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.

A Soldier with 66th Troop Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, puts water in the backseat of a person's car at the Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2022. Nearly 600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were set up across seven sites throughout Jackson for residents to collect bottled water and non-potable water from water trucks to help relieve some effects of the Jackson water crisis. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Connie Jones)

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.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Davis, left, commander of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, learns how to process incoming cargo from Staff Sgt. Oscar Lopez and Staff Sgt. Enrique Flores, both passenger operation representatives with the Air Terminal Operations Center, during a Roll Up Sleeves visit with Airmen of the 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2022. Davis and Chief Master Sgt. Jackson Helzer, command chief of the 378th AEW, regularly visit Airmen under their command, to experience first-hand their job and to share recognition of how each one of them is essential to the mission of the Wing.

041005-F-8946M-001. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Caldwell State: Diyala Country: Iraq (IRQ)

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-309-63. Hurricane Katrina

110811-N-XE109-735 ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 11, 2011) Sailors sort mail in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jessica Drapcho, dental officer with Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif., performs dental exams during a medical mission at Rhea County Middle School in Evansville, Tenn., June 9, 2022. Birchwood Cares, Innovative Readiness Training is a Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities. The clinics offer dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health services while simultaneously providing hands-on training to joint force partners.

220525-N-VQ947-1014 LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2022) Hull Technician 2nd Class Yvonne Williams, left, from Miami, and Hull Technician 1st Class Jenia Arthur, right, from Columbia, S.C., both assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), prepare 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.

GUIUAN, Eastern Samar Province, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 17, 2013) Lt. Lauren Moses, left, from Port Townsend, Wash., a physician assistant aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), assists Philippine nurses in treating patients at the Immaculate Conception School in support of Operation Damayan. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group supports the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade to assist the Philippine government in response to the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Republic of the Philippines.

Spc. Diamond Hoohuli (left) of Nanakuli, Hawaii, and Spc. Salva Faatea of Kaneohe distribute milk to the children of the Ban Pong Wua School in rural Thailand as part of the Cobra Gold joint humanitarian mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong School in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11. Present on the new classroom facility jobsite were the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical and the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. DAngelo Stewart, an administrative specialist with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), participates in a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe construction contest during a field meet at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sept. 22, 2022. Marines with FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM, and their respective HQSVCBN, competed in a dessert bake off, PVC pipe construction contest, musical chairs, football throwing competition and tug-of-war in order to win the unit trophy. FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM, and their respective Headquarters and Service Battalion, hold quarterly field meets to sustain camaraderie and boost morale within the unit through friendly competitions.

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120329-N-UK053-024ATHENS, Greece (March 29 2012) Religious Programs Specialist 2nd Class Ralph Oliver, from San Diego, Calif. passes a box of pharmaceuticals to Lt. Cmdr. Claude Taylor during a community service event for the Doctors of the World non-governmental organization. Enterprise is deployed as part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

ALBANY, N.Y.., (May 23, 2020) - Members of the New York National Guard fill test kit boxes to meet the goal of 350,000 kits within two days. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shortage of test kits, the Department of Homeland Security Emergency Services (DHSES) and the NYS Department of Health (DOH) stood-up operations to assemble test kits at the Wadsworth Center in Albany. The goal was 350,000 test kits.New York National Guard service members collaborate with DHS and NYS DOH to assemble COVID-19 test kits for proliferation to the 10 mobile testing sites throughout the state. The members are just a part of 3500 soldiers and airmen currently on duty as part of New Yorks response to COVID-19.

Coast Guard Gulf and Atlantic Strike Team members transfer portable drinking water and food donations to a truck for further distribution to the residents of Pine Island, Florida, Oct. 2, 2022. The Coast Guard worked with state and local agencies, plus good Samaritans, to ensure the islands residents had transportation to the mainland as well as access to clean water and food in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

020324-F-0675P-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Justice, Masirah Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2012 Tanker trucks distribute fuel throughout New York to residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy. FEMA is working with many partners and organizations to assist residents affected by the storm. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

(Left to right) Senior Airman Donald Lamar and Airman 1st Class Ella Valley, both 75th Operational Readiness Medical Squadron, stock shelves at the base Commissary July 26, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Organized by the Air Force Sergeants Associations Chapter 1163, Airmen from across the installation have been volunteering to restock shelves at the store.

