Military Personnel Operations

Images depict military personnel engaged in various tasks, including equipment handling, tent setup, and construction activities in deployment environments.

An Airmen with the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron constructs a tent to maintain readiness June 5, 2022 on Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. In deployed environments, these tents are constructed and used as staging facilities to triage patients before being airlifted to a medical facility.

030306-M-5753Q-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT)

An Airmen with the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron constructs a tent to maintain readiness June 5, 2022 on Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. In deployed environments, these tents are constructed and used as staging facilities to triage patients before being airlifted to a medical facility.

(Left) Staff Sgts. Anthony Bahr and William Moss prepare to put a hose inside of a sewer at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2011. Sergeant Bahr is an electrical craftsman and Sergeant Moss is a water fuel systems maintenance craftsman. Both are assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Miguel Joshua Gubatan, and Senior Airman Kayshon Pressley, both civil engineer squadron members, grab equipment for a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) training exercise at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Jan. 23, 2024. RADR encompasses actions required to rapidly repair aircraft operating surfaces to recover an airfield after an attack or natural disaster.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Jul. 13, 2022) Private 1st Class Eliseo Garcia from Los Angeles assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 cuts lumber in support of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 in preparation for building projects during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB 1 is homeported out of Gulfport, Miss. They are conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

Airmen with the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron construct a tent to maintain readiness June 5, 2022 on Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. In deployed environments, these tents are constructed and used as staging facilities to triage patients before being airlifted to a medical facility.

030204-F-9528H-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Sgt. Robert J. Bauer, a St. Louis, Mo., native and maintenance management non-commissioned officer with 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts preventative maintenance on the Lightweight Multiband Satellite Terminal, April 13, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. 9th Comm. Bn. is in charge of keeping communications up 24 hours a day for Camp Leatherneck and all outlying areas containing Marines within Helmand province.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Elijah Caruso, an automotive maintenance technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, connects towing chains on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during convoy operations training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 24, 2022. MWSS-373 conducted training during a field exercise to sustain and prepare for Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, a course that provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Austin Fraley)

Master Sgt. Kenneth Mayfield, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of electrical power production, connects Seoraksan Tower wires to an alternate power source at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 21, 2022. Engineers were able to identify the electrical problem by tracing and testing power lines at various locations.

Readiness Challenge VIII participants from U.S. Space Force's 45th Civil Engineer Squadron, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, tackle the small shelter system build on the final morning of the competition April 22, 2022, at the Silver Flag Exercise Site, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Department of the Air Force CE event is hosted by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center. After a 20+ year hiatus, the challenge, a premier event for DAF civil engineers, is back. This year's Readiness Challenge is the initial operating capability event before the challenge reaches full operational capability in April 2023. Eight teams representing major commands and U.S. Space Force faced off in about 20 events showing a wide variety of CE capabilities from emergency airfield lighting and water purification to building a guard shack from the ground up and firefighting and EOD operations.

U.S Air Force civil engineers with the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) construct a swing set for a school at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, June 9, 2022. While visiting the village, Airmen with the 776th EABS and Soldiers with Task Force Red Dragon built a swing set for the village school, assessed the schools electricity, and gave out clothes, toys, and sweets to children.

070125-N-0775Y-063. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Oct. 1, 2022. The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron, stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team comprised of Florida Air National Guardsmen that provides rapid response capabilities for multiple worldwide contingencies and operations.

GULFPORT, Miss. (Sep. 29, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, conduct a concrete slump test prior to pouring concrete at the Port of Gulfport. The slump test is conducted to measure the consistency and workability of fresh concrete before it sets. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.

220609-N-MQ841-1910 VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (June 9, 2022) U.S Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, use a saw to cut out damaged spall to fill with concrete during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

110217-N-TC501-093CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, (Feb. 17, 2011) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Robert Brown, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, cleans his rifle at the Camp Krutke Armory. NMCB-3 is an expeditionary element of U.S. Naval Forces providing construction, engineering and security services.

041130-M-0036Y-025. Base: Al Taqqadum Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric Mitchell, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron munition systems technician, tightens screws on a KMU-572 tail kit, August 11, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Munition systems technicians are a vital part of the maintenance force that are responsible for ensuring their aircraft are combat-ready.

Staff Sgt. Travis Lattea, from Lyman, a mechanic assigned to the 133rd Engineer Company removes a frozen stud from an equipment trailer with an oxygen-acetylene torch at Camp Guernsey. More than 1000 Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers are converging on Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center this month for their two-week annual training commitment and the Public Affairs Office will feature daily social media posts of our soldiers honing their skills throughout June.

