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Images of military personnel in helicopters and aircraft during training and operations, featuring specialized airlift and mission preparation.

A service member with the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepares for a static line jump from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing near Udbina, Croatia, July 20, 2022. The jump was part of a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET), which included members of the U.S. Air Forces 352d SOW, the U.S. Armys 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the Zapovjedništvo specijalnih snaga (Croatian Special Operations Forces Command). JCETs allow U.S. service members to train at the operational and tactical echelon as a combined, joint force with SOF setting the conditions for larger operations.
A service member with the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepares for a static line jump from a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing near Udbina, Croatia, July 20, 2022. The jump was part of a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET), which included members of the U.S. Air Forces 352d SOW, the U.S. Armys 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the Zapovjedništvo specijalnih snaga (Croatian Special Operations Forces Command). JCETs allow U.S. service members to train at the operational and tactical echelon as a combined, joint force with SOF setting the conditions for larger operations.
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Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams of NASA is helped out of a Russian Search and Rescue helicopter after her flight back to Kustanany, Kazakhstan just a few hours after Williams and Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko of ROSCOSMOS (Russian Federal Space Agency), and Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), landed their Soyuz spacecraft in a remote area outside the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Williams, Hoshide and Malenchenko returned from four months onboard the International Space Station.
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030703-M-4806Y-004. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB CVIC
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SSGT Jimmy Armstrong carries his luggage during final preparations for exercise Team Spirit (Coronet Spray). Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRITCORONET SPRAY Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Cosenza (right), a helicopter pilot from Air Station Kodiak, speaks with a group of senior leaders from Washington, D.C., Coast Guard Pacific Area, 17th Coast Guard District, and Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, during a site visit at a forward-operating location in Kotzebue, Alaska, July 19, 2022. During the tour, they discussed expanded Coast Guard missions, emerging threats, and operational challenges throughout the Arctic domain. This trip provided policy makers and mission managers exposure to the Coast Guards expanded missions, emerging threats, and key regional stakeholders throughout the Arctic domain. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.
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Egyptians fleeing Libya offload from a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, KC-130J Hercules, Cairo, Egypt, March 5, 2011. 26th MEU was directed by the Department of Defense to help evacuate Egyptians, who fled to the Tunisian border from Libya, get back to Egypt.
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Civilians disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at the Lungi airport, just north of Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who were evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia, were processed aboard a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Liberia before being flown to Sierra Leone. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE)
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections
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COL. Robert Gilmore, center left, Commander, 7100th Combat Support Wing Hospital, and others check on a wounded Afghan rebel before he is taken aboard an aircraft for a flight to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany. Twenty-four rebels wounded in Afghanistan's civil war are being evacuated to hospitals in Europe and the United States for donated medical treatment. Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK)
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Members of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) At Sea Fire Party (ASFP) demonstrate the proper donning of the Advanced Chemical Protection Garment (ACPG) suit during a General Quarters drill. TRUMAN is currently preparing for an Operational Reactor Safeguard Examination, the ship's most significant reactor inspection, resulting in operational certification of Propulsion Plant Personnel. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
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Search and Rescue Operations - 26-HK-260-1. Hurricane Katrina
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041115-F-9528H-010. Base: Biggs Army Airfield State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Crew members aboard the destroyer tender USS PUGET SOUND (AD-38) wave from an open hatch as their ship departs for the Persian Gulf region to support Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Displaced Egyptian citizens who have fled to Tunisia from violence and instability in Libya are transported aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J from Djerba, Tunisia to Cairo, Egypt, 5 March 2011. This response to the developing humanitarian crisis is part of a broader U.S. government effort to relieve suffering caused by the crisis the in Libya.
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030416-M-3558L-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 507th Maintenance BN
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050904-F-8668D-004. Base: Louis Armstrong Iap, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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011201-F-0966E-004. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command
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NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (June 16, 2022) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Alexandrea Haye escorts the simulated shooter Master-at-Arm 1st Class Victor Solla out of the building during the installations Command Assessment of Readiness and Training (CART), June 16, 2022. The purpose of CART is to evaluate and validate the installations readiness through their response capabilities and ability to train their personnel in various scenarios.