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-435-28. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Sgt. Felix Colón Jr., Joint Task Force-Bravo military police, provides a preventative medicine briefing Spanish translation to the Tuixcox community April 27, 2022, in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, during a Global Health Engagement. In partnership with the Guatemala Ministry of Health, JTF-B provided womens health, preventative medicine, triage, primary care, dental and pharmacy care to more than 450 people in two days. These efforts enhance stability, increase readiness through medical training and showcase our enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity in the region.

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.

MILITARY RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI AFTER DEVASTING EARTHQUAKE

111212-N-DX615-004SINGAPORE (Dec. 12, 2011) Sailors and Marines sort mail aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The ship received more than 5,000 pounds of mail during a brief stop in Singapore. Makin Island is on its first operational deployment conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Makin Island is the Navys newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system.

030517-A-4487O-002. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Relief Assistance - 26-HK-292-25. Hurricane Katrina

Serbian refugees who live in an abandoned building in Bosnia and Herzegovina rummage through clothes brought to them by soldiers from the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Arizona National Guard service members delivered 300 backpacks filled with school supplies to the Hopi Tribe at First Mesa, Ariz. for distribution to Hopi youth by a nonprofit organization run by Hopi college students, Aug. 20 2020. The school supplies were donated by two Phoenix nonprofit organizations and the Arizona Department of Child Safety

Sgt. 1st Class Paul Clerkin, a Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC) and an Army Community Service specialist help distribute toys for an Army Community Service Toy Drive on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Dec. 08, 2022. Soldiers and members of the Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield community are donating toys to Army Community Service to ensure children experience those holiday surprises even if times get difficult.

U.S. Army Warrant Officer Katherine Greene, 82nd Airborne Division airdrop system technician, provides a tour of the Parachute Packing Facility to Company O Arctic Ranger Veterans at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 29, 2022. Thirty-three Arctic Rangers from 75th Infantry Regiment Company O visited several facilities on Fort Bragg during the 50th reunion of their deactivation.

U.S. Sailors with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII establish a temporary medical facility during a surgical training event during exercise UNITAS LXIII in Marambaia, Brazil, Sept. 10, 2022. The training event consisted of a medical equipment presentation, a field surgery and a casualty evacuation via a Brazilian armored personnel carrier. UNITAS develops and sustains relationships that improve the capacity of our reemerging and enduring maritime partners to achieve common objectives. Additionally, the military-to-military exchanges foster friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding among participating navies and Marine Corps.

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050622-A-9665L-109. Subject Operation/Series: RED DRAGON Base: Fort Mccoy State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAR

050622-A-9665L-109. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Scimitar State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 4TH IRAQI ARMY DIVISION

170915-N-IM651-016 ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (Sept. 15, 2017) - Virgin Islands National Guardsmen distribute food and water to local residents at a point of distribution center in St. Thomas. 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.

050621-A-1566H-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Echo State: Al Diwaniyah Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050621-A-1566H-010. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Deshir State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: B CO., 2-506 INF, 101ST ABN. DIV

061224-A-5168K-002. Base: Logistical Storage Area Anaconda State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

221003-N-IW069-1220 San Francisco (Oct. 3, 2022) Gas Turbine Technicians (Mechanical) 1st Class Trevor Alexander, a native of Jersey City, N.J., assigned to Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) participates in a community relations event during San Francisco Fleet Week. 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 events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas. (Navy Photography by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah M. Williams)

Two Lithuanian surgeons prepare for a simulated patient with multiple traumas in order to test team structure and medical logistic support during Exercise Iron Wolf at Gaižiūnai training area near Kaunas, Lithuania on May 13, 2022. Global Health Engagement (GHE) activities offer critical opportunities to build a ready medical and a medically ready force, reduce risks to the warfighter, and foster the mission-capable status of partner nations' forces.

061208-N-5324R-001. Base: Naval Station, Everett State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NAVAL STATION EVERETT

A Mississippi National Guard Soldier distributes water at the Hinds Community College-Academic/Technical Center 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.

A Soldier with the 165th Infantry Brigade puts leaves into a trash bag as part of the units Harvest Cleanup Nov. 3.

