Military Personnel Operations

Images depicting military personnel engaged in various operational tasks, such as training and equipment handling, set in different military environments.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dequelle Condry, 23rd Maintenance Group training manager, watches the line for Combat Arms Training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, July 13, 2022. Line officials ensure Airmen safely handle their weapon and assist with any questions.

A Marine with Headquarters Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, prepares to board a Marine Corps KC-130 on a mission in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-130 is part of Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron VMGR-352. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

SPEC. 4 Brian Bates cleans his M-2 .50-caliber machine gun on an armored personnel carrier during the joint service exercise Nimrod Dancer. Subject Operation/Series: NIMROD DANCER Country: Panama (PAN)

980624-F-1108F-005. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011114-F-4406B-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dequelle Condry, 23rd Maintenance Group training manager, watches the line for Combat Arms Training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, July 13, 2022. Line officials ensure Airmen safely handle their weapon and assist with any questions.

020311-F-2021H-009. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Lieutenant Colonel Dominic Shepherd (Belize Defence Force), attends the Caribbean Task Force decision briefing during Exercise TRADEWINDS in Belize City on May 19, 2022. Photo: Cpl Alevtina Ostanin - Visual Communications Support (VCS)

010331-N-0283O-003. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

220404-N-HA192-1005NORFOLK, VA. (March 5, 2022) - Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Vincent Opoku, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), participates in a ship-wide Anti-Terrorism Force Protection drill, March 5, 2022. Bataan is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk.

Boston (Aug 30, 2022) U.S. Navy Airman Eric Young, from New Orleans, conducts a line handling evolution aboard USS Constitution. USS Constitution, is the worlds oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. During normal operations, the active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people a year as they support the ships mission of promoting the Navys history and maritime heritage and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and destroyed or captured 33 opponents.

SGT Brooks makes identification tags for members of the 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron prior to their deployment to El Libertador Air Base, Venezuela, for a two-week training exercise with members of Group 16 of the Venezuelan air force. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220811-N-PC065-1002 BALTIC SEA (Aug. 11, 2022) - U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 2nd Class Dominic Edney, center, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), gives a safety brief prior to a live fire gun shoot on Arlingtons flight deck, Aug. 11, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 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.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 355th Security Forces Squadron poses for a photo while serving his sentence for a Jail n Bail event during National Police Week at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 19, 2022. . Throughout the week, the 355th SFS hosted numerous events that involved the local community, participants across the installation and other first responder units on base.

A U.S. Army Jumpmaster conducts a Jumpmaster Personel Inspection (JMPI) on a Dutch paratrooper's T-11 parachute during Exrcise Falcon Leap on Eindhoven Air Base, Eindhoven, Netherlands., Sep. 13, 2022. More than 1000 Paratroopers from all over the world, 13 different nationalities, multiple airdrops per day, and training with each other equipment for two weeks. this is NATO's largest technical airborne exercise

A Madagascar service member applies a torniquet during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course held by members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa during Cutlass Express 2024 at Camp Doraleh, Djibouti Feb. 27, 2023. CJTF-HOA partnered with members of the U.S. Coast Guard to go over a series of combat medical procedures. Army National Guard

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Coates, a loadmaster with the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, reads through an Air Force instruction manual during a no-notice check ride at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Nov. 24, 2014. The Savannah-based C-130H cargo aircraft was in preparation for a takeoff from the Polish C-130 base. The 165th AW deployed to Poland in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve that incorporates bilateral training between the Georgia Air National Guard and the Polish Air Force, as well as, sending a message to Russia that the United States of America stands by their NATO allies.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Keith O'Grady, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field Fl., listens as a Haitian man tell him about potential rescue sites in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan 17, 2010 following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort

010921-A-6086T-007. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: SOUTHCOM

041020-F-1789V-012. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy Utilitiesman 3rd Class Zemed Krichbaum, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, inspects the bolt carrier group of an M4 carbine on Camp Mitchell, Naval Station Rota, Spain, Feb. 21, 2023. NMCB 11, assigned to the TWENTY SECOND Naval Construction Regiment, is forward deployed across the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, in support of U.S. Sixth Fleet maritime operations to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. Navy

220504-N-GP384-1036 WEST MEDITERAINIAN SEA (May 4, 2022) Ensign Chris Meacham, from Long Island, New York, looks through an alidade on the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), May 4, 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.

Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst tour the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, Aug. 20, 2012. Airmen from JBMDL attended several events across NYC during Air Force Week 2012.

Greywolf Trooper, Spc. Chansylor Butler, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, interacts with Polish Students from Kalige High School, Dec. 9, 2022. Events like these continue to strengthen the bonds between the Polish community and the U.S. Army.

Providers assigned to the 223rd QM, Field Feeding Company, Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division prepare meals for Paratroopers on Fort Bragg, NC, March 29, 2022. The Field Training Exercise ensures Paratroopers stand ready to fight, win, and meet the 18 hour deployment standard.

030428-M-1852W-053. Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion

Chief Master Sgt. Adam Boubede, 86th Civil Engineer Group superintendent, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Javion Hoyle, 86th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels systems craftsman after earning the title of Airlifter of the Month at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 16, 2022. Hoyle earned the title of Airlifter of the Week because of his innovative design to drain fuel from aircraft.

AIRMAN 1ST Class Tanya Jenkins, a bio-environmental specialist from the Hickam Clinic, helps a toxic-vapor detection member put on a face mask. They are participating in a space shuttle emergency landing exercise. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF Sergeant Joseph R. Sulton, C-130 crew chief with the 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, "pops" a salute to a departing pilot and crew after marshaling them out of the parking area in Southwest Asia. This is the front cover photo of the July 1999, AIRMAN Magazine and is associated with the "Rescuers" article on the 41st and 71st Rescue Squadrons from Moody AFB while participating in OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: Southern Watch Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Fort Dix CBRN School held training for various unit soldiers for the ASA Fort Dix CBRN Defense Course Class, 002-23. This course was from 4 December through 16 December 2023. The course includes training on a variety of military CBRN Equipment, and includes training and familiarization on, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), emergency response In-transit procedures, planning and preparing for Domestic Reconnaissance operations, the fundamentals of Toxic Industrial Chemicals/Materials (TIC/TIM), sampling and collection procedures, mission abort procedures, and the procedures to set-up, process through and close out a survey team decontamination site. (Images provided by the U.S. ASA Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Daniel Amburg)

110925-N-VN693-021 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 25, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Terrance Wever, from Charleston, S.C., uses the microphone on his cranial while directing aircraft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

A U.S. Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 340th Military Police company provides feedback as part of a simulated exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, N.J., July 30, 2022. Soldiers from the 333rd MP Brigade, 340th MP Battalion gathered here for Gotham Justice, a four-week exercise that trained, challenged and improved Soldiers primary skill sets and core MP competencies required in detention operations and security and mobility support operations.

A Royal Australian Air Force Indigenous Youth Program member speaks with U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Lloyd, 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle pilot, during a visit to RAAF Base Darwin, Australia, Sept. 6, 2022. The visit coincided with Exercise Pitch Black 2022, the RAAF Chief of Air Forces biennial capstone international engagement activity with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition and allied nations. This year, 17 nations participated in PB22 from Aug. 19 to Sept. 8, 2022.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Herman Green discusses logistics and planning with Royal Canadian Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Rebecca O'Keefe before dive training for Tradewinds 2022 in Belize City, Belize, on May 10, 2022. Tradewinds 2022 is focused on foreign military interaction, maritime interdiction, ground security, and field training exercises supporting U.S. SOUTHCOM's Campaign Plan.

030730-F-0806S-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers conduct a room clearing exercise at the Northeast Counterdrug Training Center at Fort Indiantown Gap, July 19, 2022. The exercise is performed as a refresher for the Special Response Team Basic Selection Course.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group offloads a Light Capability Rough Terrain Forklift from U.S. Naval Vessel Dahl in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Subic Bay Port, Philippines, March 26, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

1ST SGT. Simon of Headquarters Company, 507th Corps Support Group (Airborne) provides his troops with their next set of redeployment instructions prior to departure. The 507th is returning to Fort Bragg, NC, after providing support to UNOSOM II. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 4, 2022) Seaman Rafael Falcon Hernandez, from Boston, stands lookout watch aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). 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.

Soldiers learn rank identification in basic training company. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army soldier Sergeant Antheo Green, 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion Enhanced multi-challenged systems operator and maintainer, speaks with teammates on a radio during Exercise Light Rain at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 22, 2022. Light Rain equips Airmen and Soldiers with the skills to maintain reliable and secure communications in todays highly contested environments.

