Military Personnel in Technical Operations

Photos showcasing military personnel engaged in technical operations, communications, and data collection, highlighting various naval and air force activities.

220602-N-DO281-1022DANISH STRAIGHTS (June 2, 2022) Quartermaster 2nd Class Kyra Buggs writes in the deck log aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), June 2, 2022. Paul Ignatius 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.

Electronic Technician Second Class (ET2) Robert Allaband, a technician for Fleet Hospital Zagreb, uses the switchboard.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

220602-N-DO281-1022DANISH STRAIGHTS (June 2, 2022) Quartermaster 2nd Class Kyra Buggs writes in the deck log aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), June 2, 2022. Paul Ignatius 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.

220708-N-TT059-1025 GULF OF OMAN (July 8, 2022) Operations Specialist Seaman Dante Alexander stands watch during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) in the Gulf of Oman, July 8. Momsen is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

Intelligence personnel collecting data from sensor gear on an Air Combat Command 55th Wing RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The RC-135W works closely with the E-3 AWACS during war or contingency situations, providing direct, near real-time reconnaissance information and electronic warfare support to theater commanders and combat forces. All RC-135s are equipped with an aerial refueling system, which gives the aircraft unlimited range. This image was used in the May 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Rivet Joint:Recon Ready". State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011220-F-3354H-013. Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard

Warrant Officer James H. Glass, USMC, (uniform) MWSS-371 (Marine Wing Support Squadron), Yuma, Arizona sets up a MIDDS-T (Meteorology and Oceanography Integrated Data Display System Tactical) Portable Weather Station with Navy Lieutenant Timothy B. Smith, USN, NAVPACMETOCCEN (Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center), San Diego, CA. The unit will be used in support of operations on Camp Doha during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF

The Interior Alaska Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps visits 168th Wing as part of summer camp and learns about the 168th Wing, pilot, boom operator, aircraft maintenance, security forces, and civil engineering missions. The Interior JROTC cadets are students at West Valley High School Marine Corps JROTC, Lathrop High School Army JROTC, Eielson Air Force Base High School Air Force JROTC, and North Pole High School Air Force JROTC.

980301-F-5019K-013. Base: Falcon Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 13 2022) Lt. Connor Keating, from Fairfax, Virginia, monitors contacts during an exercise in the combat information center (CIC) aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), Oct. 13. USS Benfold (DDG 65), USNS Dahl (T-AKR-312), and USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2) are participating in joint bilateral integration with III MEF and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) in support of Resolute Dragon 2022. Exercises like this one reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarvis Colvin, 169th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion mechanic, conducts quality control tests on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet engine in the 'Hush House' at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, September 16, 2022. The 'Hush House' is an on-base facility where aerospace propulsion specialists can openly observe the jet engine while it is running to ensure operational safety and functionality.

PHOTO imagery interpreter SGT Ted Johnson identifies a target as SSGT Doug Lucia plots it during the 1988 Worldwide Reconnaissance Air Meet (RAM '88). Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET (RAM '88) Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Peter Patterson, a personnelist with the 442d Force Support Squadron, works at a desk in the 100th FSS ID card office May 17, 2022, on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Patterson trained on creating ID cards and, while it was primarily the same as at home station, he said he did run into a few new experiences.

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Chris Triplett (left) and SENIOR AIRMAN Daniel Birdsong repair the receive antenna of an Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) pod, Wednesday, June 2,1999. Triplett and Birdsong are assigned to the 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, supporting Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

US Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class James Kyne (right) and US Navy Electronics Technician First Class Bill McGattigan (center) make communication checks on their 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)

DF-ST-90-02087. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Green, combat arms instructor assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron, gives instructions to Airmen on the firing line during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) class at Royal Air Force Feltwell, England, Oct. 13, 2022. Instructors at CATM ensure Airmen are fit to fight by training them on proper rifle etiquette, safety procedures and how to fire weapons efficiently.

