Military Personnel Operations

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U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, sort their uniform items at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 7, 2022. Recruits received uniform items at the beginning of training, giving them the opportunity to tailor and modify them during their 13 weeks at boot camp.

Sgt. Shandora R. Brooks, right, takes a fuel sample for testing while Spc. Mariah N. Lopez observes during a fueling mission on Erbil Air Base, Iraq, April 9, 2022. Brooks, a petroleum laboratory specialist, is assigned to 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and has been deployed with the unit since September of 2021.

NORFOLK (Sept. 7, 2022) Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) surgeons and hospital corpsman assigned to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth perform emergency surgery and advanced trauma care on mannequins during a realistic test-of-concept aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, USS Tortuga (LSD-46), Sept. 7, 2022. ERSS is designed to provide advanced medical capabilities at the closest point-of-injury, either afloat, undersea or ashore during combat or contingency operations in a distributed maritime environment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. William Lake, a motor transportation mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, troubleshoots the wiring of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement during Integrated Training Exercise 3-22 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California April 2, 2022. ITX is a live-fire event that increases unit readiness. It teaches the tactical application of combined-arms maneuver, offensive and defensive operations during combat.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Turner, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 22, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, checks a passport during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 27, 2022. CLB-22s MCCRE is the battalion's final evaluation to demonstrate combat readiness through proficiency in core mission essential tasks before they begin a change of operational control (CHOP) to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, right, command chief, Air National Guard, joins Airmen of the 114th Fighter Wing for lunch during a visit to their unit at Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, April 4, 2022. During his visit, Williams had the opportunity to meet with Airmen, provide national-level leadership insight, and learn more about the innovative concepts the wing had implemented.

040505-F-3587F-001. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angle Minchala, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, demonstrates the functions of an M27 infantry automatic rifle during Spanish FLOTEX-22 aboard the Juan Carlos I near Rota, Spain, June 14, 2022. This exercise features tactical level actions ashore, combined with joint training and planning, aimed at increasing overall bilateral interoperability between nations.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, sort their uniform items at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 7, 2022. Recruits received uniform items at the beginning of training, giving them the opportunity to tailor and modify them during their 13 weeks at boot camp.

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Jan. 26, 2022) U.S. Navy Capt. David Faehnle, commanding officer at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, discusses the location of a simulated shooter while me mans the Emergency Operations Center during a mass casualties exercise on base. CLDJ serves as an expeditionary base for U.S. military forces providing support to ships, aircraft and personnel that ensure security throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. The base enables maritime and combat operations in the Horn of Africa while fostering positive U.S.-Africa relations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Sippel)

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Valencia, Culinary Specialist, Foxtrot Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, washes his hands at Veterans Haven North, Glen Gardner, N.J., April 30, 2020. Five New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and three Airmen are assisting the kitchen staff, which is responsible for preparing 2,400 meals a day for both the Havens residents, as well as the residents at the Hunterdon Developmental Center. Veterans Haven North, which is operated by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, is a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans that provides its residents long-term rehabilitation services and employment training. The New Jersey National Guard currently has more than 600 Soldiers and Airmen activated to support state and local leaders. (New Jersey National Guard

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Craft, the Commanding General of Task Force Pickett, serves New Year's dinner to the Marines of Task Force Pickett at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan 1, 2022. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

220915-N-PI330-1033 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 15, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Chad Hux, left, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), directs Builder 3rd Class Ryan Rickles to sign for his household goods on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 15, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

220128-N-SI601-1070 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Andrew Quigley, from Wichita, Kansas, assigned to the U.S. Navys forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), administers a COVID-19 vaccination booster to a Japanese base employee on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel G. Providakes)

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division serve a meal to Japan Self-Defense Force members during Resolute Dragon 22 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Infantry Division Artillery, practice their surgical suture skills during training at Forward Operating Site Adazi, Latvia, July 22, 2022. The 1st Infantry Division Artillery is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Army Pfc. Benjamin W. Reason, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, reviews information paperwork with an individual who received the COVID-19 vaccine at the newly opened Bergen County COVID-19 Vaccination mega-site at East Rutherford, N.J., Jan. 29, 2021. The Citizen-Soldiers are assisting healthcare workers in temperature screening, inputting insurance information, guiding individuals through the various stations, and monitoring people after they received their vaccinations. New Jersey has six mega-sites statewide located in Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Gloucester, Middlesex, and Morris counties. (New Jersey National Guard photo Mark C. Olsen)

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2022) - U.S. Navy Construction Electrician Constructionman 2nd Class Sean Sullivan, from San Marcos, Texas, left, and Construction Electrician Constructionman 3rd Class Cade Thomas, from Queen Creek, Arizona, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, review project packages aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) while underway for Pacific Partnership 2022. Now, in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Spc. Monique Williams, a culinary specialist assigned to the 1069th Military Police Company, 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Battalion prepared a back from the field dinner at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa on July 19, 2022. The culinary specialists prepared dinner for more than 130 Soldiers for their first meal back in cantonment after their field exercise.