Portrait of cheerful soldier doing training in shooting range, reloading rifle. Joyous military unit in firing range practicing with semiautomatic weapons, wearing protective equipment, camera A

LCPL Cornelius Harrison performs a radio check beginning his shift at the security gate at Marine Expeditionary Camp-Pohang (MEC-P), Oct. 11, 1998. Harrison, originally from Plum Branch, S.C., is out of the Combat Service Support Group, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and is deployed to MEC-P in support of Foal Eagle '98 for two months. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Marine Expeditionary, Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Mcghee, Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) conducts a PH test on water from a hand washing station which is being used by Marines and Sailors at the Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) warehouse during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-05510 or search 980313-M-4605W-003). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

U.S. Marine Corps Lcpl. Christopher Zidor, a postal clerk withHeadquarters and Headquarters Squadron conducts OleoresinCapsicum spray drills at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,Japan, Sept. 30, 2022. Security Augmentation Force is calledupon to reinforce base law enforcement by augmenting gatesentries, performing random vehicle inspections and bothroving and foot patrols.

221024-N-LK647-1154 ATLANTIC OCEANChief Yeoman Myles Oliver, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), checks in new Sailors, while Normandy is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 24, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

DA-ST-85-04911. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spc. Lance Love and Pvt. Chase Greer, truck drivers with the 82nd Airborne Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team, work out between convoys May 12, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Their unit, Company A, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, provides most of the logistical support for 1/82.

DF-ST-89-01068. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 21, 2022) - Chief Information Systems Technician Devin Kelly receives his chief petty officer combination cover during the chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Oct. 21, 2022. Nine selectees were promoted to the rank of chief petty officer during the ceremony. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

040506-F-6665C-006. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jack Layman, a 673d Air Base Wing Public Affairs journeyman, interviews Airman 1st Class Jaylen Baker, a 773d Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment and pavements technician, during Exercise Polar Force 23-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 16, 2022. Readiness exercises like Polar Force allow service members to train in a simulated contested environment, with this exercise testing a members ability to survive and operate. During the exercise, service members from the 673d Air Base Wing and 732nd Air Mobility Squadron simulated deployment processes and participated in ATSO training scenarios like properly wearing MOPP gear and conducting Tactical Combat Casualty Care procedures.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jerrik Cox, a fire protection specialist with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron fire department, provides dispatch and direction to fire protection specialists during joint training with U.S. Army medics from the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, May 16, 2022. The readiness exercise served as their annual inspection where they responded to a simulated vehicle fire with injuries.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Emmanuel Sepulveda, instructor, Marine Corps Martial Arts, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, talks to his squad of Marines during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Course culminating event, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 06, 2022. The purpose of the MCMAIC culminating event was to challenge and test the course participants on both MCMAP techniques and endurance before becoming a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor.

DA-ST-87-12812. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Ford Ord State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

At Camp Seven during a demonstration, a Haitian dances as the military police riot force looks on. The Haitians jumped the concertina wire, and were promptly surrounded by the soldiers. There was no violence and the Haitians were taken to an isolation camp without incident. Subject Operation/Series: SEA SIGNAL V Base: Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay Country: Cuba (CUB)

Aeromedical evacuation Airmen discuss loading operations aboard a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for an AE training mission in Ceiba, Honduras, June 12, 2022. (The training is part of a joint integration effort it Honduras, where the Airmen are working with local first responders and military members on various medical techniques and procedures.

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An airman armed with an M-16 rifle stands guard at an airfield during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Marines of Cherry Point Crash Fire Rescue hold a capabilities exercise prior to an up coming air show to test their effectiveness and speed. Crash crew members are in aluminized garments, designed to provide protection from high levels of radiant heat that may occur during a post-crash jet fuel flash fire, with positive-pressure SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) masks on. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AGADEZ, Niger - Police Nationale du Niger, Chief of Police Aboubacar Moussa (pictured), sits in on a meeting between the Governor of the Agadez Region Magagi Maman Dada and members of Air Base 201, in Niger, Sept. 30, 2022. Engagements such as this improve the lines of communications between the U.S. military and Agadez leadership.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tyrone Williams, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepares for an ice breaker drill as part of Marine Rotational Forces Europe 23.1 in Setermoen, Norway Feb. 9, 2023. MRF-E focuses on regional engagements throughout Europe by conducting various exercises, mountain-warfare training, and military-to- military engagements which enhance overall interoperability of the U.S. Marine Corps with allies and partners.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Leonardo Macedo, Jr., accounting chief, comptroller, Headquarters and Service and Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, participates in hand-to-hand combat training with a member of the Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, during the Aito Course in Taravao, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 6, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. The nine Marines and Sailor from HQSVCBN participated in the bilateral training with the French Armed Forces in order to strengthen relationships with the region. The courses name comes from the Tahitian word aito, which means warrior.

