Military Operations and Logistics

Images depict military personnel and equipment including forklifts, cranes, and aircraft operations in action, showcasing logistics, preparation, and maintenance activities.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Zamsky and Tech. Sgt. Dan Doyle, propulsion technicians with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, work with their crane operator to mount a replacement prop on a C-130H at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, October 20, 2022. Replacing these props allows the squadron to continue its mission in generating the right effects, at the right place and the right time, in both contested and austere environments.

030905-F-8155K-016. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ricardo Ramirez, an ammunition technician, with Ammunition Company, 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates the loading process of ammunition for the Norwegian contractors from Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway, during MCPP-N training on Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2022. The MCPP-N provides the Marine Corps with the logistical capability to store, segregate, and issue ammunition properly in support of current and future operations.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Zamsky and Tech. Sgt. Dan Doyle, propulsion technicians with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, work with their crane operator to mount a replacement prop on a C-130H at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, October 20, 2022. Replacing these props allows the squadron to continue its mission in generating the right effects, at the right place and the right time, in both contested and austere environments.

Assorted flight line cargo arrives ahead of Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 4, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022.

060824-N-6403R-008. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

040809-F-2706S-047. Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

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. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kurtis Dismore, right, an embarkation specialist, and Cpl. Arturo Ochoa, left, a heavy equipment operator, both with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, load truck equipment 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.

DM-ST-85-10392. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR '83 / EASTERN WIND 83 Base: Berbera Country: Somalia (SOM)

030201-M-7031A-032. Base: Austal Westpac Express Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines

A Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine stands on a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Amphibious Vehicle just after it came on shore at a Jongsa-dong beach in Republic of Korea, Oct. 31, 1998. The LCAC Amphibious vehicles are landing on the beach to drop off U.S. and ROK Marine troops and their equipment in support of Foal Eagle '98. Foal Eagle '98 is a deployment exercise that takes place once a year in Korea. (U.S. Army photo by SPECIALIST Joel C. Miller) (Released). Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Jongsa-Dong Beach Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Supplies are unloaded from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter aboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

In the morning around 0800 at the Launch Facility, security policeman SENIOR AIRMAN Blake Wingate of 341 OSS holds open Launch Facility K-11's gate and allows a transporter/erector vehicle from the 341 Missile Maintenance Squadron to come onto the site. Today the truck will be removing the 341 Missile Wing's last Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile from its launcher, marking the end of thirty years of Minuteman II's in the Air Force inventory and the completion of President Bush's 1991 "Stand Down" order which removed all Minuteman II missiles from alert. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cargo is unloaded from an Army trailer for reloading onto a flatbed railroad car with the use of a forklift. It contains a munitions shipment that arrived at the Chinhae Water Port. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220621-N-NR343-1003 GULF OF ADEN (June 21, 2022) Fire Controlman 1st Class Christopher Massengill conducts maintenance on a Rolling Airframe Missile launcher aboard littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), in the Gulf of Aden, June 21. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

Fighter plane taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, December 4, 2006

DA-ST-85-02367. Subject Operation/Series: LIFELINE Base: Southport State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-10677. Base: Canadian Forces Base, Edmonton State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

U.S. Air Force Airman Trevor Winter, left, and Senior Airman Mason Johnson, 3rd Munitions Squadron munitions stockpile technicians, remove BLU-111 munitions from a shipping container at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 12, 2022. Over the course of eight days, the 3rd MUNS received the largest barge operation for the Air Force totaling 150,000 pounds of explosive weight. This is the 3rd MUNS annual inventory restock of both training and real-world munitions.

970427-F-1277M-017. Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Mario Ortiz Jr., a 435th Contingency Response Group crew chief, helps stack pallets while on location at Constanta, Romania, Jan. 19, 2012. The 435th CRG unloaded more than 100 pallets worth of equipment during their temporary duty assignment.

Members of the 437th Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., load a C-17 with supplies at Cyril E. King Airport at St Thomas after Hurricane Marilyn. Base: Saint Thomas State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 71st Aerial Port Squadron conduct load training on a C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 3, 2024.The 71st APS is a geographically separated unit of the 512th Airlift Wing, located in Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Air Force

060824-N-6403R-011. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

Personnel from the 60th Military Airlift Wing perform maintenance on C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Rush, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operates a forklift during a foreign humanitarian aid training at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Dec. 5, 2022. FHA training affords Marines the opportunity to prepare for emergency situations in which they may be called upon to provide support to a foreign nation after a natural disaster. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a ready and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific.

220708-N-XK047-1296PACIFIC OCEAN (July 8, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mike Strobel sprays freshwater into the structure of a landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 8. Conducting freshwater washdowns are necessary to prevent corrosion on the craft.