A1C Naiya Colon Ortiz, 509th Operational Support Squadron, Aircrew Flight Equipment Apprentice, packs a parachute at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, August 11, 2022. AFE prepares and inspects two parchutes per day for T-38 Talon and B-2 Spirit air crew.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Abenicio Chavez, a member of the blood depot section of Sigonellas Naval Training Readiness Medical Center, demonstrates the deglycerization process to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa U.S. Army Sgt. Zoe Horton, CJTF-HOA medical lab specialist, on Jan. 11, 2024 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Horton was joined by other members of the joint force as well as a civilian lab technician from the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Miles, Indo-Pacific Command director for command, control, communications and cyber directorate, receives a briefing during Exercise Yama Sakura 83 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 7, 2022. Since its inception in 1982, Yama Sakura has focused on the development and refinement of joint force lethality between the U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Grant Adkins, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yeald (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) search and extraction medic, and Master Sgt. Angela Earp, quality assurance, both from the 140th Wing, serve food to shelter residents while serving in Task Force Shelter Support Charlie in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Denver, May 16, 2020. At the direction of Governor Jared Polis, the ColoradoNational Guard is assisting state and local officials by providing increased capabilities with state emergency operations centers, local shelters for citizens that need assistance, and increasing COVID-19 testing capabilities across Colorado as needed.

220124-N-OA516-1031SAN DIEGO (Jan. 24, 2022) - Engineman 3rd Class Eduardo Hernandez, left, and Machinists Mate 2nd Class Brandon Eller, Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego, repair a valve during the 2022 Self-Sufficiency Challenge at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) valve shop. SWRMC provides maintenance support and selective maintenance training to surface ships, submarines, shore activities, and other commands of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin C. Leitner)

031008-M-3166S-025. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (April 05, 2022) - A Sailor assigned to Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) is awarded the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) pin after completing the FMF conditioning hike aboard Naval Support Activity, Bahrain, April 5. The hike is one of many requirements Sailors must finish in order to successfully pass the FMF program and be awarded an FMF pin. TF 51/5 responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore in order to support U.S. Central Command, 5th Fleet, and MARCENT theater objectives.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jose Salazar, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Taitingfong, 49th Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge, conclude their fuel sample testing and secure their work environment at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 12, 2022. Personnel from the 49th LRS fuels laboratory implement sampling, testing, accounting and storage of fuel products here on base.

Tech. Sgt. Suzanne Nelson, 355th Healthcare Operations Squadron, immunizations non-commisioned officer in charge, fills a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccination to be administered by members of the Arizona National Guard to service members and their dependents at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz. May 6, 2021. The Arizona National Guard is partnering with active duty components to surge capacity and capability in providing vaccinations to service members and their dependents.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Back, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft inspection craftsman, briefs Republic of Korea Air Force service members during bilateral immersion training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. Black served as a translator during the training, helping bridge the language barrier between the two services.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, receive uniform items at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 7, 2022. Recruits received uniform items at the beginning of training, giving them the opportunity to tailor and modify them during their 13 weeks at boot camp.

Capt. Abram Browne with the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF), presents Chief Warrant Officer 3 Marshila Hightower, logistics officer with the 448 Chemical with an appreciation gift during a State Partnership Program (SPP) ceremony in St. George, Antigua, Aug. 5, 2022. Florida National Guardsmen with the 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD) worked alongside their Caribbean counterparts during a week-long exchange that focused on mass communications skills and community relations. Service members shared their experiences with subjects like military journalism, videography, and photography. SPP grants partner nations a platform to enhance the skills of service members while also strengthening the bonds among countries.

010918-F-0193C-012. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: West Cario Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Army Sgt. Kirby Vargas, from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, conducts weapons maintenance at the Freehold National Guard Armory in Freehold, New Jersey, July 28, 2022. The Soldiers are cleaning their weapons after returning from the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, where more than 2,500 Soldiers participated in training event held in Fort Drum, New York, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, fill out documents during an M16A4 service rifle issue at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 10, 2023. Recruits were issued rifles and briefed on their responsibilities regarding rifle security, safety and handling.

