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Military Supply Operations at Sea

Images show military personnel handling cargo and supplies during supply operations on ships, emphasizing teamwork and logistics in a naval environment.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wesley Zech, left, and Senior Airman Tyler Williams, right, loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 20, 2022. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

A U.S. Air Force forklift driver with the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, moves pallets of sacks of wheat flour in preparation for loading onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft which will fly into Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on a relief mission. The C-130 crews fly two missions a day into the Sarajevo airport dropping off approximately 30 metric tons of wheat flour to the besieged residents. For recreation, the personnel have set up a basketball hoop. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Ancona Country: Italy (ITA)

010923-F-0193C-002. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Port Of Dekheila Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Army Maj. Grace Parsons, left, South Carolina National Guard Medical Command public health nurse, receives a shipment of medical supplies used for administering the COVID-19 Moderna vaccinations at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, Dec. 21, 2020 from Dustin, a FEDEX delivery driver. The South Carolina National Guard is a Moderna Department of Defense (DoD) vaccine pilot program state and is provided a limited DoD allocation for South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen to have the opportunity to voluntarily take the vaccine. The South Carolina National Guard remains ready to support the counties, local and state agencies and first responders with requested resources for as long as needed in support of COVID-19 response efforts in the state.

Supply technician, TSGT Marty Doran from the 62nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, inspects the deployed MSK (Mission Support Kit) for aircraft parts while on temporary duty to Christchurch. TSGT Doran and other 62nd Airlift Wing personnel are deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL)

221030-N-RC359-1018 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 30, 2022) Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Antonio Hombrebueno, center, from Manila, Philippines, distributes supplies in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 30. 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.

Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Air Force personnel load the canisters of radioactive materials onto a C-5 Galaxy. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX SAPPHIRE Base: Ust Kamenogorsk Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Paul Zimmerman, company commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, reviews a terrain model during Exercise Intrepid Maven 22.4 in the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 26, 2022. Intrepid Maven is a bilateral exercise between U.S. and UAE armed forces to train with and strengthen our relationships with allied nations in the CENTCOM area of operations.

110510-N-ZI300-073ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 10, 2011) Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Boone (FFG 28) move a pallet of supplies in preparation of a vertical replenishment with the guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43). Boone is deployed to South America to participate in Southern Seas 2011.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 21, 2022) Sailors transport a manlift aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Logistics Specialist Seaman Brian Montano, from Washington, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) supply department, sort packages, Oct. 21, 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.

MASTER SGT. Larry Nuqui, a medic from the 722nd Medical Group, March AFB, California inspect a water buffalo for bacteria at the African airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Airport Country: Russia (RUS)

220831-N-TO573-1308 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 31, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician Alex Lincoln, from Lawton, Oklahoma, places supplies on a conveyor in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast-combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), Aug. 31, 2022. The Harry S. Truman 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.

220809-N-CY569-1020 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 9, 2022) Retail Services Specialist Seaman Joe Lopez, from San Diego, moves supplies in a storeroom aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 9, 2022. The Harry S. Truman 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.

050119-N-6074Y-072. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: HC-11

An astronaut heads into a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, during a Boeing/United Launch Alliance emergency egress system demonstration at Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations Launch Complex 41 in Florida on June 19, 2018. NASAs MRAPs offer a mobile bunker for astronauts and ground crews, should they need to escape from the launch pad quickly in an emergency.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Sergio Carrasco, an administration chief with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stacks and organizes cleaning supplies during a volunteer event with Willing Hearts, a charity in Singapore, Sept. 2, 2022. Willing Hearts is charity organization that hosts a soup kitchen to give back to their community. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS 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. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and Philippine Armed Forces service members load Department of Social Welfare and Development family food packs onto a truck at Davao International Airport, Davao City, Philippines, Feb. 14, 2024. At the request of the Government of the Philippines, the U.S. Marines of III Marine Expeditionary Force are supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development in providing foreign humanitarian assistance to the ongoing disaster relief mission in Mindanao. The forward presence and ready posture of III MEF assets in the region facilitated rapid and effective response to crisis, demonstrating the U.S.s commitment to Allies and partners during times of need. Marine Corps

Operation Zephyr - 26-HK-154-298. Images from Lt. Williams. Hurricane Katrina

Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, employ gas masks at the gas chamber on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 14, 2022. Gas chamber training teaches recruits how to don and clear a gas mask quickly, simulating the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards being present.

110314-N-NB544-034PACIFIC OCEAN (March 14, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Black Knights of Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 load supplies onto an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan rendering humanitarian assistance following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 18, 2022) Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Jacob Crowe, from Church Hill, Tenn., transports produce across the weather decks of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220903-N-QI593-3097 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 3, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Gavin Miller, from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Manuel Monge, from Amarillo, Texas, both assigned to the Proud Warriors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, inventory gear in the hangar bay aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sep. 3, 2022. Bainbridge is operating as part of the Harry S. Truman Strike Group in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

221006-N-AS200-1408 SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif. (NNS) (Oct. 5, 2022) - The U.S. Navy conducted an annual coastal cleanup on the remote beaches of San Nicolas Island (SNI), the most isolated of the California Channel Islands, located sixty-five miles offshore, and South of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu. The cleanup team consisted of nearly fifty volunteer Navy Sailors and civilians assigned to NBVC and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, who removed over two-thousand pounds of trash and debris on three SNI beaches. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants.