A Soviet sailor and a U.S. Marine shake hands following a wreath-laying ceremony at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Three ships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet are in San Diego for a five-day goodwill visit. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 24 2022) Cmdr. Robert Floyd, Executive Officer aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), hands out care packages put together by the Padres Foundation. The Padres Foundation has been a longtime supporter of the U.S. military for more than two decades , supporting organizations such as the USO and Veterans Village. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serves as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

221006-N-IL330-1208 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 6, 2022) - Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Derrick-Mikol Allen, from Kingston, Jamaica, reports to the ships central control station during an engineering training team drill in main machinery room one aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 6, 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.

Drill Instructor Sgt. Daniel Anderson motivates recruits during physical training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on December 4, 2014. Only about 600 Marine Corps drill instructors shape the approximately 20,000 recruits who come to Parris Island annually. The handful of drill instructors are entrusted with sustaining a more than 239-year legacy by transforming men and women into the next generation of Marines.

221027-N-EU502-1019 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 27, 2022) - Seaman Christian Lisbon, from Jacksonville, Florida, stands watch as the helmsman aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 27, 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.

Army soldiers at shooting gallery participate in elite level marksmanship training program, hitting targets, comparing results. Military units at firing range doing shooting course, shooting bullseyes

Red River Dining Facility services specialists staff serve lunch to Brig. Gen. Kenyon Bell, Air Force Global Strike Command director of logistics and engineering, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Aug. 17, 2022. Services specialist Airmen perform a variety of tasks, including staffing dining facilities around the country.

030524-M-9812M-026. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Base: U Tapao Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC

PFC. Campbell, USMC, speaks with MAJ. Schmidseder, Austrian platoon commander. PFC. Campbell flew to Austria to serve as an escort for the trip back to the United States. This exercise is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, NC. Under the Partnership for Peace program, this exercise will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis in individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sergeant Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent shakes hand with Lance Cpl. Cesar Esparza, with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines based in Waukegan, Ill. during the pre-dedication Saturday at Navy Pier.

New recruits with Bravo Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, get their first interactions with drill instructors as they through the receiving process on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Mar. 27, 2023. The recruits undergo hours of in-processing procedures and gear issue, and males receive their first haircut to fully indoctrinate them into the process of becoming a United States Marine.

Mr. Kevin J. Bostick, director of U.S. Southern Command exercises and coalition affairs, J7/9, visits training sites during TRADEWINDS 22 on May 9, in Belize. Tradewinds is a Caribbean-focused exercise designed to expand the regions capability to mitigate, plan for, and respond to crises; strengthen partnerships; increase regional training capacity and interoperability; develop new and refine existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during the SOP Development Conference; determine SOPs to be exercised; determine regional process for SOP validation; enhance ability to defend Exclusive Economic Zones; increase U.S./ally/partner readiness; promote human rights and adherence to shared international norms and values; fully integrate women into the force; and increase maritime domain awareness to deter IUU fishing activities.

030226-M-5150A-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, speaks with Niger Armed Forces Col. Ibrahim Souley and Lt. Col. Sani Alka, vice commander of the Nigerien side of Air Base 101 in Niger Aug. 25, 2022. The three leaders spoke about continued partnerships and the upcoming signing of an integrated defense plan between coalition forces and Niger Armed forces for the defense of Air Base 101.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kristopher Reed, a 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel distributor, stands guard at an entry control point on Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 18, 2022. Entry Control Point procedures are some of the many components that are included in Multi-Capable Airmen training.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devaundre Carmona, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron driver operator, celebrates a successful training exercise with an 18th CES firefighter at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2022. 18th CES firefighters searched for unaccounted personnel” during a simulated cockpit or engine fire to test their rescue and recovery capabilities.