Senior Master Sgt. Vincent Aldama inspects an HGU-56/P aircrew flight helmet March 8, 2013, on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Aldama is responsible for flight equipment such as helmets, oxygen masks, parachutes, flotation devices, survival kits, night vision goggles, anti-G garments, aircrew eye and respiratory protective equipment and other types of aircrew flight equipment. Aldama is an aircrew flight equipment specialist deployed to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron.

U.S. Navy Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) and Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), conduct an exchange of information with U.K. Royal Navy Sailors while on board the RFA Argus, Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 25, 2024. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group has transferred under NATO command in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to conduct a series of short notice vigilance activities with elements of Allied Maritime Command's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Turkish Navy. Marine Corps

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing go through a mobility bag processing line during an exercise at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 8, 2022. Airmen from multiple squadrons participated in exercise Roundel Perun 22-01, testing Travis AFBs rapid mobility capabilities during possible real-world scenarios.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Justino Quinteros, a corpsman with 3d Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Fillmore, Utah native, administers artificial respirations during a mass casualty drill during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 6, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Soldiers of the 546th Medical Company Area Support participate in a Mission Rehearsal Exercise where they provide medical care for actors in a mass casualty scenario, during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 15, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo, 111th Public Affairs Detachment, Nebraska National Guard)

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexis Zahradnick, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management operations NCOIC, takes a sample of tres leches cake at the Hispanic Heritage Month Munch and Learn” event at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, October 6, 2022. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 to October 15 every year in celebration of Hispanic people in both the U.S. and Hispanic countries.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Krista McGraw, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of mission scheduling, applies a blood pressure cuff to a simulated client during an AE demonstration for Bangladesh Air Force medics in support of Cope South 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, near BAF Bangabandhu Cantonment, Bangladesh. CS24 is an opportunity to advance military airlift compatibility between the U.S. and Bangladesh air forces; exchange and enhance airlift, air-land and airdrop delivery techniques specific to U.S. and Bangladesh aircraft; and promote regional peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Air Force

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers, combat medics with Medical Command, screen civilian staff arriving at Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home, Edison N.J., April 9, 2020. The National Guard sent 35 Soldiers to the Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home to assist the shortage of their staff during the COVID-19 relief effort.

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Oswaldo Estrada, a recruit with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, receives a haircut at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 7, 2022. Recruits received weekly haircuts to create uniformity. Estrada was recruited out of Recruiting Station Los Angeles, California.

(L to R) AIRMAN Sylvia Byers and AIRMAN 1ST Class Candice Green, food service apprentices, 86th Services Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prepare gumbo for dinner at the Rheinland Inn Dinning Facility. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220427-N-XZ205-2048SAN DIEGO (April 27, 2022) Command Master Chief Richard Bolton, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diegos command master chief, paints a denim patch during a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) Denim Day event at the hospitals courtyard April 27. Denim Day takes place annually on the last Wednesday of April, and encourages people to wear jeans or other clothing items made of denim as a symbol of protest against sexual assault. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ian Heuer, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with Marine Corps Base Hawaii EOD and Hawaii native, shows Marines with Headquarters Battalion, MCBH, the effects of a C4 shape charge during a demolition demonstration as part of the battalions second field training exercise of 2024, MCBH, Feb. 8, 2024. The IED awareness training included classes on detecting and identifying IEDs, operating metal detectors, and a demolition demonstration in order to increase combat readiness. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryan J. Mayo and Tech. Sgt. Kacy Hikel, both health service management specialists from the 101st Medical Group, Maine Air National Guard, perform a hemostatic dressing tourniquet during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Feb. 21, 2024. The 156th MDG, Det. 1, trained the 101st MDG in TCCC, a deployment requirement that qualifies Airmen in prehospital combat medicine, including life-saving techniques and strategies designed to address trauma life support while maintaining operational success. Air National Guard

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mary Riggs, Executive Director, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, awards U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elisa Fredrickson, a medical logistics technician with the 158th Fighter Wing, Vt. National Guard, a coin for her efforts during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022 at Wise, Va., Aug. 19, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

The 121st Air Refueling Wing Sustainment Services Flight prepares lunch for Airmen during regular scheudled drill, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio. Services provides readiness capabilites, such as operating dining facilities and administering fitness tests.