Senior Airman Hunter Moses, 355th Component Maintenance Squadron electronic warfare technician, performs an inspection on an AN/ALQ-188 electronic warfare pod at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 10, 2022. These pods are used to accelerate pilot training across 33 bases throughout the United States and Europe.

070125-N-0684R-095. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

240208-N-HA192-1039MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 8, 2024) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joe Reddic, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), facilitates an audiogram, Feb. 8. Bataan 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. Navy

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Xinxin Dai, an air traffic control communications technician, reads measurements with test equipment at a radio tower in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, May 17, 2022. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakunis radio towers are maintained weekly because of their vital role in the communication and safety between several units at the air station. Due to the geographic scope of the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility MCAS Iwakuni serves as a vital link between multiple countries in the Western Pacific theater.

IT operator working on reconnaissance activity mission to gather important data, supporting deployed troops with battlefield information. Serviceman in military base monitoring room. Close up.

A 104th Fighter Wing spouse takes a photo during an in-air refueling training operation on a combined incentive flight and spouse lift while flying over the northeastern United States October 27, 2022. Spouse lifts, as well as incentive flights, are important opportunities to boost morale and give spouses the unique chance of experiencing the 104FW mission firsthand while aircrew members accomplish essential training tasks.

Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman John Sullivan, left, from Apple Valley, Calif., provides feedback on the multi-purpose reconfigurable training system (MRTS) 3-D system to Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuel) 1st Class Lydia Kocourek, from Buffalo, N.Y., aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

060504-N-3527B-077. Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1)

020104-F-8006R-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Salazar, a radio operator with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares radio communications for a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise on the USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 11, 2023. The VBSS exercise refined Marines skills in maritime interdiction operations by incorporating real world scenarios. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America 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.

Officer Brent Fontenot, 81st Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, tallies scores inside the firing range tower during the Police Week shooting competition at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 17, 2022. The event was held during National Police Week, recognizing the men and women in law enforcement.

Members of the 159th Tactical Fighter Group, Louisiana Air National Guard, work on communications equipment. Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Bex McCoy, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron Air Battlefield Manager, takes notes after reviewing a Cope North exercise play aboard an E-3 Sentry, Feb. 13, 2024. CN24 affords six allied and partner nations the opportunity to practice aerial maneuvers together in a simulated contested airspace. ABMs like McCoy, provide data to those pilots enabling them to better integrate tactics, techniques and procedures in unison. Air Force

A portable fluid analyzer+ analyzes fluid during Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Combat Logistics Regiment 2's participation in Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise (TOEE) 2022 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 26, 2022. TOEE 22 is a joint exercise being conducted to support the Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) concept for an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) mission from the littorals to inland objectives using manned/unmanned teaming (MUM-T) of technologies as a system to support sustainment and expeditionary logistics.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Ridout, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, dims the navigation lights during the idle engine run procedure in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Ridout was following each step of the KC-135s maintenance technical orders manual to shut off the aircraft correctly.

041101-F-5508G-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DF-ST-87-03955. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '86-3 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 20, 2022) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) 3rd Class Trevor Charles, from Jacksonville, Fla., works with fellow Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) to secure a chain hoist overhead in the ships engineering space. Abraham Lincoln 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.

The Interior Alaska Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps visits 168th Wing as part of summer camp and learns about the 168th Wing, pilot, boom operator, aircraft maintenance, security forces, and civil engineering missions. The Interior JROTC cadets are students at West Valley High School Marine Corps JROTC, Lathrop High School Army JROTC, Eielson Air Force Base High School Air Force JROTC, and North Pole High School Air Force JROTC.

