Military Support for Food Distribution

Service members sorting and distributing food at various locations, showcasing teamwork and community support during humanitarian efforts.

U.S. Army Col. Daniel Shank, Ohio Assistant Adjutant General for Army, talks to U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the Ohio National Guards HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment - 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, about the donation sorting process at the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank in Toledo, Ohio, April 16, 2020. Shank, along with other members of ONG leadership, were at the food bank to see operations first-hand. More than 500 Ohio National Guard members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of COVID-19 relief efforts, continuing the Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation.

Arizona National Guard service members helped sort and stock food at a local food bank Aug. 06, 2020 in Mesa, Ariz. The Arizona National Guard has activated more than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to support food banks and other community needs during this state of emergency response

New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 902nd Field Feeding Platoon, 42nd Regional Support Group, load up outgoing food donations to be delivered to the greater Fort Drum area during the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise on July 26, 2022, at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers participated in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.

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North Carolina Army National Guard Spc. John Hanna, assigned to the 875th Engineer Battalion, works with fellow Guardsmen to sort and prepare medical equipment for future distribution at a warehouse in Central N.C., June 15, 2020. The NCNG is working with North Carolina Emergency Management, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and local food banks to help support COVID-19 relief efforts.

U.S. Army Col. Daniel Shank, Ohio Assistant Adjutant General for Army, talks to U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the Ohio National Guards HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment - 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, about the donation sorting process at the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank in Toledo, Ohio, April 16, 2020. Shank, along with other members of ONG leadership, were at the food bank to see operations first-hand. More than 500 Ohio National Guard members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of COVID-19 relief efforts, continuing the Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation.

050903-N-5526M-018. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: JTF-KATRINA, FLEET COMBAT CAMERA

220716-N-EE352-1089PEARL HARBOR (July 16, 2022) - U.S. Army Spc. Okon Francis, a native of Asbury, N.J., assigned to Public Health Activity-Fort Lewis, inspects pallets of food during a cargo on-load next to Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Members of the Utah National Guard sort medical supplies at a staging warehouse, May 14, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over 120 Soldiers and Airmen from the Utah National Guard are assisting in the COVID-19 response, including supply and warehouse management, logistics, and testing.

Citizen-Soldiers from the Puerto Rico National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility distributed water and food to the community of Orocovis, Sept. 29. Members of the community assisted the Soldiers to download the supplies, while the municipal police transported the supplies in their official vehicles to the shelter.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 133rd Composite Supply Company, part of the 53rd Troop Command, unpack cots at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City March 26, 2020. The convention center will be an alternate care site to ease the bed shortage of New York Hospitals as part of the state response to the COVID-19 outbreak

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing collect school suplies from the dining facility at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 14, 2022. The school supplies are used for unit members with children starting school.

Members of the 117th Air Refueling Wing collect school suplies from the dining facility at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Aug. 14, 2022. The school supplies are used for unit members with children starting school.

U.S. Army religious affairs specialists unload boxes of single-serve coffee pods from a delivery truck, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 9, 2022. The coffee was donated by Holy Joe's Cafe, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to deliver free coffee to U.S. service members around the world.

(Right to left) Senior Airman Anthony Molina and SrA Daron Houtmansmith, both with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo deployment function team, move static vehicle weighting scales during Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2022. The Cargo Deployment Function (CDF) ensures pallets of cargo are measured, weighed, labeled and organized for load transport. The SRI tested Yokotas Airmen to ensure they were ready to respond to any type of contingency that may happen in the real world.

Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Vidato, 459th Airlift Squadron instructor flight engineer, adds supplies to a box of simulated humanitarian aid prior to takeoff for a Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted disaster preparedness and response drill at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. Taking off from Yokota Air Base, the 459th utilized a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter to deliver mock humanitarian aid after a simulated natural disaster.

Soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard assist the Vermont Food Bank "Farmers to Families" Program, and Vermont Emergency Management, with distributing fresh produce, dairy, and prepared meals to Vermonters who may be food insecure during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), 1st Marine Division, are inspected by Australian Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment upon arrival at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, in support of exercise Koolendong 22, July 22, 2022. 3/5 deployed a rifle company from Southern California to Darwin during the battalions readiness exercise, increasing their readiness to serve as part of I Marine Expeditionary Forces crisis response within the Indo-Pacific region.

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, recognizes Mississippi National Guard Soldiers for their hard work during a visit to Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 16, 2022. Whitehead visited the Soldiers who were distributing water to assist with the Jackson Water Crisis.

Company command teams across the Nebraska Army National Guard attend Operation Heartland Fury at the Camp Ashland and Mead Training Sites, Nebraska, Aug. 27, 2022. Operation Heartland Fury was an event hosted by Training Center Command, 209th Regional Training Institute, and consisted of various events and tours of training installations and equipment to show what capabilities are available to support all of Nebraskas units. Some of the events included trench clearing with medical evacuation, leaders reaction course, the rappel tower and vehicle recovery.

Airmen from the 134th Air Refueling Wing prepare to depart to assist with natural disaster relief operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The Cat 4 storm devastated the region as it moved across the state of Florida leaving many without power, water and shelter.

U.S. Air Force Airmen carry supplies to a training lane during Fieldcraft Hostile (FCH) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Aug. 2, 2022. FCH is a pre-deployment course directed by the 421st Combat Training Squadron, that teaches basic combat skills to over 5,000 U.S. Air Force, Joint and NATO personnel annually.

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Senior Airman Walter Bolles, an air crew flight equipment specialist with the 552 Operations Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., passes donated relief supplies to Senior Airman John Sloop,with the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron on May 23, 2013. The donated supplies were flown in from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., after a tornado with winds ranging from 200 to 210 mph struck Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013. Bolles is originally from Bremerton, Wash., and Sloop is originally from Mooresville, N.C.

Airmen from the 36th Munitions Squadron volunteer during a food distribution line at the Yigo Gymnasium in Yigo, Guam, Oct. 14, 2022. The volunteers were procured through Team Andersens Sister Village Sister Squadron program. The MUNS airmen aided their sister village in distributing thousands of pounds of food to the residents of Yigo and those in need.

Soldiers with the California National Guards 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group — Sgt. Levi Kassiano, Spc. Monica Koenig and Staff Sgt. Norman M. Johnson — move grocery carts filled with food and await the arrival of recipients on June 26, 2020, at the Stockton/San Joaquin Emergency Food Bank in Stockton, California. Cal Guardsmen loaded more than 50 pounds of food per family into vehicles, and more than 300 vehicles show up daily to receive assistance at this location.

Staff Sgt. Jesse Holzman of the 134th Force Support Squadron prepares food for boxed meals to deliver to Airmen at McGhee-Tyson ANGB working during the 2022 Smoky Mountain Air Show. Over the course of the event, the 134th FFS will provide over 4,000 boxed meals, multiple hydration options and cool down areas for over 1200 service members assisting the show.

Sgt. Zachary Rigg, a St. Louis native, sweeps the stairs while Lance Cpl. James Reese, a St. Louis native, and Sgt. Joshua Paxson, an Affton, Mo., native, clear out trash from a house in Boston May 5, 2010. The Marines, all with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, were helping construct a house as an outreach program during Marine Week Boston.

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A Mississippi National Guard Soldier passes a case of water to another Soldier at the Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melbourne Foster, 103rd Civil Engineer Squadron, prepares U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers to Families food boxes for distribution at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, Feb. 4, 2021. Airmen from the Connecticut National Guards 103rd Airlift Wing are supporting logistics operations at Foodshares drive-thru emergency distribution site here, which has distributed over 8,000,000 pounds of food to 233,000 cars since April 20, 2020.

Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Command Sgt. Maj. Silvester Tatum, senior enlisted leader of the Mississippi National Guard, 2nd Lt. Randia Reaves, 184th Sustainment Command, during a visit to Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 16, 2022. Whitehead visited the Soldiers who were distributing water to assist with the Jackson Water Crisis.

Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing organize personal protective equipment for distribution in West Hartford, Connecticut, June 17, 2020. Connecticut National Guard Airmen assisted the Connecticut Department of Public Health in distributing masks, gloves, face shields, gowns, and hand sanitizer to residential care facilities, long term care facilities, and assisted living facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Connecticut National Guard Airman helps load boxes of PPE into a vehicle at a distribution site in West Hartford, Connecticut, April 22, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard is supporting the Connecticut Department of Public Health in distributing items including masks, gloves, and face shields to assisted living facilities, residential care homes, long-term care facilities, and first responders.

Washington National Guardsmen work together to pack food boxes at the Northwest Harvest food distribution center, Kent, Wash., May 22, 2020. Washington Air and Army National Guardsmen are supporting testing sites, food banks and supporting local agencies around the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. (National Guard

170915-BD107-002 ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sept. 15, 2017) - A civilian thanks Army National Guard soldiers for handing out food and water in St. John. The U.S. military and civilian organizations continue to support the lead federal agency, FEMA, as well as the state and local authorities in disaster relief efforts.

A Marine walks between several pallets of rations as he enters a supply tent during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: US Naval Station, Roosevelt Road State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Salvador De La Pena, services,144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, prepares meals to service military members dinner during the medical innovative readiness training mission in Hoopa, California, Aug. 12, 2022.

Arizona National Guard personnel deliver boxes of fresh produce and groceries to residents of Coconino County, Ariz., April 7th, 2020 at Flagstaff Family Food Center. More than 800 AZNG personnel continue to serve across the state in response to the on-going emergency.

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier distributes water at the Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 20,000 cars received water on the first day of the operation, consisting of seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier takes water to a person's car at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones)

041225-A-1067B-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

110314-N-RG360-048PACIFIC OCEAN (March 14, 2011) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) move cases of sports drinks and water in preparation to support disaster relief efforts. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting disaster relief operations in the coastal waters off northern Japan in the wake of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

The 169th Postal Detachment, Fort Hood, Texas, works hard to maintain a 24-hour delivery rate of US soldiers mail. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Soldiers assigned the Ohio National Guards HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment - 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Ohio Military Reserve, give the thumbs-up for troopers assigned to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, to send more vehicles through the line at a drive through food distribution event at the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank, May 9, 2020. The food bank teamed up with the Ohio National Guard and the Highway Patrol to conduct the first-ever drive through event at the food bank. More than 700 Ohio National Guard and Ohio Military Reserve members were activated to provide humanitarian missions in support of Operation Steady Resolve COVID-19 relief efforts, continuing The Ohio National Guards long history of supporting humanitarian efforts throughout Ohio and the nation. To date, the Ohio National Guard has assisted in the distribution of more than 9.9 million pounds of food and pantry items to Ohioans in need. Air National Guard

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Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-3. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF member lifting boxes in storage area, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

040718-F-0993P-017. Base: Otis Angb State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit pass supplies down the passage way during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 10, 2022.RAS helps units restock the ship with supplies, tools and food while underway. The 31st MEU is operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.

051222-A-2718K-027. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force postal clerks from the 786th Force Support Squadron, process an incoming shipment of packages at the north-side Ramstein Post Office at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 10, 2022. The post office saw a massive influx of packages before the holiday season and has asked for volunteers to help.