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, meet their drill instructors aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 30, 2022.Pickup day is the first time recruits meet the drill instructors who will be with them throughout recruit training, ensuring their transformation from civilian to United States Marine.

Greywolf Trooper, Spc. Chansylor Butler, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, interacts with Polish Students from Kalige High School, Dec. 9, 2022. Events like these continue to strengthen the bonds between the Polish community and the U.S. Army.

STAFF Sergeant A. Glission of the 169th Communications Flight, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina, working on equipment. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Darryal Elliot, 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of fuels distribution climbs down from the back of fuel truck, Aug. 8, 2022, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 378th ELRS petroleum, oils, and lubrication fuels section is responsible for fueling all vehicles, heavy machinery and aircraft at PSAB.

A U.S. Army Soldier loads deployment bags onto aircraft at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 25, 2024. More than 1,500 New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers are deploying to support U.S. Central Commands Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. This is the largest deployment of NJARNG Soldiers since 2008.

The California Army National Guards Staff Sgt. Isela Moran, a member of the 1040th Quartermaster Company, 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, marks a vehicle Aug. 3, 2020, at the Merced County Food Bank in Merced, California. The marks indicate how many boxes of food a car will get. Since late March Cal Guard has supported food bank humanitarian assistance shortly after responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Cal Guard hasnt slowed its food bank operations and is closing on packaging and distributing 85 million pounds of food to recipients across the state.

220921-N-TC847-1025 ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 21, 2022) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Javier Vasquez, right, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), requests permission to fire during a crew-served weapons shoot, Sept. 21, 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.

Confident soldier thinking, mockup and arms crossed in army building, pride and professional hero service. Military career, security and courage, black man in camouflage uniform at government agency.

Park ranger with confiscated ivory from African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Military, surveillance and happy portrait of man in cybersecurity, control room and government communication office. Army, employee and smile on face with pride, confidence and working in spy tech

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 21, 2022) - Chief Culinary Specialist Jarrod Robinson is pinned by his mentors during the chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Oct. 21, 2022. Nine selectees were promoted to the rank of chief petty officer during the ceremony. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Marine 1ST LT. Luhrsen of 2nd Marine Regiment (left), looks through his MRE while Haitian boy, Samson Louis, (right) eats his MRE during Operation Uphold Democracy. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Cap Haitien Country: Haiti (HTI)

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 16, 2022) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Joel Ramirez, right, from Modesto, Calif., receives his petty officer 3rd class collar device on the forecastle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). 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.

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 12, 2022) - First Responders from Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Emergency Services along with Commander, Joint Region Marianas Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, and U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Luckett observed the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at Fire Station 1 onboard NBG, Sept. 12. Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), police officers, Chief Petty Officers (CPO), and CPO Selects from throughout the region participated in the ceremony to pay tribute to the lives of 343 firefighters, 62 law enforcement officers, eight emergency medical technicians, and 2,581 civilians who were lost during the attacks. The ceremony included 10 full blasts from the airhorns symbolizing the signal made to evacuate the World Trade Center, followed by a moment of silence. Firefighters also marked the anniversary with a stair climb at the Charles King Fitness Center. The firefighters assigned 15-

050915-A-6004S-032. Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force Cadet Matthew Mortimore, learns how to fuel a plane at Salisbury, Maryland, August 10, 2022. Mortimore was born in America but raised in Jamaica until he came back to America for high school and wants to continue piloting as a career.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Florencio, left, 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member, and Senior Airman Deangelo, 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew chief, work together during the Load Crew of the 3rd Quarter competition at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 14, 2022. The crews are scored on their ability to perform well under stress and quickly load weapons onto the aircraft while adhering to safety precautions.

Black armed forces warrior faces trauma and anxiety at counseling session, addressing PTSD and talking about horror war scenes. Distraught trooper shares war flashbacks. Camera A.

SAGAMI BAY, Japan (April 28, 2022) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Kevon Martin, from Brooklyn, New York, uses a Boatswains pipe while standing watch aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

USA, Virginia, Triangle, National Museum of the Marine Corps, Vietnam War-era diorama of black Marine soldier with grenade launcher during battle of Hue

220925-N-PC065-1699 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2022) - U.S. Navy Seaman Edidiong Nyoh, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), takes down a simulated attacker during security forces training on Arlingtons flight deck, Sept. 25, 2022. The Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 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.

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