An Airman from the 16th Training Squadron pilots a simulated MQ-9 Reaper, August 3, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The simulated version of a ground control station allows students to physically control an MQ-9, camera or weapons system.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Lanzer, Civil Engineer Maintenance, Inspection and Repair Team craftsman, left, monitors the resistance value on a circuit breaker while U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Blake Meyer, CEMIRT electrical NCO in charge cleans the breaker during routine maintenance at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 21, 2022. The DLRO-H200 is designed to measure the resistance of circuit breaker contacts, bus-bar joints and other high-current links.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Sept. 22, 2022) - Red Hill control room operators monitor fuel levels and communicate over handheld radios during a spill response exercise Sept. 22, 2022. The exercise marks a significant milestone in the Department of Defenses ongoing planning for the safe defueling and closing of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The exercise tested the Navys emergency spill response capabilities and its ability to work with multiple agencies to respond to a fuel oil release at the facility.

220511-N-SI601-1021 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class Zachary Bicknell, from Ossipee, New Hampshire, conducts a performance test on an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet engine on the fantail aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Departments performance checks are one of the final steps in jet engine maintenance before Sailors return them to full operational capability. 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.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Tenzin Dongak, 6th Attack Squadron student sensor operator, monitors video feed from an MQ-9 Reaper in a ground control station, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 13, 2022. During the training exercise, sensor operator students utilized newly learned skills in video and image surveillance, such as monitoring airborne, maritime and ground objects to complete the simulated mission.

220817-N-XN177-2092 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 17, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Fuels) 2nd Class Anthony Castanon, from Long Beach, California, stands fuels watch in flight deck control aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 17, 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.

061116-N-7130B-152. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Vidato, 459th Airlift Squadron instructor flight engineer, opens a box of simulated humanitarian aid prior to takeoff for a Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted disaster preparedness and response drill at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. This training allows the 459th AS to better integrate with the Government of Japan and respond faster during a real-world scenario.

220820-N-IX644-2015 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 20, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Joel Miller, left, from Davenport, Iowa, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Brad Ellis, from Pensacola, Florida, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, perform routine maintenance on an MH-60S Nighthawk aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush, Aug. 20, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the George H.W.Bush CSG. The sq

030509-F-3838S-003. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2003 Base: Lager Aulenbach State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Staff Sgt. Joshua Brooks of the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Propulsion Flight keeps an eye on operational parameters while running an engine, Oct. 15. Airmen of the propulsion flight perform tasks that enable Kadena Air Base F-15's to fly for three years before needing an engine overhaul. More than 200 engines are maintained by this unit, providing support for F-15's as well as A-10's from Osan Air Base, Korea.

The 151st Air Refueling Wing and ESGR brought approximately 20 employers on an appreciation air refueling mission here on August 17, 2022. The employers, nominated by their Air National Guard employees, boarded a KC-135R Stratotanker, and witnessed the refueling of three F-16 Falcons and four F-35 Lightings while taking in an aerial view of Utahs West desert.

221024-A-JJ498-1353 ARABIAN GULF (Oct 24, 2022) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Aaron Stagg, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, gears up in an MH-60S Sea Hawk during a search and rescue exercise, Oct. 24, in the Arabian Gulf. HSC-26 trains pilots and aircrewmen to employ the MH-60S Sea Hawk worldwide in a variety of missions, including fleet logistics support, search and rescue, medical evacuation, special warfare support, anti-surface warfare, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

230331-N-MD713-1005 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 31, 2023) Ens. Dylan Norman, left, from Seaford, Delaware, and Lt. John Plant, from Fredrick, Maryland, review the ships control bill while standing watch on the bridge aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). IKE is underway conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

DN-ST-85-08723. Country: Chesapeake Bay

On board the guided missile cruiser (AEGIS) USS NORMANDY (CG 60). Operations SPECIALIST SEAMAN (OSSN) Gary Sadler monitors the movement of ships in the Persian Gulf from the Combat Information Center (CIC). The NORMANDY is currently conducting operations in the Persian Gulf with the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) battle group. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, 5 December 1997.U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate AIRMAN Joseph Strevel (Released). Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHEN WATCH Base: USS Normandy (CG 60)

011220-F-3354H-002. Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard

DM-SD-05-09517. Base: USMC Recruit Depot,Parris Island State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Elijah Castillo, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts corrective maintenance on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, May 25, 2022. Motor vehicle mechanics perform regular maintenance on their vehicles to keep the regiment ready to support operations throughout the Indo-Pacific region. 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.

