, lowers a Light Capacity Rough Terrain Forklift during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 on United States Naval Ship Dahl (T-AKR 312) at Kushiro Port, on Oct. 3, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual 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.

010213-F-6701P-030. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORATION OF OPERATION Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DA-ST-87-04193. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '86 Base: Baltimore State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 104th Tactical Control Flight (TCF) Forward Air Control Post (FACP) set up a TPS-43E radar antenna during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Pedro Dome State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070103-A-0350A-072. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Airmen walk to a runway on day one of the student led portion of the Silver Flag exercise at the Silver Flag exercise site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, March 31, 2022. The primary focus of Silver Flag is to teach Airmen from the civil engineer, force support, and vehicle maintenance squadrons essential skills to complete operations outside of their primary duties.

A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to USS New Orleans (LPD 18), tightens a chain during an extraction in Kin Blue, Okinawa, Aug. 21, 2022. The combined anti-armor team provides blocking and isolation as well as anti-armor capabilities to line companies. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

040908-F-0971G-011. Base: West Palm Beach State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN First Class Nathan E. Setser, USAF, from the 43rd Supply Squadron, Pope AFB, North Carolina, operates an R9 Refueling Truck in support of a Marine Corps KC-130/R operating out of a forward-deployed airbase in the ENDURING FREEDOM area. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 43rd Supply Squadron

Members of the 1ST Civil Engineering Squadron Rapid Runway Repair team, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, work through heavy rains and high wind to repair a crater in the runway surface during a IG Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A communications van is unloaded from a truck after being transported from the airport at La Mesa to the naval base during exercise AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) II. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA (BIG PINE) Base: Puerto Cortes Country: Honduras (HND)

010402-N-8500S-024. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 2001 Base: Uss Anchorage (LSD 36) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMBATCAMGRUPAC

220827-N-PC065-3029 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 27, 2022) - A forklift backs down the ramp of Landing Craft Utility 1662, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2, in Arlingtons well deck during amphibious operations, Aug. 27, 2022. Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

220721-N-XN177-2269 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 21, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Schimek, from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, operates a forklift on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 21, 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.

Airmen assigned to the 32nd Aerial Port Squadron prepare to transport a casket during Exercise Steel Dragon at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 2022. Exercise Steel Dragon was a four-day long readiness inspection that tested the capabilities to deploy Airmen effectively and effeciently from the 911th Airlift Wing.

of 3