Military Operations and Maintenance

Photographs of military personnel engaged in construction and maintenance tasks at bases around the world, emphasizing operational support roles.

Sailors wait in line to sort packages of mail delivered to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) July 5, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 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.

030416-M-7371B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hasham Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030416-M-7371B-001

DEDEDO, Guam (May 12, 2020) - Staff Sgt. John Cruz, 254th REDHORSE Squadron, Guam Air National Guard, touches up a ceiling at the Astumbo Fire Station in Dededo May 12. The Guam National Guard, in support of the government of Guam, is preparing the facility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

221205-N-XK462-1270 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors install panels on an F/A-18E Super Hornet's panels in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations.

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Booth, USNR, of Construction Battalion Unit 406 (CBU-406) installs an electrical conduit. Base: Naval Air Station, Lemoore State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rich Cory and SSGT William Hight a Structural Journeyman with the 819th/219th Expeditionary Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operation Repair Squadron Engineers or "Red Horse," seams a newly laid K-span arch onto a new transportation building for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0413265 or search 021231F9528H104). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Qatar (QAT)

DN-SC-90-01897. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010804-N-0715P-020. Base: Dsv Rockwater 2 Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

A Seabee of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 attaches screening to a tent frame in a Marine camp which is being built during Operation Desert Storm. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Sailors wait in line to sort packages of mail delivered to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) July 5, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 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.

Jake Peck, Area Maintenance Support Activity 61, Boise, Idaho, checks to ensure the mesh filter is in place in the fuel tank of a medium tactical vehicle during the Inspector Certification Course held at Fort McCoy, Wis., Oct. 24-27, 2022. (Army photo by Cheryl Phillips)

DF-ST-85-03436. Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pvt. 1st Class Michelle Almeida, of Kihei, Hawaii measures wood framing material for the windows in the new classroom facility the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical is building jointly with the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion during the Cobra Gold joint engineering civil assistance mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong school in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

040611-F-4539R-027. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) Alpha Company demonstrates a simulated casualty extraction in a confined space during a visit from Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Annex Stump Neck, Md., Oct. 17, 2022. During the visit, Lt. Gen. Cavanaugh received briefs from CBIRF command staff, toured facilities used by CBIRF, talked to CBIRF Marines and Sailors, and received a demonstration of the response forces capabilities in case of a crisis.

030327-F-4376W-004. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

040116-F-9871C-032. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

030909-F-1789V-006. Base: Vaziani Military Base State: Tiblisi Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

SENIOR AIRMAN Troy Newman (foreground), and STAFF Sergeant Chris Cady, Fuels Specialists with the 31st Supply Squadron's POL (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants) Flight, Cryogenics Element, Aviano AB, Italy, service a Liquid Oxygen cart (LOX). The LOX is uploaded onto the aircraft and coverted into a gaseous form to provide pure oxygen to pilots during high-altitude flight. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

030522-M-5266H-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NMCB-7

050914-F-0681L-106. Base: Gulport (ANGCRTC) State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011014-F-1851B-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)

Major Peter Fuerres, G-3 Operations Current Plans, works on the COMARRC's tactical headquarters report at the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Ilidza, Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 19, 2017) Machinists Mate 2nd Class Cirilo Catalan, assigned to the engineering department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), works on a refrigerator compressor in a cold storeroom. America, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

A member of the 50th Civil Engineering Squadron dressed in chemical warfare gear prepares to enter the decontamination chamber during the chemical warfare exercise Salty Mace. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY MACE Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

Airstation New Orleans - 26-HK-338-34. Hurricane Katrina

220929-N-EH998-1103 DJIBOUTI (Sept. 29, 2022) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Joyce Reliford tests a fuel sample aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) while in the Port of Djibouti to refuel, Sept. 29. Nitze is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

030319-F-9032T-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

220904-N-EL850-1018 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 6, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Gerald Lee, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 46, removes tip caps from an MH-60R Sea Hawk Helicopter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sep. 6, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group 10 and the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFO-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, VAW-121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-46. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 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.

221024-N-YT061-1221 NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 24, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Cameron Pads, from Ayttville, Arkansa, polishes rust off the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), October 24, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port onboard Naval Station Norfolk.

CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2012) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) Kerwin Almeda, assigned to the air department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), cleans inside a jet blast deflector crawl space. Carl Vinson is currently pierside at Naval Air Station North Island for planned incremental availability.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Chadwick, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, constructs the door of a tent during Exercise Citadel Guardian at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 7, 2024. During the exercise, engineers were tasked with establishing a forward operating base, or FOB, while simultaneously conducting threat deterrence tactics and executing their primary duties. Air Force

Airstation New Orleans - 26-HK-338-37. Hurricane Katrina

Norfolk, Va. (June 01, 2022) - Chief Mate Maximilian Soucey, assigned to USNSJoshua Humphreys (T-AO-188), provides a brief on the ship's tank deck during the Senior Executive Advanced Leader Training (SALT) program tour of Humphreys June 1, 2022. The purpose of the tour was to provide Navy Senior Executives experiential insight of daily efforts required to support U.S. Fleet Forces Command's (USFFC) mission to man, train, equip, certify, and employ combat-ready Naval forces capable of conducting prompt, sustained naval, joint, and combined operations in support of U.S. national interests.

030508-F-2034C-017. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers scoops mortar to be applied as stucco to the outside walls of a new classroom being built at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 20, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

DN-SC-85-07523. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

DN-SC-85-07474. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

020126-F-6833L-037. Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

Sergeant (SGT) Joseph Cook, USMC, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), Powerline Mechanic checks the amount of fuel on a KC-130/R using a dip stick, before a return flight into Kandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The squadron is operating out of a forward airbase in the Enduring Freedom area. Note that SGT Cook is wearing an M9 pistol on his belt. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252

220819-N-IL330-1007 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 19, 2022) - Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Colin Walsh, from Charlotte, North Carolina, prepares to close a hatch during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 19, 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.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-124. Close-up view of Coast Guardsman working with trailer hitch2. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-108. Close-up of Coast Guardsman working with equipment3. Hurricane Katrina

220506-N-VQ947-1121 SAN DIEGO (May 6, 2022) Sailors use metal shoring to reinforce structural damage during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), May 6, 2022. Portland is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock homeported in San Diego.

050713-A-6108G-425. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220128-N-AV223-1080 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 28, 2022) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Richard Mercer, a native of Eagle Pass, Texas, welds a stud onto a hatch aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 28, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Derek Kelley)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marlon Perez, opposing forces (OPFOR), takes aim at 51st Security Forces Squadron defenders during a Defend the Base training scenario at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 13, 2022. OPFORs are used as stand-ins for enemy invaders, enabling SFS members to practice base defense tactics in a more realistic combat environment.

030811-M-7837W-024. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

DN-SC-86-08615. Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Fireman Richard Rupnarain welds a piece of metal aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Sept. 30, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 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.

010617-A-0657P-004. Base: Quito Country: Ecuador (ECU) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM

(220516-N-OI810-0134) KEY WEST, Florida (May 16, 2022) Builder 1st Class Steven Arkin, from Long Beach, Mississippi, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, marks the center of a door frame side jamb during an office space installation in the Central Processing Facility of Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South, at Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 16, 2022. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

040401-F-3488S-072. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Coast Guard on Scene Damages - 26-HK-82-8. CG On Scene Damages --Coast Guardsman working on RV, 051021. Hurricane Katrina

020405-F-7232C-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Country: Unknown

060419-N-4097B-006. Complete Scene Caption: Onboard the decommissioned US Navy (USN) Intrepid Class Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CV 34), Mr. Richard Moorehead III, an employee with the Resolve Marine Group, pulls hoses into the Carrier ensure water is pumping out of certain compartments in preparation for the placement of explosives, as the Carrier undergoes final preparations for its scheduled sinking, while moored to the pier at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida (FL). The ORISKANY will be towed 22-miles south of Pensacola in approximately 212-ft. of water where it will become the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. After ORISKANY reaches the bottom, ownership of the vessel will transfer from the USN to the State of Florida. Base: USS Oriskany (CVA 34)

030415-F-5712B-001. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Photo Interpretor with kite at 306 Squadron.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephanie Nelson and Lance Cpl. Ashley Chavez, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; collect and analyze samples from a clandestine lab during a CBRN Response Element exercise on Okinawa, Japan, July 12, 2022. A CRE-EX tests CBRNs ability to respond to different operations, including investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

120106-N-RG587-009INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 6, 2012) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Joseph Maciejewski, a member of the shipÕs flying squad, dons a firefighting ensemble during a drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a deployment to the western Pacific region.

A crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine after it landed from a daytime mission. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., are deployed to Kandahar Airfield in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

DF-ST-88-03134. Base: Charleston State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 3, 2024) Retail Specialist Seaman Damani Russell, from Phoenix, removes fiberglass hullboard for replacement in a berthing aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Jan. 3. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

A member of the 5th Munitions Maintenance Squadron tightens the nose plugs of 750-pound bombs 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)

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from Air National Guard take part in the guard shack build event April 18, 2022, at the Silver Flag Training Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for Department of the Air Force civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operating capability within the next two years. At this year's event, which runs through April 22, eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force are facing off in about 20 events showing myriad of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

040321-M-5523R-011. Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Aviation Ordnancemen break out Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) prior to night flight operations in support of OSW. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (OSW), the mission that enforces the coalition imposed southern "no-fly zone" over Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Navy Seaman Hailee Collier, from Lavon, Texas, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), needle guns paint from a padeye, aboard the ship, in Newport News, Virginia, May 18, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Carl Harkins, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of Texas, lays down bricks at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rafael De Leon, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron phase inspection journeyman, inspects the underside of the wing from an F-15E Strike Eagle at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, 17 October, 2022. The Liberty Wings maintenance teams ensure that aircraft are ready to accomplish the mission when called upon.