Corey Goodfellow takes a picture of his son, Hunter Satepauhoddle, trying on explosive ordnance disposal gear at the 388th Munition Squadron second annual auto show at Northridge High School in Layton, Utah, May 7th, 2022. The 388th MUNS hosted the show to strengthen the relationship between Hill Air Force Base and the local community.

Two Royal Army (British) soldiers, an unidentified LTC and an unidentified WO, work together in the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters' G3 Operations SO1 section preparing a report for the commander. The ACERR HQ is located in Llidza, a suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia, and the two soldiers are in Bosnia in suport of Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

SEA OF JAPAN (Oct. 5, 2022) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Juan Ortega, from Houston, stands watch in combat information center aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during routine operations in the Sea of Japan on Oct. 5, 2022. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region.

DF-ST-87-13366. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tommy D. Jones, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group laboratory technician, prepares the x-ray room for a patient at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 9, 2022. Jones is the 332d EMDGs only laboratory technician and is one of many multi-capable Airmen within the 332d EMDG supporting daily operations.

040420-F-4388M-001. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SENIOR Airmen Charles Creech and Pamela Adams, Captain Richard Schoem and Major Welden Phillips work in the airlift control element office at auxiliary field 6 during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110209-N-9094S-020PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2011) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Eric Castillo plots course markings on a digital dead reckoning tracer in the combat information center aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge serves under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 76, the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious force.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 26, 2013) Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Andrew Sorenson, left, and other Sailors stand watch in the sonar control room aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is deployed with the John C. Stennis Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

DF-ST-87-12361. Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

As part of his duties while standing watch aboard the Japanese ship, JDS KIRISHIMA, BM3 Hiroshima Yoshida receives orders of the day from the duty officer. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Christophe Croteau, an avionics chief with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, measures tape during an advanced additive manufacturing course at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y., June 23, 2022. The Marine Innovation Unit and the II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Innovation Campus mobile training team, staffed by U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, facilitated training that enables Marines to produce innovative solutions, solve maintenance issues, and develop capabilities to defeat new and emerging threats.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dvante Wells, KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling specialist assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, fills out paperwork prior to takeoff at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 25, 2022. The KC-135 delivers Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) global reach aerial refueling capability to support joint and partner nation aircraft throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Close-up shot as USAF STAFF Sergeant Rob Turner, assigned to the 32nd Air Operations Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, directs the aerial surveillance system camera by remote control during a Keen Sage, flight over Southern Mozambique. The camera is used to search for stranded flood victims and to survey water levels and damage (flood victims and damage not shown) caused by the recent flooding in Southern Africa. The 37th Airlift Squadron C-130 aircraft they fly on, are deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Hoedspruit Air Force Base, South Africa, as part of the United States Operation Atlas Response, humanitarian relief efforts and to fly daily Keen Sage, aerial surveillance .... Complete Scene Caption: Close-up shot as USAF Staff Sergeant Rob Turner, assigned to the 32nd Air Operations Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, directs the aerial surveillance system camera by remote control during a Keen Sage, flight over Southern Mozambique. The camera is used to search for st

000921-N-8854P-001. Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Ladarrius Marshall, from Memphis, Tennessee, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) weapons department, stands watch as an elevator operator in one of the ships magazines during an ammunition on-load, April 9, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration prior to operational deployment.

220406-N-JU123-1034 ADRIATIC SEA (April 6, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) Airman Dinalee Polanco, from New York, assigned to the Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, removes an oxygen concentrator from an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), April 6, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

Two US Navy Sailors review charts and plot on a map in the Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier, USS INDEPENDENCE's (CV 62), Combat Direction Center during a General Quarters drill while the ship is deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of Southwest Asia build-up. Base: USS Independence (CV 62)

The Blue Angels are currently conducting winter training at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, California, in preparation for the upcoming 2024 air show season.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rose Gurley, a personnel specialist assigned to 175th Force Support Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, helps Timothy Dash, a retired master sergeant, process his retirement paper work at 175th Wing headquarters, Martin State Air National Guard Base, Maryland, Jan. 22, 2024. Personnel specialists complete a range of administrative functions for their assigned Air Force personnel to include processing retirements, promotions, and awards.

