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Scenes depicting military personnel engaged in various operational tasks, such as preparing for deployments and assisting air mobility.

041228-M-5585B-007. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Securing access to the 786th Communication Squadron (CS) Dormitory, AIRMAN Laquana Williams, USAF, (right), Base Publishing technician, carefully checks out the ID of AIRMAN First Class Angela Knowles, USAF, messaging technician, before allowing her to enter the building. Both are with the 786th CS. The base is now operating in Threatcon Condition Delta in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York and at the Pentagon on the morning of 11 September 2001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Marine GUNNERY SGT. Karen A. Fidgeon goes over some points of an Equal Opportunity Group session with STAFF SGT. Derrick Harper, an equal opportunity specialist from Holloman AFB, NM, who is going through one of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute courses. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996. Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SENIOR AIRMAN Tyron Gaines, USAF, a postal clerk, 48th Communications Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, UK, pulls P.O. Box number slips from Christmas catalogs in order to pitch them in the boxes for customer pick up. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

981010-F-9082S-001. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

040204-F-3880S-015. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC

Nigerian air force Imoke Emeng Imoke, NAF air commodore, writes notes during the Liaison Officer Working Group in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 23, 2022. The LNO Working Group seeks to identify key challenges confronting African air forces and seeks to strengthen partner networks within Africa by expanding membership of the Association of African Air Forces.

030816-F-6565E-009. Base: Duluth State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Personnel - Primary Federal Official - 26-HK-88-26. PFO staff -- VADM Thad Allen talking with other personnel indoors. Hurricane Katrina

US Air Force service members Major Eric Steward (left), Co-Pilot, Detachment 1, 33rd Rescue Squadron Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Captain Shelly Black (center), Pilot, 33rd Rescue Squadron Kadena Air Base, Japan, and Captain James Thomas (right), Doctor, 51st Medical Operations Osan Air Base, ROK, receive a letter of appreciation from Commandant, ROK Marine Corps Lieutenant General Kim Myung Hwan that honors them for their rescue of an expectant mother from Ryung Island of the coast of Korea. Detachment 1 of the 33rd Rescue Squadron based out of Osan AB, ROK flies H-60 helicopters performing rescue missions throughout the Korean peninsula. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

051117-A-9419D-031. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Lansing State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040108-F-5098W-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040322-F-0986R-002. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030323-F-9629J-004. Subject Operation/Series: RSO&I Base: Yongsan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Junior officers like US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Dlemesa Jacobs learn the challenges of working in a deployed wing operations center while participating in Operation BLUE THUNDER at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The excercise demonstrates the teamwork required to successfully plan a joint aerospace campaign. This image was used in the April 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "Airmanship 101.". Junior officers like US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Dlemesa Jacobs learn the challenges of working in a deployed wing operations center while participating in Operation BLUE THUNDER at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The excercise demonstrates the teamwork required to successfully plan a joint aerospace campaign. This image was used in the April 2000 Airman Magazine article "Airmanship 101."

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Liam OBrian, left, and Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Clifford Evelyn discuss camp supply logistics during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Field Training Exercise (FTX). FTX is designed to analyze a battalions construction capability, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to support major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger signs the observance sign Sept. 15, 2022, during Fort McCoys 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Sept. 15, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. Licensed Counselor Carmella Navarro was the guest speaker. Navarro has experience working with the Army Reserves 85th Support Command and much more as a licensed clinical professional counselor. Navarro shared many personal experiences in her presentation. The 2022 National Hispanic Heritage Month observance at Fort McCoy was organized by Guzman with the Fort McCoy Equal Opportunity Office. In addition to the guest speaker, the banquet room at McCoys Community Center was adorned with materials highlight Hispanic Heritage, and more.

Members of the 1984th United States Army Hospital Detachment instruct Japan Ground Self-Defense members hemorrhage control and aspects of Army Medicine at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 83 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army and Japan Command Post exercise to date.

020131-F-1631A-007. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

030407-F-1389C-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

Dining Facility personnel scanning a Soldiers ID for lunch.

040910-F-1740G-002. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

050125-F-4201N-010. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SD-03-08252. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050107-F-2165P-004. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Major Matt "Freak" Andrews tries to take care of last minute paperwork while Major Stew "Savage" Henderson warns him about the nurse with a needle up ahead. Pesonnel from the 173rd Fighter Wing are preparing for a base-wide deployment to Poland for joint training in EXERCISE SENTRY WHITE EAGLE. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY WHITE EAGLE Base: Kingsley Field State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 173rd Fighter Wing

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, participate in an initial uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Aug. 2, 2022. Tailors checked measurements and marked adjustments to ensure that uniforms are fit for use during graduation and following training.

110314-N-OB360-002YAMAGATA, Japan (March 14, 2011) Lt. Jacob King, assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14, signs for fuel received from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Yamagata Airport. HS-14, based at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, is conducting search and rescue missions in Miyagi Prefecture in support of Operation Tomodachi.

