Military Personnel in Operations

Images of military personnel engaged in maintenance and operational tasks during missions, showcasing their active roles in various environments.

220908-N-PI330-1049 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 8, 2022) Construction Mechanic Constructionman Patrick Lowrimore, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), removes a brake drum from a 55-ton low bed trailer on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 8, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

030306-M-2715C-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Workhorse Country: Kuwait (KWT)

060223-A-7969G-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Summerall State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020501-F-7232C-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

MOAMBA, Mozambique - - Cpl. Daniel Guilliams, a motor transport operator with 4th Landing Support Battalion based in Vienna, Ohio, secures water tanks to a tactical vehicle at the Moamba motor pool. With more than 100 vehicles at their disposal, motor transport Marines sourced from 4th Landing Support Battalion in Vienna, Ohio, and Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines in Garden City, NY, have been criss-crossing southern Mozambique delivering service members and supplies since arriving in late July for Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010. The exercise, which is a U.S. Africa Command sponsored, bi-lateral military event and humanitarian mission, is hosted by a different AFRICOM partner nation each year. SA10 brings together more than 1,000 U.S. service members and Mozambican soldiers for the purpose of increasing Mozambiques capacity to carry out peace and stability operations.

220908-N-PI330-1049 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 8, 2022) Construction Mechanic Constructionman Patrick Lowrimore, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), removes a brake drum from a 55-ton low bed trailer on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 8, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

US Marine Corps Corporal Wessly Hill and US Marine Corps Sergeant Marcos Jaime drill holes into water tank while taking part in humanitarian assistance operations in Djibouti, Africa. Country: Djibouti (DJI)

030806-F-1342R-038. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Senior Airman Clay Farley, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering technician, marks the ground 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.

030826-F-3820W-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)

030314-M-5150A-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

220909-Z-BB071-1477Michael Carlin, from the Department of Veteran Affairs, observes an aerial refueling mission of the 148th Fighter Wings F-16 Fighting Falcons through the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, September 9, 2022. During a Boss Lift employers have the opportunity to see first hand what their employees missions are when performing military duty.

U.S. Navy hospital corpsman 3rd class Gavin Knowles, a platoon corpsmen with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses clamps to control blood flow during a blood transfusion exercise aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7), in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 14, 2022. The blood transfusion exercise was designed to hone lifesaving skills and techniques. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hynson, Staff Sgt. Joseph Todd, and Senior Airman Alishia Patricio, Avionics Communication Navigation Weapons System Technicians, perform safety wiring on station keeping equipment radom. The 166th Maintenance Group is conducting a Number Four Major Isochronal Inspection in order to maintain mission readiness.

030313-F-2706D-005. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

031230-F-1798W-001. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

060405-A-1211S-074. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Cob Speicher Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

041130-M-9529D-004. Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

An airman from the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, loads cargo onto an RC-135, before takeoff from Offutt Air Force Base. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Haley Sukalac, a port dawg with the 76th Aerial Port Squadron, chains a Humvee down in the cargo bay of a C-130H Hercules aircraft stationed at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, on Jan. 6, 2024. Members of the 46th and 32nd Aerial Port Squadron from Dover Air Force Base and Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, respectively, traveled to Youngstown ARS to practice with the 76th APS for the upcoming 2024 Port Dawg Challenge.

Technical Sergeant T. J. Theis, US Air Force (USAF), fuels specialist, 96th Supply Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, completes paperwork at his R-11 fuel truck while filling up an aircraft on the ramp 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

060405-A-1211S-008. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Cob Speicher Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

Coast Guard Personnel - 26-HK-413-55. Hurricane Katrina

030916-F-2185F-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030312-F-5098W-010. Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A member of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit works on a 1ST Special Operations Wing MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter that is being prepared for shipment to the Persian Gulf region to support Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman 1st Class Theodore Ellis, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Maintenance Flight journeyman, prepares a tool needed to reinstall the vehicle's transmission after repairing an oil leak at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2022. The VMF maintains nearly 1,000 government vehicles used for operations across the base surrounding area, and is valued at approximately $180 million U.S. dollars.