Indiana Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Lisa Snyder, State Partnership Program senior medical advisor, receives a tour of the military medical facilities during an Indiana National Guard State Partnership Program mission, June 17-24, 2022, in Niamey, Niger. The purpose of the exercise is to test and share equipment knowledge while providing mutually beneficial training. The National Guard State Partnership Program is an innovative Department of Defense joint security cooperation program.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Craft, the Commanding General of Task Force Pickett, serves New Year's dinner to the Marines of Task Force Pickett at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan 1, 2022. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

Spc. Brian Deleon Guerrero of the Guam National Guard's 1-294th "Chamorri Battalion" Medics, right, assists Christina Rapadas of the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services COVID-19 Records Unit document passenger arrivals in Tamuning on July 15.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Kris Ferro, a Biological-Environmental journeyman from the 27th Aerial Medical Group, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, sets up a device that tests what is in the air at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. SRA Ferro is a part of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

SSgt. Kent Hunter, emergency management instructor for the 319th Training Squadron, ensures a good mask seal on trainees about to enter the Mask Confidence Training facility on its reopening, Aug. 15, 2022, on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. The "gas chamber" training falls under the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Course and trainees go through the training during week four of BMT.

U.S. Navy Lt. Kenneth Orsburn, the chaplain of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, cuts cake during a Navy birthday celebration during exercise Resolute Dragon 22 at Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.

Airman First Class, Eric Melendez, an aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, inspects the condition of oxygen masks during Coronet Cactus, Mar. 28, 2023, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Coronet Cactus is an annual training event that takes members of the 149th FW, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, to Arizona to participate in a simulated deployment that acts as a capstone project for the current iteration of F-16 student pilots. The unfamiliar environment helps to provide more realistic combat experience for the students as various other members of the wing also support the students by maintaining and expediting mobility for the exercise.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alexandre Rogan, right, the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022 officer in charge, gives unit patches to Dr. Alfonso Wer Rodríguez, the administrative council president at Unidad Nacional de Oftalmología, in Guatemala City, Aug. 25, 2022. Leadership from UNO were gifted unit patches from HEART 22 to thank them for their support and partnership throughout the operation.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul Craft, the Commanding General of Task Force Pickett, serves New Year's dinner to the Marines of Task Force Pickett at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan 1, 2022. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

110411-N-XD424-084PEARL HARBOR (April 11, 2011) Army Spc. Christopher Goodman, a lab technician at Tripler Army Medical Center, prepares receptacles for donated blood at a blood drive sponsored by the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Behavior (CSADD) and the Pearl Harbor Police Department at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The blood donated from the weekly blood drives is sent to service members in need of blood in combat areas and overseas.

220929-N-BP862-1031 NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 29, 2022) Culinary Specialist Seaman Qwan Vertile, from Merriville, Indiana, cuts strawberries in a galley aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), September 29, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port onboard Naval Station Norfolk.

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph C. Iadarola, left, company gunnery sergeant, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), demonstrates to members of the Marine Infantry Regiment in French Polynesia, French Armed Forces, how to use a meal, ready to eat heating device in Arue, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 29, 2022. The event provided a bilateral training opportunity between the French Armed Forces and Marines with MARFORPAC. 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.

Cpl. Marie Hendrix, an administrative clerk with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Command Element, checks off the names of her fellow Marines as they board a bus that will take them to the port at Morehead City, N.C. to board the USS Bataan, Jan. 15, 2009. The 22nd MEU will deploy to Haiti aboard the Bataan and USS Carter Hall and Fort McHenry to provide sea-based humanitarian aid and disaster relief to the Haitian people after an earthquake ravaged the country, January 12.

220723-N-PW480-0076 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 23, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidate buttons a blouse during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 23. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

221117-N-XR893-1082 NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 17, 2022) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Oduro, from Konogo-Ashanti, Ghana, poses for a portrait in a galley aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), November 17, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port onboard Naval Station Norfolk.

220822-G-TW079-083SINGAPORE (Aug. 22, 2022) A member of the Philippine Navy observes a brief during the Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2022 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) workshop at Changi Naval Base Aug. 22, 2022. In its 21st year, SEACAT is a multilateral exercise designed to enhance cooperation among 21 participating Southeast Asian countries and provide mutual support and a common goal to address crises, contingencies, and illegal activities in the maritime domain in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Angelica Sanchez-De La Cruz, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation support operator, carves a Taino deity on clay during a Hispanic arts and crafts event at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 22, 2022. Taino rock carvings, or petroglyphs, were made by the indigenous people of present-day Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Haiti.