011121-A-2511W-042. Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

U.S. Air Force optometry personnel examines a patient during the health services outreach event as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 12, 2022. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Williams, 379 Blood Transshipment Center (BTC), verifies information that Maj. Brian Dart reads to him from blood products at the BTC at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 9, 2010. The personnel at the Blood Transshipment Center ensure that the correct type and quantity of blood products were sent before it is stored or repacked for shipment to forward locations.

040210-F-0681L-032. Base: Hector International Airport State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

060810-N-4208W-002. Base: Seoul Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

030304-5281B-011. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

STAFF SGT. Amanda Neill of the 331st TRS instructs two basic trainees on the measurements for making beds. Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010404-A-6788L-002. Base: Fort Stewart State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

SENIOR AIRMAN John Rhodes checks his mask for leaks. SRA Rhodes is a member of the McEntire Air National Guard Station Fire Department, 169 CES/DEF. In his civilian job he works for the North Charleston South Carolina Fire Department. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

031024-F-9796L-004. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

011117-F-1851B-010. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Masirah Air Base Country: Oman (OMN)

010518-F-0697K-039. Subject Operation/Series: CONSEQUENCE ISLAND 01 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Terry Shoup, Master Sgt. Ty Richards and Tech Sgt. Dwight Brown, Air Force Radiation Assessment Team, stationed out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, sample tap water from Yokota Air Base's water supply to make sure water at Yokota remains safe to drink March 25. So far there have been no positive findings of any kind in the water.

011103-F-0148C-007. Base: Tulsa Ang Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Interior medium shot as The Beira Airport, operations area is busy with US Personnel delivering aid to flooded villages (not shown) in Mozambique in support of Operation Atlas Response. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Beira State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

020413-F-9796L-007. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

060620-A-7356L-063. Base: Adelphi Lab Center State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), receives some flight gear for his flight aboard a UH-1N Huey Helicopter, during his recent visit to Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan, as US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), looks on. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Yorktown, Va. (February 7, 2024) A member of the Incident Management Team onboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown reviews message traffic during an activation of the installations Emergency Operations Center as part of the larger Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2024 (CS-SC24). CS-SC24 is an annual, two-part force protection exercise conducted by U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command on all CONUS Navy installations. Navy

040622-F-1646R-015. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A U.S. Marine stands, holding a Marine Corps manual, observes OPERATION SOLID SHIELD taking place off the coast North Carolina. Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

SENIOR AIRMAN Fred Jones, a Food Service SPECIALIST assigned to the 169th SVS, 169th Fighter Wing (FW) McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, prepares lunch in the main kitchen at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where the 169th FW is taking part in the 'live-fire' weapons testing mission COMBAT HAMMER. Subject Operation/Series: COMBAT HAMMER Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061121-N-6247M-006. Base: Oak Harbor State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NAVAL STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA

020918-F-3873G-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040914-F-4185F-050. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force General Gregory S. Martin, Commander, United States Air Force Europe, watches as the Honorable F. Whitten Peters, Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF), signs the United States Air Force Europe guest book upon SECAF Peters arrival to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

021112-F-4649H-014. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

SINGAPORE (April 22, 2016) - Electronics Technician 1st Class Ivan Henderson shows photographs of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) to children at Child@Street 11,’ a nonprofit organization that provides low-income families with early education opportunities for their children. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Chung-Hoon is operating as part of the John C. Stennis Strike Group and Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment.

Sgt. Carlos Madrid, a multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainer assigned 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, and his wife Nicole Madrid, paint a mural in the battalion headquarters at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 14, 2022. The Madrids, who recently married in March 2022, volunteered to paint the mural in order to connect with their organization, increase unit pride, and build relationships.

060503-N-9860Y-127. Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)

030311-F-3715H-017. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Members of the Yama Sakura exercise receive ken-damas, traditional Japanese toys, during the Friendship Event Cultural Exchange night at the Higashi Kosei Center, on Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, December 1, 2022. Yama Sakura is a bilateral U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self Defense Force exercise that promotes the unwavering U.S.-Japan relationship.

061123-A-5168K-025. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Cummings, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander, signs a fire proclamation on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 30, 2022. During Fire Prevention Week, firefighters with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron will hold activities focused on fire prevention and awareness.

011214-F-2703B-032. Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 11th Wing

220921-N-IC246-0103 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 21, 2022) - Leslie Jones, an attendant of Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE), simulates firing an M-240 machine gun at Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MESRON) 2 on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Sept. 21. NERE is a professional recognition event for outstanding civilian employers of Navy Reserve Sailors that have demonstrated exceptional support for their citizen-Sailor employees above and beyond the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. NERE also provides selected civilian employers of Navy Reserve Sailors with a first-hand look at the capabilities, roles, and missions of the U.S. Navy Reserve.

220921-N-IC246-0103 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 21, 2022) - Leslie Jones, an attendant of Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE), simulates firing an M-240 machine gun at Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MESRON) 2 on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story Sept. 21. NERE is a professional recognition event for outstanding civilian employers of Navy Reserve Sailors that have demonstrated exceptional support for their citizen-Sailor employees above and beyond the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. NERE also provides selected civilian employers of Navy Reserve Sailors with a first-hand look at the capabilities, roles, and missions of the U.S. Navy Reserve.

020708-M-5455N-042. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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