040519-F-4338B-063. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

220913-N-PI330-1026 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 13, 2022) Chief Builder Rob Bergeron, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), dons a gas mask during chemical, biological, and radiological training on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 13, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

040805-F-1279W-035. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

SENIOR MASTER SGT. Billy Savage, Joint Combat Support Element (JCSE), guided equipment onto the back of a flatbed truck during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Gilbert Nelasco an Aerospace Ground Equipment technician, assigned to the 621st Air Mobility Control Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, erects the front face of a Mobile Air Reporting Center (M.A.R.C.), at the Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait, in support of Operation DESERT FOCUS. The M.A.R.C. will be fully functional and able to communicate with incoming aircraft in less than 4 hours after its arrival. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT FOCUS Base: Kuwait International Airport Country: Kuwait (KWT)

030204-F-9528H-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

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SGM. Troy Dotterwech, a Maintenance SGM for G4 Headquarters Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) cleans off military vehicle after returning home from field exercise Operation Lethal Eagle II on May 2, 2022 at Ft. Campbell. Operation Lethal Eagle II is a division-wide training exercise designed to produce lethal squads and platoons grounded in fundamentals ready for contingency operations on today's battlefields.

Technician working on an F-16 Fighting Falcon

SPC Austin Morris, assigned Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment, North Dakota Army National Guard, inspect a helicopter to ensure that is mission ready in support Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 16, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase, scenario-driven training exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks, and battle drills.

U.S. military civil engineers remove glass shutters for renovations on a school as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 10, 2022. The operation is scheduled for Sept. 12-17 and will focus on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participates in PAC ANGEL 22-4 in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

Blindfolded, isolated, and vulnerable, an aircrew member from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, receives a long loud dose of haranguing from his captor, as part of a simulated hostage exercise during Exercise WHITETAIL 2001. Subject Operation/Series: WHITETAIL 2001 State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG/AMC

220723-N-PI330-1011 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 23, 2022) Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Joseph Bramley, left, and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Christopher Allen, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), hang range targets at the shooting range on Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 23, 2022. NMCB 133 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.

011011-F-5171M-008. Base: Minneapolis-St Paul Iap/Ars State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

011114-F-4406B-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Airman Camden Durant is splicing firing wire as he prepares to detonate C-4 explosives Aug. 26, 2013, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Durant is enrolled in the 366th Training Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal course.

030124-F-9032T-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

030419-M-9892R-002. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2003 Base: Fort Magsaysay State: Luzon Country: Republic Of The Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

US Navy Electronics Technician First Class Bill McGattigan makes communication checks on his equipment embarked aboard the Chilean flagship BLANCO ENCALADA (DLH 15) in preparation for Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 while in the port city of Antofagasta, Chile. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: Blanco Encalada (DLH 15)

Staff Sgt. Saber Barrera, with 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron firetruck and refueling maintenance, works with a co-worker to replace an engine starter in Southwest Asia, Aug. 27, 2015. The Airmen support Operation Inherent Resolve, which is intended to reflect the deep commitment of the U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorist group and the threat imposed on Iraq.

US military personnel set up a field radio inside a building at Point Salines airport during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

050115-F-7823A-001. Base: Banda Aceh Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Staff Sgt. Joseph Brearley Jr., 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers pavement and heavy equipment operator, participates in a monthly blast proficiency training in a quarry at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 20, 2022. As part of their special capabilities training, Airmen at the 801 RHTS hold monthly demolitions qualifications that reinforce their proficiency with explosives.

The soldiers are on Hanover Lake on the Fort Dix Range Complex completing their Water Purification Training using the state-of-the-art equipment in turning lake water into a clean drinkable/usable water. (photos taken by the Fort Dix Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

Cpl. Michael Copeland, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, servicing vehicle brakes in in preparation for training exercise Allied Spirit 22, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Rivas, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

060405-A-1211S-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Cob Speicher Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob Anderson, 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conducts post flight inspections during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

020702-F-3873G-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Hall of the 436th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS) services a bogie pitch on a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The 436 AGS was awarded the Air Force's 1993-1994 Maintenance Effectiveness Award for demonstrating professionalism and expertise in performance of aircraft maintenance and inspections on the C-5 Galaxy. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Conservation Officer Game Warden

030424-F-6449C-003. Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Airman 1st Class Silas Robbins, 820th RED HORSE Squadron pavement and equipment apprentice, directs an asphalt truck at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 31, 2022. Airmen from the 820 RHS worked with the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron to complete Ellsworth road construction.

DF-ST-85-12624. Subject Operation/Series: NIGHT TRAIN/GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030314-M-5150A-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

DF-ST-90-00548. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220405-N-TT059-1107 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Apr. 05, 2022) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Bryan Mathews participates in CPR and tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92). USS Momsen is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal fighting force, and is underway supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, load sandbags for a fighting position at Patrol Base Lakari Oct. 1, 2009.