Soldiers of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Nighthawk, arrive to begin training during KFOR 31 in Hohenfels Training Area in Germany on Oct. 3, 2022. KFOR 31 is a multinational training event conducted to prepare units for their deployment to the Kosovo Regional Command East. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Herschel Talley)

US Marines from Headquarters and Service Co., HQ Battalion, 1ST Mar Div, are served oatmeal in mess line at Camp Wilson. Subject Operation/Series: STEEL KNIGHT VI Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Commerce, Calif. (May 27, 2022) - U.S. Navy Electricians Mate Fireman Melissa Gadian, middle, from Oxnard, Calif., assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), packs nonperishable food items at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank during a community relations event as part of Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) May 27, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

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030403-F-0762P-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Work outside at the Information Operations section on Camp Smitty.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nana Berko, 140th civil engineering squadron specialist, unloads chairs into the Colorado Convention Center for anticipated COVID-19 positive patients as they prepare the location for approximately 2000 patients, Denver, Colo., April 14, 2020. Members of the Colorado National Guard have been brought on to serve in one of a multitude of task forces, that have been deployed around the state in various capacities to support state and local officials combat the Corona Virus Pandemic.

Nogales, Arizona, US Border Patrol agent Michael Scioli inspects bales of marijuana that have been seized by the Border Patrol after being smuggled into the United States from Mexico.

040210-F-0681L-068. Base: Hector International Airport State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

U.S. Army Soldiers from McDonald Army Health Center place a lid onto a storage bin for a temporary COVID-19 drive through test site at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, August 30, 2022. The site aided in the distribution of over 5,000 at-home COVID-19 test kits.

Soldiers of the California Army National Guards 115th Regional Support Group form an assembly line and diligently pack food March 21 at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Service in Sacramento, California. California Guardsmen were activated to assist the state during the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Livingston Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012.

Volunteers help stack bricks at the finish line of Ruck to Remember on Fort Novosel on Feb. 10, 2024.

Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert, 8th Fighter Wing public affairs specialist, grabs new sandbags from the U-Fix-It store at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 20, 2022. The store offers Airmen the option to fix minor repairs themselves without the need of submitting a work order request through the 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron.

Inaugural Parade. Military food services attached to Armed Forces Inaugural Committee supply coffee and hot chocolate at the North Pentagon Parking lot for parade participants and workers. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050914-A-7274K-008. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Spc. Carl Peyatt III, a member of C Battery, 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment of the West Virginia National Guard assists volunteers with the Greater Greenbrier Long Term Recovery Committee in preparing meals for more than 3,600 school-age students throughout Greenbrier County, West Virginia, during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, March 25, 2020, in Lewisburg, West Virginia. WVNG Soldiers supported more than 30 volunteers in packaging and delivering the meals to needy children around the county and will continue to do so for the duration of the outbreak.

U.S. Air Force Airman Nicholas Trainotti, 100th Force Support Squadron military postal clerk, carries a package to the shelves at the post office at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 21, 2022. The post office processes personal packages to help improve and sustain the quality of life for the Airmen and families of Team Mildenhall.

Arizona National Guard Soldiers and Airmen delivered boxes of groceries to area residents Dec. 10, 2020 at a food bank in Flagstaff, Ariz. The Arizona National Guard has completed more than 5,700 missions, totaling more than 290,000 man hours, in response to the COVID-19 emergency.

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US Navy (USN) Sailors and US Army (USA) National Guard Soldiers load water and ice into a USA UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Gulf Port International Airport in Biloxi, Mississippi (MS). The airport is now one of the main staging areas for hurricane-relief efforts in Mississippi. Department of Defense (DoD) units mobilized as part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster-relief efforts in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. (Duplicate image, see also DASD0606087 or search 050901N0318R046). Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Sgt. Patrick O'Hara, a soldier in the Florida National Guard's (FLNG) 1-185th Assault Helicopter Battalion, delivers water to the remaining citizens of Sanibel Island, Fla., from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Saturday, October 1, 2020. As Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction, some of Florida's Southwest islands were left without a proper route to the mainland, enabling specialties of FLNG aviators to deliver much-need supplies. (U.S Army Photo by Pfc. Alexander Helman)

030816-M-7837W-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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First Sgt. Dwight D. Brown of the Mississippi Army National Guard, A Troop, 1-98th Cavalry, carries items to aid citizens of Smithville, Miss., after the calamity caused by a tornado.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dmarco Wood, 100th Force Support Squadron military postal clerk, secures a package with tape at the post office on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 21, 2022. Postal clerks handle all incoming and outgoing mail, which includes organizing letters, parcels and packages.