230327-N-IX644-1025 TYRRHENIAN SEA (March 27, 2023) Air-Traffic Controller Airman Apprentice Julian Maxwell, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), plots aircraft landing paths, March 27, 2023. 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.

Aviation Structural Mechanic Second Class Breck Aillet (left) and Aviation Structural Mechanic AMN Jason Ball repair a ramp service seal from an F-14 fighter in the hangar of USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) while underway in the Arabian Sea. The ship is in the gulf as part of the Southwest Asia (SWA) build-up of forces in reaction to Iraq's refusal of U.N. sponsored weapon's inspections. Country: Unknown

030220-F-1798W-003. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

220618-N-JO823-1023 PHILLIPINE SEA (June 18, 2022) Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey Schadler, from Fallbrook, California, coordinates a supply order in the library of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The command religious ministries department offers an array of religious services as well as a library, game room, theater, and internet café where Sailors can relax. 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.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2022) Republic of Korea Navy Lt. Younggun An, a Catholic chaplain, delivers an evening prayer aboard U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 25. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

020428-A-9890P-012. Subject Operation/Series: BALIKATAN 2002 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific

The flight deck officer and an assistant work out an aircraft spotting plan for night flight operations as a phone talker stands by to relay instructions in flight deck control aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Air Force and Korean air force air traffic controllers direct air traffic during Exercise Team Spirit '85. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Sachon Air Base Country: South Korea

220910-N-IX644-1028 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 10, 2022) Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Roxanne Raley, from Wilamina, Oregon, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), edits a sermon program in the ships library, Sep. 10, 2022. 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.

A chief petty officer updates a computer file in an S-1 (Administration) Division office aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

050623-N-1397H-022. Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Second LT. Susan M. Twomey, deputy Titan missile combat crew commander of the 533rd Strategic Missile Squadron (SMS), performs her duties. Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

110924-N-JD217-010 ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2011) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Justine J. Jones looks up maintenance instructions on the interactive electronic technical manual system aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

DF-ST-86-09661. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD 85 Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

MANILA, Philippines (April 6, 2013) Quartermaster Seaman Micheala Benton performs phone-talker duties as the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) gets underway. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, and participating in the annual Republic of Philippines-U.S. military bilateral training exercise and humanitarian assistance engagement Balikatan 2013.

220924-N-MW880-1001 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 24, 2022) Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Felix Castillo-Reyes, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), edits the Daily Avenger, Sept. 24, 2022. 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.

Military personnel serving during Tropic Care 2022 Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) prepare an in-processing checklist for the opening of the IRT in Lihue, Hawai'i, on June 11, 2022. Tropicare 2022 is an exericse that provides real world training in a joint civil and military environment while strengthening community relationships by providing medical, dental, and optometry services to the people of Hawai'i.

An Air Force technician fine tunes the instrument landing system controls of an AN/TRN-26A tactical air navigation system during Exercise Combat Challenge '86. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT CHALLENGE '86 Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CARIBBEAN SEA (Nov. 23, 2020) Lt.j.g. Justin Bishop and Chief Quartermaster David Thompson stand watch on the navigation bridge aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), Nov. 23, 2020. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South's mission, which includes counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

DN-SC-86-05717. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

221008-N-WU964-1065 SEA OF JAPAN (Oct. 8, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) Airman Aaron Davis, from Las Vegas, records landing aircraft from primary flight control aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in Sea of Japan, Oct. 8. 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.

030324-F-6449C-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

GULF OF ADEN (August 15, 2015) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Christian Trigos, from San Juan, Texas, monitors a SPA-25G radar during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations as part of Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

010825-N-2513W-001. Base: Dsv Rockwater 2 Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

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