010919-F-8063B-003. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Senior Master Sgt. Che Kinnard, 188th Medical Group Senior Enlisted Leader, gives a recipient of care a stuffed bear at a medical site in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, on October 27, 2022, during Continuing Promise 2022. Arkansas Air National Guard members participate in Continuing Promise 2022 to support Guatemala through the U.S. National Guard State Partnership Program, which develops relationships with partner countries while providing support such as medical care and increasing readiness of U.S. and partner forces.

050224-F-9891G-009. Base: Monte Vista Hotel Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Pierce Draper, the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) Thailand team leader with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, draws names for a raffle during a Childrens Day event at Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 13, 2024. HMA team members were invited to participate in Thailands annual Childrens Day event to commemorate children and raise awareness about child welfare and their rights.

Single Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade visited the Troop 35 Girl Scouts food pantry, part of a bronze award project that is integrated with a U.S. Army Garrison Italy effort to improve Soldiers quality of life.

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-196. Hurricane Katrina

GREAT LAKES, Il. (Nov. 21, 2022) Naval Station Great Lakes religious ministries department provided 95 grocery baskets to Sailors and Marines for the Thanksgiving holiday at the Bluejacket Chapel. 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.

060322-A-9157N-019. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON Base: Santa Clara State: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM)

Base Camps - 26-HK-66-45. LA Plaquemines Camp--military personnel outside canteen-type structure --- by Andrea Booher, FEMA. Hurricane Katrina

A U.S. Sailor assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 moves a food box down the assembly line while volunteering at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Commerce, California, during Los Angeles Fleet Week, 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.

Army Community Services at Camp Darby sponsor the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation for the year 2022 to kick off October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, spreading the message that domestic abuse is incompatible with Army Values and will not be tolerated on our installation, and to provide resources and support to victims. The whole community participates in the event. Camp Darby, Italy, Oct. 05, 2022.

ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 19, 2017) Sailors sort incoming mail in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

221012-N-PI330-1005 Gulfport, Mississippi (October 12, 2022) Logistics Specialist Seaman Adriene Johnson, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), moves supplies on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, October 12, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

030402-F-0007M-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Medical Command inform retirees of the Government Employees Health Association program during the Retiree Appreciation Day held at Club Stewart in Fort Stewart, Georgia, Sept. 16, 2022. RAD was an opportunity for all retirees, spouses, widows and guests to receive updated information about retiree entitlement programs.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 21, 2022) Logistics Specialist Seaman Maria Ochoa, left, from Los Angeles, and Logistics Specialist 3rd Class John Pattinson, from Minette, Ala., conduct inventory 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.

Extreme Temperatures Flooding Severe Storm Winter Storm - Moorhead, Minn. , March 30, 2009 Rescue workers and local police officers pause from work in freezing temperatures to retrieve a hot lunch delivered by the Salvation Army. Andrea Booher/FEMA. Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Day one of the 310th ESC Best Warrior Competition, held Feb. 4, 2024 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana began with competitor's first three events; height and weight, gear layout, and a written test. Sgt. David Roberson displays his common access card to the grader during gear layout.

230627-N-FT178-1007 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2023) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Araceli Sosa, from Lillington, N.C., and an embarked family member show pieces they created for a homecoming lei for the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations.

Members of the Idaho National Guard visit a job fair hosted by the Idaho Air National Guard Airmen and Family Readiness Program, June 5, 2022, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. The AFRP provides a variety of different services for Airmen, military families and civilian employees in need of assistance.

Airman 1st Class Ladarius Musonda, 75th Operational Readiness Medical Squadron, stocks shelves at the base Commissary July 26, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Organized by the Air Force Sergeants Associations Chapter 1163, Airmen from across the installation have been volunteering to restock shelves at the store.

Members of the 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group and Public Health office prepare Easter treats for their wingmen, aerospace medical technicians serving at COVID-19 testing sites and helping backfill staff at facilities throughout Massachusetts. The home station team will deliver the treats for Airmen at their staging area to find as a surprise on Easter. Pictured from left to right: SMSgt Karla Belliveau, Maj. Barbara Jones, Lt. Col. Stephen Burgess, Master Sgt. Christine Lupacchino and Master Sgt. Kylie Burns-Whalen.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kendra Cunningham, assistant chief military language instructor, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Luis Barrientos, 517th Training Group Arabic military language instructor, both assigned to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, pose at the Arabic schools booth during Language Day 2022, Presidio of Monterey, Calif., May 13, 2022. The different school houses set up booths to give a hand-on experience of the culture and languages taught at DLIFLC.

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