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Images of military personnel conducting maintenance and operational tasks on various airbases and aircraft, illustrating the behind-the-scenes of military readiness.

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class with the 1st Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, performs engine checks during his shift September 13, 2022. Aerospace Propulsion Airmen, test, maintain and repair all parts of aircraft engines, ensuring Airmen and aircraft stay safe while in the air.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Seekins, 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron electrician journeyman, helps construct a tent April 11, 2022, at 86th Air Base, Romania. Designed for use in a wide range of environments, tents can be assembled to support electricity and air conditioning to meet the needs of Airmen in a multitude of contingencies and operations around the world.

DA-SD-03-08227. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041103-F-7751S-032. Base: Savannah Crtc State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-00626. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

221011-N-RC359-1131 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 11, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kyle Strutton, from Ore City, Texas, directs an aircraft onto an aircraft elevator in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 11. 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.

DF-ST-89-01071. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: King Faisal Air Base, Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Personnelman 3rd Class Patricia A. Ortiz aids a crew member in updating her service record in the personnel office aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

Aids to Navigation Operations - 26-HK-63-10. Coast Guardsman getting ice from store. Hurricane Katrina

221014-N-CY569-1050 NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 14, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Malik Cunningham, from Florence, South Carolina, uses a wire brush to remove corrosion from a padeye in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), October 14, 2022. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently in port onboard Naval Station Norfolk.

060428-N-9689V-047. Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Dingman, a light armored vehicle operator assigned to Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a California native, applies grease to an LAV-25 during routine vehicle maintenance aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2024. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations with elements of the 15th MEU. Marine Corps

021004-F-1131H-014. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

modern warfare soldier in action aiming on laser sight optics in combat position and searching for target in battle

221207-N-XG502-1083 -- (From left to right) Ms. Krista Loveless, Chesapeake, Va. Animal Services Outreach Coordinator (center), worked alongside Chief Aerographers Mate Angela Koob and Chief Intelligence Specialist Joshua Waldrop, assigned to Naval Information Forces, to assemble one of the small animal enclosures that was immediately put to use for the recent intake of 18 guinea pigs during an off-duty volunteer event at the facility Dec. 8.

020324-F-0675P-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant James Clark, a laboratory technician from the 81st Medical Group, Kessler Air Force Base, Mississippi, reads micro biological cultures, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. SSGT Clark 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)

050918-A-5679R-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zhari State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Austin Storie, from Pacific, Missouri, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) medical department, prepares medication to administer to a patient, Oct. 16, 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Elderly man teaches visitors how sailors who sailed from England to Virginia in 1607 measured distance at sea, Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown, Virginia, United States (Editorial Usage Only)

020115-F-5453T-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020422-F-8115W-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220610-N-UP745-1074 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 10, 2022) Aviation Electronics Mate 2nd Class Justin Rupert, from Austin, installs bonding wire on the tail landing gear of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), in the Atlantic Ocean, June 10, 2022. Jason Dunham 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.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package Search and Extraction element, Indiana National Guard provide medical assessment and first aid to victims in a simulated disaster site during a pre-external evaluation sustainment year collective training event at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 11, 2022. Airmen from the 181st Medical Group are embedded with S&E teams to provide immediate on-scene emergency medical support during the search and extraction phase of emergency and disaster incidents. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. L. Roland Sturm)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (November 15, 2022) Navy wounded warriors assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam take part in painting sponsored by the Navy Wounded Warrior program in commemoration of Warrior Care Month. In 2008, the Secretary of Defense designated November as Warrior Care Month in order to inform members of the military and their families and communities about the programs and initiatives currently being provided through the Warrior Care system and the forthcoming improvements.

Juvenile taking a gun out of a gun safe

Straight on, medium shot of US Army Captain Glenn A. Dubis after he competed in the Men's 50-meter Prone Rifle competition Thursday, September 21st, 2000, during the Sydney Olympic games. CPT Dubis is a member of the US Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

040308-M-9656F-001. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy AIRMAN Christopher M. Difiore waits in a "line" lounge, a place for sailors who are responsible for launching and recovering aircraft, the "line crew", to take a break, until it is time to return to the flight deck on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

DN-ST-88-02143. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

220923-N-N3764-0019 ST. GEORGES, Grenada - (Sept. 23, 2022) - Operations Specialist 3rd Class Jayme Rubenstein, assigned to the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) prepares paint during a community relations event at South St. George Government School, while the ship is in St. Georges, Grenada, for a port visit, Sept. 23, 2022. Burlington is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support expeditionary maintenance to deployed littoral combat ships operating in the region and conduct theater security cooperation engagements to maintain access, enhance interoperability and build enduring partnerships in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