Coast Guard Relief Assistance - 26-HK-292-13. Hurricane Katrina

KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 14, 2017) Yeoman 2nd Class Eric Coleman, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, assists a Key West resident at a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distribution center during a humanitarian assistance mission in wake of Hurricane Irma. The Department of Defense is supporting FEMA, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Irma to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.

U.S. Army Soldiers from McDonald Army Health Center pack and store components from a temporary COVID-19 drive through test site at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, August 30, 2022. The temporary site assisted on COVID-19 efforts for over two years before being deemed to be no longer required. The site aided in the distribution of over 5,000 at-home COVID-19 test kits.

Sailors and Marines use teamwork to move stores onto a conveyor while participating in a 500-man working party in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during an underway replenishment with US Naval Ships (USNS) Concord (T-AFS 5) and USNS Pecos (T-AO 197). TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-62. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901i. Hurricane Katrina

Sgt. 1st Class Julian Bailey, Transportation Documentation Specialist, verifies container equipment offload on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii November 29, 2022. This equipment supports 8th Theater Sustainment Commands mission to plan, integrate, and synchronize distribution and sustainment operations.

Village CHIEF Samuel Bogarin (left), and Professor Raquel Ramos (middle) from Indigena Juan Diego School, Barrio Redencion, Concepcion, Paraguay, are happy to receive donated school supplies delivered by US Army Sergeant First Class Abel Nieves from the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training .... Complete Scene Caption: Village Chief Samuel Bogarin (left), and Professor Raquel Ramos (middle) from Indigena Juan Diego School, Barrio Redencion, Concepcion, Paraguay, are happy to receive donated school supplies delivered by US Army Sergeant First Class Abel Nieves from the 96th Civil Affairs Battal

120313-N-PB383-449ARABIAN SEA (March 13, 2012) Sailors and Marines sort through mail in the hangar bay of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4). New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Local Haitians working with Adventist Development Relief Agency unload bags of humanitarian aid rations from a truck during a humanitarian aid distribution in Carrefour, Haiti, Feb. 12, 2010. Marines of Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provided security for a local non-government organization as they supplied local Haitians with 50 pound bags of rice.

DN-SC-85-07538. Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rexford Finch is in charge of material control for the Vehicle Management Section of the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Logistics Readiness Flight at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger. At a base that can take upwards of two months to receive parts, Finch has been working to predict future issues to keep Air Base 201 moving.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 25, 2022) From left to right, Senior Chief Boatswains Mate Said Esparza, Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Corey Goodrich, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Louis Peters, the ships Boatswain, move packages during a vertical replenishment operation aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), April 25, 2022. Gunston Hall, assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

110322-N-SB672-309OSHIMA-MURA, Japan (March 22, 2011) A Japanese woman loads humanitarian assistance supplies onto her truck. The supplies were delivered by an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

070101-A-4746S-093. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Echo Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Georgia Army National Guardsman, Staff Sgt. Marquis McBride, a motor transportation sergeant with the Thomasville-based 1230th Transportation Company, loads milk for the Atlanta Public Schools food distribution at Douglass High School, Atlanta, April 20, 2020. Georgia Guardsmen have been assisting APS for almost two weeks ensuring students are able to receive breakfast and lunch during COVID-19.

Local Haitians working with Adventist Development Relief Agency unload bags of humanitarian aid rations during a humanitarian aid distribution in Carrefour, Haiti, Feb. 12, 2010. Marines of Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provided security for a local non-government organization as they supplied local Haitians with 50 pound bags of rice.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-56. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901c. Hurricane Katrina

Mexico's southern border has recently been plagued by extremely violent crime from Mara Salvatrucha gang members, fleeing anti-gang crachdowns in El Salvador and Honduras.

Iraq, Kirkuk province, Bashir village on 2022-10-19. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. This is Handicap International's (Humanity and Inclusion) mine clearance training camp in the village of Bashir where mine clearers practice in real conditions. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Kirkouk, Bashir village le 2022-10-19. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines

Supplies are staged at a tactical operations center in Lehigh Acres, Florida, October 4, 2022. The 255th Air Control Squadron, Mississippi Air National Guard is deployed to south Florida to respond to the devastation of Hurricane Ian.

U.S. Airmen, from the 435th Air Mobility Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, load blankets, tarps, and water containers onto C-130 aircraft in Pisa, Italy, on March 4, 2011. These aircraft will then fly these supplies to Tunisia. The U.S. Government is working intensely with the International community to meet the humanitarian needs of the Lybian people and others in the country who fled across the borders.

