Military Operations and Administration

Scenes depicting military personnel engaged in administrative tasks, including processing paperwork and coordinating in various military settings.

040825-F-3208M-062. US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Ceasar Rodriguez (left center), Commander, 355th Mission Support Group (MSG) and the Disaster Control Group Commander for the 355th Wing (WG), briefs his team leaders during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ).

050719-F-7564C-003. Base: Volk Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

020608-F-5646C-001. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011002-F-0349H-002. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Niagara Falls State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NYANG

030308-F-3615B-013. State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010922-F-8619S-003. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Salt Lake City Iap State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

000523-F-2902B-513. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

030514-A-1300H-020. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kabul Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

020514-F-0362B-006. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2002 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

050902-F-4563N-009. Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040825-F-3208M-062. US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Ceasar Rodriguez (left center), Commander, 355th Mission Support Group (MSG) and the Disaster Control Group Commander for the 355th Wing (WG), briefs his team leaders during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ).

020223-F-0125H-015. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

040927-F-1698M-001. Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT)

030118-F-6587J-006. Base: Los Angeles Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

030115-F-1443F-011. Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathan Miscuk, 786th Force Support Squadron Southside Post Office postal clerk, demonstrates how to access a package inside the smart lockers to Col. James Cunningham, 86th Mission Support Group commander, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 8, 2024. Airmen registered to use the intelligent lockers will receive an email with a barcode and pin when their package is ready for pickup, either of which can be used to open the locker.

031102-F-0981H-014. Base: Baghdad Zoo Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

051007-A-5563H-009. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA

A member of the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing issues survival vests and handguns to flight personnel. They are preparing for an air drop conducted as part of an Army training and evaluation program (ARTEP) mission. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

030813-F-2021H-008. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Soldiers competing in the Armys first-ever Best Squad Competition prepare for a medical lane evaluation on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Sept. 30, 2022. The week-long competition will assess each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team, featuring a multitude of fitness, knowledge and combat-related events.

000914-F-4581B-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

041117-F-5774B-001. Base: Gulfport Crtc State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Army Colonel Richard L. Durden, 1ST Army Deputy CHIEF of STAFF for Operations discusses Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) request for sleeping cots with Ron Jones, 1ST Armys Military Planner during the 1ST Armys Joint Military Support to Civil Authorities Exercise (SRAFFEX-99). The request is based on an earthquake occurring in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The Zone extends Northeast from Arkansas through Southeast Missouri Western Tennessee and Kentucky then northward into Southern Illinois. Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020225-F-0224C-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

060219-N-5067K-082. Base: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL)

HURRICANE KATRINA COAST GUARD. Pictures from the media. Hurricane Katrina

030129-F-1443F-003. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

DA-ST-85-12284. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '84 Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

At Flight Operations, aircrew members of the 128th Air Refueling Wing (Wisconsin Air National Guard) perform final paperwork checks prior to stepping to their aircraft. They are deploying in support of Operation INFINITE JUSTICE. (Operation INFINITE JUSTICE later changed to Operation ENDURING FREEDOM). Subject Operation/Series: INFINITE JUSTICE / ENDURING FREEDOM Base: General Mitchell Angb, Milwaukee State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

010813-F-0718S-060. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Charlie Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 4th Marine Division lineup at a supply window to get their personal equipment. Base: Camp Williams State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AIRMAN 1ST Class Randolph Rodriguez of Detachment 5, 5th Weather Squadron, correlates weather data in the Tactical Forecast Unit (TFU) trailer during the XVIII Airborne Corps command post Exercise Caber Dragon '89. Weather data from subordinate units are collected by the TFU and disseminated in the form of mission control forecasts. Subject Operation/Series: CABER DRAGON '89 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020122-F-1166S-002. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Moblility Command

040718-F-0993P-002. Base: Otis Angb State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Corpsmen with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) participate in a Valkyrie Whole Blood Transfusion Course on July 26, 2022, at Range 18 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Valkyrie is the whole blood transfusion program run by 1st Marine Division aboard Camp Pendleton (Calif.) that teaches all of their Corpsmen how to perform field blood transfusions. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany Pilots from the 480th Fighter Squadron process through the Personnel Deployment Function line in preparation of Operation Odyssey Dawn March 18. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