221115-N-IX644-1213 ADRIATIC SEA (Nov. 16, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nikoli Tripp, from Santa Clarita, California, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Sigonella, demonstrates how to wrap a cast on Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kelsie Hammac, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 16, 2022. NMRTC Sigonella Sailors embarked aboard George H.W. Bush to provide specialty training and medical examinations to the crew. 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.

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (May 5, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jefferson Rosete, center, demonstrates to Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jiayi Lei, left, how to find the eardrum during an ear examination of Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Silas Vaughns, right, during Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 18s Command Post Exercise (CPX). CPX is a training evolution conducted by Seabee battalions to assess their mission readiness exercise to prepare battalions for future operations. NMCB 18 Seabees are the expeditionary engineering and construction experts of the naval service. They provide task-tailored, adaptable and combat-ready engineering and construction forces that deploy to support Navy objectives globally.

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen Michael McWilliams, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), serves steak to 2nd MLG Marines and Sailors at the French Creek 303 Mess hall during its birthday celebration on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 8, 2022. Mess Halls across 2nd Marine Logistics Group hosted birthday celebrations throughout November 2022 to celebrate the Marine Corps 247th birthday.

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Brian SanchezMatias, a motor transport operator with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, passes out ammunition prior to an M240B machine gun shoot for company field exercise 1-23 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 12, 2022. 1st ANGLICO conducted COFEX 1-23 to develop, sustain, and enhance core competencies required to support I Marine Expeditionary Force across the companys Training and Readiness standards and the Warfighting Functions.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, gets fitted for a survival vest with the 555th aircrew flight equipment team at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Jan. 23, 2024. As U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africas only numbered air force, the NAFs command staff provides support for all of Third Air Force, which consists of 10 wings with more than 32,000 Airmen across two continents.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, reviews barracks renovation information during a station tour on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2022. The tour showcased the capabilities and accommodations of MCAS Futenma. It also included a brief about the history location of the station, and a visit to the flightline, and the unaccompanied Marine housing.

Dr. Brian Lein, MD, assistant director for Healthcare Administration at the Defense Health Agency shares an observation with Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, Naval Hospital Bremerton acting commanding officer, May 18, 2022.Lein was welcomed by NHB command leadership along with Col. Jonathan Taylor, Puget Sound MHS Market director and Madigan Army Medical Center commander, to meet and greet with NHB staff at several locales including Mental Health department and the Main Operating Room before convening with top hospital officials for a round table meeting to discuss such topics as current hiring practices, transition of administration and management to DHA and joint service cooperation. We can never lose the focus of what were here for. Were here because of the uniform that youre wearing. The president of the United States can call you up today and say I need you to go someplace tonight. And if youre not ready then our Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen and Marines will not make it home. Thats your sole

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Solomon Islands Police Officers practice controlling a hemorrhage during a trauma response training course at Hell's Point during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia

220723-N-PW480-0037 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 23, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates receive boots during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 23. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals - firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship - to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navys new officers and enlisted Sailors.

Senior Airman Taiquona Conner, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations dress and restoration specialist deployed from the 87th Force Support Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, secures a tailored shirt on a mannequin during training at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug 10, 2022. Although every uniform is measured for the fallen, additional tailoring is sometimes needed.

060322-A-9157N-032. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Santa Clara State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jonathan Gascon with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, tracks patient vitals and medicines given during Medical Reindeer a medical exercise held prior to Nordic Response 24 in Setermeon, Norway, Feb. 13, 2024. Medical Reindeer is a multinational medical exercise in support of field training during Exercise Nordic Response 24 in order to strengthen and improve medical interoperability between NATO Allies and partners within the European theater. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. Marine Corps

220529-N-NT795-851 SAN PEDRO, Calif. (May 29, 2022) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Stephana Sanchez, native of Denver, Colorado, and assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1, speaks with a Sailor at the Los Angeles Fleet Week Expo. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard team and expedience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members will participate in various community service events, display capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas to offer. MESF is a core Navy capability that provides port and harbor security, high value asset security, and maritime security in the coastal and inland waterways.

050110-F-7951C-001. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An instructor assigned to the 421st Combat Training Squadron, teaches U.S. Air Force Airmen attending the Advanced Ready Training - Outside the Wire course, during a weapons system familiarization training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Feb. 7, 2024. The ART-OTW course is a pre-deployment requirement to gain experience in specialized tactics and techniques through strenuous training scenarios. Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Terrance Lewis with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, gets his haircut at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Dec. 6, 2022. Recruits receive haircuts weekly to ensure uniformity. Lewis was recruited out of Recruiting Station Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

220808-N-NR343-1060 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (Aug. 8, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jacob Jeffreys simulates a routine medical checkup on a sailor aboard the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) while pierside in Augusta Bay, Italy, Aug. 8, 2022. Sioux City 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.