Pfc. Angela Sandoval, 690th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Company from Mobile, Ala., drops water to the residents of Lillian on September 18, 2020. (Alabama Army National Guard

Soldiers from the 3-116th Field Artillery Battalion are distributing food, water and ice at the Lee County Sports Complex in Fort Myers, Fla. Soldiers are overseeing the point of distribution (POD), as well as supporting the County Staging Area (CSA).

120228-N-ZC343-640PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 28, 2012) Sailors and Marines participate in a chess tournament in the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship is en route to relieve USS Essex (LHD 2) as the forward deployed ship in Sasebo, Japan.

Staff Sgt. Megan Denise, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment supervisor, left, briefs Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, on 436th LRS capabilities during his visit to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 13, 2022. Martin experienced Dovers unique mission by touring the C-5 Isochronal Inspection Dock, 436th Aerial Port Squadron and 436th LRS.

U.S. Navy Lt. Kavina James, the shock trauma platoon officer in charge assigned to 1st Medical Battalion, Task Force Los Angeles, moves a box of food down the assembly line while volunteering at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Commerce, California, May 28, 2022. The purpose of Fleet Week is to showcase the capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team and give back to the community with events, static displays, and personal interactions between service members and the public.

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Technical Sergeant David Ledo, USAF, (right), 52nd Communications Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, gives mail to a customer at the Eifel West Post Office on Spangdahlem's Bitburg Annex. Base: Bitburg Annex State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220525-N-VQ947-1069 LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2022) Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Stewart Go, right, from Marysville, Wash., assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), distributes food at St. Francis Center during a Los Angeles Fleet Week community relations outreach, May 25, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America’s sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angles and its surrounding areas.

Coast Guard Personnel - Supplies - 26-HK-84-61. CG Personnel With Supplies -- CG NSF members lifting boxes in storage area, 050901h. Hurricane Katrina

Bulgarias Center for Comprehensive Services for Children with Disabilities and Chronic Diseases-Sliven Charge Nurse Nivedina Daneva accepts donations from U.S. Army Civil Affairs Spc. Myles Halpren, assigned to Civil Affairs Team 0733, during a visit, April 4, 2022, Sliven, Bulgaria. The team visited the specialized facility along with a Bulgarian Land Forces Civil-Military Cooperation team as part of the equal partners efforts to build goodwill in the city of Sliven and other communities surrounding Novo Selo Training Area, a training facility used to conduct military training exercises along with fostering bilateral relations.

Joseph Korotko, left, an individual protective equipment technician with the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, documents equipment assigned to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adam McCormic, crew chief, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Feb. 22, 2024. IPE technicians manage, store and track inventories of body armor, helmets, gas masks and chemical-resistant protective suits ensuring all Airmen have the means to protect themselves in case of an emergency. Air National Guard

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier awaits the next car at Northwest Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2022. Nearly 20,000 cars received water on the first day of the operation, consisting of seven sites through Jackson for people to collect bottled water, hand sanitizer and non-potable water from water buffalo trucks.

220722-N-ZW825-0726 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 22, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman instructor provides instruction for midshipman candidates to store their personal belongings at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 22. 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 e

U.S. Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, move a simulated casualty to a M997 Humvee-ambulance for medical evacuation during a mass casualty training event in support of Valiant Shield 2022 on Palau, June 4, 2022. Mass casualty drills test the corpsmens ability to treat and stabilize large numbers of casualties with various wounds.

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