021018-F-4649H-033. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Marc K. Brooks, 52nd Transportation Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, processes out through the mobility line during a Phase I exercise at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020911-A-2682N-007. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-87-12803. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Fort Ord State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Uzbekistan Army Lieutenant Rustam Ahmedov and United States Army Sergeant First Class David Litchfeild disregard language barriers while introducing themselves during EXERCISE REGIONAL COOPERATION 2001. Regional Cooperation 2001 is a computer-assisted military exercise at the Warrior Preparation Center (WPC) in Einsiedlerhof, Germany. The United States sponsors this multi-national operations exercise "in the spirit of" Partner for Peace for designated peacekeeping battalions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Overall, forces from 11 countries gather to strengthen military-to-military relationships and regional security. Subject Operation/Series: REGIONAL COOPERATION 2001 Base: Wpc, Einsiedlerhof Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020215-A-7315T-007. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

020414-A-8359B-002. Base: Camp Blizard Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

MAJ. D. M. Arinello, Marine Forces Atlantic Deputy G-4 and the Arrival Project Officer for this exercise, gives instructions to AIRMAN M. M. Szuwczuk, the Polish Interpretator. AIRMAN Szuwczuk will give the customs brief to the Polish participants prior to their deboarding at Marine Corps Air Station. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041010-F-5923D-004. Base: Des Moines State: Iowa (IA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SFC (USA), 26th Area Support Group Chaplain's Assistant, preaches at a gospel religious service for US service members held at Zetra Stadium, located in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020304-F-2021H-004. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Deployed US Air Force members of the 89th Air Wing are in-processing and receive their lodging at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, during Exercise Crisis Look 00-03. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS LOOK 00-03 Base: Fort A. P. Hill State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathon Monahan, a bulk fuel specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Logistics Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, teaches a class on the parts of 2 stroke engines to a group of Timor-Leste Defense Force soldiers at Metenaro Military Base, Aug. 31, 2022. The chainsaw was used for the class that provided an introduction to 2 stroke engines in preparation for follow-on classes during Harii Hamutuk 22.

010817-F-1631A-007. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2001 Base: Tranum Country: Denmark (DNK)

DF-SD-03-15136. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

000519-F-2902B-501. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

040812-F-0571C-005. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS 2004-GUYANA Base: Camp Stephenson, Timehri Country: French Guiana (GUF)

051007-A-5563H-038. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: B Btry 1/160th FA

010928-F-4836T-005. Subject Operation/Series: PROLONGED PEACE Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

During a visit, GEN Paul X. Kelly, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, talks to the supply officers of the 1ST Battalion, 11th Marines. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970324-F-2828D-004. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Libreville Country: Gabon (GAB)

Members of the 48th Fighter Wing process through a mobility line during a NATO Tactical Evaluation. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DF-ST-86-09824. Base: Lerida Country: Colombia (COL)

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Robert W. Chedister, Air Armament Center Commander, talks to Airmen from the 377th Transportation Squadron (TS), at Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico. (Substandard image). Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During Operation Joint Endeavor, Major Kevin G. Troller, Finance Officer (USAREUR Forward), looks on as he is about to receive a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in Task Force Eagle by Brigadier General Stanley F. Cherry, First Armor Assistant Division Commander. The promotion ceremony took place in the Command Post Tactical Operation Center located on Taszar (main), Hungary. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Country: Hungary (HUN)

First Lieutenant (1LT) Suzanne Cribb, Meteorologist, 351st Operational Support Squadron (OSS), briefs KC-135R Stratotanker pilots assigned to the 351st Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 100th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, prior to a refueling mission over the Black Sea, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Borgas International Airport Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020120-A-0030T-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southeast

050910-A-9419D-020. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co

Right side front view medium close-up shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Derrick Taylor (Right) and SRA Norman Heffle, 731st Munitions Support Squadron, finish their security checks and complete the proper documentation and reporting procedures at a Monitoring Facility. Both Security Forces troops are on remote tour at Araxos Air Base, Greece. Their primary duty is to monitor remote alarms within Hardened Aircraft Shelters. Base: Araxos Air Base Country: Greece (GRC)

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Park, assigned to A/Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LAR), receives his gas mask during Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) training in preparation for mobilization at Camp Pendleton, California (CA), in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SRA Elmer works on his graphic artr project during the dedication and open house of the newly constructed Defense Information School. Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020225-A-3438S-011. Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

011022-F-1545M-001. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

MSGT Michael Lassiter (USAF), 52nd Fighter Wing Contracting Squadron, sings a solo at a gospel religious service for US service members held at Zetra Stadium, located in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020206-F-5453T-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Retired Sgt. Maj. Michael F. Cline, Hall of Fame Boxer, talks to Marines with Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools during a visit at the Montford Point Museum, Camp Johnson, N.C., June 15, 2022. You never stop. Im 65 years old and Im still not stopping, said Cline. Get out there and do something real with your hands. All you need is desire, dedication and determination. U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Christian C. Bunch.