New York Air National Guardsman of the 105th Medical Group screen airman and soldiers during a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The exercise was intended to evaluate and prepare the units involved in responding to a manmade or natural disaster. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

New York Air National Guardsman of the 105th Medical Group screen airman and soldiers during a Homeland Response Force validation exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA on September 10, 2022. The exercise was intended to evaluate and prepare the units involved in responding to a manmade or natural disaster. (New York National Guard photo by SSG Matthew Gunther)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (March 12, 2021) Midshipman 3rd Class Abigail Pidgeon receives the COVID-19 vaccine, which is currently voluntary for active duty members, including midshipmen, while it is in an emergency use authorization status. Vaccinating the midshipmen now will allow them to participate in summer training programs to meet Navy requirements. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

220623-N-DP708-1230 SAN DIEGO (June 23, 2022) Machinists Mate 2nd Class Anthony Hill, a native of Waynesville, Mo., stands petty officer of the watch aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), June 23. Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michelle Diaz, 18th Wing executive administrator from Huron, California was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michelle Diaz, 18th Wing executive administrator from Huron, California was selected as the 18th Wings Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers.

Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Wolan (left), 23rd Marine Regiment Sgt. Maj., and Col. Quintin Jones (right), Commanding Officer of 23rd Marine Regiment, serve New Year's dinner to the Marines of Task Force Pickett at Fort Pickett, Virginia on Jan 1, 2022. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.

041006-M-0374B-016. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S Army and Air Force students prepare inpatient medication orders during a Medical Education and Training Campus Pharmacy Technician field training exercise Nov. 30, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. During the field training exercise students had to apply interpersonal skills, including negotiating skills, conflict resolution, customer service and teamwork while demonstrating that they have the ability to effectively and professionally communicate with other healthcare professionals.

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen test first responders for COVID-19 infections at Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 2020. The testing site is one of three across New Orleans and Jefferson Parishes and will soon open to the general public.

U.S. Army Food Service Specialists from 2nd Cavalry Regiments Field Feeding Team prepare lunch for evaluators from USARPAC as well as soldiers from their regiment as part of the Philip A. Connelly competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, January 25, 2022. U.S. Army culinary teams across the force are evaluated during the Philip A. Connelly competition to determine the top team and ultimately improve dining experiences across all Army food service platforms in garrison and field environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christian Carrillo)

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jaylen Arnold, a combat engineer with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, inspects a water bag from water bagging system at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Atmospheric Portable-water Sustainment Units bolster the 3d MLRs logistical power by taking in the atmospheric humidity and condensing it to potable water. Portable-water sustainment paired with 21st century foraging concepts enable commanders to extend and enhance operational rations for a period without needing outside logistics support.

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rivera from the729th Transportation Terminal Battalion, 7th Mission Support Command participates in a practical exercise during Unit Prevention Leader Training, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Unit Prevention Leaders aid commanders in gauging the health of their unit. Eight Soldiers participated in the course. The 7th Mission Support Command is the U.S. Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment support for U.S. Army Europe - Africa missions across the theater. For more stories and information on the 7th Mission Support Command, follow us on Facebook, @7thMSC. Army Reserve

221207-A-NR779-1072 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 7, 2022) U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g Kali Borden stands watch aboard fast response cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) while transiting the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 7. Emlen Tunnell is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Oct. 27, 2022) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Austin Klinkhammer, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, conducts an inventory of explosives that are used in the training and familiarization of military working dogs (MWD) at Naval Station Great Lakes. MWD are trained to detect explosives using safe and small amounts of samples that are placed throughout their training environment. Opened in 1911, NSGL is the Navys largest training installation and the home of the Navys only Boot Camp. Located on over 1600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan, the installation includes 1,153 buildings with 39 on the National Register of Historic Places. NSGL supports over 50 tenant commands and elements as well as over 20,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers, and DoD civilians who live and work on the installation.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Humberto Morales, 51st Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of aircrew flight equipment, measures the distance between the pupils of 1st Lt. Abby Maio, 36th Fighter Squadron pilot, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 8, 2022. The measurements of Maios pupils ensures that the information that appears on her helmet's visor sits in the preferred display location during her missions.

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