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - MSO St. Louis Operations - 26-HK-390-122. Hurricane Katrina

030426-M-8658H-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Umm Qasr Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030404-M-4779G-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)

220723-N-IG750-1080 SINGAPORE (July 23, 2022) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Ramirez, from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, assigned to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, currently deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), sorts donated belongings during a community relations (COMREL) event at The Salvation Army in Singapore. COMREL events give Sailors the opportunity to foster goodwill by giving back to local communities while in port. 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.

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 94th Cavalry Regiment fill sandbags in International Falls, Minn. The Soldiers were activated to support flood response in the Rainy River Basin.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marcus Kelley, aircrew flight equipment technician, assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron packs a B-52H Stratofortress parachute after a routine Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 19, 2024. USINDOPACOM force employment, military posture, and operations honor our security commitments in the region by enabling us to rapidly respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific. Air Force

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk

Sergeant Morales Club members support the development of NCOs and demonstrate care and concern for the communities they reside, often volunteering to improve Soldiers' and family members' quality of life through community service. For more information about the Sergeant Morales Club, please visit https://sergeantmoralesclub.com/ on the Web. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. Solomon Abanda)

(Right to left) Col. Kyle Benwitz, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, Bruce Best, University of Guam researcher, Brig. Gen. Paul Birch, 36th Wing commander, and Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, push a box of humanitarian goods into a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron during the Operation Christmas Drop push ceremony at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5, 2022. Operation Christmas Drop is an annual event that delivers aid to island communities in the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

Marines unload packs and seabags from a trailer as their unit prepares to embark aboard a ship for transportation to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Morehead City State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-08968. Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA)

Paper flags representing six participating nations are attached to the last pallet of supplies as part of the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A medic approaches the location of a bombing during the protests in Victory Square, Bangkok.

US Army STAFF Sergeant Milton Robinson unloads Humanitarian Aid (HA) items from the back of a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) in Kosovo. SSG Robinson is a photographer/videographer assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) out of Fort Meade, Maryland. The HA items were donated by families back in the United States and consisted of clothing, school supplies and toys. The HA items are being distributed by the 315th Tactical Psychological Operations (PYSOPS) Company out of Upland, California (not shown). State: Kosovo Country: Yugoslavia (YUG)

U.S. Army Spc. Christian Harris, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, volunteers at the Armed Forces Young Men's Christian Association food drive in El Paso, Texas, October 19th, 2022. Harris helps fill bags of food to lay out on tables for the food drive.

040811-F-5544L-005. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Professional movers unloading empty moving boxes out of their truck to start moving more Soldiers out of the Smoke Bomb Hill barracks, Sept. 14, 2022 at Smoke Bomb Hill, Fort Bragg, N.C. Soldiers were given the option to move their own things by a dity move or having movers pack their things up and move it for them. The inadequate conditions experienced by some of our Soldiers living in the barracks on Fort Bragg is deeply concerning. This is unacceptable and we are taking deliberate actions to correct the situation.

Coast Guard Personnel - Station Grill - 26-HK-89-7. Station Grill--Coast Guardsman posing with equpiment on pickup truck. Hurricane Katrina

SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2022) U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Task Force San Francisco, participate in a food bank donation to the local community as part of San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW). SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard teams and experience Americas sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service event, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

220128-N-YS140-008Fort Pickett, Va. (Jan. 28, 2022) Afghan evacuees stow their luggage prior to boarding a bus headed to a local airport. Evacuees are departing Safe Haven Pickett and resettling in various communities across the United States. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl)

110316-N-SB672-148KURO-SOKI, JAPAN (March 16, 2011) Japanese citizens unload food and water from an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 during a humanitarian assistance mission. HS-4 is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

220612-A-EQ028-1046 ARABIAN GULF (June 12, 2022) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class David Slone transports cargo aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESG 3), during exercise Iron Defender in the Arabian Gulf, June 12. Iron Defender is an annual bilateral training event between U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and forces from the United Arab Emirates. The exercise focuses on maritime security operations, mine countermeasures and harbor defense.

Department of Interior headquarters demonstrations of support, with Secretary Gale Norton presiding, for two U.S. Army units in Iraq adopted by Department staff: the 101st Airborne Division, with Screaming Eagles nickname; and the 10th Mountain Division, with Polar Bears nickname

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Joshua Cherry, operations clerk, Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, organizes boxed meals at Palmcroft Elementary School in Yuma, Arizona, Sep. 16, 2022. Marines attached to MAG-13 participated in a fundraising event to support and give back to the local community by aiding Palmcroft Elementary Schools staff in handing out boxed meals.

Mock currency is staged as injects for Diamond Saber at Joint Base McGuire-Dix, New Jersey, Aug. 12, 2022. Established in 2004, Diamond Saber is a U.S. Army Reserve-led exercise that trains and evaluates Soldiers and joint partners on warfighting functions such as funding the force, payment support, disbursing operations, accounting, fiscal stewardship, auditability and data analytics.

Fort Myers, FL (Oct. 11, 2022) - US Army Corps of Engineers contractors pick-up supplies for Operation Blue Roof

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