051114-F-0571C-153. Base: Chaklala Air Base Country: Pakistan (PAK)

An M1 Abrams tank belonging to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, deployed into Europe off the ramp of the MV Cape Washington, a Military Sealift Command, Ready Reserve Fleet Cargo vessel. The equipment arrived at the port in Vlissingen, Netherlands, March 27, 2022 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

A civilian search and rescue vehicle exits a CH-47F Chinook helicopter operated by New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment during a mission on Sanibel Island, Florida on October 2, 2022. At the direction of Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York National Guard deployed 2 CH-47F aircraft and 11 Soldiers to assist the Florida National Guard in responding to the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Samuel Sacco)

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment July 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from railcars on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

040114-F-9105A-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Senior Airman Marvel Marshall, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels system management craftsman, walks towards a debris field during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. Airmen from the 8th CES tested their ability to repair airfield damage in a contested environment as part of a training event.

DA-SC-85-13319. Subject Operation/Series: PROLOG Base: Fort Eustis State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011116-F-3356N-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

A vehicle is driven out of Military Sealift Command (MSC) chartered ship MV Cape Horn (T-AKR 5068) during an offload for exercise Cobra Gold 2024 at Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19. CG24 is the 43rd iteration of the Joint Cobra Gold series of exercises. CG24 emphasizes coordination on readiness, civic action, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and seeks to expand regional cooperation and collaboration in these vital areas. MSC directs and supports operations for approximately 140 civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships at sea, conduct specialized missions, preposition combat cargo at sea around the world, perform a variety of support services, and move military equipment and supplies to deployed U.S. forces. (

U.S. Marines with Landing Support Equipment Company, 1st Landing Support Battalion (LSB), Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, lift a Tractor, Rubber Tired, Articulated Steering, Multipurpose (TRAM) 624KR at the Mesquite Regional Landfill Railyard in Glamis, California, Aug. 28, 2022. 1st LSB and 2nd Transportation Battalion led railhead operations from August 26 to September 1, 2022, in order to deliver logistical support for Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-23 being conducted at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Arizona.

An airman standing in the rear of the transporter/erector vehicle, makes the final adjustment to the Air Force's last Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile to be deactivated. The missile will eventually join other retired Minuteman II's at a depot at Hill AFB, Utah. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Lackey, aerial porter with the 62d Aerial Port Squadron, prepares to transport cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with a forklift during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 19, 2022. Rainier War is a semi-annual exercise designed to demonstrate the 62d Airlift Wing, 627th Air Base Group and 446th Airlift Wings ability to generate, employ and sustain operations.

Staff Sgt. Pauletta Morris, 332 Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pest management journeyman, uses a sweeper to clear rocks from a simulated repaired runway during a rapid airfield damage recovery exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 12, 2022. RADR exercises test the ability of the 332d ECES to rapidly repair runways and runway support structures to recover and resume airfield operations after it has experienced significant damage.

An Air Cushion Landing Craft (LCAC) whips up dust as it makes a turn after coming ashore 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)

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command deliver critical supplies in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, Sep. 10, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan.

U.S. Marines 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, direct a TRAM 624KR during Korean Marine Exchange Program 24.1 at Chinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 15, 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

Members from the 143d Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guard, and the 56th Troop Command Charlie Company, Rhode Island National Guard, take part in a Joint Airborne training mission Jan. 20, 2022, at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center , Starke, Fla. The joint training mission was done to maintain the mission capabilities of the Rhode Island Air and Army National Guard.(U.S. Air National Guard photos by Senior Airman Brittni Capozzi)

Museum staff, Camp Ripley personnel and Navy Veterans watch the unloading of section from the former Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine, USS Minneapolis-St. Paul SSN-708 August 29, 2022. The sections are part of the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum collection and plan to be on display in the near future.

040214-M-3980Y-009. Base: Westpac Express (HSV 4676)

220811-N-XB010-1008 Philippine Sea (Aug. 11, 2022) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) departs the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A GFU-7 dragon ammunition loader sits on the flightline during a large-scale readiness exercise at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard base in Fort Wayne, Indiana July 13, 2022. Aircraft Armament Systems load crews used the GFU-7 to load ammunition into an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm cannon.

US Airmen participate in Rapid Damage Airfield Repair (RDAR) Training at the 163d Regional Training Site on March Air Reserve Base in Calif., Sept. 1, 2023. RDAR is the primary warfighting objective of a Civil Engineering Squadron in the United States Air Force.

050405-N-8269F-004. Base: Kuwait Naval Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Dunnage is secured onto a trailer bed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 7th, 2024. The 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management office must properly secure cargo onto trailer beds to comply with safety requirements. Air Force

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Richard Laux, (left), US Air Force (USAF), Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of deployed Fuel Cell, 375th Logistics Support Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and TSGT T. J. Theis, 96th Supply Squadron, Eglin AFB, Florida, monitor a pump station at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040719-F-3431H-055. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

020322-F-7930W-040. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DN-ST-86-07280. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060407-N-4772B-005. Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)

060323-A-9157N-001. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Santa Clara State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

A U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle is lifted by a crane 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.

DN-SC-89-07998. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

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).