Army Reserve Spc. Evin Main, an engineer with the 389th Engineer Company, prepares metal siding to be used on a building improvement project at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 16, 2022. The project is one of several undertaken by the 389th En. Co. as it conducts its annual training here. Additionally, the unit is working to improve roads in the training area.

Spc. Sebastian Kull, a satellite communications systems operator-maintainer, assigned to Charlie Company, 588TH Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4th ABCT) levels the satellite transportable terminal as part of establishing the brigade tactical operations center, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 13, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

Ivy Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, build an Army terrain model during a warfighter exercise, Sept. 24, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. An Army terrain model is used to visualize an operation, ensuring everyone understands the plan to close in the final yards of the battlefield.

041216-M-4697Y-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Egers State: Kunar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erin Miller, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance technician, checks the water level in a sewage lift station at Air Base 201, Niger, Jan. 10, 2024. WFMS maintains miles of water and fuel lines essential to daily living for deployed members at the base, as well as supporting airfield operations such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations for the security of U.S. military members and assets throughout the region.

Army Pfc. Harlan Troutman, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Tejeda, both part of a tank crew with the Tennessee Army National Guards H Troop,2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, use a wrench to tighten bolts on a section of track on an M1A2 Abrams tank as Army after replacing a section of track as part of competition in the Gen. Gordon Sullivan Cup best tank crew competition at Fort Benning, Ga., Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The Sullivan Cup tests tank crews from throughout the Army on everything from gunnery to mounted land navigation, maintenance and combat casualty care in a variety of physically and mentally challenges setting to determine the Armys best tank crew.

U.S. Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Maintenance Group and 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) load a Polaris Military RZR onto a KC-135R Stratotanker at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Utah, in preparation for a joint force exercise being held at Dugway Proving Ground on Sept. 1, 2022. The exercise is designed to challenge the status quo and allow the U.S. military to improve strategies against their greatest competitors.

Soldiers and Airmen with the New York National Guard distribute fuel at the Staten Island Armory, Staten Island, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, to those in the local area affected by Hurricane Sandy. The fuel was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and distributed at various armories throughout the New York and northern New Jersey areas.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 366th Munitions Squadron assemble a munitions assembly conveyor at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, June 23, 2022. Gunfighter munitions Airmen competed in the Air Force Combat Operations Competition this year to prove their work proficiency and speed.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edwin Valdes, a bulk fuel specialist with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, pulls in the Distributed Littoral Operational Fuel Transfer Systems hose during tactical bulk fuel operations aboard the Ocean Valor on May 3, 2022. Demonstrations of both existing and new bulk liquid distribution systems were utilized to aid development of fuel distribution in contested littoral environments.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Clark, 509th Civil Engineering Squadron Electrical Systems Craftsman, works on installing lights on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 26, 2022. The airfield lighting system is required to be upgraded to allow for a new precision approach path indicator (PAPI) system to be set up. The PAPI system allows full depth slab replacement of 14 identified concrete slaps on the runway.

220609-N-MQ841-2076 VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (June 9, 2022) Builder 2nd Class Stacy Baly, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, uses a magnesium float to repair a damaged spall during Operation Turning Point, also known as their Field Training Exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Operation Turning Point is an around-the-clock exercise that focuses on constructing advanced bases while maintaining proficiency in tactics and survivability. NMCB-5 is homeported out of Port Hueneme, California. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 3, 2022) Builder 1st Class AaronPaul Garcia cuts wood for a timber bunker construction project 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.

A new U.S. Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, rappels down the rappel tower at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 27, 2023. Rappel training was conducted to build confidence in Marines and prepare them for any circumstances they may encounter.

970324-F-7666R-107. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

Pavement and equipment technicians assigned to the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron repair a patch of concrete at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 26, 2022. Pavements and equipment technicians earned the name Dirt Boyz during the Vietnam War because they were always covered in dirt, mud and concrete.

A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, boards a medium tactical vehicle replacement during an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force drill on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 3, 2024. The ACM drill was part of a battalion field exercise that rehearsed crucial logistical operations executed within an ACM, aimed at enhancing the capabilities and readiness of CLB-4. Marine Corps

U.S. Army Sgt. Okhumheode Mazone, from Task Force 1-77 (TF 1-77), 3rd Infantry Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, repairs the front entrance gateway at Combat Observation Post Steel in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, June 25, 2007. TF 1-77 is deployed with Multi-National Forces - West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.

U.S. Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), remove the cover from a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) during a vehicle swap at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 14, 2022. The MEU replaced its High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) with JLTVs to improve tactical vehicle capabilities for future deployments. The JLTVs offer better communication abilities, mobility and protection than the HMMWVs.