220926-N-PI330-1044 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 26, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Kortnie Oconner, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), conducts an inventory of construction material on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 26, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

DF-ST-86-11939. Subject Operation/Series: FUERZAS UNITAS '85 Base: Cartagena Country: Colombia (COL)

980408-F-4116M-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

011013-F-7910D-010. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

040826-F-0944H-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

050401-F-3177P-060. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Onboard the USS LASALLE (AGF3) Joint Command Ship (JCS), a US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), Force Reconnaissance detachment moves quickly to his objective during a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercise. Base: USS Lasalle (AGF 3)

Coast Guard Personnel - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-337-49. Hurricane Katrina

060208-A-1211S-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Loyalty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: A

030207-F-0876R-037. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

061229-A-5332O-028. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040313-M-9656F-020. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040507-F-7169B-003. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

030311-F-9448S-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jean Marcos Perez, right, and Lance Cpl. Alex Lemus, both chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear defense specialists with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, prepare tear gas prior to conducting an Individual Protective Equipment Confidence Exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 8, 2022. Marines conduct IPECE training annually to ensure their ability to operate in a CBRN environment. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III MEFs comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

040519-F-4338B-042. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pvt. 2nd Class Jonathan Wiedell carries his equipment during the 2022 Palmetto State Armory United States Practical Shooting Association Multigun Nationals in Clinton, South Carolina on April 2, 2022. The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Action Shooting team member and Emily, Minnesota native was named the overall champion of the three-day competition.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Derek Jendrysik, aircraft structural maintenance technician, 104th Maintenance Group, places a scale underneath a storage container while performing a joint inspection during an Agile Combat Employment training at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The 103rd Airlift Wing and 104th Maintenance Group trained on the ability to rapidly load and mobilize equipment and cargo to support contingency operations with limited resources and personnel.

220101-N-EE352-1020 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 1, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Carlos Ibarra, left, a native of Nogales, Ariz., and Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Tyler Bowman, a native of Redding, Calif., perform maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 1, 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.

020808-F-0981H-062. Base: Southern Calif Logistics Airport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-240. Coast Guardsman reboarding helo after dropping off water in grassy area, civilians nearby3. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Garcia, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron lead firefighter from Hialeah, Florida was selected as the 18th Wings Supervisor of the Month at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Supervisor of the Month program is an opportunity for outstanding non-commissioned officers to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these leaders to their peers.

020130-F-3356N-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

MAJ Tom Bowersox, head of logistics for the U.S. Army Chemical Activity located on the atoll, directs the unloading of chemical munitions from a Military Sealift Command ship during Operation Steel Box. The munitions will be taken to the U.S. Army Chemical Activity on the atoll for storage and disposal. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL BOX Country: Johnston Atoll

040430-F-1830P-013. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

021002-F-4649H-018. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

AIRMAN Jeremy S. Tichenor, a member of the 54th Combat Communications Squadron from Robbins Air Force Base Georgia troubleshoots a KY-68 Secure Field telephone. These telephones will be used to provide secure and non-secure tactical communications to the leadership here and will also provide an occasional morale call for the troops who are part of the relocation of Operation Southern Watch and the 4404th Wing (Provisional) from Dhahran after a terrorist bomb attack killed 19 Air Force personnel. Subject Operation/Series: Desert Focus Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Airmen from the Idaho Air National Guards 124th Maintenance Group replace an engine on the flight line at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, MI, June 15, 2022. Exercising the multi-capable airman concept, airmen from across the maintenance group are able to cooperatively accomplish tasks that might otherwise be reserved for specific shops.

030227-M-5150A-009. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT)

Sgt. 1st Class William Dressel, platoon sergeant, Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division takes breathing advice from Indian Army Naib Subedar Jasbir Singh during a yoga session at Camp Bundela in Babina, India, Oct. 11. The instruction is part of a cultural exchange between the Indian Army and the U.S. Army. The Soldiers are in India in support of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09. YA09, which is scheduled for Oct. 12-27, is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S.

040818-F-0681L-018. Base: Hector Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Sondergard, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs pre-flight checks on a KC-10 extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2022. Sondergard received brain surgery to remove an arteriovenous malformation, and later suffered losses to both memory, speech, and motor skills due to a stroke. Recovered, Sondergard returned to his duties as a Crew Chief and hobby as an avid powerlifter.

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

Chief Warrant Officer Three Kevin Hanks of Seattle, Wa., assigned to 3670th Component Repair Company, Oregon Army National Guard provides a helping hand to Sherwood residents interested in military vehicles during the Cruisin in Sherwood Car Rally, June 13, Sherwood, Ore.

020411-F-3267M-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-28-53. Coast Guardsman on road leaning on back of trailered TPSB--Rob photo. Hurricane Katrina

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