US Navy Aviation Ordananceman Third Class PETTY Officer Johnny Galathe inspects a pair of "live" AIM-120 (AMRAAM) advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles before they are loaded on an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft belonging to Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW 14), aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65). Enterprise and CVW 14, under the command of battle group commander US Navy Rear Admiral Martin J. Mayer (not shown), is transiting the Suez Canal and Red Sea enroute to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Jason Huval wipes down the stabilizer on a HH-60 Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is conducting advanced battle group training in preparation for its maiden voyage. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

060523-N-7711S-461. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

DN-SC-85-01648. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060909-N-4856C-017. Base: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

020508M-9902V-032. Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

NORFOLK, Virginia (November 30, 2022) Commander, Military Sealift Command (MSC), Rear Adm. Michael Wettlaufer, is greeted by Civil Service Mariner Able Seaman Micah Salabarria aboard USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Wettlaufer escorted Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) respond to a simulated 30 kiloton nuclear detonation during exercise Scarlet Response in Guardian Centers of Georgia, Ga, on May 20, 2022. Scarlet Response was created to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company in a simulated joint disaster response. Scarlet Response is designed to test every aspect of the units Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive response capabilities and enable its servicemembers to respond effectively and expeditiously to save the most lives.

220901-N-UF592-1025 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 1, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Dwayne Ramdhanny, from Houston, opens a weapons elevator to unload supplies on the aft mess deck aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Sept. 1. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-420-57. Hurricane Katrina

221010-N-KU796-1040 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 10, 2022) U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist Seaman Kris Del Rosario, from Temecula, Calif., restocks aircraft parts aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Strike Group is underway preparing for an upcoming deployment.

220801-N-YQ181-1028 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 1, 2022) Aerographers Mate Airman Apprentice Melvin Thimlar, from Middlebury, Indiana, conducts maintenance on an air tight door in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1. Ronald Reagans tiger teams are tasked with ensuring the material condition readiness of every door, hatch, scuttle, ladder well, and battle lantern aboard the ship. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Airstation New Orleans - 26-HK-338-32. Hurricane Katrina

As part of Operation Tomodachi, the United States military has humanitarian assistance capabilities positioned in the affected region that are supporting emergency relief efforts at the request of the government of Japan.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 1, 2012) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Guillermo Trejo uses a circular saw to remove metal prongs from the floor of the weapons office aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga is part of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group and is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Americas Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

(220525-N-OI810-0238) KEY WEST, Florida (May 25, 2022) Engineering Aid 3rd Class Rodrigo Cardenasbarato, from Miami, Florida, assigned Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 14, uses a reciprocating saw to cut a steel post during a tennis court demolition at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW), May 25, 2022. Seabees assigned to NMCB-14 travelled to NASKW to perform on-site training and assist with facility and compound maintenance. NMCB-14 provides advance base construction, battle damage repair, contingency engineering, humanitarian assistance and disaster recovery support to our fleet and unified commanders.

DN-SC-86-04249. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-103. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

970620-N-5121B-006. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1)

051224-A-1211S-101. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Steelworker Constructionman Samual Hrobsky, from Jefferson, Wisconsin, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion One, smooths the metal on playground equipment at Rove Park during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

220804-N-UF592-1041 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 4, 2022) Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Nicharles Arayata, from Kissimmee, Florida, cleans a bulkhead in a restroom aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during cleaning stations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 4. Ronald Reagan Sailors conduct a one-hour ship-wide daily cleaning aimed to reduce degradation and maintain equipment operability. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

220606-N-DF648-20081004 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 6, 2022) Seaman Edward Pacheco washes dishes aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 6, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-397-33. Hurricane Katrina

030401-F-0981H-025. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS ST KITTS-NEVIS 2003 Base: Saint Kitts Country: Nevis (KNA)

Damage Controlman Fireman Evin Hunsinger, from Tampa, Florida, assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) engineering department, conducts testing on a P-100 fire pump, April 1, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting flight deck certification and air wing carrier qualification as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-92. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members wrapping boxes in storage area, 050901k. Hurricane Katrina

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