U.S Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Robertson, a drill instructor with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, motivates recruits during an obstacle course training event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Feb. 29, 2024. The o-course includes obstacles that recruits must overcome to enhance strength, agility, and confidence. Marine Corps

RICHMOND, VA (May 21, 2022) Information System Technician 1st Class Ryan Arsenault helps clean up the show floor of Habitat for Humanity Richmond Restore for Richmond Navy Week. 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. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ships wooden hull.

Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard 200th Red Horse Squadron assemble tents at a campsite in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. The Airmen deployed to Puerto Rico to assist in setting up two campsites to accommodate relief and rescue agencies responding to the destruction caused by the recent earthquakes, January 18, 2020. (Ohio Air National Guard

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Air Wing, U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five, and U.S. Airmen with 30th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct a joint, rapid airfield damage repair and unexploded ordnance clearance exercise on a simulated flight line as part of Exercise Turning Point, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 6, 2022. Exercise Turning Point is a combat operations readiness generation exercise designed to support and enable fleet maneuver and logistics, enhance joint interoperability, and increase the combat readiness of multiple services.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert A. Harris (left), Commander, 194th Engineer Brigade (194 EB) and Sgt. Roy Hayes inspect soil consistency while drilling a well in Dikhil, Djibouti, Feb. 20, 2009. Brig. Gen. Harris was on a five-day trip to Djibouti to visit his troops stationed here. Sgt. Hayes and the rest of the 775th Well Drilling Detachment fall under the 194 EB, a part of the Tennessee Army National Guard. The detachment is deployed to Africa in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, the primary mission of which is to help Africans solve African challenges.

Members of the 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, clear roads in Fort Myers Beach, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, Oct. 1, 2022. The 202nd RED HORSE Squadron, stationed at Camp Blanding, Florida, is a specialized, highly mobile civil engineering team comprised of Florida Air National Guardsmen that provides rapid response capabilities for multiple worldwide contingencies and operations.

Airman 1st Class Justin Nystrom, 45th Logistics Readiness Squadron fleet management analysis technician, performs a vehicle assessment at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., Nov. 30, 2022. Nystrom provided medical aid to a citizen involved in a car crash on Sep. 5, 2022.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Rogge, a pavements and heavy equipment journeyman, assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, spreads concrete at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 13, 2022. The concrete pad will be the site of a new fitness facility.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angel Hernandez (left) and Staff Sgt. Rafael Jaime, both assigned to the 163D Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) from March Air Reserve Base in California, cut a control joint in the cement of the Special Olympics Training Facility foundation in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on August 3, 2022. The 163D CES participated in Innovative Readiness Training by traveling to the Island of Oahu to assist in the construction of a training facility, and connecting sidewalk for the impaired athletes of the Hawaii Special Olympics.

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Morocco Cornett, assigned to the 7302nd Medical Training Support Battalion, Medical Readiness and Training Command, Army Reserve Medical Command, based in Madison, Wis., focuses on how he will place a board on a wooden post a few feet away as he navigates the Double Culvert obstacle on the Field Leadership Reaction Course on Fort McCoy, Wis., May 14, 2022.

221014-N-PI330-1005 Gulfport, Mississippi (October 14, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133) assemble a tent during training on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, October 14, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to enter a room during a live fire close quarter combat training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2023. Marines conducted a live fire shoot house utilizing breaching methods as a culminating event following a week of CQC training. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Aug. 3, 2022) Builder 1st Class AaronPaul Garcia hammers a nail into place as part of a timber bunker construction project 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.

070103-A-0350A-028. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DEDEDO, Guam (April 20, 2020) Sailors assigned to Task Force 75.5 assemble a tent during construction of a 150-bed expeditionary medical facility at Naval Base Guam. The EMF will provide expanded medical capabilities in support of DoDs COVID-19 response and will enable forces to be postured to support Guam and the region if a Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission is requested.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of the Air Expeditionary Wing, operates a Ditch Witch H910 Trencher, during a Roll Up Sleeves visit to Airmen of the 378th Expeditionary Communication Squadron, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 22, 2022. Leadership from the 378th AEW, regularly visit Airmen under their command, to experience first-hand their job and to share recognition of how each one of them is essential to the mission of the Wing.

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Mariajose Velasquez, assigned to the 251st Inland Cargo Transportation Company, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Elwood, Ill., guides 10K forklift operator Spc. Vincent Marra as he uses the forklift to pick up debris from a CONNEX during their Battle Assembly at Joliet Training Area, Elwood, Ill., Nov. 5, 2022. Sgt. Cameron Daggett oversees the operation.