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060725-N-6214F-004. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) MASTER-at-Arms Third Class (MA3) Gina Pronzati (left), with her military working dog (MWD) Lucky, and USN MASTER-at-Arms Second Class (MA2) Mark Case (right), and MWD Benny, prepare to check a row of luggage belonging to US citizens during a security screening process prior to evacuation to Cyprus. At the request of the US Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF), the United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the evacuation of US citizens from Lebanon (LBN). Lebanon is under an Israeli attack in retaliation against Hezbollah guerillas, for a raid into northern Israel and the capture of two Israeli Soldiers. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)
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030825-M-7837W-041. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Jaber Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)
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220710-N-VH871-1011 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (July 10, 2022) Sailors assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, visit littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) while pierside at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, July 10. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.
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U.S. Army squads under FORSCOM (Forces Command) compete for the title of Best Squad during a head-to-head competition at the FORSCOM Best Squad Competition 2022 at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022. Soldiers begin to load into the bus that will take them to the airport. On Day 6 of the competition Soldiers prepare to leave Fort Hood. The Best Squad Competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army Values and embody the Warrior Ethos.
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DF-ST-87-11976. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Hurricane Gustav, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2008 The US Army Cops of Engineers helps direct Special needs evacuees with their families onto the planes to safe locations outside of Hurricane Gustav's path. Jacinta Quesada/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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040522-F-2295B-002. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
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Students from Travis Unified School District walk towards a hangar for a career day event at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 13, 2022. The event was part of the Wings Over Solano open house and air show rehearsal day and gave approximately 350 students an opportunity to meet service members in specified careers fields.
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GEN. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, disembarks from a C-20A Gulfstream aircraft as he arrives at the XVIII Airborne Corps base of operations at Rahfa Airport to examine Iraqi aircraft captured during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)
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Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-122. Hurricane Katrina
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040527-M-3843C-006. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)
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A Leadership Lowndes member sits in an HH-60W Jolly Green II at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 18, 2022. The tour consisted of visits to the 75th Fighter Generation Squadron and units within the 347th Rescue Group. Leadership Lowndes is an organization that aims to build a better community by exposing existing and emerging leaders to local challenges and opportunities, building networks and preparing members for an active role in community leadership.
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Ames 70_year picture day on Flight line. David Morse leads the the staff to their places in the line to keep the numbers uniform.
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Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 - 26-HK-334-120. Hurricane Katrina
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050103-F-6470S-010. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-278-166. Hurricane Katrina
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040207-F-0681L-044. Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG
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HURRICANE KATRINA COAST GUARD. Pictures from the media. Hurricane Katrina
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Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-120. Hurricane Katrina
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220917-N-OL632-1074 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 17, 2022) Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), signs a guest book during a visit to the Italian Navy Orizzonte-class destroyer ITS Caio Duilio (D 554), Sept. 17, 2022. The GHWBCSG 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.
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SPC Steven Gonzales, waves to the press and well wishers (not shown) when he and his family and his two fellow former POW's (not shown) and their families met the press at the Landsthul Regional Medical Center, Landsthul, Germany, after being released by Yugoslavia. This mission is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force. SPC Steven Gonzales, waves to the press and well wishers (not shown) when he and his family and his two fellow former POW's (not shown) and their families met the press at the Landsthul Regional Medical Center, Landsthul, Germany, after being released by Yugoslavia. This mission is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force.
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120407-N-ZT599-137YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 7, 2012) Members of the All Z Soccer Club peer over the Ouija board in flight deck control during a tour of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is pier side in Yokosuka, Japan and making preparations to return to sea.
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050103-F-1980P-001. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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220406-N-XN177-1006 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Sailors conduct a brief prior to flight quarters in flight deck control aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 6. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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050216-F-0681L-077. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hector Iap/Angb, Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ARNG
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Prior to boarding USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) for his first deployment, US Navy Electronics Technician SEAMAN James Wilson and his mother, JoAnne Wilson are interviewed by the local media. Truman is on its maiden deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf. Country: Unknown