011117-F-1851B-141. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)

NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, and Russian Search and Recovery Forces arrive in Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan in advance of the landing of Expedition 57 crew members Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Auñón-Chancellor, Gerst, and Prokopyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 56 and 57 crews onboard the International Space Station.

Airmen with the 156th Contingency Response Group, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, load equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III during Southern Strike 2022 at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 22, 2022. Southern Strike 2022 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air support, precision engagement, close air support, command and control, personnel recovery, aero medical evacuation, and combat medical support.

220919-N-EJ241-1049DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (Sept. 19, 2022) - Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 work with civilian contractors to pour concrete at U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States territories to support and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. As the stand-in, crisis response, naval engineering force, NMCB-4 maintains a ready posture to deliver in-theater expeditionary logistics via expeditionary shore infrastructure, forward damage repair, and mobile construction.

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.

230203-N-VO895-1092ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2023) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class David Boatright, a deck department Sailor onboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), guides a forklift operator to a container during well deck operations, Feb. 3, 2023. USS Bataan, Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), all part of the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (BATARG), are underway participating in a PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) exercise.

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, utilizes a Kalmar RT240 Rough Terrain Container Handler to haul a Japanese shipping container onto a Japan Self Defense Force vehicle during preparations for a bilateral convoy during Keen Sword, at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.

AGM-65B Maverick Scene Magnification missiles are being loaded aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Exercise Sandgroper '82. Subject Operation/Series: SANDGROPER '82 Base: Pearce Royal Australian Afb Country: Australia (AUS)

A U.S. Sailor assigned to Assault Craft Unit 1 guides a 7-ton truck off of Landing Craft, Utility 1627 onto Cabrillo Beach for the Defense Support to Civil Authorities exercise during Los Angeles Fleet Week, California, May 24, 2022. The DSCA exercise strengthens relationships between Department of Defense and civil authorities in the event support is needed for real-world natural disaster and emergency relief scenarios. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

Claude Brantley, a firefighter with Costal Carolina Aircraft, Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) steps into a fire truck to observe the exercise with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Murphy, a firefighter with ARFF, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 4, 2022. MCAS Cherry Point Marines and Coastal Carolina Regional Airport personnel conducted this joint exercise to enhance the efficiency of their firefighters, build interagency cohesion, and share knowledge and experience.

220908-N-PI330-1021 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 8, 2022) Equipment Operator Constructionman Apprentice Nereida Aguilar, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), raises jack stands for a 55-ton trailer to be moved on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 8, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

Hull Technician 3rd Class Cathy A. Woods of the Operations Maintenance Department sits at the wheel of a T-300 tow tractor as she conducts her daily check of the air station's "yellow gear.". Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

Loading containers with patriot rockets of 502 squadron, 5th group of led weapons.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chase Peterson, an engineer equipment operator with III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), works on a simulated airfield during an airfield damage repair (ADR) field exercise (FEX) at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 5, 2024. Service members with III MEF, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, and 18th Civil Engineer Group participated in the FEX to refine ADR tactics, techniques and procedures by integrating with joint partners Marine Corps

220720-N-XB010-1019 SASEBO, Japan (July 20, 2022) A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) attached to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 enters the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

DF-ST-87-00601. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 124th Civil Engineer Squadron prepares Gowen Field for flight operations Jan. 7, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. CES Airmen monitor weather reports throughout the week and report to the base when inclement weather is slated to affect flight operations and installation work.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Barnett, a motor transport mechanic with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, performs a limited technical inspection on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement armored utility wrecker as 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.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 19, 2013) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Tony Fuller drives a tractor across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

A U.S. Air Force technician uses a forklift to stage medical supplies, equipment and shelters which are part of an air transportable field hospital. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070105-M-6412J-061. Base: USS Bataan (LHD-5) State: Atlantic Coast Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron stages equipment for their response to Hurricane Ian at a facility in Bradenton, Florida, Sept. 27, 2022.

A Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) outfitted with the Mobile Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated Defense System (M-LIDS) practices shooting drones during a night fire outside of Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 25, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Damian Mioduszewski)

Staff Sgt. Rafael Agosto, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels system management craftsman, guides a road saw during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 18, 2022. Airmen from the 8th CES tested their ability to repair airfield damage in a contested environment as part of a training event.

070125-N-0775Y-051. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

020322-F-7930W-053. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

DF-ST-88-00011. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is lifted by a crane 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.

040823-F-4970D-017. Base: Malmstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 172 and Airmen assigned to 18th Civil Engineer Group (CEG) conduct 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. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Coyne, an engineer equipment operator from Indiana, with Arrival Assembly and Operations Group (AAOG), offloads 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

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)

NEW YORK (Nov. 6, 2012) A Seabee assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202, stationed out of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, operates a bulldozer to remove from Hurricane Sandy during relief efforts in Highlands, N.J. CBMU-202 is operating under the U.S. Northern Command Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission, working closely with civil authorities and the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.

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