041213-O-9999I-091. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

030320-M-9933D-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Bubyan Island Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 15th MEU (SOC)

060329-N-4133B-005. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

220525-N-LY160-2037 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2022) - Air Traffic Controller Airman Kayla Belsi, from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, paints during a paint night event hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) on the mess decks aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 25, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

DN-ST-88-02138. Base: USS Missouri (BB 63)

990503-F-1644LÐ004. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 99 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-78. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901y. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-87-11958. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-86-02995. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, learn floatation techniques during a water survival class at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Feb. 26, 2024. The Marine Corps Basic Swim Qualification instructs recruits on how to execute basic water maneuvers, and promotes combat readiness. Marine Corps

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)

020503-F-3715H-009. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

020521-F-9032T-009. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

001021-N-8861F-002. Base: Uss Mount Whitney (LCC 20)

SGT. Michael A. Portalatin, aircraft maintenance technician assigned to the 56th Engineering Maintenance Squadron, connects an air hose underneath an F-5E Tiger II aircraft. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, gets his hair cut during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, Feb. 13, 2023. Receiving is the recruits first day at MCRD San Diego, where they were checked for contraband, given haircuts, made phone calls home, and issued gear.

This photo was taken on August 25, 2022 as part of a project to produce a poster that displays the diversity of U.S. Army NATO Brigade Soldiers and their families during the units annual organization day. The brigade provides support to roughly 1,300 Soldiers and their families to provide ready and resilient Soldiers to the NATO alliance, maintain our joint and multinational partnerships and enhance the alliance. The brigade is the U.S. Army support element for 44 NATO organizations across 81 locations in 22 countries.

030819-F-1716G-025. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force Aircrew Life Support member from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, Diego Garcia, performs routine maintenance on an oxygen mask during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Aircrew Life Support members perform the preventative maintenance every 30 days on aircrew flight helmets, oxygen masks, and survival vest to ensure pilots are always prepared for a mission. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

220716-N-DE439-1041 BALTIC SEA (July 16, 2022) Ensign Harley Wilson plots damage control locations during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), July 16, 2022. Arleigh Burke 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.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 29, 2012) MachinistÕs Mate Fireman Apprentice Giselle Duarte carves a pumpkin during a morale, welfare, and recreation event aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

030417-F-9105A-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY (Oct. 5, 2022) Civil Service Mariners, Third Assistant Engineer Brendan Moore and Able Engineer Centeno Henry, assemble a relief valve during Legacy Magazine Sprinkler Training at the Military Sealift Command UNREP Training Center (MUTC). The MUTC provides hands-on training opportunity for more than 7,000 MSC Civil Service Mariners. (Photo By Hendrick Dickson/Released).

011104-F-0017M-022. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Marine Corps Recruit James A. Arayon with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, gets his hair cut during receiving at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 24, 2023. Recruits were checked for prohibited items, made phone calls, received haircuts, and were issued gear. Arayon was recruited out of San Tan Valley, Ariz., with Recruiting Station Phoenix.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David McCrary refills liquid oxygen (LOX) canisters at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Sept. 2, 2014. LOX is primarily used as aviator breathing oxygen at high altitudes. McCrary is an F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing.

050211-N-1229B-034. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

120406-N-NB694-100 ARABIAN SEA (April 6, 2012) Cmdr. Sam Westock lights candles during a Passover ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Felix Cruz, the regional director for Airstreams Renewables Inc., showcases equipment and machinery during an Airstream program informational meeting, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 19, 2022. The Airstream program seeks to prepare service members to transition into careers in the energy and hazardous duty industrial sectors. The purpose of the meeting was to provide senior enlisted leaders, from installations around the island of Oahu, with information about opportunities for service members looking to further their education upon exiting the military service. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Hill)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Manny, the mascot for Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego and the Western Recruiting Region, poses outside of 2nd Recruit Training Battalion at MCRD San Diego, Aug. 8, 2022. Manny represented 2nd Recruit Training Battalion in honor of Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion graduating Aug. 12.

220510-N-IL330-1116 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 10, 2022) - Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Iridian Cruztanabe, from Douglas, Arizona, takes a drink of water during a Zumba class in the vehicle stowage area aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 10, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

A man pretending to be a soldier with a vacuum cleaner.

A Sacramento, California, native and 2016 El Camino High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62).

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