A group of U.S. Army Soldiers and Department of Defense personnel examine a Stryker combat vehicle at the Port of Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Oct. 8, 2022. The 837th Transportation Battalion examined and cleared each Stryker before disembarking the vessel.

Helena-West Helena, Ark.: From left, Arkansas Army National Guard Spc. Kyle White and Sgt. Pierre Long, both from A-Co. 39th BSB, fill water buckets from a Arkansas Army National Guard Load Handling System Compatible Water Tank Rack (Hippo) in Helena-West Helena on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. As of Tuesday the Arkansas Army National Guard had distributed over 3,000 gallons of water to Helena-West Helena residents in support of an Arkansas Division of Emergency Management response.

Afghanistan, 04/28/2013. Delivery of weapons to the first Spanish soldiers stationed at the Qala i Naw Base who begin the withdrawal of the Spanish military in Afghanistan. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

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

U.S. Army Reserve Engineers with the 601st Engineer Detachment of Southfield, Mich., work on a troop project to wire and pour concrete bases for light poles June 27, 2022, at the Central Receiving Shipping Point parking lot at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of their annual training. The additional lighting will increase visibility, safety, and security at the site around the clock. The 601st's efforts on the project saved the installation an estimated $20,000 in labor costs.

Members of the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron fill a simulated crater in order to practice rapid runway repair operations during the Lobo Trident exercise in Hector Field, North Dakota March 30, 2023. Hector Field was set up as a simulated forward operating station in a friendly country in order to give Airmen a chance to practice wartime emergency operations and communications in a remote location.

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakunis harbor operations division attach an F/A-18 Super Hornet to a crane for transportation onto the air stations harbor at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic transportation of various military assets between sea and shore through use of its co-located harbor and airfield.

Air Commandos participate in Parachute Water Survival Training led by Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists from the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron April 5, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st SOSS plans, prepares and executes special operations and security assistance worldwide in support of theater commanders.

The 377th Engineer Company is here working an exercise at Bivouac 5 on the Fort Dix Range Complex. This Reserve unit is from Butler, Pennsylvania and they are completing the concrete/masonry work around the new latrine on Bivouac 5. Fort Dix Training Division and the unit work with a local contracted concrete company to complete this mission. Soldiers will then have a new latrine for their use while setting up at a command post during training on the Fort Dix Range Complex. (Images provided by the Fort Dix (TSC) Training Support Center / Dan Amburg / Kevin McDevitt)

A rapid airfield damage repair team with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and 35th CES reposition dirt away from the equipment while conducting rapid airfield damage repair as part of an exercise week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 10, 2022. The exercise assessed Yokota's ability to perform Agile Combat Employment (ACE) across a range of military operations in a complex and dynamic international security environment.

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK FORT STORY, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (August 17, 2022) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202, smooth and level freshly poured concrete, a process also known as screeding, during sidewalk replacement project onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Fort Story.

040913-F-9105A-026. Base: Piano Country: Italy (ITA)

011010-F-3329S-022. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 3, 2022) - Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Peter Bahena primes the deck for painting in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Oct. 3. Conducting maintenance is necessary to prevent corrosion to equipment and ensure personnel safety. Makin Island is homeported in San Diego.

Members of the 138th Civil Engineer Squadron lay gravel during an Innovative Readiness Training project, June 20, 2019, at Girl Scout Camp Paumalu in Haleiwa, Hawaii. IRT projects strengthen and build community partnerships while providing key services for American communities.

011115-F-3356N-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

030416-M-7371B-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Hasham Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 030416-M-7371B-002

Recruits with Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, go down the rappel tower at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 11, 2022. The 47-foot-tall rappel tower helps recruits overcome their fear of heights. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki)

A U.S. Marine with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a simulated casualty during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Sea of Japan, Sept. 12, 2022. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jose Cisneros, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, secures quadcons onto a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with chains at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 24, 2022. Cisneros, a native of Miami, Florida, graduated from American Senior High School in 2018 and enlisted out of recruiting substation Saint Louis in 2021. 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.

Master Sgt. Anthony Rezac, the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron training manager, left, writes notes about Airmen training to prepare a simulated bomb crater for patching at the North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, North Dakota, Aug. 11, 2022. The engineers are using the Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery (RADR) system for training to repair damage to a 150 feet by 750 feet concrete simulated runway, sectioned off in 20 foot by 20 foot squares for training craters. It is specially designed for making holes in the concrete squares that simulate bomb impact craters that can be repaired with fill and capping material.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alan Griffith, a cyber systems specialist with the 181st Communications Flight, Indiana Air National Guard offloads a generator during equipment setup as part of the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability package, providing network and communications support to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package, known as a CERFP, during the pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 10, 2022. The JISCC provides equipment and support for voice, data, video and radio capabilities on site providing a single communication node supporting various communication equipment used by local, state and federal agencies. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

Soldiers from the 75th Field Artillery Brigade; the 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment; and the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment load various military vehicles onto rails in preparation for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at the National Training Center (NTC).