040210-F-8767G-001. Base: Schriever Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020129-F-9191S-012. Subject Operation/Series: BEVERLY BULLDOG Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force Lieutenant General David L. Vesely, (brown jacket) USAF Assistant Vice CHIEF of STAFF, gets a briefing from Brigadier General Timothy A. Peppe, Commander of the 31st Fighter Wing, on future construction plans for Aviano 2000. USAF Lieutenant Colonel Shriver, Commander of Tendopoli TDY facilities at Aviano Air Base, Italy stands to the right of BGEN Peppe. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

030309-M-2715C-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDM Base: Camp Workhorse Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040407-F-4350W-010. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

020516-F-4300H-003. Subject Operation/Series: HUNGARIAN RESPONSE 2002 Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

020509-F-3717R-009. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DM-SC-88-09581. Base: Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Iraq Reserve Call Up

Sergeant Major of the Army, Gene McKinney, is talking to soldiers of the 44th Signal Company about living conditions at the Parliament building. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Endeavor Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

CHIEF MASTER SGT. of the Air Force David Campanale shakes hands with a female dormitory resident as he takes a tour of the dormitory. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011119-F-4006S-003. Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

AIRMAN 1ST Class Lisa Fullencamp takes a report and logs names (simulated casualties) in the casualty report from the Battle STAFF. As part of the ORI, when simulated casualties were declared dead it was the responsibility of the Personnel Control Center and the Casualty Reporting Team to request replacements, notify the next of kin, and start survivor benefits. The 21st Space Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection was conducted at Cheyenne Mountain Air Station and Peterson AFB, Colo., 13 to 17 February 1996. The Inspector General's Team tested their ability to respond to battle conditions, power outages, mobility deployments, aircraft and automobile accidents, hostage situations, bomb .... Complete Scene Caption: Airman 1st Class Lisa Fullencamp takes a report and logs names (simulated casualties) in the casualty report from the Battle Staff. As part of the ORI, when simulated casualties were declared dead it was the responsibility of the Personnel Control Center and the Casualty R

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein, Germany

Marine recruits attend classroom training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Base: Usmc Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020205-F-1789V-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 4th Marine Division

030402-M-5834A-034. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

TSGT Michael Ewart and SSGT Michael Generose trouble shoot a missile transporter-erector during the Strategic Air Command's 14th annual Olympic Arena Exercise. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010914-F-1460M-005. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

030402-M-5834A-126. Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

010922-F-8619S-001. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Salt Lake City Iap State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass signs a commemorative crossbow in the 633d Air Base Wing headquarters building at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 23, 2022. The crossbow is emblematic of the 633d ABW origins in Pleiku, former Republic of Vietnam during the 1960s as well as the concept of Shih, the strategic concentration of power, as espoused by legendary Gen. Sun Tzu.

US Air Force (USAF) medical personnel from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) and Naval medical personnel from the Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, check their medical supply kits en-route to pick up four downed B1-B bomber airmen, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

020411-A-9157N-001. Base: Camp Blizard Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

030207-F-1851U-001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Staff Sgt. Demtri Davila, 155th Air Refueling Wing boom operator, learns how to use a tourniquet on his fellow wingman, June 15, 2022, during a readiness exercise at the Lincoln Air Force Base, Neb. The Nebraska Air National Guard emphasizes individual Airmen readiness through occupational and professional development opportunities.

CPT Greg Scheer (left) and LT Todd Ellington (center) receive a weather brief from SSGT Marc E. Allen (right) on climatic conditions prior to their air tanker mission. Weather personnel supply weather data and forecasts to flight crews of KC-135 Extender refueling missions and other missions in and around the skies of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Pisa Country: Italy (ITA)

Soldiers at CJTF-101 Headquarters at Bagram look at the video teleconferencing screen as former Staff Sgt. Gary Harris is presented with the Bronze Star and Silver Star, at Fort Campbell, Ky.

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