220516-N-UJ449-1127 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (May 16, 2022) Utilitiesman Constructionman Timothy Heldreth rolls up a hose after draining a hole on Naval Air Station Sigonella, May 16, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing, civilian employees and civilian contractors take down the roof of a Lightning Modular Extendable Rigid Wall Shelter at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sep. 14, 2022. Subject matter experts from Hill Air Force Base taught members from the 48th Fighter Wing the set-up and teardown of the LMERWS.

030211-M-5753Q-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ta Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines

041109-F-1740G-001. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Anakin Crain, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and an Oklahoma native, carries bricks at the Ban Prakaet School construction site at Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Damion Lopez, left, a metal worker and native of Illinois, and Cpl. Conor Huften, a combat engineer and native of Florida, both with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, weld support beams together during the first day of construction at the Ban Prakaet school, Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Marine Corps

New York Guard members fill sandbags during engineering field operations training conducted during the New York Guards week-long annual training at Camp Smith Training site near Peekskill, New York on August 16, 2022. The New York Guard is New Yorks uniformed, volunteer defense force which augments the New York National Guard during state emergencies. ( New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by New York Guard Sgt. Richard Mayfield)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Seymour, a conventional munitions systems crew chief and Staff Sgt. Carlos Torres, a munitions system specialist, both from the 169th Maintenance Squadron Munitions Shop, review the technical work order before guided bomb unit assembly begins at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, September 10, 2022.

SANTA RITA, Guam (July 20, 2022) A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 applies technical rope work and pulleys to create mechanical advantage hauling an 800 pound simulated bomb up and over six flights of stairs and back down through the center section.

Recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, conduct body sparring on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 18, 2022. Body sparring during the crucible is the culmination of recruits Marine Corps Martial Arts training and allows them to apply all of the techniques they have learned.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cameron Waters and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Szurlej, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Aerospace Ground Equipment Specialists, place a generator motor on jack stands on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 9, 2022. Maintenance of equipment helps to ensure its reliability on the flight line.

Soldiers with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, work on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Camp Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the camp during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

Members of the Michigan Air National Guard's 110th Civil Engineer Squadron, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, remove concrete broken up by a jack-hammer to make room for a new concrete pad at the Tama Hills Recreational Area, a U.S. Armed Forces recreational area near Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2022. Members of the 110th CES participated in a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise in Japan to renovate the Boy Scout camp located at the recreational area.The DFT program provides valuable training opportunities normally not available in home station scenarios, allowing Airmen to train on equipment they will likely operate during a deployment, but might not have access to on their home base.

U.S. Army Spc. Omar Arab, supply specialist with the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard manually lowers the bed of a lift as part of recovery operations during Northern Strike 22 in Camp Grayling, Mich., on Aug. 14, 2022. The 29th CAB, led by Col. Richard Ferguson, has approximately 100 Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers providing all-domain command and control capabilities during Northern Strike 22 from Aug. 6 to 20, 2022.

SAVUSAVU, Republic of Fiji (June 16, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 (NMCB-3), alongside members of the Republic of Fiji Military, position roof trusses in support of a Pacific Partnership 2022 engineering project in Savusavu, Fiji. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Air Wing, U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five, and U.S. Airmen with 30th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct a joint, rapid airfield damage repair and unexploded ordnance clearance exercise on a simulated flight line as part of Exercise Turning Point, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, June 6, 2022. Exercise Turning Point is a combat operations readiness generation exercise designed to support and enable fleet maneuver and logistics, enhance joint interoperability, and increase the combat readiness of multiple services.

U.S. Army Reserve Engineers with the 601st Engineer Detachment of Southfield, Mich., work on a troop project to wire and pour concrete bases for light poles June 27, 2022, at the Central Receiving Shipping Point parking lot at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of their annual training. The additional lighting will increase visibility, safety, and security at the site around the clock. The 601st's efforts on the project saved the installation an estimated $20,000 in labor costs.

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 15, 2022) U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class Sheldon Roberts checks levels of a unit marshalling area perimeter fence at the Marine Corp Base Hawaii during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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. (Royal Australian Navy photo by LSIS Kylie Jagiello)

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